Shanghai-based entrepreneur Dai Zhikang has global ambitions.
The 47-year-old property developer, with a personal net worth of $1.2bn, says it is time for China to tread a global stage.
Dai is one of the most sophisticated business operators in China. His spiritual approach makes him unusual amongst China's property developers, and motivates the way he blends architecture, interior design and psychology.
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