The Other Side of China
By Tim O’Reilly
Last week, I wrote about the sense of dynamism and opportunity in China that I felt during our Beijing Foo Camp earlier this month. All of the Chinese I met were wonderful to be with, and there wasn’t a single sour note in my own experiences in Beijing, except for the pollution that I noted in that story.
But I also wanted to share some comments from various expats I met on my trip talking about some of the dark side of their experiences. I’m leaving off names, since I’m…