George Koo : What Should Xi and Trump Talk About?
Alumnus George Koo MBA ’75, published an article for New American Media discussing the subject matter of the meetings of China’s President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump. He writes on the possibility of an agreement that would ultimately benefit both countries, while still remaining in line with Trump’s championed promises of a return to American manufacturing and strengthened infrastructure.
An excerpt from the article:
So what could Xi offer that will make Trump look good? A nice opening would be if Xi were to say, “President Trump I am here to offer you a solution to rebuilding America’s infrastructure while creating more American jobs.” These are two sweet spots closely identified with Trump’s presidential campaign.
As a matter of fact, Chinese companies have already been winning bids on infrastructure projects in America using American labor. The New Jersey-based US affiliate of China Construction, a state-owned company, won the competitive bid to rehabilitate the Alexander Hamilton Bridge over the East River in upper Manhattan. The company completed the work ahead of schedule and won a bunch of awards and recognition for a job well done. Since then, China Construction has gone on to win other bridge rehab projects in the metropolitan New York area.