as you get disruptions, it s rather like a fly hitting the spiders web, you basically get ripples going out everywhere. that is what we have been seeing, particularly over the last 18 months or so. figs seeing, particularly over the last 18 months or so. as you mentioned. last 18 months or so. as you mentioned, this last 18 months or so. as you mentioned, this is last 18 months or so. as you mentioned, this is really - mentioned, this is really affected shipping prices and with businesses, small and medium sized companies are really having to take on board these rising costs for them and some of had to pass it on to customers. they have not had much choice really? customers. they have not had much choice really? yes, and it is a real challenge. much choice really? yes, and it is a real challenge. if much choice really? yes, and it is a real challenge. if you - is a real challenge. if you think before march 2020, we were talking around $2500 per container and your report men
moment? it on this trend in china at the moment? on this trend in china at the moment? , , ., ., , moment? it is very hard to be absolutely moment? it is very hard to be absolutely sure moment? it is very hard to be absolutely sure about - moment? it is very hard to be absolutely sure about this - absolutely sure about this because it covers so many sectors, however, the one thing that this trend does have in common, at least all the cases have in common with each other, is it s an assertion of party power over big companies. in china, the market is so large and dynamic that companies grow very fast, become very dominant, and so there seems to be three main factors. one, market abuse, and another question about tech security and there is a general tightening i think of regulatory standards in china. along with a crowdpleasing. some of it is about what is called, what the party calls capitalistic success, this swiss middle class sector being obliged to pay for very expensive tuitio
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squeezed middle class sector. government can about data going overseas. a number of factors but they are bundled up into an assertion of party control. find assertion of party control. and ou assertion of party control. and you have assertion of party control. and you have really assertion of party control. and you have really highlighted how complicated this is because from the point of view of us in the west is easy to point the finger and say this is china cracking down on big tech as it becomes too influential in mainland china. it s not as simple as that? is mainland china. it s not as simple as that? simple as that? is not as simle simple as that? is not as simple as simple as that? is not as simple as that. - simple as that? is not as simple as that. there - simple as that? is not as| simple as that. there are elements and certainly elements of being too powerful. i have to say as much of the discussion in the united states is about the parra big tech companies, china ca
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