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How to make it big in Xi Jinping’s China

A look at the country’s most valuable start-ups

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An analysis of China’s most highly valued start-ups over the past five years reveals a country boiling over with unicorns that are intensely focused on making the wares favoured by the Chinese government.

The Economist has analysed the changing mix of China’s most highly valued start-ups over the past five years.

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Greater Bay Technology’s transformation into a mythical beast has been speedy.

The start-up, which specialises in super-fast lithium battery charging, was launched in late 2020. Only 19 months later, it had reached a valuation of US$1 billion (S$1.3 billion), making it a unicorn (that is, an unlisted firm valued at or above that amount).

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