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Background to the recent 996 overtime scandal in China's tech startup industry, including interviews with people behind the viral 996.ICU GitHub protest Digitally China is a bi-weekly podcast from RADII hosted by Tom Xiong and Eva Xiao, and produced by Jacob Loven. On each episode, the team will tackle a different timely tech-related topic, providing key insights on all you need to know about the fast-changing nature of innovation in China. Find previous episodes of Digitally China here and subscribe on iTunes here. Recently, a leaked email from Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com has made headlines in Chinese press and overseas as being one of the most concrete examples of the “996 culture” of certain tech companies in China. 996 is the idea that employees should work 9am-9pm, six days a week. Among other things, the leaked email indicates that people working less overtime should be fired. In this episode of Digitally China we try to figure out how widely spread 996 is, how it impacts people, and what effect the recent backlash will have. To understand the culture of working overtime in tech and how it is different from other industries, we interviewed contributors of the recently famous 996.ICU project on GitHub, Xu Ming and Xiao Yang. Related: GitHub Protest Over Chinese Tech Companies’ “996” Culture Goes Viral Topics covered in this episode of Digitally China include: The background of 996 How 996 in tech is different compared to other industries How widely spread is 996? The recent criticism of 996, going viral on GitHub How the Chinese tech industry might change going forward Hosts Eva Xiao and Tom Xiong Guests Xu Ming and Xiao Yang Producer Jacob Lovén Listen to the latest Digitally China episode below or find it (and previous episodes) on iTunes here. Cover photo by Irina Iriser on Unsplash
Photographer Gao Shan’s “The Eighth Day” Goes Deep on the Relationship with His Adopted Mother 2 days ago
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Straight Fire Gang: The Shanghai Hip Hop Trio Blazing Their Own Trail July 2, 2020
Hit Thriller “The Bad Kids” is Stirring Conversations About Childhood Trauma – and Chinese TV June 29, 2020
Meet the Architect Whose Revolutionary “Sponge Cities” are Helping Combat Climate Change May 28, 2020
ByteDance: How the TikTok Creator Took Over the Internet and Incited International Controversy April 27, 2020
5 Million People in China Have Lost their Jobs Thanks to Covid-19 – Here’s How They Are Coping April 14, 2020
Wǒ Men Podcast: How Covid-19 has Changed Chinese People’s Attitudes to Personal Finance June 15, 2020
