By Farah Mubarak, Ke Du, Meixi Duan, Roger Fu and Sewon LeeFrom global giants attempting to establish their dominance to emerging domestic brands armed with cutting-edge technology, automotive manufacturers are trying to navigate the fiercely competitive world of the Chinese automotive market. As tomorrow’s rivals seek the path forward, they increasingly are looking to the Master’s Program in...

By Bisma Ahmad, David Bartle, Tran Jamille, Xie Kaifan, Zou YuqinNot too long ago, Chinese students went abroad to learn the latest in technology and innovation. Now, more and more every year, the world’s best and brightest are coming to China. And coming to Tsinghua University.“Forty years ago, the development of our country was far behind others so we went abroad to study,” said Professor ...

By FIONA LAVROFF, KATHERIN THOUVENIN, JENSON SHEN, LI YAOQI, and JOHORA NAWREENEvery year since the first enrollment of scholars in 2016, the Schwarzman College had taken part in the annual Tsinghua University graduate student choral competition. There was no way that a pandemic – which kept more than 80% of new scholars from starting their fellowships on the Beijing campus – was going to kee...

BY Farah, Bisma, SinanAfter working at Microsoft for 16 years, Xinxin Gao decided to follow her passion and open her own venture capital firm, Jiangmen Ventures, to help Chinese tech startups grow. She believes tech startups play a “critical role” in improving people’s lives.“I believe in China, in the world,” said Gao, a graduate of the Tsinghua-INSEAD Executive MBA program. “Technology ...

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Albert Mhangami studies poverty alleviation efforts in rural China.By CHARITY NYARAYI MATIZANADZOGlobal Business Journalism reporterThe Chinese government announced in December 2020 that it had fulfilled its pledge to eradicate nationwide extreme poverty, meeting a goal set by the ruling Communist Party in 2012.This “miracle,” as it was described by many Chinese commentators, saw nearly 100 m...