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China’s wearable devices market grew 45.2% in the past year
Xiaomi accounts for a quarter of the wearable devices market, but Huawei has seen the most growth in shipments.
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China Tech Investor 35: Why Xiaomi needs to face the music, with Tim Culpan (plus PDD, iQiyi, and Baidu earnings)
Tim Culpan joins to discuss Xiaomi’s weak performance, the oversupply of ad inventory on the Chinese web, and general takeaways from Q2 earnings season.
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China’s Microsoft challenger Kingsoft files for Shanghai tech board listing
Kingsoft has 280 million paying users of its WPS Office, a free alternative to Microsoft’s Office suite in China.
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Edtech in China with John Artman
Technode’s Editor-in-Chief John Artman joins the guys to discuss trends, myths, and realities around the edtech space in China
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China Tech Investor 15: Tencent buys part of Reddit and common reporting standards
Plus, Xiaomi’s continued success in India, Pinduoduo raising more cash, and Chinese tech giants’ big spring festival hongbao giveaways.
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China to slash mobile costs 30%, improve access to online services
Chinese tech entrepreneurs are heeding the government call during the Two Sessions, suggesting more government inputs into online public services, especially distance education and e-healthcare.
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Boom, bust, and competition: Electric vehicles in China, with Tu Le
In this episode, the guys welcome Tu Le, Managing Director of Sino Auto Insights, to discuss China’s dynamic electric vehicle and automotive industry. Tu explains how an investment bubble and generous government subsidies led to an explosion in EV startups, but how as the money has dried up, these firms are now under intense pressure […]
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Alibaba, JD, Tencent, and WOW, LUCKIN COFFEE! with Michael Norris
Michael Norris from Agency China talks earnings. They go over the quarterly reports from Alibaba, JD, and Tencent, as well as Luckin Coffee’s very impressive report, which sent their stock soaring.
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CTI 40: China’s blockchain bonanza with Matthew Graham
They discuss the plans for the PBOC’s own digital currency, China’s love/hate relationship with blockchain, and how cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology could impact China’s tech firms and broader economy.
