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Sillicon Valley Invests in e-Guanxi Platform in China

One can loosely translate the Chinese word “Guanxi” as “social connections.” Many scholars have written books about this subject. In this e-everything time, what can be more natural than using the Internet and wireless technology to offer social networking services in China? So here it is: ” Silicon Valley-based cross-Pacific venture capital and consulting firm […]

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The 2nd China Internet Gaming Competition

I came across this Hong Kong based ChinaTechNews site. One of today’s news on the site was about China’s gaming championship. It said: “ Organizers of the second China Internet Gaming competition in Shanghai, China’s top computer gaming championship, announced during the final that they hope to replace the South Korean-based World Cyber Games as […]

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Shares of Chinadotcom Surged

Here is a new article from smartmoney.com, MAO MUST BE turning in his grave. It says “shares of Chinadotcom (CHINA ) surged 11% to $8.67 after the Chinese technology provider announced plans to spin off its mobile and Internet businesses. The Hong Kong-based company expects to hold an initial public offering sometime during the first […]

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Kristof’s Observation

Nicholas Kristof had a column on NYT today, started from his experiment/experience in Chinese chat rooms. He tried several versions of criticism on Wen Jiabao to test the tolerance of China’s online censors. His conclusion? “…that’s (the Internet) the frontier of free speech in China in the information age, and it reflects real progress. ” […]

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China’s E-People

“Twenty-five percent of Chinese city dwellers (especially small cities) are regular Internet users… Nearly 85% of them were below the age of 35. ” This is from the recent CINNIC survey. Xinhua’s English site China View had a article entitled “2003: Lifestyles of the young.” Here are some quotes from it. “The ever-expanding group of […]

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