China and Our Community
From the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac policy conference:
Jack Perkowski, Chairman and CEO of ASIMCO Technologies, spoke today about his personal journey in establishing a company in China over a decade ago. He had never set foot in China prior to his decision to embark on his second career after 20 years on Wall Street. Today, he operates one of the most successful western owned companies in China.
Among the many things he shared, there was a perspective that I thought might be helpful for all of us to keep in mind as we look to navigate our choppy waters in southeastern Michigan.
He said there are two rules in China: ONE -- Everything is possible.
TWO -- Everything is difficult.
There is a sense of possibility. Yes, we can do it. But, expect it to be difficult. As southeastern Michigan works in new way across borders and cultures, those two rules might be worthwhile to keep front and center. Believe a new story can be written. Believe it to be possible. And expect that work to be difficult. If a country the size and complexity of China can find new paths to a different future, might we believe our region can as well?
Jack Perkowski, Chairman and CEO of ASIMCO Technologies, spoke today about his personal journey in establishing a company in China over a decade ago. He had never set foot in China prior to his decision to embark on his second career after 20 years on Wall Street. Today, he operates one of the most successful western owned companies in China.
Among the many things he shared, there was a perspective that I thought might be helpful for all of us to keep in mind as we look to navigate our choppy waters in southeastern Michigan.
He said there are two rules in China: ONE -- Everything is possible.
TWO -- Everything is difficult.
There is a sense of possibility. Yes, we can do it. But, expect it to be difficult. As southeastern Michigan works in new way across borders and cultures, those two rules might be worthwhile to keep front and center. Believe a new story can be written. Believe it to be possible. And expect that work to be difficult. If a country the size and complexity of China can find new paths to a different future, might we believe our region can as well?
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