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(1) World's Largest Shipper Warns Of Early 2019 Slowdown. The world’s largest shipper A.P. Moller-Maersk.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-11-14/worlds-largest-shipper-warns-sounds-alarm-early-2019-slowdown
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(2) Wall Street’s dream of prying open China’s US$45 trillion market is inching toward reality.
https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/2172779/wall-streets-dream-prying-open-chinas-us45-trillion-market
Ref. = Previous CHINA posts,
My Observations (extensive experience w/ Chinese & in China):
1: [CHINA] - Related to Global Shipping: China has been working on Cornering the = Global Ocean Shipping Business thru Shipping & Ports.
a) Management of Major & Strategic ports around the world.
(Forbes) - China's Seaport Shopping Spree: What China Is Winning By Buying Up The World's Ports.
(The Economist) - China’s foreign ports, The new masters and commanders.
b) Mergers of Major ocean-going Shipping Lines.
(iContainer) - Cosco Shipping acquires OOCL
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COSCO is ChiCom State-Run from Beijing.
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OOCL/OOIL was previously run from Hong Kong.
2: [CHINA] - Related to Opening of Markets to Westerners: China's Economy is COMPLETELY run by ChiCom Party in Beijing.
a) Doesn't matter what any Western "egghead" economist or pundit says, supposedly State-run or not, ALL business in China is controlled by Beijing. Even "private" Chinese companies that have 'Joint-Venture' arrangements w/ Western companies - Have a mandate from Beijing to gather intel & proprietary designs & are set-up w/ Chinese Mgrs having "Controlling Interest" & key Mgmt positions. It's always about: "Advantage = China"
b) The Chinese; "New Openness" - PLOY It's a feint, a trick, a ploy, a ruse, a deception.
China does this Over & Over (I've seen it personally) Beijing says, "Things are different. We are 'opening-up'. Come out of hiding and experience your new freedom. We forgive you. You have nothing to fear. Express yourself freely."
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THEN = The 'Round-Ups' begin. Trick people into thinking they can freely express themselves Just so you can Identify the Dissidents.
Multiple Round-Ups over the decades.
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And there's Tiananmen Square Massacre - Got'em all in one place like fish in a barrel.
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Thousands & thousands of political, Christian & other religious dissidents are in prison in China because they fell for "The Ruse" of "Openness".
Note: The above article (scmp.com) is a Chinese Paper (South China Morning Post)
(Article Excerpt)
So far, most of the action has taken place in the securities industry. UBS Group AG, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Nomura Holdings have all submitted applications for majority stakes in their Chinese joint ventures, according to regulatory filings, and Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse Group are expected to apply. While Beijing has yet to sign off on a foreign-controlled business under the recently completed rules, the first approval could come soon.
My Analysis: If ANY FOREIGN Corp. gets Controlling Interest in ANY Chinese Financial Institution = That means that FOREIGN Corp is COMPLETELY "IN-BED" w/ BEIJING.
https://www.economist.com/international/2013/06/08/the-new-masters-and-commanders
https://www.icontainers.com/us/2017/07/18/cosco-shipping-acquires-oocl/