A resounding victory has been scored against China’s all-powerful state-owned telecom operators — a victory for innovative, life-changing technology, for private enterprises and entrepreneurs, and for millions of users who came together on China’s social media to make their voices heard. On April 23, about a month after the head of China’s Ministry of Industry [...]
The battle lines are drawn in what is shaping up to be an epic duel between China’s all-powerful state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and its millions of Internet users. As Tea Leaf Nation previously reported, the Chinese government is contemplating plans to impose fees on Weixin, also known as WeChat, a mobile messaging app with almost 400 [...]
This article also appears on The Atlantic, a Tea Leaf Nation partner site. Cool as glass, a young couple strolls into the Tiffany & Co. attached to Beijing’s four-star Peninsula Hotel, elegantly lit with custom crystal chandeliers. She grips his elbow; he’s aloof. Epitomizing urban affluence in today’s China, this proverbial male drives a slick car, owns a [...]
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