I am a Pakistani businessman. I was impressed with the article titled “Spending a Cashless Day with Chinas Digital Wallet” by Verena Menzel in your magazines July issue. From my personal experience， paying for goods on WeChat is really convenient since everyone has a smartphone. Its also helped me sell goods and receive money far away in Pakistan. The article really reflected how mobile technology is changing our spending habits. I have been to many places in both the coastal areas and central China， including Heilongjiang and Hainan – the far most northern and southern provinces of China. This is my third time to China， and I have noticed that even Chinas smallest businesses， for example， peddlers selling battercake at the subway entrance， all use WeChat Pay. Whats more， this cashless revolution can be found in supermarket checkouts and shop counters all over the country. From what Ive seen， Chinese people dont need to carry a wallet and appear open to the idea of a cashless future. The everyday life in China can be managed pretty smoothly without cash！ This silent revolution has been adapted quickly， widely changed Chinese consumers paying habits， and also shows me great potential of doing business with China.

Siddiq Memon

Pakistan

Im a Chinese man now living in Europe. Though far away from my motherland， I am consistently concerned about its development. This time， I was attracted by the black and white pictures taken by Robert Carl Cohen， who was the first American photojournalist ever to film a documentary about China since the founding of the Peoples Republic of China. I thus read your report titled “The Transformation of China through the Eyes of Robert Carl Cohen” in the July issue and really learned some precious stories by the narration of this talented American. It is thought provoking to see the old man holding a black and white picture in front of the FAW Group Corporation – Chinas leading automobile manufacturer in Changchun， capital city of Jilin Province. The same images of factory buildings at different times form a sharp contrast between todays China and its past. After reading the article， I have a great interest in watching the 50-minute documentary titled Inside Red China， based on Cohens film footage， and also the new documentary Robert Carl Cohens China Today to illustrate Chinas “rocket-like” development. The two documentaries definitely reflect the huge changes that have occurred in China across the span of half a century.

Ma Siqi

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