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Sounds like Chinese people traveling would have the same problems outside China: their usual payment systems don’t work. It’s good to know that their system is

by bobx11 7y ago

Sounds like Chinese people traveling would have the same problems outside China: their usual payment systems don’t work. It’s good to know that their system is controlled in a way like that, but the only note of value in this article is that one person's repeat visits show that it’s more proprietary than years before.

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friendlybus 7y ago
It seems the stronger the anti-foreigner rhetoric gets in China the more likely it is that the 1.3 billion people in China stay there. The more proprietary the entire country becomes, the more you need to break the rules to get anything done. China is going to be a rough place in the next 5 years.
haunter 7y ago
> Sounds like Chinese people traveling would have the same problems outside China: their usual payment systems don’t work. Not really, Alipay is available in more and more countries and online as well. It's really easy to pay with it internationally unlike the other way https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alipay#International_expansion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alipay#International_expansion
- Jommi 7y ago
  Not true. It hardly really works and even then in just a fragmented set of retailers.
- chillacy 7y ago
  Last time I was in France the touristy shops all took Chinese payment apps, I was pretty surprised, but it makes sense given all the tourists from China.
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WeChat Pay and Alipay are accepted in tourist-friendly shops all over the world. Just off the top of my head, I've seen one or both of their logos at the payment point recently in Qatar, Georgia, Indonesia, UK, France, Germany...
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james_s_tayler 7y ago
I see AliPay and UnionPay symbols increasingly appearing in local shops where I live over the last few years.
pcr0 7y ago
You're forgetting that Chinese people can still sign up for Visa/Mastercard/Amex cards in China, it's just not popular. On the other hand, a foreigner can't sign up for Alipay/WeChat Pay.

by bobx11 7y ago

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friendlybus 7y ago

It seems the stronger the anti-foreigner rhetoric gets in China the more likely it is that the 1.3 billion people in China stay there. The more proprietary the entire country becomes, the more you need to break the rules to get anything done. China is going to be a rough place in the next 5 years.

haunter 7y ago

> Sounds like Chinese people traveling would have the same problems outside China: their usual payment systems don’t work. Not really, Alipay is available in more and more countries and online as well. It's really easy to pay with it internationally unlike the other way https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alipay#International_expansion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alipay#International_expansion

Jommi 7y ago
Not true. It hardly really works and even then in just a fragmented set of retailers.
chillacy 7y ago
Last time I was in France the touristy shops all took Chinese payment apps, I was pretty surprised, but it makes sense given all the tourists from China.

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WeChat Pay and Alipay are accepted in tourist-friendly shops all over the world. Just off the top of my head, I've seen one or both of their logos at the payment point recently in Qatar, Georgia, Indonesia, UK, France, Germany...

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james_s_tayler 7y ago

I see AliPay and UnionPay symbols increasingly appearing in local shops where I live over the last few years.

pcr0 7y ago

You're forgetting that Chinese people can still sign up for Visa/Mastercard/Amex cards in China, it's just not popular. On the other hand, a foreigner can't sign up for Alipay/WeChat Pay.