Across China’s social media platforms, commentators agree on one thing: Bytedance better buckle up, because the US isn’t backing down anytime soon.
That might be their only point of agreement. Some suggest that Bytedance and others should take the h…
The US on May 15 announced a set of strict new rules intended to cut Huawei off from all advanced semiconductor makers. These rule changes set WeChat abuzz with what to do next.
Proposed responses range from a massive national project to catch up in se…
The spread of QR code-based digital quarantine systems has made digital surveillance a reality for the first time for most people on the mainland. While many credit the system with allowing China to emerge from lockdowns after only a few weeks, mainlan…
One of the biggest innovations in China’ fight against coronavirus is the “health code.” In early February, Alibaba helped the Hangzhou municipality stand up a trial app. The idea was to use big data to help monitor control the virus’ spread individual…
This week, our source was Ran Caijing, where we came across an overview of the effects of the Covid-19 epidemic on Chinese tech companies—especially smartphones. Below, we summarize the key points of the article for TechNode members. TechNode has not i…