Michael Schuman (USA)

Michael Schuman is an American author and journalist who specializes in global economics as well as Asian politics and history. He is currently based in China. He has been a correspondent for TIME Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. Schuman has won an Overseas Press Club award as part of the newspaper’s team coverage of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis.

Schuman is the author of two books. His most recent is “Confucius and the World He Created” about the philosopher’s impact on the world. His first book, The Miracle: The Epic Story of Asia's Quest for Wealth, was an international best seller. “The Miracle” is an historical narrative of Asia's transformation from war-torn, poverty-stricken, economic laggard to the rising force of the global economy.

Schuman’s reporting career began in 1992 at Forbes Magazine in New York City. He has covered major international economic and political events including the Asian financial crisis, the Europe debt crisis, and North Korea nuclear security issues. In March 2013, Schuman wrote an article in TIME claiming that Karl Marx's theory on class struggle is relevant again due to the global economic crisis, claiming "With the global economy in a protracted crisis, and workers around the world burdened by joblessness, debt and stagnant incomes, Marx’s biting critique of capitalism — that the system is inherently unjust and self-destructive — cannot be so easily dismissed." His TIME International cover story on Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti was featured on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Schuman has appeared on CNN, CNBC, NPR, and Bloomberg TV.

Schuman has interviewed numerous government and business leaders, including former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, European Central Bank president Mario Draghi, former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, Singapore's late Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou, Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, and the founder of India's Infosys Technologies, Narayana Murthy.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and a Master of International Affairs from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University in New York City.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Schuman