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@oprydai @cixliv Shenzhen has neighborhoods like qianhai which provide a lot of incentives to foreigners looking to open WFOE (wholly foreign owned enterprises) — super doable and speaking from experience

@cixliv already a US LLC holder; now thinking of opening up hong kong. coz the future is sipping into china.

LEARN CHINESE MOVE TO SHENZHEN START A HARDWARE COMPANY! the future will be yours.

@jegaevi No party for Cao dong 草东没有派对 is some of the best mandarin alt rock I’ve heard in my life, ever; listen to all of their stuff, and 山海 especially

I'm looking for Mandarin Chinese music! I'm open to everything! I'm mainly looking for pop, rock and ethno beat (if it exists) songs.

8 years ago I was a schwarzman scholar, sitting in this hall + listening to legends divulge china knowledge accrued over decades Last week, I got to return to the same hall and share my 7 years in shenzhen - teaching folks how to build hardware from zero to one Just grateful!

@ruima Seems like you’re seeing automation deployed largely at mid to high-tier manufacturers in target industries — do you have any insight on when/how it would impact low to mid tier factories? The bosses who can’t find workers and may not have capital for assembly robots

When talking about automation and AI in China, especially in the context of policy and public attitudes, the details really matter. For example, we have visited one of the most highly automated EV factories in China: NIO’s F2 plant in Hefei. It has roughly 150 workers per workshop, maybe a bit more on the finishing side. By contrast, the SAIC-GM-Wuling plants in Liuzhou, which we are taking people to this time, are much less automated, with around 500 to 600 workers per workshop. The same was true of the SAIC diesel truck factory we visited. What was striking in Liuzhou was that the factories were quite direct about why automation had not gone further: jobs. They said their plants were about 60% automated and could relatively easily reach 90%, but doing so would be too disruptive to the local economy. But that is specific to Liuzhou, which is a major manufacturing city with an unusually deep pool of factory labor, something that is actually rare in China today. In Hefei, that was clearly not the case, which helps explain why automation levels were much higher there, and why there is a stronger push for it in some other cities as well. We heard something similar from autonomous driving companies working on robotaxis. They were also very blunt: the technology is more or less ready, but the pace of rollout will depend heavily on policy. It is obvious that robotaxis could displace a large number of drivers, and maintaining social stability and public acceptance is a core government concern. Drivers, incidentally, are also one of the most networked and protest-capable groups in China. At the same time, you can already see cleaning robots and delivery robots everywhere, whether bringing food to your table or delivering items to hotel rooms. But as one analyst pointed out to us, most employment is still concentrated in the service sector. That is part of why China’s automation push is more aggressive in manufacturing: labor shortages are more acute there, and the broader employment impact is smaller. So the main takeaway is that the Chinese government is clearly pushing AI and automation, but not in a uniform way. Generally, the emphasis is much stronger in manufacturing than in services, but the actual pace of deployment varies a lot depending on local labor conditions, the specific job, and concerns about social stability.

A wide cross section of China experts and discourse, for a night in Beijing.  The eminent @KaiserKuo , the scholar that is @haugejostein , the insightful @pretentiouswhat, the developer @Jashsparrows , the tech master @george_chen ,  and the supply chain guy @Camrjohnson

last year, I asked a bar if i could borrow their space once a month; started this event with only 15 attendees- a year later, tech in the tropics has 60+ monthly attendees ; standing room only! founders from all over the world coming for brews and convos! feeling grateful atm 😂

This is the cost of freedom tho— Freedom to choose the projects I execute. Freedom to choose the people I build with. Freedom to shape the brand and legacy this all leaves behind. Freedom to experience summertime Chi and wintertime Shenzhen 😍 I’ll pay this cost every time.

Work-life balance has been COOKED the last 4 months. • replaced a co-founder, hired 2 staff • led Saudis thru factories on Christmas • drove 8 hours to CES after Frontier killed my flight • back to China for 3 QC inspections • rush ordered AI product PCBs All before CNY.

Recently, I gave a keynote, and a student came up after like: “Hey, I know you from Red Note! You made a video about an engineering book — I bought it and now I’m building products.” Bro then asked me to sign the book I didn’t even write 😭 Keep creating. Someone’s watching.

🧠 Tech in the Tropics #8: Unlocking the Mind Can wearable tech tune your brain for better sleep & wellness? 😴 Next week, I’m hosting Emma Zhang, CEO of Vibe Science, to talk about Synthia — a wearable blending neuroscience, AI & design 🔥 DM to RSVP #Neurotech #AIHardware

We keep funding AI to “optimize” production, but the real bottleneck is human: no one remembers how to build anymore. MIT’s FReD Lab wants to fix that — by teaching the next gen process control, computer vision, and statistical process control — pro level skills here!! 🏭

In the 90s, reporters went on TV asking if [@] was pronounced “at” or “about” 🤣 Feels just like today with AI — everyone asking what it is + how to use it. We all should keep up with the new tools — don’t want Gen Alpha laughing at us in 2040 😮‍💨 youtube.com/watch?v=UlJku_…

⚙️ Looking at these scraps now, it’s wild — the foundation I got back then in manufacturing still shows up daily when I’m working with clients through R&D, NPI, and MP. Feels good to reflect on how far it’s come from duct tape robots to hardware consultancy!! (🧵3/3)

🪀 The next year was 2.008, where things got real: CNC, injection molding, thermoforming, lathes, DFM/DFA. We went from making coins & flashlights to mass-producing yo-yos in 10–15 person teams. Our team made a piggy-bank yo-yo 🐷💰 (🧵2/3)

🤖 Being back in the Chi feels like walking through my personal museum — found some relics from my MIT MechE days, including my 2.007 robot… basically a duct-taped mess of aluminum plates, servos & PCBs 😂 (🧵1/3)

Back in 2019, I would’ve loved this vs. the notarized degree + background check + health check + sponsorship letter circus 😩 📅 Launching Oct 1 — I’m hyped to see how this reshapes Shenzhen’s tech community. Maybe China’s coming for Silicon Valley’s crown… lets see! (🧵3/3)

Now… the K visa. And honestly? This one’s a big deal: 🎓 Targets young STEM talent 🔄 flexible re-entry 📝 No employer/school invitation required For tech folk, this means: 🌏 Career experience in China ⚙️ Flexible manufacturing/tech partnerships (🧵2/3)

Could China’s new K visa make Shenzhen the launchpad for the next wave of global startups, while the US keeps pushing talent away? 🤔 IDK… but I’m bullish on it 🤣 ✈️ First came the visa-free transit scheme — a few days in China if you’re en route to a 3rd country. (🧵1/3)

🤔 Reverse culture shock! Half a decade abroad will reshape your instincts and your etiquette! That AT&T moment is one of many. So I’m curious: What’s a daily habit or behavior you picked up while living abroad… that totally confused people when you came home? (🧵4/4)

🇨🇳 In Shenzhen, if you need something done, you push to the front and make your request loudly—or someone else will cut the line and you’ll wait twice as long. I forgot where i was 😂 And in that AT&T store? I violated every Western personal space norm known to man 😬 (🧵3/4)

🌏 Living abroad will change you… And you may not realize how much—until you are nearly booted from a downtown LA AT&T store 😂 May 2023 was my first time back after 3.5 years in 🇨🇳. Landed, reunited with the bros… and was weirdly happy to see pickup trucks lol (🧵1/4)