The latest cover of Caixin reports on the intricate international industrial labyrinth established by the second-in-command of Cambodia's Prince Group. It reminds me of the previous summary of 'the three forms of the internet.' This type, exemplified by Prince Group, represents the deep underground form of the internet. Current reporting is akin to blind men touching an elephant, with no insight into how many hidden agendas remain unexposed behind it.
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Caixin magazine's cover story reports on the complex international industrial network built by the second-in-command of Cambodia's Prince Group, echoing discussions on the deep underground form of the internet, but current reporting can only reveal part of the inside story.
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The latest cover story from Caixin unveils the web-like complexity of an internationalized industrial labyrinth assembled by the second-in-command of Cambodia’s Prince Group. It brings to mind my old summary of “three internet forms.” The Prince Group represents the kind of internet form that operates deep underground. Current reports can only be like blind men touching an elephant—impossible to know how many untold stories lie beneath the surface.
Fenng (@Fenng): In China, there exist three forms of internet. One is the internet shaped by media narratives, aimed at overseas IPOs; another is the grassroots internet, digging for gold quietly but fiercely, ferocious like a velociraptor; and the third is the internet operating deep underground.
Posted by @Fenng in 2012.
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