Originally Posted by
hkskyline
Getting a foreigner to set up WeChat and Alipay with an overseas credit card for the first time would be a lot more complex than an administrative hurdle, which they will need to do anyway to pay for their meals, book attraction tickets, and pretty much survive during their time in China.
I suppose it would be more useful if I put this stuff in the one of the China forum threads, but since I'm here.
There are 5 ways to complete the health declaration, and the first 4 are interconnected (i.e. you can access your profile from any of them)
1. Website
https://htdecl.chinaport.gov.cn
2.WeChat mp
3. Native apps
4. Kiosk (that looks sort of like an ATM) at checkpoint; I had to use a kiosk once upon entry because the scanner rejected my QR code, but this only cost me an extra 60 seconds
5. Paper form (I believe their law requires them to make these available for people that aren't into technology)
#2 is the most popular method.