Blackstone CEO Interview With Bloomberg

Billionaire Steve Schwarzman doesn't consider himself a 'China whisperer'

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Mar 15, 2018
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Billionaire co-founder and CEO of the Blackstone Group LP (BX, Financial) Steve Schwarzman did an interview with Bloomberg on Wednesday. During the interview, he discussed various topics ranging from China to Larry Kudlow joining the White House. When asked if he was a China whisperer, he denied it, saying he just a hard-working guy. He went on to discuss the imbalance between China and the U.S. on trade. Schwarzman also downplayed the idea of a trade war. He believes that top leaders in China will begin to change its protectionist policies going forward. Schwarzman said he believes that what we need is fair trade between China and the U.S.Â

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