字幕表 動画を再生する 英語字幕をプリント [MUSIC PLAYING] Between them, the Castro brothers have ruled Cuba for 60 years. And it used to be said that the Caribbean island never changes, but old age has made change biologically inevitable. And Raul steps down as president on April 19, aged 86. What will that mean for the economy and the communist country's small band of entrepreneurs and self-employed? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] ( The transition from Raul ) is a natural change that follows the laws of existence. It's a generational change. Still, generational change also implies a change of perspective The economy has been hit by Hurricane Irma and the halving of aid from Venezuela. It's estimated to be a third smaller than it was in 1985. But US President Donald Trump has also had an effect, after partially reversing a detente launched by his predecessor, Barack Obama. The number of international visitors had been rising, but has been badly hit. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] It's logical because you open a webpage of say TripAdvisor in Miami or somewhere else [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] and if you search for Cuba you get a warning message from the US states Obviously that has an impact, and it is that Americans don't come. For us 'Trump effect' has been brutal. It's as if the (economic supply) chain has broken. Because we have less work, they (other business) have less work too. The impact has been very strong. Other US measures such as an Internet Task Force to expand the flow of information on the island are at risk of backfiring. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] We could be cast as being part of that US initiative to undermine Cuba. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Instead of helping us, the initiative hurts. Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel is Castro's likely replacement. The 57-year-old has lashed out at dissidents, independent media, and foreign embassies. Under Raul, 580,000 self-employed businesses were created, but now, they fear a looming government economic reform package. And there is added uncertainty of new private sector regulations. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] I imagine that studies they are making will be better to Cuban economy, and I think there should be more allowance given to Cuban entrepreneurs to help their country But we have to wait and see. From crisis come big changes. It's a vulnerable moment for the Communist Party and for Cuba. Liberalising the economy would inevitably loosen the party's grip on power. The litmus test for the new leadership will be crackdown or reform. [MUSIC PLAYING]
B1 中級 米 ポスト・カストロス・キューバの新しい起業家のための未来は何を保持しているか (What the future holds for the new entrepreneurs in post-Castros Cuba) 13 1 HsiangLanLee に公開 2021 年 01 月 14 日 シェア シェア 保存 報告 動画の中の単語