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This article is part of the first section of an August 2025 update on the Chinese webshop Temu […]
How Temu is rebounding from US tariffs
On June 24th, ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander delivered a keynote in Berlin, returning to the K5 – Future Retail conference, where […]
Video: Keynote ‘The Big China Update’
This article is the first section of a June 20 article on WeChat’s Send Gift function, published by […]
WeChat’s ‘Send Gift’ Function
Two Chinese coffee store brands have gone abroad. Luckin Coffee opened its first store in Manhattan and Cotti […]
Video: China’s Coffee Wars
Cross-border e-commerce from China On June 5th 2025, ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander had the honour and pleasure of presenting […]
Video: Four Little Dragons Going Overseas
This article is the first section of a May 23 article on the Chinese webshop Shein, published by […]
Alibaba’s Xianyu: more than just a second-hand marketplace
A report by Fred Sengers: For ten years now, Ed Sander and Fred Sengers have been the compilers […]
Team Het Verre Oosten wins VNC China Pub Quiz
Invitation to the VNC China Pubquiz A Fun and Educational Event for Chinese and Dutch People! Do you […]
VNC China Pubquiz! (May 19th 2025)
In maart schreef ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander een verhitte post op LinkedIn waarin hij lezers probeerde wakker te schudden […]
MT/Sprout op-ed: Nieuwe Sheins en Temu’s op komst: ben jij klaar voor de Chinese blitzstrategie?
In March, ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander was a guest on the Shanghaizhan podcast with Bryce Whitwam and Ali Kazmi. […]
Podcast: Shanghaizhan – How SHEIN, Temu, and TikTok are Reshaping Global Commerce
In March 2025, ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander appeared on the Let’s Talk Marketplace for the third time. This time […]
Podcast: Let’s Talk Marketplace – TikTok Shop Deep Dive
In februari 2025 was ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander voor een tweede keer te gast in de Team Retail podcast. […]
#teamretail Podcast: Hoe Temu de retailwereld op zijn kop zet
Een verslag van Fred Sengers op Blogaap.nl: Vanaf het begin waren ze erbij en behaalden steeds een plek […]
Team Shutiao Jichang wint de 10e Grote China Kennisquiz
In 2018 begon ik, toen nog onder de ‘vlag’ van ChinaTalk, aan mijn eerste pilots voor studiereizen naar […]
Belangrijke mededeling over de studiereizen van ChinaTechTrip
Original photo by Dan Congdon An earlier version of this opinion piece was published on LinkedIn because of […]
5 scenarios showing the REDnote refugee trend (unfortunately) won’t end well
ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander gaf 17 januari in de uitzending van het NOS Journaal op Radio 1. Een bijbehorend […]
Video: Wat gaat er gebeuren met TikTok in de VS?
10 February 2025 | 18:45 – 21:30 Op maandag 10 februari is het weer tijd voor het leukste China-evenement van het […]
De Grote China Kennis Quiz 2025
Kort geleden haalde ik op LinkedIn flink uit naar het blad LINDA. Er werd een oud citaat van […]
Temu: hoe (on)veilig is het? ‘Komt iets uit China, dan is het eng’
It’s that time of the year again when we look back at everything we’ve done in the past […]
This was ChinaTalk in 2024
On December 9th 2024, Lianne Baaij of Vereniging Nederland China VNC interviewed ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander about Temu, Shein […]
Interview: Christmas Shopping 2.0: Temu, Shein and other Chinese webshops
Op 4 februari 2025 is ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander een van de sprekers op het Retail Reconnect congres in […]
ChinaTalk @ Retail Reconnect – 4 februari 2025, Antwerpen, België
On 21 November 2024 the Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce – BCECC organized a panel discussion with ChinaTalk’s Ed […]
Video: panel discussion on The Rise of Temu and Chinese webshops
Does live commerce work for us? Ed Sander and Sven Rittau explore this question in their big K5X […]
ChefTreff Spezial Podcast: K5X-Pedition China Deep Dive with Ed Sander
From the VNC website: The world of e-commerce is evolving at breakneck speed, with China as the pioneer […]
ChinaTalk @ China Café: Chinese Webshops Update – Christmas Shopping 2.0!
This article is the first section of part 2 of an October 2024 update on the Chinese webshop […]
How Shein has diversified its sales models
From October 12th to October 19th, ChinaTalk spin-off ChinaTechTrip and German e-commerce event organiser K5 Future Retail took […]
German travellers rate China study tour with 9.5 and share their learnings
China’s cross-border e-commerce platforms, such as Temu, Shein and AliExpress have rapidly gained global standing, disrupting traditional retail […]
Webinar: The Rise of Temu and other Chinese cross-border webshops
Enkele weken geleden nam VRT een interview over de Chinese webshop Temu op met ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander. Delen […]
VRT Podcast: ‘Zijn Chinese webshops zoals Temu het nieuwe opium?’
Toen ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander in juli in China was had hij een video call met Nina van Klaveren […]
RetailTrends interview: Dit moet je weten over Temu
After appearing on the Let’s Talk Marketplace podcast in June to discuss Temu, Valerie and Ingrid invited ChinaTalk’s […]
Let’s Talk Marketplace – Temu, Shein and everything else
On November 7th, 2024, ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander will speak at the Neuland Fachtag 24. Ed will discuss ‘Temu […]
ChinaTalk @ Neuland Fachtag 24
ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander is een van de sprekers op RetailTrends What’s Next in Retail Tech. Tijdens het evenement […]
ChinaTalk @ RetailTrends What’s Next in Retail Tech
This article is the first section of an August 2024 update on the Chinese webshop Temu, published by […]
How is Temu developing?
From the website of The Negotiation: In this second instalment of our engaging dialogue with Ed Sander on […]
Podcast: The Negotiation – A Deep-Dive Into Alibaba, JD, Douyin, and RED
This article is the first section of an August 2024 update on the Chinese webshop Temu, published by […]
Temu: Data security
In this episode of The Negotiation podcast, host Todd Embley is joined by ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander, a renowned […]
Podcast: The Negotiation – The Meteoric Rise of Pinduoduo and Temu
This article is the first section of an August 2024 update on the Chinese webshop Temu, published by […]
Temu: How is the semi-managed model doing?
Op 13 augustus was ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander na twee jaar weer eens te gast in de De Technoloog […]
Podcast: De Technoloog – Temu, ‘E-commerce on steroids’
ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander ging in gesprek met ING’s Dirk Mulder in de ING Sector Inzichten podcast. Chinese platformen […]
Podcast ING Sector Inzichten: “Chinese platformen kijken hoe ze de consument meer waarde kunnen bieden!”
We normally don’t allow for recordings of my keynotes to be immediately shared online. We have made an […]
Video: Temu Demystified keynote @ Score!
In 2024 ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander had the honour and pleasure to be invited to present his keynote ‘Temu […]
Reactions to Temu Demystified Keynotes (update)
In June 2024, ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander was a guest on the Let’s Talk Marketplace podcast. From the host […]
Let’s talk Marketplace Podcast: How Temu works – and why it won’t go away
Last year, in the Hit and Miss – The Ultimate Guide to Alibaba’s Hema (Freshippo) Store Formats series, […]
Whatever happened to Alibaba’s Hema (Freshippo)?
At the end of a keynote about the reasons for the rise in Chinese webshops in general and […]
Video: The Biggest Danger of Temu
Op 20 juni 2024 was ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander te gast in de Op Weg Naar 20 Miljoen podcast […]
Op Weg Naar 20 Miljoen podcast: Chinese e-commerce, SHEIN en Temu
On June 25th, ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander will be honoured to deliver a keynote address on the main stage […]
ChinaTalk @ K5 Conference
In november 2022 gaf ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander een keynote of the CFO Meeting van het Belgische Financial Media. […]
Video: China’s Fintech Wild West
This article is the first chapter of a May 2024 update on the Chinese webshop Temu, published by […]
The current state of Temu
ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander is honoured to be asked to deliver a keynote on the main stage of Score!, […]
ChinaTalk @ Score! – 29 May 2024
On June 18th, 2024, ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander is honoured to deliver the opening keynote speech at the Becom […]