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Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Influence Empire: The Story of Tencent and China's Tech Ambition by Lulu Yilun Chen A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at one of the worlds biggest tech companies FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description *SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK 2022**A TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEARS 2022**A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BUSINESS BOOK 2022**A FORBES ESPANA TOP TEN BOOK 2022**A PROJECT SYNDICATE 2022 BEST READ*A fascinating study of the tech giant and its symbiotic relationship with the Chinese government - GuardianVital . . . More than a corporate hagiography, Ms. Chens book offers insight into the company via executive interviews and exclusive details. New York TimesInfluence Empire by Lulu Yilun Chen is so much more than the long-awaited story of Tencent and its vital everything app, WeChat, the messaging tool used by 1.3 billion people. Its also the sobering account of an entire generation of high-flying Chinese tech entrepreneurs, whose wings were clipped by the omnipotent hand of their own government. -- Brad Stone, author of Amazon Unbound and The Everything StoreORDER NOW: the first definitive look at Tencent, one of the worlds largest tech companies. __________In 2017, a company known as Tencent overtook Facebook to become the worlds fifth largest company. It was a watershed moment, a wake-up call for those in the West accustomed to regarding the global tech industry through the prism of Silicon Valley: Facebook, Google, Apple and Microsoft.Yet to many of the two billion-plus people who live just across the Pacific Ocean, it came as no surprise at all.Founded by the enigmatic billionaire Pony Ma, the firm that began life as a simple text-message operator invested in and created some of Chinas most iconic games en route to dreaming up WeChat - the Swiss Army knife super-app that combines messaging, shopping and entertainment. Through billions of dollars of global investments in marquee names from Fortnite to Tesla and a horde of start-ups, Mas company went on to build a near-unparalleled empire of influence. In this fascinating narrative - crammed with insider interviews and exclusive details - Lulu Chen tells the story of how Tencent created the golden era of Chinese technology, and delves into key battles involving Didi, Meituan and Alibaba. Its a chronicle of critical junctures and asks just what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur in China.__________Theres so much fascinating detail here. -- The TimesLulu Yilun Chen has written a sharply informed, smart and compelling account of the rise of some of the most powerful companies in China, which also stand among the biggest and richest tech giants in the world. Despite their enormous size and power, few outside of China know of or understand these companies. Now, Author Biography Lulu Yilun Chen has covered China and its technology landscape for more than a decade, for Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Businessweek. Shes a multiple-time co-winner of The Society of Publishers in Asia Award. In 2022, her book, Influence Empire, was shortlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award. Review Influence Empire by Lulu Yilun Chen is so much more than the long-awaited story of Tencent and its vital everything app, WeChat, the messaging tool used by 1.3 billion people. Its also the sobering account of an entire generation of high-flying Chinese tech entrepreneurs, whose wings were clipped by the omnipotent hand of their own government. -- Brad Stone, author of Amazon Unbound and The Everything StoreLulu Yilun Chen has written a sharply informed, smart and compelling account of the rise of some of the most powerful companies in China, which also stand among the biggest and richest tech giants in the world. Foremost among them is the biggest behemoth of them all, Tencent, a Swiss Army Knife of a company that combines the services of a half dozen or more of the best-known internet giants in the West. The immense wealth and reach deep into every household in China of companies like these has recently placed them at the center of Beijings regulatory and political attention. Despite their enormous size and power, few outside of China know of or understand these companies. Now, thanks to Influence Empire: The Story of Tencent and Chinas Tech Ambition, that will finally change. - - Howard French, former NY Times Shanghai bureau chief and author of Everything Under the Heavens: How the Past Helps Shape Chinas Push for Global PowerLulu Yilun Chens Influence Empire is the compelling story of one of the worlds most important, but least understood companies. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand how the curious collision of business, technology and politics in todays China will reshape our world. - - Peter Martin, author of Chinas Civilian ArmyIn Influence Empire, the long-time tech reporter narrates the emergence of Chinas tech titans their often-haphazard rises to success, and the struggles between then for revenue and domination of the marketplace... The book asks whether without freedom of thought Chinas economic miracle can persist. -- The PostVital . . . More than a corporate hagiography, Ms. Chens book offers insight into the company via executive interviews and exclusive details. -- New York TimesThe company, Chinas largest internet giant, now has a massive portfolio of internet firms across a wide range of sectors, including social media, e-commerce, ride-hailing, gaming, and tutoring. But the future of Chinese Big Tech is very much in question, making the many fascinating stories in Chens book essential reading for China watchers. -- Project SyndicateA fascinating study of the tech giant and its symbiotic relationship with the Chinese government ... With Influence Empire, Chen, a reporter for Bloomberg, seeks to tell the story of arguably Chinas greatest entrepreneurial success, expose the threads that link Xi Jinpings regime to your Snapchat account, and familiarise us with the companys reclusive, 50-year-old founder Ma Huateng, who goes by the incongruous English moniker "Pony"... The books most interesting material explores the waxing and waning of the relationship between Tencent and the Chinese communist party, which is eager to, as Chen puts it, "keep the rising class of tech-savvy moguls in place before their economic aspirations turn political." -- GuardianA book that tells Tencents story has been long overdue, and Lulu Chens account is not only comprehensive, but also a gripping business narrative. The globally influential company finally has the account it deserves. -- David Barboza, The WireTheres so much fascinating detail here: the company may serve as a towering paean to futurism and commerce but it still has the Communist Party woven into its fabric, extolling its past glories in the company gym. -- The TimesIts a fascinating story of entrepreneurship, of what its like to build a company in a Communist state. Chen clearly charts the rise of one of the largest tech and social media companies in the world, which is shadowed by one of the most paranoid governments in the world. In one corner of the ring you have the values of the Communist Party, in the other you have the value proposition of Tencent. Chen goes beyond that, we get the stories behind the headline, the characters, the culture and the back stories. -- Mimi Alemayehou, Senior Vice President for Public-Private Partnerships, Strategic Growth, Mastercard Coming to grips with the tech industry is not easy at the best of times given how quickly the sector evolves. It is even more difficult when it is in China and the relationship (between tech companies) and the government is extremely fluid, yet Influence Empire by Lulu Chen manages to provide important insights across all these dimensions. The book is an engaging look into the Chinese tech world, including the relationship with not just the government there, but also with western capital. It comes at a time, to quote the author alliances and allegiances change within the blink of an eye" and "national champions become public enemies overnight." This book will be of interest to a very broad range of people, and rightly so, from tech specialists, economists and corporate executives worrying about disruption of supply chains to those interested in innovation, as well as those assessing the increasing weaponization of tech for national security purposes. -- Mohamed El-Erian, President, Queens College, Cambridge University, Advisor to Allianz and Gramercy Long Description *SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK 2022* *A TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEARS 2022* A fascinating study of the tech giant and its symbiotic relationship with the Chinese government - Guardian Influence Empire by Lulu Yilun Chen is so much more than the long-awaited story of Tencent and its vital everything app, WeChat, the messaging tool used by 1.3 billion people. Its also the sobering account of an entire generation of high-flying Chinese tech entrepreneurs, whose wings were clipped by the omnipotent hand of their own government. -- Brad Stone, author of Amazon Unbound and The Everything Store ORDER NOW: the first definitive look at Tencent, one of the worlds largest tech companies. __________In 2017, a company known as Tencent overtook Facebook to become the worlds fifth largest company. It was a watershed moment, a wake-up call for those in the West accustomed to regarding the global tech industry through the prism of Silicon Valley: Facebook, Google, Apple and Microsoft.Yet to many of the two billion-plus people who live just across the Pacific Ocean, it came as no surprise at all.Founded by the enigmatic billionaire Pony Ma, the firm that began life as a simple text-message operator invested in and created some of Chinas most iconic games en route to dreaming up WeChat - the Swiss Army knife super-app that combines messaging, shopping and entertainment. Through billions of dollars of global investments in marquee names from Fortnite to Tesla and a horde of start-ups, Mas company went on to build a near-unparalleled empire of influence.In this fascinating narrative - crammed with insider interviews and exclusive details - Lulu Chen tells the story of how Tencent created the golden era of Chinese technology, and delves into key battles involving Didi, Meituan and Alibaba. Its a chronicle of critical junctures and asks just what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur in China.__________Theres so much fascinating detail here. -- The Times Lulu Yilun Chen has written a sharply informed, smart and compelling account of the rise of some of the most powerful companies in China, which also stand among the biggest and richest tech giants in the world. Despite their enormous size and power, few outside of China know of or understand these companies. Now, thanks to Influence Empire: Inside the Story of Tencent and Chinas Tech Ambition, that will finally change. -- Howard French, former NY Times Shanghai bureau chief and author of Everything Under the Heavens: How the Past Helps Shape Chinas Push for Global Power A book that tells Tencents story Review Quote Influence Empire by Lulu Yilun Chen is so much more than the long-awaited story of Tencent and its vital everything app, WeChat, the messaging tool used by 1.3 billion people. Its also the sobering account of an entire generation of high-flying Chinese tech entrepreneurs, whose wings were clipped by the omnipotent hand of their own government. -- Brad Stone, author of Amazon Unbound and The Everything Store Promotional "Headline" A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at one of the worlds biggest tech companies Details ISBN1529346851 Publisher Hodder & Stoughton Year 2022 ISBN-10 1529346851 ISBN-13 9781529346855 Format Hardcover Imprint Hodder & Stoughton Country of Publication United Kingdom Publication Date 2022-07-14 UK Release Date 2022-07-14 Language English Pages 256 Subtitle Shortlisted for the FT Business Book of 2022 Author Lulu Yilun Chen DEWEY 338.476 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education NZ Release Date 2022-11-07 AU Release Date 2022-11-07 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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