Sino-American Similarities While China and the U.S. are in a competitive battle both strategically and economically, there are many similarities between the two countries. The rich are the target of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s campaign for “common prosperity” and the goal of more social equality. President Biden and his Democratic Party are determined to make America’s billionaire class “pay their fair share.” President Xi has moved to increase the role of the state in the economy and President Biden wants a $3.5 trillion increase in the federal government’s role in the American economy. Former Economist magazine editor Bill Emmott says both countries are “Middle Kingdoms” with other...
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Illuminating the value of technical research
On behalf of a commodity producer organization, WPI evaluated the outputs from a project that featured a $5 million investment into technical research over multiple years. WPI’s team captured the results of this extensive effort and synthesized them for presentation to the organization’s governing board; among the findings uncovered and presented for the first time was the development of genomic traits proven, via rigorous testing, to provide crop yield advantages of 50 percent or more to U.S. farmers in times of drought. Capturing measurable results from long-term efforts can be challenging. Educating clients on the dynamics of success measurement when quantifiable results are not readily available requires deep client-consultant collaboration and an ability to consider both near- and long-term client aspirations with market/policy dynamics – attributes that WPI brings to every consulting engagement.