Why Beijing is China's "smartest city"?

Speakers: Li Ningjing, Sam Duckett, and Lu Sirui

[Photo: Baidu.com]

Beijing is the "smartest" city in China, according to a report released on the cashless society recently.

The report measured the level of "smart cities" using different indexes, such as transportation, education, shopping and food delivery, in 324 Chinese cities and polled over 6,500 residents on their use of mobile payments.

Overall, Beijing ranked first in the penetration of a cashless society, followed by Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Shanghai.

The audio clip is from Studio+, produced by CRI.