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Do you even need a visa for China? The 30-day and 240-hour rules, explained.
About 50 countries can now visit China for 30 days without a visa, and 57 can stop over for 10. Yours is probably one of them.
The eSIM to buy before you fly to China (and the trick most visitors don't know).
Install it at home and you land with maps, Didi and Alipay working. Pick the right plan and Google and WhatsApp work too, no VPN.
Why your credit card doesn't work in China, and the 10-minute fix.
Your Visa is decoration and your dollars are souvenirs. Link your card to Alipay at home, and you can pay for noodles the moment you land.
What looks rude in China but isn't (and what looks fine but is).
Slurp the noodles. Don't stick chopsticks upright. Almost everything else, people will forgive.
WeChat Pay vs Alipay: which one do you actually need?
Short answer for visitors: start with Alipay, add WeChat if you'll be with Chinese friends. Here's why.
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