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PayPal in China: Aiming for a slice of the cross-border transactions market

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Born in California in 1998 under the name of “Confinity”, PayPal is an online payment system which allows users to send and receive money around the world after associating a credit card or bank account. The platform has the record for the world’s first digital payment platform, and the it’s the oldest which is still […]

Bilibili: China’s leading platform for ACGN and beyond

Bilibili the Chinese video platform

Bilibili, also known as B-site (B站), is a popular Chinese video streaming platform founded in 2009. In the beginning, it was a small and niche business concerned with the creation and sharing of videos about the Anime, Comics, Games and Novels (ACGN) subculture. However, over the years, Bilibili gained popularity and enriched its content, quickly […]

Baidu SEO. Hint: it’s not like Google

Baidu is the top search engine in China, but it cannot be considered the ‘the Google of China.’ Hence, Google SEO strategies will not work the same. SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, refers to “a set of practices designed to improve the appearance and positioning of web pages in organic search results.” China has become […]

The ultimate guide to navigate the Chinese digital marketing ecosystem

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The incredible popularity of instant messaging and online shopping in China, along with the adoption of smartphones, has greatly helped China in becoming the largest social network and e-commerce market. As of 2021, it is estimated that the total social network users and digital buyers in China reached 987.3 million and 824.5 million respectively. Behind […]

Chinese netizens reflections on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics: National pride is alive and well

Chinese netizens reactions to the 2020 Toyko Olympics

Whether China won 38 or 42 gold medals, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics caused a rise of netizens commentary on Chinese social media. Through social media listening we gained a deeper understanding China’s national pride, but also openness and appreciation of other cultures.  Here are the main takeaways from social listening regarding Chinese netizens reflections on […]

Six notable Chinese IPOs in 2021 Q2

The Chinese market keeps booming through 2021 Q2 fueled by vaccine rollouts and improved macroeconomic indicators. The target GDP growth rate in 2021 was set to be at least 6% at the National People’s Congress held in March. Chinese IPOs in 2021 Q2 will continue to prove resilient to challenging global economic conditions. Brief Review […]

Insider Talks with Google China: Insights into Google’s China operations

Google China Insider Talks

At first glance, Google China seems like an oxymoron. It is widely known that Google ended its search operations in China in 2010 and has since been blocked. However, Google’s search engine is only the tip of the iceberg in terms of the internet giant’s operations. Therefore, the banning of the search engine was no […]

Ponzi scheme or money revolution? Chinese perceptions of cryptocurrency and bitcoin

Chinese perceptions of cryptocurrency and bitcoin

Bitcoin had a more than 300% surge since 2020. Naturally, cryptocurrency has gained tremendous attention from various stakeholders in China. Additionally, massive capital is flowing into cryptocurrency market in China. With the heating up value on bitcoin, Chinese netizens debate whether cryptocurrency is a massive Ponzi scheme that produces a meaningless output, or if it […]