Chapter 498 The Inside Story Is Unknown

Fortune Chapter 498: No one knows what’s going on inside

China’s attitude towards overseas Chinese. It's a bit embarrassing. for historical reasons.

The Chinese are the largest and most economically successful group overseas. They are Southeast Asian Chinese.

Indonesia has a population of 200 million. About 10 million Chinese. Malaysia has 25 million people. About six million Chinese. Thailand has 65 million people. About nine million Chinese. There are more than three million people in Singapore. Chinese account for 90%. Ninety million people in the Philippines. There are about one million Chinese. But those with Chinese ancestry account for about 20%.

Southeast Asian Chinese. What probably impressed the world the most was their economic strength. for example. Seventy percent of small and medium-sized enterprises in Malaysia are owned by Chinese. These include manufacturing, construction and services.

Since the Bandung Conference. Zhou Enlai abolished China's dual nationality policy. Thailand. Indonesia. Chinese in the Philippines and other countries began to actively integrate into their own society. Especially Thailand and the Philippines. There are very few Chinese in the traditional sense. By name and language. Chinese people can no longer tell who is Chinese. but. Ben's family has Chinese ancestry. Everything is clear.

Everyone knows that Philippine Arroyo’s husband is of Chinese descent. Thaksin of Thailand is Chinese. Probably few people know. Thailand Parliament. Two-thirds of the members are also of Chinese descent. But these Chinese. Already the same as some ethnic minorities in China. It’s just that they are Chinese by blood.

in Southeast Asia. It is really possible to maintain Chinese traditions on the scale of a large ethnic group. Only Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Someone once divided these three Chinese people into two. Traditional Chinese and Straits Chinese. The former is generally written in Chinese. He talks about China very affectionately and even calls the Chinese people represented by the patriotic overseas Chinese Chen Jia, who generally speaks English. Read the Straits Times in English. Pro-Western. Even ashamed of his Chinese appearance. Represented by Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore. The changes in the hearts of the Nanyang Chinese over the past half century. To some extent. This is the history of change of these two types of Chinese people. In a sense. Overseas Chinese will be far away from all Hong Kong elites led by Li Ka-shing.

Hong Kong has become richer in the past half century. Half of it comes from agency fees and trade fees earned by being China’s external window. And most of the rich in Hong Kong. They all rely on Hong Kong’s property. The result is not only the creation of a few rich people. The vast majority of Hong Kong people have nothing to gain from it. Instead, life becomes stressful. I can only live in a house as big as a pigeonhole and be a house slave.

What hurts is the current employment of Hong Kong people. Half of it is provided by Chinese-funded companies from the mainland.

Objectively speaking, there is no competition in Hong Kong anymore. It’s just that most Hong Kong people don’t see this yet. Still very indignant about the very illusory so-called right to vote. Li Ka-shing should be considered a traditional Chinese but Li Ze studied in China since he was a child. I am already considered a Straits Chinese.

Since the founding of New China. The Straits Chinese have little influence on the Chinese in Southeast Asia.

The vast majority of Chinese people follow Tan Kah Kee. The South Korean Overseas Chinese Association was established in 1938. The venue is located in Singapore. Tan Kah Kee was elected chairman. The conference reviewed the various crimes committed by the Japanese invaders in their invasion of China in modern times and revealed that the Japanese invaders not only attempted to annex China but also attempted to conquer the world. Now the Chinese nation has reached a critical juncture of life and death. Call on the eight million overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia to unite and pledge to support the motherland government. Contribute money and effort. Send more remittances to support the Anti-Japanese War. Then the war will be won. The founding of the country will be accomplished.

According to statistics from the Ministry of Finance of the Nanjing Government. Overseas Chinese donated a total of more than 1.3 billion yuan during the eight-year war of resistance. An average of more than 160 million yuan per year. Among them, Nanyang Hua donated the largest proportion. Another item that used financial resources to support the Anti-Japanese War was remittances. It is the remittances sent by overseas Chinese back to the motherland to support their relatives. The amount is larger than the donation.

Only remittances through banks from 1937 to 143. According to statistics, the total amount is as much as 5.5 billion yuan. The average is about 800 million yuan each. After 1942. Countries in Southeast Asia fell one after another. Remittances and donations were interrupted.

Overseas Chinese also made considerable contributions to the motherland’s war of resistance in terms of material resources. Incomplete statistics as of 1940. A total of 217 aircraft were donated. Twenty-seven tanks. A thousand ambulances. As well as a large number of medicines, raincoats, rubber shoes and other supplies. Late period of the Anti-Japanese War. Sea routes are blocked. A large number of overseas strategic materials supporting the motherland's war of resistance could only be transported by the Burma Road. then. It is very difficult to transport domestic mechanics and automobiles. Chen Jia was commissioned by the Southwest Transportation Company in China. Through the South Korean Federation, we recruited more than 3,200 experienced, skilled and courageous mechanics from Singapore and Malaysia. And donated more than 300 cars.

These overseas Chinese mechanics. Full of patriotic enthusiasm. Farewell to relatives and friends in Nanyang. Return to the motherland. On the extremely rugged and dangerous thousand-mile transmission line. Overcome all kinds of unimaginable difficulties. Transport strategic materials urgently needed in the country. More than 300 per day. The cumulative transportation volume is considerable day by day.

Many Nanyang Chinese also returned to China to participate in the Anti-Japanese War. The most famous of them all. It was Ye Fei, the general of the Republic. He is a former Filipino overseas Chinese.

After the Anti-Japanese War to 1949. Traditional Chinese experience in Nanyang

A very painful period. Because most of them don’t understand the struggle between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. To them. Just recognize China. Partisanship is foreign to them. Because they know the most. In addition to the righteousness of the Chinese nation. Just doing business. They generally know nothing about politics.

At the beginning of the founding of New China. The traditional Chinese people in foreign countries are still very confused. But the ensuing Korean War made them very excited. Just five years. The country has grown from a weak country that was easily bullied by Japan. It has become an Eastern power that can defeat the powerful United States. The appeal of New China is also growing among Southeast Asian Chinese.

Singapore was founded in August 1965. When discussing the national flag, someone suggested that the national flag must be the same as China's, with five stars and red. This proposal was unanimously agreed by traditional Chinese. So the Singapore flag we see now was formed.

After the anti-Chinese incident in Indonesia in 1998, many Chinese moved their capital abroad. In the second half of the year alone, about 80 billion US dollars were moved out. Although the capital was moved, many people's businesses were still in Indonesia. So many chose to settle in Singapore. Individuals still fly back to Indonesia every week to run their businesses.

However, although Lee Kuan Yew generously declared that he hoped Singapore would become a safe haven for Indonesian Chinese, he offered a cash price of one million Singapore dollars, about 700,000 US dollars, for a green card for Indonesian Chinese who came to settle in Singapore, regardless of age. It is worth noting that this money is not an investment, but a ticket.

In fact, the problem that Indonesian Chinese are facing is their nationality. For example, the Indonesian badminton queen Wang Lianxiang won the gold medal in the women's singles at the Olympics in 1923. But the award at that time was problematic because she did not have Indonesian nationality at that time. According to Zhou Enlai's decision to abolish dual citizenship in 1954, while Taipei has always retained dual citizenship, Wang Lianxiang at that time, strictly speaking, should probably be considered a Chinese. The gold medal should be considered under the name of Chinese Taipei.

Fan Bing was not very clear about these things. After Boss Zhu explained the whole story to him, he finally understood. It seems that the government is indeed a little embarrassed on this issue.

There were historical reasons for abolishing dual citizenship at that time. It can be said that it was short-sighted. However, Boss Zhu also explained to Fan Wubing. "Although Singapore is robbing Chinese and overseas Chinese, the fees are too high. It is obviously a selective import for the rich. It also values ​​the money of these Indonesian Chinese. Of course, we cannot be so heartless. So this threshold must not be set."

"It is good not to set a threshold. But if there is a large-scale immigration, it will be difficult for the country to cope with it." Fan Wubing thought about the more than 10 million Chinese in Indonesia. What would it be like if they all came here? It is very scary to think about it.

Thinking back, it may not be so. Chinese businessmen are indeed excluded in Indonesia. But the Indonesians mainly target these wealthy Chinese businessmen. As for those ordinary Chinese who have been assimilated, there is no money to be made. Naturally, there is no big problem.

At this time, those who want to immigrate and leave India are just these wealthy Chinese in Indonesia.

So Fan Wubing said, "It's good this way. No threshold is set, but there is a priority issue."

"What priority issue?" Boss Zhu asked puzzled.

Fan Wubing replied, "Those who have been hit hardest in this riot and have suffered more serious physical and mental trauma are our priority for assistance. We should help the local Chinese to protect themselves and promote unity and cooperation in the Chinese community. This is the focus. As for those who are willing to leave, there should always be a small threshold. At least they should be able to afford the air ticket, right?"

Boss Zhu waved his hand and said, "It's your plane anyway. You can do it yourself!"

He said this. In fact, he expressed his full trust in Fan Wubing and was willing to let Fan Wubing make his own arrangements. In fact, he didn't believe Fan Wubing would do anything reckless on this issue. Bi Bing also has a father who is a member of the Politburo. The feelings of all parties must be taken into consideration.

The aid obviously cannot be excessive. Otherwise, it will cause a backlash in Indonesia. At that time, the situation will only become more serious and more difficult to control. Therefore, Fan Wubing feels that the key task is to resolve the anti-Chinese riots in Indonesia as soon as possible. Secondly, it is necessary to ensure that the door to China is open. So that Indonesian Chinese businessmen can easily seek refuge in the mainland.

Only the rich will have to immigrate. And those poor people. Although they don't have much property in Indonesia. But the broken family is worth a fortune. They will always leave and go.

This chapter is a supplement to yesterday's. Xiaolang requests monthly tickets.