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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Alibaba-backed internet car startup Banma secures RMB 1.6 billion in first financing round
Banma Network Technologies claims to be the latest member to join China’s coveted unicorn club.
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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.
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Beyond 996: a beginner’s guide to China big tech culture
There’s more to Big Tech cultures than 996. When you join, you pick a new name, and you might not be told who the bosses are.
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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.
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Hello Transtech: Alibaba’s other, other unicorn
Hello Transtech, an Alibaba-backed mobility unicorn, is streets ahead of the bikesharing firms that have come before it.
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Ex-Baidu Founder Shakes Hands With Tencent In $85M USD Renrenche Funding Boost
Used-car sales platform Renrenche has scooped $85 million USD in Series C funding from Tencent. The company, which was founded by a series of ex-Baidu employees, now has a valuation of $ 500 Million USD. Founded in April 2014, the company received $5 million USD series A funding from Redpoint Ventures and launched its services in July in Beijing, Guangzhou and […]
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China is the leading country for blockchain patents with Alibaba and PBOC on top
Alibaba is the world’s leading enterprise for the number of patents published for blockchain technology, with the Digital Currency Research Institute of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) in third place, according to a report by IPRdaily, a Chinese site dedicated to IP news, and incoPat, an innovation research indexing center. The report (in Chinese) […]
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Slow growth aside, Singles’ Day displayed its value to China retail
Slowing retail growth and competition from other shopping festivals took toll on China’s Singles’ Day.
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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.
