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¿Por qué no puedo usar Apple Pay o Google Pay en China?
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⚠️ SYMPTOM
Apoyas Apple Pay o Google Pay en un terminal POS chino y no pasa nada — el comerciante dice "aquí no funciona".
🔍 MOST LIKELY CAUSE
Los comerciantes chinos usan terminales QR de UnionPay QuickPass, no los rieles contactless NFC que requieren Apple Pay / Google Pay; Apple Pay solo funciona en POS con UnionPay-NFC, que pocas tiendas tienen.
✓ HOW TO FIX
Vincula tu tarjeta extranjera a Alipay o WeChat Pay y escanea el código QR del comerciante en su lugar — esta es la vía universal; Apple Pay solo funciona en terminales selectos de UnionPay en los principales centros comerciales.
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