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More like the issuer country. In HK (where I'm based now), I can get $2,500 from the same ATMs.

Vietnam bank's ATMs also collect fees on the ATM's end like Thai banks, but PRC banks do not.

And these are straight withdrawals against home country savings accounts - let's leave cash advance out of this.

The alternative is to take USD or Euro and exchange it at a PRC bank kiosk. I dunno about the spread they're charging tho.