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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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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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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267358
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This was the highest-value Chinese IPO in New York since China's ride-hailing giant Didi was fined over CNY8bn (USD1.2bn) in July last year for listing against the express…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278006
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Since he took office, private firms have suffered most from attempts to rein in corporate debt, while state firms have benefited from flagship initiatives such as the Belt and…