Thursday 15 January 2026
07:45
Ram Charan
China's 90% Model: China Has America by the Throat: Here's How to Fight Back and Win
China’s economic model is not about competition. It’s about destroying American industrial capacity and the US-led global order. America is losing a war it barely knows it’s fighting.
At the heart of China’s strategy is the 90% Model: build capacity to meet 90% of global demand, sell at below marginal cost with 20% deliberately depreciated currency, flood markets with subsidized exports. Destroy competitors. The assault is deliberate. But it’s not too late. Ram joins us to show the path to fight back and win.
Ram has spent six decades working with CEOs across almost all major geographies and industries. He talks to a CEO or CXO every single day. He has advised over 50 Chinese companies and served on Chinese boards. He warned executives about China’s rise for two decades while others dismissed the threat. Author of 36 books, including the international bestseller Execution, his work has sold over 4 million copies in 25+ languages. A Harvard Business School Baker Scholar with an MBA and doctorate from HBS, Ram was recently honored as a “Global Board Legend” at the 2025 Global Corporate Governance Summit.
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Ram has spent six decades working with CEOs across almost all major geographies and industries. He talks to a CEO or CXO every single day. He has advised over 50 Chinese companies and served on Chinese boards. He warned executives about China’s rise for two decades while others dismissed the threat. Author of 36 books, including the international bestseller Execution, his work has sold over 4 million copies in 25+ languages. A Harvard Business School Baker Scholar with an MBA and doctorate from HBS, Ram was recently honored as a “Global Board Legend” at the 2025 Global Corporate Governance Summit.