The son of Hong Kong immigrants, Andy Mok left New York to find China on the cusp of a tech boom. To help fill the entrepreneurship knowledge gap, he started Beijing Tech Hive, the first weekend startup bootcamp in China.

This statement was issued in response to a directive from China’s government to foreign businesses operating in China to ensure their websites adhere to Beijing’s “one-China” policy, that is, to not treat Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan as separate entities. 

Lawrence Tan, the founder of Miibox, describes the growing e-commerce world and setting up a business for authentic Asian products in the United States. The interview was conducted and written by staff writer Jialin Li.