When he was young, Porter Erisman thought China was this faraway place that he could reach if he kept digging deep enough in his own backyard! Years later, Porter learned Mandarin, went to business school, and found himself working for Jack Ma – an English teacher who dreamed of launching China’s first media start-up – Alibaba. What was it like to be on the ground floor of what became China’s first multi-billion dollar Internet company? Find out on Sunday, Dec. 9, in Porter’s interview with China Personified.