China Tech Talk Podcast
1) 89: Just how much tech is in China's health code?
As the coronavirus swept through China, communities, local governments, and business have been trying to figure out how to best follow social isolation rules. This being China, of course, tech majors ...Show More
2) 88: Coronavirus & China tech: Winners and losers
The coronavirus epidemic doesn't show any signs of getting any better just yet. While the future of the outbreak is still unclear, the winners and losers of this are clear. In this episode, Matt and J...Show More
3) 87: China tech through the lens of Bytedance
This episode, Matt and John embark on a wide-ranging discussion about China tech in 2019. Using Bytedance as a lens, they explore the disruptive power of new companies, Bytedance's successes and chall...Show More
4) 86: China's social credit system: Everything you know is wrong with Kendra Schaefer
China's social credit system (SCS) gets a lot of attention outside of China yet it's still very misunderstood. Many scholars and China watchers have shed light on the topic, but none have done it so c...Show More
86: China's social credit system: Everything you know is wrong with Kendra Schaefer
1:01:36 | Oct 31st, 2019
5) 85: Private traffic in China — Taking back the power from platforms
After an extended hiatus, John and Matt are back! This week, they look at the increasingly effective trend of private traffic. Powered by WeChat and its mini programs, marketers and brands are increas...Show More
6) 84: Facebook's Libra and China's Central Bank with Zennon Kapron
John and Matt talk with Zennon Kapron about Libra, QQcoin, and China's digital currency.
7) 83: Podcasting and why the open web is dead in China with Rio Zhan
At the end of 2018, Connie Chan of Andreesen Horowitz, wrote about how podcasts in China monetize. However, what she calls podcasts aren't really what we call podcasts: they're more like paid-for educ...Show More
8) 82: Tech conferences in China
In the tech and startup ecosystem, there's always another conference to attend. The landscape isn't all that clear, however, with some conferences getting more public hype and others keeping it low-ke...Show More
9) 81: The new new retail with Michael Norris
In June, Carrefour sold 80% of its China operations to electronics retailer Suning. The news is representative of a much broader shift in the new retails space. When we first covered new retail in 201...Show More
10) 80: Libra lessons from WeChat and QQ
On June 18, Facebook announced the Libra cryptocurrency, a solution to their P2P payments conundrum. As to be expected, this move has gotten a lot of attention. In China, that attention has taken the ...Show More