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The big worry for the new BHP boss is China

BHP's new CEO Mike Henry is hostage to the performance of his biggest customer, China.

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When Mike Henry is handed the levers of power at BHP in January, there will be one big lever left out of his reach.

That's the one labelled China. Henry, a pragmatist with deep operational experience, knows as well as every other CEO in the resources sector there is really nothing that any one executive can do to influence China's demand for commodities.

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Tony Boyd is the former Chanticleer columnist. He has more than 35 years' experience as a finance journalist. Connect with Tony on Twitter. Email Tony at tony.boyd@afr.com

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