I lived in Shanghai in my 20s. Now, at 34, I'm back in China to start a business.

After college, Alex Greenberg moved to Shanghai, then returned to the US. Now, at 34, he's giving life in China another try. Provided by Alex Greenberg After graduating from college, Alex Greenberg moved to Shanghai to teach skateboarding. He planned to stay for a year, but "the city felt so alive" that he stayed for five. After a few years back in the US, he returned to China last month to start a company in Chengdu. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alex Greenberg, an Ame

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