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Ash in China
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That guy who worked at Geely
Unofficial Hangzhou tourism board
Accidental outdoor content creator
国内平台就是阿什Ride
Skipped my Chinese new year responsibilities and went out for a ride, I find the Qiandao Lake area to be really similar to Vancouver island, I need to explore more trails here so we can do a summer island hopping trip
February 17, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Volvo XC70 looks quite handsome on the road
February 17, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Alright tired of iPhone; time to buy a Xiaomi 17 pro max
February 16, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I honestly can’t say too many bad words about Geely. They saw potential and gave me ten years opportunity to do whatever I wanted whenever i wanted.

A fantastic platform for anyone agile enough to deal with the chaos and excitement of a company going everywhere at once.

What an entity.
Best of luck! Curious to know where you land. Maybe you can spill all the Geely secrets in 90 days?
February 14, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Dali + Lijiang are cool but have you heard of Jiande? 200km from HZ city centre and the former center of river trade in eastern China.

Sadly a little forgotten now, but still absolutely beautiful
February 14, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Drawing down on my time at Geely as I now finds myself as “PR Director at large”, onboarding my new replacement and simultaneously entering a new role slightly outside of the geely garden wall.

I’ll be around on Geely issues for the next 90 days or so, but it’s been a good run!
February 13, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Please draw those 80s graffiti dollar signs above your doors so the Trump spirit can pass through safely
having your city noticed by the president is now a natural disaster on par with a hurricane or major flood
February 12, 2026 at 3:06 PM
white British gammon complaining about migration to the UK is amusing because they often have Norman or Huguenot family names.
February 12, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Celebrated “small Chinese new year” over in Jiande with over 1000 other local families on a 600m long table

You know I really should read these invites but sometimes the surprise is worth it
February 11, 2026 at 11:45 AM
everything I have learned about Bad Bunny has been against my will
February 9, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Kinda crazy that those Epstein Files are going to bring down a British PM who had nothing to do with the contents, whilst over in America nothing is happening.
February 9, 2026 at 4:44 AM
looking in the WeChat Group for Radar EV owners

One guy:
"my battery pack is degraded down to 81%"

Another guy replies
"Bring it over to my workshop, we can rebalance the cells for you"

Then he starts showing pics of open battery packs in his workshop.
February 9, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Folks really treat public charging stations like utter shit here.

40 mins stationary = 40 mins to clean all the shit out of your car.
February 9, 2026 at 12:10 AM
9am physical in person meeting; what is this? The military?
February 8, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Car-arguing with my wife

She wants a family SUV

I want a hot hatch

Solution: tank 300!?
February 8, 2026 at 1:50 AM
EREVS have been popular in China since at least 2020 for larger SUVs - surprised it’s taken US OEMs this long to jump onto the bandwagon
February 8, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Snow day in Hangzhou but only at higher elevations
February 7, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Some guy 20 year old guy was executed this morning for multiple rapes, inc rape of minors, solicitation (inc of minors) and criminal organization

So yeah there’s a way to deal with these people
February 7, 2026 at 6:42 AM
You’re organic!

(Wanted to be the first to use a future slur)
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 AM
my favorite Chinese memory is going to my friends store because he was eager to show me his new pet chameleon that he had bought online.

It was a fucking baby alligator.
February 4, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Shot V's Chaser
February 4, 2026 at 4:27 AM
im outraged that Chinese brands are…. ehhh…. Introducing affordable zero emission mobility
This will be like the 1970'a type devastation to the North American big three when people wanted smaller fuel efficient vehicles, they couldn't pivot fast enough. Chinese EV leaders MG and BYD bring the price war overseas share.google/WACyvigCzKng...
Chinese EV leaders MG and BYD bring the price war overseas
MG launched the new MG4 EV Urban in the UK, priced at just £23,495 ($32,000), undercutting BYD’s popular Dolphin hatch...
share.google
February 4, 2026 at 1:48 AM
I usually get pitches from backyard engineers selling perpetual motion engines
How many more times am I going to be offered someone’s late husband’s sentimental Yamaha piano in my spam emails?
February 4, 2026 at 1:34 AM
For 30,000USD you can buy a 73sqm apartment on the north side of Qingdao nearish a metro line.

Thank you Mr Xi for making housing affordable again
February 4, 2026 at 1:15 AM
For 30,000USD you can buy a 73sqm apartment on the north side of Qingdao nearish a metro line.

Thank you Mr Xi for making housing affordable again
February 4, 2026 at 1:15 AM