China Press Tour

As CEO of a global company, Lars talks to international journalists on a regular basis. This week he made a special trip to Beijing to hold a press conference and meet various journalists for interviews. The press conference was a big success with over 40 journalists from Chinese newspapers, business and IT magazines, and online media attending. The conference was part of the “SNS and Business Networking Forum 2007” hosted by XING. Chinese Internet and SNS experts joined Lars for a lively panel discussion about the value of business SNS and networking trends.

No doubt China will not only become one of the next economic superpowers but also the world’s largest Internet nation, with more than 150 million people online already.

As a first-time visitor to China, I was amazed at the signs of change and growth all around: Beijing looks like one huge construction site, with lots of new green areas being created and air much fresher than I had expected. It seems like the whole city is getting ready for the Olympics 2008. Here is a glimpse of the almost finished Beijing National Stadium, also known as the “bird’s nest”:

The highlight of the tour was the chance to get together with the XING China team, including Dr. Song and Cindy. Here you can see some of the team, as well as several Chinese moderators who attended a welcome dinner held for our most active members:

Thank you very much for doing an excellent job and for showing us such a great time!