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24 alternatives to Unlock China – Crowdsourced tech hubs and resources in China

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Unlock China – Crowdsourced tech hubs and resources in China launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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a16z - China and Tech▲75
A discussion China's tech parallel universe
2015 · a16z.com · its alternatives →
2
ChinaMarketing.AI GEO Workspace▲59
From Chinese AI evidence to implementation with Astra
Sep 2026 · chinamarketing.ai · its alternatives →
3
Crowdcurity▲104
Crowdsourced Application Security
2015 · crowdcurity.com · its alternatives →
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Analyse Asia #141: Reflections on China with Kaiser Kuo▲54
Why Uber has succeeded & not failed in China
2016 · content.blubrry.com · its alternatives →
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Analyse Asia #139: Live-streaming in China▲53
The Live-streaming phenomenon & ecosystem in China
2016 · content.blubrry.com · its alternatives →
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Analyse Asia 108: How can a US tech company succeed in China with Scott Livingston▲58
What does Facebook need to do to enter China?
2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →
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Analyse Asia - 112: The Baidu Group with Cate Cadell▲55
The Baidu Group in China
2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →
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planBCD▲68
A platform for crowdsourced Growth Hacking
2014 · its alternatives →
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Analyse Asia 94: Wechat Ecosystem & Grata.co with Andrew Schorr▲59
How businesses leverage the Wechat Ecosystem in China
2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →
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Unlock China▲9
A curated 6-week trip to explore the Chinese tech ecosystem
2018 · its alternatives →
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Analyse Asia 125: Beijing Makerspace & Indiegogo in China with Joanna Wei▲56
On China's maker movement & Indiegogo in China
2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →
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Analyse Asia 132: The Alliance & Blitz-Scaling with Chris Yeh▲53
The concept and practice of blitz-scaling from US to China
2016 · content.blubrry.com · its alternatives →
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Analyse Asia 110: Tencent & WeChat with Eva Xiao▲55
On WeChat Platform and Tencent's Investment Strategy
2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →
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Analyse Asia 109: Tencent and QQ with Eva Xiao▲54
On Tencent, the company behind QQ & Wechat Part 1
2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →
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The Things Gateway▲100
Crowdsourced global and open Internet of Things data network
2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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Analyse Asia - 73: On China with Kaiser Kuo▲55
Kaiser Kuo & everything about China from cultural to digital
2015 · analysepodcast.com · its alternatives →
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The Twenty Minute VC - 13: Frank Meehan @ Smartup & SparkLabs▲53
Why Asia is prime to be the next tech hub?
2015 · content.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
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Analyse Asia 147: Twilio in Asia and Product Management with Patrick Malatack▲55
Twilio's expansion into Asia
2016 · content.blubrry.com · its alternatives →
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Chineasy▲80
The easiest way to learn Chinese
2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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Analyse Asia – 72: Monk's Hill Ventures & Southeast Asia with Ong Peng Tsin▲66
Monk's Hill Ventures & Startup Ecosystem of Southeast Asia
2015 · analysepodcast.com · its alternatives →
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Coding.net (China)▲62
Making coding simpler for devs in China
2014 · coding.net · its alternatives →
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Crowdflower▲68
Enterprise crowdsourcing for micro-tasks
2014 · crowdflower.com · its alternatives →
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Analyse Asia 105: The Next Billion Initiative for Google with Caesar Sengupta▲55
Google's Next Billion initiative in Asia Pacific
2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →
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Analyse Asia 150: Brinc & Shenzhen Hardware Ecosystem with Bay McLaughlin▲56
How Brinc grows hardware startups with Shenzhen ecosystem
2016 · content.blubrry.com · its alternatives →

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