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Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

Steve Blank

China has essentially closed its internal search, media and social network software market to foreign companies who wouldn’t play with the government rules on the Great Firewall. Facebook was too frightening to Chinese censors, so Renren is the leading social media player. VC’s pulled back and only invested $3.7

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Zhongguancun in Beijing – China’s Silicon Valley (Part 4 of 5)

Steve Blank

China has essentially closed its internal search, media and social network software market to foreign companies who wouldn’t play with the government rules on the Great Firewall. Facebook was too frightening to Chinese censors, so Renren is the leading social media player. VC’s pulled back and only invested $3.7