Meet Brian Wong, Alibaba’s first American employee and one of the rare people who can explain China and America from the inside. Born and raised in California,he studied US-China relations in Nanjing, and joined Alibaba in 1999, before China became a tech giant. During his 30 years in China and Hong Kong, he worked closely with Jack Ma, saw Alibaba grow from the inside, and watched China become one of the world’s most important economies. In our talk, Brian explains why China and US struggle to understand each other, and what America’s biggest challenge is right now, what Jack Ma is really like behind the scenes,and how he makes big decisions and why China suddenly looks more attractive to investors again.
