Chinese manufacturers dropped the price of flat solar panels by 75% in two years. We couldn't compete on price with our cylindrical design. The technology worked. The market chose cheaper.
China's EV market has 200 brands fighting for customers. Most will die. The ones that survive will need something more than a good car — they'll need an ecosystem. That's what NIO House, NIO Life, and battery swap build. Not just a car company — a lifestyle.
We entered China knowing we would face the toughest logistics competition on earth. If you can survive there, you can survive anywhere.
We went public in New York. Days later, Beijing removed us from app stores. The lesson: in China, the government is your biggest stakeholder whether you like it or not.
In China, if you are not the number one player in your market within three years, you are dead. Speed is survival.
When China opened its doors in 1979, I was the first one to walk in. Everyone else was still thinking about it.
China's property market needs to go through a painful adjustment. There is no other way.
China's urbanization is not finished. The cities will keep growing. The question is whether you are building for the people who will be there in twenty years.
China's electric vehicle industry will be the largest in the world. Evergrande will be part of that future.
A vision for increased shared prosperity is attractive for China, as well as globally.
China continues to be a compelling market and is poised to lead global innovation. The entrepreneurial spirit and many elements that shaped Silicon Valley are also taking hold here.
China's best companies were not obvious at the start. The job is to see them before they are.
There are only two big tables for venture capital in the world, China and the United States.