Footnotes

Chapter 1. made in china

* Colloquial word for yuan, the base counting unit for the renminbi (RMB), the currency in China.
This bookstore has closed since the visit I describe here.
* Due to high wage inflation since this particular visit, this is probably no longer true.

Chapter 2. inside three very different factories

* I honestly don’t what they’re called, so yes, I’m going to keep calling them that.

Part 2: thinking differently: intellectual property in china

* Baijiu is a type of strong Chinese alcohol.

Chapter 4. gongkai innovation

* No, I will not broker these chips for you.
* I’ve often wondered why the “I am not a lawyer” disclaimer is necessary. It was explained to me that even the appearance of dispensing legal advice without ...

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