Video with English & Chinese subtitles: Hong Kong Patriotic Businessman Henry Fok Was Allegedly Extorted for HK$3 Billion in a Port Grab: Even Deng Xiaoping’s Close Friend Could Not Escape Local Power Brokers. Why Was a Hong Kong Businessman Honored with a State-Level Funeral? 視頻有中英文字幕: 香港愛國商人霍英東被敲詐三十億搶碼頭，鄧小平摯友難擋地頭蛇，一個香港商人憑什麼用國葬規格？

與鄧小平見面15次的副國級霍英東，晚年傾盡心力掏60億開發南沙，竟在鄉下被地方官梁柏楠刁難十年、抄襲搶生意？今集帶你拆解霍英東人生最後也是最大的一盤棋，看他如何忍辱負重改寫南沙命運，以及霍家後人如何瓜分並延續這份龐大的政治遺產！

董建華對比霍英東喪禮：政治地位有多高？
霍英東人生最大一盤棋：南沙開發內幕
與鄧小平15次會面：30年深厚交情
回歸核心人物：從港英眼中釘到主席台
1989敏感夏天：前腳聯署、後腳南沙打樁
360萬塊舊磚建天后宮：蜑家仔的鄉情
地頭蛇梁柏楠：霸道刁難、重複建設搶生意
忍足10年！老省委書記出手，梁柏楠落馬
遺願實現：南沙升格國家級新區
政治遺產接班：霍震霆、霍啟剛家族佈局

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Henry Fok Ying-tung, a vice-state-level political figure who met Deng Xiaoping 15 times, devoted his later years to investing HK$6 billion in developing Nansha.
Yet astonishingly, in his ancestral hometown, he allegedly endured a decade of obstruction and harassment by local official Liang Bainan, who was accused of copying his projects and competing for his business interests.
In this episode, we examine the final and greatest strategic undertaking of Henry Fok’s remarkable life.
Discover how he endured humiliation and hardship to transform Nansha’s destiny, and how his descendants divided, inherited, and continued to build upon the family’s enormous political legacy.
Key Topics Covered

1. Tung Chee-hwa vs. Henry Fok: A Comparison of Their Funerals — Just how high was Henry Fok’s political status?
2. Henry Fok’s Greatest Strategic Undertaking: The Inside Story of Nansha’s Development — His ambitious vision and the challenges behind it.
3. 15 Meetings with Deng Xiaoping — A deep friendship spanning three decades.
4. A Key Figure in Hong Kong’s Return to China — From a thorn in the side of the British colonial administration to a place on China’s highest political platforms.
5. The Sensitive Summer of 1989 — Signing a public petition one moment and laying the foundations for Nansha’s development the next.
6. Building the Tin Hau Temple with 3.6 Million Reclaimed Bricks — The emotional connection of a man from a humble Tanka fishing-family background to his ancestral homeland.
7. Local Power Broker Liang Bainan — Allegations of authoritarian obstruction, duplicative development projects, and attempts to take over business opportunities.
8. Ten Years of Endurance! — A former provincial Party secretary intervenes, and Liang Bainan eventually falls from power.
9. His Final Wish Fulfilled — Nansha is elevated to the status of a National-Level New Area.
10. The Succession of a Political Legacy — How Timothy Fok Tsun-ting, Kenneth Fok Kai-kong, and the wider Fok family positioned themselves to inherit and carry forward Henry Fok’s influence.

Two new toys for Oct 23-25 camping. 10月23至25日露營嘅兩件新玩具.

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Why, After the Fed Raised Rates, Money Flowing Into U.S. AI Stocks Instead of U.S. Treasuries? By Johnson Choi, MBA — International Business Consultant since 1985

為什麼聯儲局加息後，資金湧入美國AI股票，而不是美國國債？作者：蔡永強，工商管理碩士，國際財經顧問（1985年至今）

回顧過去數十年的金融市場，幾乎每一次美國提高利率，都會出現一個相當熟悉的現象：原本停泊在海外的美國資金紛紛回流，因為更高的利率意味著更具吸引力的美元資產回報。

但這一次，情況似乎不同。

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投資者並沒有像過去那樣大舉押注美元或美國國債。原因之一，是市場對美國持續膨脹的政府債務愈來愈感到不安。當債務規模似乎缺乏有效控制時，即使利率較高，也未必足以消除投資者對長期財政風險的疑慮。

相反，大量資金正湧入人工智能（AI）相關股票。

這正是今天市場最值得思考的矛盾。

如果投資者擔心美國的財政與經濟前景，卻同時把大量資金投入估值已經相當高的AI科技股，那麼我們就必須問一個最簡單、也最重要的問題：

如果美國經濟真的出現嚴重衰退，甚至金融危機，為什麼有人會認為AI股票能夠獨善其身？

AI或許代表未來，科技進步也是真實存在的，但股票價格並不只取決於科技本身。

企業盈利、資金成本、消費能力、銀行信貸、市場情緒，以及整體經濟環境，都會直接影響股票估值。

歷史一次又一次告訴我們：當市場恐慌真正出現時，投資者往往不是只出售「差公司」，而是會出售任何可以變現的資產。即使是最優秀的企業，也可能在市場崩跌時遭到大幅拋售。

問題在於，沒有人擁有可以預知未來的水晶球。

因此，每一次牛市接近高峰時，都會有人相信自己可以在市場真正崩盤之前及時離場。

根據我過去45年與客戶打交道的經驗，有一件事情非常有趣：

在每一次股市崩盤之前，幾乎每個人都相信自己就是那個最聰明、最懂得何時離場的人。

但當市場真正急跌時，事情往往完全不是這樣。

投資最困難的部分，從來不是知道市場終有一天會下跌，而是知道何時下跌、跌多少，以及自己是否真的有紀律在群眾仍然瘋狂追高時選擇離場。

所以，真正的問題不是：

「AI股票還能漲多少？」

而是：

當音樂停止時，你確定自己會是那個仍然找得到椅子的人嗎？

你真的就是那個「聰明人」嗎？

Looking back over the past several decades of financial markets, almost every time the United States raised interest rates, a familiar pattern followed: American funds parked overseas flowed back home, attracted by the higher returns available on U.S. dollar-denominated assets.

But this time, things appear to be different.

Investors are not rushing into the U.S. dollar or U.S. Treasuries in the way they often did in the past. One reason may be growing concern over the continued expansion of U.S. government debt. When debt levels appear to be rising without effective control, even higher interest rates may not be enough to eliminate investors’ concerns about long-term fiscal risks.

Instead, large amounts of money are flowing into artificial intelligence (AI) stocks.

This is where one of the most important contradictions in today’s market appears.

If investors are worried about the fiscal and economic outlook of the United States, yet at the same time are pouring money into highly valued AI and technology stocks, then we need to ask a very simple but important question:

If the U.S. economy were to fall into a serious recession, or even a financial crisis, why would anyone assume that AI stocks would somehow be immune?

AI may represent the future, and technological progress is very real. But stock prices are not determined by technology alone.

Corporate earnings, the cost of capital, consumer spending, bank lending, investor sentiment, and the overall economic environment all have a direct impact on stock valuations.

History has shown us again and again that when genuine market panic sets in, investors do not simply sell “bad companies.” They often sell whatever assets they can turn into cash. Even the strongest and most successful companies can suffer major declines during a market crash.

The problem is that no one has a crystal ball.

That is why, whenever a bull market approaches its peak, there are always people who believe they will be able to get out just before the market crashes.

Based on my 45 years of experience dealing with clients, I have noticed something very interesting:

Before every major stock market crash, almost everyone seems to believe that he or she is the smart one who will know exactly when to get out.

But when the market actually starts falling sharply, reality often turns out very differently.

The most difficult part of investing is not knowing that markets will eventually fall. It is knowing when they will fall, how far they will fall, and whether you truly have the discipline to step away while everyone else is still enthusiastically buying at higher and higher prices.

So the real question is not:

“How much higher can AI stocks go?”

The real question is:

When the music stops, are you sure you will still be the one who finds a chair?

Are you really the “smart one”?

No one could beat Hong Kong! 「無人能擊敗香港！」

Hong Kong has retained its status as the world’s freest economy in the latest annual ranking by the Fraser Institute, a leading Canadian think tank.

This is why US targeted HK in 2019 but failed miserably!

The United States — a country that has long positioned itself as a champion of free-market capitalism and democracy — ranked 5th in the same index, placing behind:

1. Hong Kong
2. Switzerland
3. Singapore
4. New Zealand

香港在加拿大智庫菲沙研究所最新年度排名中，繼續保持全球最自由經濟體的地位。

這正是美國在2019年針對香港的原因，但最終徹底失敗！

美國 – 一個長期自詡為自由市場資本主義與民主典範的國家 – 在同一指數中排名第5，落後於：

1. 香港
2. 瑞士
3. 新加坡
4. 紐西蘭

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BREAKING NEWS: JAPAN POLICE NAME SUSPECT IN HOTEL KILLER CASE
A western man and a Japanese woman checked into a hotel in Okinawa. On Saturday morning, shocked hotel staff found the woman’s dead body in the room and rang police.

突發新聞：日本警方公布酒店兇殺案疑犯身份

一名西方男子與一名日本女子入住沖繩一間酒店。星期六早上，酒店職員震驚地發現該名女子倒斃房內，隨即報警。

死者證實為39歲的 Anna Nagi。日本首相高市早苗其後表示，這宗襲擊「極其殘暴及兇狠」。

沖繩那霸市若狹地區案發現場附近的閉路電視片段顯示，Nagi 女士與一名「外國男子」一同進入酒店房間，而該名男子雙臂都有明顯紋身。

沒有人把這個推測明文寫下來，但大家都明白這可能意味著甚麼：此人很可能是附近大型美軍基地的一名美軍士兵。

其後另一段影片顯示，該男子獨自離開酒店，並帶走了死者的背包。

與時間競賽

隨即展開了一場與時間的競賽。

日本警方無權在美軍管轄範圍內拘捕任何人，也不能進入美軍設施進行搜查、扣押或拘留。

一支警察隊伍——當地媒體稱共有197人——在整個沖繩島展開搜索，希望能在該名雙臂有紋身的男子返回基地之前，於基地範圍外將他找到。

警方後來碰上了一次幸運機會，可能是因為該男子過於自信。一名警員在沖繩市的夜生活區發現了警方正在追查的男子，當時他正在街上步行。

該名有紋身的男子聲稱，自己對酒店內發生的事件一無所知。

然而，警方顯然相當有信心。警方昨日（星期日）發表聲明表示，已拘捕20歲的美國海軍陸戰隊一等兵 Devin Jacob Ballard，並相信他與一宗謀殺案有關。

警方在聲明中指，他涉嫌「在那霸一間酒店殺害一名39歲女子，並偷走她的錢包」。

一連串罪案

駐日美軍人員涉及針對平民的高調案件，長期以來一直備受關注。其中最著名的事件之一，是1995年的強姦案，而同類事件至今似乎仍未停止。

就在去年，22歲的美國海軍陸戰隊員 Jamel Clayton 因性侵一名20多歲女子，被判監禁七年。

不過，當地居民表示，還有不少較少受到媒體關注的罪案未有廣泛報道。紀錄顯示，單在2024年便有80宗涉及拘捕的案件。

最新案件勢必進一步加劇沖繩多年來因美軍基地問題累積的緊張情緒。

沖繩只佔日本國土面積約0.6%，但日本境內約75%的美軍設施集中在當地。全日本駐有超過54,000名美國軍事人員。

美國聲稱，這些駐軍是為了「防衛」中國，但原文作者認為這種說法並不成立。其理由是，中國在過去數百年間曾讓沖繩作為獨立琉球王國的核心地區存在；相比之下，日本歷史上曾有對外擴張及殖民行動。

空手道的起源

在14世紀，中國武術高手前往琉球，並把武術技巧傳授給當地居民。這些技術後來變得十分有用。

1609年，日本薩摩藩入侵琉球，使其成為受控制的政權，並限制當地居民攜帶武器。

琉球居民於是進一步發展源自中國武術的徒手格鬥技巧，形成一套不使用武器的防身方式。

他們稱這種技藝為「唐手」（kara-te），字面意思可理解為「唐人之手」或與中國武術有關的手技。

後來，「唐手」的寫法逐漸改成「空手」。原文作者認為，這一改變淡化了空手道與中國武術之間的歷史淵源，並使其重新被塑造成一種日本武術。

1879年，日本政府正式吞併琉球王國。其後，當地居民一直面對保留自身文化、避免被完全同化的挑戰。

由美國繼續控制

第二次世界大戰期間，美軍在琉球群島擊敗日軍。該地此前已被日本改稱為沖繩。

戰後，美國把部分地區交還原有或後來承認的管治當局——例如台灣由中華民國政府接收，而琉球群島中的奄美群島則於其後交還日本。

但美國在戰後仍繼續直接管治沖繩一段時間，並把當地作為維持美國在東亞軍事力量的重要基地。

沖繩最終於1972年由美國交還日本行政管治，但至今仍然是美軍在日本最重要、也是最具爭議的基地集中地之一。

She was identified as Anna Nagi, 39. The attack was “exceptionally brutal and vicious,” Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said later.

CCTV footage from near the scene in Naha’s Wakasa district in Okinawa showed Ms. Nagi entering a hotel room with “a foreign man” with distinctive tattoos on both arms.

Nobody wrote it down, but everyone knew what this meant: this would likely be a US soldier from the massive base in the area.

A later video then showed him leaving alone with her backpack.

RACE AGAINST TIME
Then began a race. Japanese police are not allowed to arrest anyone inside US military land. Nor can they enter to conduct searches, seizures or detentions.

A team of police officers—local media said it was 197-strong— covered the island, hoping to find the man with the tattooed arms outside the base.

They had a stroke of luck, perhaps due to the man’s over-confidence. A police officer spotted the man they were seeking strolling through Okinawa City’s nightlife district.

The tattooed man claimed to know nothing about the incident in the hotel.

But police were confident. In statement yesterday (Sunday) they said that they had arrested Lance Cpl Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, in connection with a murder. He allegedly “killed 39-year-old woman at a hotel in Naha and stole her wallet”, police said in a statement.

LONG STRING OF CRIMES
The long string of high-profile soldier-on-civilian offences began with a notorious rape case in 1995, but shows no sign of stopping.

Just last year, US marine Jamel Clayton, 22, was sentenced to seven years in prison for a sexual assault on a woman in her 20s.

But there are many low-profile crimes that get no publicity, locals complain. In 2024 alone, there were 80 arrests, records show.

The latest case will further amplify years of tension over the island, which is just 0.6% of Japan’s land mass, but contains 75% of US military facilities in Japan. There are more than 54,000 American military personnel in the country.

The US claims the troops are there for “defence” against China but this is transparently false. China was content to leave Okinawa as the heart of the independent Kingdom of Ryūkyū for centuries. In contrast, Japan has long shown a taste for colonization.

ORIGIN OF KARATE
In the 1300s, experts in Chinese martial arts travelled to Ryūkyū and shared their skills with the locals. This proved useful.

The Japanese invaded the island in 1609 to create a puppet state—and banned the carrying of weapons.

The people of Ryūkyū refined their Chinese martial arts skills to create a weapons-free way of combat with which to defend themselves. They called it kara-te 唐手, which translates to “Chinese hand”. This was later changed to “empty hand” to hide karate’s Chinese origins and rebrand it as a Japanese art.

In 1879, the armed Japanese army fully annexed the Kingdom of Ryūkyū, and locals struggled to retain their culture and avoid being assimilated.

RETAINED BY U.S.
In World War 2, the US defeated the Japanese army on Ryūkyū, which had been renamed Okinawa by Japanese colonizers.

The US returned other islands to their sovereign owners—Taiwan to China and the Amami Islands (part of Ryūkyū) to Japan.

But the US retained control over Okinawa as a military bridgehead to retain US power in East Asia.

Video with English & Chinese subtitles: China’s era of prosperity began amid scenes of great danger: the story behind the founding of the Republic ceremony 77 years ago. Nine fighter jets had to fly twice, and four military aircraft broke with tradition by carrying bombs during the parade review. It turns out this ceremony had many little-known details. 視頻有中英文字幕: 中國盛世始於幕幕凶險 77年前開國大典背後故事. 9架戰機要飛兩遍，仲有4架軍機打破傳統要帶彈受閱，呢場典禮原來有好多鮮為人知嘅細節.

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Video with English & Chinese subtitles: Zhang Xue and Hui Yinghong, two well-known Chinese figures, had one team robbed in Paris and another team robbed in Italy. Europe, with its rottenness, has at least taught China three lessons 影片有中英文字幕: 张雪和惠英红这两个中国知名人物，一个团队在巴黎被抢，一个团队在意大利被抢，欧洲用他们的烂至少交给中国三个教训.

問題給AI：撇除政治因素，以下國家嘅訪客成為罪案（任何罪案）受害者嘅可能性有幾大：中國、香港、日本、法國、意大利、英國同美國。

· 中國：極低。暴力罪案極為罕見；訪客對安全評價甚高
· 香港：低。整體罪案率偏低
· 日本：低（暴力）、中等（財物）。暴力罪案極為罕見
· 法國：中等至偏高。扒竊同搶袋常見，尤其喺巴黎同火車上
· 意大利：中等至偏高。盜竊係主要問題，集中喺羅馬、米蘭同佛羅倫斯等旅遊熱點。
· 英國：中等至偏高。人多嘅旅遊區常見輕微盜竊（搶手機、扒竊）。汽車盜竊亦值得關注
· 美國：中等至偏高。風險高。旅遊區主要風險係財物罪案，大城市常見暴力罪案。

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Question to AI: Taking away politics, what is the possibility for a visitors becoming a victim of crimes, any crimes in the following countries: China, Hong Kong, Japan, France, Italy, UK and US.

· China: Very Low. Violent crime is extremely rare; safety is highly rated by visitors.
· Hong Kong: Low. Overall crime is low.
· Japan: Low (Violent), Moderate (Petty). Violent crime is very rare.
· France: Moderate to High. Pickpocketing and bag snatching are common, especially in Paris and on trains
· Italy: Moderate to High. Theft is the main issue, concentrated in tourist hubs like Rome, Milan, and Florence.
· UK: Moderate to high. Petty theft (phone snatching, pickpocketing) is common in crowded tourist areas. Vehicle break-ins are also a concern.
· US: Moderate to high. Risk is high. Property crime is the main risk in tourist areas, violent crime common in major cities

1、受不了了，把欧洲说哭，两件事情
a、惠英红和团队去法国巴黎参加活动，在巴黎機場回市區的高速上，堵車等待時，車被人砸了窗戶，包被搶了
b、张雪机车的张雪带着团队去意大利米兰出差，停放在路边的大巴被撬，6 个背包被盗，丢失护照、信用卡、相机与纪念品，报警后案件推进缓慢。
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2、观点
A、这些都是国际知名城市，在我小时候那就是人间天堂，现在搞成了这个样子，这在国内几乎不可想象的事情，我呢，想来探究一下这些事情频发的深层次原因，看看能否获得一些启示 B、作案的人群 a、来自罗马尼亚、保加利亚的罗姆人群体，在申根区流动作案，利用未成年人处罚低的法律漏洞作案 b、很多移民二代，成长在城市郊区底层聚居区，教育、就业机会不足，青年失业率高，更容易被卷入街头财产犯罪 我认为以圣母心态不加甄别引进移民不是什么好事情，欧洲多国右翼崛起反移民自然有道理 处罚非常轻是另外一个圣母的心态 C、社会的治理，监控问题 a、这些案件破案率很低，也不能说警察不管，实在是没有能力，当没有监控的时候你怎么管，你找到什么呢？ b、西方经常以限制自由和隐私为由反对装监控，我认为这些人就是为自己的犯罪脱罪留一个借口，在向黑暗妥协，我不能理解，中国社会的治安如此良好，和监控有极大关系，社会更加安全了，经济才会发展的更好 D、社会的发展水平问题 a、中国有句古话，富生淫穷生匪，欧洲近些年经济发展疲软，很多人找不到稳定的工作，在生存的压力之下就犯罪 b、这些犯罪在巴黎，米兰，巴萨罗那很多，在北欧却很少，这就是社会治理水平的问题 E、这也不是什么坏事情，西方给中国人强加的滤镜总要一个一个碎掉 很多无条件羡慕地去了一次或许就会好很多 西方的确有很多好的东西，但是绝非完美，我们也绝非一无是处，客观理性即可 F、我们中国将来对待移民，对待社会治理，决不能学习西方 那些给国内洗脑主张废死的，主张西方价值观的，都去米兰吧，都去巴黎吧

Why is a person’s character is more important than money, looks and wealth? By Johnson Choi, MBA, International Business Consultant since 1985

為什麼一個人的品格比金錢、外貌、和財富更重要? . 作者：蔡永強，工商管理碩士，國際財經顧問（1985年至今）

品格比金錢、外貌或財富更重要，因為那些外在的東西會改變、會消逝、也可能失去——但品格是留下來的，並且塑造其他一切。

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1. 金錢和外貌是有條件的；品格是恆定的。
   財富可以一夜之間消失。外貌會隨著年齡衰退。但誠實、善良、韌性和正直，會陪伴一個人度過人生的每一個階段。當環境改變時，品格決定了一個人如何回應。
2. 品格決定你如何對待他人。
   金錢和外貌看不出一個人是否會在不方便的時候仍然忠誠、誠實或善良。品格看得出來。一個富有或英俊美麗的人仍然可能殘忍、自私或不誠實。一個品格良好的人，無論擁有得多或少，都會以尊重對待你。
3. 品格建立信任，而信任是每一段真實關係的基礎。
   沒有信任，就不可能有真誠的友誼、婚姻或夥伴關係。信任來自品格——來自一個人說到做到、承認自己的錯誤，並把他人置於自己之前。金錢和外貌可以吸引注意，但只有品格能維繫連結。
4. 品格是你能掌控的。
   人們無法選擇自己的基因、家庭的財富或天生的外貌。但每個人都能選擇自己的行為、價值觀，以及如何面對困境。這就是為什麼品格揭示了一個人真正是誰——而不是他被賦予了什麼。
5. 金錢和外貌可以掩蓋問題；品格能解決問題。
   財富可以買到舒適，但買不到內心的平靜，也修不好一段破裂的關係。外貌可以打開門，但無法讓門一直開著。品格才是真正讓你度過困難、化解衝突，並贏得長久尊重的東西。
6. 到最後，人們記得的是你帶給他們的感受——而不是你擁有什麼，或你看起來如何。
   你留下的傳承就是你的品格。那是你的孩子從你身上學到的東西，是你的朋友對你的評價，也是你照鏡子時所看到的自己。

這並不代表金錢和外貌毫無價值——它們可以是有用的工具。但它们是工具，不是根基。品格才是根基。建立於品格之上的生命能承受一切；只建立於金錢或外貌之上的生命，當這些東西消失時就會崩塌。

Character matters more than money, looks, or wealth because those outer things can change, fade, or be lost—but character is what remains and shapes everything else.

Here’s why:

1. Money and looks are conditional; character is constant.
   Wealth can disappear overnight. Looks fade with age. But honesty, kindness, resilience, and integrity stay with a person through every season of life. When circumstances change, character is what determines how someone responds.
2. Character determines how you treat people.
   Money and looks don’t tell you whether someone will be loyal, honest, or kind when it’s inconvenient. Character does. A wealthy or attractive person can still be cruel, selfish, or dishonest. A person of good character will treat you with respect whether they have a lot or a little.
3. Character builds trust, and trust is the foundation of every real relationship.
   You can’t have a genuine friendship, marriage, or partnership without trust. Trust comes from character—from someone doing what they say, owning their mistakes, and putting others before themselves. Money and looks can attract attention, but only character sustains connection.
4. Character is what you control.
   People don’t choose their genetics, their family’s wealth, or their natural appearance. But everyone chooses their actions, their values, and how they respond to hardship. That’s why character reveals who someone really is—not what they were given.
5. Money and looks can mask problems; character solves them.
   Wealth can buy comfort, but it can’t buy peace of mind or fix a broken relationship. Looks can open doors, but they can’t keep them open. Character is what actually gets you through difficulty, resolves conflict, and earns lasting respect.
6. In the end, people remember how you made them feel—not what you had or how you looked.
   The legacy you leave is your character. It’s what your children learn from you, what your friends say about you, and what you see when you look in the mirror.

That doesn’t mean money and looks are worthless—they can be useful tools. But they’re tools, not the foundation. Character is the foundation. And a life built on character can survive anything; a life built only on money or looks collapses when those things go.

The Grim Future of Chinese Politicians in the US. By Johnson Choi, MBA, International Business Consultant since 1985

美國華裔政治人物的黯淡前景. 作者：蔡永強，工商管理碩士，國際財經顧問（1985年至今）

自列根總統時代起，我便一直參與美國聯邦、州及市級政治活動。我曾深度參與協助選出夏威夷州歷史上第一位共和黨州長——而且至今也是唯一一位連任兩屆的共和黨州長。

在華人人口高度集中的地區，華裔政治人物確實有機會贏得地方選舉。也有少數華裔成功當選美國各州的州眾議員。然而，政治道路走到這一步，基本上也就差不多到了盡頭。

即使有少數華裔成功當選聯邦公職，真正擁有實質影響力的仍然非常有限。一名政治人物是否能夠發揮作用，很大程度取決於其資歷，以及其所屬政黨當時是否掌權。只有資歷深厚的議員，才有機會被安排進入眾議院籌款委員會（Ways and Means Committee）等真正有權力的委員會，而這些委員會掌握著政府資金與財政政策的重要權力。別忘了——在美國，只有聯邦政府有權發行貨幣。

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假設一位華裔政治人物能夠一次又一次成功連任聯邦公職，他很可能需要大約30年的時間，才能累積足夠的資歷，有機會進入任何真正掌握財政權力的重要委員會。

但在你走到那一步之前，首先還必須得到那些為政治競選提供資金的「金主」支持。你必須在電視上看起來像明星，說話像一個很會推銷自己的二手車銷售員，懂得抱嬰兒、親嬰兒，在災難發生時還要像荷里活演員一樣表現出十足的激情與感情。

即使這些你全部都做得到，成功的機會仍然相當渺茫。

美國華人與夏威夷的日裔美國人很不一樣。夏威夷日裔選民長期以來往往能形成相當一致的投票力量，大量選票會集中投向擁有日裔姓氏的候選人以及民主黨。美國華人則沒有形成這種程度的統一選票集團。

因此，在參與美國政治接近50年之後，我的建議是：如果你有真正的好朋友，就告訴他們，不要把時間浪費在美國這種由金錢主導、表面上稱為民主的政治制度之中。

但如果你有一些非常討厭的人——或者一些非常腐敗的人——那麼倒可以鼓勵他們去參與美國政治。

最後還有一點：在三藩市以及檀香山威基基一帶，公開的同性戀身份，在某些選區實際上還可能為候選人帶來相當多的選票！

I’ve been involved in Federal, State, and City politics since the Reagan era. I was heavily involved in electing the first Republican Governor in Hawaii State history—and the only one to serve two terms.

Chinese politicians can win local elections in areas with heavy Chinese concentrations. A few have been elected to US State Houses of Representatives. But the road practically ends there.

Few Chinese who get elected at the Federal level have any real influence. Effectiveness depends on seniority and which political party is in power. Only senior members get placed on powerful Ways and Means Committees, which control the money flow. Keep in mind—only the Federal Government can print money.

Assuming a Chinese politician keeps winning Federal elections, it would probably take him 30 years to reach the seniority needed for appointment to any powerful money committee.

Before you even get there, you must be backed by the money gods who fund your political campaign. You need to look like a star on TV, talk like a used car salesman, kiss babies well, and show passion during disasters like a Hollywood actor.

Even if you could do all that, your chance for success is slim. Chinese in America—unlike Japanese Americans in Hawaii, who vote as a unified force, 80% for candidates with Japanese last names and the Democratic Party—don’t have that kind of bloc.

So after almost 50 years in American politics, here’s my advice: if you have good friends, tell them not to waste their time in America’s fake democratic money politics. But if you have people you hate—or who are very corrupt—tell them to get involved in US politics.

One final point: being gay actually earns a lot of votes in San Francisco and the Waikiki area of Honolulu!

How the Truth Gets Twisted by People Who Have Never Been in Business. By Johnson Choi, MBA — International Business Consultant since 1985

從未做過生意的人，是如何扭曲事實的. 作者：Johnson Choi，MBA — 國際商業顧問，自1985年起

我的一位客戶打電話告訴我，原定今年十一月前往中國大灣區的商務行程取消了。

我問他為什麼。他說有兩組合作夥伴退出了。

我問他們為什麼退出。他解釋說，其中一組期望參與者自行負擔五張往返香港的機票，以及所有地面交通、酒店和餐飲費用。

我問原本計劃有多少參與者。他說二十位。

我問：「二十位參與者，他們期望你先墊付數千美元的費用？」他說是的。

我問，這種安排在任何商業活動中曾經存在過嗎——因為，正如我告訴我客戶的，我帶過不下二十個商務代表團前往亞洲。從來沒有人，包括州長、市長或任何其他參與者，期望參加者先墊付所有費用。

我接著問第二組退出的夥伴。他說他們是老朋友，不願多談——但他們所期望的也同樣不合理。

我的客戶還補充說，那五個要求一切免費的人，現在正在到處說謊、抹黑他。

我告訴他不用擔心。這種人都是徹底的失敗者。大家終究會看清真相。

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One of my clients called to tell me that a business trip planned for the China Greater Bay Area this November had been cancelled.

I asked him why. He said two groups of collaboration partners had backed out.

I asked why they backed out. He explained that one group expected the participants to cover five round-trip airline tickets to Hong Kong, plus all ground transportation, hotel, and meal costs.

I asked how many participants had been planned. He said twenty.

I asked, “With twenty participants, they expect you to front thousands of dollars in expenses?” He said yes.

I asked whether such an arrangement has ever existed in business — because, as I told my client, I have led no fewer than twenty business delegations to Asia. No one, including governors, mayors, or any other participant, has ever expected attendees to front all their expenses.

I then asked about the second group that backed out. He said they were old friends, and he preferred not to discuss it — but what they expected was equally unreasonable.

My client added that the same five people who demanded everything for free are now going around town lying about him and badmouthing him.

I told him not to worry. These kinds of people are absolute failures. People will find out.