Dr. Gang Lu | Building a Tech Media Empire in China

<p><strong>Topics Discussed and Key Points:</strong></p><p>●      How Gang Lu became the founder of the premier tech media in the country</p><p>●      The transition from a competitive to a collaborative startup environment in China</p><p>●      The connection between changing family dynamics and the rise of innovation and entrepreneurship in China</p><p>●      The business of media in China</p><p>●      All about BEYOND Tech Expo 2021 in Macau</p><p>●      The future of the 996 working hour system</p><p>●      Gang Lu on the U.S.-China trade war</p><p>●      The current state of blockchain in China</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Episode Summary:</strong></p><p>Today on The Negotiation, we speak with tech influencer Gang Lu, Founder and CEO of TechNode.com. Formerly known as MOBINODE.com, Technode.com today is “the leading bilingual tech media in China covering startups and large listed companies, entrepreneurial community, and angel/VC investment activities.” Gang Lu is also the Co-Founder of OpenWeb.asia Workgroup, a blogging network focused on the Asian web industry and enhancing “the intercommunication of local Internet markets.”</p><p>Gang Lu speaks to the parallels between the relatively recent relaxing of the top-down cultural dynamic in the Chinese family and workplace as the key that sparked the level of entrepreneurship that we see in the country today. With the government now encouraging the growth of new tech startups, Chinese society has become ripe for innovation that, according to Gang Lu, is only beginning.</p><p>The world of media is obviously very different in China than it is in the West. For one, copyright is not enforced at nearly the same level, leading to a lot of outright plagiarism between companies. Advertisements are also valued much lower in China. Instead, to stay profitable, media companies rely heavily on sponsored articles. It of course follows that since articles can be commissioned by outside parties, the integrity of the information being published is often ques