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Orr enjoyed a long and distinguished career in business, government and academia, with positions at the Asian Development Bank, Boeing Japan and others organizations.
China FAW Group Corp.’s sedan Hongqi H9 is shown in Osaka’s Naniwa Ward on June 15. (Naoyuki Fukuda)
On a recent day, two black cars were parked close to each other at a pay parking lot in a traditional district in Osaka, from which the iconic Tsutenkaku Tower can be seen between buildings.
The vehicles boasted an unusual design that can rarely be found in Japan but turn heads on roads in China.
They are the Hongqi H9 sedan, released by major Chinese state-owned automaker China FAW Group Corp. As Hongqi was introduced to cater especially to national political leaders in China, the model has a far higher brand appeal than other luxury vehicles there.
As Britain’s small fleet, headed by
HMS Queen Elizabeth, cruises towards the South China Sea, there remains a question over the nature of China’s geopolitical ambitions.
When Xi Jinping came to power in 2013 it was assumed that China would follow the relatively unthreatening path begun by Deng Xiaoping. But Xi was intent on following a different agenda.
Xi’s brutal clampdown on corruption showed that there was a new sheriff in town. High profile politburo members were imprisoned. Such was the scale that Qincheng Prison began to run out of cells. Expensive wristwatches suddenly disappeared from the arms of modestly paid bureaucrats. The West applauded.
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