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Wechat works very well. VPN’s such as ExpressVPN also work and nearly every student uses them to access Google etc when out of the office. Who knows if transmissions are monitored? Probably ours in Australia are as well! I used a University wifi connection in Shanghai last October and was always in contact with Aust. Wifi also worked in hotels in Urumchi in the far west but I guess amywhere in the country may have dodgy wifi - just like here in Tasmania ��. The phone app linked to a bank account is how everything is paid for in big cities but as a westerner this is difficult to arrange. Pre-paid hotel accommodation may be the best bet, otherwise real money works too. Banks usually have a foreign money desk/counter. It’s all easier than you think, just don’t panic! The most dangerous things you will encounter are silent electric motor scooters/bicycles at night with no headlights on.
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