Hi Community,
This is my first Ask HN here. I'm traveling to China for a business trip. I'll be mostly around Shanghai, Beijing and other nearby cities for about 10-15 days. If you've been there before, I'd love your thoughts/advice on:
1) The great firewall: None of the Google products would work. This means no access to important stuff like Google Docs, Gmail, etc.
Unfortunately, all my company stuff is on GSuite. Is there a way around this? I know VPNs aren't reliable either. Some recommendations would be appreciated. In other words, how do you get over this?
2) Are there some meetups where I can meetup fellow HNers?
3) Language barrier - how do you manage? Google translate won't work as Google is blocked. Are there some recommendations?
4) Apart from sight-seeing and tourist spots, are there anything I should not miss in China, as a startup founder/developer?
5) Anything else I should be aware of?
Thank you.
1) The great firewall: None of the Google products would work. This means no access to important stuff like Google Docs, Gmail, etc.
Unfortunately, all my company stuff is on GSuite. Is there a way around this? I know VPNs aren't reliable either. Some recommendations would be appreciated. In other words, how do you get over this?
2) Are there some meetups where I can meetup fellow HNers?
3) Language barrier - how do you manage? Google translate won't work as Google is blocked. Are there some recommendations?
4) Apart from sight-seeing and tourist spots, are there anything I should not miss in China, as a startup founder/developer?
5) Anything else I should be aware of?
Thank you.