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Before China: your 15-minute phone setup checklist
Get mobile data, payments, maps, transport and your first-night backup ready before the airport. Check each item on screen, or print this page and take it with you.
Last fact-checked July 26, 2026
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Mobile data and account access
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Payments
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Maps and your first arrival
04
Transport and bookings
05
Documents and emergency backup
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Five-minute test after arrival
Write these down before departure
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