Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing is squarely in the middle of the latest geopolitical conflict thanks to his port assets in Panama. Following threats made by U.S. President Donald Trump to take over the Panama Canal from Chinese control, Li decided to sell his controlled assets at this strategic keyContinue Reading
The recently concluded “Two Sessions” – an annual gathering of China’s top political bodies – highlighted the country’s challenge of balancing slowing economic growth with ambitious technological progress. A key takeaway from the Two Sessions is Beijing’s commitment to integrating private tech firms into national policy decisions on innovation. LeadingContinue Reading
On February 17, Chinese President Xi Jinping met a group of private-sector business leaders in Beijing. While key messages released to the public from the meeting remain similar to past public remarks from the Chinese leader, some of the meeting invitees caught public attention. Jack Ma, the founder of AlibabaContinue Reading
In a bid to tackle the country’s economic challenges, top leader Xi Jinping recently met with China’s private sector giants. He attempted to downplay the issues, stressing that “some difficulties and challenges facing the current private economic development generally appear in the process of reform and development and industrial transformationContinue Reading
