New member only need 1200 SP then directly to DM.
(literally it's 2 years DM if they didn't want to renew it, but they can still sit on DM for second year.)

Very unfriendly for people like me only eran around 1200-1400 SP per year.

I hate it.

Cahtay still doing price competition with other Chinese/Japanese airlines in Asia region. A LOT of cheap business route start from mainland china so easy to earn cheap SP. And now the new high tier DM still looking people's SP. I think they should look on member's annual spending for their top tier.