China

Visa

$130 USD for US Citizens (for all types) - might as well get 24 month multi entry 

update: March 2008, China stopped giving out multi entry visas. Expect to be able to get them after the Olympics. Grrrr. 

Rush fees: US$30 for the same-day pick-up (application must be submitted before 12 noon), US$20 for the next-day and the third-day pick-up.

Hong Kong 

France Consular Office
Address: 18-20, rue de Washington-75008 Paris
Tel: +33-1-53758925 (for Visa)
Fax: +33-1-53758806

Japan

Address: 3-4-33 Moto-Azabu, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, 1060046, Japan
Tel: +81-03-34033388, 34033380
Fax: +81-03-34033345
Email: info@china-embassy.or.jp
Website: http://www.china-embassy.or.jp/jpn/

 12000 Yen (4 days) + 3000 Yen for rush 2 day processing

Australia 

http://sydney.chineseconsulate.org 

Beijing

Xian

Shanghai 

 cancelled due to lack of multi entry visa.