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    • Will China Become the New Silicon Valley? [view article]
      "copycat" mentality? I would rather label it as Chinese pragmatism. When Chinese was technologically decade-behind of the West, the quickest and most economical ways for them to catch up is to adopt the most advanced technologies while skipping intermediate technology generations all together. This happened in telecommunication and Internet infrastructure advancements in China. At the same time, Chinese are adopting "asymmetrical&quo... strategy that focuses on heavily investing in very specific areas: from genetic engineering of hybrid crops, to stem cell research, and to development of fuel efficient hybrid vehicles. When Toshiba lost high definition DVD format war to SONY, China picked up HD-DVD physical specification, integrated it into China HD DVD standard, and adopted the home grown AVS video coding format. China has home-grown DMB-TH for Mobile TV broadcasting, ChinaCrypt for media encryption, ITopHome for digital home automation, DRA (Digital Rise Audio) as MP3 alternative, China DRM Forum for open digital rights management, etc. This long list goes on. What I see is that China has a grand and coherent national strategy to advance their technological competence and to empower innovative thinking. Apr 25 02:14 PM
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