Introduction China is an enormous market, amounting to 1.3 billion people and growing. Out of all the BRIC markets, China is the furthest in the adoption of technology and digital platforms, especially smartphones and applications. Perhaps the most known example of Chinese digital platforms in the West is Alibaba, the ecommerce giant with market cap of over 200 $bn. Through…
Associate Professor (tenure track) at the University of Vaasa, and Adjunct Professor at the Turku School of Economics. Based in Finland.