On April 28, the Beijing Branch of the People's Bank of China and the Beijing Branch of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange held a press conference for the second quarter of 2024. In March of this year, the Beijing branch of the People's Bank of China and the Beijing Municipal Taxation Bureau strengthened collaboration to achieve full coverage of digital yuan online and offline tax payment scenarios, meeting the diversified tax payment needs of taxpayers and payers. What new results has Beijing achieved in the digital yuan pilot “incremental expansion”? Liu Zhiguo, director of the Money, Treasury and Banking Department of the Beijing branch of the People's Bank of China, said in response to a question from the Beijing Commercial Daily reporter, that the first is that small-dollar high-frequency scenarios continue to be rich. Currently, mainstream online consumer platforms such as JD, Meituan, Ctrip, and Didi all support digital yuan payments, with nearly 500,000 online application scenarios; nearly 170,000 offline “food, lodging, travel, shopping, and entertainment” application scenarios have been implemented, including famous business districts and scenic spots in Beijing such as Wangfujing, Financial Street, and Badaling Great Wall. Beijing's two major international airport merchants have achieved full coverage of digital RMB acceptance. (Beijing Commercial Daily)