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Joshua Cooper Ramo on whether the US can handle the stress test of China’s rise

Joshua Cooper Ramo is chairman and CEO of Sornay, an investment and advisory firm. Previously he was CEO of Kissinger Associates. Ramo is the author of the new book Darwin’s Lock: America, China and the Shared Future of Nations. His 2004 analysis of “the Beijing consensus” contrasted the Western and Chinese economic development models. He is the author of two New York Times best-selling books and…

Joshua Cooper Ramo on whether the US can handle the stress test of China’s rise

Joshua Cooper Ramo, chairman and CEO of Sornay, has a rich background in journalism and strategic advisory work. Prior to his current role, Ramo worked as a senior foreign editor at Time and later in high-level strategic advisory work in China and at Kissinger Associates. His new book, Darwin's Lock, explores the relationship between the United States and China, suggesting that the two nations are on a path of coevolution, with the potential for either coevolution or coextinction.

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