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. 24: The Man and the Firm Behind China’s Tech Renaissance
Ep. 23: Update on Meituan, the Super App that Won Against a Thousand Clones
Ep. 22: NIO — The Road Ahead for ‘China’s Tesla’
Ep. 21: Is WeChat Bulletproof?
Ep. 20: Are Startups Behind the Rising Rents in Beijing?
Ep. 19: Tencent and the Case of the Missing $140 Billion
Ep. 18: China vs. Google: Rematch?
Ep. 17: Pinduoduo: From Zero to $23B in Three Years
Ep. 16: Bike Sharing in China, Part 2: Mobike and the Future of Personal Transportation
Ep. 15: Bike sharing in China, Part 1: Ofo’s Wild Ride
Ep. 14: Xiaomi: Bull or Bear? A Post-IPO Debate
Ep. 13: JD, Google, and the War for the Rest of the World
Ep. 12: Bitmain - the Most Valuable Crypto Company in the World?
Ep. 11: After Alibaba, Team Jack Ma's Newest Centacorn: Ant Financial
Ep. 10: Meituan, the Super App that Won Against a Thousand Clones
Ep. 9: Tencent vs. Toutiao
Ep. 8: Lu Qi and Baidu: The Breakup That Broke China’s Heart
Ep. 7: Live Streaming in China: How to Win Fans and Influence Losers
Ep. 6: Murder on the Didi Express, and China’s Love Affair with EVs
Ep. 5: Has Tencent Lost Its Mojo?
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