Yep, we got his visa the same day!!!
Actually, I'm the Canadian citizen and he's my husband. Neither of us is Chinese, but I've got a one year contract teaching English here and he's a dependent on my visa.
The interview was not too bad, they just asked him some questions with me out of the room, then asked me questions with him out of the room to confirm. They were saying we'd need to get a criminal record check done in China, until I notified them that we officially have been living here less than 6 months (9 days less) so they agreed to waive that requirement and just give us the visa.
HAPPY!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D