Posted on March 18, 2010 @ 4:18 pm
Yang’s Fry Dumplings was definitely one of the food highlights of Shanghai. They charged 5 Yuan for 4 dumplings. That’s about $0.75. I wish we had dumpling shops as good as this in NY and SF…
Posted on March 14, 2010 @ 10:41 am
After spending the last week in China, I have a much greater appreciation for two things: clean air and an uncensored internet experience.
As soon as I stepped out of the Shanghai Pudong Airport my chest felt tight and my breaths were noticeably shorter. I thought that I’d experienced air pollution in Mexico City and Los Angeles, but the air in Shanghai was definitely dirtier.
It was interesting to visit China last week, especially as the discussion of whether Google will continue its operations in the country was nearing a final decision. It was a hotly covered topic in the China Daily just about every single day.
While I had a great trip and it was exciting to see how China is quickly developing, it was refreshing to land in New York yesterday and finally be able to access Facebook and Twitter. As an American traveling abroad, there are things I take for granted, such as bit.ly urls working properly and Google functioning as expected. But in China, this wasn’t the case.
Below is a short recap of the things that didn’t work for me during the course of my daily internet use in Shanghai last week.
Posted on March 8, 2010 @ 2:02 am
Today we met with Stephen Green, Head of Economic Research at Standard Chartered Bank in Shanghai. One of the biggest topics we covered was the housing bubble in China. While Stephen agrees that a bubble exists, he doesn’t think it will have the same impact as the one we recently experienced in the US. He argued that you can’t compare the US bubble of the last decade with the one here today because this is essentially China’s industrial revolution, where there is such tremendous growth that a 10-20% correction would have a negligible impact on the economy. Other arguments he cited were the continued urbanization of China and the fact owners put over 30% down. Therefore, a correction would have to be huge in order to wipe out home owner equity and impact the financial system here.
Posted on March 5, 2010 @ 4:41 pm
I’m currently in Seoul and will be heading to Shanghai tomorrow. Lots of interesting meetings scheduled with entrepreneurs and tech companies to get a lay of the land over here. Best way to connect with me will be over Twitter or Facebook, as I’m checking in over wifi networks periodically as I travel.
Update 3/7: Neither Twitter or FB can be accessed from my hotel. Not sure if it’s just a local issue or nationwide.