https://www.scmp.com/rss/511619/feed Jacob Cooke is the co-founder and CEO of WPIC Marketing + Technologies, an e-commerce and technology consultancy that drives growth for global brands in China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. From Vancouver, Jacob has lived in Beijing since 2003. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Over the past eight months, the dramatic fall of China’s most popular live-streaming influencers has cast a cloud over one of the country’s most dynamic and burgeoning sectors. Once driving a huge portion of China’s live-streaming sales, now-fallen megastars like Viya – whose real name is Huang Wei – and Austin Li Jiaqi helped build live-streaming into an integral part of the country’s retail landscape. With Viya and Li’s channels closed for the foreseeable future, some commentators are doubting... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3183346/dethroning-chinas-live-streaming-queen-and-lipstick-king-not?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3183346/dethroning-chinas-live-streaming-queen-and-lipstick-king-not?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Jun 2022 19:30:28 +0000 The opinion pages of Canada’s leading papers have not been kind to Dominic Barton, the country’s former ambassador to China, after he announced that he would resign from his post at the end of 2021. One writer said Barton was irrelevant in the effort to bring home Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, except for serving as their “flight attendant”; another described his ambassadorship as “the least successful appointment in the history of Canadian diplomacy”. Such commentary is not only wildly... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3161954/canadas-outgoing-ambassador-china-deserves-credit-two-michaels?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3161954/canadas-outgoing-ambassador-china-deserves-credit-two-michaels?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:30:26 +0000