Great article from Fast Company.

China has a knack at copying, even with FaceBook. However, copying also leads to competition within Chinese companies, leading to more innovation.

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In the hard copy issue, the article includes a diagram illustrating the US brands and its Chinese equivalents. Here are the major ones:

Google = Baidu.com

Yelp = Dianping.com

Youtube = Tudou.com, Youku.com

Amazon = Dangdang.com

eBay = Taobao.com

Expedia = cTrip.com

Wait...is that a pear instead of an apple on the laptop?

I've already done all the touristy stuff on past visits to Beijing, so this time I concentrated on arts and food. My last day at Hugo Boss was day after opening night of our collection exhibit in Metzingen, Germany. After last-minute shopping at their VIP/employee shop, I took the taxi to Stuttgart train station, boarded the ICE train (very nice!) to Frankfurt airport, and flew to Beijing to check out the Olympic grounds.

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