1. Safety of Chinese students
On February 16, according to a report in Italy**, a 15-year-old Chinese teenager living in Turin with his family ran away from home on the afternoon of February 14 and left a note before leaving a note saying that he had decided to end his life. After the joint search of patrol police, helicopter rescue aircraft, search and rescue dog team and other departments, the family found the Chinese teenager lying on the riverbed due to injuries at noon on the 15th under a bridge by the river in the town of Cuorni near Turin. It is understood that he suffered multiple fractures in his leg, but fortunately his life was not in danger, and he was subsequently sent to the hospital for surgery. An investigation is underway in the municipality of Cuorne to establish the cause of the incident.
On the 18th of the month, a Chinese netizen recently told the story of a 15-year-old Chinese student who was robbed of clothes at the Eaton Centre in Toronto, Canada. The netizen said that the 15-year-old student who was robbed was the child of his friend. The student and several classmates went to the EtonHouse Centre and were beaten up by teenagers of other ethnicities and robbed of their valuable designer down jackets, including 1 Moncler down jacket and 3 Canadian Goose down jackets. Although the robbers were caught, the parents of the Chinese students did not dare to let their children testify for fear of retaliation, and the robbers were not sentenced heavily because they had no testimony. The poster said the experience left a deep psychological shadow on the 15-year-old Chinese student.
2. The safety of Chinese citizens traveling overseas
On the 17th of the month, the authorities in southern California, the United States, after many days of searching, finally found the body of a 22-year-old Chinese woman, Huang Lifei. According to the ** statement, on February 4, Huang Lifei went to the snow-capped mountains of the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California alone and disappeared that night. Search and rescue teams began searching in the early hours of February 5, but have not been able to find Huang Lifei. Due to the risk of avalanches due to California's extremely severe weather, staff suspended the search on Feb. 6. On February 10, local time, a tourist operating a drone found a body suspected to be Huang Lifei, and the next day the staff confirmed that it was Huang Lifei's body.
On the 18th, the United States ** reported that a Chinese woman surnamed Chen in Los Angeles recently forgot to lock the car door, resulting in the theft of property in the car, including cash, gift cards and brand-name wallets and other property worth more than 8,000 US dollars (about 60,000 yuan), as well as 11 bank cards. To make matters worse, within a few days of the theft, multiple bank cards were stolen one after another. Ms. Chan recalls that on the night of the theft, she forgot to lock the door because she was in a hurry to enter the house, and the car was parked in the open garage of the apartment building. When I drove out the next morning, I found the door unlocked and did not check it, and it was not until two days later that I found that the contents of the car had been stolen. Ms. Chen hurriedly checked the bank's consumption records and found that a number of bank cards had been fraudulently swiped, a credit card had been stolen four times in a row, and a debit card had been stolen nine times in a row.
On the 19th of the month, it was reported that Angela Chao, the sister of the former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and the chairman and CEO of Fumao Group, died in a car accident at the age of 50. The local ** issued a statement, revealing that the cause of death was that he broke into the private part of the ranch and drowned in a pond with a car. The Blanco County Sheriff's Office in Texas issued a statement on the 16th, saying that on February 10, the office personnel had gone to a private ranch in the county to rescue in the water, and after the rescuers arrived at the scene, they salvaged Zhao Anji's body from the pond in the ranch. According to the statement, according to preliminary information, it was determined that this was an unfortunate accident, and the details of the circumstances are still under investigation. The sheriff's office did not name the private ranch in Johnson City, nor did it say who called the police.
3. Overseas security of Chinese citizens working abroad and Chinese-funded enterprises
On May 18, a 60-year-old Chinese-American man, Jianhua Chen, was arrested on charges of running a brothel at his home in the San Leandro neighborhood of California, USA, and the arrest also relieved local residents. One resident who lives nearby claimed that there had been frequent "suspicious activity" around Chen's house over the past year, including different people walking into Chen's house, staying for twenty or thirty minutes before leaving. Chen is currently being held at Santa Rita Prison and faces charges of pimping and running a brothel.
On the 19th of the month, according to a report in Italy, 3 Chinese were arrested for operating an e-cigarette sales company, and at the same time, 1.5 million euros (about 1163.) were also seized40,000 yuan) of 140,000 e-cigarettes and 12 tons of e-cigarette liquid. According to the report, the financial police traced the batch of e-cigarette products to a warehouse located in the province of Monza-Brianza through a logistics address. **The product was tested and found to be in heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, arsenic, zinc and nickel in the cigarette liquid. In addition, the amount of tax evasion on this batch of cigarette products is about 500,000 euros (about 387.).70,000 RMB). In addition, the Financial Police also obtained a list of all buyers who bought these e-cigarette products, and the buyers will be subject to administrative penalties according to the number of purchases, and if they buy smuggled tobacco products up to 10 kilograms, they will constitute the crime of smuggling and will be held criminally responsible.
On the 18th of the month, it was reported that seven elderly Chinese Americans in the United States were recently sentenced for allegedly collecting and transferring large sums of cash for a money laundering organization in New York City, California, Pennsylvania and other places. According to reports, the amount involved is more than US$20 million (about 1RMB 4.4 billion). Among the seven elderly people who acted as "money mules", the oldest was 72 years old and the youngest was 55 years old. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Ray Donovan described the money launderers as:"One of the most powerful criminals in transnational drug trafficking organizations"。Seven elderly Chinese people will face huge fines and more than 10 years in prison.
Fourth, China's leading safety reminder and early warning
On the 18th of the month, it was reported that the number of dengue fever cases in Brazil has surged recently, and the number of infected people has exceeded 520,000 since January this year, and many places have declared a public health emergency. Brazil is currently in the rainy season and there are many mosquitoes. According to the relevant authorities**, the number of cases will continue to increase, and it is expected to peak in March. The Chinese Embassy and Consulates General in Brazil reminds Chinese citizens in Brazil to pay close attention to the early warning information issued by the Brazilian Ministry of Health and take relevant precautions. The Brazilian Federation** is offering free dengue vaccination to people of appropriate age, and private medical institutions also provide self-paid vaccination services, so please consult a professional doctor in advance.
2. Affected by the cold wave, there is currently heavy snowfall, cooling and windy weather in most parts of Mongolia, and people are missing and frozen to death and injured in some areas. On February 17, the Mongolian Emergency Response Command reminded people to "do not go out unless necessary" and closed some inter-provincial roads. The Chinese Embassy in Mongolia reminds Chinese citizens in Mongolia and those who plan to go to Mongolia: 1. Pay attention to the local weather forecast and disaster warning information issued by the Chinese Embassy in Mongolia at any time, and do a good job of self-protection; 2. It is really necessary for travelers to choose a suitable vehicle before leaving, change snow tires, and confirm that the vehicle fuel is enough to return. Strictly abide by traffic rules on the way, drive cautiously, and slow down on ice and snow roads; 3. Walking and outdoor workers, please prepare necessary equipment such as cold protection to prevent frostbite.