Making China Home
The families of Silicon Valley venture capitalists and entrepreneurs adapt to life in Beijing and Shanghai, China. [VIDEO]
The families of Silicon Valley venture capitalists and entrepreneurs adapt to life in Beijing and Shanghai, China. [VIDEO]
August 9th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
Thank you for a very interesting story about moving to China. I took great interest in it because I too, may make China my home some day. I am Amercian born, Hispanic, economically in the upper middle class, speak Mandarin, and my wife is a native of China, from Beijing.
My comment is about the featured families in the story. While I admire their ability to take on business risks, I am not impressed with their perceived courage to take on a different culture and all of the challenges that come with it. The truth is, these are millionaire families who can afford to take business risks and mitigate their adaptation with the purchase of western conveniences. Their venture into Chinese Society is a self-serving adventure, and for now, mostly a recreational activity. When they find they can not sell their products and services, the true test will emerge. For now, they are not really a good representation of the average US citizens moving to China. Beijing will cater to them because of thier money. I doubt if any of these families undersands Beijing culture, and traditional Chinese values.
When I move to China, it will not be to explore self serving opportunities, but to live a different life, a culture I already understand and identify with, with the focus of serving the Chinese people.
Jose R. Cabrera
San Francisco, CA
:-)
August 10th, 2007 at 12:03 am
I agree with the previous poster. The people in the article remind me of the Brits who forced opium down the throats of the Chinese, just to extract the silver (wealth) from China.
August 10th, 2007 at 3:54 am
Granted, those are valid points. For my wife and I who just finished getting our Visas to go to China in a few weeks, we were happy to see the article. We know our friends and family who are following our move to “The Middle Kingdom” also appreciate it. We are not millonaires or venture capitalists, but we too see the future and we beleive it is written in Kanji…