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Old May 29, 2021 | 9:48 pm
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Originally Posted by GloballyServiced
I am indeed here but I don’t have an Amex personally. I believe you could try to set it up from abroad and load 100RMB if you’re super eager to test it ahead of time. But like I said I rarely use the pre-loaded top up method because it’s not usually needed and you lose 5%.
That's option 2. I meant with option 1 and then buy something from say Family Mart. Would love to know if it it'll work with AMEX and avoid the 5% fee.

I'm assuming the charges are in CNY/RMB and then Chase converts it to USD?
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