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      The 2010s: The Golden Decade of the Mobile Internet
      December 31, 2019 · miscellaneous,general,review
      {{{Alexander Kremer}}} The opinions expressed in this essay reflect my personal views only. While this article aims to paint a broader picture about the rise and spread of the mobile internet over the past decade, it largely draws on examples in the US and China based on American and Chinese...
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      Interview with Gridsum: understanding one of China's most understated IT companies
      December 22, 2019 · Gridsum,enterpriseSW
      {{{Qiang Ha and Hima Tammineedi}}} Gridsum is a leading provider of enterprise-grade cloud-based big-data analytics and artificial intelligence ("AI") solutions in China. Gridsum’s client list spans multinational enterprises and large local companies operating in China, including a substantial...
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      Navigating AI Governance in a Global Context
      December 3, 2019 · AI,Policy,Governance
      {{{Samuel Curtis}}} Brian Tse (谢旻希) is a Senior Advisor at the Partnership on AI and a Policy Affiliate with the University of Oxford’s Center for the Governance of AI. His current work focuses on improving global coordination in AI safety and security. He has advised or collaborated with...
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      Scooter-sharing hype in Europe, a deja-vu?
      July 12, 2019 · mobility
      {{{Alexander Kremer}}} The opinions expressed in this essay do reflect my personal views only. The original version of this article has been published on China Tech Blog. France first and next up Germany? Starting last month, Germany allowed scooter-sharing companies to officially operate...
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      China's tech trajectory - Perspectives from a European VC
      May 14, 2019 · venture capital
      {{{Max Schubert}}} Hussein Kanji is a founding partner at Hoxton Ventures, a London-based early-stage European venture capital firm which invested in the unicorns Darktrace and Deliveroo. Before founding Hoxton Ventures, he worked in Silicon Valley for over 10 years before joining Accel in...
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      Exclusive interview with the Bosch China Executive Vice President Automotive (2/2)
      March 19, 2019 · mobility · 3
      {{{Chris Yuan}}} On the 3rd of January 2019 we had the chance to interview David Xu, Executive Vice President and Head of Mobility Solutions at Bosch China. Bosch China is part of the engineering and electronics company Robert Bosch GmbH, which generated revenues of €78bn in 2017 and is the...
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      Exclusive interview with the Bosch China Executive Vice President Automotive (1/2)
      March 13, 2019 · mobility · 1
      {{{Chris Yuan}}} On the 3rd of January 2019 we had the chance to interview David Xu, Executive Vice President and Head of Mobility Solutions at Bosch China. Bosch China is part of the engineering and electronics company Robert Bosch GmbH, which generated revenues of €78bn in 2017 and is the...
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      Exclusive interview with the Founder of Africa's largest entrepreneurship network
      March 4, 2019 · miscellaneous
      {{{Olayemi Anifowose-Eso and Gian Marco Brizzolara}}} Background on Okendo Lewis-Gayle and Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance Okendo-Lewis Gayle is the Founder of Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance and Inaugural founder in residence at Schwarzman College, Beijing. Additionally, he serves as Chairman of...
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      China's viral social media success in the West: Bytedance's TikTok
      February 15, 2019 · miscellaneous · 2
      {{{Jake Miller-Randle}}} If you were asked to name the most valuable startup in the worl, you’d probably recite sharing-economy giants such as Uber, DiDi, Airbnb or WeWork. Jinri Toutiao, or Bytedance (the name of its parent company) wouldn’t even register in the minds of many, let alone exist...
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      Exclusive interview with the founder of China-India Foundation (2/2)
      February 13, 2019 · miscellaneous
      {{{Kushal Prakash & Gian Marco Brizzolara}}} On December 5, Ashish Dhawan held a fireside chat at Schwarzman College in Tsinghua University, Beijing. After the chat, the ChinaTech blog team sat with him to hear his thoughts on the cultural and economic aspects of China India collaboration, and...
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    • Our story

      There is a common misperception in Western society that China is mainly a manufacturing hub for cheap products. In reality however, China is quickly becoming a global leader in developing technological innovations and successfully transforming them into business models.

       

      Today, 9 of the 20 most valuable technology firms globally are based in China and is likely to surpass the United States as the premier destination for venture capital funding.

       

      In contrast to the pace and magnitude of advancements in Chinese tech and entrepreneurship remains largely underreported.

       

      Studying and working in Beijing and Shanghai, we are determined to leverage our on-the-ground insights to give you a better idea of what China’s tech and entrepreneurship is all about. No matter if you are in tech, in a startup, engaging in global business or just want to broaden your horizon, this blog will give you a look at some mind-blowing developments in far East.

    • Core team

      Competent team with diverse experience across region and sector

      Wookjae Jung

      Beijing

      Schwarzman Scholar

      and Corporate Marketing at Horizon Robotics

      Lucas Coronel

      Beijing

      Schwarzman Scholar

      Cedric Jaeger

      Shanghai

      London Business School and Fudan University

      David Morency

      Beijing

      Schwarzman Scholar and former VC intern at Grove Ventures

      Felipe Flores

      Beijing

      Schwarzman Scholar

    • Contributors

      Contributors from global companies, investors, and analysts

      Qiang Ha

      Beijing

      Schwarzman Scholar and Big Data Enthusiast

      Hima

      Tammineedi

      Beijing

      Schwarzman Scholar and AI researcher

      Samuel Curtis

      Beijing

      Schwarzman Scholar

      Alexander Kremer

      Beijing

      Business Technologist at JD.com and Schwarzman Scholars Alumnus

      Xiaoyi Lv

      Shanghai

      Former Deutsche Bank Analyst and Graduate of the Technical University of Berlin

      Kushal Sagar

      Beijing

      Schwarzman Scholar and former Public Policy Professional

      Othmane Gacem

      Geneva

      MSc Candidate University of Geneva and former Deloitte Consulting Trainee

      Hannah Elten

      Bonn

      Associate at the German Develop. Institute and Schwarzman Scholars Alumna

      Daniel Kilimnik

      Beijing

      Schwarzman Scholar and former Business Analyst at McKinsey & Co.

      Olayemi Anifwose-Eso

      Beijing

      Schwarzman Scholar and former Intern at Credit Suisse

      Ross Jaggers

      Beijing

      Schwarzman Scholar and PhD in Chemistry

      Makha Varunpaijit

      Shanghai

      London Business School, Fudan University, UCLA

      Ken Harb-Wu

      Shanghai

      London Business School, Fudan University, former Intern McKinsey & Co.

      Andre Ringdorfer

      Shanghai

      London Business School, Fudan University, Intern United Nations

      Jake Miller-Randle

      Beijing

      Schwarzman Scholar and Public Policy Intern at Bytedance

      Chris Yuan

      Beijing

      Schwarzman Scholar and former Intern at Tesla

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