LI LANQING: DOES 'ENGAGEMENT' MEAN FIGHT OR MARRY?

摘要

Vice Premier Li Lanqing, 64, has a reputation as an enlightened technocrat. Educated at Fudan University in Shanghai, he made a name for himself in the auto industry, then climbed the political ranks to specialize in foreign trade. Conversant in English, he was named to the ruling Politburo in 1992. But reflecting Beijing's newly assertive policies, Li adopted a tough tone in a rare hour-long interview with BUSINESS WEEK'S Editor-in-Chief Stephen B. Shepard, Assistant Managing Editor Robert J. Dowl-ing, Asia Regional Editor Joyce Barnathan, and BUSINESS WEEK reporters. The session took place in the Purple Light Pavilion inside the Zhongnanhai ruling compound.