China Interest Group Salon

February 20, 2025

New York City

Thanks to our hostess

Gloria Starr Kins and Harry Edelson for his leadership over many years.

In a fireside chat, David Chen of AngelVest Group and I discussed his perspective on cross-border US-China investment. And David let us in on his new method of doing deals. (you had to be there for the meditation!)

And thanks to my core steering group Michael Silver, David Dempsey, John Allen, Bill Brothers, Steve Schuster and Ming Zhong.

Thanks too, to community leaders from the UN, HKTDC, HKETONY, Morgan Stanley, BDO, Merrill Lynch, C100, China Institute, Pei Architects, Society & Diplomatic Review

and more who attended.

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Turning Point for China's Tech Titans?

When Beijing sidelined Jack Ma, China’s most prominent entrepreneur, by aiming to unwind his business in 2020, it sent an unmistakable message that no company was above the Chinese Communist Party.

This past Monday, China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, tried a different approach, meeting with tech titans including the Alibaba co-founder who has largely kept out of the public eye since a government crackdown in 2020.

The heads of the electronics companies Huawei and Xiaomi, battery maker CATL and electric vehicle giant BYD were among the business leaders who applauded and took notes at the meeting.

The New York Times, February 17, 2025

Pianist Li Juan in a wonderful recital at Carnegie Hall this past week, thanks to the Chinese Cultural Foundation and the Gong Family Foundation. I was glad to participate, alongside John Catsimatidis of Red Apple Media.

See article in China Daily.