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一 |     有受害者陆续从两家汇款中心拿回部分汇款。（档案照）（新加坡讯）狮城汇款至中国遭冻结风波持续近一年，有受害者陆续从两家汇款中心拿回部分汇款，也有人拿回全部，有苦主指说拿钱需签保密协议。    The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command lambasted the US for "collusion and provocations" on 8 July, stressing that its troops are on high alert and are ready to enhance combat preparedness to safeguard China's national sovereignty, security, and peace. It also accused the US of encouraging Taiwan's secessionist sentiment.,"There are three major channels to deliver political signals to Taipei," explained Dr. Chang Ching, a research fellow from the Taiwan-based Society for Strategic Studies and a lead military expert on the People's Liberation Army and regional security in Taiwan. "They are spokespersons of Beijing’s Foreign Ministry, Taiwan Affairs Office and the Defense Ministry. It is relatively unusual to direct a PLA spokesman to deliver such political signals.",Dr. Chang suggests that the PLA's statement appears to be a new psychological operation aimed at the US and Taiwan. The military expert has drawn attention to the fact that "for any sophisticated and well organized military maneuvers, it is always necessary to have proper prior preparation." As such, he suggested that the exercises and the US visit are not causally linked.,"The possibility for the People’s Liberation Army to conduct an improvised military exercise simply reacting to any United States political figure visiting Taiwan is extremely low," the professor argued. "The visit of the US Senator Rick Scott to Taiwan, the premeditated military [exercises] in airspace and waters around Taiwan and the PLA routine press conference just happened on the same day. And a smart PLA spokesman grabbed the chance to exercise his psychological warfare skill and achieve the perception of warfare effects.",China's Military Ready to Prevent Attempts to Achieve ‘Taiwan Independence’17:00 GMT,Washington's Unbalanced China Strategy,The US has been heating up the Taiwan Starits recently. In October 2021, a US special-operations unit and a contingent of Marines were discovered secretly operating in Taiwan for about a year to train military forces. Furthermore, Washington has doubled its unofficial military presence on the island between 31 December 2020 and 30 September 2021, according to the Pentagon's Defense Manpower Data Center. Beijing issued warnings to Washington over the reports.,Washington also upped the ante against China in late February by sending a delegation of former senior defense and security officials to meet Taiwan's president and defense minister, despite Beijing blasting the move as a violation of the China’s sovereignty.,Over the past few months, the Biden administration has likewise ramped up its rhetoric over Taiwan with President Joe Biden even going so far as to repeatedly pledge to "defend" the island from China. Beijing harshly criticized Biden's statements, even though the White House walked the president’s remarks back.,As the Beijing-based daily Global Times commented on the matter, "Biden’s remarks on 'intervening militarily' in the Taiwan question are not a gaffe but signal [the] hollowing out [of Beijing’s] One China policy." In accordance with the One China Policy, Taiwan is part of the People's Republic of China (PRC). However, Washington has long maintained relations with the island, even though it severed official diplomatic ties with Taipei in 1979.,"There are many political commentators and military analysts expecting the worst-case scenario will emerge sooner or later," said Dr. Chang, referring to the possibility of a US-China military standoff over Taiwan. "However, as long as all parties involved in such a circumstance with high uncertainties and tensions are sensible enough, the hope for peaceful resolution of the cross-strait animosities will not totally diminish though many observers will think otherwise.",Biden's 'Strategic Confusion': Why China Won't Fall Into US Traps in Taiwan & Indo-Pacific24 May, 15:08 GMT,The professor believes that as for now, the possibility of any significant Sino-US conflict is quite unlikely. While the differences between Washington and Beijing do exist, "the mutual communication channel and crisis prevention mechanism is also functional," according to the expert.,Dr. Chang went on to claim that the Biden administration's provocative moves with regard to Taiwan could be explained by simmering divisions within the White House.,"Many indications of internal conflicts emerged within his national security and foreign policy team members," he said. "Some key members still keep strong ambition to exercise the salami-slicing tactics on [the] Taiwan issue for acquiring leverage towards Beijing. On the other hand, there are other members who are more willing to seek the possibility for mutual cooperation with their counterparts in Beijing and they will exercise a different set of policies towards Taipei and Beijing accordingly.",As a result, the US administration's strategy remains inconsistent, with Biden’s government being "an orchestra with no competent conductor to coordinate his foreign and security policies.",However, Washington's unbalanced approach comes at the expense of the Taiwanese inhabitants. The present administration's negligence to the peace and stability of the region stems from the fact that "the criteria of supporting Taiwan is to serve the United States national interests, not Taiwan’s welfare," according to the professor.,"Of course, in some cases, there are mutually beneficial solutions and arrangements in US-Taiwan relations," he said. "Nonetheless, US interests are always the concern with higher priority for the leaders in Washington."。《新明日报》早前报道，不少来新加坡工作的中国公民透过牛车水数家汇款公司汇钱到中国后，被当地执法部门指汇款过程涉及犯罪行为，导致收款人在中国的银行户头被冻结。涉及汇款风波的有3间公司，包括山立汇款公司、汉生汇款公司与长城汇款公司。据了解，至少有15名苦主从长城汇款公司获得全额退款，还有至少7名苦主从汉生汇款公司拿回一半或60％的退款。不愿透露姓名的一名受访者说，早前与其他人经常到汇款公司索取退款，汉生汇款公司事后愿意协商，并同意退回一半汇款。“如果有人被冻结的款项更多，可能不愿意只拿回一半，毕竟损失很大。”她透露，汉生汇款公司同意退款后，也要求他们签一份保密协议。据她了解，若要长城汇款公司退全款，他们要求的资料很详细。然而，被冻结的钱一旦涉及诈骗案，中国当局也难以提供所谓的详细资料。该受访者也指出，这些冻结的款项一般被指涉及网赌或诈骗案。“网赌的案件流程比较简单，但诈骗案中会使用多个银行户头层层洗钱，案情更加复杂，中国当局会更难提供相关证明。”另一名汇款受害者说，据他所知，山立汇款公司的苦主，没有任何人收到退款。另外，山立事后于2月20日告知新加坡金融管理局，打算交出执照，并终止生意。其中一名长城汇款公司的苦主张延坤受访时说，他去年将2万2000新元汇给中国的亲人，但7月中旬才被通知银行卡被冻结。他称，汇过去的款项于今年4月1日被中国警方取走，银行户头才解冻。“长城汇款公司要求我们提供资料，包括详细说明户头涉案的文件，还有以及一些明细。不过，我提供资料后，对方还是认为不够详细，拒绝退款。”张延坤说，据了解，以前有人曾提供类似资料后，就获得退款，岂料自己却不成功。熟悉此次汇款风波的苦主高亚界（38岁）受访时说，不少苦主的银行户头被冻结后，钱财被中国警方取走，并归还给诈骗案的受害者。“苦主们其实不知情，没想到户头被第三方利用，卷入事件，中国警方取走钱后，还给诈骗案的受害者，但最终损失的还是无辜的汇款人。”高亚界也透露，根据他掌握的讯息，诈骗案的受害者能拿回的钱财，也分为四个等级。“一级的能拿回全部；二级能取回一半；三级是25%，四级则只拿回10%。

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