As President Trump is about to set off for the highly anticipated meeting with CCP leader Xi Jinping, Beijing has indeed once again high-profilely emphasized its old cliché—that so-called "mutual respect" should become the foundation of China-US relations. This sentence sounds reasonable, and even has a touch of nobility. But in reality, what it truly wants to express is a demand for others to shut up, acquiesce, or even bow down morally. Looking deeper, when the CCP demands that others "respect China," it is actually engaging in a carefully designed conceptual substitution, and on multiple levels. ...
Recently, a video showing a worker in Jiangxi holding his breath and diving into filthy sewers for cleaning and dredging operations without any safety protection measures has sparked widespread discussion in society regarding labor safety guarantees.
On September 17, a collective strike occurred at the Cangdong Power Plant project in Cangzhou, Hebei Province. The contractor, Energy China Tianjin Electric Power Construction, was accused of withholding migrant workers' wages for three and a half months, leading multiple workers to stage a sit-in protest in front of the office building.
On September 12, a netizen posted on Xiaohongshu (RedNote) claiming that an age limit of 25 was set for recruitment at a Guming store, sparking public criticism over workplace age discrimination. Netizens believe this restriction reflects excessive labor intensity in the position and called for a boycott by refusing to patronize the brand.
On September 17, it was circulated online that the Justice Bureau of Puan County, Guizhou Province, issued a notice requiring local lawyers, when handling cases related to cracking down on organized crime, to report to the county justice bureau for study and obtain approval before they can present defense arguments that involve changing the characterization of a crime, and demanding that all law firms strictly enforce this.
On September 17, Bloomberg reported that when screening the list of business delegates accompanying Xi Jinping on his visit to the US, the Chinese side not only considered potential commercial deals, but also focused on evaluating the entrepreneurs' political loyalty and demanded that they avoid overshadowing the leader. Currently, senior officials such as Cai Qi are reviewing the list, with BYD founder Wang Chuanfu under consideration.
Zhu Yuejun, a PhD student at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine who once studied under Wang Zhenyi, failed to receive his degree due to academic disagreements. Since 1993, he has been practicing medicine in his hometown of Wugang, Hunan, and currently lives in financial distress relying on minimum living allowances. His experience has sparked discussions on academic authorities suppressing dissent.
According to a Reuters report on September 17, Japan and Taiwan are stepping up communication with the U.S. amid concerns that Trump might sacrifice Taiwan's interests for economic and trade commitments during the anticipated September 24 meeting with Xi Jinping. Japan has already dispatched officials to the U.S. to secure a meeting between Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Trump, and Taiwan has also expressed its position to the U.S. side.
On September 17, video footage from the BRICS summit showed that Xi Jinping's simultaneous interpretation equipment malfunctioned while Modi was speaking. Multiple Chinese staff members rushed to handle the emergency, clarifying previous speculation from the outside world regarding his health.