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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, founder of ChinaChannel

Latest Episodes:

30: Live from TechCrunch - Interview with BingoBox and Xiaomi Dec 03, 2017

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This week, we hear from BingoBox and Xiaomi about their products, market strategy, and the future of their verticals

29: Tencent's $2 bln Western beachhead Nov 26, 2017

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This week, Matt and John talk about what Tencent's $2 bln investment in Snap means for both companies (John also goes down a rabbit hole about Chinese consumer psychology).

28: Reinventing commercial real estate with Dominic Penaloza Nov 20, 2017

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This week, Matt and John speak with Dominic Penaloza, CIO of naked Hub, about co-working in China as well as what naked Hub is doing to reinvent commercial real estate.

27: Can the iPhone X save Apple in China? Nov 12, 2017

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After a lackluster response from China for the iPhone 7, and consecutive quarterly declines in market share, many have wondered if we are watching the beginning of the end for Apple in China.

This week, Matt and John revisit their discussion about Apple in China to look at how the country's consumers have responded to the iPhone X.

26: The Uber China Mafia with Chenyu Zheng Nov 05, 2017

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Some call Uber's China foray a failure but looking at the DNA of the company, its values of radical ownership and operational focus have reshaped entrepreneurship in China.

This week, Matt and John talk about the lasting impact Uber has had on the entrepreneurs and their startups since they exited Chin

25: Mobike goes global with Florian Bohnert Oct 29, 2017

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This week John and Matt follow up with Florian Bohnert, Head of Global Partnerships about what Mobike has been up to since we last talked, including:

How Mobike has expanded into global markets
The challenges of globalizing from China
Finding talent and educating users
Differences in recreational vs commute use in different countries
Whether Mobike will expand beyond bikes

24: The water we swim in Oct 22, 2017

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

Economic growth and habituated pace of change
Generational differences in user habits
Super apps
Values that don't include net neutrality or the open web
The phone as life's control center

23: Group chat rules, VPNs, and the future of the internet in China Oct 15, 2017

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John and Matt start with new group chat rules as well as VPNs and end up talking about deeper questions the economic implications of a truly tech-savvy Chinese government, specifically:

Rules affecting group chats in WeChat, QQ, and Baidu Tieba
The technical sophistication of China's internet control policy
How China's policy towards the internet helped create BAT
What a China with perfect information might look like

22: P2P lending, retail banking, and the future of online services with Ling Kong Oct 02, 2017

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John and Matt talk with Ling Kong, CTO of Dianrong about:

How peer-to-peer (P2P) lending got started
What makes Dianrong different from their competitors (hint: there's a reason we're talking to the CTO)
How the government sees the P2P lending industry
Why and how China's credit habits are changing
What a private blockchain application could look like

21: China's ICO ban with Patrick Dai Sep 18, 2017

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This week, John speaks with Patrick Dai, co-founder & chairman of Qtum foundation, about:

What ICOs are
Why companies want to do ICOs
How many ICOs are fraudulent
Why the Chinese government banned ICOs
How long the ban will last
How this will affect blockchain companies and applications

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