China - Isaac Stone Fish
In Episode #44, we are joined by Isaac Stone Fish, CEO and founder of Strategy Risks, as well as a renowned journalist. We discuss:What initially drew Isaac to China, where he lived for seven years, and his experiences visiting all of China's provinces, autonomous regions, and direct-administered municipalities.The importance of interesting conversations in a journalist's work.Isaac's new venture focusing on political risk in China.Chinese companies and ESG: The soft complicity of low expectations?The one thing on which Isaac strongly agrees with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).What does a post-CCP China look like, and the implications for the United States.Reading, listening, and watching recommendations from:Isaac:The Sunlight Dialogues, by John GardnerLonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtryJonathan2021 State of the State Address, by Utah Governor Spencer CoxFred:Little Big Women (Netflix), directed by Joseph HsuWe’ll see you next week when we sit down for yet another provocative conversation, this time with Kai Friedrich Niermann.