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Nio shares fall after Q2 earnings on battery swap doubts
Nio CEO William Li expects its swappable battery leasing program to be a big boost to its vehicle sales and gross margin.
8 things to know about the Chinese tech giant behind Tiktok
Bytedance isn’t just Tiktok. The Beijing-based company is the world’s most valuable tech startup. Here are seven things you should know about it.
INSIGHTS | China’s digital currency has a long way to go
China’s digital currency is now undergoing cautious trials, and won’t be coming for another year.
TechNode launches Corporate+ Membership Program
Designed for senior leaders and decision-makers, Corporate+ offers corporate members an all-in-one service across different cities in China.
Drive I/O | The untold story of Li Auto
It’s competitors have looked to Tesla, but Li Auto wants to be China’s Toyota. Can its hybrid compete with Nio and Xpeng’s all-electric cars?
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US Wechat ban will mean more than lost connections
Chinese diaspora in the US will suffer the heaviest consequences of a US Wechat ban, not the Chinese government.
China sets the rules for its new data economy
A new draft regulation heralds a new era in China’s data economy, one that reaps the benefits of its immense data resources.
INSIDER | How my school built its own health code system
Xi’an Jiaotong University developed its own health code system to manage the campus. But the school’s health code is useless inside the campus itself.
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INSIGHTS | Can superboards save China tech from one-man rule?
Elite boards that can overrule the board of directors are the latest fad in Chinese tech corporate governance.
INSIGHTS | Does India need China tech?
As India pursues tech self-reliance, Chinese companies are increasingly unwelcome—but can India’s tech industry flourish without its neighbor?
Is the e-commerce livestream hitting its ceiling?
As QVC-like digital sales sweep China, merchants have started to believe that you can sell anything if it’s on a popular e-commerce livestream. It turns out that there are limits.
INSIGHTS | The apps you need in China, in 2017 and today
We’ve updated our list of top apps for living in China in 2020 to reflect how phone home screens have changed—and to think about what it says about the market.
