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Praise for Silicon Dragon

“With fine writing flair and investigative footwork, Rebecca Fannin unveils the pullulating
panorama of the Chinese tech menagerie, replete with yapping yahoos!, google-raptors,
repli-cats and Shanghai sili-manders—all the fierce but finally friendly dragons blowing out
much smoke amid their bolts of inventive flame that make China the most fateful and fas-
cinating entrepreneurial story of the 21st century. I’m a Fannin fan.”
George Gilder
editor-in-chief, Gilder Technology Report
chairman, Gilder Publishing
senior fellow, Discovery Institute

“China is on its way to becoming the economic superpower, and it is only a matter of time
before it starts to flex its muscle in the technology industry. It is already setting its own
telecom standards and is building an unrivaled broadband infrastructure. It is going to be
the next big bed of innovation, and Silicon Dragon will give you a road map for this new
brave world.”
Om Malik
author, Broadbandits: Inside the $750 Billion Telecom Heist
founder and senior writer, technology blog GigaOM
“Rebecca Fannin’s Silicon Dragon provides an insightful view of the unique entrepreneurial
environment in China and profiles some of its most accomplished entrepreneurs. She ex-
plains why China is and is likely to continue to be a country that provides the highest
returns on venture capital investing.”
Patrick J. McGovern
founder and chairman
International Data Group

“China’s emergence as a technological giant is among the most interesting and important
subjects in business and economics. Yet China remains a mystery to most Western tech-
nology observers. Rebecca Fannin performs an invaluable service in explaining and de-
tailing China’s growth into the tech engine of the 21st century.”
Jason Pontin
editor-in-chief and publisher, Technology Review
columnist, The New York Times
“Silicon Dragon presents a unique and well-reported look into the rapid ascent of Chinese
entrepreneurs and venture capitalists who are defining the frontiers of global technology. A
‘high-five’ to Ms. Fannin who took the the time in Beijing, Shanghai and the Valley to tell
their story to the world.”
Dan Schwartz
chairman and publisher
Asian Venture Capital Journal