China’s going ‘sharing’ mad. As well as bikes, entrepreneurs are jumping on the sharing bandwagon with an increasingly enriched list of offerings, from smartphone power banks and umbrellas, to basketballs and ever cigarette lighters. Photo: AFP
China’s sharing economy charges, pedals and bounces into overdrive – and it’ll even keep you dry if it rains
30 bike-sharing apps launched already, with a dozen players fighting it out in the smartphone power bank sharing market, and six more dedicated solely to sharing umbrellas
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China’s going ‘sharing’ mad. As well as bikes, entrepreneurs are jumping on the sharing bandwagon with an increasingly enriched list of offerings, from smartphone power banks and umbrellas, to basketballs and ever cigarette lighters. Photo: AFP