Chasing Dragons, Tigers and Wolves.
Where Do Banned Companies Go?
By Dominic Alvieri, @AlvieriD
January 1st, 2021
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| The Ant Group IPO is being restructured. |
Jack Ma can look back at his infamous "pawn shops" comment in Shanghai as the final straw as President Xi Jinping pulled the plug on the record IPO. The outspoken Mr. Ma can only abide and wait for word from Mr. Jinping now. Five new mysterious shareholders were requested to be added late before the hook. Several of the shareholders are virtually unknown.
Those shareholders hold the key. The Ant Group IPO will be coming soon.
Chinese officials in Beijing have cracked down on technology controls right before the ByteDance TikTok deal ran into issues. The US department of Defense is still weighing in and out of court on the matter. Jack Ma spoke in Shanghai in October 2020 and berated many before being benched.
President Xi Jinping showed his power during the flip flop of TikTok which should have been a flashing red signal for Mr. Ma. TikTok is still battling for survival.
My Big Brother and His Technology
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| Leon Technology Co Ltd. website. |
Where do Banned Companies Go?
The United States has banned many companies, subsidiaries and people from doing business. Many other measures, companies and people will be barred in the last weeks of this current administration.
What does a company do if it is banned? Surveillance is big business. Leon Technology Co Ltd exports their systems to over 50 countries around the world including Congo, the United Arab Emirates and Zimbabwe.
Leon Technology Co Ltd. headquartered out of Xinjiang, China and has some amazing capabilities.
Leon is headquartered in Xinjiang, China with website traffic routed to Hong Kong servers. Leon has technology solutions and services combining software from Beijing based Megvii and another software company called SenseTime bundled in with their camera systems for a one stop surveillance solution. Leon has built combined surveillance systems with tracking and tracing software so powerful and detailed that it can determine your ethnicity.
Reeducation or Concentration?
Technology can be a weapon in evil hands. Leon has been investigated for what the company and Beijing call reeducation centers for Uighur Muslims. The rest of the world has a different term for it.
Over the past year many companies have been moving their corporate bases and obfuscating their origins to continue selling their products. For an example of the adventures of "Leon Technology," look no further than LinkedIn. The companies appear to be connected.
No response for comment was issued from any of the companies involved before press time. This Leon Technology is based in Shenzhen, Beijing, Hangzhou, or Xinjiang? The company is either 2 years old or over 20. One company executive lists 25 years of service for Leon Technology.
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| Leon Technology on LinkedIn. |
Two of Several Websites for Chinese based Leon Technology.
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| 4 month old new website for a company that looks to be in business for over 20 years. |
Ground Support for Singapore Airlines
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| Leon Ground Support for Singapore Airlines and others. |
Airline Ground Support and Golf Carts
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Secure Area Ground Support |
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| Airline ground support as well. |
Capital and Companies are on The Move.
Capital and companies are moving. There is a mass rebranding of capital and corporate identities.
Prior year investments into Hong Kong and Taiwan are now flooding into countries like Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam. Saigon High-tech Park in Ho Chi Minh City, Hoa Lake Hi-tech Park in Hanoi and even the smaller Da Nang High-tech Park are buzzing with activity. Two out of the three have questionable new arrivals.
Some companies moving into Vietnam and Cambodia are well know like Mitsubishi, others are not. Many seem to be diverse like Cambodian New Juihuan Trading Co Ltd. Others are more opaque.
Many companies appear to be new with little knowledge and new unknown shareholders and chain of command but big bank rolls. One new shareholder has obvious dubious underworld ties and that is a mild understatement. Yatai International is just one example with dubious ties in the area. Yatai primarily deals with gaming and other investment services.
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| Facebook page for the Development of Cambodia, headquartered in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. |
Cambodia has embarked on an aggressive campaign to draw investment into Cambodia. Special economic zones are set up all over the south east region. China has set an additional 50 special economic zones as part of their aggressive belt and road initiative. Follow the casino road and the money trail.
Cambodia has approximately 30 casinos with another 70 being planned. The technology parks and initiatives are growing as well. Japanese entrepreneur Izuka Takeshi has an interesting venture at Kirirom University training Cambodians for free in computer science and cybersecurity with job offers in Japan upon graduation. By all accounts a worthwhile venture for all parties involved.
There are a few new trails to traverse to get to the bottom of the shell flipping challenges of today.
Several new leads have been uncovered with complex twists and ties.
This type of entanglement would have scared Einstein as well.
Happy New Year. 2021 will be better. Stay safe and stay tuned.
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Dominic Alvieri, @AlvieriD
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