China Overseas Chinese Network, December 24th, title: 2020, overseas Chinese are very busy!
Editor's note:
It's the end of another year.
For many people, this year is an unforgettable year.
At the end of 2020, China Overseas Chinese Network launched a series of manuscripts for the year-end planning "The Words of Overseas Chinese" to learn about the ups and downs of the overseas Chinese this year.
2020 will be a busy year for overseas Chinese.
The risk of infection is high and life is limited. Overseas Chinese are busy preventing the epidemic, busy helping each other, and busy transforming... Their diligence, sense of responsibility and enthusiastic care for others make them busier, and this busyness also makes them smile. Difficulty, stronger.
In 2020, let more people get to know the group of overseas Chinese, they are very busy and great.
Data map: In San Francisco, USA, Ming Fangquan, a Chinese catering business, inspects food with employees.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Guanguan
Fancy self-help busy change
In the face of the "blockade order", Chinese restaurant Hu Xiaoliang in Kazakhstan shifted his focus to takeaway; to maintain a safe distance, some stores in Chinatown in Yokohama, Japan introduced a "drive speed" method, where customers can pack meals without getting off the car; no tourists , Swiss Chinese tourism companies started low-priced hotels, and many tour guides started purchasing agents...
Someone is busy innovating and improving the business to get out of trouble.
At the beginning of the outbreak in the UK, Xiong Peng, a partner of the London Chinese restaurant Mi Qi Lin, launched a small program "Mi Qi Lin Food Court", with registered merchants all over London.
The platform has four service functions: basic meal delivery service; self-pickup service for ordering; scanning code ordering function; contactless service.
Data map: On May 9, local time, the food delivery staff of the "Salt Language" kitchen in the heart of Silicon Valley in the United States moved the packaged insulated bags to their respective cars, and then delivered them to nearby customers.
Different from ordinary restaurants, "Yuanyu" was developed in Silicon Valley under the model of "central kitchen".
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Guanguan
After the merchant uploads the menu and registers on the platform, the corresponding service can be performed.
In addition, businesses can also carry out promotions on the platform, promote discounts and discount coupons, and jointly hold some promotional activities.
In San Francisco's Chinatown, the Community Development Center initiated the "Chinatown Alley Tour" project to carry out historical and cultural tourism activities in Chinatown blocks and alleys.
The biggest feature of this project is the transformation from the previous offline field tour to the online "virtual tour".
Visitors can not only enjoy the beautiful scenery, but also ensure safety.
Some people are busy transforming, exploring a new path that suits them.
After thinking about the epidemic, Shi Hengyu, president of the All-France Chinese Travel Agency Association, gave a short-term, mid-term and long-term business plan.
In his vision, the French Chinese tourism industry will explore and develop the in-situ tourism market for overseas Chinese in France and the open countries of the European Union, and in the mid-term, it will be possible to build a visitor center that runs simultaneously online and offline.
Data map: On October 14, local time, French President Macron announced that Paris, Lyon, Marseille and other places will implement curfews in response to the rebound of the new crown pneumonia epidemic.
There are very few visitors to the Louvre, a famous attraction in Paris.
In the days when there is no business, the Chinese travel agencies in France are also focusing on improving their business capabilities, training tour guides, organizing "wanderings", promoting French special attractions, and waiting for the day when business resumes.
In 2020, overseas Chinese and Chinese people are busy making changes, using innovation and transformation to overcome difficulties.
Resumption of work and production is busy with epidemic prevention
In the face of repeated epidemics overseas, many overseas Chinese have experienced suspension and resumption of business several times, and every time their business is reopened, they will take precautionary measures first.
The opening is very busy, but the epidemic prevention must not be vague.
Tan Yue runs a restaurant in Madrid, Spain.
In order to reduce the contact between employees and the outside world, he takes them to and from get off work every day, and purchases ingredients are also "contactless delivery."
Data map: On May 9, local time, a transparent baffle was erected on a long table at the "Green Apple" restaurant in the Cupertino business district in the heart of Silicon Valley in the United States. The clerk and the meal taker communicated through the baffle.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Guanguan
Chen Zhengxi, the owner of an Italian garment factory, is equally cautious.
According to government regulations, the epidemic prevention distance is strictly maintained in the factory, even down to the interval between employees entering and leaving the gate.
Australian food company Aojia Group requires employees to wear masks, gloves, and protective clothing to work, and calls on all employees to comply with the temporary social restrictions issued by the local government.
In the production and office premises, air purifiers are also installed and disinfected at designated locations for many times.
"We will continue to adopt strict epidemic prevention measures to protect the health of every colleague." Chairman Yu Weijia said.
No matter how many customers there are, we must be busy and orderly and we must not neglect.
He Jianfeng runs a Chinese restaurant in Rome, Italy.
After returning to work, they provided guests with free gloves, hand sanitizer and masks, and asked to record their personal information and body temperature.
Data map: In New York, USA, the Chinese nail shop "completely defended" after the resumption of work, installing isolation panels to control the flow of people.
(Photo courtesy of U.S. "World Journal"/Dani Yang)
On the other hand, Wang Zirong, who runs a barber shop in Chinatown, New York, has a small room in the shop to receive reservations.
Guests need to disinfect their bodies before entering the store, and free masks will be provided to customers in need.
After the "home order" was lifted, appointments for Chinese beauty in the United States were once hot.
However, Ms. Chen, a Chinese manicure industry in Los Angeles, said that she would first buy isolation panels, disinfect the store, and prepare for epidemic prevention before welcoming customers to return.
In 2020, the overseas Chinese are busy with epidemic prevention and live a good life patiently and patiently.
Self-help, busy support
At the beginning of the year, there was an outbreak in China, and overseas Chinese and Chinese people donated money and materials; the overseas epidemic spread, and while the overseas Chinese held a group to keep warm, they also did their best for the local area.
The ancestral (domestic) country is in a difficult situation, and overseas Chinese are busy supporting them.
Knowing of the outbreak in China, Chen Yongzai, an old overseas Chinese leader in the Philippines, donated 10 million yuan.
"China is facing such a big difficulty now, we must help her", the old man's plain words are full of affection for the ancestral (home) country.
Data map: On January 28, local time, the launch ceremony of a batch of anti-epidemic supplies donated by Canadian overseas Chinese associations and Chinese enterprises to mainland China was held in Toronto.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Yu Ruidong
The Korean Chinese Scholars and Scholars Association launched a fundraiser in South Korea. Students studying in South Korea with no income donated 530,000 RMB; a 6-year-old overseas Chinese child in Dubai donated his new year's money; Ye Xiying, an old overseas Chinese in San Francisco, has 98 Years old, I donated 100 US dollars to China the day before my death... There are countless stories like this.
Overseas epidemics and natural disasters continue, and the overseas Chinese help each other.
In the face of the epidemic, Deng Zhuting, chairman of the Chinatown Chamber of Commerce in London, United Kingdom, joined a number of overseas Chinese delegations to distribute anti-epidemic posters and masks and other protective materials to stores in Chinatown.
In order to facilitate the access and distribution of epidemic prevention materials raised by Chinese businessmen for public welfare, he also actively contributed his restaurant as a material storage warehouse.
Data map: Italian overseas Chinese set up a stall in Florence to distribute living supplies to local residents in need.
Photo courtesy of Li Weikang
In order to help overseas Chinese to prevent the epidemic scientifically, the Greek Overseas Chinese and Chinese Chamber of Commerce has established two "health and epidemic prevention Q&A groups", covering thousands of overseas Chinese.
Chairman Xu Weichun invited experts to popularize prevention and control knowledge for Greek overseas Chinese, and carry out professional medical guidance to help them solve problems.
In October, a strong earthquake occurred in the Aegean Sea, and Chinese businessmen on Samos were also affected.
When Xu Weichun and other overseas Chinese leaders learned about the situation, they immediately took action, actively asking local compatriots about the help and support materials they need to help them solve their urgent needs.
Data map: On October 30, local time, a strong earthquake occurred in the Aegean Sea, which affected parts of Greece and Turkey.
The picture shows the ongoing rescue work.
In June, a fire broke out in an industrial zone in the province of Florence, Italy. The equipment and commodities of 62 Chinese leather processing factories in the zone were burned, affecting more than 200 Chinese families.
With the help of the Chinese Food Store in Florence, the Sino-Italian Youth Federation distributed food, cereals, oils and vegetables to more than 1,000 affected compatriots.
Living in the "second hometown", the overseas Chinese are still busy doing their best for the local fight against the epidemic.
"I want to bring back China's anti-epidemic experience." Said He Caixia, a Chinese nurse in Britain.
After learning of the outbreak in China, He Caixia quit her job and flew back to China to fight the epidemic.
Later, the epidemic spread to the United Kingdom, and He Caixia returned to the United Kingdom to help the local "anti-epidemic".
Data map: French Chinese doctor Nana is answering the emergency hotline.
Photo courtesy of Nana
Spanish respiratory doctor Ji Zichen stayed in the intensive care unit day and night to illuminate the hope of life for critically ill patients; American Chinese nurse Xu Lin cut off her long hair and actively asked to reach the epicenter of the epidemic to support the fight against the epidemic; Malaysian doctor Huang Wenxiu canceled her honeymoon trip every day Wear tight protective clothing and stick to your post...
In 2020, overseas Chinese and Chinese people are busy helping and warming others with love and enthusiasm.
Affected by the epidemic, online food delivery services have risen, and more and more Chinese businesses have successfully transformed themselves; many countries have begun "cloud travel" and "online office", and everyone has gradually become accustomed to a new lifestyle; the development of new crown vaccines in many countries Effectiveness...
At present, the epidemic has not been completely controlled. This may not be a perfect New Year, but the dawn of hope is already visible.
In the coming 2021, everyone will surely find an opportunity to let go of all sorts of things, sit down and enjoy the long-lost leisure time.
Data map: On August 16, local time, residents wearing masks danced in the community square in Flushing, New York.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan
(Reference: China News Network, the United States, "World News" Greece "Greece Times", "European Times," Malaysia, "Sin Chew Daily" and so on; Author: Liuli Kun; ID: qiaowangzhongguo)