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Jul 10, 2025 10:28 pm
I’m heading to China on a business trip at the end of next week. I don’t know anyone personally who’s been, so I’m a bit in the dark. Is there anything important I should know, bring, or avoid bringing? Any advice would be super appreciated!
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Jul 10, 2025 10:29 pm
I used to travel to China pretty often for both work and vacations, but I took a break between early 2015 and mid-2017 after changing jobs. When I left, cash was still king — but when I came back, WeChat Pay and Alipay had completely taken over, and I was totally thrown off.
Back then, foreign cards weren’t supported at all, so the only way I could use mobile payments was by giving a wad of RMB to a friend, who then “gifted” it back to me through WeChat. Super confusing at the time, but it worked.
