Four new great inventions of modern times

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Four new great inventions of the modern time ( Chinese  新 四大 发明 , Pinyin xīn sì dà fāmíng , English Four new inventions  - "Four new great inventions of the modern time") is a Chinese slogan that is propagated by the Chinese state media.

In Chinese they are called

  1. gāotiě 高 铁 ( high-speed trains , see CRH ),
  2. wǎnggòu 网 购 ( online shopping ),
  3. yídòng zhīfù 移动 支付 ( mobile payment ),
  4. gòngxiǎng dānchē 共享 单车 ( bike sharing ).

The slogan is named after the four great inventions ( Chinese  四大 发明 ) in ancient China. In 2017, the Chinese state media began promoting high-speed trains, mobile payment, e-commerce and rental bicycles without a docking station in mainland China. The "four new great inventions" were not invented in mainland China.

Rental bikes

Many rental bike start-ups were founded in China in 2017 , and there was an oversupply of rental bikes. As a result, new laws have been passed in this area and the industry has been regulated.

References and footnotes

  1. ↑ On the German translation, cf. german.china.org.cn (December 30, 2017) - accessed on July 31, 2018
  2. ↑ z. B. with zhīfùbǎo 支付 宝 ( Alipay ), cf. the 支 logo: 中国 “新 四大 发明” ， 看看 有 哪些 上榜
  3. ↑ The four great inventions in ancient China are paper , letterpress printing , black powder and the compass .
  4. ↑ Jessica Sadeler: China's bicycle cemeteries. In: www.faz.net. August 3, 2018, accessed August 3, 2018 .

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