It’ll be a blast. On September 1, 2004, I entered the Honeywell offices at the City Centre in Shanghai as the newly minted China President. After a long wait at the chaotic reception, I was escorted to my office, which had been empty for many months. The thick blanket of…

China at 40! — A Perspective “Mei You.” These were the first words I heard when I arrived on a night flight in Hangzhou, China in 1992. I quickly realized it meant “No” or “Don’t have.” You would hear it at all times. From finding a taxi, a seat on…

2020 Hindsight! On January 20th of this year, I became one of the very last foreign executives to officially visit Wuhan — a hitherto unknown city. Today, on December 31st, I am confined to my hotel room in Hong Kong for my mandatory three-week quarantine. …

The news came so suddenly that there was no time to process. Wei Chen — beloved father, husband and friend to so many people around the world — was gone! Suddenly our world felt so much dimmer and our lives so much colder. We are talking about the Wei Chen…