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Interconnected is a weekly, bilingual (English/Chinese) publication that looks at the venn diagram of builders, operators, investors, regulators, and how they are all (inter)connected. If you like complicated stuff, told un-complicated-ly, this is the newsletter for you!

The bilingual version is published on a standalone website: https://interconnected.blog/ (Also see archive of three years of bilingual writing, before this substack was started.)

Thoughts, research, and ideas from Interconnected have been cited or published in the New York Times, Washington Post, Business Insider, Wired Magazine [1, 2], Al Jazeera, Wall Street Journal [1, 2, 3, 4], Protocol, TechCrunch, Noema Magazine, Rest of World [1, 2], and South China Morning Post, among other media outlets. Here are some of my favorite shoutouts on Twitter:

Jonathan Cheng @JChengWSJ

Great piece on the TikTok sweepstakes. "Having TikTok run on your cloud especially while it’s rapidly growing…and run it well without downtime or performance degradation, is a legitimate accomplishment and extremely valuable for differentiation" @kevinsxu

bit.lyWhat is TikTok Worth to Whom and Why?There is no doubt that geopolitics is a major driver of TikTok’s fate in the United States. But if and when it does get sold, it’s still a multi-billion dollar transaction that has to make some business sense. I have written quite a few posts on the various

2:31 AM ∙ Sep 4, 2020

Bill Gurley @bgurley

Brilliant piece on open source and global technology evolution. Must read!!! The Future of American Industry Depends on Open Source Tech | WIRED

wired.comThe Future of American Industry Depends on Open Source TechInstead of launching into a costly trade war with China, we need to fully embrace the fastest, safest, and most democratic way of advancing technology.

4:08 PM ∙ Aug 27, 2020

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Jordan Schneider @jordanschnyc

@kevinsxu for commerce secretary

interconnected.blogNot Intel, but South Korea, is where CHIPS Money Should GoThe comically embarrassing timing between the final passage of the CHIPS and Science Act and Intel’s disastrous quarterly earnings, both occurring on the same day last week, elucidated one hard truth: Congress may be barking up the wrong tree. Many have assumed that Intel – America’s semiconductor d…

4:53 AM ∙ Aug 1, 2022

Matt Sheehan @mattsheehan88

Quick shout-out to the best newsletter I've subscribed to this year, Interconnected by @kevinsxu. Nuanced (and bilingual) writing on global tech and US-China intersections. Been learning a lot from it lately. Check it out:

interconnected.blogInterconnectedBilingual analysis (English & Chinese) of businesses and trends from the lens of builders, operators, investors, regulators, and how they are connected.

1:57 AM ∙ Nov 12, 2020

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