Since there is no way I can get a Wechat China wallet, can we use Alipay instead as a tourist to China?

i read that a lot of us cannot activate China wallet because no bank account in China. I also dont have China account but somehow my China wallet still works, dont know is it because I activated my China wallet few years earlier. Anyway, I heard that now foreign travellers are very diffiucult to open bank account in China using travellers visa. Anyone of you succeed in opening one recently? In addition, I am also wondering if we really manage to open bank account in China, is there any annual fee? (a bit off topic I know, heheh)

Ask someone who has China wallet send you RMB 1 angpow, once your ID is verified, you should be able to get China wallet. that's how I got the China wallet.

You will need a China mobile number also, beside China bank account. So 2 hurdles.

agree, so my friend being lucky, she just got another fren of hers from China n got her number instead to use.

Any China friend's  phone number? Shouldn't that mobile number be the one registered with the China bank?

Just ask the friend to buy you a new no. I used to have one number too and my friend forgot to pay for my monthly access fees, eventually got terminated. : Then I noticed only certain big telco flagship shops in bigger cities will entertain foreigners application, other places won't accept.

Luckily I activated my wallet years ago, no need all these. Didn't know it is so difficult these days.

yeah. even registering a China handphone number can be full of obstacles [off topic again]

You can buy them in airport. I bought my Chinese prepaid SIM card in airport with passport, ask for the counter. There's no expiry date, just top up when needed. Can be used in China except HK/Macao. Once you exit the airport only locals can buy with their Chinese IC, and limited to 5 numbers per IC.

You can buy them in airport. I bought my Chinese prepaid SIM card in airport with passport, ask for the counter. There's no expiry date, just top up when needed. Can be used in China except HK/Macao. Once you exit the airport only locals can buy with their Chinese IC, and limited to 5 numbers per IC.

Not really, foreigners still can get SIM card outside airport in China, as long as you provide passport.

Anyway, to get China wallet, besides mobile number, China bank account is also required, and it is not possible to open China bank account if you use tourism visa.

Can these SIM for foreigner be kept alive indefinitely as long you do Top Up?

of course, last time when I bought the China Mobile SIM, it has 1 year validity, as long as you top up, you can keep the number active.

Malaysian cards --  only debit cards, not credit?

Damn, finally my wechat got wallet. Last month keep complaint to wechat no wallet. I go to seagm pay $$$ to ask ppl activate wallet. In the end they refund money to me because they failed to do it. I was tried to add my AmBank and RHB bank debit cards and it was worked but not accept credit card.

Damn, finally my wechat got wallet. Last month keep complaint to wechat no wallet. I go to seagm pay $$$ to ask ppl activate wallet. In the end they refund money to me because they failed to do it. I was tried to add my AmBank and RHB bank debit cards and it was worked but not accept credit card.