From the Pearl River to the Gulf: What Asia's Tech Giants Can Teach the Next Generation of MENA Builders

China's internet economy produced Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan, and ByteDance in 25 years - a pace of value creation that the world is still trying to understand. The GCC is now attempting a similar leap, with sovereign capital, regulatory boldness, and a young population as its raw material. What can MENA founders and investors actually learn from China's playbook and what should they consciously avoid?