Quit reading so much into this. 2 1/2 years ago we put fiber into his building. All the utilities in that office park are under ground and they was not a spare conduit between his building and the street. It was very a expensive project. So you may be thinking Mike was investing long term into the business. That was not the driving reason. Mike said to me “I will get more for my building if it has fiber”.
Mike is retiring , just as he said. He has planned this for years. There is no crisis in China or anywhere else driving this. Mike has spend a large portion of his time every year in China to make sure the product was up to his standards. I am sure after 30 years of that he would want to retire.
Scott Smith