This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: China Southern Airlines will be the first Chinese airline to test a COVID-19 vaccine “passport” in the form of a mobile app; EHang’s flagship autonomous passenger drone has won approval for firefighting; and U.S.-based company Beyond Meat is launching an online store on one of China’s largest ecommerce platforms, JD.com.
In addition, we speak with Caixin Global financial reporter Tang Ziyi about China’s first official nationwide emissions trading system.