In this episode, "In-depth Perspective" conducts an exclusive interview with Xin Haonian to discuss the legitimacy of the People's Republic of China. Xin Haonian believes that the Republic of China was a modern nation-state established by the Chinese nation itself, inheriting Chinese historical and cultural traditions while promoting republicanism and democracy, and therefore possesses legitimacy; whereas the People's Republic of China is not a continuation of the Chinese nation's own traditions, but rather a transplant of the international communist movement and the Soviet Russian political system into China, representing an autocratic restoration of the Republic of China. He discusses this from the perspectives of the nation-state, historical inheritance, the constitution, the War of Resistance, the origin of the political system, the Soviet model, U.S. policy toward China...
On September 11, a female mainland student was filmed with a hidden camera in the women's restroom at a university in Macao's Islands District. On September 12, police arrested a mainland male university student in his 20s in the campus dorms. Police found 28 voyeuristic videos and 10 photos involving multiple female students on his device. The suspect confessed to committing the crime due to high academic stress and has been referred to the Public Prosecutions Office for investigation.
On September 16, multiple BYD Changfeng-affiliated 4S dealerships in Guiyang, Guizhou (including Changfeng Wangchao, Qianxindi Haiyang, etc.) were exposed as having closed overnight. Employees were owed months of back pay, and suppliers and staff staged rights defense actions on-site; numerous car owners are facing dilemmas such as being unable to register their vehicles, hindered delivery, and unfulfilled after-sales service packages.
On September 17, a female student at Tongji University in Shanghai went to the school infirmary to request a sick note for menstrual pain, but was asked by the school doctor to take off her pants to prove her physical condition. Multiple students from the same school confirmed that this regulation exists. Currently, the relevant posts exposing the incident have been deleted.
On September 16, a pair of sisters who had lived in mainland China and Taiwan respectively and had not seen each other for ten years reunited at the airport. After the video was released, netizens compared the mental state and attire of the two elderly women, sparking widespread discussion and political metaphorical interpretations regarding the social environments and living conditions on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
On September 16, the homeowners association of Phase II of Xinghai Mingcheng in Beihai, Guangxi held a vote-counting box opening ceremony. Due to residents not participating in the vote, the scene faced strong boycotts. Residents immediately questioned the staff for staging a self-directed performance, exposing that the election process involved no voting and was purely a fabricated formality of public will.
A high school student posted a tearful complaint about the school's extremely compressed holiday schedule, stating that students are released at 3:20 PM on Saturday and must return by 3:00 PM on Sunday. After accounting for sleep and homework, students have almost no personal time.
On September 16, the Weibo LGBTQ+ science popularization account 'Lao Shuang Jia Chuan Sheng Tong,' which had approximately 141,000 followers, was permanently banned by the platform. The account had long been dedicated to popularizing knowledge about bisexual and LGBTQ+ communities. Its homepage currently indicates that it has been banned for violating community guidelines, and all historical content is inaccessible.
On September 16, more than 100 students at Dongdaihe Zhizhen Middle School in Huludao City, Liaoning Province, experienced symptoms such as nausea and vomiting after having meals at the school, and dozens were sent to the hospital. On September 17, the food safety office of Suizhong County reported that it was caused by improper processing in the cafeteria leading to acute gastroenteritis, and some students remained in the hospital for observation.