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C. Custer · · 2 min read

5 Must-Read Tech Stories in China This Week

What can we say about this week that hasn’t already been been said before? It came, it saw, it conquered, and now it has passed. But fear not, gentle strangers, for the memories remain. Behold:

1. HootSuite Adds Sina Weibo Support For Social Marketing to China

Hoot hoot! Hootsuite added Weibo support this week, apparently as part of a larger plan to enter China? What’s coming next? Stay tuned next week to find out!

2. US Lawmakers Say Huawei and ZTE Are A Threat, Chinese Net Users Not Convinced

A US Congressional report called Chinese telecom equipment companies Huawei and ZTE a threat to US telecom security. But is the threat real or is this a case of protectionism pure and simple?

3. Qihoo Launches Quad-Core Smartphone

Qihoo launched a quad-core smartphone this week, but we were a little distracted by the company’s other antics, like this…

4. Qihoo 360′s Latest War: Duking it Out With “Science Cop” Fang Zhouzi

Qihoo is having it out with Fang Zhouzi over Fang’s claims that the 360 Browser is unsafe and Qihoo’s claims that Fang is being paid by Baidu to say that. It’s ugly.

5. What Would China Be Like if the Internet Wasn’t Censored

I went long-form this week to answer a speculative — but fascinating — question with the help of some internet experts.

BONUS 欢迎欢迎! Tech in Asia Chinese Officially Launched

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C. Custer

Former editor and motion graphics artist for Tech in Asia. Currently content marketer at Dataquest.io