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• Tightening Regulations on Multiple Fronts
  China’s tech industry has been hit by sweeping regulatory crackdowns since the second half of 2020. The tightening has focused on four areas — antitrust, finance, cybersecurity and data privacy, as well as cryptocurrencies.
  
• Bumpy Road Ahead for Chinese Tech IPOs
  Chinese tech companies are facing increasingly difficult decisions on where to go public. Geopolitical tensions and relaxed listing rules in Hong Kong are leading to more listed companies seeking secondary listings closer to home.
  
• Changing Overseas Expansion Plans amid Geopolitical Tensions
  Chinese tech companies are changing their global expansion strategies to cope with intensifying geopolitical tensions. Some find success by switching focus back to Southeast Asia while a new generation downplays their Chinese origins.
  
• Shifting Demographics Highlighting Underserved Internet User Segments
  China’s demographics are quickly changing, creating new niche segments to compete over. The silver economy, the sheconomy, and “sinking” markets are three of the most heated battlefronts.
  
• Growing Focus on Private-domain Traffic
  E-commerce brands are now paying more attention to private-domain traffic as they look to build direct communication channels with customers and engage them directly to drive repeat repurchases.
  

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