Do Chinese have their own traditions in data visualization?

The visualization has enjoyed more than four million “clicks,” according to its producer, Zhimin Huang, the former Chief Technology Officer of Caixin Media and current CEO and founder of Dataworks. read more

No, there isn't a particular Chinese way in data visualization. In fact if anything most Chinese business culture hasn't really caught up with what's become the norm among, say, American businesses in presentation of data. read more

Leaders like visuals, but many organizations remain fixated on having data scientists do them all. Instead of creating a broad capability, people are intimidated and visualization is being used on a limited basis by only a select few. This doesn’t have to be the case. read more

Huang is widely cited as one of the first people to do data journalism in China and his visualization of Zhou’s web of power is considered a turning point in Chinese journalism. In 2014, the investigative project won an Award of Excellence from the Society for News Design. read more