After more than a decade as a private company, Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, known internationally as RedNote, is testing China’s mood for all things tech with its plan to list in Hong Kong.

On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks with Bloomberg Intelligence’s Robert Lea about why the time may be right for an IPO and what Xiaohongshu's debut says about the future of China’s tech industry.

Read more: Xiaohongshu Is Said to Ready Hong Kong IPO Filing This Month

After more than a decade as a private company, Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, known internationally as RedNote, is testing China&rsquo;s mood for all things tech with its plan to list in Hong Kong.
On today&rsquo;s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks with Bloomberg Intelligence&rsquo;s Robert Lea about why the time may be right for an IPO and what Xiaohongshu's debut says about the future of China&rsquo;s tech industry.
Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-15/xiaohongshu-is-said-to-ready-hong-kong-ipo-filing-this-month">Xiaohongshu Is Said to Ready Hong Kong IPO Filing This Month</a>

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China’s Instagram Gets Ready to Go Public

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