Angela Zhang, a professor at the University of Hong Kong, specializes in China’s regulation and monitoring of technology companies. China, as the second world power, has produced popular apps like TikTok and Shein along with leading electric cars and smartphones. Despite their global success, the reasons for China’s achievements and failures remain largely unknown. Zhang, author of “High Wire,” recently explained China’s internal changes in Madrid, highlighting the country’s tech landscape.
Zhang faces a dilemma of being pro-Chinese in the US and too critical for the Chinese government, limiting her book’s reach in China. Chinese apps excel abroad due to quality, fierce competition, user experience, and intensive work ethic. Chinese companies, however, heavily exploit their employees to maintain competitiveness.
Question: Why are Chinese apps dominant globally?
Answer: Chinese apps excel due to quality, competition, and intense user focus.
Summary: Professor Angela Zhang sheds light on China’s tech industry, revealing the country’s success factors and challenges in a candid discussion.