"young Chinese who have moved here (SG) don’t have much to do but drink a lot of Moutai, the Chinese liquor"

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https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/e...ackdown-entrepreneurs-flee-china-s-heavy-hand
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Such scrutiny has led some Chinese entrepreneurs to seek foreign passports or at least permanent resident status in other countries. A few said they feared their Chinese passports could leave them vulnerable if China should invade Taiwan, provoking the kind of sanctions imposed on Russia and its businesses since the war in Ukraine began.

Entrepreneurs in Singapore admit that it has its limitations. It’s small and expensive, and the talent pool is shallow. It’s an easy place to enjoy life but not ideal for starting, say, an ambitious tech company, many of them said. Some wealthy, relatively young Chinese who have moved here don’t have much to do but drink a lot of Moutai, the Chinese liquor.

Nearly all would have preferred to stay in China if the circumstances had been different. It is a colossal market with great infrastructure, the best supply chain in the world and an abundant supply of programmers willing to work overtime.

Most of them still maintain some business operations there. But they’re not going to rush back, invest more and open new businesses just because the government cajoled them.

“The entrepreneurs don’t dare to take risks anymore,” said Mr Huo. “They have to think twice before doing anything – whether they’ll put their safety into jeopardy.” NYTIMES

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Don't have much to do so drink moutai, but complain here no talents?

They sure they are talents themselves in the first place?
 

greenbubble

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They are dragons in China sea, but become goldfish when come to SG pond.
 

skylink67

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They use here as spare tire lah.

From the article:
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Nearly all would have preferred to stay in China if the circumstances had been different. It is a colossal market with great infrastructure, the best supply chain in the world and an abundant supply of programmers willing to work overtime.

Most of them still maintain some business operations there. But they’re not going to rush back, invest more and open new businesses just because the government cajoled them.
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st not enough subscribers? trying to woo the chinese to up their subscribers to 80K?
 

Weng123

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Don't have much to do so drink moutai, but complain here no talents?

They sure they are talents themselves in the first place?
They are not from a particular region so not considered as talents
 
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