This video explores the long-standing superstition surrounding secret diplomacy in U.S. diplomatic relations with China and its inherent dangers. The speaker points out that despite the Chinese Communist Party repeatedly violating both public and private commitments, certain interest groups and China experts in Washington remain blindly confident in closed-door negotiations. Reviewing the drawbacks of the backroom model since Nixon's visit to China, the video analyzes how the Chinese Communist Party uses information control and cultural misinterpretation to blind Western dignitaries. It calls on Washington to abandon its appeasement and illusions regarding Beijing, adhere to diplomatic principles of transparency, documentation, and verification, and compel the Chinese Communist Party to change through the truth brought to light.
Recently, the Chinese-style animation 'Dengxian Pavilion,' adapted from 'Flowers in the Mirror,' has gone viral on Douyin. Through a fictional class structure, the work satirizes the absurd exploitative relationships between the powerful, the compradors, and the starving lower classes, sparking resonance and discussion among netizens regarding the current state of society.
On September 16, a BYD employee had their corporate WeChat account banned after sending an open letter to their department opposing the company's policy of deducting performance pay based on rankings. The employee had previously organized colleagues to sign a petition against the pay cuts, but after being warned by department heads, only six people participated.
On September 18, blogger "Yulie Qige" released a video exposing a bamboo shoot processing plant in Guangdong for using sulfur to fumigate bamboo shoots. The test report shown in the video indicated a sulfur dioxide content of 4860 mg/kg. The blogger recorded the on-site processing and transfer process, and called on local regulatory authorities to conduct a thorough investigation.
On September 17, U.S. President Trump signed a document designating China as the world's largest producer of synthetic drug precursor chemicals, demanding that Beijing expand the scope of controlled substances and prosecute raw material suppliers in order to curb the outflow of fentanyl ahead of the Xi-Trump summit on September 24.
On September 3, a netizen posted a video pointing out that their employees' monthly salary is 4,000 yuan, but the social security contribution base is far higher than the actual wage, resulting in an extra deduction of over 130 yuan per month from employees. The netizen believes this exacerbates cash flow pressure on low-income earners, with some job seekers even actively requesting to waive social security in exchange for cash. Netizens in the comment section discussed this, pointing out the excessive gap between the minimum wage and the contribution base, and calling for an increase in the minimum wage and protection of working hours.
On September 16, inside the reception office of the National Public Complaints and Proposals Administration in Xicheng District, Beijing, two petitioners committed suicide by drinking pesticide. It is reported that the reception office had refused to allow petitioners to check in starting this Monday, leaving a large number of petitioners with no way to resolve their grievances. [Follow-up · September 16, 2026] On September 16, two petitioners protested by drinking pesticide in front of the National Public Complaints and Proposals Administration in Beijing.
On the night of September 18, a mudslide disaster occurred in Shangyou County, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province. A large amount of mud and sand poured into residential areas and covered roads, and multiple cars were washed away. Currently, casualties and disaster details remain unclear.
On September 17, a Xiaohongshu user posted a summary of nine types of life-shortening jobs, including being on call at all times, long-term night shifts, and high-pressure KPIs, advising job seekers to avoid them. The post sparked widespread discussion among netizens, who generally reflected that under economic pressure, ordinary people find it difficult to avoid such jobs, and survival needs force workers to accept harsh workplace environments.