Recently, kidnapping cases in the Philippines have occurred frequently, such as on July 4, a Chinese living in the Philippines said that his boyfriend had been kidnapped, and after three months of searching, he found that he had been killed.
This is not the first time that there have been so many kidnappings in the Philippines that executives were recently torn off by kidnappers despite giving them $3 million.
These have been transmitted to the Chinese Internet, and there are constant discussions about this, and some people even use the recent confrontation between China and the Philippines at Ren'ai Jiao as a metaphor for the current attitude of the Philippines towards Chinese.
The reasons for this are also worth exploring, not only in a regional problem, but also in economic, political, and cultural terms, and if a country cannot deal with its internal problems, then this will only become more frequent.
Two outstanding talents in the field of medical devices, the background and cause of the murder
For the murder of two executives, the Philippine police also gave detailed information, that is, one of the two victims is Xia, and the other is Sun, Xia is from China, but Sun is a Chinese-American.
As a graduate of materials and chemical engineering, Xia can be said to be very good academically, and then he also devoted himself to the related medical field until the company he worked for was listed.
At the age of only 39, he achieved the position of director, and the second Sun is also an excellent talent, who worked in a cross-border medical company, mainly responsible for the stent business.
After a few years of doing this, he retired and started his own business, medical devices such as stents, valves and balloons play an important role in modern medicine, which can not only significantly improve the quality of life of patients, but also bring considerable economic benefits to medical institutions.
Not only are these products technically sophisticated, but the market demand is stable and expensive, which makes their manufacturing and sales a highly competitive and lucrative field.
As a senior executive of a pharmaceutical company, I have done a great deal in these aspects, not only to monitor market dynamics in real time, but also to predict industry development trends in order to adjust the company's strategic direction and product portfolio in a timely manner.
In addition, there is a need to maintain close collaboration with government regulators, healthcare providers, and other stakeholders to ensure the company's compliance with regulations and policies, while driving the company's business expansion and innovative development.
However, after the two met, it was the beginning of the kidnapping case, and one day Sun introduced Xia to a Filipino businessman, the social software name is Li Na, he said that he was a subordinate of a Chinese business boss, mainly engaged in real estate, and he could cooperate with Xia and Sun in this regard.
The demand of the medical device industry in the Philippines, the competitive advantage and layout of the market
As one of the leading causes of death in the Philippines, heart disease seriously affects the health and quality of life of the country's population, including myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, heart failure, etc.
Therefore, the use and development of cardiac medical devices is of great significance to improve the quality of life of patients, prolong life, and reduce medical costs, which is especially important in the Philippines.
In the data survey of the Philippines, the life-threatening death toll caused by heart disease has reached 16.5%, and the Philippines has also invested a lot of money in order to prevent the breeding of such events, and the scale of medical devices is now 3 billion US dollars, but there is still a large demand for the corresponding equipment.
At present, the Philippine medical device market is still supplied by Europe and the United States, but in recent years, China's medical device industry has attracted increasing attention in the international market with its huge production capacity and price advantage.
As the reputation of Chinese companies continues to grow, international countries have begun to join in cooperation with China, including the Philippines.
The Philippines is also a market with great potential for China, and its demand for healthcare is growing, especially in the context of the high incidence of chronic diseases such as heart disease, and the demand for high-quality medical devices is also increasing.
Chinese companies that can meet these needs and adapt to the specific market environment and regulatory requirements of the Philippines will have a good chance of standing out from the competition.
This is also true for Xia and Sun, both of whom are looking forward to it very much, so they made up their minds to go to the Philippines, but as soon as they arrived at the airport in the Philippines, the two completely lost contact.
Security threats to investors, the case of kidnapping in the Philippines
On June 21, Xia's family received a strange phone call, saying that Xia had been kidnapped, and asked the other party to send money immediately.
But the 3 million yuan just made up, the other party rose to 15 million, and after calling the previous one, the robbers never called again, and the family could not be contacted.
It wasn't until June 24 that the police found the bodies of the two people, until then the two families completely collapsed, and then the Chinese embassy in the Philippines urgently met with the chairman of the Philippine Anti-Crime Commission.
However, with the current clues, it is still very difficult to arrest the suspect, which makes many netizens think of the recent Sino-Philippine incident, and at the same time criticize the inaction of the Philippine police.
In fact, these online remarks against the Philippines are not false, but have a factual basis, in 2022, a Chinese businessman Lu Moumou was held hostage, and the price was even one billion yuan.
In March 2023, a Filipino-Chinese businessman Lin was kidnapped, and finally he was killed by paying a ransom, and in April 2023, businessman Chen went to the Chinese businessman Wang on the 16th of that month.
These businessmen, whether Chinese or Chinese, have been kidnapped by Filipino criminals, and even if they pay a ransom, it is still up to the robbers to release them.
Until 2024, this type of targeting of Chinese and ethnic Chinese continues, and for whatever reason, it has seriously touched on the issue of social stability, and if these incidents are allowed to occur, the Philippines will have a lower international reputation.
The security crisis in the Philippines and the frequent kidnappings have caused investors to worry
How the law and order of a region directly determines the probability of such incidents, from the fact that kidnapping cases are so frequent, there are loopholes in the security of the Philippines, which may be due to insufficient police force and insufficient law enforcement.
The lack of implementation of these regulatory measures has further allowed criminals to seize opportunities, which is a problem that cannot be ignored by society, and if left unchecked, it will have a certain impact on the economy.
With a population of 117 million, the Philippines still has a very broad market prospect and is also an important place for investment for China, but if the region gradually increases, the danger increases.
Then not only China, but even other countries may stay away, so that even if there is a potential market, it will not be able to suffer from the situation that there is no one to buy and sell.
I also hope that some practitioners who go to the Philippines to invest should pay attention to their own safety, understand the details before making judgments, and not be reckless in money, otherwise they may pay the price of their lives.