The China Ecommerce Podcast

Winston Ma | Can "digital villages" help alleviate China's crowded cities?

Winston Ma is an investor, attorney, author, and adjunct professor in the global digital economy. Most recently for 10 years, he was Managing Director for China Investment Corporation (CIC), China’s sovereign wealth fund. He was selected a 2013 Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum. Winston split the past 20 years in China and the US and has experienced the tremendous development in the digital economy space in China. In this episode, Winston shared his observations on how digitization has changed rural areas and how agriculture technology can further alleviate the crowded cities in China. 3:30 Why is it so important to bring digitization to agriculture, especially in China? 6:54 What are the most significant changes or progress you have observed? 10:55 What role do Chinese ecommerce platforms play in promoting global food security? 13:55 How do you see e-commerce playing a role in this shift in consumer behavior during COVID-19 and what impact will it have in reshaping the supply chains behind the food and agriculture system? 17:15 What are the biggest challenges for agriculture industry to eventually change?

HanCheng Cao | Why people engage in instant messaging-based social commerce

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Nicole Jao | Can social commerce work in South East Asia?

In this episode, Nicole Jao, technology journalist from Techinasia took a deep dive on different types of social commerce models, the history of its development in China, and whether the same model can take off in South East Asia, the new ventures adopting similar models, what are the barriers and opportunities. 1:46 Nicole's first experience of using social commerce app 3:35 A brief history of social commerce and its development 6:03 Different types of social commerce models 9:24 Success factors to social commerce 12:45 Barriers to achieving social commerce in South East Asia 16:00 Rising social commerce start-ups in South East Asia

Ashley Galina Dudarenok | Trends that Chinese consumers are excited about

In this episode, Ashley Galina, China marketing expert, Founder of Alarice & ChoZan shared her stories and insights on the trends Chinese consumers are excited about, the biggest changes brought by COVID-19, the under-addressed growth areas people are not aware of, and what business and brands should be prepared for the last quarter of 2020. 1:44 Introduction of Ashley Galina 3:40 Misconceptions and biggest changes happened in China consumers in the past decade 7:41  Major changes brought to consumers by Covid-19 13:50 Underaddressed growth sectors and areas 19:55 How should business get ready for Q4

Ian Tan | User engagement matters

1:56  Intro of Ian Tan and Lenovo Legion 3:29  Things you might not know about today's gaming industry 7:00   Why interaction and user engagement matter to the gaming industry? 11:15  Challenges in engaging users during the pandemic and what did Lenovo do to engage the consumers? 16:31  What changes have Covid-19 brought to online and offline shopping in the gaming laptop industry? The China E-commerce Podcast is brought to you by Pinduoduo, the world’s leading interactive social commerce platform. Follow us on Twitter at @pinduoduoinc and sign up for our newsletters to get regular updates about the most competitive and vibrant online marketplace in the world.