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What is ‘forced exclusivity’? And why did it get Alibaba fined $2.8 billion?
Alibaba was hit with a $2.8 billion fine for anti-competitive practices including “forced exclusivity.” What is it, and why did the platform use it?
BEYOND Expo 2021: calling for partners and exhibitors
Calling partners and exhibitors in the tech industries to join us at the BEYOND Expo 2021 in Macao this August!
Safety questions and shady sales tactics are chilling the China-Tesla love affair
As complaints about sales practices and safety questions get louder on the Chinese internet, Tesla seems to be brushing them off.
China Tech Investor: Zhihu is a household name in China. But will it pay off for shareholders? With Zeyi Yang
James and Elliott are joined by Protocol’s Zeyi Yang, who shares his thoughts on Zhihu, the popular Chinese information-sharing platform that recently IPOed in New York.
CHINA VOICES | Is community group buying maturing?
The hot field of community group buying is already moving out of its gold rush phase. Chinese analysts are asking whether it’s turning sustainable.
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SILICON | What the new Arm v9 architecture means for China
Will Chinese companies be able to license Arm’s new v9 architecture for CPUs—and can they stay competitive without it?
Review: Carnival atmosphere at world’s first ‘major’ NFT exhibit
The NFT exhibition at UCCA Lab in Beijing was complete with Beeple artworks, claw machines, a VR that wasn’t working, and an artist who believes he is an alien.
Don’t outsource your parenting to a spy lamp
The Dali smart lamp, ByteDance’s popular but creepy homework assistant, appeals to remote parents but overlooks the needs of children.
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INSIGHTS | Antitrust push in China tech
The latest wave of antitrust penalties for China tech giants shows that the crackdown has not ended, and will only grow in scope and severity.
Where firms are looking to fill China’s chip talent gap
As China’s semiconductor industry races to catch up with international standards, a talent gap is one of its highest hurdles.
INSIGHTS | Automakers scramble for chips
China’s car market was bouncing back from the pandemic until a shortage of auto chips crippled production. What’s going on?
China’s big tech vows big carbon cuts with little detail
Ant Financial, JD Logistics most ambitious carbon cutters amid wave of new environmental plans from China’s tech giants.
