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每日跟讀#531: Homelessness crisis: Thousands sleeping rough in cars across UK

 

Homelessness in the UK is at a record high with 170,000 families and individuals experiencing destitution, the charity Crisis has said. For every one person sleeping rough on the street, there is another living in a car or a tent, figures suggest.

 

英國的無家者創新高紀錄，有17萬個家庭與個人陷入赤貧，慈善組織「危機」指出。在每一人露宿街頭時，就有另一人以汽車或帳篷為家，數據顯示。

 

Publishing the new research, Crisis insisted the underlying causes of homelessness could only be tackled by changes in government policy. The government said it is investing £1.2bn to alleviate the problem.

 

「危機」發布這項新研究，堅稱無家者的根本起因唯有改變政府政策才能處理。當局表示，正投入12億英鎊緩解這個問題。

 

The new research on homelessness, carried out for Crisis by researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, suggested: Homelessness increased every year between 2012 and 2017. 38,000 under-25s and 4,200 over-65s are estimated to be homeless. 12,300 people are sleeping rough and a similar number of people (12,000) are living in cars, tents or public transport - double the amount compared to 2012.

 

這份由愛丁堡赫瑞瓦特大學研究人員為「危機」所做的新研究顯示：2012至2017年間，無家者年年增加。估計25歲以下者有3萬8000人、65歲以上者有4200人無家可歸。1萬2300人露宿街頭，類似人數（1萬2000人）在車上、帳篷或公共運輸工具上生活—比2012年多出一倍。

 

Source article: http://iservice.ltn.com.tw/Service/english/english.php?engno=1260050&day=2019-01-09

 

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每日跟讀#531: Homelessness crisis: Thousands sleeping rough in cars across UK

 

Homelessness in the UK is at a record high with 170,000 families and individuals experiencing destitution, the charity Crisis has said. For every one person sleeping rough on the street, there is another living in a car or a tent, figures suggest.

 

英國的無家者創新高紀錄，有17萬個家庭與個人陷入赤貧，慈善組織「危機」指出。在每一人露宿街頭時，就有另一人以汽車或帳篷為家，數據顯示。

 

Publishing the new research, Crisis insisted the underlying causes of homelessness could only be tackled by changes in government policy. The government said it is investing £1.2bn to alleviate the problem.

 

「危機」發布這項新研究，堅稱無家者的根本起因唯有改變政府政策才能處理。當局表示，正投入12億英鎊緩解這個問題。

 

The new research on homelessness, carried out for Crisis by researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, suggested: Homelessness increased every year between 2012 and 2017. 38,000 under-25s and 4,200 over-65s are estimated to be homeless. 12,300 people are sleeping rough and a similar number of people (12,000) are living in cars, tents or public transport - double the amount compared to 2012.

 

這份由愛丁堡赫瑞瓦特大學研究人員為「危機」所做的新研究顯示：2012至2017年間，無家者年年增加。估計25歲以下者有3萬8000人、65歲以上者有4200人無家可歸。1萬2300人露宿街頭，類似人數（1萬2000人）在車上、帳篷或公共運輸工具上生活—比2012年多出一倍。

 

Source article: http://iservice.ltn.com.tw/Service/english/english.php?engno=1260050&day=2019-01-09

 

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每日跟讀#530: Worth the sting: Cuba’s scorpion pain remedy

 

Once a month for the last decade, Pepe Casanas, a 78-year-old Cuban farmer, has hunted down a scorpion to sting himself with, vowing that the venom wards off his rheumatism pains.

 

過去10年，78歲古巴農夫佩佩‧卡薩納斯每月捕抓一隻蠍子，用來螫他自己，信誓旦旦聲稱牠的毒液阻擋了他的風濕痛。

 

Researchers in Cuba have found that the venom of the blue scorpion, whose scientific name is Rhopalurus junceus, endemic to the Caribbean island, appears to have anti-inflammatory and pain relief properties, and may be able to delay tumor growth in some cancer patients.

 

古巴研究人員發現，學名稱為「Rhopalurus junceus」的這種藍色蠍子——這個加勒比海島嶼的特有物種——毒液似乎具有消炎與鎮痛特性，且在某些癌症病人身上，可能可以延緩腫瘤發展。

 

"I put the scorpion where I feel pain," Casanas said while demonstrating his homemade pain relief with a scorpion that he found under a pile of debris on the patch of land he cultivates in Cuba’s western province of Pinar del Rio.

 

「我把這種蠍子放在我覺得痛的地方」，卡薩納斯一邊說著，一邊拿著他於古巴西部比那爾德里奧省一塊耕地上一堆破瓦礫下發現的一隻蠍子，示範他自創的疼痛緩解法。

 

"It hurts for a while, but then it calms and goes and I don’t have any more pain," he said.

 

他說：「會痛一陣子，但接著和緩下來就沒事，然後我就不再感覺痛了。」

 

Source article: http://iservice.ltn.com.tw/Service/english/english.php?engno=1260735&day=2019-01-12

 

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每日跟讀#530: Worth the sting: Cuba’s scorpion pain remedy

 

Once a month for the last decade, Pepe Casanas, a 78-year-old Cuban farmer, has hunted down a scorpion to sting himself with, vowing that the venom wards off his rheumatism pains.

 

過去10年，78歲古巴農夫佩佩‧卡薩納斯每月捕抓一隻蠍子，用來螫他自己，信誓旦旦聲稱牠的毒液阻擋了他的風濕痛。

 

Researchers in Cuba have found that the venom of the blue scorpion, whose scientific name is Rhopalurus junceus, endemic to the Caribbean island, appears to have anti-inflammatory and pain relief properties, and may be able to delay tumor growth in some cancer patients.

 

古巴研究人員發現，學名稱為「Rhopalurus junceus」的這種藍色蠍子——這個加勒比海島嶼的特有物種——毒液似乎具有消炎與鎮痛特性，且在某些癌症病人身上，可能可以延緩腫瘤發展。

 

"I put the scorpion where I feel pain," Casanas said while demonstrating his homemade pain relief with a scorpion that he found under a pile of debris on the patch of land he cultivates in Cuba’s western province of Pinar del Rio.

 

「我把這種蠍子放在我覺得痛的地方」，卡薩納斯一邊說著，一邊拿著他於古巴西部比那爾德里奧省一塊耕地上一堆破瓦礫下發現的一隻蠍子，示範他自創的疼痛緩解法。

 

"It hurts for a while, but then it calms and goes and I don’t have any more pain," he said.

 

他說：「會痛一陣子，但接著和緩下來就沒事，然後我就不再感覺痛了。」

 

Source article: http://iservice.ltn.com.tw/Service/english/english.php?engno=1260735&day=2019-01-12

 

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每日跟讀#529: Some Asian nations feel betrayed by Korea for close ties with Vietnam

 

South Korea’s New Southern Policy, aimed at boosting ties with ASEAN nations, is backfiring because it is focused on Vietnam at the expense of the other nine members, Hankook Ilbo reported Thursday.

 

《韓國日報》週四報導，由於旨在促進與「東南亞國家協會」國家關係的南韓「新南方政策」偏重越南，代價卻是損害了和東協其他9個會員國的關係，以致該政策適得其反。

 

The newspaper quoted an ASEAN source as saying： "Korea is preoccupied with Vietnam. If this doesn’t change, the other members’ interests and goodwill toward Korea will cool down."

 

該報引述一名東協消息來源的話寫道，「韓國太過關注越南。要是這種情況不改變，（東協）其他成員國對韓國的興趣及親善友好將冷卻。」

 

The paper quoted a source from an association of Korean businessmen as saying： "Some Malaysians feel a sense of betrayal toward Koreans." Malaysia’s loss to Vietnam is the main reason for it. Moreover, Korea is biased in Vietnam’s favor in terms of investment. Vietnam drew about 60 percent of Korea’s foreign investment cases destined for ASEAN in the first nine months of last year.

 

該報引述一個南韓企業家協會消息來源的話寫道，「部分馬來西亞人，有遭韓國人背叛的感覺」。馬來西亞敗給越南係其主因（譯按：指「東南亞足球錦標賽」冠軍系列戰，由於越南隊總教練朴桓緒是韓國人，因此韓國人一面倒支持越南隊）。此外，南韓在投資方面也偏向越南。在去年前9個月，越南吸引約60%的南韓對東協投資案。

 

Source article: http://iservice.ltn.com.tw/Service/english/english.php?engno=1262550&day=2019-01-20

 

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每日跟讀#529: Some Asian nations feel betrayed by Korea for close ties with Vietnam

 

South Korea’s New Southern Policy, aimed at boosting ties with ASEAN nations, is backfiring because it is focused on Vietnam at the expense of the other nine members, Hankook Ilbo reported Thursday.

 

《韓國日報》週四報導，由於旨在促進與「東南亞國家協會」國家關係的南韓「新南方政策」偏重越南，代價卻是損害了和東協其他9個會員國的關係，以致該政策適得其反。

 

The newspaper quoted an ASEAN source as saying： "Korea is preoccupied with Vietnam. If this doesn’t change, the other members’ interests and goodwill toward Korea will cool down."

 

該報引述一名東協消息來源的話寫道，「韓國太過關注越南。要是這種情況不改變，（東協）其他成員國對韓國的興趣及親善友好將冷卻。」

 

The paper quoted a source from an association of Korean businessmen as saying： "Some Malaysians feel a sense of betrayal toward Koreans." Malaysia’s loss to Vietnam is the main reason for it. Moreover, Korea is biased in Vietnam’s favor in terms of investment. Vietnam drew about 60 percent of Korea’s foreign investment cases destined for ASEAN in the first nine months of last year.

 

該報引述一個南韓企業家協會消息來源的話寫道，「部分馬來西亞人，有遭韓國人背叛的感覺」。馬來西亞敗給越南係其主因（譯按：指「東南亞足球錦標賽」冠軍系列戰，由於越南隊總教練朴桓緒是韓國人，因此韓國人一面倒支持越南隊）。此外，南韓在投資方面也偏向越南。在去年前9個月，越南吸引約60%的南韓對東協投資案。

 

Source article: http://iservice.ltn.com.tw/Service/english/english.php?engno=1262550&day=2019-01-20

 

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每日跟讀#528: Start your engines: Electric scooter makers prepare to do battle in 2019

 

The Year of the Pig is shaping up to become a decisive year in the battle between producers of electric scooters. Leading manufacturer of gasoline-powered scooters, Kwang Yang Motor Co. (KYMCO), is predicting it will shift 50,000 electric scooters in the coming year and grab 50 percent market share of the electric scooter market by going head-to-head with established market leader Gogoro.

 

金豬年將成為各大機車品牌電動機車的決戰元年，目前為燃油車龍頭的光陽，喊出今年電動機車要賣出五萬台，搶下電動機車市場百分之五十市占率，與先發品牌Gogoro爭電動機車市場「老大」。

 

Due to the provision of government subsidies, electric scooters are able to be sold at a relatively low price point. This powerful incentive last year helped propel domestic sales of electric scooters to 82,400 units. Of these, Gogoro sold 72,100 units — double its sales volume for the previous year — enabling the company to grab 87 percent of the market share and cement its place as the market leader in Taiwan’s electric scooter market.

 

受惠於政府補助，電動機車售價相對便宜的強力誘因，去年台灣電動機車年銷量衝上八點二四萬輛的新高，Gogoro年銷量達七點二一萬輛，較前年倍增，並搶下電動機車市場百分之八十七市占率，坐穩龍頭地位。

 

Meanwhile, KYMCO chief executive Ko Chun-pin says although the company only started selling electric scooters in the fourth quarter of last year, it has already shifted 7,296 units. Ko says he expects the electric scooter market will kick into high gear this year and says the company has already installed 1,642 of its Ionex fast charging stations, and says it will also install a further 278 Ionex energy stations.

 

光陽執行長柯俊斌表示，光陽去年第四季電動機車才開始交車，就賣出七千兩百九十六台電動機車，今年在電動機車市場將加足馬力，已在全台建置一千六百四十二個Ionex車能網快充站，並將建置兩百七十八個Ionex能源站。

 

Additionally, Ko says KYMCO will focus on popularizing the electric scooter and competing with the flagship brands of competitors for the young consumer segment. The company predicts that over 100,000 units of electric scooters will be sold this year, and hopes to achieve its year-end target of shifting 50,000 units, seizing 50 percent of market share.

 

此外光陽將聚焦「大眾化」用車市場，與競爭對手主打年輕客層的產品區隔，預估今年全台電動機車年銷量將衝上十萬輛大關，光陽目標要賣出五萬台，搶下百分之五十市占率。

 

In contrast, Gogoro is pursuing a saturation coverage strategy, blanketing the country with charging stations, which is being carried out at an average rate of two new station installations per day. The company says it now has 1,000 battery swapping GoStations in place nationwide and expects to have all of these fully operational by the end of this year’s first quarter. Once they all go live, Gogoro says that within the nation’s six largest cities, riders will never be more than an average of 5 minutes away from the nearest battery swap station, a strategy the company is using to defend its dominant market position.

 

Gogoro則指出，該品牌啟動的「鋪天蓋地大做站」計畫，以平均每天建置兩站的速度，已順利在全台佈建一千座電池交換站，預計今年第一季結束前全面開通，屆時大部分六都車主平均騎車五分鐘內的距離皆可找到電池交換站，捍衛市場龍頭地位。

 

Last year, China Motor Corp sold 5,768 of its emoving electric scooter, grabbing 7 percent market share. This year the company will release its first “white license plate” (heavy duty) electric scooter as well as a customizable light-weight model. The company forecasts sales of its electric scooter and electric bicycle models will come close to achieving its target of 17,000 units by the end of the year.

 

中華汽車去年賣出五千七百六十八台emoving電動機車，市占率百分之七，今年將推首款白牌（普通重型）電動機車及輕型電動機車改款車型，預估電動機車和電動自行車今年銷量將挑戰1.7萬輛目標。

 

The three largest scooter vendors operating in Taiwan — Yamaha Motors, Aeon Motor and Motive Power Industry, which operates under the PGO brand — have all announced they will enter into a partnership with Gogoro to share its platforms, including its battery charging system, smart batteries and battery swap system, which will work in conjunction with their own electric scooter models, developed in-house. The three companies are all scheduled to release new models in the second half of this year.

 

Gogoro與3大機車業者YAMAHA、宏佳騰、PGO將以Gogoro的電控系統、智慧電池、電池交換系統等平台各自研發的電動機車，也預計於下半年推出新車型。

 

Sanyang Motor will adopt fast-charging batteries developed by CPC Corp, Taiwan for its line of electric scooters currently under development, which the company says could hit the market as soon as the end of this year. With model development revving up, the year ahead looks set to be a lively one for Taiwan’s electric scooter market.

 

三陽採用中油牌快充電池開發的電動機車，最快也將於年底上市開賣，預期今年電動機車市場將十分熱鬧。

 

Source article: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2019/01/22/2003708363/1

 

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每日跟讀#528: Start your engines: Electric scooter makers prepare to do battle in 2019

 

The Year of the Pig is shaping up to become a decisive year in the battle between producers of electric scooters. Leading manufacturer of gasoline-powered scooters, Kwang Yang Motor Co. (KYMCO), is predicting it will shift 50,000 electric scooters in the coming year and grab 50 percent market share of the electric scooter market by going head-to-head with established market leader Gogoro.

 

金豬年將成為各大機車品牌電動機車的決戰元年，目前為燃油車龍頭的光陽，喊出今年電動機車要賣出五萬台，搶下電動機車市場百分之五十市占率，與先發品牌Gogoro爭電動機車市場「老大」。

 

Due to the provision of government subsidies, electric scooters are able to be sold at a relatively low price point. This powerful incentive last year helped propel domestic sales of electric scooters to 82,400 units. Of these, Gogoro sold 72,100 units — double its sales volume for the previous year — enabling the company to grab 87 percent of the market share and cement its place as the market leader in Taiwan’s electric scooter market.

 

受惠於政府補助，電動機車售價相對便宜的強力誘因，去年台灣電動機車年銷量衝上八點二四萬輛的新高，Gogoro年銷量達七點二一萬輛，較前年倍增，並搶下電動機車市場百分之八十七市占率，坐穩龍頭地位。

 

Meanwhile, KYMCO chief executive Ko Chun-pin says although the company only started selling electric scooters in the fourth quarter of last year, it has already shifted 7,296 units. Ko says he expects the electric scooter market will kick into high gear this year and says the company has already installed 1,642 of its Ionex fast charging stations, and says it will also install a further 278 Ionex energy stations.

 

光陽執行長柯俊斌表示，光陽去年第四季電動機車才開始交車，就賣出七千兩百九十六台電動機車，今年在電動機車市場將加足馬力，已在全台建置一千六百四十二個Ionex車能網快充站，並將建置兩百七十八個Ionex能源站。

 

Additionally, Ko says KYMCO will focus on popularizing the electric scooter and competing with the flagship brands of competitors for the young consumer segment. The company predicts that over 100,000 units of electric scooters will be sold this year, and hopes to achieve its year-end target of shifting 50,000 units, seizing 50 percent of market share.

 

此外光陽將聚焦「大眾化」用車市場，與競爭對手主打年輕客層的產品區隔，預估今年全台電動機車年銷量將衝上十萬輛大關，光陽目標要賣出五萬台，搶下百分之五十市占率。

 

In contrast, Gogoro is pursuing a saturation coverage strategy, blanketing the country with charging stations, which is being carried out at an average rate of two new station installations per day. The company says it now has 1,000 battery swapping GoStations in place nationwide and expects to have all of these fully operational by the end of this year’s first quarter. Once they all go live, Gogoro says that within the nation’s six largest cities, riders will never be more than an average of 5 minutes away from the nearest battery swap station, a strategy the company is using to defend its dominant market position.

 

Gogoro則指出，該品牌啟動的「鋪天蓋地大做站」計畫，以平均每天建置兩站的速度，已順利在全台佈建一千座電池交換站，預計今年第一季結束前全面開通，屆時大部分六都車主平均騎車五分鐘內的距離皆可找到電池交換站，捍衛市場龍頭地位。

 

Last year, China Motor Corp sold 5,768 of its emoving electric scooter, grabbing 7 percent market share. This year the company will release its first “white license plate” (heavy duty) electric scooter as well as a customizable light-weight model. The company forecasts sales of its electric scooter and electric bicycle models will come close to achieving its target of 17,000 units by the end of the year.

 

中華汽車去年賣出五千七百六十八台emoving電動機車，市占率百分之七，今年將推首款白牌（普通重型）電動機車及輕型電動機車改款車型，預估電動機車和電動自行車今年銷量將挑戰1.7萬輛目標。

 

The three largest scooter vendors operating in Taiwan — Yamaha Motors, Aeon Motor and Motive Power Industry, which operates under the PGO brand — have all announced they will enter into a partnership with Gogoro to share its platforms, including its battery charging system, smart batteries and battery swap system, which will work in conjunction with their own electric scooter models, developed in-house. The three companies are all scheduled to release new models in the second half of this year.

 

Gogoro與3大機車業者YAMAHA、宏佳騰、PGO將以Gogoro的電控系統、智慧電池、電池交換系統等平台各自研發的電動機車，也預計於下半年推出新車型。

 

Sanyang Motor will adopt fast-charging batteries developed by CPC Corp, Taiwan for its line of electric scooters currently under development, which the company says could hit the market as soon as the end of this year. With model development revving up, the year ahead looks set to be a lively one for Taiwan’s electric scooter market.

 

三陽採用中油牌快充電池開發的電動機車，最快也將於年底上市開賣，預期今年電動機車市場將十分熱鬧。

 

Source article: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2019/01/22/2003708363/1

 

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每日跟讀#527: Spurning Erdogan’s Vision, Turks Leave in Droves, Draining Money and Talent

 

17年來，土耳其總統厄多安靠著給選民一個願景而連連勝選，那就是恢復土耳其鄂圖曼帝國時期的光榮。他藉由加強貿易和軍事部署擴大土耳其的影響力，並用多年不間斷的經濟成長提高生活水準。

 

For 17 years, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won elections by offering voters a vision of restoring the glories of Turkey’s Ottoman past. He extended his country’s influence with increased trade and military deployments, and he raised living standards with years of unbroken economic growth.

 

但在2016年發生一場未遂政變後，厄多安展開了全面鎮壓。去年土耳其經濟情勢不穩，而且在厄多安贏得連任並獲取更大權力後不久後，土耳其里拉就驟貶。隨著土耳其政府任人唯親和威權的情況更加嚴重，土耳其人開始用不同的方式投票——這次是用腳。

 

But after a failed 2016 coup, Erdogan embarked on a sweeping crackdown. Last year, the economy wobbled and the lira plunged soon after he won re-election with even greater powers. As cronyism and authoritarianism seep deeper into his administration, Turks are voting differently — this time with their feet.

 

根據土耳其官方的統計和分析家的說法，他們成群離開土耳其，而且把才能和資金一併帶走，他們離開的方式意味人們對厄多安的願景失去信心，失去信心的現象不但普遍，而且令人擔憂。

 

They are leaving the country in droves and taking talent and capital with them in a way that indicates a broad and alarming loss of confidence in Erdogan’s vision, according to government statistics and analysts.

 

過去這兩三年，從土耳其出走的不只是學生和學者，還有企業家、商人和數以千計的有錢人，他們把值錢的東西變賣一空，並把家人和資產送到國外。

 

In the past two to three years, not only have students and academics fled the country, but also entrepreneurs, businesspeople, and thousands of wealthy individuals who are selling everything and moving their families and money abroad.

 

土耳其統計局的資料顯示，2017年移民到國外的土耳其人超過25萬人，比2016年的將近17萬8000人成長了42%。

 

More than a quarter of a million Turks emigrated in 2017, according to the Turkish Institute of Statistics, an increase of 42 percent over 2016, when nearly 178,000 citizens left the country.

 

倫敦攝政大學跨國研究中心主任史克西等分析家指出，土耳其發生過幾波師生外移潮，不過這波出走潮看來像是更具永久性的社會重新排序，恐怕會使土耳其倒退數十年。

 

Turkey has seen waves of students and teachers leave before, but this exodus looks like a more permanent reordering of the society and threatens to set Turkey back decades, said Ibrahim Sirkeci, director of transnational studies at Regent’s University in London, and other analysts.

 

史克西說：「人才外流是千真萬確的。」

 

“The brain drain is real,” Sirkeci said.

 

推動人群、才能和資金外逃的是一組強而有力的因素，這些因素決定了厄多安統治下的生活，而且反對厄多安的人對消弭這些因素日益絕望。

 

The flight of people, talent and capital is being driven by a powerful combination of factors that have come to define life under Erdogan and that his opponents increasingly despair is here to stay.

 

這些因素包括：對政治迫害的恐懼、恐怖活動、對司法體系和法治的任意性日漸加深的不信任，以及逐漸惡化的經商環境，人們擔憂厄多安破壞性地操縱經濟，好讓他自己和核心圈子得利，這樣的憂慮讓經商環境加速轉壞。

 

They include fear of political persecution, terrorism, a deepening distrust of the judiciary and the arbitrariness of the rule of law, and a deteriorating business climate, accelerated by worries that Erdogan is unsoundly manipulating the economy to benefit himself and his inner circle.

 

結果就是，自從土耳其共和國近100年前成立以來，存在已久的富裕階層（特別是主宰土耳其文化與商業生活數十年的世俗菁英）之中，頭一次有許多人遷離土耳其，而由與厄多安及其執政黨親近的新富階層取而代之。

 

The result is that, for the first time since the republic was founded nearly a century ago, many from the old moneyed class, in particular the secular elite who have dominated Turkey’s cultural and business life for decades, are moving away and the new rich close to Erdogan and his governing party are taking their place.

 

Source article: https://paper.udn.com/udnpaper/POH0067/336081/web/#top

 

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每日跟讀#527: Spurning Erdogan’s Vision, Turks Leave in Droves, Draining Money and Talent

 

17年來，土耳其總統厄多安靠著給選民一個願景而連連勝選，那就是恢復土耳其鄂圖曼帝國時期的光榮。他藉由加強貿易和軍事部署擴大土耳其的影響力，並用多年不間斷的經濟成長提高生活水準。

 

For 17 years, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won elections by offering voters a vision of restoring the glories of Turkey’s Ottoman past. He extended his country’s influence with increased trade and military deployments, and he raised living standards with years of unbroken economic growth.

 

但在2016年發生一場未遂政變後，厄多安展開了全面鎮壓。去年土耳其經濟情勢不穩，而且在厄多安贏得連任並獲取更大權力後不久後，土耳其里拉就驟貶。隨著土耳其政府任人唯親和威權的情況更加嚴重，土耳其人開始用不同的方式投票——這次是用腳。

 

But after a failed 2016 coup, Erdogan embarked on a sweeping crackdown. Last year, the economy wobbled and the lira plunged soon after he won re-election with even greater powers. As cronyism and authoritarianism seep deeper into his administration, Turks are voting differently — this time with their feet.

 

根據土耳其官方的統計和分析家的說法，他們成群離開土耳其，而且把才能和資金一併帶走，他們離開的方式意味人們對厄多安的願景失去信心，失去信心的現象不但普遍，而且令人擔憂。

 

They are leaving the country in droves and taking talent and capital with them in a way that indicates a broad and alarming loss of confidence in Erdogan’s vision, according to government statistics and analysts.

 

過去這兩三年，從土耳其出走的不只是學生和學者，還有企業家、商人和數以千計的有錢人，他們把值錢的東西變賣一空，並把家人和資產送到國外。

 

In the past two to three years, not only have students and academics fled the country, but also entrepreneurs, businesspeople, and thousands of wealthy individuals who are selling everything and moving their families and money abroad.

 

土耳其統計局的資料顯示，2017年移民到國外的土耳其人超過25萬人，比2016年的將近17萬8000人成長了42%。

 

More than a quarter of a million Turks emigrated in 2017, according to the Turkish Institute of Statistics, an increase of 42 percent over 2016, when nearly 178,000 citizens left the country.

 

倫敦攝政大學跨國研究中心主任史克西等分析家指出，土耳其發生過幾波師生外移潮，不過這波出走潮看來像是更具永久性的社會重新排序，恐怕會使土耳其倒退數十年。

 

Turkey has seen waves of students and teachers leave before, but this exodus looks like a more permanent reordering of the society and threatens to set Turkey back decades, said Ibrahim Sirkeci, director of transnational studies at Regent’s University in London, and other analysts.

 

史克西說：「人才外流是千真萬確的。」

 

“The brain drain is real,” Sirkeci said.

 

推動人群、才能和資金外逃的是一組強而有力的因素，這些因素決定了厄多安統治下的生活，而且反對厄多安的人對消弭這些因素日益絕望。

 

The flight of people, talent and capital is being driven by a powerful combination of factors that have come to define life under Erdogan and that his opponents increasingly despair is here to stay.

 

這些因素包括：對政治迫害的恐懼、恐怖活動、對司法體系和法治的任意性日漸加深的不信任，以及逐漸惡化的經商環境，人們擔憂厄多安破壞性地操縱經濟，好讓他自己和核心圈子得利，這樣的憂慮讓經商環境加速轉壞。

 

They include fear of political persecution, terrorism, a deepening distrust of the judiciary and the arbitrariness of the rule of law, and a deteriorating business climate, accelerated by worries that Erdogan is unsoundly manipulating the economy to benefit himself and his inner circle.

 

結果就是，自從土耳其共和國近100年前成立以來，存在已久的富裕階層（特別是主宰土耳其文化與商業生活數十年的世俗菁英）之中，頭一次有許多人遷離土耳其，而由與厄多安及其執政黨親近的新富階層取而代之。

 

The result is that, for the first time since the republic was founded nearly a century ago, many from the old moneyed class, in particular the secular elite who have dominated Turkey’s cultural and business life for decades, are moving away and the new rich close to Erdogan and his governing party are taking their place.

 

Source article: https://paper.udn.com/udnpaper/POH0067/336081/web/#top

 

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