[The Epoch Times, 26 novembre 2022](Extensive report by Epoch Times reporter Xu Jian) European business executives and diplomats in China are urging that the Communist Party of China must change its controversial”clear“Policies to reopen the economy, at a time when Beijing and Guangzhou are almost in a citywide lockdown.
Stationed in ChinaEuropean UnionChamber of CommerceThursday (November 24) sent a letter to the mayor of Beijing, urging the authorities to formulate an “exit”clear“Political plan.French Chamber of CommerceAlso through the French embassy in China, they have asked to get out of the “dynamic zeroing” as soon as possible, raising this dissatisfaction to the diplomatic level.
European UnionChamber of CommerceThe letter warns that foreign companies are “increasingly frustrated with the uncertainty and the current lockdown” due to Beijing’s “fanatical” implementation of its zeroing strategy and lack of plan to end the zeroing , and that “terrible circumstances” are forcing expats to leave China and return to Europe.
The daily number of people infected with the CCP virus (COVID-19) in mainland China passed the peak of the Shanghai epidemic six months ago, with more than 30,000 cases reported on Thursday and Friday this week (the actual number is higher because the CCP has always hidden the epidemic), since 2020, Beijing has also appearedepidemicThe worst number of cases since the epidemic and the reimposition of mass testing and widespread lockdown. But the measures lacked transparency and preparedness, and the blockade has severely disrupted business operations and daily life. The usually busy streets of Beijing city are now almost deserted.
On Friday (November 25), Joerg Wuttke, president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, said: ‘You often hear that someone is stuck and you always feel that you will be next.’ .
In the letter, Woodker expresses his dismay at the “increasingly severeepidemiccontainment” and fears that there was no “reasonable explanation” for the decision to block the city, “the lack of adequate preparation has led governments and local communities to manage the epidemic the old-fashioned way, i.e. to close businesses commercial, residential and other public places, although some businesses are not located in high-risk areas but have been forced to close. “
“This is very worrying, as the experience of Shanghai earlier this year showed that many foreigners may leave China after a prolonged lockdown. This would be detrimental to Beijing’s goal of becoming an international city,” he said. reads in the letter, urging the European Union Chamber of Commerce The CCP government must fully introduce a vaccination program and a clear schedule for the “expected return to normal.”
In community WeChat groups in Beijing, some residents organized and supported each other, hoping that infected people could be quarantined in their own homes, but these community networks were quickly censored by the CCP because the authorities insisted on dragging infected people into “square booths”. — —often in quarantine areas of gymnasiums or conference centers, with rows of beds and lights on 24 hours a day.
The French embassy in China said on its official Weibo on November 24 that the dynamic zeroing has affected French companies. The French Chamber of Commerce and Industry noted that since the announcement of the “20 measures”, the actual results of the implementation have been poor.
French Chamber of CommerceHe also said that the implementation of the “20 Measures” by CCP officials was chaotic. Many Chinese cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other first-tier cities, have stepped up epidemic prevention and control layer by layer, causing many hardships for foreigners, seriously affecting normal trade, and causing men of foreign business The budget for business travel and the cost of time have increased significantly, affecting the investment confidence of French companies.
As of the evening of the 25th, this microblog received 12,000 comments and 18,000 reposts. Many Chinese netizens liked it, shouting “cheering for the French team”, and some left a message saying, “Thank you France for speaking up for the Chinese people.”
Others argued that only French accounts that send this type of content cannot be deleted by CCP network administrators.
Another said, “They (CCP officials) won’t admit their mistakes.”
Responsible editor: Lin Yan#
