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Perhaps, but the official docs (following your link) explicitly says: "At the current time, "Wallet" is only available to users registered in mainland China, H

by reuven 8y ago

Perhaps, but the official docs (following your link) explicitly says: "At the current time, "Wallet" is only available to users registered in mainland China, Hong Kong, South Africa and Malaysia." In other words, the official line is that I shouldn't be able to use WeChat payments. The whole point of my blog post is that this official line is wrong.

jandrese 8y ago
It's still kind of true since you basically need to either find a friend you trust to launder money for you, or use some sketchy online service with high fees to launder the money for you.
- LeifCarrotson 8y ago
  You're using a pejorative term rather wildly...you can also "launder" USD cash into RMB cash at the airport with high fees.
  - jandrese 8y ago
    It's clearly going against the intent of the company, and possibly the Communist party, I don't think I'm completely out of line using the term.
    - tantalor 8y ago
      You are saying this is fraud?
      - jandrese 8y ago
        I'm saying you could find yourself in trouble with the local party officials yes. Most individuals are going to fly under the radar I hope, but it's still a bit of a risk.
        reuven 8y ago
        OP here. Yes, it's a bit of a risk. But I figure that it's a small one.