Beijing's Fiscal Collapse: Police Unpaid, Shouting "Stupid Pig Rules the Country"! Millions of Merchants in Heilongjiang Rebel: Relay Closures, Playing Cat-and-Mouse with the Party! Revealing the Inside Story of High-Ranking CCP Officials Refusing Domestic Vaccines to Save Their Lives! (Old Beijing Teahouse / Episode 1683 / 2026/07/12)

This episode mainly reports on the financial distress in Beijing, where some property management companies and police stations have reported delays in salary payments. It also analyzes the current economic depression in China, incorporating a doggerel poem by Japanese Senator Seki Hei and a Bloomberg report on restrictions on local government financing vehicle (LGFV) bonds. At the same time, the program focuses on the large-scale relay strike movement launched by merchants in 34 counties and districts in Heilongjiang to protest against excessive fines, as well as the inside story of high-ranking officials within the system and their families refusing to receive domestic vaccines during the pandemic.

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Recently, many parts of Guangxi have suffered from rare flood disasters, while the coast of Zhejiang is facing the severe test of a strong typhoon. The heavy rain and strong winds have had a huge impact on the safety of life and property and the normal lives of our compatriots inside the Great Firewall. At this moment, we are deeply concerned about our compatriots in the disaster areas. The two of us here would like to extend our most sincere and deepest condolences to all the affected people. This Guangxi flood and Zhejiang typhoon are fierce, being the most serious disasters in years. Look here, seeing these scenes is truly heartbreaking. Compatriots in the disaster areas must take care of yourselves. May the natural and man-made disasters pass soon, and I pray that everyone will be safe and sound. As the saying goes, when the emperor lacks virtue, the people suffer. The CCP has done too many bad things, yet the common people are forced to take the blame for the divine retribution, which is truly unfair. The destruction of the CCP by Heaven is imminent; only by quitting the CCP, which fights against Heaven, Earth, and humanity, can one be safe.

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Now, to pick up where we left off, let's talk about the imperial capital of Beijing. That is the most prominent, flashy place in all of China, and the last place you'd ever expect to run out of money. Central government organs are clustered there, and the country's real wealth and best goods are desperately funneled into Beijing. As the old saying goes: "Under the vast heaven, there is no land that is not the king's; to the borders of the land, there are no subjects who are not the king's." In the eyes of the CCP, the finances within the Inner City of Beijing were as solid and impregnable as an iron wall. But guess what? Just in the past few days, a video went viral online, smashing a huge hole right through this iron wall. Countless Chinese netizens rubbed their eyes in disbelief after watching it, exclaiming that it was truly a once-in-a-lifetime sight. There is a blogger from Beijing on YouTube called "Teacher Beijing Kan Ye," and this guy dropped a bombshell in his video, claiming that right here in Beijing, some property management companies haven't been able to pay their staff for several months running. A property management sister said, "Hey, I was just chatting with a former colleague of mine who works at Zhongmei Property over in Panggezhuang, and guess what? She hasn't been paid for five months, and she's so anxious she's tearing her hair out." But that's not even the end of it. I remembered another friend of mine who works as a gatekeeper at the Panggezhuang police station, and today they also received a notice saying that their wages would be paid with a delay. Listen to this, everyone: the phrase "paid with a delay" is so euphemistic, polite, and sophisticated—when you strip away the gloss, doesn't it just mean wage arrears and non-payment? As soon as this came out, good grief, the entire internet comment section instantly exploded. Netizens were flying around with memes and jokes, with some sighing, "Oh my dear lord, if even the Beijing police station is starting to default on wages, just how deeply impoverished must the finances of these yamen really be?" Indeed, for many people, Beijing has always been considered the ultimate line of defense for China's public finances. If news of wage arrears starts leaking out from here, the psychological impact undoubtedly far surpasses that of an ordinary city.

Just as this news continued to ferment, Japanese Member of the House of Councillors Ishhei published a satirical poem a few days ago on the X platform titled *Qinyuanchun · China Today*, which was also widely reposted and discussed by numerous netizens. As soon as this poem came out, its view count and repost count shot straight up. Some tea-drinking friends might not know who Mr. Ishhei is; Ishhei is a Japanese-Chinese Member of the House of Councillors who frequently greets the steamed bun. Look right here: how does the satirical poem by this Mr. Ishhei, who dares to greet and is skilled at greeting the steamed bun, go? Chinese scenery, a thousand miles of frozen ice and ten thousand miles of desolation; looking out, housing prices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou have been cut in half, a massive wave of unemployment sweeps across the north and south of the river, shops are closing down and the catering industry is withering, consumption has already kicked the bucket, and whether you lean toward involution or investment, it's all money down the drain. The economy is so terrible that it moves countless giant merchants to wail in unison. Brother Xu Jiayin is trapped deep in a prison cell, big boss Pan has long since fled abroad, a generation of students has no path to employment and can only lie flat and sleep the day away. Helplessly, a foolish pig rules the country, and for that, look just to the present day. Look at that! This single satirical poem has practically summarized all of China's economic dilemmas in recent years. A netizen bluntly commented, "Xi the pig's incompetence and harm to the country and its people are all written right in here." A netizen who just returned to China also left a comment saying, "I just came back to the mainland this year, and the economic depression is truly visible to the naked eye. Office buildings are largely vacant, the once-bustling restaurant street is almost entirely wiped out, and everywhere you look there are shops for rent. The rental notices have been bleached yellow by the sun, yet still no one rents them."

The reality is that even more concerning than online banter is the ever-emerging pressure in real life. On July 9, Bloomberg reported that CCP regulatory authorities have asked some banks to reduce the underwriting of local government financing vehicle bonds with maturities of less than two years, attempting to restrict local Chengtou platforms from continuing to rely on borrowing new debt to repay old debt in order to keep operations running. Sources revealed that CCP official authorities have already provided window guidance to some banks—in layman's terms, preventing local governments from continuing to borrow that kind of short-term fast money through Chengtou companies. But if you think back on how local governments survived over the past few years, wasn't it by relying on borrowing new debt to repay old debt, commonly known as borrowing new to repay old? It's like patching the east wall by tearing down the west wall; when the east wall is about to collapse, you borrow some money to plaster it up, and tomorrow when the west wall is about to fall, you issue some bonds to plug it up. But now, the higher-ups have spoken: these short-term borrowing channels must be pinched and restricted by order. Why pinch them? Because the hole is too big, and the banks can no longer cover it. Data shows that nationwide Chengtou companies currently hold about 790 billion RMB in short-term bonds, of which about 65% will mature successively this year, while the total balance of all Chengtou bonds is about 16 trillion, with about 5 trillion maturing before the end of 2027.

Compared with the widespread economic depression within China under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the other side of the ocean presents a completely different picture. At the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, US President Trump proudly stated: "Our stock market is stronger than ever before in history, with 19.2 trillion dollars currently being invested in America—six times that of any period in history. We are building more factories than ever before in history, and everyone's 401(k) retirement accounts have hit historic highs." Trump then emphasized that there is no challenge Americans cannot overcome, and no goal Americans cannot achieve. Look at that—on one side, America is celebrating its 250th founding anniversary and proclaiming itself the strongest in history, while on the other side, news of unpaid wages, wage protests, widespread unemployment, and business closures keeps coming out of Beijing. For Zhongnanhai, what is truly difficult to face is not the banter of netizens, but the fact that more and more people are beginning to believe that a regime change might really not be far off. Let's run an emergency poll among our tea friends: do you think that with the Chinese economy in this state, the CCP can still survive this year? 1. Yes, 2. No, 3. Anything is possible. Hurry up and type your numbers in the comments section.

Logically speaking, when things reach this point, a government trying to get by should focus on increasing revenue and reducing expenditure. Yet they took an unorthodox and desperate approach, draining the pond to catch all the fish. What does that mean? They are directly calculating how to squeeze the brains out of ordinary citizens, with the most common method being the use of confiscated fines and property revenues as an effective way to plug government budget deficits. But, to use the Party's own words, what is it called? It is called traditional tax sources being weak while new industries have yet to gain momentum, the land economy declining with state-owned assets under pressure to be revitalized, and transportation infrastructure subsidies and other factors causing growth difficulties for multiple major tax types. Against this background, fine and confiscation revenue, as an important supplementary item to the general public budget, has seen its structural function in balancing finances grow increasingly strong. I almost felt like vomiting just saying that myself. Translated into plain language, it means the Party is out of money and is going to start robbing people—transportation, health, fire safety, environmental protection, industry and commerce, tax inspections, and so on. Wherever wool can be sheared, there is always a suitable option for us working cattle and leeks. Fine and confiscation revenues in the Yangtze River Delta, the star student of China's economy, have continued to be adjusted upward recently. According to data compiled this May by Shanghai official media The Paper, governments and 14 cities across Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui provinces frantically fined enterprises in 2025. Entering 2026, 25 cities in the Yangtze River Delta continued to raise their fine and confiscation revenue budgets based on final accounts. Look at that—even the top-performing provinces in the Party-State's economy have begun openly robbing people for money. Can this life still go on?

However, unexpectedly, this tried-and-true method of robbery through confiscatory fines hit a wall in Heilongjiang. You must know that Heilongjiang is an economically backward province in China, with a fiscal self-sufficiency rate of only 23% in 2025. Governments at all levels are so desperate for money that they are green with envy. They originally thought that once the joint inspection team was dispatched, money would be easily obtained. But it was precisely in Heilongjiang that inspiring news emerged: merchants in many regions collectively closed their doors, a passive but effective boycott against the authorities' inspections and fines. A self-media outlet focusing on mass incidents in mainland China posted an article yesterday, July 8, stating that from April to June 2026, an unprecedented non-violent non-cooperation movement broke out in Heilongjiang Province. According to incomplete statistics, within the 67 days from April 25 to June 30, merchants in 34 counties, cities, and districts in Heilongjiang Province closed their doors collectively, with an uncountable number of participating merchants. The story began in an inconspicuous small county, Qinggang County, Suihua City, a small county with a permanent population of only 280,000. On April 25, merchants in Qinggang County collectively pulled down their shutters without warning. A day later, neighboring Wangkui County immediately followed suit. Both places held out for three days, and no one expected that this was just the first matchstick of a prairie fire. On May 12, the entire city of Nehe, 300 kilometers away, went on strike. In late May, Baiquan, Yi'an, Kedong, Keshan, and Fuyu in Qiqihar struck in quick succession. As soon as June began, the Suihua area erupted in a chain reaction: Beilin, Anda, Zhaodong, Lanxi, Qinggang, and Qing'an pulled down their shutters one after another. Immediately after, five districts and two counties in Daqing followed suit rapidly. By late June, Hailun and Suiling even came up with a new trick of opening for one day and closing for one day, balancing business with waiting and watching. Look here, the final battle in Suiling County on June 30 brought this large-scale strike, which had lasted for more than two months, to a temporary end. The final tally: 34 counties, cities, and districts across four prefecture-level cities—Suihua, Qiqihar, Daqing, and Heihe—were all affected. The fuse was a rumor, combined with real-money fines. According to local merchants and netizens, the direct cause of the strike was a piece of news circulating within the system that the Heilongjiang joint inspection team was coming, and that shops, supermarkets, and restaurants would all be turned upside down. This was not groundless, as some merchants had already been issued fines of thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan. A merchant provided a real case: law enforcement officers would fine someone 30,000 yuan for seeing an ashtray on the table, and 48,000 yuan for seeing a trash can in the kitchen without a lid. My friends, in a party-state where the economy is collapsing, business is already hard to do, and fines of tens of thousands of yuan are akin to a catastrophe. Therefore, merchants reached a tacit consensus to close their doors to avoid the plague. A few merchants took a chance and reopened, only to be quickly inspected and fined. Now that this happened, the remaining merchants gave up completely and refused to open their doors no matter what. If asked, they would just say, 'I'm in a bad mood today and want to close for a rest.' Well, the police cannot arrest a merchant just because they are in a bad mood, and the Cyberspace Administration of China cannot block a strike liaison group that doesn't exist. In short, this time, the CCP's seemingly powerful iron fist of stability maintenance hit a cotton ball. Not only did the bandits fail to get money, but they almost sprained their backs. Truly, the masters are among the people of Heilongjiang.

A couple of days ago, we mentioned that the outspoken Chinese economist Gao Shanwen passed away at a young age, once again sparking discussions about the sequelae of domestic vaccines. Some people have made an analysis and summary: on one hand, news of various experts, professors, doctors, and researchers dying in middle age has been spreading from time to time since the pandemic; on the other hand, it is not uncommon for retired high-ranking CCP officials and veteran cadres to pass away at the age of 90 or even 100. You think about it: even with factors like special supplies and high-level cadre wards, the lifespan shouldn't differ by half, right? The reason is worth pondering. Recently, someone stepped forward to clarify: it turns out that during the period when mandatory domestic vaccination was most severe, some officials at the ministerial level and above and retired veterans did not take domestic vaccines at all. Listen to this: it turns out that these old guys who have worked for the Party all their lives know the Party best and are determined not to be guinea pigs for domestic vaccines. Although the CCP does not allow public discussion or questioning of the sequelae of domestic vaccines, it is a widely recognized fact that the proportion of people diagnosed with lymph nodes, lung nodules, and thyroid nodules during physical examinations after the pandemic has increased significantly. Mr. Liu, who is engaged in medical research, also told The Epoch Times that since the pandemic, there has been private discussion in intellectual circles about the premature death of middle-aged and young experts. He said, 'In recent years, I have known and come into contact with many professors, doctors, and experts in their 40s and 50s who died suddenly. This phenomenon of a large number of young scholars dying was not seen before the pandemic. This is not just my personal feeling.'

One victim issued a final interrogation before his death: Qiu Yongcai, a 40-year-old professor at South China University of Technology who passed away in December 2023. According to a social media post Professor Qiu made before he died, he was suffering from leukemia. Professor Qiu wrote that as a natural science researcher and doctoral supervisor, he speculated based on literature he had reviewed that there might be unknown chemical substances in the inactivated virus of the inactivated vaccine, which destroyed the self-recognition between hematopoietic cells, thereby affecting various normal hematopoietic functions. He also questioned whether the so-called experts had conducted detailed mechanistic analyses on cases of sequelae before injecting the hastily produced vaccines. Regarding this, I would like to interject: to Professor Qiu's question, I can responsibly answer that you have overthought it; there was no time to do such redundant things for a vaccine developed in 98 days. Why can I answer so definitively? Because Yang Xiaoming, known as the father of the COVID-19 vaccine, once publicly stated in 2021 that China had developed an inactivated COVID-19 vaccine in just 98 days. Three years after this 98-day statement was released, the guy fell from grace, and the details of his case remain unclear to this day. It is evident that the 98-day claim was nonsense. When Yang Xiaoming was arrested, some said his arrest might be related to the fact that the side effects of the Sinopharm vaccine were about to enter a period of concentrated outbreaks, and the CCP was shifting the blame in advance, making Yang Xiaoming a scapegoat to take responsibility while eliminating a threat who held a large number of secrets.

A doctor in the internal medicine department of a hospital in Hebei indirectly confirmed this, saying that they had seen some children and adults develop health problems after receiving the vaccine; some developed white lungs, and some were later diagnosed with leukemia. Family members suspected it was related to the vaccine, but the hospital would not write it down that way. Higher-level health departments ordered that no analysis or commentary related to the vaccine be conducted on patients, and they would not accept such patients for vaccine-association checks. Some netizens asserted that the CCP gambled with the health of all Chinese people just to serve as cannon fodder for the so-called great national battle against the epidemic by the Steamed Bun (Xi Jinping). After all, it was the Steamed Bun who personally commanded and personally deployed it. Look here, he did personally command and deploy it, but you can think with your toes that Xi Jinping and the high-ranking officials within the system definitely did not take the domestic vaccine. The netizen's firm prediction actually came true. Mr. Wang, a high-ranking official within the system who had just retired, told an Epoch Times reporter that during the pandemic, he and his wife were worried about the safety of the domestic vaccine and refused to be vaccinated for various reasons. He said that not a single member of the CCP Central Committee had taken it, and the children of those retired senior cadres also firmly forbade their parents from getting vaccinated, saying that the elderly never went out and they waited until the lifting of restrictions without having taken a single shot of the domestic vaccine, and now they are living well. We people have ways to avoid it; poor health, busy work, no time, inconvenient at home—any reason works. No one dares to force those who are truly in power to take it. This last sentence is heartbreaking: those who are truly in power, no one dares to force them. See? In the Party-state, various special supplies of food, medicine, medical care, pensions, and retirement benefits, and even life-and-death matters like taking domestic vaccines, the treatment of the masters and the public servants are not in the same country at all, because this is China. The summer weather is hot

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