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Beidaihe: Silicon Valley of North China
This is the seventh post about a recent business trip I took to northeast Hebei province Near Qinhuangdao in the northeastern tip of the province, the beaches and streets of Beidaihe provide everything that can be expected of a small, … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Travel
Tagged Beidaihe, da bizi, hi-tech park, Olympic park, Silicon Valley of North China, Zhongguancun
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Living Behind the Great Firewall
The photo is a typical screen I get when trying to access Facebook, YouTube, Twitter or any Western social media website in China It seems cheap sneakers, iPads and iPhones, and a Christmas wish list of consumer goods won’t be … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary
Tagged censorship, China, Facebook, intellectual property theft, online piracy, PROTECT IP Act, SOPA, Twitter, US Congress, YouTube
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Qinhuangdao: Parks and Innovation
This is the fourth post in a series about a business trip I took to northeast Hebei province Tangshan had heavy industries. Luanzhou had tourism. Qinhuangdao, the next city on our tour, had hi-tech parks. Our government guides took us … Continue reading
Luanzhou: Manufacturing Culture
This is the third post in a series about a recent business trip I took to northeast Hebei province Like Tangshan, Luanzhou relies on its resource-guzzling heavy industries as its main economic driving force. Now, the city is trying to … Continue reading
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Tagged cultural tourism, iron ore mine, Luanxian, Luanzhou, Wanfeng tower
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Caofeidian: Emerald City by the Sea
This is the second post in a series about a recent business trip to Hebei province China, now in the midst of an epic national construction boom, is building many things. It’s building forests of apartment towers. It’s building malls … Continue reading
Tangshan: The Phoenix City
This is the first post in a series about a recent business trip I took to northeast Hebei province Tangshan, a two-hour drive east of Beijing in Hebei Province, is a city of industry. The site of China’s first coalmine, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1976, Kailuan Mine Park, mines, Nanhu Ecological Park, steel industry, Tangshan, Tangshan earthquake
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Safe in the Police State
Columbine. Virginia Tech. Aurora. When are we going to learn? Reading about the recent tragedy in Colorado last week, the story of a man gone mad and a defenseless crowd of theater-goers forced to play witness to their own horror … Continue reading →