Prologue: The Red Aristocrats in the Panama Papers
Some pigs are more equal than others. This is the famous quote in the Animal Farm novel.
Have the political privileges enjoyed by the red aristocrats changed?
A recent car crash in Sydney revealed a mysterious young lady YANG Lan-Lan whose true identity drew huge attention and speculations. First it was alleged that she used a stand-in (frequently seen wearing expensive Channel clothes and accessories) to appear at subsequent police station appearance after her photo was caught by the media.
Then her 'body guards' being called in the middle of the night after the car crashed were found out to be ex top secret national security agents from Beijing. Among them was one being recognised by the netizens in China as one of the top ten security force agents 'retired' from the services. The mysterious 'bodyguards' were seen escorting YANG Lan-Lan in her every subsequent appearances to the police.
The speculations of her bailed out bond became astronomical rumours that prompted the NSW Police to clarify that there was no bond imposed. Her scheduled court appearance drew more than 100 China migrants outside the court just to see her face but they only discovered that Yang was allowed to attend video trial. That drew even more speculations to the reason behind this. Netizens in Australia bet that it was for the 'national security' reason.
On the other hand, netizens from Chinese circulated a X social media posted by Canadian Chinese journalist and human rights activitist Sheng Xue (Reimonna Sheng) exposing YANG Lan-Lan secretly flew through Hong Kong to meet Xi Jin Ping's mother QI Xin in March this year. Soon as YANG exited the special VIP gate at the Hong Kong airport, 3 luxury black Lexus sedens (that looked like security forces' vehicles) were seen waiting for her outside the gate. The fleet drove across the boarder to Shenzhen Guest House, one of the mostly known hotel and resorts in China, that is exclusively used by senior retired CCP cadres as retirement resorts or hosting important guests. QI Xin is well known to live there. The social media post was re-shared and cited by many internet social media platforms. (Note-Shen Xue didn't provide photos or videos to substantiate the contents.)
In Sydney, YANG's multi-million dollars deluxe mansion in Vancluse was soon unrevealed by the media and social media, including the interior designs.
The public's focuses all pointed to the identity of this mysterious young lady who has no social media and public available information and how she can sustain such a luxury lifestyle at age of 23. Of course why did the NSW court exempt her from personal attendance of hearing a car crash case. Both the Federal and NSW government play 'professional silence'.
Yet verified public information had long indicated that among the red aristocrats living in Australia, there were only two most powerful family clans: Zeng Qinghong (former Vice President of China) and Xi Jin Ping. They both have family members flagged in the Panama Papers. Among them, only the Xi clan in Australia has long history in the ores and minerals industry 'businesses' and 'investments'. When YANG Lan-lan or her stand-in being asked by Daily Mail whether her family's wealth came from iron ores as she was spotted at a NAB ATM withdrawing cash, the young lady remained silent.
Over the internet, people digged out another young Chinese couples bought a mansion closed to Yang's residence in Sydney. The buyers were around similar age with Yang with sparse public information except the names, if that were even their real names appeared on the public records regarding the ownership of the house. There is no public information that can link to the identities of this young couple and Yang apart from being 'neighbours' on the same street.
That points to one thing: NOTHING HAS BEEN CHANGED IN THE RED DYNASTY in the last nine years.
CCP censored the Panama Papers in just couples of hours after publishment. The red aristocrats still enjoy full political privileges for concealing their true identities within the system because they don't need to bear their real birth names. YANG Lan-lan is nothing more than a Jane Doe created by CCP to protect her true identity and the source of her wealth that can be traceable to her family clan. Thankfully, the Australian side plays silence show in the whole process for 'national security' interests.
Obviously, the KNOWN FACTS are long known. Can Australia afford to offend Xi's clan at the time when Donald Trump imposes unjustified tariffs on Australia exports steel and aluminum? NO WAY!
Australia has something bigger to ask Beijing-buy back of the Port Darwin. The real national security interests for Canberra.
When Donald Trump coldly sidelined Albanese for not meeting him in numerous occassions regarding the tariffs, his imminent alternaive was pay Beijing visits to close up trade relationships. Another national interests on the plate. Of course Australia wants to expand deeper trade relationship with EU but it is a long known bureaucratic and high standard process. Seriously, it may take longer for Australia exports to get in EU than waiting for GOP to bow out in the next election.
In such big picture, who cares "YANG Lan-lan" or YANG Lan-lan for a 'trivial' car crash in the middle of the night?
The lofty politics observed by John Doe in the Panama Papers in the West HAS NOT CHANGED.
