More than a year since their London coming out, both share the top rank in this year's Power 50. They are Asia's toughest bosses, the region's pluckiest leaders. Yet the pair are a neat match. Both men know that power no longer means just might, but right too. By competent governance, a leader can successfully accumulate the influence and clout to deserve to stay in power.
Reform movements are like that.
Make no mistake, however, this is no linear process. To implement reforms successfully, a leader must know when to press hard and when to let off. Both Kim and Zhu have the touch - and the daring to gamble their personal popularity to get results. I see him pursuing this steady effort through the Crisis. Whatever the developments, he goes on - so far, with remarkable success.