Rusty
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https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46353767Not before he became successful already, he builds eveything from scratch, Jobs at least had a basement, Ma had nothing.
"We don't know how long he's been a member for, but we do now know that he is one of approximately 88 million people who (are supposed to) pay monthly dues, attend regular meetings and sometimes submit themselves to "self criticism" to improve their ideological understanding."
"To get ahead in China some might say you need to be in with the Communists; the leaders, the bureaucrats, the officials. (Especially if you want to harness the power of the newish, as it was back in 1999, internet to create the world's biggest online retailer in a country that controls the internet.)
The Chinese call it Guan Xi. It means connections."
/cue: FaKe NeWs, WsTeRn HyPoCriTs, CPC oNlY tRuTh SoUrCe