This article is excerpted from--Twitter: Dongcha Beating
The wind by the Mekong River is still humid and hot, but for the hundreds of thousands of Chinese people here, this winter is much colder than in previous years.
This day is destined to be etched into the collective memory of Cambodian Chinese businessmen.
In the early morning, on Sihanouk Boulevard. The financial totem that was once regarded as 'never sleeping'—the headquarters of Huibang, lost its heartbeat overnight. The roaring sound of cash transport vehicles coming and going has vanished, replaced by a cold notice (suspension of withdrawals) stuck to the glass door, and the several hundred Eastern faces outside that have gradually stiffened in fear.