Copy to China
Introduction '''Copy to China''' ('''C2C''' or '''C to C''') refers to when a company in China copies the business model of a successful foreign company, especially web and other IT companies. Such companies have often been very successful, out-competing the foreign company on the Chinese market. The degree of copying varies, from simply offering a directly competing service to closely mimicking the look and feel and name as pronounced in Chinese. It is a common topic of discussion how the Chinese IT industry can move beyond simple copying and localization into more innovation.
List of C2C companies These companies are famous examples of the Copy to China model. Many of them have evolved to more than a simple clone. Chinese company Similar to Notes Renren, Kaixin001 Facebook  Youku, Tudou YouTube  Baidu Baike, Hudong Wikipedia Wikipedia is non-profit, but Baidu Baike and Hudong are commercial, and there is a dispute over copyrights between Baidu Baike and Wikipedia. Baidu Space MySpace  Fanfou, Sina Weibo, Tencent Weibo Twitter  Diandian Tumblr  Zhihu Quora  Acfun, Bilibili Niconico  Jianshu, 15yan Medium "Pixel level copy". Its creator is also a popular science site in China. SegmentFault StackOverflow   Meituan Groupon, Yelp, TripAdvisor  WeChat Kakao Talk
See also * Shanzhai* Software industry in China* Internet in the People's Republic of China
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