Host Wenchi Yu speaks with Olivia Plotnick, a Shanghai-based social media and marketing entrepreneur, who recently completed a marketing research project spanning 30 cities in 60 days in China. The conversation attempted to answer the question: How’s China’s economy faring? Has the trade war’s impact been felt on the ground? How are consumers spending their money? Olivia’s findings of health & fitness, tourism, beauty, and youth trends challenge conventional wisdom and offer surprising in...
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Host Wenchi Yu speaks with Olivia Plotnick, a Shanghai-based social media and marketing entrepreneur, who recently completed a marketing research project spanning 30 cities in 60 days in China. The conversation attempted to answer the question: How’s China’s economy faring? Has the trade war’s impact been felt on the ground? How are consumers spending their money? Olivia’s findings of health & fitness, tourism, beauty, and youth trends challenge conventional wisdom and offer surprising in...
Ep. 23 Robots, Investment, and Techno-Optimism: Rui Ma on China's Distinct AI Ecosystem
Perspectives with Wenchi Yu
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Ep. 23 Robots, Investment, and Techno-Optimism: Rui Ma on China's Distinct AI Ecosystem
Host Wenchi Yu speaks to Rui Ma of Tech Buzz China about the divergence in AI development and cultural attitudes between China and the US. Driven by its strong manufacturing capabilities, China deeply integrates robotics with AI, focusing on practical, cash-flow-positive applications like service robots for food delivery or pool cleaning, rather than advanced "sci-fi" level projects. The Chinese government maintains a techno-optimist and encouraging stance toward AI, which, combined with a so...
Perspectives with Wenchi Yu
Host Wenchi Yu speaks with Olivia Plotnick, a Shanghai-based social media and marketing entrepreneur, who recently completed a marketing research project spanning 30 cities in 60 days in China. The conversation attempted to answer the question: How’s China’s economy faring? Has the trade war’s impact been felt on the ground? How are consumers spending their money? Olivia’s findings of health & fitness, tourism, beauty, and youth trends challenge conventional wisdom and offer surprising in...
