Has China Reached a Tipping Point? The Challenges of Authoritarian Capitalism, Book Reading with James McGregor Go back »
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Time2013-02-05 | 11:30 - 13:30
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Venue:Four Seasons Hotel
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Address:500 Weihai Road
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Fee:Members: 250 RMB |
Non Members: 400 RMB
The European Union Chamber of Commerce and AmCham Shanghai jointly invite you to a book reading on Tuesday, 5 February at the Four Seasons Hotel from 11:30–13:30, as James McGregor, senior counselor for APCO Worldwide in China, discusses his book "No Ancient Wisdom, No Followers: The Challenges of Chinese Authoritarian Capitalism".
China is now the world’s second largest economy, the second largest exporter and a manufacturing machine that has lifted 500 million from poverty. Then why have Chinese leaders described their economic system as “unstable, unbalanced, uncoordinated, and unsustainable”? In this presentation based on his new book, "No Ancient Wisdom, No Followers: The Challenges of Chinese Authoritarian Capitalism", author James McGregor will discuss extensive new research that details how China's unique system of authoritarian capitalism must be radically overhauled for the country to continue its march toward widespread prosperity.
Agenda:
11:30 Registration and Networking
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Presentation
13:15 Q&A
13:30 Event Ends
Registration
Please register with the button above or contact Ms Yang Zhao at yangzhao@europeanchamber.com.cn.
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Speakers
Mr. James McGregor
James McGregor is Greater China Chairman for APCO Worldwide, and author of two highly regarded books: No Ancient Wisdom, No Followers: The Challenges of Chinese Authoritarian Capitalism, published in October 2012, and One Billion Customers: Lessons from the Front Lines of Doing Business in China, published in 2005. He was a veteran reporter for The Wall Street Journal, and prior to joining APCO he was founder and CEO of a China-focused consulting and research firm for hedge funds. He also held previous roles as a senior advisor for Ogilvy Public Relations China and the China managing partner for GIV Venture Partners, a venture capital fund that focused on technology and Internet investments in China and India. In 2014, he received a SABRE Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement from The Holmes Group.
Mr. McGregor was a reporter in the Washington bureau of Knight-Ridder newspapers during the Reagan administration. After serving as the Taiwan bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal from 1987 to 1990 and China bureau chief from 1990 to 1994, he spent seven years building Dow Jones’ media business in China as CEO of Dow Jones’ China. During this time, he established CNBC in China and created the Chinese language Web site of wsj.com, Dow Jones’ Chinese-language newswires, Chinese stock-market indexes and the first weekly business-television show in China. He was also a Series A investor in Sohu.com and served on the Sohu board for several years. After successfully preventing Xinhua News Agency from obtaining a monopoly on financial information in China, he received the Barney Kilgore award, Dow Jones’ highest employee accolade.
Mr. McGregor is a professional speaker, regular television and radio commentator and a contributor of essays and opinion articles for a variety of publications. He has lived in China for more than two decades, and can speak and read Chinese. He was an active member of the Board of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham) for nearly a decade and served as chairman in 1996. He is currently chairman of the U.S. Government Relations Committee for AmCham. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Atlantic Council, a Global Council member of the Asia Society, a board member of the U.S.-China Education Trust and a member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.