Undoubtedly..."do as instructed".
Swire has hired some seriously talented Chinese graduates over the years but without exception, they have all left due to tokenism and slow promotion.
Those that floated to the surface (with a few exceptions in shipping) like PC were sub-par.
Gweilos..would become outport managers within 5 years...locals 15-20 years.
We are now seeing some local talent as country managers which is a very good thing. FWIW.