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Chinese Characteristics' 2022 in review
Happy New Year Y'all!
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Lillian Li
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November 2022
A future history of China in the 2020s
On automation, consumption upgrading and programmable money
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October 2022
The mental models of Chinese tech
On the reflexivity of fengkous
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Lillian Li
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July 2022
The next chapter
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Lillian Li
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Notes from Shanghai
Of QR health codes and mini-apps. Also an announcement.
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Lillian Li
June 2022
Xiaohongshu deep-dive
How the Chinese Instagram equivalent isn't really about vibes
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Lillian Li
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Short notes: What Netflix can learn from the streaming wars in China?
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Lillian Li
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Xiaohongshu product walkthrough
A quick overview in 5 minutes
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Lillian Li
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May 2022
The Power Law
It's eating the world
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Lillian Li
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XiaoE Tong deep-dive
SaaS with Chinese characteristics
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Lillian Li
The changing of narratives
A meander into tech headcount cuts and zero-covid
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Lillian Li
April 2022
Internet and the murmurs of post-modernity in China
Translated extracts from a thesis
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