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Old Nov 3, 2014 | 6:38 am
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Originally Posted by theanswriz42
A lot of the retailers in China don't take credit cards at all, but I've never had a problem using Amex in hotels, western coffee shops, malls, etc.
+1

I use in Shenzhen, and IF they accept cards, then they will generally accept them all.

I make it a practice to always have a cash backup... many places simply accept only cash.
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