Fardous Muhammad Tawfik Abdelwanis (R) uses a mobile payment service at a grocery store in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 7, 2026. Fardous Muhammad Tawfik Abdelwanis from Egypt is currently a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences in south China's Hainan. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)