The Chinese and American flags fly on a lamp post along Pennsylvania Avenue near the US Capitol in Washington during then president Hu Jintao’s state visit on January 18, 2011. Photo: Reuters The Chinese and American flags fly on a lamp post along Pennsylvania Avenue near the US Capitol in Washington during then president Hu Jintao’s state visit on January 18, 2011. Photo: Reuters
The Chinese and American flags fly on a lamp post along Pennsylvania Avenue near the US Capitol in Washington during then president Hu Jintao’s state visit on January 18, 2011. Photo: Reuters
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The View by Winston Mok

How US, China can recover and thrive by being more like each other

  • Despite the abundance of heated rhetoric, the competition between the US and China is not between two political and economic systems
  • The challenges each faces in economic development are similar, as are the levers each has at their disposal to improve the lives of their citizens

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Updated: 10:55pm, 13 Jul, 2021

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The Chinese and American flags fly on a lamp post along Pennsylvania Avenue near the US Capitol in Washington during then president Hu Jintao’s state visit on January 18, 2011. Photo: Reuters The Chinese and American flags fly on a lamp post along Pennsylvania Avenue near the US Capitol in Washington during then president Hu Jintao’s state visit on January 18, 2011. Photo: Reuters
The Chinese and American flags fly on a lamp post along Pennsylvania Avenue near the US Capitol in Washington during then president Hu Jintao’s state visit on January 18, 2011. Photo: Reuters
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Winston Mok

Winston Mok

Winston Mok, a private investor, was previously a private equity investor. He held senior regional positions with EMP Global and GE Capital, and was a McKinsey consultant and initiated its China practice. Winston obtained his bachelor and master degrees from MIT.