intermediate, mediator, pander, go-between, invaluable, disintermediator, Pandering to Beijing has shrinking payback

From @Breakingviews: Capitalists have a long history of pandering to dictatorial regimes. In ‘America Second,’ Isaac Stone Fish lambasts the CEOs and lobbyists who take China’s side. Yet the return on sucking up is falling sharply, says @petesweeneypro https://reut.rs/38jMUuq

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Breakingviews - Review: Pandering to Beijing has shrinking payback

In the late 1980s American aerospace company McDonnell Douglas was locked in a life-or-death struggle with rival Boeing . Having assessed the vast potential of the Chinese aviation market, it signed a $1 billion deal in 1992 to supply jetliners to the People’s Republic. At the same time, the compa...

 a good intermediate haven



The internet was supposed to be the great disintermediator. And of all the middlemen it should have wiped out by now, estate agents are among the least popular. Yet most sellers still use them, and websites that offer to put them directly in touch with buyers have had limited success. However, hope springs eternal, in the online world as in the property business http://econ.st/1yfYZa3



I often get accused of suggesting that we should pander to public opinion,....

pander

ntr.v., -dered, -der·ing, -ders.

1. To act as a go-between or liaison in sexual intrigues; function as a procurer.
2. To cater to the lower tastes and desires of others or exploit their weaknesses: "He refused to pander to nostalgia and escapism" (New York Times).

[Middle English Pandare, Pandarus, from Old Italian Pandaro, from Latin Pandarus, from Greek Pandaros.]

pander pan'der n.

[動](自)

1 売春をあっせんする.

2 〈メディアなどが〉（下劣なものに）迎合する, おもねる((to ...)). ▼受身可能.

━━(他)((古))…に売春［悪事］の仲介［手助け］をする.

━━[名]((古))

1 情事の仲立ち；売春仲介者；売春宿の主人.

2 他人の弱みにつけこむ者, 悪事の仲介者.

intermediate

 noun

Definition of intermediate (Entry 2 of 3)

1: one that is intermediate

2: MEDIATOR, GO-BETWEEN

3a: a chemical compound synthesized from simpler compounds and usually intended to be used in later syntheses of more complex products

b: a usually short-lived chemical species formed in a reaction as an intermediate step between the starting material and the final product

4: an automobile larger than a compact but smaller than a full-sized automobile

go-between	(noun) A negotiator who acts as a link between parties.
Synonyms:	intercessor, intermediary, mediator[名]仲介者, 仲人 act as a go-between仲介する.
Usage:	A skilled go-between can prove invaluable to businesses when negotiations become hostile or contentious. Definition of MEDIATOR 1 :  one that mediates; especially :  one that mediates between parties at variance 2 :  a mediating agent in a physical, chemical, or biological process  See mediator defined for kids » Examples of MEDIATOR mediator

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First Known Use of MEDIATOR

14th century