Today we'll talk about Yingying's one hundred & one challenges on her very own journey to the West, which gives us a handy framework to track the rise of social media in China and it's ever-expanding and more central role in people's daily lives.

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Our week on Making Friends starts with a hopefully fresh take on guanxi, the most traditional (and overdiscussed) style of Chinese network & relationship building. The rest of the week we’ll look at Chinese social media, tips for creating lasting bonds, & much more. 

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It’s Friday, and we have company! In a preview of Season 2’s format, Elliott Zaagman ("China Tech Investor”) helps us broadly frame the structural differences between investing in China versus the West. Plus we sum up this week, and look to the next. Cheers!

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Some of our shows are funnier than others. But there’s not too much that’s funny about the epidemic of overconsumption - the serious dark side of easy credit and fast money - that a generation of people is grappling with now for the first time. Still: we try. Enjoy! 

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What do AliPay, Apple Pay, WeChat Pay, and other cashless apps have in common? For one thing, they all make payments super easy and convenient - but sometimes, TOO convenient. Join us today to dig in! And guess what rhymes with “cashless apps”…? 

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Filial piety, the concept of being respectful to your parents, cuts across cultures. But the meaning of this in China (xiao) goes deeper and has far greater implications than it does for most people in the West. Today we get into it, PLUS - introducing the “HCW” Drinking Game! 😄

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Everyone has probably heard of China’s historical relationship to paper money. But we blow past that in the first minute or so to get into how the VALUE of money here shaped the culture, and many more interesting tidbits. Happy Monday! 

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On Brendan's OTHER podcast, he & Yingying Li talk about lessons learned from doing “How China Works”, plus how the crazy and ever-changing US-China dynamic is affecting us, our friends, our plans, and how we are changing our trajectories as a result. Search "Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom" wherever you get THIS show, or follow the link below...

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What even IS a “Super Digital Life”? How did China go from being the 77th country on the internet to the 2nd most powerful in record time? And what does it all mean? We look at all this, plus wrap Week 4, tease Week 5, and drop a SURPRISE too...

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The focus today is mostly on FEMALE leadership and accomplishment. Did you know that 70% of Chinese woman billionaires are self-made? And that China leads the world in the percentage of top execs who are female? Wow! 

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