This video explores the long-standing superstition of backroom diplomacy in U.S. diplomacy toward China and its dangers. The speaker points out that the CCP has repeatedly violated both public and private promises, yet certain interest groups and China experts in Washington still blindly believe in closed-door negotiations. The video reviews the drawbacks of the backroom model since Nixon's visit to China, analyzes the tactics used by the CCP to hoodwink Western dignitaries through information control and cultural misinterpretation, and calls on Washington to abandon appeasement and illusions toward Beijing, adhere to diplomatic principles of transparency, record-keeping, and verification, and force the CCP to change using the truth in the sunlight.
On Sep 18, developers revealed that Zhipu's AI programming tool, ZCode, uploaded users' entire workspace code to servers without clear notice. Zhipu subsequently apologized and admitted the feature was enabled by default. On the same day, related skeptical posts were complained and deleted by Meizhou Direction Public Relations Consulting Co., Ltd., triggering public opinion suppression over the controversy.
On September 19, The Wall Street Journal reported that Xi Jinping temporarily cancelled his attendance at the BRICS summit banquet held in New Delhi, India on September 12 due to physical discomfort, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi attending on his behalf. Official Beijing has not provided an explanation for the absence, prompting outside concerns regarding his health status and power succession, though currently there is no evidence indicating he is seriously ill.
The White House announced that Xi Jinping will visit the United States from September 23 to 25. During his visit, he will hold talks with Trump, attend a state banquet, and, accompanied by Trump on the 25th, tour the U.S. National Archives to view the original copies of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
On September 17, a ride-hailing driver from Hubei who claimed to be a veteran of Unit 38263 of the PLA Naval Aviation posted a video lamenting that despite working hard, he still could not pay off his credit card debt and was struggling to make ends meet. After the video was posted, the comments section was quickly censored, and netizens questioned the disappearance of comments and expressed concern over the treatment of veterans on other channels.
On September 20, anti-trafficking volunteer Shangguan Zhengyi stated that a video he previously exposed—showing disabled individuals in Huguan County, Changzhi, Shanxi, being forced to do hard labor and suffering from unpaid wages—was restricted by the platform to "private viewing only" on the grounds of "incontaining inappropriate display content." Shangguan Zhengyi questioned the lack of local regulation, stated that similar situations still exist within Changzhi's jurisdiction, and called for an investigation.
On September 18, during a special governance campaign for e-bikes in Changsha, Hunan, traffic police intercepted e-bikes on the road at 4 a.m. A citizen was intercepted on the spot for failing to wear a safety helmet as required and was fined 20 yuan. The incident sparked heated discussions online, with netizens mocking the excessive law enforcement efforts.
On September 16, a space under a bridge near Xingfucheng in Longhua District, Shenzhen, was sealed off with iron bars and water-filled plastic barriers. The filmer pointed out that the area was originally a shelter for the homeless from the rain, and this blockade aims to drive away the homeless population, sparking criticism from netizens over urban management methods.
On September 18, in the semi-finals of the men's basketball tournament at the Nagoya Asian Games, the Chinese men's basketball team lost 77 to 97 to the Japanese team, setting a record for the largest margin of defeat against Japan. Because the match coincided with the September 18 incident anniversary, Chinese media heavily hyped nationalist sentiment before the game. The crushing defeat and videos of Chinese fans crying at the scene were widely circulated afterward, triggering strong discontent and emotional venting among domestic netizens.