Tag: china
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Apple’s App Store has been distributing more than a dozen apps created by a Chinese organization sanctioned by the U.S. for human rights abuses against Muslim minorities in China’s Xinjiang… more ›
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Five-year-old company is first challenger to loosen Alibaba and JD. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-pinduoduo-beat-alibaba-to-become-chinas-top-shopping-site-11616232601 more ›
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The COVID and post-COVID eras in luxury have been defined by the increased importance of online purchases. In fact, some retail experts suggest that the future of sales is moving… more ›
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Amazon Live is a prominent example of how interactive video shopping, popularized by TV networks like QVC, has moved online. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/14/business/amazon-ecommerce-livestreaming.html more ›
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Two new books reflect on how the cartographies of power are being redrafted in the twenty-first century. As Yifei Li and Judith Shapiro demonstrate in China Goes Green, the emergent… more ›
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What do camgirls have in common with Twitch streamers? Essay abstract Two systems of livestreaming monetisation What do camgirls have in common with Twitch streamers? Livestreaming DTC versus Livestreaming aggregators… more ›
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Can love be quantified? Most people would probably say no, but China’s celebrity super fans disagree. They measure their devotion to their favorite stars by the hours they spend obsessively… more ›
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With years of public investment and plenty of penetration for its phone makers, China is well placed to establish a digital currency in Africa. Since the mid 2000s, China has… more ›
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A woman we’ll call Fan had heard about the men of Alibaba before she joined its high-profile affiliate about three years ago. Some of them were “greasy,” she said, to… more ›