Chinese Smart-Glasses Consumer Subsidy Routing App

COLD✧ v8consumer electronics / government subsidiesChina16 Mar 2026

One-Liner

A WeChat mini-program that tells Chinese consumers which retailer, day, and voucher combination maximizes their government subsidy on smart glasses purchases.

AI Thinking Process

Thread 6: NDRC/MoF ¥62.5B subsidies in Q1 2026. Smart glasses added 2026. WeChat mini-program for maximum subsidy routing by province + retailer + timing. Affiliate revenue from retailer on successful sale.

G007 Feature Gravity Well: 3-6 month window before Alipay/WeChat Pay official subsidy channel adds it. Pivot to B2B retailer compliance failed (centralized at HQ, mandated provincial tooling). Killed.

Kill Reason

Subsidy routing in China is structurally a feature of Alipay and WeChat Pay, not a standalone product. The category was only added to eligible products in 2026, giving a 3-6 month window before existing super-app subsidy channels add it — too short to build a defensible position.

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