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Software giant Oracle is protesting to the U.S. government over a massive defense cloud

computing contract it fears may go to rival Amazon. Does Oracle have a case? And as the trade

war tensions rise, is it time for Airbnb to think about exiting China?

Finally, should Elon Musk be worried about a Chinese Tesla lookalike listing in New York?

These are the questions we'll be tackling on this week's views room,

a weekly conversation among breaking views calmness about the ups and downs of the world of finance.

I'm your host, Robin Mack, and I'm sitting here in Hong Kong,

chatting with my colleagues Pete Sweeney, Sharon Lamb, and Katrina Hamlin.

I'll start with Pete.

Pete, last week you wrote a really interesting piece about Oracle

filing a formal protest against the Department of Defense's decision

to award a $10 billion cloud contract to a single bidder.

Its co-CEO, SaffircATS has also said that the entire process seems designed to benefit rival Amazon Web Services, or AWS.

Pete, what's behind this complaint and does Oracle have a case?

Just a little bit background first.

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