Question: For some countries you can only apply for a visa in your home country (Russia is such a country)

Is China also such a country? I was thinking of applying for a visa in the Republic of Georgia or possibly Kazakhstan. I'm already travelling outside my own country (Australia) now.

Answer: 
Edward Hasbrouck, a travel writer, has a pair of posts about getting Chinese visas outside of China specifically in Hong Kong. The information is a little dated, but might still be useful.

<http://www.hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/001498.html>

<http://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/001598.html>
**July 2013:**

We successfully got our [Chinese visas while in Mongolia](http://twoyeartrip.com/blog/2013/08/getting-a-chinese-visa-in-ulaanbaatar-mongolia/) (link is to our blog). It took a bit of extra effort and supporting paperwork compared to applying from our home country (UK), but it was cheaper and the Chinese Embassy staff in Ulaanbaatar are very helpful