Key players seem to be Chinese and Singaporean sovereign welfare funds (SWF) or some such close cousins.

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At the bottom, Airbus's plans to launch a regional jet with Chinese and Singaporean partners were stymied by Boeing.

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Lee Kuan Yew, the former Singaporean leader, has said that Chinese leaders recognize they can't confront the U.S. militarily until they have overtaken it in terms of the development and application of technology.

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