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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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45: Tencent vs Alibaba - The battle for China’s offline retail with WSJ’s Liza Lin

45: Tencent vs Alibaba - The battle for China’s offline retail with WSJ’s Liza Lin

This week, John and Matt talk with Liza Lin, China technology reporter for the Wall Street Journal, about the increasing... Read more

29 Apr 2018

1hr 4mins

Ranked #2

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20: Alipay vs WeChat and why smile to pay matters

20: Alipay vs WeChat and why smile to pay matters

Matt and John start with Alipay's recent "smile to pay" demo and end with a discussion on why WeChat went into payments ... Read more

8 Sep 2017

1hr 3mins

Ranked #3

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57: The secret history of WeChat with Heatherm Huang

57: The secret history of WeChat with Heatherm Huang

This week, John and Matt talk with Heatherm Huang, a founding member of TalkBox, one of the first chat apps with push-to... Read more

22 Aug 2018

1hr 8mins

Ranked #4

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70: WeChat vs TikTok: China's Stories

70: WeChat vs TikTok: China's Stories

This week saw a multitude of messaging app announcements. First was WeChat's Open Class PRO featuring a four-hour speech... Read more

16 Jan 2019

56mins

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24: The water we swim in

24: The water we swim in

The first reference episode for China Tech Talk delves into the broader conditions enabling China speed, including: Eco... Read more

22 Oct 2017

1hr 10mins

Ranked #6

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43: The e-commerce platform becoming a threat to Alibaba with Thomas Graziani

43: The e-commerce platform becoming a threat to Alibaba with Thomas Graziani

This week, John and Matt talk with Thomas Graziani, founder and CEO of WalktheChat, a company that specializes in helpin... Read more

16 Apr 2018

50mins

Ranked #7

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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

Ranked #8

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53: The China that can be understood is not the real China

53: The China that can be understood is not the real China

This week, John and Matt talk about how to understand China from a macro-level, including its role in the world, the dif... Read more

23 Jul 2018

58mins

Ranked #9

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76: US vs China—AI asymmetries with Jeffrey Ding

76: US vs China—AI asymmetries with Jeffrey Ding

With the number of English speakers around the world, it's no surprise that Chinese AI experts and engineers are keeping... Read more

16 Apr 2019

48mins

Ranked #10

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31: China tech trends in 2017, part 1

31: China tech trends in 2017, part 1

This week, Matt and John discuss the top 5 trends (plus some honorable mentions) in China's tech for 2017. This is the f... Read more

24 Dec 2017

42mins

Ranked #11

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13: AT's Southeast Asia entrance with Bernard Leong

13: AT's Southeast Asia entrance with Bernard Leong

This week John and Matthew talk with Bernard Leong, host of the Analyse Asia podcast, about Alibaba and Tencent's activi... Read more

21 Jul 2017

1hr 12mins

Ranked #12

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66: The next Facebook will be Chinese

66: The next Facebook will be Chinese

Bytedance, formerly known as Jinri Toutiao, is on deck for discussion this week. Beginning from pure textual content and... Read more

9 Dec 2018

1hr 3mins

Ranked #13

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56: China coffee wars revisited: Luckin vs Starbaba

56: China coffee wars revisited: Luckin vs Starbaba

This week, John and Matt look at the recent developments in China's emerging coffee conflict and examine the Tencent/Ali... Read more

13 Aug 2018

45mins

Ranked #14

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12: China from Asia and China in Asia with Jon Russell

12: China from Asia and China in Asia with Jon Russell

This week John and Matt talk with Jon Russell, TechCrunch's man in Asia about covering China from the outside. We cover ... Read more

15 Jul 2017

59mins

Ranked #15

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16: ICO madness and China's bitcoin fever with Neil Woodfine

16: ICO madness and China's bitcoin fever with Neil Woodfine

This week Matt and John talk with Neil Woodfine, former COO at Remitsy about: What bitcoin and blockchain are What Ethe... Read more

11 Aug 2017

1hr 4mins

Ranked #16

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Episode 02: Mini-programs - WeChat's killer feature

Episode 02: Mini-programs - WeChat's killer feature

John and Matthew talk about WeChat's mini-programs. Introduced earlier this year, the full potential of mini-programs we... Read more

28 Apr 2017

27mins

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35: A change in WeChat is a change in Chinese society

35: A change in WeChat is a change in Chinese society

Matt and John talk about recent developments in WeChat, including new insights from WeChat Open Class, the role of mini ... Read more

28 Jan 2018

55mins

Ranked #18

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68: The year that tech became political — 2018 in review, part 1

68: The year that tech became political — 2018 in review, part 1

This week, Matt and John take a look at the stories and trends of 2018, including ZTE/Huawei, AI in China, Bytedance, bl... Read more

22 Dec 2018

1hr 2mins

Ranked #19

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71: The Chinese takeover of the Indian app ecosystem with Shadma Shaikh

71: The Chinese takeover of the Indian app ecosystem with Shadma Shaikh

While everyone is talking about China's expansion into Southeast Asia, China's largest neighbor has become the real targ... Read more

28 Jan 2019

44mins

Ranked #20

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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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