China

2026
• 17 JulKimi K3 from China hammers through my Windows XP Simulator todo list while Claude wastes 2 weeks on safety guardrails 𝕏
• 17 JulUS restricts AI models so China builds better ones and everyone switches 𝕏
• 4 JulEurope fights for 6 years whether to install AC or not while China produces an AC every 6 seconds 𝕏
2025
• 14 DecWhy Koreans didn't get richer 𝕏
• 13 DecAmap is my favorite navigation app in China 𝕏
• 13 DecChinese EVs are beating German cars with better software and innovation 𝕏
• 13 DecNIO is another very popular EV brand in China 𝕏
• 7 DecChina can be very cheap with $300 Chongqing hotel suites and $20 rooms 𝕏
• 7 DecChinese tourism is 95% domestic making China feel like the only foreigner there 𝕏
• 6 DecRestaurants in China show their menus as photos on the wall 𝕏
• 5 DecChongqing looks gray and derelict without its night lights and needs better maintenance 𝕏
• 4 DecChinese high speed trains are now faster than the Japanese Shinkansen 𝕏
• 4 DecArriving in Chongqing and China's LED lit skyline versus Europe saving energy 𝕏
• 4 DecI took the high speed train in China today 𝕏
• 4 DecWestern double standards on China versus Japan city lights 𝕏
• 3 DecChina's train security is stricter than TSA 𝕏
• 3 DecGetting the China flu after arriving and why to wear an N95 on planes 𝕏
• 3 DecNever bring a knife to China because DHL and customs make shipping impossible 𝕏
• 29 NovI got the China cough after 4 days in China 𝕏
• 28 NovChinese brands replacing Western brands in China 𝕏
• 28 NovRentable powerbanks in China scan with Alipay but would get stolen in US or Europe 𝕏
• 28 NovWestern people used in Chinese marketing to represent quality 𝕏
• 27 NovBeijing uses robot arms at toll booths 𝕏
• 27 NovChina airport confiscated our power banks without CCC certification 𝕏
• 27 NovThe Russian connection in China doesn't stop 𝕏
• 27 NovWoke up in Beijing's Summer Palace built in 1750 as a birthday gift 𝕏
• 26 NovGot Alipay to work in China as proxy for Didi Meituan and Baidu 𝕏
• 26 NovRussians are traveling to China a lot because they're blocked from most places 𝕏
• 25 NovChina isn't easy to travel 𝕏
• 17 NovOnly the US and China have actual substantial startup activity now 𝕏
• 6 JulChinese pigs are treated better than the average European 𝕏
2024
• 12 SepArresting Jack Ma was the dumbest thing China has ever done 𝕏
• 30 JulAmazon is a showroom for Aliexpress which is a showroom for Taobao 𝕏
• 4 JulJapan is not futuristic it's a fossil stuck in 1990 unlike China Korea and Vietnam 𝕏
• 2 JulJack Ma met Jerry Yang at the great wall of China in 1997 𝕏
• 24 JunEverything in Europe comes from Germany and everything in Germany comes from China 𝕏
• 5 JunUS proposes ban on DJI drones after it became world's biggest manufacturer 𝕏
• 19 MayUS bans Chinese companies after they become market leaders 𝕏
2023
• 17 JunWhile the EU fights about nuclear energy China plans 150 new reactors 𝕏
2021
• 6 SepChinese companies are silently ending US tech dominance 𝕏
2020
• 1 MarAir pollution before and after Corona 𝕏
2018
• 24 NovIn Beijing you can add your public transit card to Apple Wallet 𝕏
• 23 NovBeijing air turned into hell on earth this weekend from weekend driving 𝕏
• 23 NovEvery receipt in Beijing gives you a QR code for digital bookkeeping 𝕏
• 19 NovBeijing today 𝕏
2017
• 26 DecChina overtakes US as biggest economy in 2032 while Europe suffers 𝕏
2016
• 18 OctVaporwave impression about my month in Shanghai 𝕏
• 17 OctHong Kong Express - 上海 (Shanghai)
• 8 OctWorking from a free coworking space in Shanghai 𝕏
• 7 OctThe Shelter in Shanghai is a cyberpunk Bladerunner club from the year 2150 𝕏
2015
• 30 NovBeijing air quality hits 543 AQI 𝕏