China

My sister recently left to study abroad for a semester in China, where she's getting to know millions of her closest fellow Chinese. She started to blog about her experiences but what really struck me were two comments: 1. it's the first time ever that she doesn't have access to specific sites (her high school wasn't that restrictive when she was younger) and 2. she can blog but she can't read her blog after it's posted.

Earlier this month, Tim Wu and I had the opportunity to do some strategic planning for a family foundation in Hong Kong (!). It was my first time traveling to HK and I was excited to see a city where my father spent some of his childhood. Additionally, HK underwent a huge change when the territory reverted back to Chinese control and has been part of China's huge economic growth.

I recently visited Beijing and Hong Kong and witnessed first hand the exciting things happening in China's philanthropic sector.