China news roundup / Nachrichten 2019-06-23/24
English news:
Hong Kong protests: How tensions have spread to US
"Another said Hui grew up enjoying electricity and fresh water supplied by the mainland, "but now you claim you are Hongkonger, not Chinese?""
--- Yeah, the PRC so benevolently provides water & electricity. It's not as if Hong Kongers would have to pay for utilities. Or do they?
China needs nearly $440 billion to clean up rural environment: report
"The funds would be required to meet state targets to build clean rural toilets, treat household waste, and construct village sewage treatment plants"
--- Just pump enough money into the system & all problems will be solved. It's not as if educating people would help in any way.
FedEx confirms Huawei mail ban as new 'mistake' reignites Chinese ire
"The firm on Sunday said it returned a package - identified as containing a Huawei phone - due to an “operational error,”"
--- Any delivery failures of Chinese products are insults to the Chinese people & have to be punished severely. After all, it's not as if Chinese delivery services would ever mishandle foreign products. All deliveries in China are 100% correct.
Beijing says it won't allow Hong Kong to be brought up at G20
""Hong Kong affairs are Chinese domestic affairs, any foreign force has no right to interfere in this.""
--- & China has absolutely every right to prohibit others from talking about issues it dislikes. & it's not as if in the case of Hong Kong there is a signed agreement which the PRC would have to adhere to.
China's influencer incubator
"Working with large companies reassures advertisers and social networks that influencers have been vetted and will act responsibly"
--- Which in China also means that they never ever say anything critical about China or the CCP. & if that's supposed to be a model for things to come in the West, then good night.
Carrefour sale shifts the balance of power in China’s new retail battle
"It is likely too early to know what impact the Carrefour deal will have, but it sure seems significant that the operations will cross a hard line and switch between China’s internet tribes."
--- Have no idea whether that deal will really have any substantial effect on the competition between Alibaba & Tencent, but it's definitely not good news for the supermarket scene. Whenever a foreign-owned supermarket chain was taken over by Chinese competitors, the quality quickly degraded (eg. Tesco). Carrefour was IMO the second best supermarket in China, only behind RT-Mart (Taiwan-owned).
Chinese contractors held as toll in Cambodia building collapse rises to 24
"There has been mounting concern in Cambodia about the standard of Chinese construction companies operating in the country."
--- Well, if you invite Chinese companies in to construct buildings, you have to expect Chinese construction quality.
Video News:
--- China Uncensored interviews 2 Hong Kong protesters:
--- Bloomberg Politics: "The Mood Is Less Optimistic in China Says Eurasia's Sumpter"
Deutsche Nachrichten:
Chinesische Führung für die FAO
"Zuletzt gab es noch in einem Ausschuss Diskussionen darüber, wie verhindert werden könne, dass die Wahlteilnehmer in den Kabinen ihre Stimmzettel fotografierten, wie es angeblich von China gewünscht wurde."
--- Freie & geheime Wahlen chinesischen Stils jetzt auch bei den Vereinten Nationen. Dazu noch ein bißchen chinesisches Geld & in Zukunft werden nur noch Leute gewählt, die der VRC genehm sind.
Wie China auch ausländische Unternehmen überwacht
"„Unternehmen mit schlechten Ergebnissen werden sich potenziell schlechteren Bedingungen für Kredite, höheren Steuern, Investmentrestriktionen und weniger Möglichkeiten zur Teilnahme an öffentlichen Projekten gegenübersehen.“"
--- Freie & faire Marktbedingungen mit chinesischen Charakteristiken. V.a. auch, weil:
"Selten erhalten sie jedoch Informationen darüber, warum sie schlecht abgeschnitten haben, und welche Anforderungen sie im Detail erfüllen müssen, um besser abzuschneiden."
--- Man hat keine Ahnung, wie die Bewertung zustandekommt & was man tun kann, um diese zu verbessern. Was vermutlich zu extremem, vorauseilendem Gehorsam führen wird & Behördenwillkür Tür & Tor öffnet. (Naja, noch weiter öffnet als eh schon.)
Huawei will geliebt werden
"Viele haben Angst vor Huawei. Dabei schaffen die Chinesen ganz viele Arbeitsplätze – hat sich der Konzern von Wirtschaftsforschern des DIW berechnen lassen."
--- Das DIW ist sowieso schon seit längerem nur noch ein Witz. Wer sich auf das DIW verläßt, der ist (von allen guten Geistern) verlassen.