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Last summer, a "All or Nothing" made everyone see the prevalence of fraud in Southeast Asia, and the hand of evil in the dark was frequently stretched out, and more and more people suffered from it.
However, I never expected that a year later, the management of two medical device companies in our country was revealed to have been kidnapped and killed in the Philippines.
At a time when China-Philippines relations are so tense, it is conceivable how much of a sensation it will cause, and while mourning the two compatriots, the forces behind it may be more worthy of attention.
The victim, Xia, graduated from Hunan City College, won many awards during college, and also won the title of outstanding graduate when he graduated, and served as an international marketing director in a medical device listed company, which was worth a lot of money.
Sun, the other victim of the murder, the elderly parents only knew that their son had been kidnapped by unknown forces in the Philippines, but did not know that he had been killed, and it was hard to imagine how desperate they would have been when they learned the news.
They are fathers, sons, and husbands, the backbone of one or even two or three families, and after being kidnapped, it was not enough to pay the ransom as soon as possible, and they were brutally killed by the kidnappers.
After this news came to China, many netizens have said that they will never dare to travel to Southeast Asia again, first fraud in Myanmar and other places is prevalent, and now the executives of Chinese medical device companies have been killed, is the life of Chinese not life?
What exactly happened and how did the Philippine side express its position on this matter? Let's take a brief recap.
According to the news in the Southern Metropolis Daily, these two executives seem to have encountered a "serial scheme" before they were kidnapped and torn up when they went to the Philippines to develop the market.
Xia and Sun are from different medical device companies, and the only intersection is that they had a meeting at the European industry conference not long ago, and more coincidentally, the two met an agent claiming to be from the Philippines at the meeting.
This person blew the Philippine medical device market out of the blue, Sun and Xia were tempted after hearing about it, so they reported the matter to the group after returning to China, and after getting the consent of the superior leaders, the two made an appointment to go to the Philippines to expand their business together, and never thought that they would never return......
may have expected it a long time ago, especially not long after the two landed in the Philippines, they both lost contact, and the families on both sides were in a hurry.
As soon as the other party opened his mouth, he asked for a ransom of three million, Rao is Sun and Xia have a lot of income, and it is difficult to get together this money in the shortest possible time, but considering that human life is at stake, one of the family members still raised the three million ransom and paid it to the kidnappers as soon as possible.
I thought that this would be good news in exchange, but I didn't expect that after the money was called, I didn't see my relatives return safely.
Later, the news finally came, and the local police intervened in the matter and informed the families of the two victims: Sun and Xia were both torn up.
It is understood that the exact time of the two killings is June 24, 2024, and the time of their abduction is June 20, from the Philippine agent setting a trap to the kidnapping and tearing up of the tickets when the two planes landed.
The feeling of a loved one being kidnapped and torn up in a foreign country may only be understood by those who have experienced it, because not every country puts human life first like China, and will spare no effort to solve the case and chase the culprit after receiving the report.
Especially in Southeast Asian countries such as the Philippines, I believe many people can see from relevant reports that the social security situation in these countries is extremely poor, and accidents such as fraud and kidnapping occur frequently.
In fact, this is not the first time that Chinese citizens have been kidnapped in the Philippines.
On October 30, 2023, 6 Chinese citizens were kidnapped by robbers in a high-end villa in Manila, Philippines, with a total of 6 robbers.
In addition to the six Chinese citizens, three Filipinos were kidnapped, and the kidnappers released the three Filipinos as soon as the police reported the case, and since then, there has been no news from them.
The Philippine police's speed and ability to handle cases are far inferior to China's, and it is precisely because of this that the six Chinese citizens who were kidnapped were indirectly killed, and the most ironic thing is that it was not until February 29, 2024 that the three kidnappers were formally prosecuted.
This international incident sparked a lot of discussion on the Internet at the time, and first, Chinese netizens questioned the Philippine police for deliberately covering up and deliberately delaying the time to give the kidnappers an opportunity.
Second, since the change of president in the Philippines, the tension between the two countries has become visible to the naked eye, and it is still deteriorating.
According to people familiar with the matter, Xia and Sun can be said to be the elite of the elite in the medical industry, not only strong in work, but also very popular, especially Xia is only 39 years old this year to serve as the company's international marketing director, and the future is very good.
If it weren't for the person who claimed to be the agent in the Philippines who set a trap and lured the two to go, perhaps, they would still be able to stay with their families and make great achievements in their careers, but now they ......
It is reported that on July 1, the families of the victims held a memorial service in Beijing and brought their ashes back to their hometowns.
As soon as this incident came out, people were even more worried about overseas security issues, because the local police's ability to handle cases was really low and unreliable, which led to the kidnappers completely losing patience and humanity during the four days of negotiation with Xia and Sun's family.
Soon, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines quickly intervened in the matter after learning the news, and repeatedly urged the local police to find out the truth, and at the same time, they also reminded citizens in the Philippines to be vigilant and strengthen preventive measures.
Whether it is the kidnapping of six Chinese citizens killed by kidnappers last year, or the kidnapping and ticket tearing of Chinese medical device executives this time, we are reminded that overseas security issues are not trivial, and potential threats are everywhere.
When the motherland is unable to protect us, only by constantly raising our sense of vigilance can we ensure our own safety, whether it is traveling or traveling, we must not ignore the lawbreakers, and do not give the other party a chance.
Never underestimate the evil in human nature, and never let down your guard against any stranger, this is not just an overseas security issue, as one of the netizens said, there are so many people who have traveled to the Philippines over the years, Japanese, Koreans, why are only Chinese kidnapped and killed?
Think about it carefully, maybe this is the real issue worthy of vigilance and deep thought, in foreign countries with language barriers and unfamiliar environments, safety is the first place, followed by second, and finally I hope that the Philippine side will find out the truth as soon as possible, and return justice to Xia and Sun, which can be regarded as appeasing their spirits in the sky, so that their families can get corresponding compensation!
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Two Chinese medical device company executives killed after kidnapping in the Philippines Global Times2024-07-01 17:23Beijing