The World Is a One Culture

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There's no train, no monorail, no Old West steam engine. Because celebrating a transcontinental US railroad built by exploited Chinese laborers might be a bad idea. Other changes aren't just about what's taken away, but what's added. Like the Garden of the Twelve Friends, a series of mosaics depicting classic Disney characters as signs of the Chinese zodiac.

From Pixar to Marvel to Lucasfilm, Disney's Bob Iger defied expectations, acquiring world-renowned brands and meshing them seamlessly with the House of Mouse. In Part 2 of our epic conversation with Iger – Disney's executive chair and former CEO – we delve into the next phase of the process, how he helped build a diverse, sustainable ecosystem for Disney companies in the China market, and how all the lessons learned played out in the massive acquisition of 20th Century Fox.

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