On November 5, 2010 , the San Jose Mercury News ran an article titled "Web Wars in China", below are some excerpts and thoughts
Competition is robust, fast, and unethical. -> survival of the fittest!
Silicon Valley companies have long eyed the massive internet market in China -> 430 million users
BingHao Cheng launched a social networking site two years ago, he named it Kaixin, or Happiness.
But he didnt have the money to spare to buy the domain name Kaixin, so he used kaixin001, which was not already owned ny someone else. After his company gained popularity, a rival swooped in and bought the domain name Kaixin, and redirected users of Kaixin001 to its site.
Thomas Chu, chief strategy officer at Kaixin001 says: "It's like a knife fight here."
Facebook co-founder Mark Zukerburg, who has talked about setting up operations in China, is studying Mandarin.
Another quote: Zhou Hongyi from Qihoo 360 (anti-virus software firm) says "The Internet in China is like a jungle."
Another quote: Si Shen, CEO of gaming platform PapayaMobile, says a major problem in China is the inability to trust new employees, who "could be spies for other companies."
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