Earlier this month, China’s economic tsar, Liu He, took the stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos like a salesman delivering a carefully practiced pitch. With thinning gray hair and reading glasses, the 71-year-old Harvard graduate methodically laid out for the audience how to better understand the Chinese economy.
“Entrepreneurship is a key factor for wealth creation of a society,” Liu said. “Therefore, entrepreneurs, both Chinese and foreign, will play an important role as the
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Bob Fu's relationship with China has gone through phases. First, he thought money would solve his problems there; then he joined protesters at Tiananmen Square, thinking the politics could change. In the end, he determined, only God could save China, and he's been fighting for religious freedom in China ever since he resettled in Texas. With his nonprofit, ChinaAid, prospering like never before, he says the U.S. is finally catching on.