China’s “re-commerce market” is predicted to reach RMB 1.25 trillion in 2020 as consumers shop for second-hand goods on online marketplaces.
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Food delivery backlash, VCs snub e-commerce: Retailheads
Chinese food delivery giants draw public ire, Dianping’s symbolic retreat is made official; and VC interest in e-commerce wanes.
Taobao removes Animal Crossing listings from its marketplace
The removal of Animal Crossing came just days after reports that Hong Kong protestors posted anti-government posters on the game’s simulator.
INSIDER | Signals in the dark: trends in post-Covid Chinese tourism
A slew of online services make it possible to do tourism from the safety of your living room—or replicate travel abroad while staying home.
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.
We read the technical standards for China’s ‘health code.’ Here’s what we learned.
Standards for China’s health code system explain what data it’s collecting—and link it to a national system that could stick around long after the pandemic.
How China built its health surveillance system
Health code platforms allowed cities to end lockdowns, but growing surveillance from digitization and centralization of data has both citizens and experts worried.