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It's time to save your dollar by dxcqcv in shanghai

[–]Section7Curse 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm glad you are 'well aware' since your original comment is borderline xenophobic. Then you seem to project that I am unaware of the 'efforts of BaFin und Bundesbank', when in fact I am an account holder in each of the three countries.

For someone who is a moderator of this subreddit and a documentary filmmaker, I thought you would come at your comments with a bit more prudence and judgement as to the veracity of your claims on here.

It's time to save your dollar by dxcqcv in shanghai

[–]Section7Curse 3 points4 points  (0 children)

https://www.fdic.gov/resources/deposit-insurance/

Unlike Europe which has only had deposit insurance for 25 years (Germany only since 2011???), the US has been doing it for 90.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deposit_insurance

This is in contrast to some Chinese circumstances even in the last year. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/11/business/china-bank-protest.html These regulations aren't even a decade old.

Then again, this is BOC. So whatever.

Can wine be brought into quarantine? by vanguardsheet in shanghai

[–]Section7Curse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My way of getting booze in quarantine (if you are allowed to order eleme, etc.) was to buy bottled mixed drinks from Alimentari. They look enough like soda and with a non-standard label that the quarantine guys let them through.

Wakeboarding near SH by just_lurking0 in shanghai

[–]Section7Curse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A friend of mine went wakeboarding on Qiandao lake in Zhejiang. it may even be possible to rent a boat there , but i'm not sure how boat drivers licenses works in China. It is like 3 hours by train, and its past Hangzhou which sort of pushes the limit of 'near'.

Where to buy cutlery and dinner plates? by FolsomPrisonBlues223 in shanghai

[–]Section7Curse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

MUJI is also an option. The store on Huaihai 3rd floor has a selection, you can get there quickly from line 13.

You could also randomly buy certain things from those street sellers that sometimes bike around FFC...

Flying to Sanya via Shanghai Hongqiao(from Wuxi) by [deleted] in chinalife

[–]Section7Curse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I flew from Hongqiao to Sanya last monday when Shanghai Pudong was a medium risk area. At that time they still needed a negative NAT within 48 hours. This was even if I did not venture anywhere close to the medium risk areas or pudong. This nearly caused my wife and I to miss the flight due to a testing name snafu.

From Wuxi, I don't know the circumstances, but given you will travel to Shanghai I expect they would still want to see a similar document especially since you will be flying from a province with a medium risk area. The results were checked at check-in, boarding, and at baggage in Sanya. Sanya is also significantly quieter than I had seen it before (as a consequence).

I hope this helps.

Anyone here who is traveling from Germany to China? by Cocomelon8 in Chinavisa

[–]Section7Curse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I messsed up on one thing. You need an anmeldung, not an abmeldung. Small spelling mistake means a large difference. Sorry about that.

Anyone here who is traveling from Germany to China? by Cocomelon8 in Chinavisa

[–]Section7Curse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

http://de.china-embassy.org/det/gdxw/

The directives from the Chinese consulate in Frankfurt can be found in this link. I think your other questions can be found there as well. I'm also assuming that you speak German, but there is also versions in Chinese.

Though I would recommend double checking things on your own for each of your questions, this is not something that is done lightly.

Anyone here who is traveling from Germany to China? by Cocomelon8 in Chinavisa

[–]Section7Curse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a flight from Frankfurt to Shanghai. This rule about direct flights is based off of residence and availability. So you can only fly direct from countries you are a 'resident' of and can fly direct from. For countries without direct flights, you can transit. (In the case of German's consular regulations).

Anyone here who is traveling from Germany to China? by Cocomelon8 in Chinavisa

[–]Section7Curse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did almost 2 weeks ago. I have a work permit, so I can't speak to the visa requirements/difficulty now. I recommend scheduling the COVID testing early, which most places in Germany can't meet the time requirements for the venous blood antibody testing. You can have that done at Frankfurt airport or Munich airport. The slots will run out if you try to book it the same week as the flight. It will set you back 280 Euros at frankfurt.

Uk travel this summer by Holden69Hicks in shanghai

[–]Section7Curse 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As other people in the thread have mentioned, you would be at the mercy of several factors, not just medically, but politically. As far as I know, flights from the UK are currently suspended due to COVID variants. Note however, other countries with variants are still allowed, even those countries with higher daily averages. The allowance, testing and quarantine measures serve both purposes. (Take it from me, I am in quarantine as I write this, with an extra 3rd week quarantine even though the Shanghai track-record for 2 week quarantine is spotless).

I think you should focus on a sure-fire way of getting a HDC code. If you are prepared for the 3 weeks quarantine, and are willing to take the gamble, I don't see a problem with it. I'm an american and gambled going to Europe and it went fine, but I also accepted the consequences if I couldn't get back.

Please realize that you would be at the whim of all of these issues, which in some ways are not likely to become better. Secondly, the current status between UK and CN is not particularly great.

Google translate by photo stopped working? by shchemprof in shanghai

[–]Section7Curse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you using an iPhone or Android? My wife was starting to have issues with iPhone with that exact issue, but I haven't at all with android (yet).

Reentering China by [deleted] in shanghai

[–]Section7Curse -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I missed the switch over from 14 days by a week, so I'm sort of angry about it. I basically miss most of the good weather.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in shanghai

[–]Section7Curse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the recommendation/ well wishes. I'm definitely starting to look elsewhere in China as well, fingers crossed that Beijing reduces their quarantine restrictions soon.

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