Covid-19 Exclusives: How Wuhan Affects Our Economy

By Dato' Seri Lee Kah Choon

March 2020 FEATURE
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Wuhan , also known as “Chicago of the East”, is the capital city of Hubei Province in Central China. It has a population of 11 million, a GDP of USD224bil, and as many as 230 Fortune Global 500 firms have a presence there.It is a transportation hub, a manufacturing hub, and a financial and commercial hub all rolled into one. Where industrial activities are concerned, it is big in automotive and oil & gas.Just as the 2011 flood in Bangkok...

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Dato' Seri Lee Kah Choon

is Special Advisor to the Chief Minister of Penang on economic affairs and a director of InvestPenang. He is also Distinguished Adjunct Researcher of Penang Institute.

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