So going out of China on international flight also can not. Looks like go to China, buy one inside China. Use and then discard.

Don't have to discard. If you buy reputable powerbanks they should be CCC certified, so it's safe to carry.
Only those without CCC certification cannot.

I found, nowadays, Lazada/Shopee stopped delivering powerbank using air courier. Only personal pick up from store.

This post has been edited by touristking: Jul 24 2025, 10:47 PM

those who linked their wechat pay or alipay with WISE card

and you have MYR and CNY inside, when you pay...do they deduct in MYR or the CNY that you bought/stored?

WISE will always use the native charged currencies. If insufficient then it will use whichever currency with the lower costs.

which SIM is best to use? still need VPN to access google etc?

For me, I only bought data eSim from trip.com, have many option. Uness you expect that need to make call while in china. I think data Sim is good enough.

Try finding an eSIM with a VPN node in Hong Kong. Some only have Singapore nodes, which can slow things down especially if you suddenly use WeChat for ordering.

best is use roaming

Overseas distributed visa/mastercard credit card/debit card can be used to just tap on their subway train
best to have paywave chip and activated as well

thanks; it seems powerbank must be CCC certified for china departures? now have to look for one

Btw, for those who travel often enough, want to ask, for most situation, any difference between wechatpay and alipay?

my last trip was last year june. we use 100% alipay for payment. i just activated wechat pay... looks like they are offering waiver of fee for international bank card payment, up to RMB1000. seems like wechatpay is a good deal. planning to have both ready. 1 phone use alipay, one phone use wechat pay. but want to ask around here 1st.

For me WeChat superior. Because Wechat can scan and order from their mini apps. Most china restaurants have QR code that you need scan with Wechat to order.
Sometime also have promo exclusive only to Wechat.

Why need to look for one? Just buy and have it delivered to your hotel so you reach Day 1 already have CCC powerbank.

I found this website from Reddit comment to test your Alipay Wechat payment setup from home. Cost is 1RMB/0.60MYR for me and my setup is Alipay/Wise.

Not sure if legit or not so perform at your own risk ya. I have no affliation to the website.

https://testchinapay.com/

thanks, will buy over there

This is funny.
Once you've attached a foreign card, your Alipay will work. There is no need to go through third party just to verify. If all else fails just use your touch n go.

but i saw some american also made videos that they registered alipay/wechatpay, verified it and attached their credit card on it and it doesn't work
they even give the shop owner the phone to go at it
at the end still pay via cash
that's why such services exist for a reason

Alipay is an intermediary. If it doesn't work - it's the card problem.
If you really want to test, just buy something from Taobao.

This post has been edited by Icehart: Aug 21 2025, 10:56 PM