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Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Livecast #14: Richard Turrin on China's Digital Yuan
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Richard (Rich) Turrin is the international best-selling author of “Cashless - China’s Digital Currency Revolution” and “Innovation Lab Excelle...
Ep. 84: 2021 China Internet Report with SCMP CEO Gary Liu
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 84 of Tech Buzz China features co-host Rui Ma in conversation with Gary Liu, CEO of the South China Morning Post on the hottest five trends sh...
Livecast #12: Andy Tian, Copy from China, Exporting Live Social Apps Globally
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Tian is the founder of Asia innovations group, a company that has a suite of live social apps, e.g. Uplive, Lamour, SupreFans with more than 410 ...
Livecast #10: Richard Xu Investing in Chinese Entrepreneurs Going Overseas
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Richard is the co-founder of Grandview Capital, a VC fund focused on investing in Chinese entrepreneurs who do business outside of China (AKA go overs...
Livecast #8: Ray Hu of Blue Lake Capital on China SaaS
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ray Hu is the founder of Blue Lake Capital, an early stage VC fund in China with about $700mm under management. Blue Lake specializes in SaaS investme...
Livecast #9: Albus Yu of China Growth Capital on China DTCs
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Albus Yu works for China Growth Capital, a venture capital fund that manages about 1.4 billion dollars. He specializes in consumer internet, consumer ...
Livecast #6: Ron Cao, A 20 Year China VC on Semis, SPACs and Blockchain
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded March 9, 2021.Ron Cao has spent 20 years as a venture capitalist in China. He first went there during the 90s when semiconductor investing wa...
Livecast #4: Deep Dive into Agora $API with Kevin Xu of Interconnected.blog
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded Thursday 2/10/21.Kevin, now at Github, is the founder of interconnected.blog, a bilingual newsletter on the intersections of tech, business, ...
Livecast #7: Jordan Berke, former Walmart China Head of E-Commerce
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Berke spent fifteen years transforming the world's largest retailer into a truly digital organization by leading strategic alliances with JinDo...
Livecast #5: Boyu Hu of XVC: Early Kuaishou Investor
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Early on in VC, Boyu Hu was at DCM China and worked on the Kuaishou deal. Now he has his own fund XVC, managing $600mm, focusing on consumer internet....
Livecast #3: Growing 2 Unicorns at China Speed with Jack Yang
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded live Feb. 10, 2021.Q&A with Jack Yujie Yang who led the growth of Mobike, China's leading bikesharing company (acquired by Meituan for $2...
Livecast 2: The Business of Cybersecurity in China with Ed Tsai, ex-QiAnXin
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded Feb. 5, 2021.On this livecast, we chat with seasoned investor Ed Tsai on the business of cybersecurity in China. Here are the main points:Ed'...
Ep.82: Q1 China E-commerce update with BigOne Lab
01 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One of Tech Buzz China’s partners is leading alternative data firm BigOne Lab, who is one of the best sources on detailed operational data for large...
Ep. 81：What it takes to win in China
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 81 of Tech Buzz China continues our series of audio experiments, and features co-host Rui Ma in conversation with Wharton professor Karl Ulric...
Ep. 80: Community (grocery) group buying: The next must-win market in China?
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 80 of Tech Buzz China, Rui and Ying talk about community group buying 社区团购 shèqū tuáng&ogra...
Ep. 79: Yatsen Group: China's L'Oreal for the digital age?
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 79 of Tech Buzz China, Rui and Ying talk about a company that aspires to be “China’s L’Oréal” for the digital age: Yats...
Ep. 78: China's Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP) dreams
05 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 78 of Tech Buzz China features our co-host Rui Ma in conversation with Yán Xiāo 肖妍 on the timely topic of China’s proposed natio...
Ep. 77: The next thing in China ecommerce? Consumer to manufacturer (C2M)
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ecom...
Ep. 76: Lufax IPO and the end of P2P lending in China
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 76 of Tech Buzz China, co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying Lu take advantage of the recent Lufax IPO filing (Chinese name: 陆...
Ep. 75: China E-Commerce SaaS
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 75 of Tech Buzz China, co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying Lu talk about China ecommerce SaaS (software as a service), which ...
Ep. 73: KE Holdings: China's second-largest platform?
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 73 of Tech Buzz China, co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying Lu return to the typical deep-dive format you’ve come to expect,...
Ep. 71: Industry trends in China’s COVID-19 recovery, with Mu Chen
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 71 of Tech Buzz China features Mu Chen in conversation with our co-hosts Ying Lu and Rui Ma, on the topic of digital and consumption trends in...
Ep. 70: Livestreaming ecommerce with Lauren Hallanan
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 70 of Tech Buzz China features Lauren Hallanan in conversation with our co-hosts Ying Lu and Rui Ma on...
Ep. 69: China AI with Jeff Ding
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 69 of Tech Buzz China features our co-host Rui Ma in dialogue with Jeff Ding, a Rhodes Scholar and D.Phil Researcher ...
Ep. 68: Entertainment livestreaming outside of China with Shang Koo of M17.asia
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 68 of Tech Buzz China features our co-host Rui Ma in dialogue with Shang Koo, the CFO of M17 Entertainment, or M...
Ep. 67: TikTok’s siblings: ByteDance’s other video apps
24 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 67 of Tech Buzz China, hosts Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu discuss the ByteDance family of video apps outside of TikTok, including Xigua, Hu...
Ep. 65 (Extra Buzz Special): Luckin’s luck ran out
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 65 of Tech Buzz China is a special one — a reading of the seventh issue of Extra Buzz, our new biweekly newsletter written by...
Ep. 64: Telemedicine in China in the time of COVID-19: Part 2
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 64 of Tech Buzz China is the second of two episodes on the Chinese telemedicine sector, which is closely watched in the wake of COVID-19. This...
Ep. 66: Beyond TikTok: Bytedance’s ambitions in gaming and education
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 66 of Tech Buzz China, co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu talk about Bytedance’s forays into gaming and education — moves that have been ...
Ep. 63: China telemedicine in the time of COVID-19: Part 1
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 63 of Tech Buzz China is on the Chinese telemedicine sector, which has quickly evolved to become one of the most interesting businesses in Chi...
Ep. 62: Real pain for Chinese real estate startups
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 62 of Tech Buzz China is on co-living and co-working, two of the formerly hottest — and now possibly coldest — sectors in China tech. Co-h...
Ep. 61: Getting educated on China K-12 tutoring edtech
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 61 of Tech Buzz China is on K-12 edtech entrepreneurs, who are seeing their businesses grow instead of shrink in the wake of the coronavirus. ...
Ep. 59: China Tech 2019 in Review
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 59 of Tech Buzz China takes a retrospective look at 2019 in China internet culture and business happenings. Co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying...
Ep. 58: China Grocery E-Commerce: Bloodbath or Gold Mine?
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 58 of Tech Buzz China, our first episode of the new decade, co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu talk about grocery e-commerce, or buying fresh...
Ep. 57: Bilibili — the You Tube of China?
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Here at TechBuzz, we have been busy preparing for our second Investor Trip for March 2–6, 2020. If you are a full-time investor with at least 10 yea...
Ep. 56: Not just TikTok: A short history of Chinese short video abroad
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 56 of TechBuzz China is all about short video, which our co-hosts comment should by now be considered one of China’s “New Four G...
Ep. 54: Influencers, KOLs, idols, and the future of China ecommerce
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
TechBuzz China is back from China! We are happy to say that the week of back-to-back meetings we had in our first-ever Investor Trip was a great succe...
Ep. 52: Zhihu and Kuaishou — Has China’s Quora Found Its Prince Charming?
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
TechBuzz China is going to China! As part of our inaugural invite-only TechBuzz China Investor Trip for public market investors taking place right aft...
Ep. 51: Overview of China tech: Rui Ma on SupChina Access
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 51 of TechBuzz China is our second consecutive show that is in a unique format. It features a replay of TechBuzz co-host Rui Ma’s ...
Ep. 50: TechBuzz Live: The Transpacific Experiment
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 50 of TechBuzz China is unique: it’s our first live recording! It features co-host Rui Ma in conversation with author and journali...
Ep. 49: China’s Gen-Z and its newest poison: sneakers
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 49 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma continue their exploration of the converging trends between the U.S. and China’...
Ep. 48: Three Squirrels: The Nutty World of Chinese D2C Brands
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 48 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma take a look at the direct-to-consumer, or D2C, brands in China. Specifically, t...
Ep. 47: Chinese K12 English EdTech: VIPKid and How Learning is Earning
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 47 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma dive into a topic they have been wanting to cover for a while now: Chinese educ...
Ep. 45: Totally Lit or Just Hot Air? The Rise of E-Cigarettes in China
24 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 45 of TechBuzzChina, co-hosts Ying-YingLu and Rui Ma talk about the rise of what has been touted as “the next bigtrend” in China tech: ...
Ep 44: So Young, More Beautiful - The Allure of China's Plastic Surgery Market
11 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 44 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about So-Young, an internet company that markets and facilitates plastic surger...
Ep. 43: Douyu’s IPO, Panda.TV’s Death - Let the Games Begin
26 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 43 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma dive into the world of gaming livestreaming, which is a pretty big industry in China...
Ep. 41: The Company Behind China’s Kylie Jenner is Going Public
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 41 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about Ruhnn (RUHN), a relatively small yet significant company that filed for I...
Ep. 39: Podcasting in China — the Myth and the Reality
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 39 of TechBuzz China is on a topic of special interest to our co-hosts, Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma: podcasting in China! It was sparked...
Ep. 38: Battle of the Red Packets
20 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 38 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma dive into this year’s Battle of the Red Packets. The name refers to the custo...
Ep. 37: The WeChat Mini Program — The End of Apps or Not?
05 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 37 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma dive into the world of WeChat Mini Programs. Arguably some of the biggest innovation...
Ep. 36: China Tech is Risky Business - Pinduoduo Hack and DJI Corruption Scandal
27 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 36 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about the dirty, risky, and more unseemly aspects of China tech, primarily focu...
Ep. 35: New WeChat Challengers: Duoshan, Toilet, and Bullet 2.0
21 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 35 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about competitors to the reigning Chinese social media champion, WeChat. S...
Ep. 34: WeChat’s 7.0 Update and Allen Zhang, the Man Behind the App
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 34 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about the latest version of WeChat, which first came out on iOS the third week ...
Ep. 33: Tencent Music - Totally Not China’s Spotify
30 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 33 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about Tencent Music (TME), which finally completed its $1.2 billion IPO after a...
Ep. 32: Luckin Coffee, Starbucks Challenger or New Breed F&B?
14 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 32 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about Luckin Coffee, the hybrid online-offline coffee chain unicorn startup tha...
Ep. 30: The Greatest Trainwreck of China Internet -- Renren, China’s Facebook
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 30 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about Renren Inc., the closest Chinese analogue to Facebook. The former near-mo...
Ep. 29: Alibaba Singles’ Day $30.8Bn Extravaganza - The Real Deal or Not?
17 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 29 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about China’s version of “Black Friday,” the biggest ecommerce shopping f...
Ep. 27: Poking at the Hornet’s Nest: Fake Reviews in China Tech
01 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Ep. 27 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma discuss the latest scandal to come out of Chinese internet -- fake reviews on one of Chi...
Ep. 26: The O2O Local Services War: Alibaba vs. Meituan? Part 2: Koubei
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Ep. 26 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma discuss Koubei, rounding up the second installment of a two-part deep-dive into the loca...
Ep. 25: The O2O Local Services War: Alibaba vs. Meituan? Part 1: ele.me
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Ep. 25 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about Alibaba’s recent moves to firm up its strategy around local services, putti...
Ep. 24: The Man and the Firm behind China’s Tech Renaissance
11 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Ep. 24 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about China Renaissance Group, a tech-focused investment bank founded and led by on...
Ep. 23: Update on Meituan, the Super App that Won Against a Thousand Clones
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Holidays, TechBuzz listeners! That’s right, it’s Mid-Autumn Festival, followed closely by Golden Week for the Pandaily team back in Beijing....
22. NIO - The Road Ahead for “China’s Tesla”
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Ep. 22 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about electric carmaker NIO, which went public on September 12 on the NYSE. This ep...
21. Is WeChat Bulletproof?
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Ep. 21 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about the new messaging app, Bullet Messenger, which took the Chinese internet by s...
20. Are Startups Behind the Rising Rents in Beijing?
07 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Ep. 20 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma look into the alleged causes behind the recent 22% hike in rent prices in Beijing, a ris...
19. Tencent and the Case of the Missing $140B
29 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
So far in 2018, Tencent’s stock price has continued to tumble from analysts’ price targets. Today, it sits at $430B, a far cry from its $570B mark...
17. Pinduoduo: From Zero to $23B in Three Years
09 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma tell the story of Pinduoduo. Starting with the company’s founding in 2015, they ...
16. Bike-sharing in China Pt 2: Mobike and the Future of Personal Transportation
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of TechBuzz China is our second of two focused on bike-sharing in China. In it, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma tell the story of the re...
15. Bike-sharing in China Part 1: Ofo’s Wild Ride
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Internet age has brought with it the “New Four Great Inventions” of China: high speed trains, scan-and-pay mobile payments, bike-sharing, and ...
14. Xiaomi: Bull or Bear? A Post-IPO Debate
18 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Xiaomi's recent IPO in Hong Kong was the world's biggest tech IPO since Alibaba's in 2014, but will it soar in the stock market and become the Apple o...
13. JD, Google, and the War for the Rest of the World
11 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On June 18, JD.com concluded its annual shopping festival with a transaction volume of around US$24.5 billion. On the same day, the e-commerce platf...
12. Bitmain - the Most Valuable Crypto Company in the World
03 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As a TechBuzz China listener, you must be at least a little bit crypto-curious. This week on TechBuzz China, we talk in-depth about Bitmain, the most ...
11. After Alibaba, Team Jack Ma’s Newest Centacorn: Ant Financial
27 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Pandaily.com是一家向世界科技社区介绍中国创新的英文媒体，而TechBuzz China by Pandaily是其旗下向硅谷介绍中国创新的英...
10. Meituan, the Super App that Won Against a Thousand Clones
19 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on TechBuzz China by Pandaily, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma tell you how Wang Xing, the legendary Chinese serial entrepreneur who st...
9. Online spat to lawsuit spree: Inside Tencent and Toutiao’s Escalating War
14 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Pandaily.com是一家向世界科技社区介绍中国创新的英文媒体，而TechBuzz China by Pandaily是其旗下向硅谷介绍中国创新的英...
8. Lu Qi & Baidu: the Breakup that Broke China’s Heart
05 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Pandaily.com是一家向世界科技社区介绍中国创新的英文媒体，而TechBuzz China by Pandaily是其旗下向硅谷介绍中国创新的英...
7. Live Streaming in China: How to Win Fans and Influence Losers
30 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Pandaily.com是一家向世界科技社区介绍中国创新的英文媒体，而TechBuzz China by Pandaily是其旗下向硅谷介绍中国创新的英...
6. Murder on the DiDi Express and China's Love Affair with EVs
23 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Pandaily.com是一家向世界科技社区介绍中国创新的英文媒体，而TechBuzz China by Pandaily是其旗下向硅谷介绍中国创新的英...
5. Has Tencent Lost Its Mojo?
16 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Pandaily.com是一家向世界科技社区介绍中国创新的英文媒体，而TechBuzz China by Pandaily是其旗下向硅谷介绍中国创新的英...
4. Xiaomi's Record-Breaking IPO and Baidu's New Finance Spinoff
09 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Pandaily.com是一家向世界科技社区介绍中国创新的英文媒体，而TechBuzz China by Pandaily是其旗下向硅谷介绍中国创新的英...
3. The U.S. Sanctions ZTE, and Sexism in China's Tech Sector
04 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Pandaily.com是一家向世界科技社区介绍中国创新的英文媒体，而TechBuzz China by Pandaily是其旗下向硅谷介绍中国创新的英...
2. The Rise of Social Commerce and The Future of Co-Working in China
24 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Pandaily.com是一家向世界科技社区介绍中国创新的英文媒体，而TechBuzz China是其旗下向硅谷介绍中国创新的英文播客。...
1. Toutiao's Apology and Mobike's Acquisition by Meituan-Dianping
18 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Pandaily.com是一家向世界科技社区介绍中国创新的英文媒体，而TechBuzz China是其旗下向硅谷介绍中国创新的英文播客。...