AssassinsMace
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Embellishing, huh? No Chinese entity has complained about having production in the US.
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Embellishing, huh? No Chinese entity has complained about having production in the US.
manqiangrexue
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:"Embellishing, huh? No Chinese entity has complained about having production in the US."
Embellishing, but mostly trying to spin things again. "Piracy-type regulations?" Haha, nobody forced anyone to do business with China. It's a compliment what Samurai said, really; he's saying that the Chinese are marvelous negotiators! If I sold my house worth $200K for $500K to a willing buyer, does that make me a pirate or negotiating genius?
Embellishing, but mostly trying to spin things again. "Piracy-type regulations?" Haha, nobody forced anyone to do business with China. It's a compliment what Samurai said, really; he's saying that the Chinese are marvelous negotiators! If I sold my house worth $200K for $500K to a willing buyer, does that make me a pirate or negotiating genius?
Equation
Lieutenant General
Would have been very useful for many flooded Houstonians stuck in the rain last week.
I thought it again and reached a different conclusion than my other post #2585 which agrees to "lack of interest" as a reason.
The "lack of interest in HSR" is true to some people, but apparently not to XpressWest. XpressWest didn't cancel the deal by their own wish (officially). It was the "local production issue" that killed the deal as they claimed. The proposed LA/LV line may or may not be profitable, but that is the risk taken by XpressWest, not the government. If XpressWest want to do it, they must believe that there is enough interest in the ridership. So "lack of interest" is not the cause (officially).
If I understand AssassinsMace correctly, setting up local production for LA/LV line could be too late for the planned schedule. But then again, that regulation was there for 10 years, didn't XpressWest think about it when making up the construction schedule, didn't XpressWest talk to the CRI during the negotiation process and got some kind of guarantee that the local production facility is viable and possible to meet the plan? Why bet on "waiting the regulation to be changed" or something similar? It is puzzling that "lack of local production presence" is the reason when that issue should have been on the table from day one.
So I am back to my original skepticism of "lack of local production as the reason", but neither am I convinced that "lack of interest of HSR" is the reason. Probably, we will never know.
The HSR contract cancellation has some new progress. Now CRI and Xinhua come out with their version.
Here is Xinhua's editorial I quote some words below instead of the full translation.
According to the framework agreement signed september last year, any party making public disclosure of information, must have received the consent from the other party. However, XpressWest not only unilaterally declared the termination, but also stated that XpressWest's ambition exceeds CRI's capability of fulfillment, this excuse is not convincing.
Actually, since the signing of the agreement last september, CRI has been sincerely answerring all requests from XpressWest. CRI understand the pressing desire of some American to build HSR, CRI is proactively supporting such projects, but the sincerity of cooperation (from CRI side) does not equal to unconditional acceptance of the other party's "preposterous price demand".
I am not exaggerating but merely translate as close as possible. 漫天要价 is much more stronger than being translated to "unfair" (不公正的）or "unrealistic" (不现实的), it carries the meaning of ridiculous or outrages.
...... a paragraph generally stating CRI's capability (can meet the requirement).
Creditability is the foundation of any business cooperation. The unilaterally termination of the agreement by XpressWest damages the credibility of itself. CRI is going to take this matter (with XpressWest) through legal measures according to a statement by CRI on 10th.
The rest are something general analysis by the editor.
This is the CRI statement
Here is my take,
Here is Xinhua's editorial I quote some words below instead of the full translation.
Reporter Xue Ying, Xinhua news agency at LA, reports on June 10th. XpressWest has broken the agreement with CRI America to make public of the cancellation without consent of CRI, it is very irresponsible.
According to the framework agreement signed september last year, any party making public disclosure of information, must have received the consent from the other party. However, XpressWest not only unilaterally declared the termination, but also stated that XpressWest's ambition exceeds CRI's capability of fulfillment, this excuse is not convincing.
Actually, since the signing of the agreement last september, CRI has been sincerely answerring all requests from XpressWest. CRI understand the pressing desire of some American to build HSR, CRI is proactively supporting such projects, but the sincerity of cooperation (from CRI side) does not equal to unconditional acceptance of the other party's "preposterous price demand".
I am not exaggerating but merely translate as close as possible. 漫天要价 is much more stronger than being translated to "unfair" (不公正的）or "unrealistic" (不现实的), it carries the meaning of ridiculous or outrages.
...... a paragraph generally stating CRI's capability (can meet the requirement).
Creditability is the foundation of any business cooperation. The unilaterally termination of the agreement by XpressWest damages the credibility of itself. CRI is going to take this matter (with XpressWest) through legal measures according to a statement by CRI on 10th.
The rest are something general analysis by the editor.
This is the CRI statement
Here is my take,
- The statement from XpressWest focused on the unsolvable local production issue.
- CRI is attacking XpressWest ONLY, not the regulation of local production.
- CRI pointed out the "outrages price demand".
- CRI was not informed by XpressWest before XpressWest made public of the termination.
- CRI is more annoyed by the way XpressWest made the announcement, less or not the termination itself.
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AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
Very interesting. I don't know about no one pursuing this if China hadn't though.
