Colin Boey
@colinboey.bsky.social
Angel investor, adviser and syndicate lead, investing $150k into B2B SaaS globally, especially in automation/productivity/efficiency. 👨👩👦🏂🥘🍷☕️🎮
⚖️ Trade war? No contest. Seeing the scale and speed of China’s ecosystem firsthand… the US has no chance in a prolonged trade war. China’s capacity is just on another level.
April 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
⚖️ Trade war? No contest. Seeing the scale and speed of China’s ecosystem firsthand… the US has no chance in a prolonged trade war. China’s capacity is just on another level.
🏭 Canton Fair = manufacturing powerhouse. Walking the halls made it crystal clear—China’s industrial base is deep, diverse, and highly capable. From textiles to advanced robotics, it’s all there.
April 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
🏭 Canton Fair = manufacturing powerhouse. Walking the halls made it crystal clear—China’s industrial base is deep, diverse, and highly capable. From textiles to advanced robotics, it’s all there.
🎢 Chimelong Resorts = massive. Four huge theme parks and resorts. Whole other scale.
April 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
🎢 Chimelong Resorts = massive. Four huge theme parks and resorts. Whole other scale.
⛰️ Zhangjiajie (Avatar mountains): So many shuttle buses. And the longest glass bridge + tallest outdoor lift in the world. Probably forgot a few other records too.
April 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
⛰️ Zhangjiajie (Avatar mountains): So many shuttle buses. And the longest glass bridge + tallest outdoor lift in the world. Probably forgot a few other records too.
🏞 Tourism infrastructure is next level. Not surprising—they’ve been catering to 1B+ local tourists long before foreigners started arriving.
April 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
🏞 Tourism infrastructure is next level. Not surprising—they’ve been catering to 1B+ local tourists long before foreigners started arriving.
🚄 The Shanghai Maglev is wild. Smooth, fast, futuristic… just wish the ride was longer.
April 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
🚄 The Shanghai Maglev is wild. Smooth, fast, futuristic… just wish the ride was longer.
🚗 Local EVs are everywhere. Rode in a few—great ride quality, modern design. China’s way ahead here.
April 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
🚗 Local EVs are everywhere. Rode in a few—great ride quality, modern design. China’s way ahead here.
🍱 Food delivery perfection. Had a hot meal delivered onto our train during a 5-hour high-speed journey—timed to one of the stops. 🤯
April 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
🍱 Food delivery perfection. Had a hot meal delivered onto our train during a 5-hour high-speed journey—timed to one of the stops. 🤯
📶 Get a local SIM. Super useful for food delivery, vending machines, and ride-hailing. Many hotels have a designated spot for deliveries to be dropped off and collected from.
April 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
📶 Get a local SIM. Super useful for food delivery, vending machines, and ride-hailing. Many hotels have a designated spot for deliveries to be dropped off and collected from.
📱 Digital wallets run the show. Alipay and WeChat Pay are everywhere. You can mostly get by linking your credit card to Alipay, but bring cash just in case—some merchants can’t handle foreign cards.
April 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
📱 Digital wallets run the show. Alipay and WeChat Pay are everywhere. You can mostly get by linking your credit card to Alipay, but bring cash just in case—some merchants can’t handle foreign cards.
🧼 Spotless and safe. Anecdotally, from distant relatives, a lot of this transformation has happened in just the last 10 years (!).
April 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
🧼 Spotless and safe. Anecdotally, from distant relatives, a lot of this transformation has happened in just the last 10 years (!).
☕️ Specialty coffee is taking off. Randomly found a café on the outskirts of Guangzhou doing V60 pours with beans from Sey and other international roasters. According to the barista, Chinese coffee drinkers are moving fast towards light, complex roasts.
April 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
☕️ Specialty coffee is taking off. Randomly found a café on the outskirts of Guangzhou doing V60 pours with beans from Sey and other international roasters. According to the barista, Chinese coffee drinkers are moving fast towards light, complex roasts.
🌆 Massive scale. Even the “small” cities can be overwhelming. Everything feels supersized.
April 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
🌆 Massive scale. Even the “small” cities can be overwhelming. Everything feels supersized.
⚖️ Trade war? No contest. Seeing the scale and speed of China’s ecosystem firsthand… the US has no chance in a prolonged trade war. China’s capacity is just on another level.
April 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
⚖️ Trade war? No contest. Seeing the scale and speed of China’s ecosystem firsthand… the US has no chance in a prolonged trade war. China’s capacity is just on another level.
🏭 Canton Fair = manufacturing powerhouse. Walking the halls made it crystal clear—China’s industrial base is deep, diverse, and highly capable. From textiles to advanced robotics, it’s all there.
April 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🏭 Canton Fair = manufacturing powerhouse. Walking the halls made it crystal clear—China’s industrial base is deep, diverse, and highly capable. From textiles to advanced robotics, it’s all there.
🎢 Chimelong Resorts = massive. Four huge theme parks and resorts. Whole other scale.
April 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🎢 Chimelong Resorts = massive. Four huge theme parks and resorts. Whole other scale.
⛰️ Zhangjiajie (Avatar mountains): So many shuttle buses. And the longest glass bridge + tallest outdoor lift in the world. Probably forgot a few other records too.
April 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
⛰️ Zhangjiajie (Avatar mountains): So many shuttle buses. And the longest glass bridge + tallest outdoor lift in the world. Probably forgot a few other records too.
🏞 Tourism infrastructure is next level. Not surprising—they’ve been catering to 1B+ local tourists long before foreigners started arriving.
April 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🏞 Tourism infrastructure is next level. Not surprising—they’ve been catering to 1B+ local tourists long before foreigners started arriving.
🚄 The Shanghai Maglev is wild. Smooth, fast, futuristic… just wish the ride was longer.
April 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🚄 The Shanghai Maglev is wild. Smooth, fast, futuristic… just wish the ride was longer.
🚗 Local EVs are everywhere. Rode in a few—great ride quality, modern design. China’s way ahead here.
April 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🚗 Local EVs are everywhere. Rode in a few—great ride quality, modern design. China’s way ahead here.
🍱 Food delivery perfection. Had a hot meal delivered onto our train during a 5-hour high-speed journey—timed to one of the stops. 🤯
April 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🍱 Food delivery perfection. Had a hot meal delivered onto our train during a 5-hour high-speed journey—timed to one of the stops. 🤯