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 September 18, Reuters cited anonymous sources stating that Beijing had proposed holding a China-US CEO roundtable during Xi Jinping's visit to the US, but it was rejected by the White House. Sources revealed that the accompanying Chinese executives are expected to attend the White House state dinner, but will not meet with US think tanks or business groups. The White House declined to comment, and the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated it had no information on the matter.
On September 17, media reported that high-speed rail and bullet train discounts narrowed ahead of the National Day holiday, resulting in actual fare increases. 12306 customer service responded that holiday fare fluctuations are normal, triggering public dissatisfaction, with some netizens calling for a boycott through refraining from consumption.
On September 18, multiple employees of Dongguan Shengkai Animation Technology Co., Ltd. gathered on a rooftop to demand unpaid wages spanning from May to September after management became unreachable. Fire departments at the scene laid out an inflatable rescue air cushion for emergency response.
Recently, a conflict broke out between a food delivery worker and a car driver. The driver violently kicked the delivery worker's e-bike, prompting the delivery worker to pull out a knife in a standoff. Eventually, thanks to the persuasion of a woman accompanying the driver, the dispute was calmed down.
On September 16, a netizen shared chat logs from applying for a nurse position, revealing that private clinics engage in illegal hiring practices such as 8-to-10 shifts, one-day weekends, and no social security. Subsequently, multiple nurses chimed in with exposures, stating that during their work in private clinics, they were often required to take on non-medical tasks like cooking, grocery shopping, and cleaning, with extremely low pay.
A delivery auntie shared her daily work routine, showing that she worked until 11:50 PM and earned a total of 197 yuan through two platforms.
On September 17, a food delivery worker in Jiangsu fell asleep from extreme fatigue at a traffic light intersection while making a delivery at 2 AM. The incident resonated with many netizens, as several delivery workers reported suffering fractures from falling after dozing off while riding, reflecting the survival dilemma under high-intensity labor in the delivery industry.
Public commentary points out that Chinese tech companies process data at a low cost by exploiting domestic labor, thereby enabling the distillation and application of foreign artificial intelligence models, which has sparked concerns over technological ethics and labor rights.