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.
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.
On September 18, the first two characters of the propaganda slogan "Serve the People Wholeheartedly" fell off at a cultural and creative street in Jiangxi, leaving the phrase "Serve the People Turtle-Bastard-Heartedly" instead. After relevant videos spread online and sparked ridicule from netizens, they were quickly removed from short-form video platforms.
On September 17, a blogger published a video self-narrating their training experience of wearing high heels during military service, stating they had to run in stiletto heels and stand for long periods, with the hard texture of the footwear causing foot injuries. Currently, the video and the user can no longer be searched.
On September 18, Study Times, the official newspaper of the CCP Central Committee Party School, published an article pointing out that public opinion has become a high-risk explosion point for social conflicts. It criticized the government for its habitual avoidance of responsibility, suggested channeling emotions through empathy and apologies, and called for incorporating public opinion management into the national governance system.