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4Runner

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Tesla has access to the full Chinese supply chain.
Well, technically, half-Tesla enjoys Chinese manufacturing eco-system, very similar to Flextronics in 2000 when Foxconn was second tier. Flex kept other half in high-cost area and Foxconn moved all-in to mainland. The rest is history ... I am pretty sure Tesla would end up in a similar bind ...
 

vincent

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Well, technically, half-Tesla enjoys Chinese manufacturing eco-system, very similar to Flextronics in 2000 when Foxconn was second tier. Flex kept other half in high-cost area and Foxconn moved all-in to mainland. The rest is history ... I am pretty sure Tesla would end up in a similar bind ...
Tesla enjoys a walled garden (US and Canada) for its high cost production which Flex didn’t have the privilege of.
 
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supercat

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The average Americans know so little about China, it's ridicules. Even the poorest families in China have access to free basic healthcare service and most of them own their own homes.

LMAO. First the Houthis found out why Americans have no healthcare. Now they know why America's education system is a sh*tshow. BTW, how many years have Saudi Arabia and its coalition been fighting against the Houthis? Ten years?

Anyway China can probably block this deal. Some people may find this shocking but I don't. I lost count the number of times western governments blocked Chinese companies acquiring western semiconductor firms that weren't even that big. So why can't China do it too?
I doubt China can block such deals unless the port is majority owned by a Chinese SOE, such as the Port of Chancay.

Freedom of speech in the US, today's case in point:
 

siegecrossbow

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They are reaching the acceptance stage regarding CHAD though. Some of them even grudgingly acknowledged that it might be more formidable than American birds but since he is so sick of Chinese propaganda rubbing it in their faces he wants Boeing to revive the Bird of Prey as propaganda counter fire.
 

MortyandRick

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JD Vance, being very upfront about why the US is against globalization. Pretty blunt. Basically states that they can't beat china in trade.

They never expected china to catch up to them, always being their manufacturer of cheaper stuff. But never thought china would succeed in going up the value chain and surpassing them.
 
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