This episode, Matt and John embark on a wide-ranging discussion about China tech in 2019. Using Bytedance as a lens, they explore the disruptive power of new companies, Bytedance's successes and challenges outside of China, as well as what the world is learning from China tech.

Key Questions

• What's changed with Bytedance since we last talked about them?
• What challenges are they facing outside of China?
• How are other countries dealing with highly successful Chinese consumer products?
• How is Bytedance acting as a disruptor at home and abroad?
• What should we be thinking about as 2019 comes to a close?

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Hosts

• John Artman, @knowsnothing, TechNode
• Matthew Brennan, @mbrennanchina, ChinaChannel

Editor

• Peter Isachenko

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• Music: “Theme from Penguins on Parade” by Lee Rosevere, Music for Podcasts 3