Ideas 30 November 2022 China’s livestream shopping craze hits a ceiling Bytedance is looking for other e-commerce revenue streams even as TikTok plans to bring the trend to the U.S.
Ideas 21 September 2022 How TikTok became an e-commerce juggernaut in China The company made the right bets on live shopping, but it's struggled to bring that success overseas.
Ideas 16 June 2022 What Chinese media reveals about Shein’s secretive operations A glimpse into the e-commerce giant’s ruthless efficiency.
Ideas 17 May 2022 Why Chinese sellers are quitting Amazon Amazon once helped China’s exporters reach a huge and lucrative audience. Now, they urgently need to wean themselves off.
Ideas 5 December 2021 China forced DiDi off a U.S. stock exchange. Who’s next? Tech giants like Alibaba are open targets, and new players are in limbo.
Ideas 15 October 2021 All risk, no reward: Why Microsoft gutted LinkedIn in China Why deal with political risk when your product isn’t working anyway?
Ideas 15 September 2021 Beijing’s breakup of Alipay was inevitable The real question is how it was allowed to get so powerful in the first place.
Ideas 23 August 2021 The China tech bubble is bursting. That’s not a bad thing for investors Beijing isn’t looking to break up its tech giants, and there’s more to the sector than Alibaba and Tencent.
Ideas 2 August 2021 Alibaba and Tencent are getting ahead of Beijing’s sweeping internet reforms China's biggest tech rivals are moving to make their platforms interoperable. It's a calculated gamble that might just pay off.
