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I've worked for one IQT company and it couldn't have been more hands-off. I haven't worked for a Chinese-backed company, though, so I can't say one way or the

• rhizome 8y ago
  I'm sure it could easily have been more hands-on, though. I think all governments engage in this to some degree, or try to, or would like to. It's a natural extension of power, control over the country, getting your hooks into your dependencies. We see how rich people and companies have essentially stopped contributing finanically to the running of the country, which isn't free.