China’s ‘Lipstick King’ touts AI tokens in first for Singles’ Day festival

China's Singles' Day shopping festival is introducing AI token packages as a major consumer product category for the first time, with top livestreamer Austin Li (the "Lipstick King") selling 100,000 monthly memberships of Alibaba's QwenWork AI service in 30 minutes. Major e-commerce platforms like Alibaba and JD.com are now offering AI credits from multiple providers, capitalizing on surging demand as Chinese consumers increasingly adopt AI productivity tools.