If you happened to be around Dongfeng Square (东风广场) or other high-traffic areas in the city yesterday, you may have noticed a flurry of friendly police activity. Officers were out in force attempting to convince ebike owners to register their vehicles and have an anti-theft global positioning tracker installed for the nominal fee of 150 yuan.

The effort was part of a new citywide program called the Kunming Internet Motorized Two-Wheeled Vehicle Intelligent Anti-Theft Management System (