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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
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91 Episoden89: Just how much tech is in China's health code?
As the coronavirus swept through China, communities, local governments, and business have been trying to figure out how to best follow social isolatio...
88: Coronavirus & China tech: Winners and losers
The coronavirus epidemic doesn't show any signs of getting any better just yet. While the future of the outbreak is still unclear, the winners and los...
87: China tech through the lens of Bytedance
This episode, Matt and John embark on a wide-ranging discussion about China tech in 2019. Using Bytedance as a lens, they explore the disruptive power...
86: China's social credit system: Everything you know is wrong with Kendra Schaefer
China's social credit system (SCS) gets a lot of attention outside of China yet it's still very misunderstood. Many scholars and China watchers have s...
85: Private traffic in China — Taking back the power from platforms
After an extended hiatus, John and Matt are back! This week, they look at the increasingly effective trend of private traffic. Powered by WeChat and i...
84: Facebook's Libra and China's Central Bank with Zennon Kapron
Just weeks after Facebook announced their Libra cryptocurrency project, the People's Bank of China has become quite vocal about their on-going project...
83: Podcasting and why the open web is dead in China with Rio Zhan
At the end of 2018, Connie Chan of Andreesen Horowitz, wrote about how podcasts in China monetize. However, what she calls podcasts aren't really what...
82: Tech conferences in China
In the tech and startup ecosystem, there's always another conference to attend. The landscape isn't all that clear, however, with some conferences get...
81: The new new retail with Michael Norris
In June, Carrefour sold 80% of its China operations to electronics retailer Suning. The news is representative of a much broader shift in the new reta...
80: Libra lessons from WeChat and QQ
On June 18, Facebook announced the Libra cryptocurrency, a solution to their P2P payments conundrum. As to be expected, this move has gotten a lot of...
79: Facial recognition, AI, and privacy in China with Zen Soo
Facial recognition has taken off in China. Perhaps the most widely implemented use case, facial recognition is used to deter jaywalkers, track attenti...
78: Hot take—Huawei after Google
Last week, the White House announced a ban on US companies doing business with companies deemed a security risk. Over the weekend, Google announces th...
77: Peer-to-peer lending in China—Tech-driven shadow banking with Andrew Polk
China’s online peer-to-peer lending industry has been in turmoil for the last three years as financial regulators have clamped down as part of “de-ris...
76: US vs China—AI asymmetries with Jeffrey Ding
With the number of English speakers around the world, it's no surprise that Chinese AI experts and engineers are keeping up with developments across t...
75: Pinduoduo's free cash flow problem with James Hull
Free cash flow is cash a company can use for whatever they want. If Pinduoduo is free cash flow positive they’ll likely be able to continue their grow...
74: Bitmain, Bitcoin Cash, and the future of crypto with Nishant Sharma
One of the earliest companies to get into bitcoin mining, Bitmain makes and sells mining equipment and manages one of the world's largest bitcoin mini...
73: Mobility's maturation and misery: One ofo doesn't ruin everything
All of China's most visible mobility players have undergone significant change over the last 12 months. Ofo is on the verge of collapse, Mobike is now...
72: Gaming regulation rectification with Daniel Ahmad
Early last year, the central government put a freeze on gaming approvals, shutting out many big titles from making money, including PUBG and Fortnite....
71: The Chinese takeover of the Indian app ecosystem with Shadma Shaikh
While everyone is talking about China's expansion into Southeast Asia, China's largest neighbor has become the real target for China's tech companies....
70: WeChat vs TikTok: China's Stories
This week saw a multitude of messaging app announcements. First was WeChat's Open Class PRO featuring a four-hour speech from Allen Zhang. Then, on th...
69: Restrictions and restructurings — 2018 in review, part 2
This week, Matt and John take a look at the stories and trends of 2018, including gaming restrictions, Tencent's restructuring, the delivery and coffe...
68: The year that tech became political — 2018 in review, part 1
This week, Matt and John take a look at the stories and trends of 2018, including ZTE/Huawei, AI in China, Bytedance, blockchain, and the death of bik...
67: IPOs in a bear market with Shai Oster
This week, John and Matt talk with Shai Oster, Asia bureau chief for The Information, about the rash of Chinese IPOs in a down market, looking at Tenc...
66: The next Facebook will be Chinese
Bytedance, formerly known as Jinri Toutiao, is on deck for discussion this week. Beginning from pure textual content and recommendation, Bytedance has...
Introducing China Tech Investors
China Tech Investors is the latest addition to the TechNode podcast network. Each week, the hosts look at publicly listed Chinese companies and have a...
65: Walmart China: Ted Hopkins live from TechCrunch Shenzhen
Ted Hopkins, Senior Director of Walmart Ecommerce, joins us to talk about mini programs, eliminating lines in stores, and the future of retail in Chin...
64: China's VR market: Alvin Wang Graylin live from TechCrunch Shenzhen
Alvin Wang Graylin joins us this week from the sidelines of TechCrunch Shenzhen to talk about the broader potential of VR and the specific outlook for...
63: Mafengwo and fake numbers in China
Wang Boyuan is back! This time we're talking about Mafengwo and the curious case of extremely unreliable numbers in China. Not only Mafengwo, but also...
62: AI Superpowers with Kai-Fu Lee
Kai-Fu Lee joins us this week to talk about his new book, AI Superpowers, and the distinct advantages and differences between the US and China in this...
61: How technology has changed music in China
Ahead of Tencent Music Entertainment's IPO, John and Matt are joined by Wang Boyuan, translator and editor of TechCrunch.cn, to take a look back at ho...
60 (updated): How to make a billion dollar company in China with Fritz Demopoulos
This week, John and Matt talk Fritz Demopoulos, founding partner of Queens Capital, about his journey at Qunar, how the company was founded, challenge...
59: China's cybersecurity law: GDPR for the Middle Kingdom with Samm Sacks
This week, John and Matt talk with Samm Sacks, Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Program at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, about Chi...
58: Is Bullet Messenger a WeChat killer?
This week, John and Matt talk about the messaging app that's shot like a bullet (pun intended) to top of app store charts as well as brief discussion...
57: The secret history of WeChat with Heatherm Huang
This week, John and Matt talk with Heatherm Huang, a founding member of TalkBox, one of the first chat apps with push-to-talk functionality, about the...
56: China coffee wars revisited: Luckin vs Starbaba
This week, John and Matt look at the recent developments in China's emerging coffee conflict and examine the Tencent/Alibaba turf war, whether the Sta...
55: Huawei's wolf culture: Kill or be killed, part 2
This week, John and Matt talk with Elliot Zaagman, writer, executive coach, and corporate trainer, about the intense internal culture at Huawei. We ev...
54: Huawei's wolf culture: Kill or be killed, part 1
This week, John and Matt talk with Elliot Zaagman, writer, executive coach, and corporate trainer, about the intense internal culture at Huawei. We ev...
53: The China that can be understood is not the real China
This week, John and Matt talk about how to understand China from a macro-level, including its role in the world, the different cultural values, and th...
52: The globalization of the Chinese traveler with Victor Tseng, CCO of Ctrip
This week, John and Matt talk with Victor Tseng, Chief Communications Officer for Ctrip, about Chinese travelers, Ctrip's globalization strategy, and...
51: The best of China Tech Talk's first year, part 2
This week, John and Matt take a look back at 1 year of podcasting and pull out the best part of the best episodes. This is part 2 of 2.