Smash Notes
China Tech Talk
China Tech Talk is a weekly podcast about what's happening on the ground in China's tech and startup ecosystems. It is hosted by John Artman, Editor-in-Chief of TechNode English, and Matthew Brennan, founder of ChinaChannel
Episodes
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89: Just how much tech is in China's health code?
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88: Coronavirus & China tech: Winners and losers
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87: China tech through the lens of Bytedance
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86: China's social credit system: Everything you know is wrong with Kendra Schaefer
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85: Private traffic in China — Taking back the power from platforms
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84: Facebook's Libra and China's Central Bank with Zennon Kapron
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83: Podcasting and why the open web is dead in China with Rio Zhan
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82: Tech conferences in China
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81: The new new retail with Michael Norris
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80: Libra lessons from WeChat and QQ
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79: Facial recognition, AI, and privacy in China with Zen Soo
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78: Hot take—Huawei after Google
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77: Peer-to-peer lending in China—Tech-driven shadow banking with Andrew Polk
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76: US vs China—AI asymmetries with Jeffrey Ding
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75: Pinduoduo's free cash flow problem with James Hull
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74: Bitmain, Bitcoin Cash, and the future of crypto with Nishant Sharma
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73: Mobility's maturation and misery: One ofo doesn't ruin everything
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72: Gaming regulation rectification with Daniel Ahmad
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71: The Chinese takeover of the Indian app ecosystem with Shadma Shaikh
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70: WeChat vs TikTok: China's Stories
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69: Restrictions and restructurings — 2018 in review, part 2
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68: The year that tech became political — 2018 in review, part 1
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67: IPOs in a bear market with Shai Oster
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66: The next Facebook will be Chinese
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Introducing China Tech Investors
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65: Walmart China: Ted Hopkins live from TechCrunch Shenzhen
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64: China's VR market: Alvin Wang Graylin live from TechCrunch Shenzhen
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63: Mafengwo and fake numbers in China
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62: AI Superpowers with Kai-Fu Lee
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61: How technology has changed music in China
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60 (updated): How to make a billion dollar company in China with Fritz Demopoulos
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59: China's cybersecurity law: GDPR for the Middle Kingdom with Samm Sacks
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58: Is Bullet Messenger a WeChat killer?
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57: The secret history of WeChat with Heatherm Huang
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56: China coffee wars revisited: Luckin vs Starbaba
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55: Huawei's wolf culture: Kill or be killed, part 2
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54: Huawei's wolf culture: Kill or be killed, part 1
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53: The China that can be understood is not the real China
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52: The globalization of the Chinese traveler with Victor Tseng, CCO of Ctrip
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51: The best of China Tech Talk's first year, part 2
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50: The best of China Tech Talk's first year, part 1
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49: The Xiaomi IPO with The Information's Shai Oster
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48: Problems With Chinese & Western tech media with Wang Boyuan, of TechCrunch.cn
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47: Shenzhen style innovation: IP protection, ZTE, and manufacturing standards with Benjamin Joffe of HAX
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46: Internet business models disrupt China's coffee market: Luckin Coffee
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45: Tencent vs Alibaba - The battle for China’s offline retail with WSJ’s Liza Lin
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44: Short video and China’s hottest app
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43: The e-commerce platform becoming a threat to Alibaba with Thomas Graziani
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42: China's mobility and transport market gets all mixed up
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41: New retail, new customer experiences with Stephane Monsallier
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40: Unpacking China's "new retail"
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39: PUBG and the future of Steam in China with Charlie Moseley
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38: Trends in early-stage Chinese startups with Edith Yeung
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37: Weibo's KOL woes with Elijah Whaley
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36: Don't forget about Weibo with Manya Koetse
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35: A change in WeChat is a change in Chinese society
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34: Making, hacking, and hardware with Naomi Wu
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33: Fintech IPOs and the future of money in China with Zennon Kapron
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32: China tech trends in 2017, part 2
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31: China tech trends in 2017, part 1
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30: Live from TechCrunch - Interview with BingoBox and Xiaomi
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29: Tencent's $2 bln Western beachhead
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28: Reinventing commercial real estate with Dominic Penaloza
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27: Can the iPhone X save Apple in China?
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26: The Uber China Mafia with Chenyu Zheng
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25: Mobike goes global with Florian Bohnert
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24: The water we swim in
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23: Group chat rules, VPNs, and the future of the internet in China
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22: P2P lending, retail banking, and the future of online services with Ling Kong
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21: China's ICO ban with Patrick Dai
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20: Alipay vs WeChat and why smile to pay matters
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19: China's $20 billion news app with Dannie Li
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18: China's gaming and e-sports industry with Daniel Ahmad
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17: China's largest retailer with Josh Gartner
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16: ICO madness and China's bitcoin fever with Neil Woodfine
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15: Baidu ain't that bad with Kaiser Kuo
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14: Tencent's OTHER killer app
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13: AT's Southeast Asia entrance with Bernard Leong
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12: China from Asia and China in Asia with Jon Russell
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11: Bringing your apps to China with Shlomo Freund and Michael Michelini
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10: Influencers in China and the future of brands with Elijah Whaley
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09: Astroturfing, tipping, and how to become a live stream celebrity in China with Lauren Hallanan
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Episode 08: How Chinese internet celebrities are taking over e-commerce with Dannie Li
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Episode 07: WeChat's pivot in-progress
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Episode 06: Smartphones in China - Apple's growing weakness
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Episode 05: From the Valley to China, Shifting Gears with Steve Hoffman
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Episode 04: Exclusive interview with Florian Bohnert, Mobike's Head of International Expansion
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Episode 03: Bike sharing business models - Mobike and ofo
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Episode 02: Mini-programs - WeChat's killer feature
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Episode 1: An introduction to China's bike sharing
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Episode 0: Introductions
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