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Andrew Stanco's avatar

Reminds me of the fact that J. R. Simplot, the potato magnate, invested in another “chip” business in the 1980s: Micron.

Gary Mersham's avatar

Cheers to profits from “undesirable”, but economically efficient sectors,to fund strategic industries A peculiarly innovative idea.

Ivan Encinas's avatar

Fascinating read. I didn't think I'd see a connection between Moutai and chip investments, though after reading this it makes sense. Curious to see if more "undesirable" companies will start investing in national strategic industries.

neXt Curve's avatar

Totally makes sense! Weird but smart!