Russell Flannery

2 weeks ago | forbesjapan.com | Russell Flannery

電気自動車（EV）EVバッテリーメーカーCATL（寧徳時代新能源科技）の共同創業者で副会長の李平とその妻廖梅が、上海の名門大学である復旦大学に10億元（約196億円）の寄付を行った。新たに設立する研究機関を支援するためのもので、同大学が4月23日に発表した。 李は1985年に復旦大学の材料学部を卒業し、後にCATLの副会長に就任した。彼の妻も1986年に復旦大学の歴史学部を卒業していた。 復旦大学によると、新しい研究機関は「学敏先進研究院（Xue Min Institute of Advanced Studies）」と命名されており、世界レベルの研究者たちを集め自然科学と基礎研究に重点を置くという。 フォーブスが4月2日に発表した2025年版の「世界長者番付」では、自動車業界の世界トップ20のビリオネアのうちの9人が中国本土と香港の大中華圏の富豪で占められていた。香港市民である李の保有資産は現在73億ドル（約1兆円）と試算されている。彼は、2025年の世界長者番付の443位に入っていた。...

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Russell Flannery

Chinese EV battery billionaire Li Ping and his wife Liao Mei have decided to make a one-time donation of one billion yuan, or about $137 million, to Fudan University to support a new institute of advanced studies, the school said in an announcement on Tuesday. Li is a 1985 graduate from the elite Shanghai-headquartered school’s department of materials who went on to become vice chairman of Contemporary Amperex Technology, or CATL, one of the world’s largest makers of EV batteries.

1 month ago | forbes.com | Russell Flannery

Barely a day goes by without a prominent U.S. politician criticizing China. This month, a scathing book by Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton – “Seven Things You Can’t Say About China” – reached the New York Times Best Sellers List. Setting the tone for the 192-page publication, the first chapter is called “China Is an Evil Empire.”One senior Chinese diplomat in the U.S. had a spirited response to the country’s critics last week, especially those that haven’t spent time there: Visit the place yourself.

1 month ago | forbes.com | Russell Flannery

Forbes China, the licensed Chinese-language edition of Forbes, is out with its latest ranking of China’s 100 most successful businesswomen, and the billionaire leader of one of the country’s suppliers to Apple once again tops the list. Wang Laichun chairs Luxshare Precision, a supplier of cable assemblies and connectors for consumer electronics and other industries. The company’s founder holds an estimated fortune worth $8.8 billion on the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List today.

2 months ago | forbes.com | Russell Flannery

(Note: This is an edited translation based on the cover profile of Beijing-headquartered Harvest Capital founder Alan Song in the December issue of Forbes China.)China's largest restaurant chains aren't as well-known globally as McDonald's and KFC. Yet one of the country's most successful venture capitalists thinks their international heft will increase over time, pointing to an important trend for investors looking for growth at a time of widespread economic uncertainty.