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The Shady World of Chinese Online Reviews
Welcome to the world of Chinese consumer reviews, where fakes lurk round every corner and a “water army” can torpedo e-commerce businesses
Taobao Terror: When Gamified E-Commerce Took Over My Life
How a tabby cat mini-game helped transform China’s e-commerce ecosystem...not always for the better
Going for Broke: Slang for the Cash-Strapped
After spending all their wages on Singles Day shopping, how do Chinese netizens talk about being low on funds?
Choice Chengyu: Sayings About Spending for Singles Day
Idioms about money for spendthrifts and cheapskates this November 11 shopping festival
The Singles Day Slang of China’s Online Shopaholics
The November 11 shopping festival means buying from “sales demons,” paying “IQ taxes,” and getting “grass-planted” by livestreamers
How Hangzhou Helped Jack Ma Build a Digital Empire
Hangzhou has birthed some of China's biggest tech companies
Reason to Celebrate
Besides Singles Day, here are some other invented festivities that go on each year
Credit Crunch
China’s “cashless society” will be developed from existing credit schemes—but how reliable are they?
Open Sesame
From shopping online to renting bikes, Chinese citizens are contributing to the fabric of their own supervision
Wheel Life China: The Fast and the Furious
Male bonding and machismo help grease the wheels of a billion-dollar food fight
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