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CK Hutchison will not sign deal to sell strategic Panama ports next week, sources say (www.reuters.com)
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[–] considine@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This is the flaw in the hybrid socialist-capitalist system. Billionaires will sell out national interests.

We'll see if the government is able to rein in Hutchison.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 days ago

I imagine this is precisely why China's been actively winding down the role of private sector which accounts for only 30% of the economy at this point. https://www.piie.com/research/piie-charts/2024/chinas-private-sector-has-lost-ground-state-sector-has-gained-share-among

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

[–] ComradeIntergalactic@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 1 week ago

The People’s Congress of course!