[The Epoch Times, June 17, 2022](Reported by Epoch Times reporter Jiang Yuchan in Taipei) After “inner volume” and “lay flat”, “run” is the latest term that is widely popular in China. Scholars have analyzed that this series of phenomena represents the disintegration of the entire elite class in Chinese society, from the elite class, the middle class, to the next generation of young people, all of which will gradually lose their kinetic energy.
“Run” refers to the name of immigrating overseas (homonym of “run” in English). After the outbreak of the epidemic, relevant discussions continued to appear on the Chinese Internet, mostly referring to the phenomenon of young people being squeezed in social life, migrating and planning to emigrate. The discussion on how to leave China and immigrate to developed countries has been dubbed “running learning”. “Running”, “inner volume” and “lying flat” are considered to be the three choices for the career development of young people born in the 1990s and 2000s.
“Running” extends to all classes in China
Wang Zhisheng, secretary-general of the China Asia-Pacific Elite Exchange Association, told The Epoch Times that behaviors such as “rolling inward” and “lying flat” are all mourning from the hearts of the Chinese people, mainly young people. In the face of meaningless competition, they Busy for some reason, despairing for not seeing the future.
However, the “moisturizing” situation is not just for young people. Wang Zhisheng believes that this phenomenon has expanded and spilled over to all strata of Chinese society. Those with a little ability want to escape Chinese society. The closure of Shanghai is just a trigger point.
He further analyzed that the control system of Chinese society makes people feel at a loss. This kind of sudden and inexplicable control by the government has caused the Chinese people to have the idea of fleeing. If they can escape from Shanghai, they can escape from Shanghai. . “This kind of ‘moisturizing’ idea is no longer just for young people, but extends to all classes and foreigners who originally yearned for China.”
It is worth noting that, “In the past, few people would want to escape from big cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, etc., but now the idea of escaping has extended to more middle-class people, which represents the disillusionment of the entire Chinese dream. This is the most fundamental crisis. This kind of disillusionment comes from the social control of the authoritarian system, and the economic uncertainty is too high, and finally realized that the so-called Chinese dream is just an illusion.” Wang Zhisheng said .
Disintegration of the elite class, China’s economic development will slow down
He said that these people who have fled China now, or the Chinese people who are trying to flee, were originally the driving force of social and economic progress. Once they leave, they will have a huge impact on China in the future. “The disintegration of the entire elite class will have a great impact on Chinese society.”
Wang Zhisheng said that people who could not escape from China originally wanted to choose “involution” and “lying flat” in big cities, but now they have begun to “moisten” and return to their hometown, hoping that their hometown may not be so exaggerated as Shanghai. Let the big cities lose the pulling force to drive the economy, “not only the elite, the middle class, but also the kinetic energy of the next generation of young people are all lost.” He said that this is tantamount to announcing that China has entered a stage of slowing down social and economic development ahead of schedule.
Wu Jianzhong, secretary-general of the Taiwan Taoist Tactics Association, analyzed in an exclusive interview with The Epoch Times, from the Xuzhou eight-child chained girl incident to the recent Tangshan beating incident, it can be seen that under a totalitarian society, no matter how cruel things happen, the people The CCP regime cannot be held accountable.
In the early morning of the 10th, in a barbecue restaurant in Tangshan City, Hebei Province, after a male customer refused to strike up a conversation with a female customer, he became angry and beat the female customer, causing two women to be seriously injured and sent to the hospital. After the incident, the nine men who were involved with their accomplices were arrested in Tangshan and Jiangsu successively, causing an uproar in Chinese public opinion and becoming the most popular news event on the Chinese Internet for several consecutive days.
The Communist Party has all the resources, the people can only be dominated
Wu Jianzhong said that after the closure of Shanghai, it can be observed that the CCP regime controls the people by creating fear and mastering the coordination of materials. In China, we must rely on the supply of CCP resources.
He mentioned that, in fact, similar phenomena have occurred in various parts of China in the past, but the common people have no choice but to protect themselves. Seeking more blessings, both officials and commoners are the same.
Take the Tangshan beating incident as an example. Wu Jianzhong said why everyone stood by and kept silent, because there were too many people who came forward under totalitarian rule, and there were countless situations in which they were finally beaten. They are all ants, unable to gather and assemble.”
“Laying flat” to “running” is a helplessness to society. Wu Jianzhong mentioned that in the past, the CCP did not receive any punishment for its suppression of June 4, Hong Kong, and Tibet. As a result, the evil and violent nature of the CCP regime will only intensify. In the past, all human rights lawyers and intellectuals who came out to protest would be arrested. This kind of atmosphere cannot be changed in the current Chinese society. When people are wronged and persecuted by power, no one can help to seek justice.
Furniture, pets sell off
With no alternatives, capable people can only choose to “money” to European and American countries. Wu Jianzhong said that this time Shanghai is closed, as long as you open Douyin and enter keywords such as “leave Shanghai” and “leave Shanghai”, there are many discussions on this aspect. In addition, Shanghai’s second-hand furniture market has also seen a wave of selling, and even a wave of abandoned pets, these people are all trying to leave Shanghai.
He said that because of the unacceptable economic losses caused by repeated blockades and no reason, many foreign investors also chose to leave, and those who could run ran away. From “involution”, “lying flat” to “moistening”, Wu Jianzhong appealed that everyone should not keep any expectations and illusions from the Communist Party.
Responsible editor: Li Muen#