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Old Oct 31, 2024 | 3:26 am
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Originally Posted by YariGuy
Small but important clarification - Ali and WeChat pay outside the PRC are for PRC citizens only. I'm a resident in the PRC (on a residence permit) but can't use Alipay or WeChat outside of China. You need an ID card that comes with citizenship.
Originally Posted by tauphi
None of these people will be able to get an Alipay China account that works outside of Mainland China.

You must hold a Chinese ID card for that to work.
So as a foreigner, my AliPay account linked to a foreign credit card will only work in the Mainland?
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