Who is Zhou Qunfei, China’s self-made billionaire?

Zhou Qunfei sparked curiosity as the “mystery woman” placed between two of the US’s most powerful technology chieftains, Elon Musk and Tim Cook, during the Chinese state banquet for Donald Trump last month. “Placement” is critical, says Struan Stevenson in his book The Course of History: Ten Meals That Changed the World. And Zhou Qunfei’s placement was a fine example of “dining diplomacy”, which can shape global political and economic outcomes – for better or worse. Zhou Qunfei is the little-known (in the West) founder of Lens Technology, a leading touchscreen supplier and one of the richest self-made women in…