Lu Wei Quotes

The Chinese government still would like to see U.S. Internet companies explore the Chinese market, providing they are willing to abide by Chinese law. I think companies like Facebook should think about the Chinese market.

We are anxious and open to all forms of doing business in China.

In practice, I've had a presence in China since 1998 with my commercial spaces and shops.

German and English firms operate internationally, while French firms do not. The only place where they all have work is in China. Anybody can sell himself in China!

No one wants to friend or follow covert info about Pakistan's nuclear policy.

China is an area where we need to be present. Lots of companies want to supply their products to China.

There are opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry, the insurance industry, so yes back home we are talking about investment opportunities in Morocco for various sectors of our economy and we will continue to do that.

Every once in a while an issue comes up where I have to make a statement. I can't totally avoid all political issues, but I try my best to minimize them. When I do make a statement, I try to be fairly neutral.

Countries should think of Haiti not as a place where to do charity but a place where to invest and do business. And doing business in Haiti means poverty reduction.

There are good examples of companies - Coca-Cola is one - that invested before there was a huge market in countries, and I think that ended up playing out to their benefit for decades to come.

I tell foreign companies that come here... 'Don't see Turkey as a country of 770,000 sq km and $800bn gross domestic product. This country has the potential to do so much business in the surrounding countries.'

Facebook, Twitter and Google have all opened offices in Brazil, recognizing the importance of localizing their products and customer service efforts.

Great growth in India doesn't mean great growth for India companies. It could mean better growth for companies that are trading with India.

We are not facing China alone; we are facing China together with a lot of other people in the region.

There is something so fascinating about the 1.3 billion person market in China that businessmen become irrational. They do things in China that they normally would never do…. There’s something about China that makes foreigners act irrationally.

One of the things a Secretary of State shouldn't do is try to characterize foreign leaders. We have to take them as they are.

They [the Dutch] have in their greatest Councils of State and War, trading Merchants that have lived abroad in most parts of the World; who have not only the Theoretical Knowledge, but the Practical Experience of Trade, by whom Laws and Orders are contrived, and Peaces with foreign Princes projected, to the great advantage of their Trade.

I chose to start Schwarzman Scholars because I saw the potential for the world to become focused and unhappy with China, in large part because of the populism that was growing throughout the world.

We're really willing to see more and more U.S. entrepreneurs conducting investments in Turkey. I'm optimistic for the future.

Me wanting to play in Israel is not me making a statement about what's going on there.

India is a fast-growth market and is developing a lot. We continue to increase our partners here and make investments.

We will invest more into China to make sure that our brand gets more known to Chinese customers.

We are a small country and we have limited influence so we are neutral.

At a certain point, a critical mass of people either have used the Internet or have expectations. Anything less than the free flow of information will be seen as having something taken away. We've seen time and again - in Egypt and Iran, for example - that creates a backlash.

I've been looking for an opportunity to break into the Chinese market due to its devoted and passionate audience and have found the perfect partner in Cristal Pictures.