Oh me too, they just seem to have very few long term planning leaders these days.

True, but remember they will just blame it on the previous administration until it’s forgotten.

Why would they do that when they could use the time-honored GOP strategy of blaming it on democrat leadership and immigrants?

Always have been

Hope there aren’t any flags or posters that can murder a poor tourist.

It’s surprisingly easy to survive. Alipay and wechat both allow for foreign bank cards to be attached, you just typically also have to do a verification when you charge something through them (which is fucking annoying when you have to verify getting a water at 3am after a night of drinking). Never got a random deactivation though I do see it happen. Usually to people who don’t get on much. If I needed to use transit that requires an ID like the high speed rail or a flight, I just take my passport and it gets sorted out pretty easily.

CT scan, plus meds for a nasty sinus infection and bronchitis cost me around $100 out of pocket with no insurance. Previously an ultrasound and meds for another infection cost me like $30. It’s all pretty quick depending on the hospital.