In the summer of 2022, I wrote extensively about cross-border e-commerce from China. Since there have been many developments in […]
Ed Sander
In January 2023, ChinaTalk’s Jessica Sun was a guest on Mei Yang’s Our Cultures and Our World podcast. […]
Jessica Sun in the Our Cultures & Our World Podcast
Original drawing by Oberholster Venita In the summer of 2022, I wrote extensively about cross-border e-commerce from China. […]
Cross-Border Update: JD & Ochama
Original image Gr0gmint, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons In the summer of 2022, I wrote extensively about cross-border e-commerce […]
Cross-Border Update: Bytedance & TikTok
Original image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images In the summer of 2022, I wrote extensively about cross-border e-commerce from China. Since […]
Cross-Border Update: Alibaba
ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander was 18 januari te gast in Business AM om uitleg te geven over internetcensuur in […]
ChinaTalk in Business AM: Internetcensuur in China
ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander is een van de sprekers op de 2023 editie van het Benelux Online Print Event […]
ChinaTalk op Benelux Online Print Event #BOPE23
ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander was te gast in de eerste aflevering van het tweede seizoen van Ginette Brenkman’s Bij […]
Bij Gin in Beijing podcast – Super apps en live streamende boeren
Another year is coming to an end. Considering the Covid situation in China, we knew from the start […]
This was ChinaTalk in 2022!
I wrote the blog below at the end of 2012 on the day I married Sun Hui. A […]
Getting married in China
Let op! De quiz is volledig uitverkocht en de inschrijving is gesloten! Op maandag 6 februari 2023 vanaf 18.45 uur […]
Schrijf je in voor de 8e Grote China Kennisquiz!
ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander was recent te gast in de ‘Our Culture & Our World’ podcast van Mei Yang. […]
ChinaTalk in ‘Our Cultures & Our World’ Podcast (Dutch)
As early as the first weeks I spent in China, being trained in the capital of Beijing, I […]
18 gates: a walk around Xi’an’s historical city wall
In this video, ChinaTalk’s Jessica Sun explains how China geographical size leads to enormous differences in weather, food, […]
Video: Understanding China’s Diversity
Op 19 november verzorgt ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander tijdens de Tweakers Meet-up Privacy & Security in Hilversum een keynote […]
ChinaTalk op Tweakers Meet-up Privacy & Security
Afgelopen zomer werd ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander door Effect Magazine van beleggersvereniging VEB geïnterviewd over de grote Chinese internetbedrijven. […]
Interview VEB Effect magazine: China’s grote sprong voorwaarts
Op 24 november 2022 is ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander een van de sprekers op de CFO Top van Financial […]
Event: ChinaTalk op CFO TOP
Voor vakblad Promz schrijft China-deskundige Fred Sengers een serie artikelen over Chinese merken en bedrijven die in het […]
Interview PromZ: Iedereen kent Alibaba, maar wat doen zij eigenlijk?
De VNC (Vereniging Nederland-China) geeft elk kwartaal het blad ‘China Nu’ uit. Dit tijdschrift biedt nieuws over en […]
China Nu: Boekrecensie ‘Influence Empire’
Original images by mohamed_hassan In the previous four articles in this series, we have seen how Bytedance has […]
How Douyin, the Chinese TikTok, broke into e-commerce – Part 5 – Failures and success
Original image by Geralt. In the previous three articles in this series we have seen how Douyin, the […]
How Douyin, 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 Douyin, 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 Douyin, 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 Douyin, 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. […]