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China Roundup: RIP. Yahoo China

March 19, 2015 By Major Tian

This week saw the end of Yahoo China, the Shanghai Composite Index peaked, and Uber found an unlikely partner in the Warren Buffet-backed BYD.

Alibaba and the Rest: The Davids Vs. Goliath

February 4, 2015 By Sarah O’Meara

With its huge scale and steps toward global dominance, can anyone rival Alibaba’s might in China’s e-commerce sector?

Is There a Chinese Silicon Valley?

January 19, 2015 By Chris Russell

As China seeks to innovate and upgrade its economy, has it developed any region that can definitively be called the Chinese Silicon Valley?

China Roundup: Is the Chinese Economy Rebalancing?

January 8, 2015 By Major Tian

Tencent launched China’s first private bank, local governments vowed to crack down on ride-hailing apps, and with China set to miss its growth targets, it is being speculated that the much needed economic rebalancing has finally kicked in.

China’s Taxi Apps Fight it Out: Didi Dache vs Kuaidi Dache

January 8, 2015 By Li Hui

A look at China’s fast-changing market taxi app market, and how the two big rivals, Tencent-backed Didi Dache and Alibaba-backed Kuaidi Dache, are burning cash to outdo each other.

China Roundup: Taxi App Didi Dache Gets a $700 million Warchest

December 11, 2014 By Major Tian

This week, taxi app Didi Dache secured funding of more than $700 million, easily the biggest private investment in China’s mobile internet sector; LeTV announced an audacious plan to get into Tesla’s territory; and China’s import and export numbers slowed.