Since 2017 I have been researching and writing about new retail in China. I have spent many weeks […]
Ed Sander
Since 2017 I have been researching and writing about new retail in China. I have spent many weeks […]
New retail: JD.com’s Ochama store – Part 3: the web, the app and the store
Since 2017 I have been researching and writing about new retail in China. I have spent many weeks visiting and […]
New retail: JD.com’s Ochama store – Part 2: ordering
Since 2017 I have been researching and writing about new retail in China. I have spent many weeks […]
New retail: JD.com’s Ochama store – Part 1: anticipation
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 […]
Common prosperity dissected – Part 2: Is Xi going after the rich?
A question I have been asked frequently in the past months is if I can explain ‘common prosperity’ […]
Common prosperity dissected – Part 1: Going for the olive
Sisyphus, a king In Greek mythology, was punished for cheating death. In the underworld he had to roll […]
The Sisyphean tasks of Pinduoduo’s gamification – Part 4: ‘Duo Duo Crush’ and conclusion
Op 30 november 2021 gaf ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander een presentatie over diverse businessmodellen voor boodschappenbezorging in China. In […]
T-mobile Webinar: Innovatieve booschappenbezorging in China
Sisyphus, a king In Greek mythology, was punished for cheating death. In the underworld he had to roll […]
The Sisyphean tasks of Pinduoduo’s gamification – Part 3: Duo Duo Orchard and Duo Duo Ranch
Sisyphus, a king In Greek mythology, was punished for cheating death. In the underworld he had to roll […]
The Sisyphean tasks of Pinduoduo’s gamification – Part 2: Collecting beans and earning a fortune
Sisyphus, a king In Greek mythology, was punished for cheating death. In the underworld he had to roll […]
The Sisyphean tasks of Pinduoduo’s gamification – Part 1: Shake Money
Op 17 november 2021 was ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander samen met Tijs Hofmans, Redacteur privacy- en security bij Tweakers, […]
BNR Digitaal – Waarom willen Chinezen geen technologie van ons én wij niet van hen?
Last year Alec Ash’s 2016 book Wish Lanterns was re-released with the title China’s New Youth: How the […]
Book review: China’s New Youth
It’s that time of the year again. In a couple of days press releases and news articles will […]
Ali-blah-blah – Myths about Singles Day
During the two years I worked as an international volunteer in Xi’an, the city in central China best […]
Helping the homeless of Xi’an – the Yellow River Soup Kitchen
In Nederland ontstaan steeds meer concepten voor boodschappenbezorging. China loopt hierin al enkele jaren vooruit. We vinden er […]
T-Mobile Webinar Trends in 2022: Innovatieve boodschappenbezorging in China
Op 26 oktober was ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander te gast bij Start met Fernando op de radiozender van FunX. […]
FunX: Waarom voert de Chinese TikTok verplichte pauzevideos in? (Dutch)
Op 24 september 2021 was ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander in de Stadsschouwburg van Nijmegen een van de sprekers op […]
Video: Digitale innovatie in Chinese gezondheidszorg – Fangbian Pianyi Haowan
This is a translation of an originally Dutch article published in 2015. It was no more than three […]
Swallowed by the city – China’s disappearing urban villages
This is a translation of two Dutch articles originally published in 2014. During the two years I lived […]
What my interpreters taught me about Chinese youth
A tale of cultural differences, eating habits and sandboxes. Because of COVID-19 travel restrictions in China it’s been […]
When my Chinese in-laws came to visit
Op 11 oktober was ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander te gast in BNR In de Middag om zijn visie te […]
ChinaTalk in BNR In de Middag – Is de AI strijd tussen China en de VS al beslist?
Op 13 september spraken Jarno Duursma en ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander elkaar voor een tweede keer Jarno’s podcast Listening […]
Listening to the Future podcast: China reguleert grote techbedrijven
Team Helan Dou en quizmasters Fred Sengers en Ed Sander in de quiz van het Jaar van de […]
Team Helan Dou wint de 6e Grote China Kennisquiz
We are proud to announce that from this school year ChinaTalk’s Jessica Sun will provide lessons in Chinese […]
ChinaTalk provides lessons for Summa International Business
Op 20 augustus 2021 was ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander te gast in de nieuwsuitzending van RTL-Z. Het gesprek betrof […]
ChinaTalk in RTL-Z: China wil arbeidsmarkt hervormen
Beeld door 1820796 Ik schrijf graag over digitale technologie en innovatie in China. En ik vertel er ook […]
‘Doe ons zo’n artikel of presentatie! We hebben alleen geen budget.’
De afgelopen weken namen ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander en Rogier Creemers van de Universiteit van Leiden samen met Li’ao […]
BNR China Podcast: Kan China technologisch zelfvoorzienend worden?
This article was originally published in Dutch in 2020. It has been 10 years since I arrived in […]
The tide has turned – Silicon Valley is copying China
De afgelopen weken namen ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander en Rogier Creemers van de Universiteit van Leiden samen met Li’ao […]
BNR China Podcast: Hoeveel censuur is er op Chinese sociale media?
Original images by Mohamed Hassan and Arek Socha. To better understand the crackdown on Chinese tech companies from […]
Why Beijing, why?! – Looking for reasons behind China’s tech crackdown (part 3)
Original images by Ricarda Mölck, OpenClipart-Vectors and Clker-Free-Vector-Images This article was originally published in Dutch in 2017. On […]
The heavy duty of Chinese grandparents
De afgelopen weken namen ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander en Rogier Creemers van de Universiteit van Leiden samen met Li’ao […]
BNR China Podcast: Hoeveel technologie kopieert China eigenlijk (nog)?
Original images by Marleen Kuiper and Arek Socha. To better understand the crackdown on Chinese tech companies from a […]
Why Beijing, why?! – Looking for reasons behind China’s tech crackdown (part 2)
As you might have noticed on the ChinaTalk website we have made some recent changes here at ChinaTalk. […]
ChinaTalk 2.0 – We have made some changes
Original images by Voice of America, Marleen Kuiper, and Arek Socha. To better understand the crackdown on Chinese […]
Why Beijing, why?! – Looking for reasons behind China’s tech crackdown (part 1)
De afgelopen weken namen ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander en Rogier Creemers van de Universiteit van Leiden samen met Li’ao […]
BNR China Podcast: Hoe machtig zijn de Chinese techgiganten (nog)?
Originele afbeelding door OpenClipart-Vectors Leuk dat je deze pagina bezoekt en interesse hebt in het artikel. We merken […]
Corona QR-codes: wildgroei aan functionaliteiten van China’s Health Code-apps
In July 2021 Didi clashed with various regulators of the Chinese government. This wasn’t the first time, although […]
Timeline: Didi’s many clashes with China’s regulators
The original Dutch version of this article was published in 2018. Besides some small changes the original goal […]
Five misconceptions about China’s Social Credit System
Op 26 juli 2021 was ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander te gast in de nieuwsuitzending van RTL-Z. Het gesprek betrof […]
ChinaTalk in RTL-Z: Chinese toezichthouder pakt Tencent aan
Op 24 juli 2021 was ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander te gast bij Met het Oog op Morgen. Ed gaf […]
Interview: China’s harde aanpak van techbedrijven in Met het Oog op Morgen
This original Dutch version of this article was published in 2018. It has been about ten years since […]
Married to a Chinese: experiences of a ‘laogong’
This video is part of a online lecture ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander gave for students of Saxion University of […]
Video: Introduction to China’s Live-Streaming e-Commerce
Originele afbeelding door Gerd Altmann Leuk dat je deze pagina bezoekt en interesse hebt in het artikel. We […]
Corona QR-codes: welke data gebruikt China’s Health Code?
Het is zover! Na lang wachten en meer dan een jaar uitstel, kunnen jullie voor de zesde keer […]
Schrijf je in voor de 6e Grote China Kennisquiz!
In het eerste deel van 700174 lazen we hoe Bo Yang in de vroege jaren ’80 een controversiële […]
The Ugly Chinaman – Kritiek en bijval
“Op papier is China een zeer beschaafd land. In het echt zijn Chinezen echter barbaren”- Bo Yang In […]
The Ugly Chinaman – Controversie uit de jaren ’80
Making a few jokes about Chinese icons might seem like just some harmless fun. But your fellow students […]