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.

Matt and John try to understand the recent (and not so recent) moves by China's internet giants into offline retail.

Matt and John talk with Charlie Moseley, an American games developer based in Chengdu. We start the conversation about PlayerUnkown's Battlegrounds and then go into the future of Steam as well as PUBG's prospects in 2018.

[This was recorded on 01 Feb 2018]

Matt and John talk with Edith Yeung, managing partner at 500 Startups about blockchain, AI, and how China's startups fit into global trends.

Edith Yeung on WeChat: edithyeung

Matt and John welcome Elijah Whaley, CMO of PARKLU, onto the show again. We catch up with what's he's been working on lately and then discuss some new heavy-handed rent-seeking from Weibo.

Matt and John talk with Manya Koetse, found and editor-in-chief of What's on Weibo, about how the role of Weibo in Chinese society and its continuing relevance in public discourse.

Matt and John talk about recent developments in WeChat, including new insights from WeChat Open Class, the role of mini programs and games, and "WeChat as a Platform" (WaaP).

Matt and John talk with Naomi Wu, a well-known online personality known for her hardware and making projects.

Thanks a bunch to @Broadcastorm for the suggestion and making the intro!

Matt and John talk with Zennon Kapron, founder of Kapron Asia, about fintech in China, P2P lending, fintech IPOs, and money in China

This week, Matt and John discuss the top 5 trends (plus some honorable mentions) in China's tech for 2017 and make some predictions going into 2018. This is the second of two parts.