In episode 80 of Tech Buzz China, Rui and Ying talk about community group buying 社区团购 shèqū tuángòu, or CGB, which is the hottest thing in China tech right now. In addition to startups raising crazy funds — one just raised $700 million — the internet giants have all gone in with guns blazing, and investors are bullish.
Listen and follow along with us as we explore what exactly CGB is, and what makes it so special — and controversial. Listeners will also hear from one of our favorite China tech writers, Lillian Li of the Chinese Characteristics newsletter, who just wrote two issues on this topic.
Yup, Rui is still researching and writing on ByteDance for her ebook. You can get updates on it and our other work by subscribing to her newsletter, at techbuzzchina.com. Be sure to also check out the Tech Buzz China YouTube channel, which has some video-only content. Our transcripts are available on our website, as well as at pandaily.com and supchina.com.
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Thank you to our teams at SupChina and Pandaily, and especially Caiwei Chen, Kaiser Kuo, and Jason MacRonald.
Ep. 64: Telemedicine in China in the time of COVID-19: Part 2
Ep. 63: China telemedicine in the time of COVID-19: Part 1
Ep. 62: Real pain for Chinese real estate startups
Ep. 61: Getting educated on China K-12 tutoring edtech
Ep. 60: Wuhan Coronavirus: Impact on China Tech
Ep. 59: China Tech 2019 in Review
Ep. 58: China grocery ecommerce: Bloodbath or gold mine?
Ep. 57: Bilibili — the YouTube of China?
Ep. 56: Not just TikTok: A short history of Chinese short video abroad
Ep. 55: Kuaishou: The Anti-Douyin/TikTok?
Ep. 54: Influencers, KOLs, idols, and the future of China ecommerce
Ep. 53: NetEase — Developing Pigs, Games, and People
Ep. 52: Zhihu and Kuaishou — Has China’s Quora Found Its Prince Charming?
Ep. 51: Overview of China Tech: Rui Ma on SupChina Access
Ep. 50: TechBuzz Live: The Transpacific Experiment: How China and California Collaborate and Compete for Our Future
Ep. 49: China’s Gen-Z and its newest poison: sneakers
Ep. 48: Three Squirrels: The Nutty World of Chinese D2C Brands
Ep. 47: Chinese K12 English EdTech: VIPKid and How Learning is Earning
Ep. 46: Futu, Tiger, and the trillion-dollar overseas online brokerage business from China
Ep. 45: Totally Lit or Just Hot Air? The Rise of E-Cigarettes in China
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