Global Leadership Summit 2010 Day 1: Dr. Peter Zhao Xiao
From the conference notes:
A prominent Chinese economist, Dr. Peter Zhao Xiao was commissioned by his government to study the success of the American economy. He concluded that a moral foundation allowed the economy to flourish, argued that China's economy would benefit from the spread of the Christian faith, and embraced Christianity himself.
Former Head of the Economic Research Center, where he provided strategic advice for the central committee of the Chinese government, he continues to be a respected scholar and government advisor, speaking openly about the influence of Christianity on economics.
In 2007, Dr. Zhao assumed the chairmanship of the Cypress Leadership Institute which seeks to help transform the business culture in China and to bring world-class leadership resources to Chinese leaders in key industries.
From my personal notes:
- The communist party sent Zhao to the U.S. to learn about free market economics, and ended up concluding that the Chinese economy will benefit from the Christian faith.
- Zhao lives in Beijing and doesn't speak English (a translator was present).
- Wrote an economic paper for school entitled "Market Economies with Churches and Market Economies without Churches".