getting a visa for china is straight forward you can get one issued at the chinese embassy in doha.
you can obtain the application forms at the embassy you will need a letter from your sponser allowing you travel to china your passport, a passport photograph and approx 120 riyals. applications can only be submitted from 0930-1130 am sundays - thursdays. The visa can be collected a few days later. i have just retuned from my third trip to china all my visas have been issued from the chinese embassy here in doha with no problems at all.