Not by Chinese standards. When the swine-flu virus reached Hong Kong yesterday, China was ready. What do they know about emergency preparedness that the U.S. can learn from?
Joshua Cooper Ramo is Managing Director and a partner at Kissinger Associates, one of the world's leading strategic advisory firms. Prior to joining Kissinger Associates, he was Assistant Managing Editor of Time and worked in the advisory and banking business in China.
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