In episode 77 of Tech Buzz China, co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying Lu tackle a topic that has become the next big thing in China ecommerce: C2M, or consumer to manufacturer. Although the acronym itself is not new, the term has been redefined within the past two years, driven by the choices of a handful of key founders and companies. Listen to learn about why we think this new iteration is at once innovative and transformational, why both factories and brands stand to benefit, and what this all means for the future of manufacturing and commerce -- in China and globally.
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We have finished uploading all of our past episodes onto the new Tech Buzz China YouTube channel and putting them together into playlists by sector — check them out! As always, our past transcripts are viewable on our website, as well as at pandaily.com and supchina.com.
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Thank you to our ever-talented producers, Caiwei Chen and Kaiser Kuo, as well as to Jason MacRonald at SupChina.
Ep. 84: 2021 China Internet Report with SCMP CEO Gary Liu
Ep. 83: Acquired crossover — 2021 China tech trends
Ep. 82: Q1 China ecommerce update with BigOne Lab
Ep. 81: What it takes to win in China - Rui Ma with Karl Ulrich
Ep. 80: Community (grocery) group buying: The next must-win market in China?
Ep. 79: Yatsen Group: Cosmetics ecommerce superstar and China’s L’Oreal for the digital age?
Ep. 78: China’s Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP) dreams
Ep. 76: Lufax IPO and the end of P2P lending in China
Ep. 75: China ecommerce SaaS: Youzan, Weimob, and WeChat mini programs
Ep. 74: Ant Group: The biggest IPO…ever?
Ep. 73: KE Holdings: China’s second largest platform?
Ep. 72: What makes TikTok tick: A dialogue with Eugene Wei
Ep. 71: Industry trends in China’s COVID-19 recovery, with Mu Chen
Ep. 70: Livestreaming ecommerce with Lauren Hallanan
Ep. 69: China AI with Jeff Ding
Ep. 68: Entertainment livestreaming outside of China with Shang Koo of M17.asia
Ep. 67: TikTok’s siblings: ByteDance’s other video apps
Ep. 66: Beyond TikTok: Bytedance’s ambitions in gaming and education
Ep. 65 (Extra Buzz Special): Luckin’s luck ran out
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