"The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word, 'crisis'. One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger - but recognize the opportunity," said John F. Kennedy many years ago. In a LinkedIn post, Emily Chang, a businesswoman of Chinese descent and CEO of Wunderman Thompson West, refuted him by explaining that in Mandarin - the sign for 'crisis' is a combination of the words 'danger, to endanger' and 'a crucial point, when something begins to change', not exactly 'opportunity'.
