Inside China Tech

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Inside China Tech episodes

July 08, 2019 China still can’t compete with Silicon Valley. Can it ever catch up?
What makes Silicon Valley the global hub of innovation and will China ever catch up?
28 min
June 19, 2019 Trailer: Does top-down, state-led innovation work?
Silicon Valley was seeded with funding for military research at Stanford University.
3 min
May 31, 2019 Talking to people in China’s Silicon Valley amid the tech war
China’s Silicon Valley caught in crossfire of tech war as country’s most advanced technologies, from AI to drones and robotics, being developed in the area.
15 min
May 24, 2019 Here's how the US-China tech war is affecting small electronics companies
How much does the trade war affect small suppliers and distributors, and does China depend more on the US for its technology industry, or vice versa?
19 min
May 17, 2019 How facial recognition tech facilitates China’s surveillance
State surveillance camera makers largely benefited from the rise in demand for the technology after 9/11 terror attacks.
24 min
May 10, 2019 Explaining the blockchain revolution in China and how it's changing global banking
Venture capitalist and China tech expert Edith Yeung looks at how Beijing is embracing blockchain and its different approach to the West
22 min
May 03, 2019 Doors to America closing for Chinese graduates in hi-tech fields
The growing number of Chinese students in hi-tech fields face tightening US visa controls.
22 min
April 26, 2019 Exploring China’s rapidly evolving e-commerce landscape
We dive into the world of influencer marketing and Pinduoduo’s business model.
32 min
April 19, 2019 Analysing what’s behind the 996 GitHub protest in China
Millennial workers protesting against the grueling work schedules in China’s tech companies.
28 min
April 12, 2019 How live-streaming in China is monitored and censored
Analysing how one of China’s biggest live-streaming companies manages and censors the content from its 250 million monthly users, from cigarettes to cleavage, tattoos and protests.
20 min

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