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Tiktok pulled from India stores in ban on 59 Chinese apps
India’s government has banned Tiktok, Wechat, and 57 other Chinese apps in seeming retaliation for border clashes in the Himalayas.
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China Tech Investor: How Bytedance Built an ‘Attention Factory,’ with Matthew Brennan
Elliott and James welcome Matthew Brennan to discuss his new book: Attention Factory: The Story of Tiktok and China’s Bytedance.
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Are China and India getting a tech divorce? With Dev Lewis
Elliott and James welcome Dev Lewis back to the podcast to discuss what a worsening relationship means for Chinese tech companies in India.
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Tom Orlik on why the China bubble never seems to pop
Economist Tom Orlik discusses his new book, reasons to be optimistic about the Chinese economy, and why it has avoided a major crisis.
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Bytedance scores its first video game license
The company’s first-ever gaming license clears the way for Bytedance to earn revenue from China’s multi-billion-dollar mobile gaming market.
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Bytedance ups Baidu rivalry with new search app
Bytedance is expanding beyond its core businesses in news aggregation and short video into e-commerce, gaming, and search.
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WeChat adding dark mode to iOS
News that the mega app is finally adding dark mode on iOS spurred discussion among netizens, many of whom saw the move as relenting to Apple’s pressure.
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INSIGHTS | Kevin Mayer might be exactly what Bytedance needs right now
Given his track record and ambition, the move is significant, Kevin Mayer may be exactly what Bytedance needs to fuel its next stage of growth.
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INSIGHTS | Does India need China tech?
As India pursues tech self-reliance, Chinese companies are increasingly unwelcome—but can India’s tech industry flourish without its neighbor?
