Shenzhen, China started offering physical cards and discounts to Hong Kong tourists in order to drive the cross-border use of its digital yuan – but the first few days seem to have been a bit slow. 
Per the state-backed Shenzhen News, the country’s first digital yuan hard wallet self-service card issuing machine was officially launched on February 22, providing “convenient” CBDC payment services for people coming to Shenzhen and Hong Kong. …
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