by Ekrem Duman | Jul 20, 2026 | Chinese Global Expansion, Startup
⚡ TL;DRFacing tariffs and trade barriers, Chinese EV makers like BYD are building factories in Europe, Southeast Asia and beyond rather than just exporting cars. This is the story of the localization strategy — why ‘build where you sell’ is replacing pure...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 20, 2026 | Chinese Global Expansion, Startup
⚡ TL;DRChina’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a vast infrastructure and investment program connecting China to markets across Asia, Africa, Europe and beyond. This is the business-focused story of how BRI opens markets for Chinese companies, the opportunities...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 20, 2026 | Chinese Global Expansion, Startup
⚡ TL;DRShein, TikTok and Temu share a common export playbook: build a data-driven product in China’s hyper-competitive market, then unleash it globally with aggressive marketing and localized operations. This is the story of the Chinese app export formula, why...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 18, 2026 | Chinese Global Expansion, Startup
⚡ TL;DRChinese electric-vehicle makers built a formidable global position through battery leadership, vertical integration, scale, and supportive industrial policy, enabling them to offer affordable EVs that Western manufacturers struggle to match. This success...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 18, 2026 | Chinese Global Expansion, Startup
⚡ TL;DRChinese brands have achieved striking successes in Western markets — TikTok, Shein, Temu, DJI, and Lenovo among them — while others like Huawei’s consumer business were blocked by political restrictions rather than market rejection. The pattern suggests...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 18, 2026 | Chinese Global Expansion, Startup
⚡ TL;DRUS-China technology tensions have produced export controls on advanced semiconductors, investment restrictions, tariffs, and entity-list designations that increasingly split global technology into competing blocs. Companies face fragmented supply chains,...
