Original images by mohamed_hassan In the previous four articles in this series, we have seen how Bytedance has […]
Ed Sander
Original image by Geralt. In the previous three articles in this series we have seen how Douyin, the […]
How the Chinese TikTok broke into e-commerce – Part 4: Building an e-commerce infrastructure
Original image by Mohamed Hassan. In the previous two articles in this series we explored how Bytedance diversified […]
How the Chinese TikTok broke into e-commerce – Part 3: want a meal with that video?
Original image by Ulrike Leone. In the previous article in this series on Douyin’s e-commerce initiatives we saw […]
How the Chinese TikTok broke into e-commerce – Part 2: becoming an e-com powerhouse
In the past months, ChinaTalk has taken a deep dive into cross-border e-commerce from China; Chinese platforms and […]
How the Chinese TikTok broke into e-commerce – Part 1: Diversify or die
In recent months I have been exploring the world of cross-border e-commerce from China. Many Chinese internet companies like […]
Pinduoduo, China’s third biggest e-commerce company, opens a webshop in the west
Op 15 augustus 2022 gaf ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander in de uitzending van BNR Daily Move toelichting op het […]
Video: Waarom moeten Chinese internetbedrijven hun algoritmes registreren bij de overheid?
Op 9 augustus 20202 keerde ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander terug als gast in BNR’s De Technoloog podcast waar hij […]
Podcast (Dutch): De Technoloog (Deel 2) – Wij Westerlingen snappen China nu iets beter
Voor het Distrifood Magazine van juli 2022 werd ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander geïnterviewd over JD.com’s concept van afhaalwinkels Ochama, […]
Interview over Ochama met Distrifood Magazine
When I was living in China in 2012, I installed WeChat on my phone. Previously I had already […]
Book reviews: ‘Influence Empire’ and ‘The First Superapp’ about Tencent and WeChat
Original pictures by Mohamed Hassan and iXimus In the past weeks we have elaborately explored cross-border e-commerce initiatives […]
Challenges for cross-border e-commerce from China
Original images by OpenClipart-Vectors, Sergeyspbphotografer and iXimus. In the previous article in this series on cross-border e-commerce from […]
TikTok’s struggles with (cross-border) e-commerce in western markets
For background information on Didi’s clashes with the government and the cybersecurity investigation it was placed under in […]
About the $1,19 billion fine for ride-haling company Didi Chuxing
After having made 1.000 different authentic Chinese dishes I needed a new challenge. A chat with a friend […]
Yes, you can cook plant-based versions of authentic Chinese dishes!
Original image by Mohamed Hassan In the previous three articles in this series we’ve seen how Amazon banned […]
How TikTok moved into (cross-border) e-commerce
Original images by Mohamed Hassan In the first article of this series we read how Amazon aggressively recruited […]
Why cross-border e-commerce from China has become a serious threat
Original images by Clker-Free-Vector-Images and bluebudgie In the first article in this series on cross-border e-commerce from China […]
Cross-Border E-Commerce: Chinese factories have come for your wallet
Original image by Pete Linforth Seven years ago, I was writing about cross-border e-commerce to China. Now I […]
Chinese merchants flooded to Amazon … then thousands got banned
De VNC (Vereniging Nederland-China) geeft elk kwartaal het blad ‘China Nu’ uit. Dit tijdschrift biedt nieuws over en […]
China Nu: Gezocht: blanke buitenlanders! De gezichtsbanenindustrie in China
Van de website van quizmaster Fred ‘Blogaap’ Sengers: De Grote China Kennis Quiz was tot het allerlaatste moment […]
Tiger Lily wint 7e Grote China Kennisquiz
Want to follow a free Chinese Language and Culture training? It is possible with your STAP budget! For […]
Learn Chinese Language & Culture with your STAP budget!
In the first part of this two-part article on Ochama’s WeChat messages to the Chinese diaspora in The […]
Ochama’s wonderous WeChat account – Part 2: pick-up locations and price comparisons
I thought I’d written all I wanted to say about JD.com’s Ochama ‘omnichannel’ stores. Until I stumbled on […]
Ochama’s wonderous WeChat account – Part 1: Deals you get … when you are Chinese
Deze maand was ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander te gast in BNR’s De Technoloog podcast waar hij in gesprek ging […]
Podcast (Dutch): De Technoloog (Deel 1) – Wij Westerlingen snappen eigenlijk niets van China
Op 12 mei 2022 was ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander een van de sprekers op een bijeenkomst van EBMP (E-Business […]
Verslag: Keynote Live Commerce voor EBMP
In maart 2022 waren Ed Sander (ChinaTalk) en Bart Horsten (Horsten International) te gast in de #Teamretail podcast. […]
Podcast: Team Retail – Hoe ‘omnichannel amazing’ is Ochama?
Enige tijd geleden interviewde Tech for Executives ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander over technologie in China. Het resultaat is nu […]
Interview Executive Finance
Photos: Olivia Martin-McGuire Getting married in China comes with some oddities. One of the special aspects of a […]
Film review: China Love
Het is weer zover! Jullie voor de zevende keer een gooi doen naar de China Café wisselbeker! Ditmaal […]
Schrijf je in voor de 7e Grote China Kennisquiz!
Op 9 juni is ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander een van de sprekers op een door Focusplaza verzorgt evenement over […]
Event: meerFocus – Flits- en thuisbezorging
In this video, ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander explains how China transformed from a mostly agricultural society to an economic […]
Video: China’s Economic Transformation Explained
Over the past 10 years I have extensively researched and written about China’s online developments and new retail. […]
Book review: The Future of Global Retail – Learning from China’s Retail Revolution
De VNC (Vereniging Nederland-China) geeft elk kwartaal het blad ‘China Nu’ uit. Dit tijdschrift biedt nieuws over en […]
China Nu: Xi Jinping als nieuwe Robin Hood met Chinese karakteristieken?
The last 8 years we have been publishing loads of content on ChinaTalk.nl. Almost every week we share […]
New website launched: edsander.com
Stijn Kamphuis is one of ChinaTalk’s students of Chinese Language. In October 2021 he temporarily moved to Shanghai, […]
Locked down in Shanghai
In maart 2021, toen we allemaal aan onze schermen gekluisterd zaten tijdens een lockdown, gaf Ed een online […]
Video: Internetcensuur in China – misverstanden rechtgezet
China is one of our most important trading partners. We export a lot to the country, but have […]
Summa Course Chinese Language & Culture
Op 6 april verzorgt Ed Sander van ChinaTalk een aantal lezing over JD.com en Ochama voor Focusplaza. JD.com […]
Event: Vormt JD.com (met Ochama) een bedreiging of kans voor Nederlandse retailers & brands?
Original image by Teguhjati Pras. When we discuss the Chinese internet, it often conjures up thoughts about creepy […]
China is leaving the west behind in regulating deepfakes
Original image by Geralt. In the previous article in this series we’ve seen how Xi Jinping stressed the […]
Where does China’s digital economy go from here? Part 2 – The future of the platform economy
In this crash course on Chinese internet ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander shares 9 things that you need to know […]
Video: Nine need-to-know things about China’s internet
In recent decades, hū you (忽悠), or bamboozling somebody, has almost been elevated to an art in China. Some Chinese […]
Wanted: White Foreigner! The face job industry in China
Original image by geralt After last year’s tidal wave of regulations and fines for the internet industry, many […]
Where does China’s digital economy go from here? Part 1 – The New Real Economy
ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander had the pleasure and honour to be part of the excellent Robeco Outlook 2022 event […]
Video: China’s tech rectification & common prosperity
Since 2017 I have been researching and writing about new retail in China. I have spent many weeks […]
JD.com’s Ochama stores – Part 4: proposition vs reality
Since 2017 I have been researching and writing about new retail in China. I have spent many weeks […]
JD.com’s Ochama stores – Part 3: web, app and store evaluated
Since 2017 I have been researching and writing about new retail in China. I have spent many weeks visiting and […]
JD.com’s Ochama stores – Part 2: ordering
Since 2017 I have been researching and writing about new retail in China. I have spent many weeks […]
JD.com’s Ochama stores – Part 1: the introduction campaign
2021 was the year of rectification in China’s online platform sector with companies like Alibaba, Meituan and Didi […]
Is China showing us the way in regulating algorithms?
2020 was a difficult year for us. We had to cancel all the planned study tours for our […]
This was ChinaTalk’s 2021
In the first part of this article we’ve looked at the origins of the term ‘common prosperity’, how […]