Sounds like a recipe for disaster.
That, or an invitation to keep all those ships in Shanghai until there's someplace for 'em to unload. (I certainly wouldn't want to pay the fuel bill for all of that milling around trying to hold station.)
Maybe OT, but do I recall correctly that those goods sitting out there in the Pacific don't generate any payments until they're actually received (Or at least unloaded) in the US? If so, that can't be making Comrade Xi very full of joy and sunshine.
... do I recall correctly that those goods sitting out there in the Pacific don’t generate any payments until they’re actually received (Or at least unloaded) in the US? If so, that can’t be making Comrade Xi very full of joy and sunshine.
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I hadn’t considered the payment trigger before. You make a great point.