Five years A night before. January 27, 2017 to be exact. Xiao Jianhua, one of China’s billionaires and a financial expert for political leaders, went missing from the famous Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong. Most reports suggest that Xiao was abducted by Chinese security officials. But nothing exists to confirm it. The next day, on January 28, 2017, the Hong Kong police received a phone call asking them to investigate Xiao. The local police started an investigation in this regard. But the next day, a relative of Xiao’s arrived. The police said that the investigation should be closed and that Xiao had contacted them and that he was somewhere safe. But now five years have passed…! Hong Kong is still searching for Xiao’s whereregardings? Where did he go? Or who took him? Recently, following a long hiatus, Xiao’s name is back in the news. The latest news is that his trial has started in China. But what did he do wrong? No one has seen Schiavo since January 27, 2017. At the time of his disappearance, he had a net worth of US$ 600 crore. That name has been in the top 35 of China’s billionaires list for years. Even following five years since such a prominent businessman went missing, not a single person searched. The Chinese media, under the iron fist of the Communist regime, have been silent until now. But the media in Hong Kong continued to report his disappearance from time to time. Western media have now got their chance. That too with the news that Xiao’s trial had begun. Beyond that, no one is clear. Although born in China, Xiao holds Canadian citizenship. But Canada has not even received China’s permission to send representatives to the court for the trial. What wrong did he do to make Xiao Xiao even ostracized from the outside world? Or is China afraid of that businessman? Is the 2015 disappearance of five Hong Kong booksellers and their subsequent capture by the Chinese authorities a repeat here? How many of those who were smuggled out by the Chinese authorities in the dead of night and later appeared on the list of those who did not see the outside world was Xiao? What is the secret behind the billionaire?
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Annoyed at the suspension of apartment construction… Another large-scale protest in China
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
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Large-scale protests, which are rarely seen in China, have been taking place in recent years.
The victims of the sale, whose construction was halted due to the insolvency of the company when they received a loan for sale, and the victims who might not find their deposits due to bank insolvency, took to the streets.
Ahead of the party convention that will formalize President Xi Jinping’s long-term reign this fall, the Chinese authorities are taking control of the media and social media, showing tensions.
Correspondent Lee Hae-in from Beijing delivers.
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In front of the Banking Supervision Bureau building in Xi’an, China.
Thousands of protesters chant slogans while the police are blocking them.
“Stop Illegal Loans! Stop Illegal Loans!”
These are the victims of apartment sales whose construction has been suspended due to financial difficulties in real estate companies.
I mightn’t even move in, but when I asked them to keep repaying the loan, they mightn’t stand it and started protesting.
Currently, the construction of apartments, which has been suspended due to financial difficulties, is equivalent to half of Hong Kong’s total area of 500 million square meters.
This is because major real estate companies such as Hengda have fallen into a liquidity crisis as the Chinese authorities tightened lending to stabilize the real estate market.
Although this is the first protest, victims have already been campaigning across China to refuse to repay loans since last month.
He said he would not repay the money until the construction resumed, and there were even concerns that the 380 trillion won mortgage loan might become insolvent as more than 200 apartment complex sellers participated.
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“Banks don’t expect their lending to be impacted because they are small.”
Last week, there were also mass protests in Zhengzhou, Henan Province.
When four regional banks went bankrupt and might not find money, more than 3,000 depositors demanded countermeasures.
There were 400,000 victims, and the amount of damage reached 8 trillion won.
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“How would you feel if your money was in the bank? No conscience, really no conscience.”
Chinese authorities are taking control, such as deleting related content from social media ahead of the fall party congress, when President Xi Jinping’s long-term reign is formalized, but there are observations that collective action may occur once more at any time since there are so many victims in both cases.
This is Lee Hae-in from MBC News in Beijing.
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Islam in China must have a Chinese orientation: Xi Jinping
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Islam in China must have a Chinese orientation: Xi Jinping
Beijing: President Xi Jinping said that Islam in China should have a Chinese orientation.
Xi Jinping said that Islam in China should be Chinese in orientation and that the country’s religions should be compatible with the socialist policies pursued by the ruling Communist Party of China. He added that the authorities should intensify efforts to uphold this policy.
Chinese news agency Xinhua has released a report on the president’s statement.
Xi also spoke regarding the need to improve the governance of religious affairs, ensure the healthy development of religions, and provide education to all ethnic groups.
“The religious common needs of believers should be ensured and they should unite with the party and the government,” Xi said.
He has also made statements in the past regarding changing the country’s Islam religion to align with the policies of the Chinese Communist Party.
Xi Jinping was speaking during his visit to China’s Xinjiang province, where Uighur Muslims live. It is also noteworthy that the response is also at the international level where the criticism that the Xi Jinping government is taking an inhumane stance once morest the Uyghurs is rising.
Xi’s government also faces accusations that Uyghurs are being held in camps and brutally exploited in the country. But Chana describes such camps as ‘education centres’.
At the same time, Xinjiang is also a province where Chinese security forces are constantly involved in suppressing Uyghur Muslims. Outside the province, the Chinese military has violently repressed Uighur Muslims protesting the Han Chinese immigration into Xinjiang.
The Chinese President arrived in Xinjiang on a four-day visit. He arrived in Xinjiang on July 12. After this, the President also met with the officials of the province.
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Xi Jinping visits Hong Kong for ‘sinicization’ controversy
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan in Hong Kong [CCTV 화면 캡처]
Chinese President Xi Jinping, who visited Hong Kong for the first time in five years amid the ‘sinicization of Hong Kong’ controversy, said, “After going through the rain and wind, Hong Kong endured the pain and was reborn, and it was revived.”
President Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan arrived at West Kowloon Station in Hong Kong by train on the followingnoon of the 30th to attend a ceremony to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong’s sovereignty to Hong Kong on July 1.
Xi’s visit to Hong Kong is the first in five years since attending the ceremony to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong sovereignty in 2017, and the first in 893 days since January 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began in earnest.
“One country, two systems has a strong vitality, can ensure Hong Kong’s prosperity and stability and protect the welfare of Hong Kong compatriots,” Xi said. “One country, two systems is a good system.”
In a situation in which the West, including the United States, pointed out the ‘sinicization of Hong Kong’ and criticized it for not keeping the promise of ‘one country, two systems’, he announced his intention to uphold one country, two systems with his first visit to Hong Kong.
“If we stick to the one country, two systems, Hong Kong’s future will be even more beautiful,” Xi said.
“Hong Kong has been through severe trials for some time in the past and has overcome dangerous challenges,” he said.
The ‘rain and wind’ mentioned by President Xi is interpreted as having in mind the large-scale anti-government protests that took place in 2019.
After meeting with 160 local people at the Hong Kong Convention Center, Xi visited the Hong Kong Science Park and will attend a dinner hosted by Chief Executive Carrie Lam.
At the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong’s sovereignty, Xi is expected to emphasize that Hong Kong is China’s land and assert that Hong Kong is prosperous following the return of sovereignty from Britain to China.