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Forget the Great Firewall
The Airport Expressway, Beijing Heading to my appointment at NBC 0931 hrs. Sitting here prepping for an interview at the NBC bureau, I’ve realized that our metaphors are not keeping up with the time. Bear with me. The expression “Great Firewall of China” originated in the mid-1990s, when China’s government was attempting to create an [...]
Windows and Hoops
In the Hutong Slowly decompressing 1456 hrs. As Tim Chen makes his move from the leadership of Microsoft China to his new chair running the NBA here in the PRC, everyone seems to be asking two things: how badly will this damage Microsoft, and why is Tim doing this? To answer the first question, you [...]
The Chinese Government and Innovation
The Carlsburg Lounge Singapore Changi International Airport 1846 hrs. Big Ed Flanagan from NBC was in the audience last week when I joined the panel on China’s Internet at AmCham’s Under the Digital Influence event, and he did a nice piece for MSNBC’s “About World” blog on censorship and gaming, where he was kind enough [...]
The Future of the Internet in China
The Grand Ballroom Renaissance Beijing Hotel 1642 hrs. During the panel at Under the Digital Influence, one of Matt Roberts’ questions to my panel was what we saw as the biggest factor that will change the Internet in China over the next five years. My response was that while there are a lot of trends [...]
Conveyor belt on the No.5 subway line is out of order
One of the ‘highlights’ of the new No.5 line is the conveyor belts at some of the stations, which bear a resemblance to the conveyer belts at airports. You know what I am talking about – the conveyor belts that you can lug your heavy luggage onto and slowly move to your required departure gate. [...]
Duncan Hunter: The Anti-China Candidate
He's fifty-nine. He's been a GOP member of the House of Representatives for almost half his life. He's served as chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. And now California Congressman Duncan Lee Hunter wants to be President. He has managed to set himself up as the anti-China presidential candidate. According to The Hill, Hunter [...]
China EDU to Float IPO on Nasdaq
The emergence of private education in China as a focus of investment and venture capital has become obvious over the past few months, with companies like Noah Education, Ambow, Juren Education Group, and NeWorld Education Group either going public or getting VC money. Now ChinaEdu is throwing its hat into the ring. The Beijing company [...]
The Big Deal: RedBaby’s $25 Million in VC Funds
Redbaby is a business-to-consumer (B2C) website based in Beijing. The company started off dealing in children's products, selling them through an online portal. It has broadened its product line, and Redbaby is the biggest deal so far for venture capital in 2007. Alarm:Clock points out that Redbaby is not a new comer to VC funding. [...]
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