https://www.chowhound.com/2073279/grocery-store-facial-recognition-china-smile-to-pay/
How Grocery Store Facial Recognition In China Turned Into The 'Smile To Pay' Concept
Jan 17, 2026 - The way you pay at grocery stores is evolving. And if you thought tapping your phone was futuristic enough, wait until you see China's smile-to-pay technology.
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https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/american-abroad-how-one-influencer-s-visit-china-turned-tables
An American abroad: How one influencer’s visit to China turned the tables | Lowy Institute
A US YouTuber shows how soft power is done.
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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3337616/why-has-beijing-turned-down-heat-taiwan-strait-second-half-2025?module=series_beijing%E2%80%99s_recalibration_of_its_taiwan_policy&pgtype=homepage
Why has Beijing turned down the heat in the Taiwan Strait in the second half of 2025? | South China...
Dec 25, 2025 - PLA warplanes and ships have been less active around the island in the second half of the year, Taiwanese data shows.
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