China and South Korea have recently become a lot friendlier, implementing a policy that spells nothing but bad news for the United States.
Recently, China has changed its diplomatic tactics in an effort to hasten its global geopolitical and economic dominance in both the near and long term.
Beijing has done so by offering olive branches to its various neighbor nations - a move notably more benevolent than the Red Dragon's oppressive pressure tactics of yore.
For instance, on May 8, 2017, China pledged $24 billion in aid and investment to the Philippines - after which the small island nation ceased contesting China's sovereignty claims in the South China Sea.
Beijing also offered Malaysia $17.7 billion on Aug. 9 to subsidize a joint rail link project, touted as the most expensive infrastructure venture under China's ambitious "Belt and Road" Initiative.
Now China is working its magic on South Korea - and much to the U.S. military's detriment. Not that you need to worry; for investors, this is just another profit opportunity. A big one, at that.
Here's why Seoul is taking the bait - and the company that is set to profit from China's growing influence...
Why China and South Korea Are Saying No, No, and No to Global Security
Though China has been bullying South Korea in recent years, the two countries have been all smiles and handshakes this past week.
You see, China used its economic clout to punish Seoul in July 2016 over its installation of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system - a powerful radar structure that Beijing fears can look deep into its territory, undermining its security.
So the Red Dragon boycotted Korean automobile products in retaliation.
According to the Hyundai Research Institute, on Nov. 7, Beijing's 16-month-long sanctions have cost Seoul $7.5 billion so far - or about 0.5% of the country's GDP.
Sales of Hyundai and Kia autos plummeted 64% and 51%, respectively, during that same span of time, reported Bloomberg on Sept. 11.
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But on Nov. 11, South Korean President Moon Jae In and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to "normalize exchanges," reported The South China Morning Post that day.
Specifically, the two leaders implemented that day what will henceforth be referred to as the "three no's" policy system on South Korea.
That means no further anti-ballistic missile systems in Korea, no joining of a region-wide U.S. missile defense system, and no military alliance involving Korea, the United States, and Japan.
These restraints all work against the U.S. military's ambition to expand its Pacific-region alliances to aptly defend against North Korea and its nuclear ambitions.
China Is Already Using Its New Friend to Punish Its Enemies
The new policy likewise works against South Korea's neighbor-ally, Japan, which has long held a contentious relationship with China.
Indeed, just yesterday news broke that, despite Seoul's 2016 agreement to share military intelligence with Tokyo, it has now limited the scope of that information-sharing to include only those related to North Korea's nuclear and missile program, reported Japanese newspaper Asahi Shim.
"Although South Korea's military shared its intelligence about North Korea's intermediate-range ballistic missile Hwasong-12 that flew over Japan on Aug. 12 and Sept. 30, it is now 'unwilling' to do the same with other military intelligence such as the Chinese military activities in the South China Sea," the newspaper stated.
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Alongside these new China-South Korea military measures came the first signs of economic thaw, as well.
Two days after Moon and Xi's agreement, on Nov. 13, South Korean actress Jun Ji Hyun appeared in an ad for health products on China's biggest online shopping website Taobao - by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA).
And BABA is where investors stateside can play these recent geopolitical and economic changes in Asia right now.
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This "Single-Stock Wealth Machine" Just Got Even Richer
On Nov. 10, Money Morning Executive Editor Bill Patalon, who's been following development in Asia's economic and military for over three decades, told his paid-up Private Briefing subscribers to expect a big sales day just this past Saturday from Alibaba.
The catalyst for his optimism was "Singles' Day," a Chinese "shop-'til-you-drop" holiday that has become a yardstick analysts use to gauge Alibaba's near-term health.
(Think Black Friday and Cyber Monday, plus the month before Christmas, and Valentine's Day, rolled into one great big ball of revenue.)
And BABA's profits that day blew everyone's minds.
On Saturday, Alibaba moved a staggering $25.3 billion worth of goodies... in a single 24-hour period.
That $25 billion total:
- Was up 42% from the $17.8 billion worth of "stuff" sold on this same holiday last year
- Was far more than Black Friday and Cyber Monday ($6.76 billion) combined
- Is greater than the gross domestic product of Iceland
- And dwarfed the $1 billion Amazon moved during its most recent "Prime Day" - that
company's biggest day ever
Bill uses an "accumulate" strategy for BABA.
In fact, he has recommended BABA to his Private Briefing readers each time it has sold off, including back in January 2016, when it was trading at just $69 a share.
Those recommendations produced 166% in gains to the folks who acted on his call, but, given Alibaba's incredible future growth potential, those triple-digit gains are really just the first trickle in what's going to be a flood of cash.
The bottom line: Every single share of Alibaba that you buy today for $188 will be worth more than $2.1 million four-plus decades from now.
And that, folks, is the definition of a "Single-Stock Wealth Machine."
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