https://chinawandering.com/tags/China-Mobile/Recent content in China Mobile on China WanderingHugoen-us© 2024. Licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://chinawandering.com/posts/china-sim-card-number-retention-guide/Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://chinawandering.com/posts/china-sim-card-number-retention-guide/<p>If you work, study, or travel to China regularly, this guide explains how to legally get a Chinese mobile number with your passport, where to go, how to choose a plan, and how to keep the number at low cost after you leave (so you can still receive verification codes or reuse it later).</p> <blockquote class='book-hint '> <p><strong>Policy check</strong>: SIM and number-retention rules vary by city and carrier, and they change. Prefer in-store advice plus official hotlines <a href="https://www.10086.cn">10086</a> / <a href="https://www.10010.com">10010</a> / <a href="https://www.189.cn">10000</a>. Last verified: September 2026.</p>