What Xi Jinping can learn from Ronald Reagan

Nina Xiang is the founder of China Money Network, a media platform tracking China’s venture and tech sectors. She is the author of “US-China Tech War: What Chinese Tech History Reveals About Future Tech Rivalry.” Chinese President Xi Jinping and former U.S. President Ronald Reagan have at least one thing in common. Both leaders quoted ancient Chinese philosopher Lao-tzu’s well-known saying, “Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish.” Reagan spoke those words in his 1988 State of the Union address but added his own interpretation: “Do not overdo it,” in keeping with his belief that government…