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https://www.reddit.com/r/China_irl/s/vpUMXO5ZuiBehind the Chinese government’s sweeping promise of “universal social security coverage,” a silent crisis is unfolding. New policies now require nearly 100 million “flexible workers”—including the unemployed, gig workers, and freelancers—to pay full contributions to five types of social insurance and the housing fund. Once only responsible for basic medical insurance, they now bear both employer and employee costs.

For those earning 3,000 yuan ($416) a month, contributions can exceed one-third of their income—nearing 40% in some areas. Analysts warn this could drive many out of the system, deepening poverty.

Experts believe the change reflects long-term deficits in China’s local pension funds. Massive infrastructure projects and administrative spending have squeezed social welfare budgets. Reports of misappropriated or idle funds have surfaced, though officials deny wrongdoing. Still, fiscal imbalances are increasingly visible.

Adding to public anger, Australian media recently reported that a Chinese elite with a diplomatic “white passport” fled after causing a fatal car accident—posting AU$70 million in bail. The story was swiftly censored in China, but frustration lingers.

Commentators argue China’s communist-era welfare model now relies disproportionately on its poorest workers, while elites enjoy exemptions. Factories continue to operate on 12-hour “double shifts,” with workers paid by output. To survive, one Chinese worker must often match the productivity of 12–15 Western workers.

These low-cost goods flood Western markets, while factory owners profit and deflect blame: “It’s the Americans who are sanctioning us,” workers are told. Anti-American sentiment is stoked, even as U.S. consumers unknowingly benefit. Meanwhile, real profits flow back to the state via banks and taxes, forming what critics call a “closed-loop” economy.

“This is a system where laborers carry the state,” said one analyst. “And they can’t opt out.”

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3) America, China and India will become the biggest safe havens during the Europe-Russian war. China and India will not become directly involved with this coming war. Americans, for the most part, are dead against being dragged into conflict to save Europe's corrupt asses. Trump has already proved he is not willing to come to the rescue of the war pigs who currently run Europe, it would be both extremely unpopular and face large popular resistance and be political suicide for Trump's administration. Trump wPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

In a series of random street interviews, many Chinese citizens said they have never had any direct contact with Americans, not even seen one in person, yet from a young age they were taught by the Communist government to “hate America.”

One interviewee in his forties recalled, “When I was a child, we were taught in school that America is the enemy and we must be wary of them.” A college student added, “All my impressions of Americans come from textbooks and news; I’ve never spoken to a real American.”

Analysts note that fostering hostility without real interaction can create deep-rooted stereotypes and may cause long-term divisions in international relations.

China has over 100 million Communist Party members, meaning that a significant portion of its 1.3 billion population is continuously exposed to—and expected to uphold—party ideology. This large-scale ideological indoctrination influences not only party members but also the broader society, as the Party’s teachings permeate education, media, and public discourse.https://www.google.com/search?q=%E6

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BEIJING (AP) — A heated debate has surfaced online and in academic circles over Wang Jinxi, the oil worker once celebrated by the Communist Party as China’s model labor hero known as the “Iron Man.”

Critics argue that Wang, while serving as a team leader, personally jumped into a mud pit during a dangerous drilling accident in the 1960s, setting an example that pressured fellow workers to follow. They question whether this act truly embodied “heroic sacrifice” or instead forced ordinary laborers into unnecessary risks — raising the uncomfortable possibility that Wang’s legacy reflects coerced labor rather than voluntary dedication.

The controversy extends to questions of long-term compensation. More than half a century later, what tangible rewards did those who worked alongside Wang receive? Commentators ask whether their families benefited through stable jobs in state enterprises, political advancement, access to education, or hidden perks such as housing and medical care.

Observers also note the broader political context of the time: in Mao-era China, most citizens worked directly for the state rather than private companies. In such an environment, the state’s heavy promotion of “Iron Man” figures could have served not only as moral inspiration but also as a tool to compel workers into hazardous tasks with little room for refusal.

Supporters, however, insist that Wang’s role must be viewed in the context of the era, when China faced acute energy shortages and mobilized workers under extreme conditions. They argue that the so-called “Iron Man Spirit” inspired generations and should not be reduced to disputes over benefits or accusations of strikebreaking.

The debate highlights broader tensions in today’s China, where historical narratives of sacrifice and collective struggle are increasingly scrutinized against questions of labor rights, political privilege, and intergenerational rewards.

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The 18th typhoon of the year, Super Typhoon Huajiasa, was located over waters about 570 kilometers northeast of Manila, Philippines, at 8 a.m. on September 22. The storm’s center packed maximum sustained winds exceeding Force 17 (62 meters per second), moving westward at a speed of 20–25 kilometers per hour. It is expected to enter the northeastern part of the South China Sea in the early hours of September 23.

From September 23 to 26, heavy rainfall is forecast across much of Guangdong, central and southern Guangxi, southern Fujian, southern Jiangxi, southern Hunan, eastern Yunnan, and Hainan Island. Some areas are expected to experience torrential rain, with localized regions facing extreme downpours.

Strong gales will also sweep across the Bashi Channel, Taiwan Strait, northern South China Sea, Qiongzhou Strait, and Beibu Gulf, with wind speeds of Force 10–11. Waters and coastal regions near the typhoon’s path may face winds of Force 14–17, with gusts surpassing Force 17.

In response, the China Meteorological Administration has activated a Level II emergency response for major meteorological disasters (typhoon).

Oracle founder Larry Ellison recently stated in a public speech that a surveillance network composed of police body cameras, vehicle-mounted cameras, and autonomous drones is gradually taking shape under the full oversight of AI. The system operates by using artificial intelligence to analyze video data in real time, fully recording the actions of both police officers and citizens, and automatically triggering reporting mechanisms if abnormal behavior is detected.

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Ellison emphasized that the goal of this system is to achieve “zero-blind-spot” public oversight, allowing every movement of individuals to be tracked in order to prevent abuse of power and unlawful conduct. At the same time, however, it has sparked concerns about privacy and personal freedom. Critics warn that when every action is monitored and automatically reported by machines, society risks becoming a “transparent cage,” placing unprecedented pressure on both citizens and law enforcement.

It is worth noting that this type of AI-driven, panoramic surveillance was first piloted by the Communist Chinese government domestically. Analysts point out that China’s monitoring practices provided an early prototype for this model, and its technological logic and social consequences may become a central topic of debate in other countries.

As for Ellison’s family background, he was born in 1944 in the Bronx, New York. His mother was a young unmarried Jewish woman, while his father’s identity remains unknown. He grew up in a Jewish community, later entered the business world in the United States, and maintained close ties with the government.

This is absolutely insane!! Trump has just signed an executive order: the H1-B visa will now require a fee of $100,000!👀https://ibef.org/industry/ecommer

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This is the reality, and the real unemployment rate in the United States will be higher.

On the surface, it looks like a move to crack down on companies outsourcing jobs to foreign workers. But in reality, it could backfire: offshore outsourcing may actually increase, leaving even fewer jobs for Americans.

The policy mainly targets India, and it could end up pushing U.S. companies to shift more of their operations directly to India.

The real question now is: how do we ensure that American jobs are protected and not taken away by India?

The approximate number of jobs outsourced from the United States each year

Multiple sources estimate that about 3,000,000 jobs are outsourced from the U.S. to other countries annually.

India’s IT-BPM (Information Technology & Business Process Management) industry employed around 5.4 million people in 2023.

The majority of India’s IT-BPM revenue comes from export services, meaning outsourced work for foreign companies — many of which are American firms.

A vocational school in Hunan province has come under fire after students claimed their dormitory was converted from a public restroom. Videos posted online show dimly lit rooms with rows of bunk beds, damp concrete floors, and half-open squat toilets at the far end, raising public concern over student welfare.

The incident took place at Yongzhou Industrial and Trade Secondary Vocational School. One student alleged his dormitory, located in the basement beneath the school canteen, was once a communal lavatory. He described the stench in summer as “unbearable.”

In the footage, a peeling green wooden door opens into a room lined with more than 20 bunk beds. The video ends with shots of dirty squat toilets separated by crumbling tile partitions.

The school denied that the dormitory had been converted from a public toilet. However, the local education bureau acknowledged that the half-open toilet design violated regulations and ordered the school to make immediate improvements.

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The controversy has fueled broader discussions on social media about conditions in China’s vocational schools, which often serve students from working-class families and receive less funding than top-tier institutions. Many netizens questioned how such facilities could have passed inspection in the first place.

Good! You young commie punks asked for this and now I'm going to enjoy watching the entire internet BURN.

When the social media dries up, the digital ID laws come into place, I'M OUT and forever going back offline to my rural homestead life. I've gotten all the media I ever need for entertainment backed up on multiple offline drives anyway.

Your whole corrupt society is a joke. Balkanization is inevitable and for once, I'm glad it is.

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ya'll are part of an experiment.

even if the CIA or whatever the fuck weren't interested in you- you'd still end up as experiment.

the sign on the lab door probably says "Human Rot" or something similar.

I wonder what the will do with you. Nothing good, certainly, and a large chunk of what you are hateful and gullible beyond belief.

the best you can hope for, fuckers, is that the experiment stays inside the lab.

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https://m.163.com/dy/article/IE70EABK0552RR09.html?spss=adap_pcWhen a Beijing child recently told reporters that a 15 million yuan robbery （It should be noted that 15 million in the last century would be worth several billion today.）— the central plot of the crime film The Eight Suspects — was “nothing compared to a single apartment my family owns,” the comment cut deeper than mere childish arrogance. It crystallized a growing unease in China: the sense that a gilded class of elites has become detached from the realities faced by ordinary citizens.

This was not an isolated moment. Just weeks earlier, a young Chinese actress — the daughter of parents working in a government disaster relief office — appeared in public wearing earrings reportedly worth millions of yuan. Her explanation, that they were a gift from her mother, only underscored the implausibility of her family’s official income supporting such extravagance. Many citizens concluded the obvious: that funds intended for earthquake victims had been diverted into private luxuries.

Instead of addressing these allegations, Beijing’s response has been silence and protection. No investigation, no accountability, no reckoning. In shielding elites from scrutiny, the government signals that its loyalty is not to the people it governs, but to the maintenance of privilege.

Such episodes echo an older style of governance — one that resembles Stalinist systems, where power was not constrained by transparency but by the state’s ability to suppress dissent and protect its own. In modern China, public anger may erupt online, but the machinery of accountability rarely follows.

The child’s offhand remark about family wealth and the celebrity’s tone-deaf display of ill-gotten luxury are not mere scandals. They are symptoms of a political system where corruption festers and where the gap between rulers and ruled grows ever wider. And the government’s refusal to act is itself the most telling admission: inequality is not a problem to be solved, but a structure to be preserved.

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At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, 26 foreign heads of state and government will attend the 80th anniversary commemoration of victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War in Beijing.

Among the attendees are Russian President Vladimir Putin and DPRK leader Kim Jong Un, underscoring the close ties between China, Russia and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Leaders from a number of Islamic nations, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and the Maldives, will also be present, highlighting broad participation from across the Muslim world.

Other leaders joining the event include heads of state and government from Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Serbia, Slovakia, Cuba, Zimbabwe, and the Republic of the Congo.

In addition, several parliamentary leaders, deputy prime ministers, senior representatives, international organization chiefs and former political figures will attend the commemorations.

The 80th anniversary activities will feature a solemn ceremony, a gathering in Beijing, and cultural and academic events. President Xi is expected to deliver an important address, calling for peace, unity, and global cooperation.

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At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, 26 foreign heads of state and government will attend the 80th anniversary commemoration of victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War in Beijing.

Among the attendees are Russian President Vladimir Putin and DPRK leader Kim Jong Un, underscoring the close ties between China, Russia and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Leaders from a number of Islamic nations, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and the Maldives, will also be present, highlighting broad participation from across the Muslim world.

Other leaders joining the event include heads of state and government from Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Serbia, Slovakia, Cuba, Zimbabwe, and the Republic of the Congo.

In addition, several parliamentary leaders, deputy prime ministers, senior representatives, international organization chiefs and former political figures will attend the commemorations.

The 80th anniversary activities will feature a solemn ceremony, a gathering in Beijing, and cultural and academic events. President Xi is expected to deliver an important address, calling for peace, unity, and global cooperation.

Once upon a time, Silicon Valley was the brightest symbol of the American Dream—a playground where genius programmers changed the world.

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But now?

Indians are flooding in—not just as coders, but as your boss, your CEO, your investor. They're running entire engineering teams. Google, Microsoft, Adobe… the top levels of these giants have been practically “taken over” by Indian executives. More than 70% of H-1B visas go to Indian citizens every year. American-born workers? Left out.

One U.S. engineer joked bitterly:

"Now we have to rewrite our résumés so they look like they came with an Indian referral."

But the cruel irony?

This isn’t freedom of immigration—it’s precision-engineered by capital:

Big Tech prefers cheaper, more “obedient” Indian engineers. They won’t match wages or protections for Americans, but will happily fast-track green cards for Indian workers.

This isn’t globalization—it’s a reverse colonization of the tech world, enabled by corporate interests and compliant labor pipelines. And Americans are watching their jobs vanish one by one.

You still think Silicon Valley belongs to Americans?

No. It’s becoming South Asia Valley.

Ju*ea

Certain capital interests are encouraging Indian dominance over America’s digital infrastructure—shaping social media, manipulating networks, and controlling what Americans see online, every single day.

Taipei, May 11 — The Taiwanese government has quietly modified official language on its Executive Yuan website, replacing the term "Han people"—the overwhelming majority of the population—with the ambiguous label "other populations." This deliberate alteration has sparked significant backlash across the island.

Observers warn that this is not a simple semantic adjustment, but a calculated political move rooted in Soviet-style strategies of erasing majority identity to fabricate a new national narrative. The tactic mirrors historical attempts by Soviet authorities to suppress dominant ethnic identities under the guise of multiculturalism, ultimately destabilizing the societal foundation.

Critics argue that such methods are fundamentally incompatible with the values of an open, capitalist society. By injecting ideological manipulation into ethnic classifications, the authorities risk corrupting democratic discourse and social cohesion. This approach threatens to replace free civic identity with state-manufactured constructs—an ominous echo of totalitarian models.

What appears to be a minor administrative change is, in fact, part of a broader ideological agenda. The use of identity distortion as a political tool is not new—but its reappearance in a modern capitalist system is a dangerous development. Taiwan now stands at a crossroads: whether to uphold liberal-democratic values, or to allow itself to be reshaped by mechanisms born of authoritarian legacy.https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/china/story20250511-6324476