going to china soon, this 2pages info is useful enough. i think just require Alipay for all payment and also transport (in apps didi). and reload with bigpay. dont know why cannot reload with TNG wallet? alternate that ask friend to reload alipay then can transfer the RMB to friend using TNG wallet.

my problem solve after reading these info.
- get alipay apps register with malaysia phone and verfied.
- get roaming data and not retriction for all apps.
but 1 small problem still, from the comment above it cannot detect iphone location when using e hailing.

Has any Malaysian travelled to China lately AFTER the visa waiver?
Just bring your Malaysian passport will do, right?
Need to fill in any pre-arrival forms etc?
Need hotel address?

ok got your answer that esim mainland card is not needed just get alipay account verify with our local number and link to credit card

Do we need a mainland sim card ? like order food and Didi transportation ?

Hi guys, going to China soon. From existing discussion here, looks like if I download Alipay international version and linked it with my debit/credit already, I should be able to make any payment in China that accepts Alipay right?

Anyone can confirm if the Alipay International version app only can let the merchant scan our QR code (like the Alipay in Touch N Go) to make payment?

I tried to play around with both so far and it seems that we are not able to scan the merchant QR code to make payment?

Thanks.

i just came back from shanghai last week. Please download Alipay global version & Amap is a must app when you traveling in China.

Very convenient to use it when come to payment, public transportation & didi (aka grab) inside the mini program. Enjoy travelling as a free backpacker

what is the use of amap?

Hi,

1) Data roaming with your current IP is the best.
2) Yes.  VPN is the only way. Even if you are on data roaming, FB, and WhatsApp cannot access also. So VPN is a must.
3) You mean the e-wallet. Alipay and Wechat equally good.

malaysia version wechat pay can use in china? or must use weixin?

Hey there. So, I travelled to China a few months back (from mid-March to mid-April):

1. You can either buy a sim card or use roaming, but it's gonna be very expensive. Suggest you to buy sim card over there, saves you lots of hassle.
2. Use VPN. Install and configure them before you travel to China. I subscribed to ExpressVPN. They're quite OK, but there are a few days that I can't get the VPN working at all. For backup, get your Wechat ready before you fly to China.
3. Alipay. Download and try to configure them before you travel to China. Unfortunately, I can't link any of my bank cards (debit, credit or pre-paid) to Alipay. I read that Alipay recently decided not to support overseas bank. So, what I did was I gave my Chinese colleague (I was on business trip) some cash and ask them to transfer the money to my Alipay (It's quite a hassle as not many ppl want to accept cash). But you can try to link your card first, if you have those Union Pay card, I think you probably can link them. Once you are there, buy a sim card and link your new mobile number to your Alipay.

International version of alipay could tied to malaysian credit card, make purchases, order didi, use metro, etc.

Digi roaming could access Malaysia accessible site and apps..

If u use roaming data from Malaysia then don't worry, u will still able to access FB & YT & +++
If u buy local data sim then u need to preinstall VPN app
WeChat pay is more widely used, but usually both are available