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Silicon Dragon Predictions for 2019 
with thanks to contributors from the VC landscape: 
Edith Yeung, 500 Startups, Kyle Lui and David Cheng of DCM Ventures; Shiva Venkatraman, Varidus

Here's a sampling: 
Drone-based taxi services will emerge in major congested cities.
China's social credit system will go mainstream this year and could lead other nations to follow. 
Alibaba and Tencent will enhance their enterprise offerings. 
Biotech will expand at an exponential rate in China. 
See more here: 

Stay tuned for my own list of predictions next week, to kick off the New Year. 
And don't miss our look back at the biggest happenings in 2018. 


IPOs
 Futu, a Hong Kong-based fintech company, has filed to go public, looking to rise $300 million. 

  DEALS
Tencent-backed Yuanfudao raises $300 million at $3 billion valuation. 

FUNDS
Bain Capital brings in $4.7 billion for latest Asian fund. 

VIEWPOINT
One Belt, One Road, One Big Mistake 
China's signature foreign-policy project is a failure that the U.S. shouldn't copy. Ignore the hype: For the Chinese, this initiative has been a strategic blunder.

NOTEWORTHY
Investors cooling on Chinese technology startups. WSJ

DATA 
BUT, thousands of Chinese tech companies raised a record $69.4 billion in 2018, up 63 percent from 2017, according to CBI Insights.  
  
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