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Inside China Tech is brought to you by the South China Morning Post's on-the-ground reporters who explore China's ever-evolving tech scene, bringing essential tech background, trends, and analysis from China straight to listeners.

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How China has turned to tech like never before to combat the coronavirus

Inside China Tech

02/26/20 • 23 min

The impact of the countrywide lockdown on the economy has the potential to cut China’s GDP growth in the first quarter from 6 to 4.5 per cent. However, new tech opportunities and markets are emerging under the pressure of the public health emergency and tech companies in China are pulling out all the stops in helping the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease as well as facilitating the continuation of people’s daily life under the lockdown.

Explaining the blockchain revolution in China and how it's changing global banking

Inside China Tech

05/10/19 • 21 min

Venture capitalist and China tech expert Edith Yeung looks at how Beijing is embracing blockchain and its different approach to the West

Leaders in Tech: How CEO of Sandbox VR bet life savings on creating hyper-realistic VR games

Inside China Tech

07/21/19 • 20 min

How Steve Zhao staked his life savings for ten years to create a real-life holodeck.

Trailer: We thought VR was just hype till we tried Sandbox VR

Inside China Tech

07/15/19 • 3 min

Next episode on ICT, we try Sandbox VR games and learn about how Steve Zhao, CEO of Sandbox VR, staked his life savings to create a real-life Holodeck.

Doors to America closing for Chinese graduates in hi-tech fields

Inside China Tech

05/03/19 • 21 min

The growing number of Chinese students in hi-tech fields face tightening US visa controls.

2019 preview: Forecasting the year ahead for China tech

Inside China Tech

01/04/19 • 15 min

SCMP tech reporter Zen Soo and colleagues Sarah Dai and Yingzhi Yang give a forecast for the year ahead for China's smartphones, AI, cryptocurrencies, e-commerce, electric vehicles and other hi-tech industries.

TikTok vs Douyin: why does China have its own TikTok?

Inside China Tech

03/11/20 • 22 min

We're digging deep into China's version of TikTok called Douyin. How different is Douyin from its international version TikTok? Why are there two almost-identical apps out there? And how are Chinese people using Douyin differently from users of TikTok? To truly understand Douyin, we attended a weekend class that costs about US$1,400 in Shenzhen, China, about how to get rich on the app.

Leaders in Tech: what's spectrum and why does it matter for 5G?

Inside China Tech

10/28/19 • 49 min

This week on Inside China Tech we look at why – for the first time – 5G has to tap into extremely high radio frequencies and why space agencies think this might mess with your weather forecast.

Inside a Chinese internet addiction treatment centre

Inside China Tech

08/20/19 • 18 min

SCMP visits one of China’s treatment centres for internet addicts more than a decade after such a disorder was classified as an official disease.

Exploring China’s rapidly evolving e-commerce landscape

Inside China Tech

04/26/19 • 31 min

We dive into the world of influencer marketing and Pinduoduo’s business model.

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How many episodes does Inside China Tech have?

Inside China Tech currently has 50 episodes available.

What topics does Inside China Tech cover?

The podcast is about Podcasts and Business.

What is the most popular episode on Inside China Tech?

The episode title 'How to (re)introduce plant-based meat to China' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Inside China Tech?

The average episode length on Inside China Tech is 24 minutes.

How often are episodes of Inside China Tech released?

Episodes of Inside China Tech are typically released every 7 days, 3 hours.

When was the first episode of Inside China Tech?

The first episode of Inside China Tech was released on Nov 16, 2018.

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