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China unveils high-tech public toilets

The first public toilet equipped with Wi-Fi, a bank ATM machine and chargers for mobile phones and electric vehicles was presented to the public in Beijing, China. More toilets are due to opened on the outskirts of Beijing as well as other cities including Guiyang, Haikou, Kunming and Zhangjiakou.

This picture taken on November 19, 2015 shows the first public toilet equipped with Wi-Fi, a bank ATM machine and chargers for mobile phones and electric vehicles in Beijing. More toilets are due to opened on the outskirts of Beijing as well as other cities including Guiyang, Haikou, Kunming and Zhangjiakou. (AFP/Getty Images)

This picture taken on November 19, 2015 shows the first public toilet equipped with Wi-Fi, a bank ATM machine and chargers for mobile phones and electric vehicles in Beijing. More toilets are due to opened on the outskirts of Beijing as well as other cities including Guiyang, Haikou, Kunming and Zhangjiakou. (AFP/Getty Images)

This picture taken on November 19, 2015 shows the first public toilet equipped with Wi-Fi, a bank ATM machine and chargers for mobile phones and electric vehicles in Beijing. More toilets are due to opened on the outskirts of Beijing as well as other cities including Guiyang, Haikou, Kunming and Zhangjiakou. (AFP/Getty Images)

This picture taken on November 19, 2015 shows a worker cleaning the first public toilet equipped with Wi-Fi, a bank ATM machine and chargers for mobile phones and electric vehicles in Beijing. More toilets are due to opened on the outskirts of Beijing as well as other cities including Guiyang, Haikou, Kunming and Zhangjiakou. (AFP/Getty Images)

This picture taken on November 19, 2015 shows the first public toilet equipped with Wi-Fi, a bank ATM machine and chargers for mobile phones and electric vehicles in Beijing. More toilets are due to opened on the outskirts of Beijing as well as other cities including Guiyang, Haikou, Kunming and Zhangjiakou. (AFP/Getty Images)

This picture taken on November 19, 2015 shows people waiting outside the first public toilet equipped with Wi-Fi, a bank ATM machine and chargers for mobile phones and electric vehicles in Beijing. More toilets are due to opened on the outskirts of Beijing as well as other cities including Guiyang, Haikou, Kunming and Zhangjiakou. (AFP/Getty Images)

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