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#74: AI short drama, Patagonia’s “earth tax” backlash, “drink-for-you” on demand, Lay's potato resto 🥔 | Following the Yuan
Brands mentioned in this issue: Master Kong, BOSS Zhipin, Meituan, MUSINSA, Didi, Tencent, Lay’s, RedNote, Foxconn, Apple, Patagonia, ZXMOTO.
Apr 16
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Rongrong Zhuge
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#74: AI short drama, Patagonia’s “earth tax” backlash, “drink-for-you” on demand, Lay's potato resto 🥔 | Following the Yuan
Brands mentioned in this issue: Master Kong, BOSS Zhipin, Meituan, MUSINSA, Didi, Tencent, Lay’s, RedNote, Foxconn, Apple, Patagonia, ZXMOTO.
Apr 16
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Rongrong Zhuge
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Consumer news digest: March 15 Consumer Rights Gala highlights AI safety, Pop Mart sues 3D printer, Disney's new local rivals | Following…
Mentioned brands, companies and institutions are: Pop Mart, Bambu Lab, Papergames, Centurium Capital, Blue Bottle, Chagee, Alibaba, Formula 1, Tencent…
Mar 16
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Yaling Jiang
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Rongrong Zhuge
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🐎 Consumer news digest (CNY edition): from Spring Festival Gala to AI red envelopes | Following the Yuan
The brands/companies we mentioned in this issue are: Gaggle studios, Kingsoft Shiyou
Feb 18
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Yaling Jiang
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Rongrong Zhuge
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What one talks about when one talks about chuhai | Following the Yuan
While there’s an overlap between export and chuhai, the latter is much more complex, involving not just sales but also investment, manufacturing…
Aug 26, 2025
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Yaling Jiang
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It's never been so easy to be a spy 📸 | Following the Yuan
The business behind #Maskpark, China’s largest known digital sex crime ring — and why it might harm the country’s plummeting birth rate and continue to…
Aug 2, 2025
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Yaling Jiang
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'China’s Hermès’ Laopu Gold and the search for Chinese luxury | Following the Yuan
Every few years, Chinese consumers hear about yet another brand that claims to be China’s Hermès. What makes a brand luxury, and will China ever have…
May 16, 2025
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Junjie Wang
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