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Wen Wei Po, Hong Kong, China

'Where is China's Steve Jobs?'

 

"The key is for Chinese society to become more liberal and provide a freer external environment so that innovative thinkers have ample space to flourish. On the other hand, entrepreneurs also need the innovative, progressive, and perseverant spirit of Jobs - and his courage to break barriers and adhere to the spirit of truth. If the two meet head-on, the birth of "China's Steve Jobs" will not be far off."

 

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Translated by Sarah Chan

 

October 7, 2011

 

Hong Kong - Wen Wei Po - Original Article (Chinese)

A man places an iPad displaying a picture of Steve Jobs amid candles forming the logo of Apple in Chengdu, southwest China, Oct. 6.

 

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Political and financial dignitaries and many thousands of Apple fans around the world are mourning the loss of technology giant and founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, who passed away yesterday. Not only was Jobs talented and ingenious with computers, he embodied the very spirit of innovation for the IT industry. Under his leadership, Apple introduced several revolutionary products fusing technology and information into everyday life, making the company the leader in technological trends and lifestyle and changing the world.

 

China is at a critical point in its economic transformation. In order to create more innovative enterprises and enhance the competitiveness of the nation's science and technology, it must develop a similar kind of creative talent to that Steve Jobs possessed. In this way, China can make itself invincible during this time of global economic upheaval.

 

Jobs has had a legendary life. A college dropout who founded Apple and launched the world's first personal computer, he rapidly rose to fame, but later had to leave the company he founded because of a power struggle. When Apple's market competitiveness went from bad to worse and the firm was on the brink of collapse, Jobs quickly stepped in and took control, launching a number of revolutionary products including a music player, smart phone and tablet PC, turning around Apple's decline and making it a thriving business once again, with a market capitalization near the greatest in the world. Hundreds of millions of consumers are deeply attached to Apple products, so much so that it has become like a religion with Steve Jobs as "Prophet." Furthermore, technology companies around the world see Apple's new products as market benchmarks.  
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Why do Apple products have such irrisistable charm? The secret is Jobs' perfect combination of technology, art and life, which put the "ivory tower" of science in reach of the people, using innovative thinking to bring together technology, consumers, quality, the global market and even fashion. With the use of a sharp and abundant imagination, he created convenient, clever, fashionable, fun and intelligent products. Consumers can now use the mobile phones they carry in their hands to communicate with friends and companies around the world, using computer technology to disseminate information wherever they go. This has brought about a revolutionary change in the human use of IT.

 

Facing unprecedented scientific and technological change and at this critical period of national revival, China has been able to sustain its rapid economic development. Now China is transforming itself from a "manufacturing country" to a "creative country."

 

That is why China has such an urgent need for an innovative, Jobs-style, technological leader, in order to continue optimizing innovative thinking and bringing improvement and qualitative change to industry. In the last years of his life, Qian Xueshen [錢學], a leading Chinese scientist [who was one of the founders of America's  Jet Propulsion Laboratory] asked from the bottom of his heart, "Why does China always fail to cultivate outstanding talent?" This is the famous "Qian Xueshen question."

 

 

 

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Times of India, India: People of India Pay Tribute to Steve Jobs

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Daily Mail, U.K.: Dying Jobs Left Plans For Years of New Products

 

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When it was time for Jobs to walk into history, Chinese Netizens were quick to ask, "Where is China's Steve Jobs?" The key is for Chinese society to become more liberal and provide a freer external environment so that innovative thinkers have ample space to flourish. On the other hand, entrepreneurs also need the innovative, progressive, and perseverant spirit of Jobs - and his courage to break barriers and adhere to the spirit of truth. If the two meet head-on, the birth of "China's Steve Jobs" will not be far off.

 

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