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Old Posted Mar 29, 2019, 5:34 PM
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To me the Chinese government plays too large role in the economy to call Beijing a true second city. With connections to the government so crucial to successful business management, I wonder what city actually has more power at the end of the day.
I heard the big guys in power over there were the absolute key in that matter.

Prior to the current guy who's now a lifetime president or something, like the dude even altered their constitution to make sure he would remain in office to his death (that could inspire Donald Trump in a wrong way, lol), there was some kind of Shanghai team to manage their communist party. But they're gone now.

The current lifetime president and his own friends may be more of Beijing individuals.
So Shanghai may go slower in the coming years. That's hearsay over here.

Everybody's closely watching China anyway.
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