Today I took my friend Angie to lunch. At payment time he looked at the tray and said It's a long time I have not seen money. He meant cash. Angie is a lawyer who worked for a well known German car maker (now under stress from Chinese competition), than traveled around the world and now speaks perfect English. An Asian professional shaping the 21st century into a cashless world.

RMB notes are still a legal tender and every business must accept it. In theory. In real life you are likely to encounter shop clerks showing you a translator message: I HAVE NO CHANGE