[Epoch Times September 11, 2021]Hello, everyone, it is 6:30 pm on September 10th, Eastern Time, September 11th, Beijing Time. Welcome to chat about current affairs every day. I am Iris (Tao Ming); I am Qin Peng.
Today’s focus: hitting Xi Jinping! The Chinese male protagonist of “Shang Qi” was “departed” by the net army; really “avoid conflict”? Biden and Xi Jinping have an in-depth interpretation of the reason for the call; the U.S. is rumored to allow the Taiwan office in the United States to be renamed “Taiwan Representative Office,” and the CCP is annoyed.
Iris: The Hollywood blockbuster “Shangqi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” has recently exploded. The actor Liu Simu has also been said to have created a precedent for Chinese actors. Chinese mainland netizens praised and marveled passionately, and one of the major reasons was “not to disgrace China”! Many people hope to introduce the film. However, the mainland media has been vaccinated, saying that the film may not meet the requirements of mainland Chinese audiences. The real reason is actually related to a sentence of the Chinese male protagonist.
Qin Peng: On September 10, in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait, the US military and allies fought against the CCP. The leaders of the US and China spoke for the second time. The two reports once again each said something, one said that “in order to prevent competition from turning into conflict”, the other said that “there is another village in the dark.” What is the real reason for the call between the two parties? Can the CCP really escape it? The latest news is that the United States will allow the Taiwan office in the United States to be renamed “Taiwan Representative Office.” The CCP is annoyed!
The hero of Xi Jinping’s “Shang Qi” was sent off
Iris: In the past Labor Day in the United States, the Hollywood Marvel superhero movie “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) sold 94 million US dollars at the box office in North America for 4 days, a record A new record at the box office in history during the Labor Day holiday, the previous record was $30.5 million. Not only that. On Monday, 18.9 million U.S. dollars was offered, surpassing the 18.89 million U.S. dollars in the first episode of the popular “Avengers” in 2012, and the performance far exceeded expectations. Considering that North America is still raging at Delta, this record is even more amazing.
From the perspective of word-of-mouth, “Shang Qi” also far exceeded expectations. The popcorn index, which characterizes the audience’s viewing preferences, soared to 98%, and its rotten tomato freshness was as high as 93%. Authoritative media commented on the film as “strong.” Drama core and stunning action scenes”; At the same time, “Shang Qi” also scored 8.0 points on IMDb, ranking among the best in recent Marvel movies.
Qin Peng: Such dazzling results not only let the originally nervous producers Disney and Marvel and the theaters breathe a sigh of relief, but also surprised many mainland audiences who were not optimistic about the film.
However, what is more interesting is the evaluation of those mainland viewers who watched the film first in North America, Hong Kong and Taiwan. There are many reasons for the praise: “No milk flower (insult to China), basically speaking Chinese (in the movie, Tony Leung and another actor) Liu Simu speaks Chinese in large sections, and the foreigners in the theater look at the English letters with relish.) The martial arts is an authentic Hong Kong-style design, which is simply a cultural output for our side.” etc.
Such comments are full of drama. The Weibo account “Watch Movie News” teases “when does a film become a point of praise for lack of milk”.
Iris: Actually, what I think is the most interesting is that the last sentence of this movie information, I said a bunch of people, please be bigger, the dignity of the country should not be trampled, and then said, “Of course, if it dares to go, I dare Look!”
In my impression, there have never been so many Chinese and so many controversies about a Hollywood film. As early as 2 years ago, the film was announced to start. People were dissatisfied with the role of Manchuria, dissatisfied with Tony Leung’s role as the leading actor. Looks plain and dissatisfied. There are actually many girls who think that the male protagonist is a bit ugly and is insulting to China, so some netizens are joking, is it that only the male protagonist is considered to be insulting to China?
Qin Peng: Yes. The controversial male protagonist Liu Simu is 32 years old this year. He was born in Harbin. He immigrated to Canada with his parents when he was 5 years old and obtained Canadian citizenship.
However, it was discovered that the actor Liu Simu and Xi Jinping banged their faces. Let’s get a feel for it. Isn’t it a bit like?
Some netizens ridiculed that now Hollywood blockbusters are often criticized and insulted. Therefore, from the Winnie the Pooh cartoon series, to the BAO animation short film, and Mulan’s father in the Mulan movie, Disney’s approach is to ask Xi Jinping to play the male lead. This is perfect. Avoided insulting China.
Iris: At present, “Shang Qi” has not been staged in China, but the appearance of Liu Simu looks like Xi Jinping, and Tony Leung’s performance of the villain “Civil and Martial Arts” has become a topic of heated discussion on the Chinese Internet.
My observation is that this film may not be able to enter the mainland, because Liu Simu had a passage that was dug out by netizens.
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Qin Peng: What did he say?
Iris: In 2017, the 150th anniversary of the founding of Canada, Liu Simu told the Canadian media that his parents told him when he was a child, “The story of growing up under the rule of Communist China, there are many people who died of hunger… just like It’s the same as living in a’third world country’.”
At the end of the interview, Liu Simu praised the land he now lives in, saying that his parents believe that this place can live freely and can create a better future for the younger generation.
His conversation has also aroused discussion and criticism in China’s Internet military forum “Emperor Bar”. Some netizens believe that Liu Simu has completely regarded himself as a Canadian. This is also the reason why many little pinks “set out”.
Qin Peng: But what he said is completely true history. It’s very interesting. I saw that the official media reported that in 2014, when Xi Jinping commemorated the massacre in Nanjing, he said something like this, I think it can be given to the little pinks: Xi Jinping pointed out that forgetting history means betrayal, and guilt is denied. It means recidivism.
Iris: Liu Simu’s story also reminds me of Zhao Ting, a popular Chinese female director this year. Her “A Place of Nowhere” has won many awards. The official media praised her and said she is the light of Chinese people until netizens turned it over. In 2013, Zhao Ting accepted “Filmmaker”. She said that the China she lived in when she was young was “a place full of lies.”
Qin Peng: I don’t know if many people have read Hong Huang’s memoir “Crossing the Thick Red Gate”. I remember that it said that after the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, the CCP officially sent a large number of high-level cadres to study in the United States. They were stunned when they arrived in the United States, because the previous propaganda they had received was that two-thirds of the world’s people are living in dire straits, so they started with the desire to save the United States, but found that they were living in dire straits. It’s oneself.
Iris: Actually, the education I received from childhood is similar. It’s just another way of saying it. Basically, it means that only the people of socialist countries like China and North Korea are in charge.
I don’t know, audience friends, what do you think of this topic?
To avoid “conflict” while arrogant, why call Xi?
Iris: Let’s move on to today’s topic. Just yesterday, September 9, Biden and Xi Jinping had the first phone call in seven months. And the key points that we want to discuss with you, in addition to the content of the call, are why the call was made, why the call was made at this time, and whether the post-event statements of the two parties can be used to see the deadlock in the US-China relationship. , Or call it a crisis, will it be resolved, or will it become more intense and struggling.
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What does Xi Jinping mean by “Liu Yin Hua Ming another village”?
Qin Peng: First of all, this call was made by Biden from the White House, and it lasted for an hour and a half. According to the White House statement, the two conducted “extensive strategic discussions”, both discussing topics where the interests of both sides are consistent, but also touching on areas where “interests, values, and opinions differ.” The two parties also agreed to continue open and candid contacts in both areas.
Iris: What everyone cares about: What topics did you talk about?
According to a White House statement, this dialogue “is part of the ongoing efforts of the United States to responsibly manage America’s competition with PRC.” Biden “emphasized the United States‘ lasting interest in peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and the world, and the two leaders discussed the responsibility of the two countries to ensure that competition does not turn into conflict.”
Qin Peng: The Chinese official’s summary of the call stated that Xi Jinping told Biden that the US government’s China policy has caused tension between the two countries and it is in the interests of both countries to avoid confrontation.
Iris: And the point is that US officials said that Biden made the call this time to set “guardrails and parameters” for US-China relations, to ensure that the two countries are in “stiff competition.” (Stiff competition), but will not “veer into conflict”.
“Avoid fierce competition and turn to conflict.” This is naturally an extremely intriguing sentence. It sounds like an arrow, so that the leaders must communicate directly. What does this sentence mean?
Qin Peng: Yes, this sentence is the focus of the call between the two parties, and it also directly introduces a major topic we want to discuss: Why do the two have to make this call and “set up a guardrail”?
In fact, we have talked about it many times in previous programs, including when the South China Sea stimulated confrontation, I said that the two sides still have dialogue, because the reality between China and the United States is different from the previous Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. It is a confrontation between groups of countries on an international scale. The two sides have almost no intersection of economy, finance, technology, etc., while China and the United States are completely different. The various interests and contradictions of the two sides are entangled, so even in conflict, they can only cooperate at the same time. .
Of course, there will be differences between the Biden administration and the Trump administration. Trump (Trump) prefers to seek a moral high ground at the ideological level, while the Biden administration prefers to seek a balance between interests and contradictions.
Therefore, to understand this passage well, we must look at the main interests and conflicts in it. I think there are four main reasons: (1) The communication between the United States and China has repeatedly hit walls and is deadlocked, and only the highest level can come forward. (2) The confrontation between China and the United States in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait has intensified. (3) Afghanistan… (4) Economy and Green New Deal.
Miscommunication between subordinates
Iris: First of all, about why Biden suddenly had to go to battle in person and call Xi Jinping directly? A senior White House official stated that in the past, low-level officials in the Biden administration wanted to communicate frankly and frankly with Chinese officials through many channels, but “they (China) is unwilling to engage in actual dialogue” and always use “propaganda”. Official-style articles” to deal with.
Therefore, the official criticized that China is playing an irresponsible role, and what it does is “designed to propagate internally.”
He also said that Xi Jinping’s so-called hard-line remarks are useless and are futile to the United States and its allies.
[Taihai, South China Sea]
Iris: Biden particularly emphasized the importance of peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region to the interests of the United States. He also told Xi Jinping that both countries should take responsibility for avoiding conflicts.
The subtext of this sentence can be said to tell Xi Jinping that the United States will remain committed to maintaining its leading position in the international community, and it must ensure that the CCP’s expansion in the Indo-Pacific region cannot threaten the peace and prosperity of this region.
Qin Peng: In addition, it is obvious from this that the “conflict” that Biden wants to avoid is inseparable from the current tense confrontation situation in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea.
As the latest example, just a few days ago (September 4), the Chinese Communist Party announced a new “Maritime Traffic Safety Law”, requiring that five types of foreign ships, including submersibles and nuclear-powered ships, enter the territorial waters and report to China. . The United States immediately countered this, vowing to confront the CCP’s “illegal maritime power claims”, and emphasized that the U.S. has never shy away from protesting related matters and will continue to unite its allies to fight the CCP’s bullying.
Iris: Yes, the CCP tried to legalize the sovereignty of the Spratly Islands, but just the day before yesterday (September 8), the US Seventh Fleet announced that the Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold DDG-65 was in the South China Sea that day. Carry out free navigation operations and uphold the right and freedom of navigation in the waters of the Nansha Islands. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army also responded immediately on the same day, saying that the southern theater has “organized naval and air forces for tracking and monitoring.”
Hu Xijin even called for CCP warships to appear in Guam and Hawaii more quickly in order to counter the provocation of US forces in the South China Sea, and be prepared to defeat the United States when a large-scale military conflict breaks out between China and the United States in the South China Sea.
It can be seen from this that the four words “avoid conflict” are not only a precautionary plan on paper, but more like a real tension,…
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Iris: The White House statement stated that this discussion is part of the ongoing efforts of the United States to “responsibly manage” the competition between the two countries.
A senior White House official said that Hong Kong, Tibet, and Xinjiang are all issues that China is very concerned about and believe that the United States is interfering in internal affairs. However, as President Biden mentioned in his first phone call with Xi Jinping in February, the value of universal democracy and respect for human rights have been mentioned. Wait, President Biden will make it clear this time that the United States adheres to these values and will not back down.
Qin Peng: However, the Chinese official media claimed that the deadlock in Sino-US relations is the responsibility of the United States. He stated that “the US policy towards China has caused serious difficulties in Sino-US relations.” Now that the international community is facing many common problems, China and the United States should push bilateral relations back to the “correct track of stable development” as soon as possible to benefit the two peoples.
According to the report, Xi Jinping emphasized that Sino-US cooperation will benefit both countries and the world; Sino-US confrontation will bring disasters to both countries and the world. Xi Jinping quoted an ancient Chinese poem, “There are many mountains and rivers, and there is no way out, and there is still another village.” He said that China and the United States should work together to bring tangible benefits to all countries.
Iris: What do you think Xi Jinping means by “a village with flowers in the dark”?
Qin Peng: Xi Jinping is re-elected…
This call is objectively conducive to Xi Jinping’s re-election. The United States may have determined that Xi Jinping’s re-election will be successful, so it has stated its position in advance: We will continue to deal with you.
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