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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.
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 […]
Bravo! A Republican senator from Wisconsin Nails “The New Cold War” Argument
June 8, 2020
Yes, America Is in a Cold War With China Some lessons from the Soviet era apply: Seek bipartisan consensus and allies, and avoid armed conflict. By Mike Gallagher June 7, 2020 12:51 pm EST A new cold war is heating up between the U.S. and China, but America’s public intellectuals are mA ore interested in fighting […]
Trump’s Disastrous German Moves
June 7, 2020
I realize that all of our attention is focused on Covid, China and domestic racial relations at the moment, but every once in a while, we have to stop to examine something that our president is doing on the world stage that will have lasting negative impact. By unilaterally ordering the withdrawal of 9,500 American […]
Biblo-fiend interviews me on The New Art of War–from Cambodia
June 5, 2020
Biblio-fiend, which evaluates and recommends books it finds worthwhile, discovered The New Art of War and reached out to interview me–from Cambodia. Apologies for the herky-jerky nature of the pandemic-era video. My laptop was literally on my lap. But the content is most interesting. See it here.
