Chinese billionaire featured in ‘American Factory’ shares lesson for firms going global

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Cao Dewang, founder of Fuyao Glass and a figure in the documentary "American Factory," spoke at the University of Hong Kong about expanding businesses internationally. He emphasized respecting local laws, culture, and workers, noting that his company's success in the US was due to adapting rather than transplanting Chinese practices there. Cao’s firm employs around 6,000 to 7,000 people in the United States, with only a small number of staff from China.
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Cao Dewang, founder of Fuyao Glass and featured in the documentary *American Factory*, spoke at the University of Hong Kong on Monday, urging Chinese companies expanding abroad to respect local laws, culture, and workers. Cao emphasized that success lies in using American people and resources rather than transplanting Chinese practices overseas. He highlighted Fuyao’s approach in the US where it employs between 6,000 and 7,000 people with fewer than 200 staff members sent from China. Founded by Cao in 1987, Fuyao Glass has become the world's largest automotive glass manufacturer.

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Ao, Y. (2026, October 13). Chinese billionaire featured in ‘American Factory’ shares lesson for firms going global. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3370689/chinese-billionaire-featured-american-factory-shares-lesson-firms-going-global?utm_source=rss_feed

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American China Chinese Fuyao Fuyao Glass

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Chinese NORP · 3× American NORP · 2× China GPE · 2× Fuyao ORG · 2× Fuyao Glass ORG · 2× America GPE · 1× Cao PERSON · 1× Cao Dewang PERSON · 1× HKU ORG · 1× the University of Hong Kong ORG · 1×

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Chinese billionaire featured in ‘American Factory’ shares lesson for firms going global Fuyao Glass founder Cao Dewang urges Chinese companies expanding abroad to respect local laws, culture and workers Speaking at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) on Monday, the founder of Fuyao Glass said the approach had been central to the firm’s success in the US and warned against simply transplanting Chinese practices overseas.
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Chinese billionaire featured in ‘American Factory’ shares lesson for firms going global Fuyao Glass founder Cao Dewang urges Chinese companies expanding abroad to respect local laws, culture and workers Speaking at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) on Monday, the founder of Fuyao Glass said the approach had been central to the firm’s success in the US and warned against simply transplanting Chinese practices overseas. asserted
approach → feature → practices
“When I go to America, I use American people and American resources,” he said, adding that Fuyao’s US operations employed between 6,000 and 7,000 people, with fewer than 200 staff sent from China. asserted
staff → go → China
Cao, 80, known as “China’s glass king”, founded Fuyao in 1987 and transformed it into the world’s largest automotive glass manufacturer. asserted
Cao → know → manufacturer
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