It’s a smooth exit from Chengdu airport. A new airport with clear instructions for visitors in English everywhere. There were no queues and immigration clearance was fast.
I tried the Alipay app for the first time. It has everything you need in one app. Incredible. You can pay for anything here, even the ride hailing app is in Alipay. Called a car via didi. Brand new 6 seater. Electric of course.
The way to the hotel had well paved roads and smooth traffic. No traffic jams or accidents on the way.
The US says it is trying to slow down the progress of China. Apart perhaps in the fields of high end tech and weaponry, not sure if the US is ahead in anything else anyway. Clean streets, well ordered traffic and generally well behaved people. Not sure this can be said of the US.
Pity that Singapore which has been touting itself as a smart nation and a digital nation has nothing to show anything comparable to what China has in terms of digitalization for the masses. We are just so far behind.
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