Hi Betrman
In Chiang rai now as I post this reply , rode my Chinese plated bike from Hainan to Chiang rai at "all" borders my Chinese DL was ok ? But at the Thailand borders was asked For a IDP but when I explained I an not a tourist in china but have a resident permit all was
Ok if you have both IDP and a Chinese DL then you have ALL boxes ticked
But you can get away with just a Chinese DL