OP,
I have similar business background to you, so I know the China temptation.
If you are in the 'clean' side of development, then Seoul or Taipei are great spots right now. Lots of Japanese talent helped launch these two cities, and now they are powerful in their own right. I have a few friends that work for Samsung and they love it.
China is great if you are more interested in the 'dirty' side of the business. The production and quality stuff if you are dealing with actual tangible products.
China is fun on shorter visits under 2 months. At least in my opinion. After 2 months I would head to Taipei and instantly feel relaxed. Then I would hit Tokyo on my way back to Vancouver and it was like a decompression taken in steps. I loved this way of going to China and leaving China. It really put a lot in perspective. Use Asia and its great connectivity to leverage certain points from certain places. But for living Tokyo is so far ahead of the other places its not even worth comparing.
I have similar business background to you, so I know the China temptation.
If you are in the 'clean' side of development, then Seoul or Taipei are great spots right now. Lots of Japanese talent helped launch these two cities, and now they are powerful in their own right. I have a few friends that work for Samsung and they love it.
China is great if you are more interested in the 'dirty' side of the business. The production and quality stuff if you are dealing with actual tangible products.
China is fun on shorter visits under 2 months. At least in my opinion. After 2 months I would head to Taipei and instantly feel relaxed. Then I would hit Tokyo on my way back to Vancouver and it was like a decompression taken in steps. I loved this way of going to China and leaving China. It really put a lot in perspective. Use Asia and its great connectivity to leverage certain points from certain places. But for living Tokyo is so far ahead of the other places its not even worth comparing.