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by noselasd 2808 days ago
> Every Chinese company is at least partially owned, controlled, or heavily influenced by the Chinese government.

This is absolutely not true.
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taildrop 2808 days ago
Facts seem to disagree with you.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Cover-Story/In-China-priva...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-17/china-s-c...

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/03/business/china-economy-pr...

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noselasd 2806 days ago
The claim was every. Really ? Every company in China is owned or influenced by the government business ? No, not even close.

The companies I have visited and seen are far more interested in minding their own business and wants as little to do with the government as possible.

One thing you will discover if you visit China for a lengthy period is that the government is big on words, but not so much on action.

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dba7dba 2808 days ago
I mean we just heard about the HEAD of Interpol, who is a Chinese citizen, visit China, disappear for a week with no communication, and suddenly turn in his resignation. And there are other Chinese billionaires who disappeared. And that poor actress.

Does Chinese government need any formal documented ownership of a company to influence its so called owners? I think not.

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