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The e-commerce platforms are among several key firms in China’s platform economy. Since early 2023, Chinese authorities have softened their approach towards platforms following a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282516
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The latter has been battered by a wave of new regulations that lasted for over two years, covering matters as diverse as fintech risk control, data protection, online competition…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275620
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The IPO was slated to be the largest in history, valued in excess of USD30bn. The incident gives investors a striking example of immediate political risk in the current Chinese…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257422
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Jack Ma’s Ant Group has undergone a thorough restructuring. Tencent, whose diverse portfolio ranges from the messaging app WeChat and food delivery platform Meituan to e-commerce…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272970
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This drains liquidity from state-controlled banks. Recent developments show a pushback: a de facto ban of peer-to-peer lending platforms in 2020, and the cancelled public offering…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260963
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Ant Financial's Sesame Credit rating service.
Apple Pay has over 500 million users, while Google Pay has in excess of 100 million. The switch to contactless and online payments during the pandemic greatly stimulated adoption…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270156
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Some of those deal with content production and dissemination online, and others with monopolistic and anti-competitive conduct by domestic ‘big tech’. A new paradigm of strict…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275939
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It existed in a legal grey zone, and was allowed to do so because it served the government’s purposes. That is now beginning to change.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259169
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After two years of crackdowns on the sector, this plan promises both consolidation and gradual development, with a particular focus on data and objectives related to the 'common…