Franklin was a renowned polymath, known for his contributions to science, politics, and literature.
富兰克林是一位著名的通才,以他在科学、政治和文学上的贡献而闻名。
In his youth, Benjamin Franklin ran away from home to seek a better life in Philadelphia.
年轻时,本杰明·富兰克林离家出走去费城寻找更好的生活。
Franklin's invention of the lightning rod demonstrated his deep understanding of electricity.
富兰克林发明的避雷针显示了他对电的深刻理解。
As one of the Founding Fathers, Franklin played a crucial role in drafting the United States Constitution.
作为美国的开国元勋之一,富兰克林在起草美国宪法中发挥了关键作用。
His Poor Richard's Almanack contained witty proverbs that still resonate today.
他的《穷理查年鉴》包含了许多至今仍具有启发性的机智谚语。
Franklin was an advocate for education reform and established one of America's first public libraries.
富兰克林是教育改革的倡导者,并建立了美国最早的公共图书馆之一。
He conducted the famous kite experiment, which proved the connection between lightning and electricity.
他进行了著名的风筝实验,证明了闪电与电之间的联系。
Benjamin Franklin's diplomatic skills helped secure French support during the American Revolution.
本杰明·富兰克林的外交技巧帮助在美国独立战争期间获得了法国的支持。
Franklin's Autobiography, though unfinished, remains a highly influential work in American literature.
虽然富兰克林的自传未完成,但它在美国文学中仍然是一部极具影响力的作品。
His life and achievements continue to inspire generations with the values of hard work, innovation, and civic engagement.
他的生平和成就继续以勤奋、创新和公民参与的价值观激励着一代又一代人。
David Chang Wan, chief executive officer and regional head of Greater China at Franklin Templeton Investments (Asia), is a firm believer in the value of people and connections.
The "significant turning point" in his career popped up when an acquaintance approached the young upstart with an offer from Franklin Templeton — an offer "with no promotion and a better-than-nothing monthly salary increase of just HK$ 2,000".
The acquaintance that offered the job opportunity in Franklin Templeton had used to work with him.
It was indeed his innovation for knowledge and success that prompted Chang — one of Hong Kong's financial services top brass — to quit the trust business arena where he had made his name and tap into the mutual fund market, joining Franklin Templeton's Hong Kong office some 18 years ago.
Franklin Templeton, which has been in the business for more than seven decades, had timed its take-off perfectly with the mainland's journey to a modern market economy, riding high on the establishment of the "B-share" market in 1992 — an epoch-making decision that made its fledgling security market accessible to investors in Hong Kong, Macao and overseas despite a segmented market that's reserved exclusively for foreign investors to purchase equities.
"Franklin Templeton has always been very much focused on the Chinese mainland," explains Chang, now chief executive officer and regional head of Greater China at Franklin Templeton Investments (Asia).
So many highly-anticipated and game-changing policies have popped up that fund managers like Franklin Templeton have found it hard to catch up with," says Chang.
Foreign expertise inflowThe new regulations, Chang points out, may not necessarily change Franklin Templeton's business strategies for the Chinese mainland, where the fund manager currently provides coverage from offices in Beijing and Shanghai.
Triangle established its American headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee, outside of Nashville in 2015 after opening a research center in Akron, Ohio, in 2011.
The Franklin facility and the one in Akron have about 10 employees each.
Most recently, it surpassed many established sports giants, such as Fila, as well as US pickleball paddle brands like Franklin Sports, in terms of sales volume on Amazon.
Michael Lai, a portfolio manager at Franklin Templeton, said multiple factors conducive to a recovery in China's stock market have converged, as the country's macroeconomic policy might ease further while global geopolitical tensions have somewhat moderated.
"If you believe in the China (growth) story in the long term, the phase we are at now is an opportune time to build out a portfolio of assets in China," said Manraj Sekhon, chief investment officer for emerging market equity with Franklin Templeton, another global investment firm.
"Entrepreneurs in the US and China should continue to collaborate and cooperate, and look for the opportunities," Franklin Urteaga, former White House tech advisor, told Xinhua.
George Molina, head of emerging markets trading at Franklin Templeton Investments, said the new rules, coupled with the improvement in China's economic fundamentals and the MSCI's inclusion of A-shares will attract further demands from overseas investors.
Franklin Templeton to BlackRock Inc are among money managers betting that developing-nation stocks and bonds will continue to appreciate as they catch up from more than half-a-decade of underperforming US assets.