23: Group chat rules, VPNs, and the future of the internet in China

China Tech Talk

English - October 15, 2017 14:57 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 43 ratings
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Previous Episode: 22: P2P lending, retail banking, and the future of online services with Ling Kong

Next Episode: 24: The water we swim in

John and Matt start with new group chat rules as well as VPNs and end up talking about deeper questions the economic implications of a truly tech-savvy Chinese government, specifically:

Rules affecting group chats in WeChat, QQ, and Baidu Tieba
The technical sophistication of China's internet control policy
How China's policy towards the internet helped create BAT
What a China with perfect information might look like