Firebrand

摘要

Entrepreneurs can take root in the most inhospitable soil. Even in China's province of Xinjiang better known for ethnic violence and brutal crackdowns than for Western-style entre-preneurship. But step into Kudret Yakup's offices in downtown Urumqi and you'll see CNBC and Bloomberg financial news blaring on screens, along with framed logos and snapshots of 50 or so global companies like Google, Goldman Sachs and Toyota to inspire his mission: to create wealth and lift the lives of Xinjiang's 13 million ethnic minority members, mostly Uighurs like him. His Erqal Capital is part investment firm, part clubhouse for entrepreneurs.