China

There have been several stories in the media recently about GE and China. Many of them have distorted the facts about the nature of GE’s business in China and especially the impact of that business on jobs here at home. The truth is that expanding into new markets and selling [...]

GE recently announced an unprecedented breakthrough in gas turbine technology, the FlexEfficiency* 50 Combined Cycle Power Plant, which draws on advanced jet-engine tech to power up and down in minutes. That unprecedented flexibility aids the more efficient integration of renewable power into the grid – the FlexEfficiency’s responsiveness to periods [...]

During Chinese President Hu Jintao’s recent visit to Washington, our stories on GE’s deals in aviation, rail and energy focused on how the agreements are helping China meet its infrastructure needs in sustainable ways while creating and supporting U.S. jobs, generating growth for GE, and providing unprecedented access to Chinese [...]

Contributor Karan Bhatia is Vice President and Senior Counsel, GE International Law & Policy.
For a week each January, the World Economic Forum convenes its Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, attended by a broad assortment of global leaders — from government, industry, civil society, media. Some come to network, some [...]

The launch this week of the “GE Global Innovation Barometer” at the World Economic Forum in Davos is shedding new light on the way in which innovation can be a growth driver around the world.
In a post on The Daily Beast today, Beth Comstock, chief marketing officer and senior vice [...]

Given the sheer size of the World Economic Forum and the thousands of senior leaders converging in Davos, finding a sympathetic ear can sometimes be a bit like speed dating. So, just who’s in demand? A data visualization helps shed some light.
In November, Visualizing.org — the new open collaboration data [...]

With the news that GE is close to wrapping up its deal to create a new civilian avionics joint venture with China’s AVIC, we asked Lorraine Bolsinger, president and CEO for GE’s Aviation Systems, to explain key portions of the deal and what steps are being taken to prevent unauthorized [...]