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Beijing should be #2 on the list. Understood that it's tough to get data due to the language barrier, but for such a gigantic hub like Beijing it's worth reach
by laowai 15y ago
Beijing should be #2 on the list. Understood that it's tough to get data due to the language barrier, but for such a gigantic hub like Beijing it's worth reaching out to some people to really drive that data collection next time around. I'm happy to help in the future.
- scott_w 15y agoI know you're probably saying this to be controversial, but why should Beijing be #2? Are there any studies (even in Chinese) that back this statement up?
- laowai 15y agoScott, with a straight face and no controversy at all I'm definitely saying it. Beijing is indisputably not only the 'Silicon Valley of China' but also for all of Asia. It was initially sparked since the seat of gov't is here and there are so many universities here but there are many other reasons why it's become the hub for the largest wireless and largest internet market in the world. But due to language, the Great Firewall of China and failures of so many int'l internet companies here in the Middle Kingdom, and other reasons there's relatively little press about the thriving geekosystem here. However on just about every metric it is surely the #2 behind the Valley.