Originally Posted by
JPDM
This is not new news any more but I did not see this mentioned anywhere on FT. 12306 now has an English version and accepts international credit cards (
VISA, MASTERCARD, JCB and Diners). You can also register with an email (no Chinese phone number required). I have not tried this myself yet to see how well it works.
You can book paper tickets, etickets and change bookings.
https://www.12306.cn/en/index.html
Great. Thanks for the heads up. I'll try it next time. trip.com will lose its booking fees if it works.