CEO of Swiss Schindler: Technology makes the future
In his view, China's reform and opening up, especially urbanization and real estate development, has brought huge opportunities to Schindler. By the beginning of this century, China had not only developed into the world's largest elevator market, but also possessed the world's strongest elevator production capacity. It is truly the world's factory and greatest consumer market for elevators.
3M Greater China President: reform drives innovation
Hailing from the US, Stephen Shafer began to serve as president of 3M Greater China two years ago. Before his interview with us, he said that he was not very good at Shanghai dialect and Mandarin. However, when he blurted out the Chinese word for "fast" to describe the speed of China’s development, he might not realize that his Mandarin was actually pretty good.
Davide Cucino: Sino-Italian trade is resonant again in the new era of Silk Road
China and Italy, two ancient civilizations, were the starting points of the ancient Silk Road. The exchanges between the two countries have a long history and were recorded in the Travels of Marco Polo. Nowadays, as the intersection of the "Silk Road Economic Belt" and the "21st-Century Maritime Silk Road", Italy is achieving an historic reunion with China through the “Belt and Road initiative”. This will not only promote the two countries'economic and trade growth, but also drive and benefit the economic construction of all the countries along the Sino-European Economic Belt.
Prof. David Waxman seeks pure scientific delight in Shanghai
In July 2011, David Waxman resigned his job at the University of Sussex and came to Fudan University with his wife Marie Harder, beginning a full-time academic position at Fudan. Ever since, David has devoted himself to doing research and making a contribution to China’s scientific research cause.
American lawyer dedicated to Chinese law industry for 13 years
Elegant and affable is the first impression Meg Utterback, an American female lawyer, makes on us. Meg came to China to study in the 1980s. After graduation she went back to America. Many years later, she returned to China and has been working and living here for more than ten years.
Foreign volunteer Habib: It was a wise decision to come to Shanghai
Influenced by his father, Habib came to study in Shanghai in 2009 and stayed here with his father and brothers after graduation. The family runs a handmade carpet store. Besides his identity as an ordinary foreign businessman, Habib is also one of the first foreign community security volunteers in Shanghai, facilitating a series of new policies such as regulation of traffic violations and the secure management of fireworks.