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Old 18th December 2010 | 19:31
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Silvaire1
 
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I'm thinking there will be little impact to Continental's operations except more money for R&D. That is not an endorsement, it's just that I think the Chinese think in decades, not years, and they don't like to make obvious waves. They paid what on their scale is chump change, they will learn what they can, and eventually by this and other means they will have developed a light aircraft capability in China, selling to the world market. The long term effect will be the marginalization of industry in the democratic west and advancement of their own... But I don't think they'll want to outwardly present that agenda in their short term ownership of Continental.
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