China's Government Is Cracking Down on Big Tech

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The chinese government is cracking down on big tech. Compared to the united states, they're putting protections in place for how young people interact wi technology. That includes things like limiting the number of hours that youth under the age of 18 can play video games. They also ban all selfon use in schools after a certain number of vidios. And chinase government also wants to influence what content gets most amplified.

Who do you think the Chinese government considers its biggest rival? The United States, right? Actually, the Chinese government considers its biggest rival to be its own technology companies.

It's China's tech companies who threaten its capacity to build a competitive China. That's why the Chinese government is cracking down on social media — for example, by limiting the number of hours youth can play video games, and banning cell phone use in schools. China's restrictions on social media use may be autocratic, but may also protect users more than what we see coming from the US government.

It’s a complicated picture.

This week on Your Undivided Attention, we're having a surprising conversation about technology in China. Here to give us a fresh take are two guests: investor, analyst, and co-host of the Tech Buzz China podcast Rui Ma, and China internet expert and author of Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built, Duncan Clark.