What's wrong with China
by Paul Midler · first published 2018
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…completely, utterly insane. I've been to Pegatron (Apple supplier) to some shitty PCB supplier where the boards are running off the conveyor belt in a huge pile. No other book captures it as well as "What's wrong with China?" by Paul Middler [1]. Dejavu after dejavu as I read through it. It is amazing. I think it is safe to extend argument not just for China, but the entire SE Asia. Hell, some regions in Vietnam smells…
on “We Stood Up to a Patent Troll and Won” ↗…doesn't surprise me that the Chinese government is drumming up its stance on IP protection. Lack of respect for IP runs deep in Chinese culture, articulated in great detail by Paul Middler in his book "What's wrong with China?". Having worked in China for a long period, there is no better summary of the Chinese business culture. [1] Huawei Case: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-prosecutors-probe-huawei-on... [2] Micron Case:…
on “We Stood Up to a Patent Troll and Won” ↗Communism does bad things to cultures I read Paul Midler's "What's Wrong With China" recently, the followup to his "Poorly Made In China", and his research seems to indicate that communism and the Great Leap Forward are not the source of those aspects of Chinese culture, that those aspects…
on “In Brazil, it is considered rude to be on time to a party” ↗> Lack of respect for IP runs deep in Chinese culture, articulated in great detail by Paul Middler in his book "What's wrong with China?". Having worked in China for a long period, there is no better summary of the Chinese business culture. If you are reading Paul Middler's book about China, you probably don't know about China, because…
on “We Stood Up to a Patent Troll and Won” ↗