A few days.
National Day.
Huaxia is bustling.
On the expressway.
All are cars. Families out for visits and play, thanks to the policy from this year onwards, small cars are free on National Day, otherwise, it would be jamd like sausages again.
However.
Even if the road doesn’t jam, the attractions will be.
"The feeling of smooth travel, so good."
"Yeah yeah!"
"In these years, private cars have skyrocketed. Especially with the village-to-village connection project and subsidies. If it were still charging fees, half of the people would be on the road during National Day."
"True."
"..."
Compared to previous years, more people have chosen self-driving tours. Coupled with the newly built roads in the villages, not driving on them feels like a waste.
...
China-Myanmar border.
Port.
Private cars passing through.
This year.
To facilitate Huaxia tourists, Myanmar has opened a fast track. But it requires an application a month in advance, mainly to prevent too many cars from flooding in.
Also, because the traffic regulations are almost identical.
Otherwise.
They wouldn’t dare to open up like this. In fact, not all cars can pass, only those with residence in Myanmar can. Hotels, hos, relatives’ places.
All are fine.
Even so, there are still many cars.
...
Security Checkpoint.
No need to get out of the car, just hand passport to the customs officer outside the window for a swipe. Even the process of opening the trunk for examination is omitted.
Thus.
Letting the passing drivers feel a deep sense of trust.
In fact.
These years, cross-border illegal activities have been extrely rare here. Due to the complete disappearance of so prohibited plant cultivation.
Border.
Not even a single anti-smuggling police officer remains.
Of course.
If outsiders think they truly don’t check, they’re too naive. The surveillance systems on the port’s passageway capture everything passing through.
...
A private car owner hands over his and his friend’s passports.
"Beep!"
"Beep!"
After scanning each.
Returned them to him.
"Welco to Myanmar." The port officer with a sweet smile said.
"Thank you."
One has to admit.
Seeing a beautiful lady upon arrival always puts one in a good mood. As for flirting, better forget it. Their wages probably exceed one’s own.
Without so ability.
Truly a bit cowardly.
Afterwards.
Car entered Myanmar. A different feeling ca rushing. Wide roads, beautiful greenery. And rows of villa-type buildings on both sides.
Make one feel anew.
Next to him.
The friend in the passenger seat exclaid: "The people here have turned things around."
"Indeed!"
"In a few years, it feels like coming to Myanmar might be unaffordable. The Asia Dollar exchange rate is rising high, almost reaching 1.5 to RMB, rising too rapidly."
"Haha, great, I bought Myanmar stocks, not only can I earn from the stock rise, but also from the exchange rate increase, I advised you to buy, but you didn’t listen."
"Uh!"
That friend rubbed his nose.
At this mont.
He also regretted being too cautious initially and not catching up. Many friends around him entered when Myanmar stocks opened, those who invested a bit more.
Earned enough for a few houses at least.
Jealousy!
Now entering the market feels risky again. Seems like not destined to earn this money.
Looking out the window.
The more he looks.
The more exclamations arise, within a few years.
- Survival.
- Poverty relief.
- Prosperity.
Almost completed at lightning speed, jumping from one of Southeast Asia’s lagging countries to its most wealthy locale, without exception.
Simply put.
The miracles are right before the eyes, leaving no choice but respect.
"Sigh!"
Taking a deep drag on the cigarette, after finishing, he was about to toss it out the window.
"Wait."
The friend in the cockpit stopped him.
Upon hearing.
He quickly withdrew his hand, just as his friend chuckled bitterly, "If you throw it out, there goes two hundred."
"What?"
He was puzzled.
Friend explained, "The entire road is under surveillance, no blind spots, no violations can escape, last ti with a friend, threw a cigarette butt."
"In a minute."
"A two hundred fine text ssage was sent to the mobile phone. Not just on the road, but in various scenic spots, it is not allowed to litter, very strict."
"..."
Last ti.
Opened his eyes, behaving without violation, nothing happened. But once there’s uncivil behavior, they directly lock on the individual and start the deduction process.
Upon entry.
A certain deposit is required.
This policy.
Was issued from the start of Myanmar’s nationwide tourism developnt. Over these years, fines reportedly amount to nearly ten billion RMB annually.
Alright.
Admitted.
Because it’s wrong in the first place.
Also because.
It guarantees tourism quality in Myanmar. Making all major scenic spots very clean as one deduction costs two hundred, indeed it stings a bit.
If soone wealthy, with too much money, wishes to litter.
It’s possible.
But after the third ti, the fines increase sharply.
Ten tis.
A tourist accumulates ten fines, it becos very troubleso. Myanmar will directly blacklist that person, disallowing entry again for three years.
Quite strong.
...
Saved two hundred here.
On the other side.
Quite a few weren’t so lucky.
Thanks to years of frenzied road building, dual eight-lanes, are almost standard in Myanmar expressways, thus not considered crowded. While many were driving.
"You’re speeding, fined fifty."
"..."
Indeed.
Each vehicle must have a speed alarm installed upon entry. Once speeding, deductions happen instantly, leaving no ti for rebuttal, directly deduced.
"Damn."
"What’s wrong with speeding a little, such good roads, still not allowing so speed, and there aren’t many cars. Limit of one hundred, doesn’t match these roads."
"..."
After complaints.
Had to decelerate.
Traveling within safe speeds. Myanmar itself isn’t large, distances between places aren’t as far as in Huaxia, there’s no need to constantly think of speeding at one-twenty.
All vehicles.
Orderly passing.
Admittedly.
The sacrificed driving freedom of many, but from another perspective, it’s for the sake of everyone’s safety, thus drivers rely complain.
Soon.
A re hundred kiloters’ distance, many poor driving habits were corrected. Because it genuinely hurts, speeding once, imdiately gets deducted.
At least within Myanmar’s borders, this will last a while.
...
At this ti.
Delin Province.
Sea Island.
Tang Qing’s family once again ca here. Such a good vacation spot, visiting once a year, to outsiders, feels extravagant enough to make one want to hit him with a stick.
Weather is clear.
Sunshine bright.
Back cliff.
Several of Qin Shiqi’s group on water-powered skateboards, chasing and playing, not far a huge subrsible parked, ready to explore the underwater world anyti.
Cliffside.
Tang Qing basking in the sun.
Comfortable.
And at this mont, far in Europe, another storm brews. After pushing Greece out of the group, the core countries of the Eurozone find a new target.
---Portugal.
The reason is simple, still debts. As one of the top three debt nations in the Eurozone, but lacks enough regeneration capacity, in many from France and Germany’s view.
Another freeloader.
Similar to Greece.
Therefore.
Started pushing once more.
Naturally.
It’s the fighters’ work to weaken the Euro, without using overly aggressive ans for now, if there’s one, there’s two, Portugal will follow Greece’s path.
In fact.
The Eurozone now is not considered stable.
Ten years.
Euro appeared just ten years ago. Initially eleven countries, before Tang Qing’s rebirth, slowly expanded to nineteen.
Accounted for two-thirds of the EU’s twenty-seven countries.
Now.
With Greece out of the club, it’s back to ten.
These years.
Actually, new countries should have joined the Eurozone. But Tang Qing knew, couldn’t let the Eurozone expand further, fighters used many ans.
Disrupted plans of so EU countries that were about to join the Eurozone.
Therefore.
The Eurozone now is in a restricted expansion state, once Portugal also leaves, the Eurozone nations will be down to nine, accounting for one-third of the EU.
By then.
The narratives that can be constructed are too many.
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