And if anyone thought I'd been ignoring China in the cases and theory sessions, believe me, China is to be reckoned with. China is not India, it is very very different, and the Sparkfun blog illustrates for me how and why. China is all about things, hardware and manufacture. It reminds me of my impressions of Japan in the 90's, the clustering and volumes of business in Denki-Towns in Osaka and Tokyo and anywhere else (trans. Electric town: a commercial area dedicated to electronics and high tech, e.g. Akihabara, Tokyo)
Anyway, read Nate's Return to Shenzhen to get a feel for what it's like.
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