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I believe the most important thing Americans must do is to secure their economic well-being in an increasingly challenging, complex world. What I have written about all these years is the process of creating wealth, not for any one individual, but for the United States as a whole. Ever since I was a young correspondent witnessing the emergence of China after the country opened in 1979, I’ve believed we have to get more serious about creating wealth. I retain faith in the resiliency of the U.S. economy and the enterprise of American people. If Americans have the right strategies, we can once again create widespread wealth. Come with me on this journey.
Global Backlash Against Beijing?
June 30, 2020
For the first time, I can see the possible emergence of a global backlash against China’s Xi Jinping and his increasingly authoritarian and aggressive moves. There are signs of deep concern in Europe, India and Australia, not to mention in the United States, that China is determined to impose its control over other peoples, the […]
Ferment on “Reshoring” More Manufacturing from China
June 23, 2020
I’ve been writing about “re-shoring” and “back shoring” for years. This outfit has been an absolute leader in this effort, thanks to its founder Harry Moser. Here’s their latest newsletter. It seems Washington might, just might, be getting serious about shifting more production home. June 2020 View Online | Unsubscribe | Subscribe June 2020 E-News: Companies and Politicians Respond […]
Thermo Fisher Is Helping China Control Its People
June 18, 2020
This excellent article in today’s New York Times by Sui-Lee Wee spotlights one of the issues I wrote about recently for the Harvard Business Review, seen here. Thermo Fisher, based in Massachusetts, is selling DNA testing kits that the Chinese government is using to put all its men in a DNA surveillance network. At what […]
How China Is Taking Over Hong Kong
June 18, 2020
My former colleague Sheri Prasso explains it in this excellent piece for Bloomberg, which is not hidden behind a pay wall. It’s called the United Front tactic.
Our piece in the Harvard Business Review: The Five Questions Boards Should Be Asking About Their Companies’ China Exposures
June 10, 2020
I wrote this with Roger Kenny, a long-time friend and associate who specializes in assessing how boards work. 5 Questions About China That Boards Should Be Asking Right Now by William J. Holstein and Roger M. Kenny U.S.-China relations have not been so tense since before President Jimmy Carter and Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping agreed to […]
The Storm Tearing Journalism Apart
June 9, 2020
I can’t believe that I find a lead editorial in the Wall Street Journal to be persuasive. I usually read the editorial and op-ed pages of the Journal to discover what the right-wing crackpots are talking about–what logic or ill-logic they are using to defend Trump-in-chief. But this editorial, below, makes a lot of sense […]
