Expat Playbook

Operating procedures for China’s digital frontier.

No listicles, no visa-blog folklore. Every protocol here was executed in the field — terminals, SIM counters, and wallet KYC flows — with dates, failure modes, and the exact fallback that worked.

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Expat Playbook 2026-08-15

The 2026 Foreign Executive China Fintech Protocol: Foreign Card Alipay Traps & Digital Border Realities

Field-tested in Shenzhen & Shanghai: where the 3% foreign-card surcharge hits, where passport KYC stalls, and why eSIM roaming changes compliance.

VERIFIED · Field Tested in Shenzhen & Shanghai (Feb 2026) #Alipay#WeChat Pay#Payments#eSIM#Compliance

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Operating procedures for China’s digital frontier.

Protocols

The 2026 Foreign Executive China Fintech Protocol: Foreign Card Alipay Traps & Digital Border Realities

Intelligence before the filter.