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50: The best of China Tech Talk's first year, part 1 Jun 11, 2018

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This week, John and Matt take a look back at 1 year of podcasting and pull out the best part of the best episodes. This is part 1 of 2.

Episode highlights include:

04: Interview with Florian Bohnert
10: Influencers in China & the future of brands with Elijah Whaley
15: Baidu ain't that bad with Kaiser Kuo
18: China's gaming & e-sports industry with Daniel Ahmad
19: China's $20 billion news app with Dannie Li
20: Alipay vs WeChat & why smile to pay matters

49: The Xiaomi IPO with The Information's Shai Oster May 28, 2018

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This week, John and Matt talk with Shai Oster, Asia bureau chief for The Information, about Xiaomi's impending IPO, including why so many companies are choosing to go public this year, the advantages of listing in Hong Kong, and if their business model can stay viable.

48: Problems With Chinese & Western tech media with Wang Boyuan, of TechCrunch.cn May 20, 2018

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This week, John and Matt talk with Wang Boyuan, editor of TechCrunch.cn, about media inside and outside China, some of the hazards as a reader, and some tips on where to get reliable information about the Middle Kingdom.

47: Shenzhen style innovation: IP protection, ZTE, and manufacturing standards with Benjamin Joffe of HAX May 13, 2018

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This week, John and Matt talk with Benjamin Joffe, General Partner at HAX, about why Shenzhen is so strong with hardware, the fate of ZTE and the role of national security, and IP protection in China.

46: Internet business models disrupt China's coffee market: Luckin Coffee May 07, 2018

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John and Matt discuss the power of examining first principles in an increasingly mobile-centric marketplace in the case of new coffee delivery startup Luckin (瑞亲) Coffee.

45: Tencent vs Alibaba - The battle for China’s offline retail with WSJ’s Liza Lin Apr 29, 2018

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This week, John and Matt talk with Liza Lin, China technology reporter for the Wall Street Journal, about the increasing competition between Tencent and Alibaba in offline retail.

44: Short video and China’s hottest app Apr 24, 2018

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John and Matt talk about Douyin, the breakout short video app of 2017, how it stacks up against Kuaishou (aka Kwai)—China's "low" humor video app, and some predictions for short video apps in 2018.

43: The e-commerce platform becoming a threat to Alibaba with Thomas Graziani Apr 16, 2018

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This week, John and Matt talk with Thomas Graziani, founder and CEO of WalktheChat, a company that specializes in helping foreign organizations access the Chinese market through WeChat.

42: China's mobility and transport market gets all mixed up Apr 08, 2018

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This week, John and Matt talk about recent developments in China's mobility and the O2O market as Meituan acquires Mobike and joins others encroaching into Didi territory.

41: New retail, new customer experiences with Stephane Monsallier Apr 02, 2018

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We're back! Sorry for being gone so long. Hope you didn't miss us too much.

This week, John and Matt talk with Stephane Monsallier, founder of Shops of the Future, about new retail and Alibaba's strategy with Hema.

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