Former Chinese Communist Party premier Wen Jiabao recently published a lengthy serialized article in the Macau media in memory of his mother, which went viral on the mainland after its release and sparked great interest, especially in this passage he said at the end of the article: “I sympathize with the poor and the weak, and oppose bullying and oppression. The China I have in mind should be a country ‘full of fairness and justice,’ where there is always respect for the human heart, humanity and the essence of human beings, and where there is always the temperament of youth, freedom and struggle. I have shouted and fought for this. This is the truth that life has taught me and that my mother gave me.”
This passage is almost devoid of the kind of party-culture phrases that Chinese Communist Party leaders are used to speaking, not the kind of official words and clichés we commonly see, and it is easy to see that Wen Jiabao belongs to the very few top Communist Party officials who have still preserved their humanity somewhat. But what I want to say is not this, but a question that arises from Wen Jiabao’s words: Is China now a “country full of fairness and justice”? Is there “respect for the human heart, humanity and human nature” in this country, and is there “youth, freedom and struggle” in it? I think the answer is obviously no.
How can I say this?
The former Premier of the Communist Party of China and member of the Politburo Standing Committee was banned from sharing his article by WeChat after it was published, and the media’s reprints were deleted, which is the most convincing evidence.
Imagine if the current China is really a “country full of fairness and justice”, really has “respect for the human heart, humanity and human nature”, has “youth, freedom, the temperament of struggle If China is really a country “full of fairness and justice” and has “respect for the human heart, humanity and the essence of human beings” and “youthfulness, freedom and struggle”, it is unlikely that the article would have been deleted, not only by the former premier, but also by ordinary people. Now even the articles of former prime ministers cannot be published, let alone those ordinary people who have no power or influence. Without “respect for the human heart, humanity and human nature” and without “youth, freedom and struggle”, such a country is and can never be “a country full of justice”! Such a country is and can never be “a country full of justice”!
In fact, Wen Jiabao’s article itself implies a negative answer to the above question.
Please note that Wen Jiabao’s article only says that China in his mind “should be” a country full of fairness and justice, but not “already is”, what does this mean? What does this mean? It means that in his eyes, the current China does not have “respect for the human heart, humanity and human nature” and does not have “the temperament of youth, freedom and struggle”, in a word, it has not become “a country full of fairness and justice” in his mind. In a word, it has not become “a country full of justice”.
Isn’t that the case?
Wen Jiabao said he “sympathizes with the poor and the weak, and opposes bullying and oppression”. In reality, the poor and the weak in China are still suffering from “bullying and oppression” today?
Take the truck driver Jin Deqiang, who committed suicide the other day, why did he commit suicide? In his own words, “I’ve been a loser all my life”, “10 years of transportation, not only did not earn much money, but also fell ill, three high, the heart is also broken, in the face of such a body also have to insist on working”, “I’ve seen through life. “I have seen through life, too meaningless, sooner or later is dead, but only a few years earlier ……” and all this, ultimately from his life long suffered “bullying and oppression “. What’s more, this “bullying and oppression” is not an accidental phenomenon that happened to Jin Deqiang, but is common to all people at the bottom, and is caused by China’s current system, which has become more and more serious in the Xi Jinping era.
Wen Jiabao thinks he has “shouted and fought” for a “fair and just” China, but it turns out that as long as the Communist Party is not removed, a fair and just China will always remain a daydream. Isn’t the fate of Wen Jiabao’s long tribute to his mother a perfect proof of this?
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