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What do the "business elite" actually care about? Power. End of story. A lot of people will say money, but money is just an indicator of power and tool for achi
by 303uru 3y ago
What do the "business elite" actually care about? Power. End of story. A lot of people will say money, but money is just an indicator of power and tool for achieving it. Xi has ultimate power. He can bend the entire global south to his will. The Musks, Zucks, Bezos, Thiels of the world lust after that kind of control.
- dmix 3y agoYou guys are reading a LOT into this headline. The only direct quote: > On his way into the Hyatt, Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio told the Financial Times he was “excited to have this relationship [with Xi]”. All this is saying is they just showed up to a conference with Xi. These guys do business in a place that is very hostile to American business. Keeping a good image in their eyes helps keep all of those factories the average American depends on chugging along without interference. Image matters a lot to small minded leaders and certain Asian cultures. But otherwise I don't see any evidence they are hyping Xi up or something. It's just "big american companies show up at conference with Xi Jinping and one guy said he's excited".