[Epoch Times May 07, 2022]Hello friends, today is May 6 (Friday), welcome to “Foresight Quick Review“, I’m Tang Jingyuan.
Before I start talking about today’s topic, let me briefly respond to a question raised by my friends about my last video, which is the first time the party media used the question “Russian invasion of Ukraine” in a report.
In the original text of “Reference News”, the word “invasion” was put in double quotation marks, and I also mentioned it in the program. The reminders from friends in the program messages are reasonable, because in the language system of the party media, the most common usage and meaning of double quotation marks here does mean denial and non-acknowledgement. For example, when quoting a speech from a Taiwanese and referring to the president or the presidential palace, the double quotation marks indicate that the CCP official does not recognize the legitimacy of the president or the presidential palace.
But sometimes this kind of double quotation marks also represents another usage, that is, it represents the quoted statement of others, the original words of others, which means that I do not necessarily agree with it, but it does not necessarily mean that I do not agree with it. Anyway, it is a relatively neutral and vague attitude.
As we can see from reading the full text of this report, the article is a rewritten report from the website of the Spanish newspaper El Pais, not a translation of the original text, and the tone of the article on Zelensky is a positive report tone. In other words, the party media can actually report without the use of intrusion and quotation marks, and can directly use the previous term “Russian-Ukrainian conflict”. The reason why it is not used in this way is actually the second usage, which means that this is what someone else said.
Therefore, combining the tone of Zelensky’s positive reports, we can see that the intention of the party media should be to create a transitional buffer zone between never mentioning the “invasion” and directly admitting the “invasion”. edge ball. Of course, this is only my personal interpretation, and it is only for your reference here. As for how the CCP’s attitude towards the situation in Russia and Ukraine will change in the future, we can continue to observe.
Okay, when it comes to eating melons and watching dramas, today we will focus on a drama from yesterday, and it was a real drama inside the red wall.It seems to me that yesterday was probablyXi JinpingThe most sinister day since he became the top leader of the CCP, because he may have just encountered a powerful forced palace, and this is how he presided over the deploymentEpidemic prevention and controlWorking of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee.
How did this conclusion come to be? Many friends should have seen this news. In order to facilitate discussion, I will follow the usual practice and briefly introduce the main content and key information of the meeting.
Yesterday, the CCTV news broadcast took 5 minutes and 5 seconds to broadcast Xi Jinping’s important speech at this meeting, and then the major party media and official media all reported on the front page headlines. Everyone is clearly aware that President Xi is going to be ruthless this time, and it is by no means perfunctory.
According to reports from the party media, the dry content of Xi Jinping’s speech is basically concentrated in the second and third paragraphs of the draft. We can briefly summarize the following points:
1. Talk about the currentEpidemic prevention and controlThe policy is determined by the nature and purpose of the party, the prevention and control policies can stand the test of history, and the prevention and control measures are scientific and effective.say lockdownclear“If you win the battle for Wuhan, you will surely win the battle for Shanghai.”
2. The meeting emphasized that the virus is still mutating, and there is still great uncertainty about the final direction of the epidemic. Coupled with the disadvantages of China’s large aging population and insufficient medical resources, relaxation of prevention and control will inevitably lead to large-scale infections and a large number of severe cases and deaths.
3. It is the “three resolutes” highlighted by many party media for key reports: resolutely overcome problems such as insufficient knowledge, insufficient preparation, and insufficient work; resolutely overcome the ideas of contempt, indifference, and self-righteousness, and unswervingly adhere to “dynamic clearing.” “The general policy is to resolutely fight against all words and deeds that distort, doubt or deny my country’s anti-epidemic policies and policies.
There are also some specific work arrangements in the back. Except for the mention of guaranteeing the supply of people’s living materials and medical needs, which is an indirect acknowledgement of the existence of secondary disasters, the rest are basically repeating the same old tune, so I will not waste everyone’s time.
How to interpret this speech? Let’s start by looking at the rarer responses from the public.
As soon as the news was released on the official media, the Weibo comment area was collectively overturned. Basically, it was openly questioning, ironic, and even “reactionary” remarks.
For example, some people directly quoted Du Mu’s “A Fang Gong Fu” and scolded the authorities as a “only husband”; some people openly wrote “hurry up to change people” or “change someone else, isn’t it China”; even more exaggerated, some people directly cursed the authorities “When can I die?”
Such violent reactions appear frequently and are not deleted in time. We know how much influence the setting of this meeting will have on the future of Chinese society as a whole, how wide the scope of criticism it has incurred, and the “zero-to-the-zero” response. How sharp is the contradiction caused by the policy?
At the same time, we can also simply draw an inference that such a speech can trigger such a fierce, almost out of anger reaction among the people, and I don’t think it is difficult to imagine what it will be like in the high-level circles of the party. right.
The most dangerous day: Xi Jinping suffered an unprecedented forced palace?
To interpret the real message behind this speech, we have to mention a rumor two days ago, that is, an overseas self-media person broke the news on Twitter, saying that Xi Jinping was forced to” Abandonment”, temporarily presided over by Li Keqiang. However, in order to maintain political stability, relevant policies and personnel will not change much, and it will not be gradually adjusted until after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
I mentioned this revelation in Ms. Fang Fei’s “Hot Spot Interaction” program the day before yesterday. I said that I don’t quite believe the result that Xi Jinping has been ousted, because a totalitarian leader who combines the power of the party, the government and the army, said It is unimaginable to stand aside after a meeting without making any noise. In those days, Hu Yaobang was ousted in a meeting because he never had a hand in military power. The real leader has always been Deng Xiaoping. Hu Yaobang has always been the de facto successor, including Zhao Ziyang, who was also ousted later. It can be said that he has always been under investigation. successor status, never really reached the top.
Therefore, it is really unlikely that Xi Jinping, who grew up during the Cultural Revolution, dared to take action, and dared to smash all the reds, would be able to capture them at the venue. But this rumor is not without reasonable information.
In fact, similar rumors have been quietly circulating on WeChat as early as May 1, and it was only after the overseas self-media broke the news that it quickly fermented. We analyzed it with you in the last program. In just a few days from the end of April to the beginning of May, we saw the CCP’s focus on major issues such as economic regulation, diplomacy with the United States, and Russia-Ukraine war stance. .
This shift is not only at the level of public opinion, but also at the policy level. With the style of Xi Jinping’s behavior in recent years, if he is not under strong pressure, it is impossible for him to make a collective turn on the three focus policies of supervision storm, wolf warrior diplomacy and unlimited Sino-Russian cooperation.
In this context, if we look at the content of Xi Jinping’s speech at the Politburo Standing Committee on May 5, we may have a more accurate understanding.
First of all, he said that the current epidemic prevention and control policy is determined by the nature and purpose of the party, which is a major upgrade of the political characterization of the zero-clearing model, and the outline has reached the level of the nature and purpose of the party. What is the nature of the CCP? According to the official fixed expression of the CCP, what is the nature of the CCP? And the fundamental purpose of the CCP is that sentence that everyone will smile when they hear it: to serve the people wholeheartedly.
Everyone knows that this is just nonsense. Let’s put it in layman’s terms. The nature of the party is actually to use every means to ensure that the red country will never change color, and at the same time, it will cut the people’s leeks wholeheartedly.
According to this characterization, from now on, whoever opposes the elimination of the city closures will be anti-Party, and whoever is engaged in a color revolution will be called a “counter-revolutionary” in the past. I don’t think I need to say more about what methods the CCP has always used to deal with “counter-revolutionaries”. Therefore, the qualitative nature of this is very serious, which is equivalent to directly turning the internal disagreement and contradiction of which epidemic prevention model is better into a contradiction between the enemy and ourselves that has absolutely no room for negotiation.
Secondly, Xi Jinping said that if he wins the battle to defend Wuhan, he will definitely win the battle to defend Shanghai, which represents two meanings: one is that he admits that Shanghai has been locked down for a month and has not been able to clear the city. Frustrated; the other is that he is determined to win in Shanghai, even if he pays a higher price, he must win. Therefore, friends in Shanghai should be careful, be prepared to continue the lockdown for at least a month or even longer, and prepare for the worst in all aspects.
Why do you say that? Because although everyone is gradually turning their attention to Beijing, Shanghai is clearly the focus of the current high-level political situation. In Xi Jinping’s own words, the clearing model has now become his starting point for defending the party’s leadership, that is, defending his own absolute leadership. In turn, this is also the starting point for the anti-Xi forces to overthrow him, and It is a more effective and best starting point than the economy, Sino-US relations and Sino-Russian relations.
And the best target for this grip is Shanghai. We have seen that Xi Jinping was forced to make concessions in the fields of economy and diplomacy. Not only did he not make concessions on the issue of clearing the zero, but he upgraded the guidelines. We will know how damaging this problem is to him. the most dangerous areas of retreat.
The last meeting of the Standing Committee on Epidemic Prevention and Control on May 5 was the Standing Committee on March 17. At that time, Xi Jinping’s statement was that “the greatest achievements in epidemic prevention can be obtained at the least cost”, which is half a step back. But just 10 days later, on March 27, he suddenly overlord forcefully demanded that Shanghai be locked down overnight. We said at the time that something must have happened that made him realize that he took a half step back and caused serious passiveness. , so he suddenly turned his face and fought.
Third, the “three resolutes” mentioned by Xi Jinping in this speech, let’s put it bluntly, can be described as murderous and full-scale fire. Why do you say that? Attention everyone, he first said “resolutely” to overcome problems such as lack of knowledge and lack of work, and this was aimed at subordinates at all levels.
The second “resolute” is to overcome contempt, indifference, self-righteousness, etc. This is aimed at all experts and scholars who do not agree with clearing. It means that you don’t dare to despise my decision-making because you think you are an expert. If you don’t overcome yourself, I will overcome you.
The third “resolute”, he said that he will resolutely fight against all words and deeds that distort, doubt and deny my country’s anti-epidemic policies and policies. Of course, this is aimed at the anti-Xi forces. In the CCP’s discourse system, words such as “distortion, doubt, and negation” are not used casually, and often refer to specific objects. In my opinion, this basically represents the three factions of the anti-Xi forces: hard-liners, moderates and wait-and-see followers.
Therefore, Xi Jinping’s stern warning with a strong cultural revolution paradigm is a clear attitude, and it is necessary to completely seal and suppress it. To paraphrase a popular phrase in martial arts novels in the past, it is called “Wulin Supreme, clear the seal and control. Order the world, who dares not obey.”
Under such political pressure, we will soon see that the highest-level epidemic prevention and control team in the central government will become the contemporary “Central Cultural Revolution Team”, which can have the power to mobilize all resources across fields, laws and regulations in all fields, All must give way to the group’s orders. Clearing and preventing epidemics will quickly become a universal reason for arbitrary isolation and review, arrest and detention, and dismissal and accountability.
This is what Xi Jinping wants. This is no different from every previous large-scale political movement. In officialdom, everyone must express their opinions and pass the test. Whoever dares to raise any objection, a hat of “attempting to change the nature of the party” is enough to crush people to death.
That is to say, how tough Xi Jinping’s response is and how ruthless the words he has released are equivalent to disproving how serious the challenges he has encountered within the party. The most serious forced confinement I have ever encountered. However, so far, forcing the palace has not turned into a conquest of the palace, so from the end of April to yesterday, we saw that Xi Jinping basically performed the whole process from being forced to make concessions, to struggling to stabilize his position, and then to counterattack.
And these few days are the days when the small pond in Zhongnanhai almost overturned the “pilot helmsman” in the sea, and it was the days when swords and swords and cups were almost smashed.
Some friends may think, are you a bit of a conspiracy theory? In fact, anyone who has a little knowledge of the history of the CCP line struggle knows how deep the conspiracy and cruelty of this struggle are, far beyond the imagination of ordinary people. .
handed knife Hu Xijinpanic delete
Therefore, when this issue is discussed here, it is very easy for us to understand whyHu Xijinwould write such a puzzling article and then delete it himself in a panic. We can even imagine that Hu Diapan may have been shaking his hands constantly when he deleted the article.
Hu Xijin’s article and his actions to delete it have been as hot news as Xi Jinping’s speech from yesterday to today. Yesterday afternoon, editor Hu published an article titled “Beijing, the Last Stand” on Weibo and WeChat, commenting on many issues such as zero-epidemic prevention, economic hardship, and Omikron.
Paradoxically, his comments on these issues are largely at odds with Xi Jinping’s claims. For example, Hu Bian said that “it is more meaningful only when the cost is controllable”, which belongs to the category of “distorting” the epidemic prevention policy that Xi Jinping said. If Omikron can’t be cleaned up, then both Beijing and the country have to accept it. It is accused of implying that the clearing is difficult to succeed, and eventually they have to choose coexistence. He also said that Beijing shoulders a major mission, or should tell the truth to the Chinese people, which is tantamount to implying that the authorities are concealing the truth of the epidemic and so on.
People like Hu Diapan always rely on observation and some limited information sources in the system to figure out what he likes. Even though he dances happily in the public opinion field, he has never approached the core circle of the system. Therefore, his gripping function often has a lag effect, that is, it often fails to keep up with the changes in the party’s wind direction.
Why his articles frequently slapped himself in the face, and he had to repeatedly perform all-round stunts to round the field, in fact, the fundamental reason was that his information sources were limited and his judgment was lag.
Why did Hu Xijin write such an article that was obviously out of tune with the authorities, knowing that the issue of the struggle for clearing and coexistence was extremely sensitive at the top? I don’t think this is Hu Xijin’s sudden courage to say a few words. It was more as if he had been prompted by some information source, that he was happy to pick up the pen. He thought that the wind direction above was changing, and that the epidemic prevention policy would also change just like stopping supervision and friendship with the United States, so he took the posture of holding a plate ahead of time.
In fact, he was simply used by the anti-Xi faction. Instead of holding him, he was slapped. Therefore, when Hu Xijin later learned what the real wind direction above was, his panic was understandable. After Hu Xijin quickly deleted the article, he immediately forwarded the official announcement of the Politburo meeting and turned off the comment function, which shows what kind of remorse he felt in his heart.
Therefore, to sum up in one sentence, Xi Jinping’s speech yesterday and the fact that Hu Dipan was slapped, actually confirmed the existence of the palace force from the other side. The struggle between the two sides over the line of clearing has officially begun since yesterday. Looking at Xi Jinping’s speech from this perspective, it does have the meaning of the “May 16 Notice” that launched the Cultural Revolution that year. Sit tight, everyone, a bigger storm is coming soon.
Okay, that’s all for today, thank you for watching and listening, see you next time.
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