At the top of his class in glass

Tunghsu chairman on the secrets of his success and vision for the future.

A successful entrepreneur who has piggybacked on the economic laissez faire and prosperity in China, Li Zhaoting has started from a State-owned factory technician in Hebei province to become the founder and chairman of Tunghsu group, a leading Chinese maker of advanced glass for multimedia displays, including mobile phone touch-pads. It boasts a staff of 15,000 workers including hundreds of experts from overseas. As a symbol of the expanding private business clout in the Chinese society, Li is also a delegate to the National People's Congress, China's top legislature. He recently spoke to China Daily about his early years, the secret of his business success, his dreams and wishes for the new year.

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