Caiwei Chen

Caiwei is a bilingual multimedia journalist who is interested in culture, politics and society in the digital age. At Pandaily, she mainly covers the major moves of Chinese video and music platforms including TikTok, Bilibili and IQIYI and innovative consumer products in Chinese market. Caiwei graduated with a B.A. in Communications fro University of Colorado Denver and is also a proud Associated Press alum. In her spare time, Caiwei is always up for a deep conversation over coffee, a gallery tour, or a grocery haul at her favorite market. Learn more about her at www.chencaiwei.net.

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Tencent Music Entertainment Releases Q2 Financial Results, Lands New Cooperation with Universal Music

Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME), China’s biggest online music entertainment platform and Universal Music Group (UMG), today announced a multi-year extension of their licensing agreement.

TikTok Owner ByteDance Threatens to Sue Trump Administration as US Calls for Broader Ban of Chinese Tech

TikTok’s parent company ByteDance released a statement on Friday in response to the executive order banning US companies and individuals from doing business with it.

Tencent to Merge Douyu and Huya to Compete with Bilibili and Kuaishou

Tencent is planning to consolidate Huya and Douyu, the two biggest gaming-focused live-streaming platforms in China.

Microsoft CEO to Further Negotiations with ByteDance on Purchasing TikTok after Consulting with Trump

Microsoft is ready to press ahead with discussions to explore a possible acquisition of TikTok in the United States.

[Exclusive] Zhang Yiming’s Full Internal Letter: ByteDance ‘Understands’ US Decision, Still Aspires to Become Transformative Global Company

On August 3, at 12:40 PM, Beijing local time, ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming sent out an all-staff letter in response to the potential sale of TikTok’s US operations.

Bilibili Launches Video Editing App Bcut

Bilibili recently launched Bcut (Bijian), its first mobile app for video editing.

Is Bilibili Turning Its Back On Its Most Loyal Users?

To congregate as many niche communities in one site and celebrate all is one thing, to try to introduce the site in a way that appeases the mass majority is another.

ByteDance’s AI Head Wei-Ying Ma Leaves Company for Tsinghua Amid US Crisis

Wei-Ying Ma, Vice President of ByteDance and Director of its Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, is leaving to join Advanced Industry Research (AIR)

IQIYI Appoints Industry Veterans as Country Managers, Eyeing Southeast Asia Market

IQIYI announced Monday that it has bolstered its leadership team with the appointment of three new country managers who will oversee the company's ambitious strategic growth plan in Southeast Asia.

Kuaishou Livestream DAUs Reach 170 Million, 70% Growth Within Half Year

Kuaishou on Wednesday released its 2020 First Half Year Content Ecosystem Report, with Daily Active Users of its featured livestreaming function reaching 170 million

ByteDance Appoints Former TikTok Boss and Musical.ly Founder Alex Zhu As Strategic Investment Head

Alex Zhu, Vice President of Products and Strategy and former Head of TikTok, has accepted a new appointment as Head of Bytedance’s Strategic Investments.

Former Luckin CTO Joins Upscale Tea Brand Nayuki

He Gang, former Chief Technology Officer of Luckin Coffee, has recently joined upscale tea brand Nayuki as the CTO.

HeyTea Enters Healthy Soda Market With Spin-Off Brand

Chinese leading upscale tea chain HeyTea is marching into the realm of healthy ready-to-drink products with 3 fruit tea sodas.

Li Guoqing Again Uses Force for Control Over Dangdang, Apprehended by Police

Li Guoqing, E-commerce platform Dangdang's deposed cofounder, forced his way into the company with 20 people to obtain some important files.

Jia Yueting No Longer Owns Equity in FF, Apologizes For Downfall of Leshi

FF and Leshi Internet founder Jia Yueting said on July 2 that his personal bankruptcy reorganization process was finally completed on June 26 in the United States.

How Female-Empowerment Advanced Mango TV’s Video Streaming Business

In an era where Chinese women as a whole start to question the long-existing gender norms, Mango seems to have found a recipe for women of all ages that would provoke discussion but in a gentle and discreet manner.

Airbnb China Appoints Siew Kum Hong as Chief Operating Officer

Airbnb China today announced the appointment of Siew Kum Hong to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective on June 30.

DiDi Robotaxi Service Begins Operation in Shanghai

Didi began its Robotaxi service with on-board drivers and safety control center in case of emergency in designated areas in Shanghai.

Ep. 69: China AI with Jeff Ding

Episode 69 of Tech Buzz China features our co-host Rui Ma in dialogue with Jeff Ding, a Rhodes Scholar and D.Phil Researcher at Oxford in the Future of Humanity Institute. He is also the creator of a free weekly newsletter called China AI. For his talk, Jeff focuses on artificial intelligence in China, specifically, some […]

Luckin Lenders Wins Court Order, Will Wind Down Lu Zhengyao’s Two Assets

Luckin Lenders won an order to wind down two entities owned by Lu Zhengyao, Chairman of Luckin Coffee.

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