Mei Guan Xi（没关系）

No need to reprise the lack of intellectual property in China - but I’ve always thought (as many people much smarter than I) that when the day comes that domestic companies have IP to protect, it’ll become a focus.
Remarkably, I’ve been seeing a slew of IP court cases recently such as Ctrip (think travelocity) suing […]

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Thanksgiving is not much of a holiday here in China, but I usually have virtual Thanksgiving via webcam. (thanks to skype). But this year was especially fun because not only did I have virtual Thanksgiving with the fam, but we also got to watch the Macy’s Parade together live! (thanks to earthcam).
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I don’t get much of a chance to travel with the startup and all, but I managed to get away for an overnight trip and all for less than $90 to boot!

On the train wasting time till we get to nanjing

Not exactly the most scenic train ride I’ve ever been on

See what I mean?

Only 2 […]

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Baidu has been getting a barrage of bad press lately - first was taking payment to remove links to negative press about the milk powder scandal.
Now in a most recent ‘expose’ by CCTV (gasp!?!), they uncover that Baidu has been taking advertising from fake online pharmacies. Aside from the obvious, why has […]

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It’s called 光棍节 (guang1gun4jie2) since it’s November 11th, or 1111, it’s designated a day for singles.
What do people do? Not really sure, but it’s the 7th most popular search term on Google.cn as of right now (2pm China time). The top 6 are all related to this girl who apparently had […]

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