Really good session today. Dr. Ashok Bardhan was very, very good. He accomplished a great deal to connect many of the things you will see in China and India.

There were lots of good questions today. Dr. Bardhan offered good insight on the import of a place like Silicon Valley, and China’s lack thereof. Here are two China Law Blog posts on this very topic where you can read more on this important issue, and which provide on the ground support of Dr. Bardhan’s analysis. Thanks to Dan Harris and Steve Dickinson of the China Law Blog for these posts and supplementary reading materials.

Silicon Valley in China — Not Anytime Soon, Well Maybe

China Versus India: Heifi as Silicon Valley (also has a sub-link with a list of places in China that are more likely than others to develop into something that might, in time, resemble a Silicon Valley; this post also has some further on the ground viewpoints that support Dr. Bardhan’s point that China is creating more blue collar jobs than India that can give a person a shot toward moving toward the middle class)

And with respect to the question about investing in real estate in China, to learn more check out (thanks again to Steve Dickinson):

China Real Estate Laws, Part I (really good big picture post)

China’s New Property Law, Part III — Rules of Property Ownership (a post with a plethora of information perhaps only lawyers can love, but read and you will see why you need us)