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It's been a while since I've had a genuine "real talk" with technologists like Du Lei and Han Hua - savvy and thoughtful investors and trained engineers who earned degrees from institutions in both China and the U.S., built meaningful careers in Silicon Valley, and developed deep civic consciousness while staying acutely aware of China's unspoken realities. I first met Han Hua on Clubhouse four years ago and connected with Du Lei through my podcast CyberPink, Lei's also a former colleague when I was working in an AI news company in Mountain View. But we truly got to know each other during that rare window when Clubhouse evaded the Great Firewall, creating an unprecedented space where tech professionals in the Bay Area could engage in unfiltered conversations about civil society, innovation, and technology with their Chinese counterparts. I was part of that fleeting scene. Soon, China banned Clubhouse, and the platform gradually faded away. Thanks for reading Concurrent! Subscribe for f

China OS vs. America OS I had an unfiltered conversation with two tech investor friends who operate in both Silicon Valley and China afra Aug 01, 2025 89 23 18 Share It's been a while since I've had a genuine "real talk" with technologists like Du Lei and Han Hua - savvy and thoughtful investors and trained engineers who earned degrees from institutions in both China and the U.S., built meaningful careers in Silicon Valley, and developed deep civic consciousness while staying acutely aware of China's unspoken realities. I first met Han Hua on Clubhouse four years ago and connected with Du Lei

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