Opening a Chinese bank account: which visa qualifies you
A tourist visa will not get you an account. Here are the visa types banks accept, the tax declaration nobody mentions, and why you cannot use the self-service machines.
Money & Banking
Bank accounts, mobile payments, foreign cards
Paying in China with a foreign card: what actually works in 2026
You can now link a Visa or Mastercard to Alipay and WeChat Pay, and the transaction caps were raised five-fold. Here is which cards each app takes, where physical cards must be accepted, and what still trips people up.