I'm John Bachelor, Mary Kistel, my good colleague is here, Executive Vice President

Stephen's Incorporated, former Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State, and many years in Hong Kong,

where I would routinely talk with Mary in the good years of Hong Kong when it was a magical

city that was the entry port of financial services into Beijing into the mainland, the

development of the Chinese miracle. That was then, this is now. Hong Kong is

crushed by order of Shijin Ping and his lie

it has no future as I understand that Jimmy lies in jail forever.

The freedom that was

welcome welcome by McCrone and all those years, is no longer exists?

Is that coming to Europe?

I don't know.

She-ting-ping was welcomed by McCronen Paris.

And then, rather than go on to Berlin or Rome or Madrid or even in London

who's not in the EU, he went on to two capitals that I'll describe generously as double A teams.

That would be Belgrade under Uchich, a dictator,

and Budapest, which is under Orban, I won't say he's a dictator, he's a strong-minded man.

Mary, were you struck by what I'd say was from Paris moving to the Western Balkans,

not exactly bright moments in investment strategy in China.

I understand China has projects in Hungary and Serbia, but what she needs is he had his hat out he needs investment and it's not

happening so what does that trip represent Mary a defeat a pairing back of

ambitions by the CCP?

I'm not sure that she jinging would see it that way.

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