Here's Why American Tech Companies Keep Failing in China

Aug. 9 -- Uber found out what many other U.S. tech companies realized long ago: China is an alluring trap. Most American web companies including Google, Facebook and Amazon are either banned from China or have flopped there. And their odds of success are only getting slimmer. Bloomberg Gadfly's Shira Ovide explains why it might be time for U.S. web companies to permanently give up on China.

[superpooper_]

Wechat was more powerful than Facebook Messenger backed 5 years ago. The video is wrong

[naturalLin]

WeChat in China is a immensely complex ecosystem. More so than any app in the US.

[deyuzhao]

I just do not agree that Wechat copies Facebook, actually there is no app in the west like wechat.

[orionconner]

check your china map...Jammu and Kashmir isn't in China...#Shame😢

[oliverhuang]

Amozon is not banned in China. People just don't use it.

[Mendaz]

Everyone's losing their shit because they don't comprehend the video and instantly think it's anti-China. I guess I can understand the complaint about the map being messed up, but still -- every Western media or person that makes a video about China that has a criticizing it in the slightest instantly gets bombarded by "patriots." Lmao

[pureffecto]

I wonder how are Chinese tech companies doing in the USA.

[devdeepdas]

Don't expect Bloomberg to not get the maps right of one of the largest economies of the world. That too when the area has been a topic of discussion over decades.

[weiyang]

countries, the network is also sovereign，but in addition to China, many countries are not aware of this, all of which are occupied by the United States.)

[Bubbles]

Uber lost billions over there? Hadn't heard that. Ouch.

[mrty]

what's with the map of china @ 0:15, entire j&k is shown to be a part of china, wtf?

[nishantahvan]

Look that f. Map, looks like either bloomberg let chinese to colonies the asia or chinese did anyway.

[bobking]

Facebook Messenger copied most of its function from WeChat,  don't make this misleading video again!

[vijayc]

wtf....the entire jammu and kashmir included in china map? looks like bloomberg getting chinese funds...

[phan]

US luxury companies have done well in China. Qualcomm and Intel chips powers most flagship Chinese devices.

Chinese software tech market is extremely cut throat. A Silicon Valley or Corp Valley business model is doomed from the start.
Your going to have deal 100s of forms of sabotage.

Tech dotcom should focus on smaller Chinese areas

[ayflying]

never to find reasons from your own side, the only result, keep failing

[utsavjain]

What a miserably wrong map at 0:20... Bloomberg kindly be sensitive to the border disputes between two of the largest countries in the world, especially when the tensions are so high ... Also the shows parts of Pakistan(Occupied Kashmir) as part of China!? China has never made claims to those lands... Your cartographer needs help!

[nanditmehra]

on 17th second of video. map shows indian state of jammu & kashmir to be part of china. Bloomberg should first be careful of world map and learn to put videos on other topics.

[tarpanvyas]

You've got your Chaina - India map totally wrong.

[TheSiddharthCool]

wtf is this? China has never claimed north east of India (excluding Arunachal Pradesh) nor Jammu & Kashmir. bloomberg how cab you do this mistake?