I just saw a very good news on Shanghaiist.com and I had no other choice than share it with you all.

It seems that you will not need to go back to your home country to get your Resident Permit (Z Visa) anymore. I also heard that the one year multi-entry Business visa (F) will also be available again.

According to this article, everything should go back to normal on Oct 16th.

Visit Shanghaiist.com to read the full article.