Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are parked on the tarmac after being grounded, at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, on March 28, 2019. Photo: AFP Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are parked on the tarmac after being grounded, at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, on March 28, 2019. Photo: AFP
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are parked on the tarmac after being grounded, at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, on March 28, 2019. Photo: AFP
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Why Boeing’s influence over Washington might be as insidious as Beijing’s control over Huawei

  • While the Chinese government’s involvement in private firms is well known, American corporations’ influence over their government, and the disastrous consequences this may have, garners less attention

Richard Harris
Richard Harris

Updated: 5:27am, 31 Jan, 2020

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Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are parked on the tarmac after being grounded, at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, on March 28, 2019. Photo: AFP Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are parked on the tarmac after being grounded, at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, on March 28, 2019. Photo: AFP
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are parked on the tarmac after being grounded, at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, on March 28, 2019. Photo: AFP
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Richard Harris

Richard Harris

Richard has pioneered Asian investment management at senior levels for companies such as JP Morgan, Citi, BNY Mellon and several start-ups. He has 40 years of experience in a full range of investment and capital markets activities. He is CEO of Port Shelter Investment Management.