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In the short run, sure. In the long run, what happens when many of the Chinese business owners who have been parking their wealth on the coasts of America face a liquidity crunch and suddenly need that money to keep their companies going?

We've been here before: back in the 80s, Japan was buying up most of the real, tangible assets in the U.S.

http://www.businessinsider.com/japans-eighties-america-buyin...

The cause was the same: strong export products, an undervalued currency, and easy-money policies. The first signs of trouble were the same: high inflation, crony capitalism, and poor transparency in the market. Let's see if the rest of history plays out the same way.




This. I was reminded of the Japanese and Middle East based investors who were on a real estate buying rampage in the 80s.


They get bailed out by the communist gov't?




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