Li Jinyuan

Founder, Chairman and CEO, Tiens 天狮集团

Search every verified Li Jinyuan interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Li Jinyuan, founder, chairman, and CEO of Tiens Group, stated in a 2016 CNN interview that he was not concerned about future US-China trade ties being disrupted, regardless of who became US president. He described the two countries as "big economic powers" that are "tied together" and "inextricably interwoven." He said that imposing tariffs would not benefit the US economy and that China would retaliate if necessary, adding that the US needs Chinese markets and that the relationship is a "strategic alliance" where "1+1 is greater than 2." In the same interview, Li discussed company events, noting that he sent 3,000 employees to Spain and planned to take 20,000 employees to Bali and Jakarta for Tiens' 21st anniversary. He said the Spanish trip cost around 60 million yen but brought an estimated 300 million yen in economic benefit to Europe, describing the trips as team-building and part of the company's corporate culture. In a 2015 speech at Tiens' 20th anniversary celebration, Li referenced the "One Belt, One Road" policy and cultural exchange, though the provided transcript is largely unintelligible.