Recently, the Chinese Communist Party’s aircraft carrier Liaoning made a fool of itself in the East China Sea, causing the Chinese Communist Party to lose face. Song Xue, former deputy chief of naval staff, became the scapegoat, and the Chinese Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) reported that he had “seriously violated discipline and law”.
Another Chinese aircraft carrier, Shandong, is sailing in the South China Sea. The Philippine defense secretary recently ignored the Chinese Communist Party’s warning, foul-mouthed the Chinese Communist Party.
Recently, a video of armed police guarding the kindergarten of the Guizhou Provincial People’s Government has been circulating on the Internet. This is in stark contrast to the hacking incident that occurred in a kindergarten in Guangxi a few days ago.
Bandits in public security! 6055 Hohhot police officers were investigated 436 people. Not to be convinced! Tesla to strengthen interaction with mainland regulatory authorities, expanding government relations team.
Communist Party of China’s economic recovery prospects are bleak! 19% of small and medium-sized enterprises in 2020 shut down, nearly three times as many as in 2019, and foreign media reported a large number of small and medium-sized enterprises struggling to survive, while small and medium-sized enterprises are responsible for 80% of employment.
Liaoning Disgraces CCP, Retired Admiral Held Accountable
Two years after his retirement, Song Xue, a key figure in the Liaoning, the Navy’s deputy chief of staff, was terminated from the National People’s Congress on April 8 and was again held criminally responsible. Radio Free Asia interviewed Yao Cheng, a close friend of Song Xue’s back in the day.
The Chinese Navy’s Liaoning aircraft carrier fleet, which recently encountered a U.S. destroyer penetrating at sea, has raised questions about the combat effectiveness of China’s aircraft carriers. According to several media reports, the fact that the Liaoning was besieged by U.S. and Japanese warships indicates that there are serious questions about the operational capability of the carrier, which was purchased from Ukraine, and the authorities are pursuing those responsible, one of whom is Song Xue, the former deputy chief of staff of the Navy.
Yao Cheng, a former lieutenant colonel on the Chinese naval command staff now living in the United States, had a relationship with Song Xue at the naval command. He believes it was expected that Song would be held accountable. Speaking to Radio Free Asia on Monday (May 3), Yao said it was clear that the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China was not satisfied with the Liaoning’s performance.
“It took so much money and so long to build two aircraft carriers that cannot fight. The main thing is that when the Liaoning carrier formation sailed from the north to the south, it was washed up by American and Japanese warships, which made it lose face in the international arena. Then there is Xi Jinping’s ongoing dissatisfaction with naval equipment.”
Photo: Yao Cheng, a staff officer of the Chinese naval command.
The Twitter account “OSINT-1” posted a satellite image on April 26 that showed the Liaoning sailing in the East China Sea surrounded by not only U.S. and Japanese warships, but also a U.S. destroyer interspersed with the Liaoning’s main group of ships. Military experts were almost unanimous in their opinion that the incident was unusual.
Some military experts even described the U.S. warships as being in no man’s land, and the Chinese ships as being completely powerless to protect the carrier, describing it as a “disgrace”.
The official website of the Chinese National People’s Congress released on April 29, the 13th National People’s Congress elected by the People’s Liberation Army, the Navy’s former deputy chief of staff Song Xue, due to suspected serious disciplinary violations, April 8, the Navy held a military congress decided to remove its deputies from their positions. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the National People’s Congress, Song Xue’s representative qualification is terminated.
Yao Cheng said that the former vice commander of the Navy, He Pengfei, led the purchase of the Varyag aircraft carrier from Ukraine and then spent huge amounts of money to convert it into the Liaoning. After He Pengfei’s death in March 2001, his secretary, Song Xue, was promoted and during that time was in charge of the Liaoning’s conversion project, as well as flight training for the Liaoning’s carrier aircraft. He said.
“There were many people in the Navy who disagreed with the purchase of this carrier at the time. The Varyag carrier carrier slide-in takeoff is an obsolete type. The U.S. carriers are under construction electronic ejection system, you slip takeoff can not fight the war, the facts prove that the Chinese Navy’s decision was wrong”
According to Beijing Youth Daily’s WeChat public number “Political Knowledge”, the above news disclosed two layers of meaning: first, Song Xue is no longer the deputy chief of staff of the Navy, and second, Song Xue is suspected of serious disciplinary violations.
Photo: Song Xue, deputy chief of staff of the Chinese Navy. (Photo by Central Military View)
Yao Cheng said he had a good relationship with Song Xue during his service in the Chinese naval command, working together for a long time in the 933 (code name) office of the New Equipment Office.
Yao also said that for a long period of time, Song was responsible for the refitting of the Liaoning and the training of the ship’s pilots, and that flight training caused many casualties.
“He Pengfei was transferred from the General Staff Equipment Department after he arrived in the Navy. He was not in the Navy before. In fact, it was (the Central Military Commission) was dissatisfied with the navy’s equipment and took Song Xue to open the door. You say corruption, which one of the officials of the Navy corrupt, the equipment department is corrupt. If he leaks state secrets, he will first find me, it is impossible to find others, he trusts me too much. We deal mainly with the working relationship. He is okay, Shandong people, quite loyal.”
Public information shows that Song, a 63-year-old student from Shandong province in July 1958, was promoted to rear admiral in July 2010; he served as vice minister of the Navy’s equipment department before becoming deputy chief of naval staff. Yao Cheng said the authorities could not find another suitable candidate to hold the Liaoning aircraft carrier accountable.
“He was involved in the Liaoning from beginning to end, including flight training and induction, and he was involved in all of them.”
Philippine foreign minister explodes, Shandong confirms South China Sea drills
The Philippines has toughened its stance on the South China Sea in recent days. The Philippine defense secretary recently ignored the Chinese Communist Party’s warning and continued to exercise patrols in the exclusive economic zone; the Philippine foreign minister tweeted his strong dissatisfaction with the Chinese militia ships still assembled.
The Philippine Navy’s second guided missile frigate, the USS Antonio Luna, fired its 76cm gun in the South China Sea on May 1 and successfully hit the target area.
Philippine Defense Secretary Lorenzana issued a statement on May 2 that military exercises will continue in the Philippines’ 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea. He said Manila’s position will not waver.
In March, Chinese maritime militia ships assembled near Niu Yoke Reef, igniting a dispute between the two countries. The Philippines protested and the boats have so far wandered away. Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Ruth Rusin tweeted on the 3rd, “What shall I say politely? Get the hell out!” And he warned, “Don’t try to give birth to a Chinese province.”
Taiwan National Policy Research Foundation researcher Li Zhengxiu said: “The Philippines is actually hoping that by the power of ASEAN, we discuss a code of conduct in the South China Sea, so that all countries can comply with the Chinese mainland, although he superficially said he agrees with everyone to set out this norm well, but we can see that it hopes to break through each other, so that the code of conduct in the South China Sea is put on the shelf. “
Shandong ship was recently captured by satellite from Hainan Sanya base out to sea, the Chinese Communist Navy confirmed on the 2nd, Shandong ship carrier formation in the South China Sea training in the relevant waters, claiming to “safeguard national sovereignty”, “regional peace and stability”.
Li Zhengxiu analyzed that the Liaoning and Shandong ships are far inferior to the U.S. carriers in terms of range and logistical replenishment capabilities, but they are releasing signals to test the U.S. resolve.
The main purpose is to express with the United States and Japan, using military power to show its determination to maintain its territory and territorial waters, we are actually worried that once mainland China has such determination, but the United States has it? The main purpose is to express with the United States and Japan to use military power to show its determination to maintain its territory and territorial waters. This is what people are more worried about.”
Li Zhengxiu believes that the Chinese Communist Party will only be restrained when it sees the United States using more powerful force, such as two to three aircraft carrier battle groups, massed in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea.
Guizhou provincial government organs kindergarten armed police guards netizens: special offer
A few days ago a netizen released a video showing that in front of the main gate of the kindergarten of the Guizhou Provincial People’s Government organs, an armed police stood on the guard platform, holding shields and riot control equipment to guard the channel. And at the gate, there are several police officers on guard.
On April 28 at about 2 p.m., a man with a knife broke into the Xinfeng Town, Beiliu City, Jianle Kindergarten cut people, the official said the case caused 18 people were injured, but local netizens disclosed that several children died on the spot, but the news covered up the truth. April 30, Guangxi Guiping City, a man broke into the kindergarten in the south of the city with a knife and cut a number of children.
Comments from netizens.
“The successor who can’t take over the succession of the place of sustenance is heavily guarded.”
“All day long said our national security, our social peace. It turns out that such security and peace.”
“Is this too much fear of retaliation from the people?”
“I’m afraid that the people driven crazy by the Chinese Communist Party will kill the kindergarten again!”
“Even the kindergarten is guarded by police, and I wonder if there are electric grids and guards with long guns on the walls? It is very difficult to escape!”
“The security level of kindergartens for the children of the privileged Chinese Communist Party is much higher than that of kindergartens for ordinary people.”
“See also the special offer, the world’s most secure wall country’s kindergarten.”
Bandits in public security! 6055 Hohhot police officers were investigated 436 people
A few days ago, the Chinese Communist Party’s official media reported that as of April 29, Hohhot’s political and legal police officers took the initiative to explain the problem and were investigated and punished by a total of 436 people. The total number of police officers in Hohhot is 6,055. Netizens exclaimed: No wonder the people have been saying that bandits used to be in the mountains, but now bandits are in public security.
The newly established Leading Group for the Education and Rectification of the Political and Legal Team of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was recently unveiled, and its main function is to urge public prosecutors and law enforcement officials around the country to “strengthen self-examination” and give an account of their personal problems. The campaign began in the middle of last year, and now 31 provinces and cities have set up relevant departments to clean up instability in the judicial system in the form of a campaign, sources close to the matter said.
According to official media reports, as of April 29, the number of political and legal cadres in Hohhot who took the initiative to explain their problems and were investigated and dealt with totaled 436, of whom 376 took the initiative to explain their problems and 60 were investigated and dealt with.
According to a report on “China’s crime governance blue book: the total number of crime cases declining year by year” by the end of 2020, Xinjiang has the highest crime rate of 53.72 cases (people) / million, followed by Fujian with 18.85 cases (people) / million, while the province and city with a lower crime rate is Tibet with only 7.46 cases (people) / million.
If we compare the highest crime rate of 0.53% in Xinjiang, the proportion of political and legal officials in Hohhot being dealt with is relatively alarming. According to public information from Hohhot city government, there are a total of 6,055 police officers in Hohhot.
Netizen: “No wonder the people have always said that in the past bandits were in the mountains, and now bandits are in public security.”
Netizens said, “In addition I do not know how many of these 436 are leading cadres, and Hohhot is the number of leading cadres of the Public Security Bureau and how much the proportion of leading cadres who break the law, should be higher than the overall proportion of the Public Security Bureau.”
There are also netizens flirting that “previously thought that a grain of rat droppings messed up a pot of porridge. Now I know that this is a pot of rat droppings boiling porridge, there is no grain of rice.” “This is not a political and legal team, it’s a criminal group.”
It is reported that the political and legal cadres are the staff in the political and legal departments (public security, courts, procuratorates, prisons, state security, judicial administration) who are on staff.
19% of China’s 2020 SMEs shut down, nearly three times more than in 2019
At present, Chinese SMEs are still not fully recovered from the impact of the Communist Party’s viral epidemic and are still struggling to cope with weak consumer demand, rising operating costs and tightening credit from banks. The plight of these businesses adds to the uncertainty of China’s economic recovery.
The Wall Street Journal reported on May 3 that surveys show many small businesses in China are reluctant to hire more workers, and some say they may close if business conditions don’t improve significantly.
Nearly 19 percent of small businesses in China went out of business last year, compared with 6.7 percent in 2019, according to a study released in March by Tsinghua University involving more than 50,000 companies nationwide.
China is home to tens of millions of small and medium-sized private businesses (including restaurants and stores), which are a key component of daily economic activity. These businesses provide up to 80 percent of urban jobs and at least half of tax revenue.
Liu Ning, a 49-year-old businesswoman who runs a marketing agency in Beijing, is concerned that her company may not be able to sustain itself for long.
The company has been denied business loans by several banks, and Liu and her partners have had to go to online lenders that charge high interest rates to avoid running out of cash. liu says the epidemic has hit so hard that her company is barely able to recover, and its business has shrunk by about two-thirds compared with what it was before the epidemic.
A recent index published by the Economic Times and the China Postal Savings Bank shows that SMEs have not yet recovered to pre-epidemic levels, which stood at 44.3 in March, up 1.8 percentage points from a year earlier. The index is below 50, indicating softening business conditions.
Zhang Lei, 32, runs a consulting firm in Nanning, Guangxi, that helps developers build and sell houses. Zhang lost more than $150,000 last year because several clients defaulted on payments. After firing more than half of its staff, Zhang’s company is still facing a cash shortage. He said applications for loans have been rejected by several banks, mainly because he has no equipment or property to use as collateral.
In addition, since this year, rising raw material prices have put cost pressure on many companies. Ni Ni, the owner of a plastic buckle production factory in Rui’an, Zhejiang province, China, said soaring costs have caused profit margins to drop to almost zero.
Fears among Chinese residents about the Communist Party’s viral outbreak have not yet subsided, and amid the epidemic, many have seen their incomes reduced and are no longer as willing to spend money as they once were.
Wang Limin, who runs a snack store selling duck necks in downtown Beijing, said customers have become more cautious in their spending than before, and despite a pickup in customer traffic, sales this year have not been as good as last year.
Zhang Lu, 33, runs a barbershop in Beijing. Last year, he said, the barbershop lost 20 percent of its revenue due to the epidemic. He said fewer customers are now coming in for color and perms, and people are not spending money as generously.
Tesla China big move Musk iron heart?
Tesla’s hard-line stance has softened in the wake of the Shanghai Auto Show Tesla owner rights issue, with sources saying Tesla, which is facing scrutiny in China over safety and customer service complaints, is stepping up its interactions with regulators and expanding its government relations team.
Reuters reported that people familiar with the matter said that Tesla’s change in strategy to actively interact with decision makers in China shows that the U.S. electric car maker is cautiously responding to the setbacks it faces in the Chinese market. China now accounts for about 30 percent of Tesla’s global sales.
Reuters noted that Chinese Communist authorities are suspicious of the market dominance of some companies and are trying to tighten regulations on large private companies with significant influence, particularly in the technology industry.
Chinese regulators often discuss industrial policies and standards with global and local companies, industry associations and think tanks, and manufacturers often attend these meetings.
Unlike rivals such as Toyota and GM, Tesla has rarely attended such closed-door meetings in the past, people familiar with the matter said. However, Tesla executives often speak at high-profile industry meetings, and the company’s chief executive, Musk, has always been outspoken and often tweeted comments and even attacks on regulators or regulations.
However, Tesla executives have attended at least four policy discussion sessions in the past few weeks on topics including vehicle data retention, vehicle communications technology, vehicle recycling and carbon emissions.
The sources also noted that Tesla is also expanding its government relations team; Tesla announced in April that it was hiring several managers to update its policy database and maintain the company’s relationships with government and industry associations to create a harmonious external environment that supports Tesla’s business.
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