Eric X. Li is a Shanghai-based venture capitalist and political commentator. He earned a B.A. from Berkeley, an MBA from Stanford's Graduate School of Business and a Ph.D. in political science from Fudan University. In 2000, he formed Chengwei Capital, a venture capital firm that has invested in some of China's hottest startups, including HelloBike and Youku which was later acquired by Alibaba. Today, he is even better known for his provocative op-ed articles and essays for Foreign Affairs, Fore