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| Eisenhower Fellow in China: Days 14-The End (Beijing) |
| Written by John Della Volpe | Monday, December 08, 2008 | Comments (0) | Views (93489) |
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| What day that includes two massages isn't a good one? During our Eisenhower Fellowships dinner on Saturday night, my neck was really acting up -- to the point where one of my new friends, Dr. Ding Xiaoliang must have noticed and then asked me if I was interested in attending the hot springs with him on Sunday morning for some neck and back healing, Eastern medicine style. What else was I going to do on a cold, windy Sunday afternoon? After a 45-minute ride on the very nice ... Read More |
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| Eisenhower Fellow in China: Day 10, 11, 12, 13 (Beijing) |
| Written by John Della Volpe | Thursday, December 04, 2008 | Comments (1) | Views (92799) |
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| I have to be honest, our first day in China's capital city was a rough one. We arrived around noon from Hong Kong where the weather was a perfect 72 and sunny and while the new international airport terminal is spectacular, the combination of a bad air day and biting wind made my eyes almost bleed. It was pretty nasty. As soon as we checked in to our hotel we ran quickly over to Tienanmen Square -- what most all foreigners do -- where we hung around, took lots of photos and ... Read More |
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| Eisenhower Fellow in China: Day 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 (Xiamen and Hong Kong) |
| Written by John Della Volpe | Tuesday, December 02, 2008 | Comments (0) | Views (93024) |
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| It has been very hard for me to keep up with the blog, so I am going to summarize the middle two legs of my trip in one shot.
As I write this, I am into my third week in China – and am continually struck by two things: I have, and China has, come a long way since I watched the standoff in Tienanmen Square in my college dorm in 1989. Less than 20 years later, I am writing this post in Starbucks, next to Cartier and Gucci, across from a Rolls Royce dealership, listening ... Read More |
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| Eisenhower Fellow in China - Day 4 |
| Written by John Della Volpe | Monday, November 24, 2008 | Comments (3) | Views (92905) |
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| Great day (Thursday) -- met four entrepreneurs and pioneers of the China Web 2.0 and Mobile Space -
Mr. Huang Zhaolin, Assistant Chairman, 51.com:
After a 20-minute subway ride to the Shanghai Technology Industrial Park, we met with a great guy named Mr. Huang Zhaolin (or, Max) – who I believe is somewhat of a social networking legend in these parts, originally from Taiwan and one of the leaders of the biggest social networking company on the planet. Max is probably in his ... Read More |
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| Eisenhower Fellow in China: Day 3 |
| Written by John Della Volpe | Thursday, November 20, 2008 | Comments (2) | Views (92957) |
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| Tonight (Thursday) is our last night in Shanghai, cannot believe how quickly the trip is going. It’s been an absolute whirlwind. Here’s a low-down of Day 3:
Shanghai Museum and Shoeshine for the Boss:
The best part of this story is not the museum but the walk from our hotel over to People’s Square where it’s located. I am not exaggerating when I say that Linda and I were minding our own business when two guys literally jumped out from behind ... Read More |
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