Although a bit sensationalist, articles like this recall the fact that China will "soon" be a huge market effectively invisible to the English-speaking world.
There's QQ. But what English-speaking tech companies are making inroads into China? Microsoft, Google (who "pulled out") and Amazon.cn (a '04 acquisition) are the big ones I see. It it a matter of money to get the foot in the door?
Tencent has also made forays in online payments and ecommerce, but it has had the least success in that category. The company isn’t giving up. I met with Tencent’s CTO Jeff Xiong in Hong Kong last week and when I asked him what the company’s core strength was, he answered “patience.”
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English does well for itself. Better if you include that it's effectively the unifying language of the eurozone.
http://www.alexa.com/topsites/countries/CN
There's QQ. But what English-speaking tech companies are making inroads into China? Microsoft, Google (who "pulled out") and Amazon.cn (a '04 acquisition) are the big ones I see. It it a matter of money to get the foot in the door?
Alibaba (the other big Chinese Internet giant) accepts PayPal now.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870446470457520...
Good answer.