China Tech Briefing

News Briefing for July 20. It has been a tough few weeks for TikTok. On today’s show, we will take a look at how TikTok is entangled amid increasing tensions in the battle of global technology and politics. In What’s Up China, we will introduce you to HeyTea’s recent launch of its health soda product and China’s calorie-free drink market as a whole.

News Briefing for July 17. In today’s show, we will take a look at the visa restrictions targeting Huawei’s employees and other Chinese tech companies. At the same time, after months of lockdowns because of the pandemic, next week Chinese movie theaters will finally be able to open up and welcome their guests. So in today’s What’s up China, we will dive into how the film industry in China can survive through this uncertain period and what the future may be.

News Briefing for July 15. In today’s show, we will cover the UK’s ban on Huawei from the country’s 5G network. In What’s Up China, we will introduce a few Chinese online rental platforms to help you make better decisions if you plan on living in China.

News Briefing for July 13th. In today’s show, we will cover the recent immigration regulations from the Trump administration targeting international students in the United States and its impact on numerous Chinese study-abroad students. A fellow journalist who recently reported on this issue will join us as well to share his insights. In What’s up China, we will dive into the dramatic ownership battle for Dangdang, a Chinese online bookseller.

News Briefing for July 10th. In today’s episode, we cover the debut performance of Chinese gay dating platform BlueCity on the Nasdaq Global Market, Tesla’s expansion plan in China, ByteDance’s new overseas headquarters, Huawei’s latest operation system, an acquisition of a Chinese co-working space provider UCommune, and Bilibili’s new B2B matchmaking platform. In What’s up China, we will share a childhood story of Kanye West and his experience living in China, as the American rapper has recently declared his intent to run for the US presidency last week.

China Tech Briefing by Pandaily is a podcast that tells you about what is going on within the sphere of Chinese technology and beyond. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, begin your day with our essential 10-minute update of current news.

Music Credit to "Stronger" by Kanye West (2005)

News Briefing for July 8. In today’s show, we will cover possible restrictions on TikTok in the United States, e-commerce platform Dangdang’s ownership battle, the go-private offer for Sina, TikTok’s revenue milestone, and a new OnePlus cellphone release. In What’s up China, we will introduce you to another hit TV drama produced by iQiYi in addition to the prosperous market of Chinese video streaming platforms and web drama.

China Tech Briefing by Pandaily is a podcast that tells you about what is going on within the sphere of Chinese technology and beyond. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, begin your day with our essential 10-minute update of current news.

News Briefing for July 6th. In today’s show, we will provide you with special coverage of major players in China’s electric vehicle market as Leading Ideal confirms its US IPO plan. We will also bring in some updates about Luckin Coffee’s board meetings on the removal proposal of its chairman, Huawei’s 5G technology in Britain, Chinese chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. and a revenue milestone for Tencent’s battle game. In What’s up, China, we will look into the annual Gaokao, or College Entrance Exam, which is coming up tomorrow and will be a big deal for millions of students and their families.

China Tech Briefing by Pandaily is a podcast that tells you about what is going on within the sphere of Chinese technology and beyond. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, begin your day with our essential 10-minute update of current news.

News Briefing for July 3rd. In today’s show, we’ll continue to follow Luckin Coffee’s reorganization efforts after the results of the board meeting on the proposal to remove its chairman, Charles Zhengyao Lu; after that, we'll talk about Faraday Future, the share purchase of Car Inc., Alibaba Cloud’s overseas expansion, TikTok in India and Apple China. For What’s up, China?, we will catch up with a nonsensical advertising scam involving tech giant, Tencent, and Chinese chili sauce maker Lao Gan Ma.

China Tech Briefing is hosted by Caiwei Chen and co-produced by Caiwei Chen and Hazel Tang. Also thanks to our staff writer Zhao Lu. For more information, check our www.pandaily.com (http://www.pandaily.com/) and find us @thepandaily on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.

News Briefing for July 1st. In today’s news, we will cover the ban on Chinese apps in India, Pinduoduo’s new CEO and Airbnb’s new China COO, Alipay’s steps to boost the Chinese economy amid the pandemic, an unexpected lawsuit between Tencent and Laoganma, China’s chili sauce giant, and McDonald’s actions to reduce plastic use in China. For What’s up, China?, we will dive into a piece of personal news on a top livestreamer and his success in attaining a ‘Hukou’, a form of household registration, in Shanghai.

China Tech Briefing is hosted by Caiwei Chen and co-produced by Caiwei Chen and Hazel Tang. Also thanks to our reporter Zhao Lu with her writing and intern Qiu Jiayi for helping with the interview. For more information, check our www.pandaily.com (http://www.pandaily.com/) and find us @thepandaily on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.

"Oh My God! Buy it!" Credit to 李佳琦 Austin Li

News briefing for June 29th, 2020. China Tech Briefing by Pandaily is a podcast that tells you about what is going on within the sphere of Chinese technology and beyond. To keep up with the rapidly changing China tech world, make sure you're listening to our show every morning on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

In today’s show, we will continue to follow the updates of fraud-hit Luckin Coffee and its proposal to remove its chairman, Huawei’s largest flagship store in Shanghai, Didi Chuxing’s on-demand robotaxi service, Xiaomi in India, and Microsoft’s stores in China. At the end of the show, we will introduce to you a trending Chinese TV program everyone is talking about, Sisters Who Can Make Waves. The show re-examines the idol survival show craze here in China and how it’s shaping the popular culture landscape today.

China Tech Briefing is hosted by Caiwei Chen and co-produced by Caiwei Chen and Hazel Tang. For more information, check our www.pandaily.com (http://www.pandaily.com/) and find us @thepandaily on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.

Music: “Priceless Sisters 无价之姐” by Chris Lee