The news from Myanmar deeply concerned the leadership of the Provincial Committee; from the information they had received, they knew that the situation in Myanmar was somewhat chaotic, with various forces at play, making it somewhat difficult for the government to maintain control.
Just considering how all the investments made domestically in Myanmar had been affected, when the top authorities asked South Dian Province to come up with a solution, everyone fell silent.
Many things had happened in South Dian recently, and the team had just been reshuffled; no one knew what the next step should be.
The person seated in the center was the Secretary, Gao Huaiming, who glanced at everyone and said, "The purpose of today’s meeting is one, to discuss the recovery of our country’s investments in Myanmar."
The Governor, Lu Guojun, let out a wry smile and said, "To be frank, what we really should talk about is not the matter of recovery, but the loss of our investments. Several companies have already approached me, asking for solutions every day. They have made substantial investments, and if the issues can’t be resolved, their companies will go bankrupt."
Once again, the room fell silent.
After a while, the Deputy Secretary, Chen Jun, spoke up: "Last time, they sent Tao Guangming to take charge of the situation. It ended up a complete mess. People died, and some were even taken hostage. Alas, it’s really too chaotic there. Under such disarray, it’s not just about resuming construction; there’s even no possibility of retrieving the invested capital."
The Director of the Organization Department, Lu Chang, said, "Speaking of which, I also have something to say. Tao Guangming originally oversaw the work there. Since his return, it’s Mr. Ji Yang who has been temporarily in charge. After that, no one wanted to go. Mr. Ji Yang is still temporarily managing the situation. The province should really decide quickly what to do."
Everyone was silent again. If it were anywhere else, probably many people would be willing to go. But Myanmar was now in utter chaos—who would want to go there? Hadn’t they seen Tao Guangming reassigned to a cold and idle department upon his return? It was the result of poor performance, and anyone else going there would likely face the same situation.
The Executive Vice Governor, Guo Weicheng, asked, "How is Mr. Ji Yang’s work progressing?"
Nobody was really clear about that situation; no one had inquired about the affairs there. Everyone knew that whoever did might end up getting stuck with it, and who knew what could happen then. If they were sent themselves, that would be trouble.
Seeing that no one spoke, Gao Huaiming said, "Let’s first get an understanding of the situation there."
"Shouldn’t there be some sort of situation report sent to us?" someone asked.
With a gesture from Lu Guojun, an attendee hurriedly left the room.
Seeing everyone’s gaze directed at him, Lu Guojun also felt slightly embarrassed. Since he was also unaware of the situation, he had no choice but to say, "I have just returned from a meeting in Capital City and haven’t looked into this matter yet. Does Old Guo know about it?"
Guo Weicheng promptly replied, "I’ve also just returned from abroad; I really don’t know anything about this. What about He Changqian?"
All eyes then turned to the Deputy Governor, He Changqian.
With an internal wry smile, He Changqian thought that nobody wanted to get involved in this situation, and neither did he. Since the other two had pushed it away, and he had nowhere to push it, he could only say, "There’s been a lot going on; I don’t know whether a report has been sent or not. We’ll find out in a moment."
Everyone knew the score and didn’t push the conversation further.
The group began discussing the various aspects of the situation in Myanmar, understanding that currently various forces were at play, and that for selfish interests, some were supporting acts like online fraud. Many officials were now unwilling to work there.
Another issue was that several women who had gone there returned mentally affected. In particular, women from the Investment Promotion Bureau; it was said that they had been transferred out of the Investment Promotion Bureau to work in other provinces.