重振希望！2021重新出发！,今日阿德莱德微信公众号文章

Farewell to a challenging 2020, embrace 2021 with a smile

告别充满挑战的2020，微笑迎接2021

The year 2020 has been an extremely challenging and traumatic one in Australia. The drought, the bushfire, the flood, and on top of all that, the worldwide pandemic of COVID-19. The current Australia China trade impasse seems to be COVID-19 related, yet, there may be more to that. There's a chance that this important bilateral relationship may have been compromised due to external influence, i.e., the US-China trade war or the US election and its uncertainty.

2020年对澳大利亚来说是充满挑战和创伤的一年。干旱，山火，洪水以及比所有这些都更严重的，目前全球范围流行的新冠肺炎（Covid19）。当前的澳中贸易僵局似乎与新冠肺炎（Covid19）有关，但是，可能还有更多原因，因为这一重要的双边关系可能由于外部影响而受到损害，例如：中美贸易战，美国大选及其不确定性。

I have been actively following thenews covering major events around the globe, especially the Australia Chinabilateral relationship, which has never before been so turbulent.

我一直在积极关注有关全球重大事件的新闻，尤其是从未发生过如此动荡的中澳双边关系。

The year started with good news andpromises of a flourished trade. However, COVID-19 had drastic impacts on theworld economy, and Australia and China got caught in the turmoil. No-oneescaped the wrath of the novel virus, and health-related problems weren't theonly concern as COVID-19 affected political relationships as well. As anAustralian citizen and Chairman of the Australian China Entrepreneurship Club,I have strived to work hard with like-minded entrepreneurs and help maintainand balance the four decades-long trade relationships between both countries.

新年伊始，好消息传来，贸易兴盛。但是，新冠肺炎（COVID19）对世界经济产生了巨大影响，澳大利亚和中国陷入了动荡。没有人对这种新型冠状病毒不感到愤怒，然而与健康相关的问题并不是唯一的问题，因为它（COVID19）也影响了政治关系。作为澳大利亚华人和澳中企业家俱乐部的主席，我一直努力与志同道合的企业家一起，并帮助维持两国之间长达四十年的贸易关系。

My Journey from the Middle Kingdom (China 中国）to the Southern Hemisphere

In all of our efforts to keep the Australianentrepreneurs on track with the Chinese community, I came across manychallenges.

我从中国来到南半球，在使澳大利亚企业家与华人社区保持良好关系的所有努力中，我遇到了许多挑战。

A Letter to Australia'sPrime Minister

一封写给澳洲总理的信

As soon as my family returned toSydney in late January from my hometown, the COVID-19 locked-down city ofChangde in the Hunan Province, I started to call for the donation of PPEs onsocial media like LinkedIn and Wechat. On February 4th, I wrote to theAustralian Prime Minister, the Hon. Scott Morrison. I wrote as a responsiblecitizen. More than that, I wrote as someone who had just gone through theordeal, in person and with family, of being stuck the severest of lockdowns.

我们一家人在一月下旬从家乡新冠肺炎（Covid19）封锁下的湖南省常德市回到悉尼后，我开始在Linkedin和微信等社交媒体上呼吁大家捐赠个人防护装备。2月4日，我写信给澳大利亚总理斯科特·莫里森（Scott Morrison）阁下，作为负责任的公民，我和家人一起经历了磨难，而我们所经历的可能是最严峻的封锁。

Expressing my concerns over thecoronavirus situation in China and wishing to help prevent it in Australia, Iproposed for a small but high-level Australian medical team to be sent to Chinato help fight the coronavirus. The idea was to make a generous donation towardsChina for when they badly needed medical PPEs and for the PM to publiclydemonstrate desirable SOPs on TV - washing hands, avoiding crowds, keepingsocial distance, etc.

出于对中国疫情的担忧，并希望能够帮助预防疫情在澳大利亚传播，我向总理提议请求澳大利亚派遣一支小型但高水平的医疗队前往中国，以抗击冠状病毒；为当时急需的医疗个人防护装备慷慨解囊。同时，我在信中提议总理亲自在电视上公开展示正确的洗手步骤，向公众建议避开人群和保持社交距离。

I thank the Prime Minister for theprompt reply and updates he gave me on the Australian humanitarian assistance toChina, often publicly acknowledging on TV the Chinese community's earlyinvolvement and warning of the deadly virus that had helped protect theAustralian community as a whole.

我感谢总理的迅速答复，他向我介绍了澳大利亚为中国提供的人道主义援助，他在电视上多次肯定华人社区的早期贡献并对致命病毒的警告，所有的这些举措帮助保护了整个澳大利亚社区。

Misinterpretation of MyEfforts

对我义举的误解

On February 24th, a Wuhan boundcargo flight was chartered to fly back the donations of PPEs from many localcompanies, organizations, individuals, and the local Chinese community to helpthe Chinese in Wuhan in their fight against the deadly virus. These donationsgreatly helped those badly in need. However, this gesture of goodwill was atleast misinterpreted (if not viciously targeted and slandered) by a fewjournalists from a number of mainstream Australian media and articles and TVreports. One after another, articles were published in late March, constantlybashing the Chinese and China-related businesses and entrepreneurs who madethose donations.

2月24日，一架承载着个人防护装备的包机飞往武汉。这是许多澳洲当地公司和组织，个人以及当地华人社区（主要是悉尼）捐赠的，用来帮助在武汉的中国人与致命的病毒作斗争。这些捐赠物资极大地帮助了那些急需的人。然而，这种善意的姿态却被澳大利亚一些主流媒体误解（如果不是恶意地针对和诽谤的话）。从三月下旬开始，这些主流媒体的记者陆续出版文章刊物进行电视报道，不断抨击中国人，包括与中国相关的企业、做出捐赠的企业家。在当时，这已成为常态。

In view of this, I launched a timelypetition in Australia on April 1st calling for "No! Stop Race-targeting inAustralia Press". It was enthusiastically supported by over 13k signaturesin my LinkedIn community. I viewed the support as not just something formyself, but as a support for the cause and a reflection of Australians'attitude towards fake news in the mainstream media.

有鉴于此，我于4月1日在澳大利亚及时发出请愿书，呼吁“请停止在澳大利亚媒体中针对特定种族的歧视性报道”（"No! Stop Race-targeting inAustralia Press"），我的Linkedin社交媒体中得到了1万2千多个签名和热烈的支持，不仅是对我本人的支持，也是对此次请愿事件的支持。然而在传统媒体上，我却没有看到这些支持，这反映了澳大利亚人对主流媒体对假新闻的态度。

To reciprocate the kindness of localChinese Australians' early donation to China, a cargo flight full ofmuch-needed PPEs flew directly from the epicenter of Wuhan to Sydney on April8th, 2020. Plus, it was scheduled to fly back with much loved Tasmanian Salmon,beef, mutton, the Australian Milk Powder, etc. The next day, mostly donated,partly sold at 30% below cost to assist Wuhan. I thought this would be alandmark event and would be so significant for both China and Australia.

为了回报当地澳大利亚华人对中国早期捐赠的好意，2020年4月8日，一架载有急需的个人防护医用物资的货运航班从疫情重心的武汉直接飞往悉尼，并计划带回备受喜爱的塔斯马尼亚鲑鱼，牛肉，羊肉和澳大利亚奶粉等。第二天，这些物资大多捐赠，部分以低于成本30％的价格出售以协助武汉。我认为这是具有里程碑意义的事件，对中国和澳大利亚都将具有重大意义。

What a great opportunity to helpimprove the relationship, or at least pull a brake on the deterioration of thebilateral relationship! Why didn't Wuhan's first, landmark international flightafter the relaxation of its lockdown go elsewhere but Sydney?

这是一次改善两国关系，或者至少可以阻止双边关系恶化的绝好机会！试问，为何武汉在解除封锁后的第一次国际航班飞行没有飞往世界其他城市，而是飞来了悉尼？

May 1st 2020, My world was turned upside down

2020年5月1日，我的世界完全被颠倒

At 6pm on May 1st, I was viciouslyaccused in an 7news article that covered a story about the Australian Chinesetrade and the goodwill flight from Wuhan. The flight was slandered, and I wasdefamed in such an evil way that no words could describe my anger. Othersimilar articles were also published, bashing me to such an extent without anyinterview or evidence. I was certainly at my lowest point in life. Friendscould have easily cut ties with me, business deals that had been cooked up foryears could have been cancelled, and many Chinese videos and social media couldhave referenced the incidents and myself in a negative way. I know that I hadto do something and I had to do it fast.

5月1日，傍晚6点，我被澳洲所谓第一媒体澳洲七号电视台的一篇文章恶意指控，该文章捏造了一个关于澳大利亚华人以武汉事件发国难财，谋取暴利的故事。援助飞行包机被诽谤，媒体以邪恶的方式诽谤，语言难以形容我当时的愤怒。其他类似的文章也陆续被发表，这是在完全没有任何采访我个人也没有任何证据的情况下发表的。朋友们很快中断了与我的联系，多年酝酿的交易也很快被取消，而许多中文视频和社交媒体对事件评论很负面。我觉得如坐针毡，如鲠在喉，我觉得必须马上做点什么，而且要尽快。

A Friend in Need is aFriend Indeed

To defend myself and my family insuch a crisis, I had to clear my name and 20-year reputation. It took me nearly6 months of sleepless nights and a lot of support from my friends, andprofessional consultations to redeem my tarnished reputation.

为了捍卫自己和家庭免受冲击，我要尽全力维护我在澳大利亚经商20多年的声誉。大约经历了六个多月的不眠之夜，得到了许多朋友的支持，以及咨询了许多专业人士，大律师，公共关系专家，记者和精神科医生。

As a firm believer in the Australianjustice system, I was fully prepared for the worst but hoped for the best. Imade some demands to a few mainstreammediaand most of my demands were considered and met, to my personal satisfaction and the satisfaction of myfamily, many news outlets met my demand, including, but not limited to 7news,Daily Mail Australia, and SBS. But all these may not be over yet. If you wantto stay tuned to my life, click here.

作为坚定地相信澳大利亚司法制度的公民，我已经做了最好的准备，最坏的打算。我对一些主流媒体提出要求，令我和家人满意的是，许多新闻媒体都满足了我的需求，包括但不限于7news，澳大利亚每日邮报和SBS。这件事情或许还没完，您可以关注我的动态。

My Efforts To ImproveChina Australia Relationship

Mr. Huang Rengang Minister Counsellor -Economic and Commercial Affairs In The Chinese Embassy

与中国驻澳大利亚大使馆公使衔商务参赞黄任刚先生的会面

杨东东主席，黄任刚公参，袁祖文总裁

I have given tooth and nail to keepthe balance between both nations despite the backlash I met in May 2020.Fortunately, I am supported by some of the local Chinese business communityleaders in Australia, like Mr. Yang Dongdong, chairman of Australia ChinaBusiness Summit, in my effort to improve trade relations between China andAustralia. He joined me to request a meeting with Mr. Huang Rengang, theMinister Counsellor for Economic and Commercial Affairs in the Chinese Embassy.To our pleasant surprise, Mr. Huang is very accommodating and his secretarycontacted us with a few date options. We were finally able to meet him on 3September and had a real good discussion. Mr. Huang is a great personality,always courteous and careful with his wording. We discussed our growingconcerns about the trade war between the two nations, and how likely anyChinese Australian businesses may be spared from the forthcoming escalation,and how Australians could still travel to China and continue their businesses,study or work. The meeting seemed fruitful. It was good to see that Mr. Huangremained positive in Australia and China's economic relationships, his view ofthe unlikely decoupling of the trade relationship, viewing our economies arelargely complementary.

尽管我在2020年5月遇到澳洲主流英文媒体的大量抹黑，但我仍然竭尽全力保持两国之间的平衡。幸运的是，在为促进贸易和达成外交共识而进行的斗争中，我得到澳大利亚华人社区及像杨东东主席这样的华商领袖的大力支持。

澳中商业峰会的杨东东主席与我一起请求与中国驻澳大利亚大使馆公使衔商务参赞黄任刚阁下在堪培拉中国大使馆拜会。我们并无把握，但是，让我们惊喜的是，黄先生非常随和，他秘书与我们简单沟通几次之后，就定好2020年9月3日在堪培拉大使馆会见。黄仁刚先生性格开朗，一向谦虚有礼。我们表达了对两国之间贸易战的日益担忧，以及是否可以对澳洲华商手下留情，澳洲人去中国继续做生意，学校及工作的基本要求。这次会议取得了一些成果。很高兴看到黄先生对澳大利亚和中国表示的经贸关系保持乐观态度，并认为澳中两国的经济在很大程度上是互补的。

Fighting Racial Tauntsand Accusations

打击种族歧视和指责

Racial taunts and accusations havebeen a pack and parcel of human nature. We are prone to targeting peoplewithout considering their beliefs and virtues. Many Australian Chineseentrepreneurs have been accused of profiting China and not being concerned aboutthe country they live in. This is classic racism, and it shows that even the21st century harbours such a mindset. However, there is light at the end of thetunnel. Amidst all the racial discrimination, my friend Jaq James raised hervoice against the misdemeanor, helping clear not only my name but also of theChinese community. Please refer to the link for her article: https://www.criticalsocialworkpublishinghouse.com/post/a-counterstrategy-for-hit-pieces-on-chinese-australians

种族歧视和指责已成为一些人的本能。我们倾向很容易针对种族，而不考虑他们的信仰和人性善德。许多澳大利亚华裔企业家被指控牟利中国，而不在乎他们目前所居住的澳洲。这是典型的种族主义。21世纪竟然还存在这种思维方式。幸好，黑暗深处仍有希望之光。在种种种族歧视中，我的朋友杰克·詹姆斯（Jaq James）仗义执言，这不仅有助于维护我的荣誉，而且还帮助华人社区与不良记者打交道。请关注文章的链接。

https://www.criticalsocialworkpublishinghouse.com/post/a-counterstrategy-for-hit-pieces-on-chinese-australians

This is significant as many ChineseAustralians, and other overseas Chinese in many countries like Canada, and theUS are starting to adopt that strategy, and these incidents are notablydecreasing.

这具有重要意义，因为许多澳大利亚华人以及加拿大和美国等许多国家的其他华侨都开始采用该策略，相信此类事件的发生率会逐渐下降。

Where Do I Stand Now?

重新出发

Regardless of how the mediaportrayed my image, I am an Australian citizen, ready to face all thechallenges. My mission is to promote trade between Australia and China, andhardship is the pack and parcel of every tough decision. The year 2020 has beena bit hard on many people, as I still can hardly recover from the loss of myformer classmate, Ms. Ding Juan, who visited Australia a couple of years ago,and wished that she could buy an aged care property and enjoy her life herewith a few classmates. She took her own life just before Christmas, due todepression and I resonated with her as I was so depressed and suicidal duringmy fight against the big media outlets. The struggles against Covid19 relateddepression were far more challenging for many than any other year.

Iguess that is how life actually is, full of ups and downs. If you areinterested in my life's journey, please follow my alternative LinkedIn account:Survivor-Richard Yuan. I would be willing to share more with you on thatpersonal account as I plan to publish two books in 2021, one is called"Survivor-Cash, Covid19 & My Story", documenting my struggle andlife journey, highlighting the extraordinary year of 2020; the other is a bookon Australian immigration, which I have been planning in the past couple ofyears. I believe the tougher the road is, the more close you are to winning.Thank you, everyone, for your love and support throughout the year, and I hopewe continue to work in favour of both nations.

Happy New Year, and I hope to see you all with a stronger spiritin 2021. Embrace 2021 with a great smile! Stay positive, away fromCovid19, and be strong!

无论媒体如何描述我的形象，我是澳洲公民，随时准备面对任何挑战。我的使命是促进中澳贸易合作以及应对各种棘手问题。苦难是我们的每个艰难决定的衍生品。今年对许多人来说都特别艰难，对我尤其如此，这一年我无法缓过劲来。我失去了我的年轻，美丽的中学同学丁娟，她几年前访问澳大利亚还说准备约一群同学来养老的，而她居然在圣诞前夕由于极大压力抑郁自杀，我其实也有同感，因为我在今年早期应对各大媒体抹黑之时，也曾经极度压抑，自杀念头不断涌现。今年对不少人来讲，比任何一年都更难。无人可以豁免。

我想这就是生活，有起也有落。维护个人的声誉可能是一个漫长的挑战。如果你感兴趣了解更多，请加我领英的书友账号 https://www.linkedin.com/company/71046351/admin/。

欢迎随时关注我的生活轨迹和更新。我在2021年拟出版两本书，一本就是基于我2020年经历，叫做“幸存者-现金，新冠及我的故事”-将由亚马逊出版。另外一本是有关澳大利亚移民的书籍，我们作为澳洲领军的移民机构，多年策划，今年应该可以出版了。敬请各位期待。