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Billionaire Is Reported Seized from Hong Kong Hotel and Taken into China

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Seems extraordinarily unlikely to be related to the current chaos within the US executive branch. The new Trump administration is dealing with like six or seven crises at the moment (of its own creation, no less). China knows that a little malfesance on its part won't come anywhere near TV news.

This is what people mean when they praise things like a "steady hand on the tiller". These coming years are going to be one disaster after another.

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post #4

Seems extraordinarily unlikely to be related to the current chaos within the US executive branch. The new Trump administration is dealing with like six or seven crises at the moment (of its own creation, no less). China knows that a little malfesance on its part won't come anywhere near TV news. This is what people mean when they praise things like a "steady hand on the tiller". These coming years are going to be one…

Likely or unlikely? Your comment seems to contradict itself.

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post #4

Seems extraordinarily unlikely to be related to the current chaos within the US executive branch. The new Trump administration is dealing with like six or seven crises at the moment (of its own creation, no less). China knows that a little malfesance on its part won't come anywhere near TV news. This is what people mean when they praise things like a "steady hand on the tiller". These coming years are going to be one…

I thought they praised Change and Yes We Can.

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> The billionaire, Xiao Jianhua, who has been missing since Friday, is in police custody in China, where he apparently is safe, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of arrest.

It's interesting to see how a country with no freedom of speech or press operates. Sure they have a great and growing economy, but at what price to the citizens?

There are no secret police in Ba Sing Se

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post #4

Seems extraordinarily unlikely to be related to the current chaos within the US executive branch. The new Trump administration is dealing with like six or seven crises at the moment (of its own creation, no less). China knows that a little malfesance on its part won't come anywhere near TV news. This is what people mean when they praise things like a "steady hand on the tiller". These coming years are going to be one…

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Re: Billionaire Is Reported Seized from Hong Kong Hotel and Taken into China

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post #4

Seems extraordinarily unlikely to be related to the current chaos within the US executive branch. The new Trump administration is dealing with like six or seven crises at the moment (of its own creation, no less). China knows that a little malfesance on its part won't come anywhere near TV news. This is what people mean when they praise things like a "steady hand on the tiller". These coming years are going to be one…

Yes, this is in fact not news. And I don't think it has anything to do with Trump whatsoever
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