Name: No cash? No problem
Uploaded: 2026-06-16T14:03:36+08:00
Duration: PT33.08S
Description: On a roadside in Guizhou, CGTN correspondent Alasdair Baverstock stops at a handicraft stall. The vendor has no card reader, no cash register, just a simple QR code taped to her table. With a quick phone scan, the transaction is done. This isn’t a tech

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On a roadside in Guizhou, CGTN correspondent Alasdair Baverstock stops at a handicraft stall. The vendor has no card reader, no cash register, just a simple QR code taped to her table. With a quick phone scan, the transaction is done. This isn’t a tech expo; it’s everyday life in China, where even remote mountain villages are plugged into seamless mobile payment. No bills, no coins, no fuss. Watch how a centuries-old craft meets a digital tap.

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