Feng Ge has been arrested! Chinese people celebrate Halloween, those dressed as Xi Jinping are taken away, SWAT armored vehicles block streets in Shanghai, and Little Pinks bark: celebrating foreign festivals is treason, I'd rather work overtime

This video discusses the phenomenon of Halloween celebrations across China being subjected to strict control, interrogation, and even arrests by the police, with citizens restricted from dressing up as various political and historical figures. Meanwhile, the well-known influencer "Feng Ge Wang Ming Tian Ya" was detained after filming a documentary about day laborers in Majuqiao, Beijing, and announcing his impending detention before its release; he was subsequently taken away by police while celebrating Halloween in Hangzhou. The video contrasts the relaxed Halloween atmosphere in Hong Kong and the free-spirited cosplay in Taiwan, criticizing the CCP's lazy "one-size-fits-all" governance and its suppression of free speech and humor.

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Are you even Chinese? Celebrating a foreign holiday on Chinese soil, you bunch of traitors. We got arrested; Chinese influencers were arrested for celebrating Halloween. These past two or three nights have been the prime time for Halloween cosplay. All over the world, including our Taiwan, people everywhere are dressing up as ghosts, monsters, or cosplaying as various gaming characters to celebrate and have a great time. And, as expected, China had another "unexpected" incident. In places like Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Fuzhou, Chinese people still appeared, boldly cosplaying as various characters, only to be interrogated, taken away, or ordered to remove their makeup. Later, some people even dressed up as "Da Bai" (health workers in hazmat suits); every year, there are still people brave enough to play Da Bai. This year, some even coordinated to act as positive cases, pulling out health codes to scan, only for them all to turn red. The most ridiculous part is that last year, someone went to the Chinese stock exchange and dressed up as a satirical image of A-shares, right? Well, this year, that same stock exchange area had police cordon tape put up.

2023 was the first Halloween after China ended its large-scale pandemic lockdowns. That year, many creative cosplayers appeared on the streets of Shanghai, right? So why is it getting stricter every year? It wasn't this strict during Xi Jinping's first term. In the Hu Jintao era, people used to celebrate Christmas on the streets and it was considered quite nice. Now, if you celebrate Christmas on the street, unless you're in a specific park, you'll be called a traitor. Last year, the pro-CCP Taiwanese influencer Mai Gou 886 even complained online that the police had invited them—the police went to their bar and said they weren't allowed to hold Halloween events. Look at how fierce the people of Shanghai used to be; they dressed up as Zhang Jiao, the leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and some even dressed up as singers who were persecuted during the Cultural Revolution. Even someone cosplaying as Lu Xun—who couldn't save China even with modern medicine—appeared. Some people also boldly dressed up as Winnie the Pooh and were all taken away. May I ask, what is wrong with this? In the United States, people dress up as Trump, and they aren't taken away by the CIA. In Taiwan these past few days, people have dressed up as Shen Po-yang and Chiang Wan-an, and some even dressed up as Lai Ching-te. Were they taken away? No, they weren't. OK.

I know what Little Pinks are going to say: those are provincial governors and county or city mayors, are they the same as our Big Daddy Xi? It doesn't matter, just pretend to be the ones from your own home—the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and the Beijing Mayor, as well as the Shanghai Mayor, okay? Or is it that you don't even know who your city mayors and provincial governors are? What's most ridiculous is that last year, Jesus and the Tathagata Buddha were taken away—there would be no Tathagata Buddha without the Chinese Communist Party. Even Guan Chang, before he was shot three times, used to mock those makeshift square cabin hospitals, right? Of course, that doesn't mean everyone who participated in Halloween activities had political motives; many young people probably just wanted to have fun, take photos, get together with friends, celebrate a holiday, and then go spend money to boost the economy, nothing more. Indeed, some people's costumes carried a certain degree of social satire, turning Halloween into a very special occasion because it's hard to tell at a glance whether someone is dressing up as a ghost or satirizing the CCP. So what?

But do you know where in China you can celebrate Halloween without being arrested, and even dress up? Shanghai Disneyland and Happy Valley—you just have to pay to get in. Shanghai has always been regarded as a very international city. Before Halloween had even officially started, Julu Road, Huaihai Middle Road, Fuxing Park, and other areas where large crowds usually gather already had massive police deployments. People filmed a huge number of police vehicles, iron barricades, and police and urban management officers stationed along the streets. Some netizens joked that this year's Shanghai Halloween has the best atmosphere—not from jack-o'-lanterns, but from police cars. It's ironic, right? Halloween was originally meant to have a spooky atmosphere, but celebrated joyfully. In the end, you don't need to decorate; you are truly celebrating Halloween, which is genuinely terrifying the people. As a result, someone dressed up as Ultraman—a hero from many people's childhoods, right? When monsters appear, he comes out to protect humanity. This Superman was escorted away from the scene by numerous police officers, so you're admitting that the police themselves are the monsters? Looking at that footage, I really felt it was both hilarious and absurd. Or did that Ultraman fire a laser, shoot a ray, or destroy any building in Shanghai? And then you took him away, for no reason at all. Where is the danger?

Of course, Little Pinks would say, "Look, he's masked up so tightly you can't tell who he is; what if he kills someone? If someone kills someone, wouldn't you be able to catch them? With so many cameras, couldn't you catch them?" It's truly ridiculous. Then you might as well just never leave your house, because everyone could be a potential risk, since you never know when someone might have a utility knife in their pocket and kill you at any moment. Walking on the street, might you be killed by a Huawei car whose brakes failed? So you shouldn't go outside? Therefore, this kind of blanket whitewashing is really completely unnecessary. Also in Hangzhou, another video circulated online showing a group of police officers walking in a patrol line. Consequently, citizens nearby spontaneously started following them, forming lines to mimic the police patrolling for Halloween. Well, I'd like to ask, how is the CCP supposed to arrest people in a situation like this? You can't arrest them. What's wrong? Are people going to be arrested just for walking now? So when you think about it carefully, it still feels very pathetic; they can only use this kind of way to mock without being taken away.

However, what's even more interesting is that there were young people at the scene who were scolded by an old man for celebrating Halloween, calling them traitors. I think it's like this: you should first tell Xi Jinping to take off his suit; is he brainwashed by foreign forces? He should be wearing Hanfu. And when you are scolding others for being traitors for celebrating a foreign holiday, you yourself are also wearing modern Western-style clothing. Aren't T-shirts Western? Yes, they all are. You should be wearing Hanfu to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. But if you think about it carefully, the CCP is actually very thoughtful. They sent out these police and chengguan (urban management officers) to act as what? To act as ghosts, the ghosts of Halloween, and you act as the humans. It's reasonable for ghosts to catch humans, right? And what's even more exaggerated is that some people who cosplayed as Hong Jie and nurses were taken away. Of course, I see that the police in various parts of China are also making symbolic arrests, taking people back to remove their makeup or make a statement, just to meet performance quotas. Because the central government has this internal order. Why? Because I have discovered over these past three years that there are still quite a few people who were not taken away. It seems that this city has a performance target. Suppose this city needs to arrest 1,000 cosplayers within these two or three days, right? Then you divide it by area within this city. This residential area, this commercial area, you catch 100 here, 100 there, and we add them up to reach a quota of over a thousand to submit to the central government. That's just how it is. From ancient China until now, when has your bureaucratic culture and system not been like this? It's just like this. So how do the CCP police catch people? They just catch the ones they don't like, or the pretty young guys and girls they are interested in, take them back to make a statement, and take advantage of them. So I ask, what is the point of this? You should either arrest everyone or arrest no one. And what is the legal basis for your arrests? Picking quarrels and provoking trouble? You might hinder public social safety? You are masked, you are dressed up like this, what if you commit a crime? Don't be ridiculous. During the pandemic, everyone wore masks too. Was that picking quarrels and provoking trouble? What exactly do you want?

Besides Shanghai and Hangzhou, no one in Beijing dares to cosplay on the streets. However, two nightclubs in Beijing issued a Halloween entry notice, stating that due to on-site safety and comprehensive technical reasons, Halloween-themed costumes, related makeup, masks, and headgear are prohibited from entering this week. Nightclubs are originally places for people to relax, watch performances, and socialize, right? But the most important element of Halloween, the costume element, was actually restricted. Isn't that a bit like going to a swimming pool and being told you can't get in the water or swim, and you're even given a hard time just for wearing a swimsuit to take pictures there? Furthermore, in Suzhou, on October 30th, a netizen shared photos of Shiquan Street in Suzhou. Two young women wearing maid outfits were questioned and turned away by the police on the scene. Some also said that Suzhou's Halloween restricted zombie costumes from entering, and even required some participants to go back and throw away these props and costumes before they could participate.

And this time during Halloween in Hangzhou, someone appeared. It should be said that the conscience of the Chinese internet is down to just a very few people now. Hu Chenfeng has disappeared, and Sanli has also disappeared, but this person yesterday appeared in Hangzhou and was also taken away. Who is this person? It is Feng Ge Wandimingtianya (Feng Ge). He has over 3 million followers and is a well-known influencer. What did he do on the scene? He was taken away without even wearing any bizarre costumes. As for the reason why he was taken away, everyone actually knows it in their hearts. Because a few days ago in Majuqiao, Beijing, he filmed a 25-minute documentary titled \"Feng Ge Experiences a Day of Daily-Wage Work in Majuqiao,\" recording how Beijing's blue-collar workers go through their daily lives. It reached close to 3 million views and was then taken down. What's even more absurd? Feng Ge said that when editing this video, he had already removed a huge amount of complaints from laborers and criticisms of society—even remarks that the Party might consider subverting the state were entirely taken out. He even wanted to first ask the leaders of Bilibili and the CCP Central Committee whether this segment could be broadcast. But unfortunately, he didn't have such channels, so he only kept the range of discourse he thought the CCP could accept. Yet this video was still taken down. Why? Because the video showed scenes that Taiwanese people could never imagine. Many of these people live in cheap, large open-bay dormitories, with accommodation costing 10, 20, or 30 RMB a night. So how good do you think that quality could be? The key point is their living environment, right? Sleeping in the kitchen, filthy beyond belief, 8 people sleeping in one room, 6 in another, stacked on top of each other to sleep, with walls and beds all moldy, dirty, and turning yellow. You could smell that sour stench right through the screen. Working for such a long time for such a meager salary, and then the CCP thinks this will affect social morals? Or whatever, I don't know. You might as well just say he subverted state power. If filming a truthful video subverts state power, then who created this picture? Isn't it you, the CCP Central Committee? And the irony lies right there: these Little Pinks who yell at us Taiwanese every day and brag about making tens of thousands of RMB a month, who are they? Often, they are the very grassroots people Feng Ge filmed. Beijing is the capital of China after all, Xi Jinping's royal capital, right? You can't even fly a drone within a 300-kilometer radius, and spare parts don't even exist. The CCP loves to show off high-rise buildings, technological development, AI, and all these major national constructions—we all know that. But if a country is developing better and better, shouldn't we also look at whether the lives of those working hard in cities and towns have improved? Although they still curse and shout about \"reclaiming Taiwan,\" why? Because this is the only solace they have to live in this world. If they stay sober, they will suffer immensely. Especially the scene in this video that left the deepest impression on me: Feng Ge saw someone resting lying on the road, and later bought a second-hand piece of clothing to cover that person up. And this video—even this segment—was deemed problematic by the CCP Central Committee. You can understand how hard these people's lives are. Moreover, what Feng Ge filmed wasn't even just about their income issues; he mentioned before the release that these temporary workers lack safety guarantees, and don't even know if the work site has complete worker identity, health information, and other insurances. If an industrial accident occurs, who will take responsibility? This has probably often happened in the past, and frankly speaking, is still happening to this day. This social problem is fundamentally worthy of being discussed by the public.

The short AI drama I shot recently, Taiping Drum, is about to break 1.5 million views, and it basically talks about these issues too. A lot of the comment sections say it's filmed very realistically, even though it's an AI video. If you're interested, you can go check it out. But do you know what? Before this video was even released, Feng Ge predicted in a livestream that he would definitely be detained after posting it. Hey, but it's just filming the lives of a group of daily-wage workers, not secretly filming military secrets—why did he also know he would be detained after posting it? And even though he deleted massive segments, he still thought this way. As a result, his guess came true. On October 25, the video was released. On that very night, while he was live-streaming, a group of police officers suddenly knocked on his door, saying they had already met with them many times, and finally the live stream was cut off. On October 21, he said he was afraid of being arrested after the release. On October 25, as soon as the video was released, people from the police station immediately came to his home and found him. Around October 27, the video became unavailable to the public. On October 31, Halloween, Feng Ge appeared in Hangzhou to celebrate, and as soon as he showed up, he was taken away by the police.

But at the same time, this year for Halloween, do you know what Hong Kong is doing? Hong Kong even extended Halloween events, spanning three weekends in a row. Some people even dressed up as China's heroine Meng Wanzhou, which is really ridiculous, right? Moreover, some industry insiders estimate that Halloween can bring about a 20% to 25% boost in business performance for local catering and other industries in Hong Kong. But look at how the thinking processes and contexts of the two sides are completely different. Although Hong Kong is also gradually becoming mainlandized, and we don't know when this One Country, Two Systems framework will be eroded and swallowed up to 0%. Some merchants also hope to use Halloween to attract more people to go out and boost consumption, yet streets in some Chinese cities have instead turned into places of strict interrogation and restriction. And isn't Hong Kong also a special administrative region of the CCP? Of course, I know that some Hong Kong people don't think so in their hearts. So what were we discussing in yesterday's video? We were discussing China's domestic demand, resident consumption, and how officials are trying to stimulate the economy, as well as why Taiwanese, Japanese, and American businesses suddenly decided to send computer orders back to China, giving China a chance to make money. If you are interested, you can go back and watch yesterday's video.

If the public wants to go out and consume, of course, the most basic safety should be guaranteed, right? But let's look back at Taiwan. Yesterday in Taiwan, there were also many Halloween events—Tianmu, Yuanshan Expo, Xinyi District, and so on. A huge number of citizens participated in costume events. Some people even continued to celebrate Halloween along the way after the LGBT pride parade ended. There were so many activities yesterday, right? Some dressed up as cartoon characters, some as ghosts, and others as political figures, making fun of social news. Of course, when Taiwan holds large-scale events, there are still police, traffic control, and venue regulations, but they won't restrict whether you can wear a certain costume. However, if a crush or a fight breaks out, of course, we will handle it—that is also the duty of the police. You cannot pre-emptively assume someone will commit a crime and take them away beforehand; you cannot do that. What legal basis do you have? You must wait until someone commits a criminal act before you can arrest them. But the CCP doesn't do things that way. Therefore, in the People's Republic of China, every single Chinese person is a potential criminal. Even if you mistakenly kill a hundred, you must not let a single person go. This is a lazy, one-size-fits-all approach. If we're going to have such a lazy, one-size-fits-all approach, even a kindergarten student could serve as the country's president—just apply a blanket rule to everything. It's the simplest and most convenient way without having to use your brain, right?

What does the CCP say? They are afraid of stampedes or violent attacks—this is completely an excuse. Anyone going out to commute is a potential risk; you might as well just not leave the house. Going out comes with the chance of a car accident anyway, and besides, the brakes on Huawei cars fail all the time, so what's the difference? Humor is a very important social function because not everyone is able to express their thoughts using serious political language. Some people might not like watching the news, might not care for politics, etc., but they can use a joke, a piece of clothing, a meme, or cosplay to express their care and feelings about society, as well as unfairness. Sometimes jokes are like that: you find them funny precisely because they happen to hit upon certain realities. But if a holiday or festival only allows things that meet the government's prescribed requirements to be accepted, won't the space for future cultural creation become narrower and narrower? When citizens express dissatisfaction, it doesn't necessarily mean they want to overthrow the existing system; sometimes they are just complaining about life, just murmuring. This is completely normal, just like when you complain about your wife or husband—do you really want to divorce them? Not necessarily, though maybe some do, but not necessarily. Perhaps they just want others to understand what problems they have encountered. Just like the daily-wage workers filmed by Feng Ge, they might not necessarily be expressing a political stance to overthrow the CCP; many people might just care about whether they can find a job today, whether they can make money, and whether they can live like a normal person at night. Alright, today's video ends here. If you like it, remember to subscribe to me; if you don't like it, make sure to block me. I am Bajiong, see you next time, bye. Fangcang hospitals are truly magical.

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