The end is another beginning

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No one in the golden age? Why are there no Chinese executives in the Silicon Valley giant?

Since one person left, overnight, Silicon Valley became the focus of the Chinese Internet.

On November 13, 2019, Shen Xiangyang announced that he would officially leave his post on February 1, 2020. The news came out and smashed Weibo and friends circle.

The world is full of emotions, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Apple, Facebook and other Silicon Valley technology giants in the core layer, no Chinese executives.

Times back 20 years ago, Chinese people such as Li Kaifu, Tang Jun, Zhang Yaqin, Yang Zhiyuan, Lu Qi and others have made a splash in the Silicon Valley, becoming the best embodiment of Chinese elites standing in the wave of technology Internet.

For more than 20 years, the departure of Shen Xiangyang, not only the high-level personnel changes of an Internet company, but also the end of the Chinese executives in the Silicon Valley giants.

Golden Age: Silicon Valley Chinese standing at the top of the technology wave

This has finally passed to Silicon Valley in the past, and the professional experience from Shen Xiangyang can be seen…

  • In 1996, he joined Microsoft Research Institute;

  • In 1999, co-founded Microsoft China Research Institute;

  • 2004, Dean of Microsoft Research Asia;

  • 2007, Microsoft Global Senior Vice President;

  • In 2013, Microsoft Global Executive Vice President.

    No one in the golden age? Why are there no Chinese executives in the Silicon Valley giant?