Renminbi traveler's checks

You'd think this would make life easier, but somehow I think it will be more complicated at first.
Amex to sell RMB traveler's checks

The joint statement by American Express and BoC said that the checks will be available in Canada, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, the UK and the US, and can be cashed at 2,000 BoC branches in China and 1,600 partner hotels. Amex's Global Prepaid team has doubled its investment and tripled its size in China over the last two years, said Alpesh Chokshi, president of Global Prepaid.