Ten days in Shenzhen

Re:Ten days in Shenzhen by stef25 on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @07:59AM (#16264854)

"China Construction Bank opens up accounts for foreigners without Visa." - do you mean bank accounts that don't include a VISA credit card? Like anyone can show up and open a bank account? I've heard it's easy in HK but not a given, especially with more recent strict KYC laws.

Tell us a bit more about the tours of advanced manufacturing facilities if you can, I'm fascinated.

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Re:Ten days in Shenzhen by jason_slack on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @08:59AM (#16265282)

> - do you mean bank accounts that don't include a VISA credit card?

He means a VISA, not Visa the brand. In China Visa does not exist and everything is local banks. In many places, except an Apple Store (so I found out), US credit cards cannot be used.

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Re:Ten days in Shenzhen by xrjn on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @01:35AM (#16271969)

You can use Mastercard and Visa in many high end ish places like Starbucks, upscale shopping centers (like Cocopark in Shenzhen), nice restaurants. Virtually all ATMs also support these cards.

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Re:Ten days in Shenzhen by jason_slack on Thursday February 01, 2018 @09:26AM (#16282023)

Thanks. I will try more mainstream places. I found that even in some brands I still have to use my China Construction Bank debit card. I never had a problem getting out cash with my Visa debit card from an ATM. I just couldn't use the debit card at a lot of stores.

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Re:Ten days in Shenzhen by sinxccc on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @02:41PM (#16268292)

Some upscale hotels also accept foreign credit cards. There's rumor Discover cards can be used just the same as local credit cards, but I never get a chance to verify that.

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Re:Ten days in Shenzhen by jason_slack on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @02:46PM (#16268330)

I never thought about using my Discover card either. I will have to try this on my next trip.

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