Special: 2021 China Tech Trends (with Tech Buzz China)

We team up with two of the very best English-language analysts
covering China tech today, Rui Ma and Ying Lu from the Tech Buzz
China podcast, to talk about the big trends happening on the
ground in China right now. We've had Rui and Ying's episodes on
repeat in our own podcast players for many years as we researched
our Meituan, PDD, Tencent and Alibaba episodes, and we're so
excited to have them finally join us live. We had a blast and
learned much more about what's actually happening in the world's
largest market than the relative trickle of news Western
audiences normally receive. Tune in!


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Topics and trends covered:

How Rui and Ying stay on top of trends in China tech remotely
from the US

The rise of “tech company like” CPG and other consumer brands
in China and extremely fast product development and iteration:
e.g., Genki Forest, Perfect Diary and Shein

Community group buying and the reinvention of commerce in
rural China (along with an eye-opening discussion of what
qualifies as “rural” in China... which is very different from the
West!)

Autonomous and electric vehicle design and production in
China (which is the world's largest car market), and the
government's push for China to become a global leader in both

The current state of anti-trust in China and why investors
and operators on the ground in China are optimistic about recent
developments



Links:


Tech Buzz China: https://www.techbuzzchina.com

TBC's fantastic Insider community for investors and
operators: https://www.techbuzzchina.com/insider