Can I use Bitcoin so that my non-bitcoin friend finally receives CNY? Can I send money to my friend's Chinese Bank account using Bitcoin? How easy and safe are the resources for a Chinese person to convert Bitcoin to cash?
There are services that allow you to withdraw bitcoins to a third person's bank account. In that case your friend will not need to convert bitcoin to cash. I believe it will be quite easier - there also are bitcoin to bank/cash exchanges in China, but due to their regulations, such exchanges are operating using personal accounts or some schemes that are rather risky and hard to understand for the newbie.