Comment Even credit cards are hard to use.... (Score 1) 146
My last trip to Beijing I asked if they would take a credit card before sitting in a restaurant as most only took WeChat or AliPay. Cash could be used in some places, but credit cards were not readily accepted.
Moving to a digital currency and prohibiting visitors from using digital currency (must have a national ID to get a bank account, and must have a bank account to use digital currency) is a great way to stop tourism. I was there for business, with the trouble I had finding a place to eat, I don't plan on touring there at all.