What should the U.S. learn from China’s tech industry? Mobile first and super apps

With the advancement of science and technology and the wave of globalization, countries are learning from each other's technology and management advantages. Recently, a new topic was opened on the overseas Quora forum: "What should the United States learn from China's technology industry?", which triggered a discussion.

Foreign media Forbes specifically cited two of these views, pointing out that the United States can learn from China's "super app", where Chinese companies integrate various business models and seemingly unrelated services into one application to attract users' attention and promote more transactions. It listed a few such applications in China, including Meituan, WeChat, and Alipay.

This phenomenon has already begun to ferment in the US technology market. Instagram, one of the most influential social media in the United States, has begun to add more commercial services and payment functions.

The second suggestion cited by Forbes is to learn from China's "mobile first" approach. Chinese netizens mainly access the Internet through smartphones rather than computers and laptops, which makes China a mobile-first society. Developers usually design mobile experiences before PCs.

This shift in valuing mobile devices over PCs has led to new “mobile-centric” features, such as microphones, GPS, front- and rear-facing cameras. This “mobile-centric” approach has also led to the popularization and innovation of QR codes, mobile payments, and live broadcasts.

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