Ep. 6: China Tech Podcaster Rui Ma talks TikTok ban, Sino-US decoupling, female expat life in China

<p>Rui Ma is an investment banker (Morgan Stanley) turned VC (500 Startups) turned podcast host (Tech Buzz China). Her show covers current tech trends in China, with a focus on power players such as ByteDance and Alibaba. Her diaspora journey included a childhood in the China countryside, college and grad school education in the US, a career of finance/tech in Shanghai/Beijing, and podcast operations from Silicon Valley.</p> <p>We discussed Bytedance ban, Niall Ferguson's "TikTok = China's digital imperium ambitions" quote, Chinese female diaspora experience, China's sexist society, the notorious 996, her podcast-turned-business and more!</p> <p>Tech Buzz China podcast: https://pandaily.com/podcast/<br /> Rui’s newsletter: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/techbuzzchina/<br /> Rui's twitter: https://twitter.com/ruima</p> <p> </p> <p>Rui shared with us:</p> <p>* Childhood in China's countryside, California education, work in China, return to Silicon Valley</p> <div>* The businesslines and ambitions of ByteDance<br /> <br /></div> <div>* ByteDance acquisition of Musical.ly<br /> <br /></div> <div>* ByteDance reaction to TikTok ban<br /> <br /></div> <div>* Chinese netizens reaction to TikTok ban<br /> <br /></div> <div>* ByteDance's negative reputation in China (similar to local gaming industry)<br /> <br /></div> <div>* Niall Ferguson's demonization of TikTok as China's weaponization against the West<br /> <br /></div> <div>* China bashing recently arose from a corner of Silicon Valley Twitter<br /> <br /></div> <div>* Pandemic-induced lockdown has strengthened echo chambers on social media<br /> <br /></div> <div>* US' negative attitude on immigration deters inflow of intellectual capital<br /> <br /></div> <div>* US still top destination of tech and research talents<br /> <br /></div> <div>* Notorious 9-9-6 work schedule in China<br /> <br /></div> <div>* Tradeoffs associated with living in China as expat<br /> <br /></div> <div>* Female expat's unpleasant experience in China's sexist society<br /> <br /></div> <d