The real situation in the country’s smartphone market, not the trade war, underlies Apple’s China woes.
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INSIGHTS | How monopolies rule the Chinese web
Tech monopolies in China aren’t a mirror image of Silicon Valley—rather than walled gardens, think competing fiefdoms and proxy wars.
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Drive I/O | The fall of Nio
It all started with an IPO. An initial public offering is usually a cause for celebration, but the biggest landmark in the history of Nio ended in dismay.
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Samsung banks on 5G to solve China slump
The South Korean giant may sell more smartphones than anyone else globally, but in China, Samsung is little more than a bit player.
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Meituan developing fully automated warehouse to power ‘flash delivery’
Meituan’s foray into intelligent warehousing further intensifies its battle with e-commerce leaders like Alibaba and JD.com to control the logistics sector.
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From Groupon clone to China’s largest lifestyle services provider
Meituan forays into ride-hailing and bike-rental services have been expensive gambits that haven’t yet paid off, but it has seen success in other efforts.
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Profit, not politics, is what matters in Tencent’s Reddit stake
Reddit is a relic of an older internet—and China isn’t the biggest force for change.
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INSIGHTS | Alibaba isn’t Jack Ma
On Tuesday, Jack Ma officially stepped away from his day-to-day role at the e-commerce giant he created in 1999.
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INSIGHTS: Supply chain body blow: Huawei’s reliance on US tech, charted
Huawei’s 90-day reprieve doesn’t change the fact that the firm still relies heavily on US-sourced technology.
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What does Tiktok’s rise mean for Facebook and Snapchat?
Watch out, Facebook—there’s a new challenger in town. Who knew it would be Vine 2.0?
