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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.
The Face of Japan Today (Video)
March 4, 2016
The vast majority of Americans think Japan is fading into the sunset. Its population is declining, its economy is not growing much or at all and it has been eclipsed by China. I’ve argued for decades that that line of analysis is overstated. Japan is one of the world’s most advanced societies and maintains a […]
Five Facts Donald Trump Gets Wrong About China
March 2, 2016
As Donald Trump continues to rack up state primary and caucus victories and appears to be the presumptive Republican candidate for president, it is important to understand the implications of what a Trump presidency would mean for U.S.-Chinese relations. This is the relationship between the world’s two largest economies and one that is fraught with […]
Fallows Helps Us Understand US Economic Recovery
February 25, 2016
James Fallows nails it. My old pal and former boss from U.S. News & World Report, has made a very important statement in The Atlantic about “How America is Putting Itself Back Together” by criss-crossing it via private airplane and actually talking to people about what they are doing to improve their lives, economically and otherwise. Many […]
Chief Executive Article “Cybersecurity: Getting Serious About Safeguards”
February 17, 2016
as seen in Chief Executive Magazine | January 28, 2016
Attacks on large companies make headlines, but smaller companies, too, suffer cyberattacks. Here’s how to protect your business.
Chuck Provini knows he has a bright red bulls-eye painted on his back. As CEO of startup Natcore Technology, he hopes to develop technologies that will render the use of silicon crystals to make solar energy panels obsolete. Provini’s Rochester, New York-based company, which works with U.S. Department of Energy research labs, among others, to develop new technologies, represents a threat to China’s solar energy industry.
Major Disconnect on China in The Wall Street Journal
February 17, 2016
I had a bit of a neck wrench the other morning when reading my Wall Street Journal. On the op ed page, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai, wrote a piece arguing that China is undergoing “structural reform.” He wrote: “To sustain growth, China is implementing structural reforms that place greater emphasis on […]
Seven Years Since I Said GM Would Survive on Fox News
February 17, 2016
It’s hard to believe it’s been seven years ago this week that I was part of an incredibly intense debate about whether General Motors, Chrysler, and the American auto industry could survive on Fox & Friends with host Gretchen Carlson and Dan Calabrese, shortly after writing Why GM Matters. I was tense because I expected an […]
