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"Especially vulnerable to policy shifts are MGM China Holdings, Sands China, and Wynn Macau. These affiliates of American companies typically send substantial dividends home..."

China’s Crackdown Leaves the World’s Biggest Gaming Hub on the Brink
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
"Police in November arrested Alvin Chau, chief executive officer of Suncity Group, one of several operators of so-called junkets."

Wynn Macau -> founded by ex-RNC Finance Chairman.

Sands China -> founded by the guy who's been GOP's largest political donor for years.

"Both companies' founders had been among Trump's largest donors."

Do the math.

"...and seek political influence in the West."

Our close allies in Australia know all about this.

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-Former city Managing Director Roy Amemiya
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"How the damage has happened is not clear, it will be examined, Space Norway informs. A ocean-going cable-laying vessel would be required to repair the cable."

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"The military value of the cables, and moreover of the SvalSat facility, is another potential reason for an espionage or sabotage mission."

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"Of course, the system also monitors submarine activity in the area, so will immediately be of interest to the Russian Navy, in particular."

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10 Jan
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Some interesting history in this case and the families involved.
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Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, Europe’s last dictator, has been named 2021’s Person of the Year by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project in recognition of all he has done to advance organized criminal activity & corruption. occrp.org/en/poy/2021/
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