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China Tech Investor

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The China Tech Investor podcast is a weekly show featuring Elliott Zaagman, writer and contributor to TechNode, and James Hull, a professional investor.Each week, the two look at their watchlist and talk about what's happening with listed Chinese tech companies

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Episodes

  1. CTI 84: Can China’s data regulations foster both security and development? With Tom Nunlist

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  2. CTI 83: Earnings, Baidu, Tencent and Alibaba with Michael Norris

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  3. CTI 82: Will online gaming remain a pillar of China’s digital economy?

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  4. CTI 81: Evergrande: How we got here, and what it means, with Ming Zhao

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  5. CTI 80: Breaking down China’s tech regulation (thus far), with John Artman

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  6. CTI 79: Kuaishou, Tencent, and Xiaomi earnings, with Michael Norris

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  7. CTI 78: Didi’s evolving saga and Beijing’s regulatory ambitions, with Kendra Schaefer

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  8. CTI 77: MissFresh and Dingdong Maicai, with Emma Lee

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  9. CTI 76: Baidu, Tencent, and JD earnings, with Michael Norris

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  10. CTI 75: The past, present, and future of Bytedance, with Zheping Huang (plus Kuaishou earnings)

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  11. CTI 74: China’s evolving semiconductor landscape, with Stewart Randall

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  12. CTI 73: Zhihu is a household name in China. But will it pay off for shareholders? With Zeyi Yang

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  13. CTI 72: Pinduoduo, Kuaishou, and Meituan earnings, plus listener questions, with Michael Norris

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  14. CTI 71: Chinese Antritrust Exceptionalism, with Angela Huyue Zhang

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  15. CTI 70: Ant Group, DCEP, crypto mining, and all things China fintech with Eliza Gkritsi

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  16. CTI 69: Is Kuaishou just a smaller version of Bytedance? Or is it something more? With Michael Norris

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  17. CTI 68: From Alibaba & Ant to Xiaomi: Looking back at 2020, forward to 2021

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  18. CTI 67: The boom and bust of China’s 'second landlords,' with Capucine Cogné

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  19. CTI 66: EV makers got a big charge in 2020, with Tu Le

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  20. CTI 65: Strong quarters for Bilibili, Pinduoduo, and Tencent, with Michael Norris

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  21. CTI 64: How Bytedance Built an 'Attention Factory,' with Matthew Brennan

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  22. CTI 63: Why the short sellers are targeting GSX, with Joe Ridsdale

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  23. CTI 62: Xiaomi’s resilience, with Bryan Ma

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  24. 61: Ant Group is really big, and really confusing

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  25. 60: Breaking down quarterly earnings from BABA, JD, and PDD

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  26. 59: China’s cloud landscape, with Kevin Xu

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  27. 58: Are China and India getting a tech divorce? With Dev Lewis

    Elliott and James welcome Digital Asia Hub fellow Dev Lewis back to the podcast to discuss what a worsening diplomatic relationship between China and India means for Chinese tech companies in India, and what the future of India’s tech landscape will look like. James and Ell also chat about the...

  28. 57: Tom Orlik on why the China bubble never seems to pop

    After taking some time to welcome his newborn son, James returns to his co-hosting duties, as he and Elliott welcome Bloomberg Chief Economist Tom Orlik to the pod to discuss Tom’s new book China: The Bubble that Never Pops. Ell, James, and Tom discuss reasons to be optimistic about the future of...

  29. 56: Alibaba, Bilibili, and Pinduoduo earnings, plus what to expect if Chinese companies delist from the US

    This week, James is taking some time off with his newborn, so CTI regular Michael Norris fills in as cohost. He and Elliott discuss Alibaba, Bilibili, and Pinduoduo’s Q1 earnings, as well as what the possibility of Chinese companies delisting from US exchanges will mean for investors. Please…

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  30. 55: Tencent earnings, Pinduoduo’s 20-F, and digital currency in China with Wolfie Zhao

    This week, the guys welcome Coindesk Asia Editor Wolfie Zhao to the pod to discuss the latest progress in China’s development of a digital currency, and also swap stories of the exciting and dynamic gray market in China that has built up around cryptocurrency mining and trading. James and Elliott...

  31. 54: After Luckin, fraud will still be a problem. With Wei Sheng

    An episode full of salacious scandals and controversy! In this episode, the guys welcome back Technode’s own Wei Sheng to discuss a recent lawsuit filed against Luckin Coffee in China, and how regulators are cracking down on the company since their admission of fraud. James and Elliott also…

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  32. 53: How COVID-19 is a 'new retail' tipping point, with Michael Zakkour

    In this episode, the guys welcome back Michael Zakkour, Founder and Chief Strategist of 5 New Digital. They discuss how the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic have spurred a leap forward in ecommerce and new retail in both China and the US, and which firms are positioned to benefit. James and…

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  33. 52: Luckin - The writing was on the wall with Michael Norris

    In this episode, the guys bring on CTI regular Michael Norris to discuss Luckin Coffee’s recent admission of fraud. Michael was an early skeptic of Luckin, identifying potential red flags around the company in the spring of 2019. Michael, James, and Elliott discuss the timeline for Luckin leading...

  34. 51: Tencent, JD, PDD earnings, and Jeffrey Towson discusses the battle royale for services.

    In this episode, the guys welcome professor Jeffrey Towson to discuss the ongoing battle over the digital services sector in China, as Alibaba, Meituan, Baidu, and others fight on a rapidly-changing battlefield. James and Elliott also chat about the “COVID recession,” investment strategies, and…

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  35. 50: The coronavirus sell-off, and earnings from Alibaba, Baidu, and iQiyi

    In this episode, the guys welcome back guest co-host Michael Norris from Agency China. The three of them discuss markets’ sudden and dramatic correction and strategies for coping with such dramatically negative market sentiment. They also go over the recently-reported Q4 earnings reports from...

  36. 49: Huawei, Google, and the “splinternet,” with Wei Sheng

    In this episode, the guys welcome Technode’s Wei Sheng to discuss the continued US-China tech decoupling, and how Huawei is attempting to succeed in Europe without access to Google Play services. James and Elliott also look at how the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has impacted China’s tech giants...

  37. 48: The coronavirus ripple effect, with Marcus Ryder

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  38. 47: Xiaomi, 5G, Bytedance, and other “incredible” predictions for 2020, with Wang Boyuan

    In this episode, the guys welcome veteran China tech journalist Wang Boyuan to the show. They make some bold and not-so-bold predictions for China’s digital economy in 2020, including what we can expect from Xiaomi, Bilibili, Bytedance, JD, and the continued rollout of 5G. James and Elliott also...

  39. 46: 2019’s biggest winners and losers, and what to expect for 2020

    China Tech Investor is a weekly look at China’s tech companies through the lens of investment. Each week, hosts Elliott Zaagman and James Hull go through their watch list of publicly listed tech companies and also interview experts on issues affecting the macroeconomy and the stock prices of...

  40. 45: Boom, bust, and competition: Electric vehicles in China, with Tu Le

    In this episode, the guys welcome Tu Le, Managing Director of Sino Auto Insights, to discuss China’s dynamic electric vehicle and automotive industry. Tu explains how an investment bubble and generous government subsidies led to an explosion in EV startups, but how as the money has dried up…

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  41. CTI 44: Ed-tech in China with John Artman

    In this episode, the guys welcome on the boss man, Technode’s Editor-in-Chief John Artman, to discuss trends, myths, and realities around the ed-tech space in China. James and Elliott also touch on some of Xiaomi’s recent moves, as well as Wolfpack Research’s serious accusations against…

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  42. 43: Alibaba has a Meituan problem. Can they solve it with $11 billion?

    In this episode, the guys discuss Alibaba’s blockbuster listing in Hong Kong, and why this could impact the future of Meituan-Dianping, who posted their second-straight profitable quarter. James and Elliott also dig into what has made Meituan so special in 2019, and look into Xiaomi’s Q3 earnings...

  43. 42: Trade wars, debt, and the future of the Chinese economy with Michael Pettis

    In this episode, the guys are joined by Peking University finance professor, Carnegie-Tsinghua fellow, and Beijing indie-rock entrepreneur Michael Pettis for a hard look into the broader issues concerning the economy in China and around the world. Michael explains how outsiders should interpret...

  44. 41: Alibaba, JD, Tencent, and WOW, LUCKIN COFFEE! with Michael Norris

    In this episode, the guys are joined by guest-host Michael Norris from Agency China to talk earnings. They go over the quarterly reports from Alibaba, JD, and Tencent, as well as Luckin Coffee’s very impressive report, which sent their stock soaring. Please note, the hosts may have interest in…

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  45. CTI 40: China’s blockchain bonanza with Matthew Graham

    In this episode, the guys welcome Sino Global Capital founding partner and CEO Matthew Graham. They discuss the plans for the PBOC’s own digital currency, China’s love/hate relationship with blockchain, and how cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology could impact China’s tech firms and broader...

  46. CTI 39: Search, recommendation, and the fall of Baidu with FT’s Christian Shepherd and Nian Liu

    In this episode, the guys welcome The Financial Times’ Nian Liu and Christian Shepherd. They discuss Baidu’s fall from grace, Bytedance’s ascendency, and how China’s unique digital economy has shaped the roles that search and recommendation play within it. Their recent article on the topic can be...

  47. 38: An interview with Pinduoduo’s David Liu

    In this episode of the China Tech Investor Podcast powered by TechNode, the guys welcome David Liu, VP of Strategy for Pinduoduo. David talks about PDD’s success in breaking into the ultra-competitive e-commerce market in China, and how they have defied expectations in both their ability to raise...

  48. 37: Exploring the slowdown in China’s private funding with Jane Li

    In this episode of the China Tech Investor Podcast powered by TechNode, the guys are joined by Quartz’s Jane Li to discuss the funding issues in the Chinese startup/private markets. James and Elliott also touch on delisting scare, FTSE bond index inclusion, 36kr filing for IPO, EV sales and NIO....

  49. 36: E-sports in China with Bloomberg’s Zheping Huang (also Meituan’s earnings)

    In this episode of the China Tech Investor Podcast powered by TechNode, the guys are joined by Bloomberg’s Zheping Huang to talk about the unique environment of e-sports in China, and why the business models of platforms like Huya and Douyu are not easily comparable to that of Twitch. James and...

  50. 35: Why Xiaomi needs to face the music, with Tim Culpan (plus PDD, iQiyi, and Baidu earnings)

    In this episode of the China Tech Investor Podcast powered by TechNode, the guys welcome back Bloomberg Opinion columnist Tim Culpan to discuss Xiaomi’s weak performance, the oversupply of ad inventory on the Chinese web, and general takeaways from Q2 earnings season. Elliott and James also go…

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The China Tech Investor podcast is a weekly show featuring Elliott Zaagman, writer and contributor to TechNode, and James Hull, a professional investor.Each week, the two look at their watchlist and talk about what's happening with listed Chinese tech companies

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