Didi hopes new strategies will help it complete a U-turn that will get it out of the dead-end in which it finds itself.
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As bike rentals cool, ofo chooses to stand alone
China’s bike rental industry has experienced a roller coaster over the past 3 years. At its height, there were nearly 80 bike rental startups in the market, brightening the streets with a rainbow of bikes. But in the fast-paced tech world, trends come and go quickly. Within a year, over 20 bike startups failed, including […]
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Chinese firms should focus on capital efficiency: GGV Capital
GGV Managing Partner Jixun Foo discusses the return to a more rational investment approach in China.
Posted inWith Chinese Characteristics
China Tech Talk 68: The year that tech became political — 2018 in review, part 1
Matt and John take a look at the stories and trends of 2018.
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China’s top must-have apps: 2020 edition
What are the must-have apps on your home screen to live in China in 2020? We asked tech maven, and TechNode legend, Wang Boyuan to explain.
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How Meituan Dianping became China’s super-platform for services
China’s massive O2O platform Meituan Dianping is a company that defies categorization. As the company’s founder and CEO Wang Xing once said, it’s hard for them to compare to any other company. Once known as the Chinese equivalents of Groupon and Yelp, Meituan and Dianping merged in 2015 to become a company that sells movie […]
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China’s tech is addicted to debt
China has become addicted to debt. Now, its tech industry is hooked too.
