67: IPOs in a bear market with Shai Oster

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This week, John and Matt talk with Shai Oster, Asia bureau chief for The Information, about the rash of Chinese IPOs in a down market, looking at Tencent Music, Xiaomi, Pinduoduo, Meituan Dianping. We also talk about the possibilities for Bytedance and Ant Financial IPOs in 2019. Links China Tech Talk 49: The Xiaomi IPO with The Information’s Shai Oster What China’s history of overseas tech IPOs says about the current wave TechNode IPO coverage Sign up for TechNode newsletters Subscribe to The Information Guest Shai Oster - The Information author page, @beijingscribe Hosts John Artman, @knowsnothing, TechNode Matthew Brennan, @mbrennanchina ChinaChannel Podcast information iTunes RSS feed China Tech Talk.com Music: "Theme from Penguins on Parade" by Lee Rosevere, Music for Podcasts 3

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This week, John and Matt talk with Shai Oster, Asia bureau chief for The Information, about the rash of Chinese IPOs in a down market, looking at Tencent Music, Xiaomi, Pinduoduo, Meituan Dianping. We also talk about the possibilities for Bytedance...

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