Winning the battle |

“State capacity and a collective culture are the two uniquely strong characteristics of China’s political system and social construct that will ultimately enable the country to successfully combat this crisis”

Feb 14, 2020 (WiC 482)

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Shanghai-based venture capitalist Eric Li tells Lunch with the FT last weekend that the Wuhan coronavirus is the “medical equivalent of a natural disaster”. Li, who set up his Chengwei Fund in 1999, is one of China’s most high profile ‘public intellectuals’ when it comes to arguing a Chinese perspective in Western forums.

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Winning the battle

“State capacity and a collective culture are the two uniquely strong characteristics of China’s political system and social construct that will ultimately enable the country to successfully combat this crisis”

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