Archive - Chinese Characteristics

Chinese Characteristics' 2022 in review

Happy New Year Y'all!

Dec 31, 2022 •

November 2022

A future history of China in the 2020s

On automation, consumption upgrading and programmable money

Nov 25, 2022 •

October 2022

The mental models of Chinese tech

On the reflexivity of fengkous

Oct 14, 2022 •

July 2022

The next chapter

Jul 1, 2022 •

Notes from Shanghai

Of QR health codes and mini-apps. Also an announcement.

Jul 1, 2022 •

June 2022

Xiaohongshu deep-dive

How the Chinese Instagram equivalent isn't really about vibes

Jun 17, 2022 •

Short notes: What Netflix can learn from the streaming wars in China?

Jun 7, 2022 •

Xiaohongshu product walkthrough

A quick overview in 5 minutes

Jun 2, 2022 •

May 2022

It's eating the world

May 21, 2022 •

XiaoE Tong deep-dive

SaaS with Chinese characteristics

May 14, 2022 •

The changing of narratives

A meander into tech headcount cuts and zero-covid

May 6, 2022 •

April 2022

Internet and the murmurs of post-modernity in China

Translated extracts from a thesis

Apr 28, 2022 •

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