As long as you open an international VISA card, you can settle down. The handling fee may be 1.5%. You can go to the Bank of China to check the exchange rate of sterling.

Do you issue visas in dollars or pounds?

If it is opened in dollars, it is calculated by converting the price of pounds into dollars and then converting dollars into RMB. The message you received was that you spent XX in local currency. But the bill has arrived, and it says XX RMB. In other words, there are two exchange rate losses from the pound to the dollar and then to the renminbi. The exchange rate at the time of conversion is calculated according to the quotation of the day.