China is home to some of the world's largest social and messaging networks. As brands and media seek to expand into China, they will need to better understand these networks and those who use them. 

Bingdu, a Chinese news app, allows users to make money by reading and sharing stories. Storybench spoke with Fei Wang, editorial director of Bingdu, to learn more. 

Improving data journalism’s international scope, China’s new ban on foreign media and more in this week's Digital Media Mash Up, produced by the Center for International Media Assistance.