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US SATELLITE MAY NOW BE CONTROLLED BY CHINA
The Daily Caller ^ | 5 Dec 2018 | Hanna Bogorowski

Posted on 12/05/2018 12:30:09 PM PST by Sgt_Schultze

Two Americans wanted to create a satellite in an effort to increase internet access in Africa, but their project is quickly and potentially dangerously turning over into the hands of the Chinese government.
Boeing agreed to build the satellite even after the founders of Global IP informed them it was being financed by the Chinese government through a web of shell companies and foreign transactions.
China appears to be ramping up efforts to usurp the technology, causing concern for U.S. officials.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: boeing; chicoms; china; satellites; space
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To: VanShuyten
“...with the goal of improving internet accessibility in Africa...”

Because the world needs more African scammers running estate scams, oil money transfer scams, dying rich relative scams, and defintely more beautiful white woman stuck in Africa and anxious to marry you scams.

21 posted on 12/05/2018 2:23:32 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: Sgt_Schultze
As usual, Americans are willing to take a pile of cash to sell out Billions of dollars in US defense investments.

That's the American way. To not do it would be very un-American.....

22 posted on 12/05/2018 2:41:45 PM PST by varon (Run the conspirators to ground)
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To: Innovative

One hopes there would be some painful recourse...


23 posted on 12/05/2018 2:44:35 PM PST by Sgt_Schultze (When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves.)
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To: DannyTN

[ Because the world needs more African scammers running estate scams, oil money transfer scams, dying rich relative scams, and defintely more beautiful white woman stuck in Africa and anxious to marry you scams. ]

You say that like that’s a bad thing. Who could forget the wonderful story when a goat-herder (or something) from Kenya met a girl from Kansas and brought us.....


24 posted on 12/05/2018 2:57:27 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Sgt_Schultze

Boeing needs to be held accountable for this behavior.


25 posted on 12/05/2018 5:41:56 PM PST by Crucial
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To: DannyTN

What, you don’t want to help the Nigerian princes?


26 posted on 12/05/2018 6:27:48 PM PST by KittyKares (Drain the Swamp)
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