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THE WEEKLY DISCUSSION OF TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS HERE IN CHINA. WE BRING YOU INTERVIEWS WITH SOME OF CHINA TECH’S MOST RESPECTED EXPERTS, ANALYSTS AND INDUSTRY INSIDERS.

ALL EPISODES ARE BROUGHT TO YOU FROM BEHIND THE GREAT FIREWALL OF CHINA AND FEATURING GUESTS FROM SOME OF THE BIGGEST CHINESE INTERNET GIANTS SUCH AS TENCENT, XIAOMI, JD AND MOBIKE.

THE CHINESE TECHNOLOGY SCENE IS A VASTLY DIFFERENT ECOSYSTEM FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD AND THIS PODCAST IS YOUR WINDOW INTO UNDERSTANDING IT MORE.

064: CHINA’S VR MARKET: ALVIN WANG GRAYLIN LIVE FROM TECHCRUNCH SHENZHEN

Posted on December 4, 2018

Alvin Wang Graylin, China Regional President at HTC, joins us this week from the sidelines of TechCrunch Shenzhen to talk about the broader potential of VR and the specific outlook for VR in China. Links Real world lessons for the VR-First future: An […]

063: FAKE NUMBERS IN CHINA & THE MAFENGWO SCANDAL

Posted on November 26, 2018

Wang Boyuan is back! This time we’re talking about Mafengwo and the curious case of extremely unreliable numbers in China. Not only Mafengwo, but also Alibaba, JD.com, and Dianping are mentioned in the discussion. Links TechCrunch中文版 Mafengwo accused of faking […]

062: AI SUPERPOWERS WITH KAI-FU LEE

Posted on October 25, 2018October 25, 2018

Kai-Fu Lee joins us this week to talk about his new book, AI Superpowers, and the distinct advantages and differences between the US and China in this increasingly important technology. Links AI Superpowers site Buy the book on Amazon Guests […]

061: HOW TECH HAS CHANGED MUSIC IN CHINA

Posted on October 25, 2018October 25, 2018

Ahead of Tencent Music Entertainment’s IPO, John and Matt are joined by Wang Boyuan, translator and editor of TechCrunch.cn, to take a look back at how the music industry has been influenced by tech as well as the evolving online […]

060: HOW TO MAKE A BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY IN CHINA WITH FRITZ DEMOPOULOS

Posted on October 25, 2018October 25, 2018

This week, John and Matt talk Fritz Demopoulos, founding partner of Queens Capital, about his journey at Qunar, how the company was founded, challenges they faced building the company, and advice for entrepreneurs in China today. Links Baidu Makes $306 Million […]

059: CHINA’S CYBERSECURITY LAW: GDPR FOR THE MIDDLE KINGDOM WITH SAMM SACKS

Posted on September 30, 2018

This week, John and Matt talk with Samm Sacks, Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Program at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, about China’s cybersecurity law and how it relates to the social credit system as well as the future of […]

058: IS BULLET MESSENGER A WECHAT KILLER?

Posted on September 30, 2018September 30, 2018

This week, John and Matt talk about the messaging app that’s shot like a bullet (pun intended) to top of app store charts as well as brief discussion of shady PR and persuasion practices in China. Links Matt’s infamous tweet […]

057: THE SECRET HISTORY OF WECHAT WITH HEATHERM HUANG

Posted on August 23, 2018

This week, John and Matt talk with Heatherm Huang, a founding member of TalkBox, one of the first chat apps with push-to-talk functionality, about the history of chat message apps in China. Links MailTime Guests Heatherm Huang: heatherm@mailtime.com Hosts John […]

056: CHINA COFFEE WARS REVISITED: LUCKIN VS. STARBABA

Posted on August 23, 2018

This week, John and Matt look at the recent developments in China’s emerging coffee conflict and examine the Tencent/Alibaba turf war, whether the Starbaba tie-up will be a game changer, and the power of rethinking business models for the mobile […]

055: HUAWEI’S WOLF CULTURE: KILL OR BE KILLED, PART 2

Posted on August 23, 2018

This week, John and Matt talk with Elliot Zaagman, writer, executive coach, and corporate trainer, and Samin Sha, co-founder of ChinaChannel, about the intense internal culture at Huawei. This is the second of two parts. Links Thinking About Working For […]

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FOUNDER @ CHINACHANNEL

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FOUNDER @ CHINACHANNEL

JOHN ARTMAN

EDITOR IN CHIEF @ TECHNODE

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EDITOR IN CHIEF @ TECHNODE

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064: CHINA’S VR MARKET: ALVIN WANG GRAYLIN LIVE FROM TECHCRUNCH SHENZHEN

063: FAKE NUMBERS IN CHINA & THE MAFENGWO SCANDAL

062: AI SUPERPOWERS WITH KAI-FU LEE

061: HOW TECH HAS CHANGED MUSIC IN CHINA

060: HOW TO MAKE A BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY IN CHINA WITH FRITZ DEMOPOULOS

059: CHINA’S CYBERSECURITY LAW: GDPR FOR THE MIDDLE KINGDOM WITH SAMM SACKS

058: IS BULLET MESSENGER A WECHAT KILLER?

057: THE SECRET HISTORY OF WECHAT WITH HEATHERM HUANG

056: CHINA COFFEE WARS REVISITED: LUCKIN VS. STARBABA

055: HUAWEI’S WOLF CULTURE: KILL OR BE KILLED, PART 2

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