ChinaBytes

In this episode: The story of Qian Xuesen, father of China’s space program. How American politics and China’s space program are entwined. And how Elon Musk and Peter Thiel are inspiring Chinese space entrepreneurs.

In this episode I discuss cryptocurrency investing in China with Aaron Li, the founder of Qokka.ai. Aaron is an expert in natural language understanding who has also been involved for years with blockchain. As a bonus, we also talk a bit about gaming in China.

The history of Q-Coin, a digital currency that predated Bitcoin, in China. A profile of Li Xiaolai, China’s premier cryptocurrency investor. The Chinese government’s cautious relationship with crypto. And a translation of Confessions of Chinese Crypto Insiders read by Carylyne Chan.

An interview with Jack Chen of Team VGJ, an eSports Team Director, Chinese-English interpreter, and analyst. Learn why: - Jeremy Lin is investing in eSports in China - Team VGJ has teams in China and North America - Eastern teams and Western teams train differently - The Chinese government is embracing eSports - China may lead the world in eSports - Tencent’s ecosystem may threaten developers

This episode explores the gaming industry in China. A decade ago, Western gaming companies had no interest to enter China, but times have changed. Today, China is home to the largest gaming company in the world (Tencent) and a dynamic and growing e-sports ecosystem.

Law enforcement agencies have limited means to combat industrial espionage. Individuals have limited protections from law enforcement agencies. We use the stories of Xiaoxing Xi, Wen Ho Lee, and Xu Jiaqiang to illustrate the consequences.

Is the deck stacked against American technology companies in China? In this episode I talk about the strategies Yahoo, Google, and Uber used to enter China.

In this episode, I introduce a few of the venture capitalists (Michael Moritz, Kai-Fu Lee, and Sam Altman) who are making investments in China.

We introduce the biographies of Shih-Ying Lee (Setra Systems), Robin Li (Baidu), and Zhang Yiming (ByteDance) to learn about the changing demographics of Chinese entrepreneurship.