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Can Berkshire Hathaway without Warren Buffett remain a ‘north star’ for China’s investors?

Can Berkshire Hathaway without Warren Buffett remain a ‘north star’ for China’s investors?
South China Morning Post Wednesday 12 August 2026, 23:00 UTC By Daisy Wu 1 min read
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For decades, thousands of Chinese investors made pilgrimages each spring to Omaha, in the central US state of Nebraska, treating Warren Buffett’s shareholder meetings for investment firm Berkshire Hathaway less as corporate briefings than as audiences with an oracle. Buffett’s retirement as CEO, effective January 1, ended a 60-year run at the helm of the global conglomerate. Though he remains chairman, he was succeeded as chief executive by Greg Abel, who joined Berkshire in 1999 and had run...

For decades, thousands of Chinese investors made pilgrimages each spring to Omaha, in the central US state of Nebraska, treating Warren Buffett’s shareholder meetings for investment firm Berkshire Hathaway less as corporate briefings than as audiences with an oracle. Buffett’s retirement as CEO, effective January 1, ended a 60-year run at the helm of the global conglomerate. Though he remains chairman, he was succeeded as chief executive by Greg Abel, who joined Berkshire in 1999 and had run its...
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