The government, through the powerful Finance Ministry and Ministry of International Trade and Industry, generously supported favored private  first shipping, then cars, then electronics firms basked in the warmth of the government's loving attentions.
The government has never been supportive of electronics, cars, or shipping.
mnli hypothesis: The government has never been supportive of electronics, cars, or shipping. premise: The government, through the powerful Finance Ministry and Ministry of International Trade and Industry, generously supported favored private  first shipping, then cars, then electronics firms basked in the warmth of the government's loving attentions.