The Trump-Xi Meeting, did you notice the three most detailed points? It's truly incredible!? Higher education is already useless, but why can't the Chinese people just stop!? Qiqi Baba TALK Episode 981 20260926

This episode mainly discusses various details and political implications of the Trump-Xi meeting during Xi Jinping's visit to the United States, including the Teresa Teng songs and protest sounds arranged by the US side. At the same time, through a large number of netizen submissions and on-the-ground videos, the program showcases the current severe economic downturn, wave of unemployment, wave of wage cuts, and the devaluation of high educational degrees in mainland China.

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Hello, everyone, welcome to Qiqi Baba Talk, I am Qiqi. First of all, a reminder not to forget to watch the livestream, happening today and tomorrow, for two consecutive days, so don't miss it. And then, regarding this meeting between Xi Jinping and Trump, the biggest highlight, first of all, is the three songs prepared for him by the American side. The first is the Taiwanese song played when Xi Jinping entered, which was "The Moon Represents My Heart" sung by Teresa Teng. Ah, Teresa Teng as a singer is still quite controversial.

Next comes the heavy hitter! During the banquet, the choir they chose performed a French song, which was "One Day More" from the musical "Les Misérables". However, during the performance, they added a little bit of melody and a few fragments of lyrics from another song in the musical. That song is "Do You Hear the People Sing?".

This song is generally translated into Chinese as "Do You Hear the People Sing?", and there is also a Hong Kong version of the lyrics called "Who Hasn't Spoken Out?". This was widely sung during the 2014 Umbrella Movement and the 2019 anti-extradition bill movement. So everyone should know by now that this song is banned in China because it is a revolutionary song. But I suspect that neither Xi Jinping nor Peng Liyuan understood it.

Finally, there is also one.

A Chinese song. "Songs and Smiles" was sung for Peng Liyuan, but this song is tied to Hu Jintao.

Enhancing the friendship between the peoples of the two countries. After the tour, Peng Liyuan and Melania watched American teenagers chorus a Chinese song together and had a cordial exchange with them. Peng Liyuan encouraged everyone to continue working hard to learn Chinese and Chinese culture.

Uh, some friends might feel that this idea is too far-fetched and is simply an over-interpretation. People probably have no concept of how rigorous the external expressions of this political side are, right? If this government were not doing it intentionally, such an insinuation would never appear; they wouldn't even leave us any room for imagination. Therefore, regarding this current move by the United States this time, in terms of political expression, it can be said to be very obvious. It is not even obscure, but clearly tells us, a kind of strong signal.

In addition, this time when Xi Jinping came again, the voices of resistance against him were clearly even louder. For instance, there were various slogans shouting outside the White House, and Voice of America reporters also confirmed that the people inside could definitely hear them. Xi Jinping is the most mysterious person in China, someone who cannot be approached. In the places where he appears, there is not a living soul within a radius of 10 miles. But this is the United States, so the voice of the people will not be buried underground, and there won't be a situation where I cannot shout slogans at you.

Look at what kind of market conditions these are now! Goodness me, it feels like every storefront is up for rent, and business cannot be done at all! Look at this street.

Look at what the situation is? In the middle of the day, all the shops are closed, just like during the pandemic.

The time right now is exactly 11:00 AM, and the location is at the Guangcai Market in Bengbu. Take a look, there is simply no one around, simply no one. The weather today is actually pretty good.

It's June 12 at 10:30. Bosses nowadays really have it hard, huh. This is a new industrial park, uh, having just moved in for less than two years or so, huh. Today, a boss ashore first, huh, with over a hundred employees, now over a hundred employees are about to lose their jobs, huh.

The first half of the year is over, time for vacation. These past two days I went outside to look and didn't find anything suitable, tough to deal with, oh. Going home early to celebrate the holiday, yo.

Can you guys believe it? The salary cuts at our unit have reached a new height now; no matter what your position or department is, your salary is uniformly slashed to 60%. I want to ask you guys, what is the situation at your unit now? Is there anything even more outrageous than this?

Stop coming to Beijing, all of you! The youth hostel I stayed at yesterday had eight girls all looking for work, and not a single one found anything; either the pay was pitifully low, or the working hours were very long and located in remote areas. Um, in Beijing, you tell me, jobs that include room and board are few and far between, uh, the salary is low and rent is expensive, ah, how is one supposed to survive? How can one save money, right?

My three-year private college journey has successfully concluded, and I sincerely thank my alma mater for its meticulous cultivation and all the teachers for their earnest teachings. I learned a whole basket full of classroom knowledge, and finally unlocked a new profession as a food delivery rider, which can also be considered putting what I learned into practice and finding a new path.

Day one of drifting in Shanghai, today is my first day fishing in Shanghai. This is the environment of the place I found in Shanghai, everyone take a look. I am 200,000 in debt and have nothing to eat.

Friends, graduating with a bachelor's degree and entering the factory. Look, this is my bachelor's degree certificate. This is my diploma. To avoid affecting our school's admissions, ah, it's been pixelated. And this is my work uniform, saw it right? Which factory am I in? This is my work badge. My dad worked extremely hard; he is an air conditioner repairman. Then we live in Guangzhou, and Guangzhou's summers are extremely long and extremely scorching. Imagine that, in the hottest time of summer, repairing air conditioners outdoors, and then raising me up and sending me to university. My dad's lifelong wish was for me to enter university and then, after graduating, not do this kind of physical labor anymore, and instead be an office white-collar worker. As a result, I still entered the factory and do physical labor.

This buddy of mine quit today. Why did he quit? He is a designer, look at this position: design expert, number of attendance days: 30 days. He worked for 30 days, and his salary was 39. He worked for 30 days, and then his salary was issued as 39, and he quit. What the heck am I supposed to do with 39 cents, making 39 yuan a month?

You guys know that Ph.D. holders are actually the group of people who want to work the most right now, right? We've been poor until we're 30, and we really want to find a job, but we can't find one, we can't find one, we simply can't find one. The Ph.D. holders around me are all unemployed, especially this year, it's really extra, extra difficult. Give me a job, please, give me a job!

I was still working on the eighth lesson in the morning, discussing requirements with the product manager. Then, during my lunch break, before I had even finished resting, there was a commotion, and then it was announced that we were to disband on the spot. Well, two months of unpaid wages, and those who were out doing business said they had several months of expenses that hadn't been reimbursed. Not only were their wages gone, but they had also paid out of their own pockets.

Yeah.

There were nearly seven or eight hundred people in the company, top to bottom, and just like that, it was gone. Life is unpredictable; cherish the present, cherish.

What's right in front of you. Oh my. I never expected this! At my age, thirty-seven or thirty-eight, nobody even wants me to screw in bolts! It's true, this isn't alarmism, it's not a script, and I'm not joking; I've proven this with facts.

Given the current economic situation, is everyone having an easy time? Let me start with myself: apart from eating, I basically have no extra expenses. I only eat two meals a day anyway, and nobody knows you. Everyone, please share your thoughts in the comments section.

Friends, let's talk about the fruit business now. Is it a matter of whether you work hard or not? I could use every ounce of my strength and it would be useless. You bring in fresh stock, I don't make a single cent, I sell it at cost, and nobody lines up to buy it—let alone line up, nobody is buying. That Yugu melon, that white melon—a while ago, when it was expensive, around four or five yuan a jin, I thought I could sell a few a day. Recently, it's on sale for two yuan a jin, and I still can't sell a few a day. Nobody is buying. Why on earth is this? I really don't know why. Is it just like this here, or is it like this all over the country where you are? Tell me, let me see. I really feel now that this is not a matter of whether you work hard or not; even if you use all your strength, it's useless. Is it like this where you are?

Everyone says the general environment is getting harder this year. I don't know from what aspects you all feel it's getting harder? Let me talk about myself first. I'm not lying to you all; believe it if you want, if not, forget it. I'm a street vendor, selling goods. Since the Chinese New Year, my average daily sales have been around 500 yuan. As for the profit, it hasn't been consistent; sometimes more, sometimes less, accounting for about 25 percent. That is to say, after selling for the day—I set up my stall for half a day—I make about 125 yuan. Then I calculate the costs. The daily cost is: I eat a meal before going out to set up the stall for 5 yuan, then the stall fee is 100, utilities are 10, driving back and forth costs about 15 in gas, and parking is 5. Adding it all up, that's 100 plus 5, plus another 5, that's 110, plus 15 is 125. 125. I fucking calculated it, and for this day, I'm basically not making any money, it's all for nothing.

Unemployed since '86, it's been over three months now. What I never dreamed of is that I've been really tight on money lately, so I bit the bullet and asked my own sister. I said, don't bother lending me two or three thousand, just lend me ten thousand. Otherwise, if I have to borrow, it'll be messy and hard to keep track of. She knew I was unemployed and told me not to worry, saying she'd transfer it to me in a bit. But not long after, my sister told me, 'Mom said not to lend it to you. She said if I lend it to you, what will you use to pay it back? She said you have no ability to pay it back at all.' My god! My heart... I'm really unemployed, it's so pathetic, even your own relatives avoid you and don't trust you.

I think many Chinese people have actually forgotten why they pursue higher education, right? Everyone was initially willing to study and obtain higher degrees, including why people took the imperial examinations in ancient times, for the sake of a good job, a good life, and a bright future, right? But now, most people are still going to school out of inertia; they don't know what else to do, as if they were born to go to school. But in fact, a higher degree can no longer bring a good job or a good life at all! Everyone needs to know that going to school and learning are two different things! Going to school does not equal learning. So, what good could come from something that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is happy to see happen? The current situation is that the real economy is gone, factories have closed down, degrees are useless, the unemployed population is only increasing, and industrial jobs are only decreasing. What kind of social state is this? If you were to treat it as a living person, an analogy to a human being, it is so sick that even Hua Tuo would shake his head.

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