Tagged with shanzhai

Fast Food in China: The Men Who Would Be Colonel

Since the first Kentucky Fried Chicken opened its doors in Beijing in 1987, the chain has dominated Chinaâ€™s fast food market, establishing a presence that dwarfs its profile back home in the US.Â And so itâ€™s not surprising that aspiring fast food entrepreneurs have been eager to hitch a ride on the Colonelâ€™s coattails.Â While …Read More

Michael

// Sep 2, 2011 //

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Introducing the aPad – cheap shanzhai iPad hits Chinese marketplace

Dying for an iPad, but feeling a bit guilty that you’d be supporting a company that drives their employees to suicide? Maybe you just don’t have the better part of a grand to drop on a new toy? Whatever your reasoning, there’s a new shanzhai iPad to the rescue. A Japanese news report announced the …Read More

Ryan McLaughlin

// Jun 2, 2010 //

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