RE:RE:RE:RE:Court will decide? Erryl, I do agree with the result of a possible Chinese takeover ... yes, they could come up with the idea of preventing it from going online.
Nevertheless there is some hooks to it: If they'd do so, they would do exactly what the Kyrgyz tried to avoid, at least what their arguments are to date, while trying to take the mining rights from Stans. The new owners still wouldn't develop the mine, yet this would end in a loss in taxation. Not going online with Kutessay II would cost Chinese interests plenty of money. No income through Kutessay production, plus no guarantee, to keep the mining rights in Chinese hands for long enough, if Kutessay wouldn't be developed by them. All this assumption is based on a moderate KG legislation and no nationalization of Stans' processing plant et al. Plus, they might run into a court case, too. They might stretch a possible case on the mining rights for maybe another 3-4 years. This would do, because by that time other resources would be online. So why would they gamble with such a deal? Even if they'd connect the Kyrgyz railways to theirs, this would take some years to happen. Up to then, still no income.
The more I think about this, the more stupid such a behavior seems to me. Especially, if we are still talking about those guys from Baotou as driving forces. As to Robert Mackay they aren't solvent at all nor are they backed by the Chinese Government. So, what would they be paying with: Fertilizer, farm tractors, laundry machines, microwaves, toothbrushes for everybody ...
Honestly, Kyrgyztan would do much better in buying this stuff on the general market rather than making a National deal out of it. It is easy to pay for it, when there is taxes being spilled into their National pockets. And I do believe, that the loss of International re*****tion would hurt much harder than you are assuming.
> mikado_D