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You should be fine if you try to take a picture of the shipyard in your plane if it happens to pass by it while landing or takeoff, as long as you don't take out a camera with a big ass lens. Of course this would highly depended on which approach/runway the plane uses at Pudong Airport. I personally would not try to take pictures of the shipyard on the ground as theres more room for suspicions. I'm sure the MSS is well aware of all the typical locations for such pictures.
Alipay is easy to set up these days with foreign Visa/MasterCard once you validate your personal information with your passport. I would also try to get WeChat payment set up as well but I think that's a bit more convoluted. There might be some places that only accepts one or the other. You can always bring cash, although many places no longer have change for you, so use at your own discretion.
You should be fine if you try to take a picture of the shipyard in your plane if it happens to pass by it while landing or takeoff, as long as you don't take out a camera with a big ass lens. Of course this would highly depended on which approach/runway the plane uses at Pudong Airport. I personally would not try to take pictures of the shipyard on the ground as theres more room for suspicions. I'm sure the MSS is well aware of all the typical locations for such pictures.
Alipay is easy to set up these days with foreign Visa/MasterCard once you validate your personal information with your passport. I would also try to get WeChat payment set up as well but I think that's a bit more convoluted. There might be some places that only accepts one or the other. You can always bring cash, although many places no longer have change for you, so use at your own discretion.