The coming cold war of internets between China and the US in 2038
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Chinese tech globalizing like the US, with drones and bikeshares leading the way
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Dockless bikeshares in Europe predated the arrival of Chinese companies like Ofo and Mobike, at least in Berlin, but it was a recent trip in Shenzhen and Beijing that I saw their potential at scale. I am used to seeing Chinese tech phenomena remain just that, ie, limited to China. But the near omnipresence of these bikes in major cities — I…
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From rice bunnies to grass mud horses, an interview with An Xiao Mina
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Melon Festival Year 2: emphasizing the science in science fiction
Posted on by Jason Li
The second Melon festival about “science fiction, innovation and the future” took place in Hong Kong on March 17 and was markedly more packed, slick and diverse than its predecessor. Festival organizers added a third set of speakers – scientists – to their roster this year on top of the previously-featured science fiction authors and…
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An inside look at one of China’s first Taobao villages
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Follow the Magpie, a rare stream of primary research about social media in China
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Christina Xu, Tricia Wang, and Pheona Chen just launched a new newsletter about the conversations and trends happening on the internet in China today and we should all subscribe now.
In their opening essay about the project, they write:
Our goal is to create something…
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Peak bike-sharing in China?
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From Samantha Culp‘s Instagram:
Compared to four months ago, I’m seeing many more of these signs (on private buildings/driveways) as cities try to manage the chaos of the bike-sharing boom
…it’s just that there are too many of the shared bikes (competing startups flush with…
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Why publish Chinese comics? (Paradise Systems)
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Paradise Systems is a new player in the comics publishing world specializing in independent comics from China and the US. Ahead of their book launch in Brooklyn this Thursday, we sat down with their co-founder Orion Martin to talk about the new venture.
Q: Why publish Chinese comics?
Few people…
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The Melon sci-fi conference: a stimulating clash of worlds
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The inaugural Melon science fiction conference took place on April 19-20 in Hong Kong. A modest, two-day event, it brought together writers, producers, lawyers and entrepreneurs who work in science fiction and its adjacent industries. One of the main draws of the conference was its mix of speakers from both Greater China and the West, a rare get together in…
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4 China tech innovators beyond Xiaomi
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