Originally Posted by
jld22
I'm pretty sure that Discover is more widely accepted in China than Visa, MC or AMEX due to some recent partnership with a major Chinese credit issuer. I forget the name right now, but I read something about this a few months ago.
Yes, Discover is in the process (perhaps finished by now?) of rolling out acceptance with China Union Pay throughout the PRC. Outside the US, China, Mexico and the Caribbean, however, the Discover card remains essentially useless:
http://www.discovercard.com/discover...shtml#general1