{"id":984824,"date":"2021-11-08T12:44:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T17:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=984824"},"modified":"2021-11-08T12:44:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T17:44:19","slug":"vietnamese-communists-use-climate-summit-to-eat-gold-steak-with-salt-bae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vietnamese-communists-use-climate-summit-to-eat-gold-steak-with-salt-bae\/","title":{"rendered":"Vietnamese Communists Use Climate Summit to Eat Gold Steak with &#039;Salt Bae&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvietnamese-communists-use-climate-summit-to-eat-gold-steak-with-salt-bae%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=984824&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Public Security Minister of Vietnam To Lam and at least one underling enjoyed a lavishly expensive gold-plated steak at the London restaurant run by chef Nusret G\u00f6k\u00e7e, more commonly known as \u201cSalt Bae,\u201d Singapore\u2019s Mothership <a href=\"https:\/\/mothership.sg\/2021\/11\/vietnam-minister-salt-bae\/\">reported<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>G\u00f6k\u00e7e \u2013 who publicly identifies as a communist and has previously feted human rights rogue Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, the socialist dictator of Venezuela \u2013 reportedly posted a video on his Tiktok account last week showing To and&nbsp;Ministry spokesman To An Xo dining at his London restaurant, Nusr-et.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The video disappeared from his social media account shortly after it began circulating in communist Vietnam, outraging citizens in the impoverished country.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Salt Bae and Vietnam&#039;s Communism\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v9tGKqIYz4c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>To appears to have traveled to London after attending the United Nations\u2019 COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland. Environmental experts <a href=\"http:\/\/breitbart.com\/environment\/2021\/11\/05\/study-worlds-richest-1-derailing-paris-agreement-climate-goals\/\">cite<\/a> air travel by the world\u2019s wealthiest as among the most impactful behavior on the climate, potentially single-handedly derailing the global temperature goals of envinronmentalist groups and organizations like the U.N. COP26 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/02\/hypocrites-cleared-to-land-glasgow-climate-conference-draws-400-private-jets\/\">attracted<\/a> 30,000 air travelers and over 400 private jets, leaving a prodigious carbon footprint.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>As public security minister, To is one of the most powerful people in Vietnamese government, a Politburo member in charge of repressing dissidents, among other responsibilities, with a record of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xinhuanet.com\/english\/asiapacific\/2021-09\/15\/c_1310189786.htm\">supporting<\/a> increased Chinese involvement in Vietnamese security. Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/vietnam-politics-candidates-factbox-idUSKBN28O0M0\">noted<\/a> last year that Vietnam\u2019s last president served as minister of public security before taking the top post.<\/p>\n<p>The steak in the video of the Vietnamese officials\u2019 visit is believed to cost between&nbsp;\u00a3850 ($1,151.03) to \u00a31,500 ($2,031.32), according to Mothership. London\u2019s&nbsp;Nusr-Et Steakhouse <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2021\/09\/29\/celebrity-chef-salt-bae-slammed-over-restaurant-prices-135-burger-852-steak\/\">became<\/a> the subject of scorn and mockery in September after a receipt, presumably from a recent guest, began circulating online. In addition to&nbsp;\u00a310 ($13) corn on the cob and \u00a39 ($12.19) Coca-Cola, the \u201cgolden tomahawk\u201d steak appeared on the receipt to the tune of&nbsp; \u00a3630 ($853.12). Global food prices have skyrocketed between September and November, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/economy\/2021\/11\/06\/united-nations-global-food-prices-hit-10-year-high-in-october\/\">United Nations<\/a>, perhaps explaining the price difference on the steak in question.<\/p>\n<p>The Vietnamese officials not only enjoyed gold-plated steaks at the London restaurant \u2013 notoriously one of the most expensive items on the menu there \u2013 but received service from&nbsp;G\u00f6k\u00e7e himself. The chef often enjoys carving and serving his steaks to celebrity guests, then posting the video on social media to give the impression that his restaurants are magnets for the rich and famous.<\/p>\n<p>The video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfa.org\/english\/news\/vietnam\/london-steak-11042021200233.html\">prompted<\/a> near-immediate outrage in Vietnam. Radio Free Asia (RFA) published the video shortly after&nbsp;G\u00f6k\u00e7e took it down and noted that reactions to the video included \u201cfollowers who wondered how To could afford a steak that costs 1,450 pounds ($1,975) on a monthly salary of roughly $660.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18652354\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"39\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1347486863.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18652354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1347486863-1024x681-1.jpg\" alt width=\"990\" height=\"658\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Exterior of the Nusr-Et steak restaurant on October 19, 2021 in London, England. Since it opened last month, the new steakhouse from Turkish chef Nusret G\u00f6k\u00e7e has drawn media attention for its pricey menu items, including a \u201cgolden tomahawk\u201d steak encrusted in 24-carat gold leaf. (Leon Neal\/Getty)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cMy tax money has been used for luxury,\u201d one Vietnamese citizen lamented, according to RFA.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe government has always complained of financial difficulties yet they steal people\u2019s money for this luxury life as if there is no tomorrow,\u201d another Vietnamese citizen, Pham Viet Duc, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2021-11-06\/salt-bae-gold-leaf-steak-vietnam-security-minister-to-lam\/100599898\">wrote<\/a> on Facebook, according to the Agence France-Presse (AFP).<br \/>The average Vietnamese citizen makes $184 a month, a fraction of the cost of a steak at G\u00f6k\u00e7e\u2019s restaurant, according to Mothership.<\/p>\n<p>The Vietnamese scandal occurred in a much similar fashion as the outrage surrounding Maduro\u2019s visit to Nusr-Et \u2013 on that occasion, in Turkey \u2013 in 2018. G\u00f6k\u00e7e prompted outrage throughout Latin America by similarly posting a video to his social media accounts featuring Maduro and wife Cilia Flores dining at his restaurant, and&nbsp;G\u00f6k\u00e7e himself carving meat for the dictator and his wife. G\u00f6k\u00e7e appears to gift the dictator a \u201cSalt Bae\u201d t-shirt.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Venezuela is one of the world\u2019s most malnourished nations; polls from that year indicated that as many as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/latin-america\/2018\/11\/20\/report-80-percent-venezuelans-short-food\/\">80 percent<\/a> of Venezuelans could not access the food necessary they needed to maintain a healthy diet.<\/p>\n<p>G\u00f6k\u00e7e deleted the video shortly after posting it, but Venezuelan opposition groups distributed it through the internet widely, prompting outrage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.7741935483871\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\u00a1VENEZUELA SE MUERE DE HAMBRE y el dictador asesino de Maduro d\u00e1ndose un banquete de m\u00e1s de $1.500 con TU DINERO! Ellos comen y los venezolanos nos morimos por la escasez de alimentos y medicinas <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MaduroSeJartaConTUDinero?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MaduroSeJartaConTUDinero<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rUUhNRbPRv\">pic.twitter.com\/rUUhNRbPRv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Voluntad Popular (@VoluntadPopular) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VoluntadPopular\/status\/1041802465149112321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Maduro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elnacional.com\/venezuela\/politica\/que-dijo-maduro-sobre-visita-restaurante-salt-bae_252142\/\">discussed<\/a> his visit on socialist regime television, calling G\u00f6k\u00e7e \u201ca very pleasant and happy man\u201d and shamelessly celebrating the outragously expensive restaurant. Maduro made the visit to Istanbul while waiting for a flight connection in the Middle Eastern country. It remains unclear at press time what money Maduro used to pay for the visit.<\/p>\n<p>G\u00f6k\u00e7e maintains a restaurant in Miami, Florida, home to one of America\u2019s largest Venezuelan-American communities. Venezuelans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/latin-america\/2018\/09\/19\/venezuelans-protest-salt-bae-maduro-miami\/\">organized<\/a> daily protests in response to the Maduro video in 2018, accompanied by members of the Cuban exile community who oppose socialism. Organizers vowed to stay outside of Nusr-et for as long as it took to get it to shut down, but protests eventually subsided and the restaurant remains there today.<\/p>\n<p>Cubans joined Venezuelans in solidarity against Maduro in addition to outrage at&nbsp;G\u00f6k\u00e7e\u2019s public admiration for Fidel Castro, the late dictator of the country who ruled nearly 60 years between 1959 and 2016. Following the announcement of Castro\u2019s death,&nbsp;G\u00f6k\u00e7e published an image on Instagram paying homage to the brutal dictator, posing with a communist beret and a cigar.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/asion\/posts\/10159924301690268\" data-width=\"640\" readability=\"26.405882352941\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/836565267\/posts\/10159924301690268\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" readability=\"7.8823529411765\">\n<p>Some people just don&#8217;t think!  To post pics like this and then open a restaurant in Miami. Really?   I just called and\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/asion\">Andres Asion<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/836565267\/posts\/10159924301690268\/\">Sunday, December 3, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The chef deleted the post after receiving widespread condemnation from Latin American observers.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Follow Frances Martel on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1636451854470000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGAzB3xw79DgAyerokeD-pH5ZoYyA\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1636451854470000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH7VQggRfIuwfTnMwAuQz3dTEe2rA\">Twitter.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public Security Minister of Vietnam To Lam and at least one underling enjoyed a lavishly expensive gold-plated steak at the London restaurant run by chef Nusret G\u00f6k\u00e7e, more commonly known &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-984824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/984824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=984824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/984824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=984824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=984824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=984824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}