6 Must-Read Tech Stories in China This Week

Let’s get straight into our news of the week coming out of China.

1. 5 Reasons China is Crying Out For Uber

Basically, it comes down to: demand is high at raised prices, not enough taxis, top chinese cities have the right clientele, smartphone and 3G usage are widespread, some cities are clamping down on car ownership.

2. Cooliris Partners with Tencent in China, Adds Weibo Integration

In other words, browsers and mobiles across China are about to get much sleeker and fancy.

3. Sina Weibo Credit System Has Docked 200k Users, Dealt with 15 Million Complaints

According to the Beijing News, the system has already resulted in more than 200,000 users getting credit deductions. Users whose scores reach zero will have their accounts blocked; their state identification number is also blocked so that they cannot register a new account using their own name.

4. Why isn’t LinkedIn Blocked in China?

In terms of recruiting talent and understanding the business landscape, LinkedIn is an essential and unignorable aspect of China’s social media networks.

5. The Difference Between Innovation and Disruption, and Why China Needs the Latter

Here’s an interesting piece from Charlie on one of China’s most important topics, innovation. Charlie makes the argument that the discussion should shift away from innovation and be more about disruption.

6. Survey Finds That Sina Weibo Users Are Less Active This Year (CHARTS)

Is it possible that WeChat is shifting everybody away from micro-blogging and onto chat apps?