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China Tech Talk

China Tech Talk is a weekly podcast about what's happening on the ground in China's tech and startup ecosystems.It is hosted by John Artman, Editor-in-Chief of TechNode English, and Matthew Brennan, f... Read more

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89: Just how much tech is in China's health code?

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 ... Read more

29 May 2020

32mins

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88: Coronavirus & China tech: Winners and losers

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 stil... Read more

10 Feb 2020

37mins

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87: China tech through the lens of Bytedance

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, the... Read more

12 Dec 2019

1hr 2mins

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86: China's social credit system: Everything you know is wrong with Kendra Schaefer

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 scho... Read more

31 Oct 2019

1hr 1min

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85: Private traffic in China — Taking back the power from platforms

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 tr... Read more

21 Oct 2019

54mins

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84: Facebook's Libra and China's Central Bank with Zennon Kapron

84: Facebook's Libra and China's Central Bank with Zennon Kapron

Just weeks after Facebook announced their Libra cryptocurrency project, the People's Bank of China has become quite voca... Read more

2 Sep 2019

52mins

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83: Podcasting and why the open web is dead in China with Rio Zhan

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 cal... Read more

11 Aug 2019

1hr 1min

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82: Tech conferences in China

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, howe... Read more

30 Jul 2019

47mins

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81: The new new retail with Michael Norris

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... Read more

17 Jul 2019

54mins

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80: Libra lessons from WeChat and QQ

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, ... Read more

3 Jul 2019

56mins

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