The Chinese smartphone maker you’ve never heard of is dominating the African market
When thinking of Chinese phone brands, what names come to mind? If you’re like most people I speak to, you’re probably thinking about Huawei, Xiaomi, o…
Author: Elliot Zaagman
Opinion: The China-US Thucydides Trap is about data as much as it is about trade
On April 13th, the BBC published an article and video by reporter Karishma Vaswani entitled China's Uber has plans to take on the rest of the world. Th…
We need a Toutiao for podcasts
Last month, I wrote an op-ed taking a critical eye to the globalization strategy of Bytedance, the Beijing-based parent company of ultra-popular Chines…
Updated: Toutiao’s overseas platform is delivering fake news, but its problems run much deeper than that
Editor’s note: This op-ed was contributed by Elliott Zaagman, a trainer, coach, and change management consultant who specializes in aiding Chinese comp…
My favorite podcast app is made in Beijing
Editor’s note: This was contributed by Elliott Zaagman a trainer, coach, and change management consultant who specializes in aiding Chinese companies a…
4 culture and globalization lessons from LeEco’s successes and failures
Editor’s note: This was contributed by Elliott Zaagman a trainer, coach, and change management consultant who specializes in aiding Chinese companies a…