Chapter 419: Imperceptible
Wave after wave of speculators came to Tuvalu in the name of tourism, looking for opportunities to make waves.
In the end, however, they were helpless in the face of the "planned economy" of the SEZs, which is armed with modern information technology.
However, their exchanges have also brought back these new things in the Tuvalu Special District, which in turn has attracted more curious tourists.
The increasingly sophisticated living facilities, casual and leisurely living environment, relaxed work rhythm, and strong modern urban atmosphere of Tuvalu Special District have also continued to attract the indigenous people of Tuvalu on the nearby islands.
The wide streets are neatly paved with polished granite bricks, hard stones from otherworldly sources that are simply not mined on Tuvalu's coral reef islands.
The neat and clean appearance of the city is refreshing, and the electric tricycles come and go, delivering all kinds of fresh vegetables and fruits to those canteens in need.
Those vegetables and fruits that are sold very expensive in Tuvalu are piled up on tricycles as if they don't need money in this city in this special region.
There are a lot of goods in the supermarket, but they don't accept cash, and only immigrants in the SAR can buy them with their personal accounts.
The SAR explained that the SAR currently does not have a professional financial institution to handle cash transactions, nor does it have the energy to deal with exchange rate changes between different currencies.
In order to reduce administrative costs and prevent cashiers from embezzling the corresponding funds, transactions can only be carried out by transferring funds from personal accounts.
Regardless of whether the Tuvalu government believes this explanation or not, the SAR government believes it anyway, and the immigrants in the SAR believe it.
However, the SAR does not restrict migrants with personal accounts from making payments on behalf of these Tuvaluans.
With the tacit approval of the SAR government, some nimble immigrants make payments specifically for Tuvaluans who do not have accounts, and then charge a certain service fee according to the amount paid.
Even after paying these service fees, Tuvaluans are able to purchase goods at prices much lower than they sell on the islands where they live.
Due to the housing rental policy in the Special Administrative Region, no one is willing to use their personal accounts to pay rent for Tuvaluans, because renting is linked to personal accounts, and the way of calculating the tiered rent is indeed a bit perverted.
Driven by huge profits and better living conditions, more and more Tuvaluans are coming to the SAR to pan for gold.
Since the signs in some public places in the SAR are bilingual in Chinese and English, and Tuvalu itself has a long history of British colonization, the difference in language has not had a serious impact on these Tuvaluans.
However, the vast majority of immigrants in the SAR are Chinese, and most of them use Chinese characters in their daily work and life.
The language barrier has caused a lot of inconvenience to the daily communication of these Tuvaluans in the Chinese-populated areas.
Under such circumstances, some immigrants who were born as teachers rented shops in the special zone and started classes in the basic Chinese language.
Of course, the content of the teaching is mainly to meet the needs of daily communication, and it is definitely not about letting these Tuvaluans know how many interpretations of the meaning of the "I" in English can be.
It is even more impossible to explain to them what the difference is between a "godsister" and a "godsister".
They still teach very "pure" Chinese characters, because in the District of Tuvalu, the relationship between people is not so complicated, there are no dark things.
With the ability to teach, the motivation to learn, bilingual signs in public places, and the right and authentic communication environment, these Tuvaluans have greatly improved their ability to communicate in Chinese.
And the more they learn, the more they will feel that the treatment enjoyed by immigrants registered in the SAR is different from theirs.
After an investigation, the Tuvaluans found that registered immigrants in the SAR did not exclude Tuvaluan nationals.
As long as you register in accordance with the requirements of the Special Administrative Region, sign a letter of commitment to abide by the laws and regulations of the Special Administrative Region, and obey the management of the Special Administrative Region, you can become a registered immigrant of the Special Administrative Region.
While becoming registered immigrants in the Special Administrative Region, these Tuvaluan nationals can still enjoy the economic assistance given to Tuvalu by the international community.
Although international aid is being phased out due to the massive decline in Tuvalu's population, at least for a few years, each person will still receive nearly $10,000 a year.
These subsidies are sufficient to ensure that they can live in the SAR without worrying about food and clothing.
Compared to a kind of aid that may not be available at any time, the income from work in the SAR appears to be more stable.
In order to allow these Tuvaluans to integrate into the life of the SAR more quickly, Wei Minsheng asked Long Hao to set up some additional positions to plan the work and life of these Tuvaluans, so that they can more deeply understand the difference between the SAR and Tuvalu.
As a result of this subtle influence, nearly half of Tuvaluan nationals are registered in the SAR.
Most of these Tuvaluan nationals registered in the SAR are young and able-bodied workers under the age of 30.
Because the local people used to eat meat for a long time and hardly ate vegetables, many people suffered from fatty liver, heart disease, high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia and other diseases at a young age.
According to official statistics, the average life expectancy of Tuvaluans is now less than 50 years, and those over the age of 30 are actually sick and will not live long.
As a result of this reconciling in the SAR, the future of Tuvalu is almost entirely integrated with the SAR society.
Driven by common interests and the inclusiveness of the SAR society, there is no longer any clear difference between Tuvalu and Tuvalu.
In this regard, the SAR has not given a special explanation, and blurring the boundaries between them is beneficial to the SAR in striving for greater political discourse.
Tuvalu's Prime Minister Enerl, who is also gradually losing control of the situation in Tuvalu, is also gradually losing control.
More than half of Tuvaluan's nationals are directly involved in the development of the Special Administrative Region, and almost all of them have benefited from the development of the Special Administrative Region.
If he were to use administrative means to prevent the SAR from assimilating and integrating Tuvalu at this time, he would inevitably be opposed by all vested interest groups.
Moreover, Tuvalu's native population is already at a serious disadvantage compared to the SAR population.
What makes Enell and other lawmakers even more speechless is that the SAR is working hard to improve the living conditions of Tuvaluans in strict accordance with their previous treaties.
The land area demarcated by the treaty has been stabilized under the construction of the Special Administrative Region, and the islands that have been heightened and strengthened are no longer afraid of ordinary storms and waves.
In the direction of the breakwater, which has now been built, the waves have changed significantly, indicating that the construction has played a significant role.
In cases where the effects have already been seen, stopping the construction is tantamount to suicide.
If it is not stopped, Tuvalu will cease to be the same Tuvalu.