On Wednesday in Shanghai, Airbnb unveiled a new Chinese name — Aibiying, which means “welcome each other with love” — as well as efforts to increase local hiring<br />and deals to draw visitors to Shanghai with offers such as behind-the-scenes visits to the Chinese opera.<br />“If we are going to achieve our mission of belonging anywhere, anywhere must include China, and anyone must include Chinese travelers.”<br />But like other global tech firms with an eye on China, Airbnb faces challenges.<br />Crucially, like LinkedIn, another international hopeful in China, Airbnb complies with Chinese<br />laws requiring it to keep Chinese data only on domestically based Chinese servers.<br />Airbnb’s Rivals in China Hold Hands in a Nervous New Market -<br />By AMIE TSANG and PAUL MOZURMARCH 22, 2017<br />HONG KONG — Sun Huifeng liked the idea of tapping Airbnb or one of its rising local competitors to rent out his spare Beijing bedroom.
