…also had to integrate myself in a technological ecosystem wholly foreign to me. The more I familiarized myself, the more I realized that I wasn’t just discovering Chinese copycats, but rather entirely new ecosystems that reshape industries and society in ways different from what Silicon Valley has created.

I think it’s important for more people to understand the dynamics around the Chinese tech companies whose global presence is only going to grow more and more impactful over time. In the coming years, firms like Bytedance will be reshaping the world as dramatically as Twitter and Facebook have.

Just as to understand the logic American tech giants you need to be in Silicon Valley, so to do the same for the Chinese ones you need to speak Chinese and live on the mainland. I believe a more sophisticated understanding China’s tech scene is important for global stability as countries continue to grapple with the impact technology has on the modern world. So with this newsletter and podcast, I’d like to help more the world get informed with the coming global wave Chinese tech firms.