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...charts and capsules of economic history to drain the book of its color. It is full of memorable characters and vivid scenes, like the "sensory assault" of a textile mill--deafening noise, suffocating air and the "musty-sweet smell of the cotton," she says. "Here in the factory, Shanghai smells like Shallowater, Texas...
SOFTBANK ASIA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, SHANGHAI...
...Melveny is the biggest international firm in Shanghai, owing to Chao's foresight a decade ago. Most big U.S. law firms focused on Hong Kong, and O'Melveny opened a branch there too. But Chao, who had spent a year teaching international law in Beijing and Shanghai in 1985, recognized early on that having a big presence on the mainland would be a competitive advantage. The Shanghai operation opened in 1996, and a Beijing branch was added in 2002, as soon as the government gave the green light. "It was clear that by being there, we could see what...
NEWMARGIN VENTURES, SHANGHAI...
Spend time with Feng Tao, one of China's most successful venture capitalists, and you will hear a lot about "fake people." His Shanghai-based firm, NewMargin Ventures, weeds through 3,000 proposals a year from businesses hungry for a portion of its $100 million pot. Somehow he's got to sniff out the real deals from the pretenders...