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Round Table China

2026-02-03

27 分钟
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Buying something and pocketing the receipt is a universal, forgettable ritual. But across China, that small slip of paper is being weaponized for the economy. Dozens of cities are transforming routine purchases into a nationwide policy experiment, using receipts as a direct lever to stimulate consumer spending and modernize how taxes are tracked. / There's no such thing as "hangry" (17:32). On the show: Niu Honglin, Steve & Yushan
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  • Discussion keeps the world turning.

  • This is Round Table.

  • You're listening to Round Table.

  • I'm Neil Holing, joined by Steve and Yixuan.

  • Coming up soon.

  • Buying a coffee, getting a receipt, tossing it into a pocket.

  • It feels routine.

  • But in dozens of Chinese cities,

  • that small slip of paper is being turned into a policy tool designed to stimulate spending and quietly reshape how taxes are collected.

  • When I learn about that magic, don't go away.

  • And for years, we assumed Hanger was a failure of self-control,

  • a personality flaw that showed up when blood sugar dropped.

  • New research suggests something more unsettling.

  • When we are hangry, our brains are temporarily operating in survival mode.

  • What is your most memorable moment of hangry?

  • Do share.

  • But before that...

  • Around the world, governments struggle with the same problem,

  • how to encourage consumption while closing tax loopholes in the informal economy.

  • China's answer for now.