Jessica Sun and Ed Sander of ChinaTalk share their advice and tips on bargaining in China. They also […]
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I have been writing about Temu, the Chinese webshop that launched in the US in September 2022, since […]
First Temu order: good status updates, acceptable delivery time and half Amazon’s pricing Recently updated !
Ed tells you about China’s geography and how it can make for incredibly diverse travels in the country.
Video: Travel & China’s Geography
ChinaTalk’s Jessica Sun shares some important advice about applying for a China visa.
Video: Applying for a China Visa
ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander is een van de sprekers op het Focusplaza evenement Intervisie 2023. Het jaarlijkse evenement staat […]
ChinaTalk @ Intervisie 2023
Ever since we started piloting study tours in 2018 we’ve been toying with the idea of having a […]
ChinaTalk spin-off: ChinaTechTrip
In 2020 zouden we drie studeriezen verzorgen voor Focusplaza, waar we eerder een zeer goed ontvangen reis aan […]
Studiereis Retail & Digitale Revolutie in China
Many Chinese live in so-called xiao qu, which literally translates to ‘small district’. A xiao qu is usually […]
The rise and fall of community group buying – a recap
In this three-part series, we try to answer the question in the title by breaking it down into […]
‘How long before I know a bit of Chinese?’ – Part 3: ‘how long?’
In this three-part series, we try to answer the question in the title by breaking it down into […]
‘How long before I know a bit of Chinese?’ – Part 2: defining ‘knowing Chinese’
In cooperation with Summa & Bedrijf, we have successfully rounded off the first series of a Chinese Language […]
Critical acclaim for Chinese Language & Culture course at Summa & Bedrijf
Original silhouette image by Mohamed Hassan When people show an interest in learning Chinese we are often asked […]
‘How long before I know a bit of Chinese?’ – Part 1: defining ‘a bit’
China is an enormous country with different climates in different regions. ChinaTalk’s Jessica Sun explains how you should […]
Video: When should I plan my trip to China?
ChinaTalk is restarting its study tours to China … After developing and guiding a series of study tours […]
We’re back! Who wants to go to China?
De vlaamse krant De Morgen interviewde ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander over Temu, de Chinese webshop. Het artikel is hier […]
Interview De Morgen over Temu
Alibaba splitst zich op in zes bedrijven … Tja, daar zal de Chinese overheid wel weer achter zitten […]
Radio interviews: Waarom splitst Alibaba zich op en was Jack Ma weer in China?
Op 23 maart 2023 werden ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander en Europarlementarier Bart Groothuis geïnterviewd over de hoorzitting over TikTok […]
Video: NPO Geld of je Leven – TikTok Interview
Op 23 maart 2023 was ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander te gast in BNR De Ochtendspits om te praten over […]
Video: Interview BNR – Wat hangt er in de lucht voor TikTok?
China has opened up and business travelers and tourists are slowly returning to the country. If you plan […]
Video: Basic Chinese Language and Survival Tips
Mid-February, ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander was interviewed by Bloomberg about Temu, the new Chinese webshop launched in the US […]
Video Series: Temu Interview
ChinaTalk’s Jessica Sun (孙慧) discusses talking about politics and other sensitive topics with friends and business partners in China. Many […]
Video series: Discussing politics in China
De manier waarop het betalingsverkeer in China in een paar jaar tijd volledig omging van cash naar mobiel […]
Business AM Interview: China betaalt amper nog met cash geld
ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander werd geïinterviewd over de ontwikkelingen bij Ochama, de Chinese pick-up webshop. Retailtrends stelde hem de […]
Interview Retailtrends: Wordt het nog wat met Ochama?
Last month we announced that ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander had joined the Tech Buzz China team as a tech […]
Tech Buzz China is back!
Quizmaster Fred Sengers schreef onderstaande bericht op zijn website. Met een uitzonderlijk hoge eindscore trok team Mi Fei […]
Team Mi Fei wint 8e Grote China Kennisquiz
In the summer of 2022, I wrote extensively about cross-border e-commerce from China. Since there have been many developments in […]
Cross-Border Update: Pinduoduo’s Temu (part 2)
In the summer of 2022, I wrote extensively about cross-border e-commerce from China. Since there have been many […]
Cross-Border Update: Pinduoduo’s Temu (Part 1)
ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander has joined the Tech Buzz China (TBC) team as tech analyst and main writer. Ed: […]
ChinaTalk’s Ed Sander joins Tech Buzz China
In the summer of 2022, I wrote extensively about cross-border e-commerce from China. Since there have been many developments in […]
Cross-Border Update: Shein
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 one of the keynote speakers at the 2023 edition of the Benelux Online Print […]
ChinaTalk @ 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
Have you ever considered learning Chinese but told yourself it was too difficult? Do you ever wonder whether […]
Do you think you can learn Chinese too?
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 […]