For China’s livestreaming craze, the party is over it seems—now that the Communist party has arrived. On Thursday, China’s State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio,…
VROOM
Tesla is shifting gears in China by manufacturing its own cars there
Tesla is inching ever closer to its China dream. Yesterday (June 22) the company confirmed that it is “in talks” with the municipal government of…
WORLD OF HOPE, AND NOPE
Uber has always represented the best and worst of the global economy
During his tenure at Uber, Travis Kalanick turned an American startup into a global behemoth using a simple strategy—just barge in. Don’t ask governments for…
UBER AND OUT
Travis Kalanick has resigned as CEO of Uber
It’s the end of an era for Uber. Travis Kalanick, co-founder and CEO of the embattled ride-hailing company, has resigned from his position as CEO,…
GATEWAY '17
In Detroit, Jack Ma called counterfeit goods the “cancer” of Alibaba
On June 20 Jack Ma took the stage in Detroit in front of thousands of entrepreneurs for Gateway ’17—an event intended to draw US small…
GATEWAY '17
Alibaba has come to Detroit to sell small businesses the Chinese dream
Alibaba is selling the Chinese dream this week—in Detroit. The Chinese e-commerce giant is pulling out all the stops to impress America at Gateway ’17,…
FLAT TIRE
China’s bike-sharing boom is hitting speed bumps in the West
In their home market, China’s bike-sharing companies are charging full speed ahead. But in the West, they’re stuck in first gear. Throughout 2016 and into…
POST-FACT
A visit by the Dalai Lama is dividing a US campus where 14% of students are from China
This Saturday (June 17), the Dalai Lama will deliver a commencement address at the University of California San Diego, where a good portion of the…
REMEMBER OZYMANDIAS
The brother of Singapore’s prime minister may enter self-exile, all because of a house
A patriarch dies, the family mourns, and then promptly fights over the house. That’s what’s happening in Singapore, only the patriarch was the architect of…
HOT TIPS
Apple’s new App Store policies target China’s online tipping economy
Apple has a tip for China—all online tips must go through Apple before they go anywhere else. This past week the hardware giant unveiled two…
RUMOR MILL
WeChat has a great new tool for fighting fake news, but there’s one little problem: Beijing
Today Chinese internet giant Tencent launched a new feature (link in Chinese) for its WeChat app designed to collect and debunk online rumors, which remain…
BY DEGREES
The Chinese government just issued a new set of rules for foreign students studying in China
The Chinese government has issued new guidance for China’s universities, on how to manage students from overseas. Like many of China’s updates on regulations, there’s…
