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One click – and the "surprise" drops. Not a video game. Just another day in Shenzhen.

Clare Pearson, former chair of the British Chamber of Commerce in China, and Djoomart Otorbaev, former Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, returned to Shenzhen after more than two decades. What they witnessed in a public park was simple, but striking: a drone landing smoothly, delivering two cups of hot coffee.

"Did you ever think you'd see this in your lifetime?" Clare asked.

"No. Miracles," Otorbaev replied.

In Shenzhen, drone delivery is no longer a novelty. Thousands of orders now arrive from the sky every day. This isn't science fiction – it's everyday life in China.

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Coffee… dropped from the sky? In Shenzhen, it's just another day