Subj : Why cutting back on cow c
To   : RON L.
From : Mike Powell
Date : Wed Nov 08 2023 10:10:00

>  MP> I an wondering, too, if part of it is to get Americans to eat less meat
>  MP> so that the Chinese have more to eat.  Hence my mention of them owning
>  MP> farms and meat packing companies in the USA.  They bought up Smithfield
>  MP> in 2013. I wonder which administration allowed that?

> Since most of that occurs through shell companies and 3rd parties, I'm not
> going to be too quick to point the finger at someone.  Obviously, if someone
> dug a bit, they would see that it's China behind the scenes.  But unless
> there's a warning sign, no one will dig.

In this case, there was not a shell company involved.  A Chinese company
bought it up all in the open.  Of course, all Chinese companies are at
least partly owned by the CCP.  That may be the part that some US citizens
didn't realize then, but I can guarantee our government knew it.

It didn't get much press until COVID hit, though.

> IHMO: The Chinese buy up is a way to prop up their failing economy - for the
> short term.  But that's normal for Communist countries.

Could be, but they are producing meat for export back into their country.


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