名侦探的守则

路透社5月17日披露，联合国、世界银行及西方捐助国等日前共同致信越南总理，称受越南“行政瘫痪”影响，该国在过去三年间已经至少损失了25亿美元的外国援助，且在将来可能还会因此损失10亿美元。

二 |     London, Oct 19 (UNI) One of China's most senior UK diplomats was involved in violence against protesters at the Manchester consulate on Sunday, a British MP says.
"What we saw was the Chinese consul-general then ripping down posters and peaceful protest," Alicia Kearns told MPs in the House of Commons, BBC reported.
China has not commented on Zheng Xiyuan's alleged involvement.
But the Foreign Ministry in Beijing defended the actions of consulate staff.
Spokesman Wang Wenbin said people had "illegally entered" the grounds and any country's diplomats would have taken "necessary measures" to protect their premises.
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly summoned Chinese chargé d'affaires Yang Xiaoguang -- the ambassador's deputy -- on Tuesday to demand an explanation for what happened at the consulate, the BBC reported.
The UK said it was reiterated at the meeting that all diplomats and consular staff based in the UK must respect the UK's laws and regulations.
The official Chinese version of what happened is at odds with video footage and statements from police.
Officers had to drag back a protester from inside the consulate gate as he was being attacked, the report said.
Earlier, Kearns told MPs that after Consul-General Zheng Xiyuan ripped down the placards, there was "grievous bodily harm against a Hongkonger, one of whom was hospitalised for taking part in a peaceful protest.
"Some were then dragged onto consulate territory for a further beating by officials who have been recognised to be members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
"We cannot allow the CCP to import their beating of protesters, their silencing of free speech and their failure to allow time and time again protests on British soil. This is a chilling escalation."
According to a statement by the Greater Manchester Police, around 30 to 40 people had gathered outside the consulate to protest, the BBC reported.
"Shortly before 4pm a small group of men came out of the building and a man was dragged into the consulate grounds and assaulted," the statement said.
"Due to our fears for the safety of the man, officers intervened and removed the victim from the consulate grounds."
The consulate is UK territory, but cannot be entered without consent.
Another MP, Labour's Afzal Khan -- who represents the constituency where the consulate is, Manchester Gorton -- told the House of Commons he was "sickened" by the scenes.
"The UK stands for freedom, the rule of law, and democracy," said the Labour MP. "The quashing of peaceful protests will never be tolerated on British soil."
Khan and other MPs called for the consul-general to be declared a "persona non grata" -- meaning a person who is unwelcome in the country.
Conservative MP Sir Iain Duncan Smith asked if the government would "be prepared to expel the consul-general and any of those that are found to have been part of that punishment beating and the vandalism?"
Some MPs called for the Foreign Office to go further, including Labour's Andrew Gwynne who said: "Had these incidents happened on the streets of Hong Kong, there would have been outrage from the British government, rightly so.
"They happened on the streets of Manchester and yet we have this situation where the minister is basically sending a memo to the Chinese embassy, an offer of a cup of tea and a chat with the ambassador."
UNI MR。报道认为，这种“行政瘫痪”与越南正开展的反腐运动有关。

这封信件并未公开，路透社转述信中表示，在越南，“约有10亿美元的发展资金正等待审批，另有25亿美元因资金过期而被退回”。报道说，这意味着越南的潜在损失将近其国内生产总值（GDP）的1%。资金过期可能会拖慢基础设施升级等急需项目的进度，而“旷日持久”的审批过程则可能在未来导致更大的资金损失。

据悉，这封信落款日期是3月6日，由联合国和世界银行驻越南代表写给越南总理范明政，并由来自美国、欧盟和日本等国家和地区的18名驻越大使，以及亚洲开发银行驻越南首席代表联名签署。

路透社称，信中数据突显了外国投资者对越南监管障碍和冗长批准程序的不满。两名外国高级官员直接将此与越南正在开展的“熔炉”（đốt lò）反腐运动联系在一起，报道称，这也与近几个月来其他外交官和官员的评论相呼应。

路透社认为，这场反腐运动已经在越南造成一种“瘫痪状态”：由于相关法规复杂，官员们不愿意批准或推进倡议，以免意外违法违规。越南的公共投资因此陷入停滞，报道引述越南财政部数据说，2021年至2023年，越南公共投资资金到位率仅达年计划的四分之三，有约190亿美元未能花掉。

此前报道显示，外国捐助方对越南的援助资金主要以贷款形式提供，且通常按市场价格计算。报道说，越南官员就此敦促外国捐助方降低资金成本。

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一名参与讨论的外国官员举例说，上述问题正影响越南的电网设施升级。当前有大量外国资金可用于这项工作，但受财务问题影响，现有规则至少在2027年之前阻止越南国有电网运营商获得这笔资金。

对此，越南正增加煤炭进口，以避免外资在越工厂出现电力短缺，但这又违背了越南应对气候变化的承诺。报道说，越南此前已做出减少煤炭使用量的重大承诺，以换取西方国家的气候资金，但在与七国集团（G7）宣布达成协议一年半后，资金仍未到位。

前述外国官员表示，在捐助方的多次请求下，越南政府已就电网设施升级资金问题成立了一个工作小组，并指示官员审查一些阻碍获得资金的规定，但没有设定解决问题的最后期限。

报道还说，挫败感可能导致捐助方减少未来对越南的援助。例如，世界银行表示将从7月起把河内办事处与柬埔寨和老挝的办事处合并，以提高“管理效率”，此举可能导致工作重点的转移。

针对这篇报道，路透社称，越南总理办公室和投资部没有回应置评请求。

四 | 联合国在一份声明中承认，资金使用方面存在“挑战”，但联合国和世界银行都表示，将继续与越南政府密切开展项目合作。

5月16日，越共十三届九中全会同意张氏梅辞去越共中央政治局委员、中央书记处常务书记和中组部部长职务。

五 | 这是继前越南国家主席武文赏、前国会主席王庭惠之后，近两个月来第三位“引咎辞职”的越共中央政治局委员。

越通社16日说，根据越共中央检查委员会递交的报告，张氏梅违反党员行为禁令，未能发挥中央政治局委员和书记处书记的模范表率作用，影响了越共及其个人的威望。张氏梅认识到自身对越南党和人民的责任，向越共中央递交了辞去各项职务的申请书，请求退休。

《中国新闻周刊》17日报道指出，本届越共中央政治局共有18名成员，王庭惠、武文赏、张氏梅分别排名第四到第六。算上此前辞职的范平明、阮春福、陈俊英，本届越共中央政治局因政治问题辞职的成员已达三分之一。排名前八的成员只剩三人依然在位，包括发起“熔炉”运动的越共中央总书记阮富仲。