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We're joined this week by Vijay Govind, former IT and technology strategist at Ford based in China. We cover a lot of ground, including working in China for an American company, dealing with the fast pace of change for a traditional automotive company, as well as the EV and AV markets and Tesla's future in China.

This is a live recording of a panel discussion held on Dec 18, 2019.

2018 has been a dynamic year for blockchain practitioners starting off with the $100 million record-breaking financing on Chinese blockchain-related projects in January and emergence of many ICOs. But as we got closer to the end of the year, fortunes have begun to turn, leaving solutions without problems out in the cold.

We're joined this week by Thibault Genaitay, Head of China for Le Wagon, a global programming bootcamp. We talk hacking in China, why making Mobike clones are good for budding programmers, and differences in training inside and outside China.

This week, Chris and Nicole discuss their recent pieces about data privacy and how cryptocurrency is fuelling a boom in Taiwan's semiconductor industry.

This week, Fiona and Masha talk about core technology, AI chips, and the role of the government in China's innovation.

This week, John is joined by Nicole and Masha to talk about how Taiwan is adapting to blockchain.

This week we talk how technology is changing both love and education in China

This week we talk about the recent moves against content and video apps.

This week we talk about women in China's tech industry.

This week we talk about this year's hongbao battle and the place that smartphones take in Chinese society.

This week we talk a further ban on crypto exchanges, crypto pets, Alipay in Apple stores, mobile PUBG, and the Spring Festival hongbao war.

This week we talk the recent EmTech China conference, AI, blockchain, and Tencent's move into the offline world.

This week we talk about the emerging vertical of proptech (property tech) and the state of WeChat's mini programs a year after their launch.

This week we talk about most the biggest tech fails in China, including LeEco, bike-rentals, and bitcoin exchanges. We also talked about the most expected IPOs for 2018.

This week we look back at 2017 to talk about the policies that most affected the internet in China as well as the rise of unmanned stores in China.

This week we talk about youth entertainment in small cities and the need to switch to IPv6

This week we look back at Frank's recent Toutiao experience

This week we look back at the recent TechCrunch Shanghai.

This week we look at the X factor behind Alibaba's Singles Day and Tencent's partner conference showing just how different they are from other companies.

This week we look at the Double 11/Singles Day shopping orgy, follow Bluegogo and Coolqi as they implode, and look at a gay WeChat KOL going to Taiwan for Gay Pride

Rita explains Bilibili, the #1 site for young anime lovers; Masha tells us about how one company is collecting data and using it to simulate consumers.

Masha talks about O2O applications for blockchain (finally something more than finance!); Frank talks about left behind kids in Guizhou and the tech solution the government there have found to keep them out of trouble.

This week we take a look at the swift and harsh reaction from the media to Qudian's $900 million IPO in the US and China vs US in artificial intelligence.

This week we talk about the "startup capital winter," a trend seeing fewer and fewer quality startups as well as Alibaba's Computing Conference where they put the future of the Ali ecosystem on display.

This week we talk about the WeChat and Alipay's travel reports after the week-long holiday and the future of the sharing economy in China.

This week we talk about the food delivery industry and how its another proxy battle between Alibaba and Tencent as well as paying with your face.

This week we talk about the differences between China and US ecosystems as well as JD and Alibaba's push into offline groceries and produce delivery.

This week we talk about the iPhone X announcement, including how it will fare against competitors, the second-hand phone market, and how likely Chinese are going to buy a new phone.