Absolutely. China is a fantastic place to learn about how value is created, copied, and consumed. Especially in the internet space: look at TaoBao, China's response to Ebay, where buyers haggle down rather than bid up.
I met with an engineer from a Tsinghua spin-off company about creating a social network based around QR codes, technology big in Japan which has not taken off in the US. Webapps, or any product for that matter, will evolve to meet the cultural nuances specific to China. That's an interesting problem to solve.
h34t: In Guangzhou, be sure to visit the African trading community near Yuexiu park at Xiaobei lu and Huanshi lu. That will teach you a ton about commerce in China.
I met with an engineer from a Tsinghua spin-off company about creating a social network based around QR codes, technology big in Japan which has not taken off in the US. Webapps, or any product for that matter, will evolve to meet the cultural nuances specific to China. That's an interesting problem to solve.
h34t: In Guangzhou, be sure to visit the African trading community near Yuexiu park at Xiaobei lu and Huanshi lu. That will teach you a ton about commerce in China.