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Financial services in Beijing

Major credit cards can be used to purchase goods in large department stores, hotels, and shopping centres, as well as for meals in some fancier restaurants.

Foreign accounts may only be accessed from foreign ATMs.

A growing number of international ATMs can be found in branches of the Bank of China as well as in some up-market hotels.