Ini berita tentang sebuah film propaganda yang didukung pemerintah Tiongkok.. Judul filmnya “Amazing China” (Tiongkok yang Luar Biasa). Sebuah judul yang sangat sesuai dengan pendapat para pendukung buta Tiongkok: ternganga melihat gedung-gedung, segala infrastruktur dan kemewahan yang dapat dinikmati mereka yang kantongnya gendut. Masalahnya adalah bagaimana kehidupan mereka yang menciptakan “Keluarbiasaan” Tiongkok itu??
Yang sangat menarik, bintang film yang muncul sampai 30 kali dalam film yang panjangnya 90 menit itu adalah XI JIN PING!!! Ha...ha... tidak kalah hebatnya dari bintang-bintang Holywood!!!Di film itu muncul pabrik pembuat sepatu “Huajian Group” yang mempekerjakan ribuan buruh di Etiopia. Pabrik itu dilukiskan sebagai kekuatan positif dan bermanfaat yang menyebarkan pengaruh dan kemakmuran Tiongkok melalui pemberian kerja kepada ribuan buruh Etiopia. Bagaimana mereka bisa bilang “menyebar kemakmuran” dengan upah yang begitu rendah (hanya sepersekian dari upah yang diterima buruh Tkk) untuk buruh Etiopia? Ditambah lagi dengan jam kerja panjang, kondisi kerja buruk tanpa jaminan keamanan, perlakuan buruk dari manajer atau mandor. Kondisi seperti ini juga dialami oleh kawan senasib mereka, buruh di Tkk sendiri. Direktur filmnya sendiri, Wei Tie, tidak tahu tentang perlakuan dan nasib buruk buruh perusahaan Huaijian. Dia baru tahu setelah diberitahu oleh Associated Press. Itu tidak mengherankan mengingat selama bertahun-tahun beredar liputan positif yang dinikmati Huajian di media yang dikontrol Partai Komunis Tiongkok dan juga karena banyak situs berita asing diblokir. Menurut Wei, film itu bertujuan memperkenalkan pengalaman kemakmuran Tiongkok kepada Afrika. Film itu Ingin menunjukkan “dengan membuka dirinya ke dunia luar, Tiongkok tidak ingin hanya rakyatnya sendiri yang hidup baik, tapi juga kehidupan rakyat lain bisa baik.”. ha..ha..Boro-boro mau memperbaiki kehidupan rakyat negeri lain, lha buruh di negerinya sendiri bekerja 12 jam sehari dengan kondisi kerja dan hidup buruk. Inilah yang ingin ditutupi oleh para penguasa kapitalis-imperialis Tkk serta antek dan agen setianya. ORANG-ORANG REMO SEPERTI CHAN HARUSNYA DISURUH NYOBAIN KERJA SEBAGAI OPERATOR MESIN DEREK, SUPAYA NYAHO GIMANA RASANYA KERJA 12 JAM SEHARI DENGAN KONDISI KERJA YANG BISA MELAYANGKAN NYAWANYA!! Getahun Alemu, buruh berusia 20 tahun memberi kesaksian tentang bahan-bahan kimia yang merusak mata dan hidung dan juga mesin yang menimbulkan kecelakaan tangan terpotong. Dia sendiri akhirnya keluar dari pabrik itu.Siapa yang menolak bekerja tanpa sarung tangan pelindung, langsung disuruh keluar dari perusahaan itu. Ya memang gampang mengusir buruh, karena barisan penganggur siap untuk menggantikannya!!! Sudah tentu orang Tiongkok sendiri , termasuk orang-orang macam Chan, akan bangga melihat film "amazing china", seperti Zuo Qianyi yang bisa ditebak termasuk golongan yang hidup makmur karena bisa jalan-jalan ke luar negeri. Kedudukan sosial sangat mempengaruhi pandangan orang dan keberpihakannya. Apakah Zuo Qianyi tahu dalam kondisi yang bagaimana buruh ethiopia pabrik Huajian itu bekerja dan berapa upahnya? Chinese firm featured in government-backed propaganda film accused of labour rights abuses Shoemaker Huajian Group is shown hiring workers in Ethiopia, but staff say they received low pay for long hours and had limited safety equipmentPUBLISHED : Wednesday, 02 May, 2018, 2:22pmUPDATED : Wednesday, 02 May, 2018, 11:02pmCOMMENT: 1 A company that made shoes for Ivanka Trump and stands accused of serious labour violations plays an unexpected role in a blockbuster propaganda film about China’s renaissance under President Xi Jinping. The state-backed documentary Amazing China portrays the Huajian Group as a beneficent force spreading Chinese influence and prosperity – in this case, by hiring thousands of Ethiopians at wages a fraction of what they would have to pay in China. But in Ethiopia, Huajian workers told Associated Press they work without safety equipment for pay so low they can barely make ends meet.“I’m left with nothing at the end of the month,” said Ayelech Geletu, 21, who said she earns a base monthly salary of 1,400 Birr (US$51) at Huajian’s factory in Lebu, outside Addis Ababa. “Plus, their treatment is bad. They shout at us whenever they want.”With epic cinematography, Amazing China articulates a message of how China would like to be seen as it pursues President Xi Jinping’s vision of a globally resurgent nation, against a reality that doesn’t always measure up. The film demonstrates the scope of China’s propaganda machine, which not only crafted the stirring documentary but also helped manufacture an adoring audience for it.The star of Amazing China – duly noted by the film and TV website IMDb.com – is Xi himself, who appears more than 30 times in the 90-minute film. The movie was released three days before China’s rubber-stamp legislature convened to amend the constitution and allow him to potentially rule for life.The film’s director, Wei Tie, said he was not aware of the controversy surrounding Huajian until the AP informed him. That is not surprising given the years of positive coverage Huajian has enjoyed in China’s Communist Party-controlled media and the fact that many foreign news sites are blocked.Wei said he featured the company because it is “introducing China’s experience of prosperity to Africa”.The film celebrates Huajian as a model of the inclusiveness at the heart of a much larger project – Xi’s signature Belt and Road Initiative, a plan to spread Chinese infrastructure and influence across dozens of countries so ambitious in scope it has been compared to the US-led Marshall Plan after the second world war. “In opening to the outside world, China’s pursuit is not to only make our lives better, but to make the lives of others better,” the film’s narrator says.Xi Jinping takes leading role in hit propaganda film extolling ‘amazing’ ChinaBut four current and former Huajian employees said their wages were so low that they struggled to pay their bills. They said they had no protective gear, were forced to work long hours, were barred from unionising and yelled at by Chinese managers.“There are chemicals that hurt our eyes and nose, and machines that cut our hands,” said Getahun Alemu, a 20-year-old who quit Huajian last year. “They have no idea about hand gloves! If you refuse to work without that protective gear, then you will be told to leave the company.”Few harbour illusions about the main incentive for Huajian’s investment in a country where there is no legal minimum wage.“These companies are moving out of Asia and coming to Africa to save labour costs,” said Fitsum Arega, who recently stepped down as head of the Ethiopian Investment Commission to become an adviser to the new prime minister. He said the government pushes companies to protect workers and praised Huajian for employing more than 5,000 Ethiopians, but added that they “could have done better”.Li Qiang, founder of the New York non-profit China Labor Watch, said Huajian had some of the worst conditions he has encountered in China, including excessive overtime, low pay and verbal and physical abuse – all charges Huajian has denied. The company declined to comment.‘Low pay, long hours’: life at Ivanka Trump brand supplier in China | | | | | | | | | | | ‘Low pay, long hours’: life at Ivanka Trump brand supplier in China A worker with blood dripping from his head marked a low point in the tense, grinding life at a factory in southe... | | | | ‘Low pay, long hours’: life inside factory that supplied Ivanka Trump brand in ChinaThree men working with China Labor Watch were arrested in China last year after their investigation of Ivanka Trump’s suppliers zeroed in on Huajian. They are out on bail, but remain under police surveillance.Ivanka Trump’s brand said it no longer does business with Huajian and “continues to take supply chain integrity very seriously”.Amazing China has smashed box-office records for documentary films. Midday screenings during the week sold out immediately, suggesting either unquenchable public appetite or organised bulk ticket sales.. None of the viewers surveyed by Associated Press had bought their own tickets. Instead, they got them from state-run companies, neighbourhood committees or government departments that handed them out as part of their “party building work”.Douban, a popular film review website in China, blocked users from commenting on the movie. The only entries came from official media, which gave it an 8.5 out of 10 ranking – a far cry from the single star awarded on IMDb.com.But for some, Amazing China came as welcome reaffirmation of China’s readiness to resume its rightful place in the community of great nations.“I did not know how good our country is until I watched this movie,” said 68-year-old Zuo Qianyi. “I have been to many countries, Britain, Spain, and they are not as good as China, at least not as Shanghai. I am very happy and I will love my country more.”
