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* Featuring panel with 5 leading VCs

* Tech Chat with DJI

* Q&A with VC Gary Reischel and author Rebecca Fannin with

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* Debate with 4 authors of China books

* Cocktail & appetizer reception on the terrace

* Book signing
Tech Titans of China

Tech Titans

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Yacht Club

Sept. 27

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London 2019

October 22

Silicon Dragon

Shanghai

November 4

Book Talks

Toronto

Rotman School

University of Toronto

September 4

Boston
September 13
VIP Roundtable Luncheon

& Signed Books:

Tech Titans of China

MIT Enterprise Forum

Cambridge, MA

September 16

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NYC Club Talks (private)

Sept. 10, 18, 19, 24

New York

China Institute
September 23

Palo Alto

Stanford University
Oct. 2

Portland, Ore.

NW China Council

Oct. 7

Washington, DC

Brookings Institution

US-China Business Council

October 10

London

How To Academy
October 21

London

Conduit Club

October 23

Seattle

Country club
October 30

Shanghai

AmCham Shanghai
November 5

Singapore

Blk 71

November 7

Hong Kong

FCC

November 12

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Tech Titans of China: A Look Into The Future of China’s Tech Dominance

Anchors Kristen Scholar and Tim Stenovec interviewed me at their studio at NYSE about how China is moving away from U.S. technology to dominate the tech world.
Of course, they asked me about the Huawei security issue. Click here for click:

Live from NYSE

My new book Tech Titans of China launches Sept. 3 in the U.S. and Canada

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IPOs

China’s race to online AI gets a lot hotter with IPO of first facial ID startup Face ++. Could Chinese startup SenseTime, the world’s highest valued AI unicorn, be next? Read AI IPOs

DEALS

A contrasting picture is reflected in recent studies of US-China investment flows. Cross-border foreign direct investment and venture capital fell to $13 billion in the first half of 2019, the lowest level since 2014 as the impact of the trade war resonated. But U.S. investment in China gained slightly to $6.8 billion in the first six months of this year.

Read US-China flows

Matrix-backed Chinese e-commerce platform Plumraises $20 million in Series B+.

IDG Capital has led a $67 million Series C for HiFiBio Therapeutics, which operates in the U.S., France and China, and is developing cancer treatment therapies. The startup raised a $37.5 million Series B in 2018 from investors including Sequoia China and Lyfe Capital, which also participated in the latest round.

Tencent could be scrapping plans to invest $150 million in Chinese education firm VIPKid, according to news reports. But VIPKid said talks are still ongoing. The news comes amid a Chinese crackdown on online education sites.

NOTEWORTHY

China’s BAT Clash While A New “B” Arises

China’s original tech titans, Baidu, Alibaba and Tencentor the BAT, jockey for leadership in mobile payments, AI and e-commerce while a new “B” (ByteDance) arises to shake up the order. ByteDance may be the first major global tech contender from China with its AI-powered mobile apps for digital entertainment and news.

See Forbes clip: The New B

Pinduoduo’s rise adds $5 billion to CEO’s wealth and enriches Tencent, Banyan, Sequoia Capital.

See China billions at Forbes

How to understand China’s social commerce star: Pinduoduo in Techonomy

A slew of Indian B2B founders are shifting their base to Silicon Valley. Read why, Economic Times

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VIEWPOINT

Is Huawei a security threat? 7 Experts Weigh In.

Read Verge

rump’s trade war is not so easy to win after all, write George Koo in Asia Times. Trump is getting visibly frustrated that China is no longer acting like the patsy he had been expecting. But it’s probably not his fault that he thought negotiating with China was going to be a piece of cake.