The typical Western company's notion of a good deal in the 3rd world is "Heads we win, Tails you lose."
As such, stealing things you don't understand and working them out through painful trial and error sucks, but the alternatives suck more.
If wind power was just a matter of making deals with Crazy Horse, then I'd advise China to change their ways, but if you're dealing people like Tulsi Tanti then you need to keep your own long term interests very much in mind, because they certainly will sell you down the river whenever possible.
Get it right first, then go all out.
With high-speed trains it's a bit different, as wind turbines don't carry passengers.
PS. I was grilled Friday by a major hedge fund (or as they say, Capital Market) on Tulsi Tanti's empire. "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin
(We can discuss this personally as I will be in Edinburgh 27-29 Jan.) "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin
You'd be welcome to stay at the Grange. When are you getting in and out? "Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky
Well, I agree... but then I'm not a "financial engineer"... ;-)
