https://www.scmp.com/rss/507133/feed Mark Wang is president and chief executive officer of HSBC China. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com In April, when many were still stuck at home and worried about a gloomy economic future, over 2 million online viewers logged on to watch one of China’s new generation of live-streaming superstars auction a rocket launch for 40 million yuan (US$5.6 million). It was an unusual but uplifting moment during the height of the months-long nationwide lockdown amid Covid-19. The epidemic has taken a heavy toll on the Chinese economy – gross domestic product contracted 1.6 per cent year on year in the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3100431/coronavirus-has-sped-digital-revolution-china-leading-way?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3100431/coronavirus-has-sped-digital-revolution-china-leading-way?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Sep 2020 08:30:20 +0000