This second episode of the ChinaTechChat podcast looks at the Covid-19 situation in China especially in Shanghai in the first half of 2022.

(Disclaimer: This podcast episode was recorded in the beginning of June 2022)

Podcast-guest Kevin Francis Marcaida brings his professional expertise as a graduate of Biomedical- and Neuro-Science at Imperial College London. As Lead Analyst at Chinese Alpha, he is particularly concerned with macro and micro trends in the Chinese market and has closely monitored economic, health and social consequences of the Corona Pandemic. 

Betty B. Scheibe, who moved to Shanghai during the pandemic and is active there as a pre-seed investor in the tech sector, can also provide interesting insights into the situation on the ground. Especially the impact on the VC and startup world in China is discussed in the podcast. In addition, the three also discuss the political impact of the Shanghai Lockdowns both on the 20th Party Congress of the People's Communist Party this year and on international relations.

With his scientific background in global supply chains, co-host Kimo Bruns also brings to the discussion the topic of the first episode of the podcast, Can China defend being the "The Factory of the World?" and considers the alternative courses of action international companies can take with respect to manufacturing in China.