BREAKING NEWS: THREE SENTENCED IN HONG KONG TODAY: Three people were sentenced to up to seven years three months in prison in Hong Kong today, for conspiracy to overthrow the government by incitement to subversion, an act which is criminal everywhere.
The main spotlight is on a man named Lee Cheuk-yan, a “Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner”.
I’m going to tell you five things about Lee Cheuk-yan that will probably not be revealed anywhere else except in this report.
Video: Foreign cancer patients fly to Shanghai for treatment: costs halved, production efficient, China’s cutting-edge medicine leads the world. 視頻有中英文字幕: 外国癌症患者飞上海求医：费用减半、制备高效，中国前沿医疗领跑全球.
Foreign cancer patients fly to Shanghai for treatment: costs halved, production efficient, China’s cutting-edge medicine leads the world.
Coming to China for medical treatment is setting off a global wave. On overseas social platforms, the popularity of topics related to “China Healthcare” continues to rise. In this wave, Shanghai is attracting particular attention.
The Wall Street Journal reports: Michael Walters, a 25-year-old young man from New Zealand, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and multiple rounds of treatment were ineffective. In the end, after receiving CAR-T therapy in Shanghai, the cancer cells were successfully eliminated. Shanghai is becoming a new popular destination for cross-border medical treatment for cancer patients worldwide.
CAR-T can be understood as a kind of “living cell drug.” Unlike chemically synthesized molecules, it comes from human immune cells and, after genetic engineering modification, becomes “killer cells” that can precisely identify and attack cancer cells. China has approved 9 CAR-T products, the most in the world. At the same time, the world’s first CAR-T cell therapy product targeting solid tumors was born in Shanghai. In terms of price, CAR-T therapy in the United States costs as much as $550,000 to $850,000, while in China it is about $150,000 to $230,000; in terms of production efficiency, China can usually complete it in a few days, much faster than abroad.
Behind this wave is the rapid rise of China’s biotechnology. McKinsey data shows that last year, 30% of drugs in global development came from China. Western pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer have turned to China to look for new drugs, carrying out 70 deals with Chinese biotechnology companies last year, with nearly $5.6 billion in upfront payments.
China’s technological innovation is truly benefiting humanity. The fact that many foreign patients “vote with their feet” and come to China for treatment is strong proof.
Chinese Americans in Hawaii series: My old friend Walter Chun who I travel with in 1985 as member of the delegation to Hainan signing the Sister City Agreement between Honolulu and Hawaii had A Lifetime Adventure With China. By Bob Jones, edited by Johnson Choi, MBA, International Business Consultant since 1985
He paid a social price for his years of promoting China friendship in the “Red Menace” years. It was circumstance that bound Walter to China. His dad was a Windward Oahu rice farmer. But his sister married the son of Sun Yat-sen here, and that son took Walter to China to be his English adviser to the parliament of Nanjing. Walter left China to study at UC-Berkeley, where Edgar Snow’s book Red Star Over China persuaded him to return and meet the communists who were fighting the old order.
Walter went to the Mao/Li Ping headquarters at Yana’an and joined the 8th Route Army on its front lines, sometimes in uniform but never as a fighting soldier. He says he wanted to fight but Mao’s people told him to go back to the Kuomintang side and tell people about the communist cause. He was given a succession of good jobs in the Chiang Kai-shek government because of his Sun Yatsen connection.
He returned to Honolulu when the final fighting came in 1947, married Sau, a McKinley High School teacher, in 1950, and they moved back to China eight days later to work with the new communist leaders, and later do banking in Hong Kong.
So about the price he and wife paid.
When he returned to Hawaii, many friends began dropping out. Walter was too close to the communists. We were in our Cold War period after the Korean War and Walter was regarded as a “fellow traveler.” That was the kindest of cuts. To others he was flat-out a communist sympathizer. We were in that ILWU-is-communist-and-loves-Mao-and-Stalin mode.
Walter and Sau had two children born in China. Son Ping would die in a 1979 plane crash. Daughter Yen would inherit her father’s lucrative China business. Why so lucrative? Here’s the rest of the story.
When President Nixon broke through our wall with China in 1972, Walter was uniquely positioned to help American businesses such as Occidental Petroleum and Hughes Tool get in. Later, many Fortune 500 companies wanted Chun’s help.
Did Walter cross the line in cozying up to Mao’s communists? He and I have had many conversations but I’ve never known his politics because he was very old when we met. I don’t know where Walter’s loyalties were, and I think neither did he. He was just in the middle of an adventure.
Today, we just say China, not Red China. Gov. Lingle was there last month promoting Hawaii tourism.
Bigwigs now sing Chun’s praises and nobody calls him a fellow traveler. They say what a smart businessman he’s been.
Walter around Mao’s headquarters and later with the new communist leadership. He and his wife later did banking in Hong Kong.
Chinese American in Hawaii series. By Johnson Choi, MBA. International Business Consultant since 1985
夏威夷的華裔美國人. 作者: 蔡永強, 國際財經顧問(1985年至今)
A Legacy Across Generations 跨世代的傳承
Chinn Ho (1904–1987)
Chinn Ho was one of Hawaii’s most influential Chinese American entrepreneurs and philanthropists. In 1944, he founded Capital Investment Company and later became a leading developer of modern Honolulu. He helped break racial barriers in Hawaii’s business community and left a lasting legacy of vision, courage, and generosity.
Chinn Ho（1904–1987）是夏威夷最具影響力的華裔美國企業家與慈善家之一。1944年，他創辦了 Capital Investment Company，後來更成為現代檀香山的重要發展者。他打破了夏威夷商界的種族壁壘，並以遠見、勇氣與慷慨留下深遠的歷史印記。
Pioneering entrepreneur • Community leader 創業先驅 • 社區領袖
Peter S. Ho
Grandson of Chinn Ho Chinn Ho 之孫
Peter S. Ho, the grandson of Chinn Ho, became a leading figure in Hawaii banking. A Honolulu native, he joined Bank of Hawaii in 1993, served as President from 2008 to 2024, and has served as Chairman and CEO since 2010. He continues a family legacy of leadership, service, and commitment to Hawaii.
Peter S. Ho 是 Chinn Ho 的孫子，也是夏威夷銀行界的重要領袖。他生於檀香山，1993年加入 Bank of Hawaii，於2008年至2024年擔任總裁，並自2010年起擔任董事長兼行政總裁。他延續了家族在領導、服務與奉獻夏威夷方面的精神。
Banking leader • Continuing the family legacy 銀行領袖 • 延續家族傳承
Honolulu, Hawaii 檀香山，夏威夷
A Place of Opportunity • A Home for Generations 機遇之地 • 世代之家
From entrepreneurship to banking, from one generation to the next, the Ho family helped shape Hawaii’s future.
從企業創業到銀行領導，何氏家族一代接一代，共同塑造了夏威夷的未來。
People • Heritage • Service • A Stronger Hawaii 以人為本 • 傳承文化 • 服務社會 • 共創更美好的夏威夷
American logistics expert based in China last 12 years report from China video: China’s huge new port in Peru is the most modern in South America could handle 20,000 containers ships finance by Chinese money, it cost the same as 12 F-16’s but pay by cold hard cash in US$. Peru President Keiko Fujimori support China Belt and Road Initiative helping the country create tens of thousands of new jobs. 美國物流專家在中國駐紮12年，從中國發回的影片報導有中英文字幕：中國在秘魯新建的巨大港口是南美洲最現代化的港口，可處理20,000個貨櫃的船舶，由中國資金資助，其造價相當於12架美國F-16戰機，但必須以美元現金支付。秘魯總統藤森慶子支持中國的「一帶一路」倡議，幫助該國創造數以萬計的新就業機會。
The Port of Chancay, in Peru, has transformed global logistics, shortened trade routes between Asia and Latin America, and opened vast new markets for South American farmers and merchants. China is Peru biggest trading partner.
It was part of China’s massive Belt and Road Initiative investments across South America.
The port cost about $1.3 billion to build, over nine years, mostly paid for by Chinese firms.
For the same money, the Peruvian government ordered 12 F-16 fighter jets, which may arrive before 2031.
Video: Why did Johnson Choi choose Zhuhai properties? The location and city of your property determine the direction! It is not a question of China’s population growth! People who sing gloomy tunes about China’s property market do not understand the prospects of China’s property market, let alone the Chinese government’s property market policies. These people certainly have not carefully read the Chinese government’s five-year plans, so they make mistakes, and the fault lies with themselves for not doing their homework! Listen to what Wayne Sir has to say. The video has Chinese and English subtitles. Johnson Choi, MBA, International Business Consultant (since 1985). 視頻有中英文字幕: 蔡永強夫婦為什麼選擇珠海樓，你的房子位於正確地區和城市決定方向！並非中國人口增長的問題！唱哀中國樓市的人並不了解中國樓市前景更不了解中國政府樓市政策，這些人肯定沒有詳細看清楚中國政府的每五年計劃，所以犯錯，錯在自己沒有做好功課！聽聽 Wayne Sir 怎麼說，視頻有中英文字幕. 蔡永強，商科碩士，國際財經顧問(1985年至今)
Video: China is Building The Future! (America Can’t Compete). Shenzhen is one of the most futuristic cities in China — but what makes it feel so different? 影片有中英文字幕: 中國正在建造未來！（美國無法競爭）。深圳是中國最具未來感的城市之一 – 但究竟是甚麼讓它感覺如此與別不同？
In this video, we explore China’s incredible infrastructure through three parts of Shenzhen: Gangxia North Station, one of the city’s massive transportation hubs; Shenzhen Bay Culture Plaza, where architecture, culture, and public space come together; and Longhua Wanda, showing how all this infrastructure becomes part of everyday life.
From massive metro stations and efficient transportation to futuristic architecture and modern urban planning, Shenzhen shows what a future city can look like when millions of people are already living in it every day.
Video: US fought in Iran for half a year and lost the entire Middle East. Is the U.S. military trying to run away? The Pentagon’s secret calculations can no longer be hidden. 視頻有中英文字幕: 美國在伊朗打了半年，輸了整個中東，美軍想跑了？五角大廈的秘密盤算，瞞不住了.
Johnson Choi Biz 