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Recently, the film "Youth" suddenly regained popularity. The reason was a Bilibili content creator (UP主) reinterpreted "Youth" using language akin to political decryption. Three episodes of videos, totaling over an hour, garnered tens of millions of views. Ultimately, the videos were taken down, and the UP主's account was banned. The original video implicitly suggested that Huang Xuan, who played the male lead Liu Feng, resembled Wang Hongwen, one of the Gang of Four members. At the same time, using the story of the art troupe, it metaphorically implied that the end of the Cultural Revolution was a complete victory for the children of officials, who monopolized all resources, policies, markets, and dividends of the era. In the video's bullet comments, many young people chanted "Long live the people." Outside the videos, they are commonly referred to as "online leftists." In their eyes, the Cultural Revolution was a great movement, and Wang Hongwen was, in their view, a representative of the working class who overthrew the powerful elite. Why did this interpretation of the film "Youth" resonate with so many young people? Is it merely an exaggerated misreading, or does it reflect the powerlessness and despair of young people? This episode is the second installment of the Bumingbai Talkshow podcast. We invited Yan Geling, the novelist and screenwriter of "Youth," and writer Zha Jianying to discuss this phenomenon. We talked about: What was the original intention behind creating "Youth"? Is there a connection between Liu Feng and Wang Hongwen? How does Yan Geling understand the interpretations of the film "Youth"? Why do today's young people long for the Cultural Revolution? How different is their understanding of the Mao era from the real Mao era? Behind the "Mourning Ming" trend and the 1644 historical perspective, why are young people becoming increasingly leftist? Click to watch the live video version of Bumingbai Talkshow: https://youtu.be/l0_3PTHT09I **Timeline** 02:27 How does Yan Geling view the interpretations of the film "Youth"? 03:19 Who was the real-life inspiration for Liu Feng, the male protagonist of "Youth"? 06:04 Class solidification and privileged classes also existed during the Cultural Revolution. 11:24 Was Wang Hongwen a representative of the working class who overthrew the powerful elite? 16:02 What is the essence of young people's nostalgia for the Cultural Revolution? 23:38 China needs a "Truth and Reconciliation Commission." 31:24 Why has reflection on the Cultural Revolution gradually disappeared? 35:43 "Hitler hung in Berlin's squares, and the Nazi Party also carried out reform and opening up." 38:03 How different is young people's understanding of the Mao era from the real Mao era? 46:13 What lies behind the 1644 historical perspective and the "Mourning Ming" trend? 54:37 How else can young people understand injustice? 57:00 China's censorship standards and "drawer literature." 01:06:15 What will Yan Geling do next? Related Links: Yan Geling's X: https://x.com/YanGeling Yan Geling's "Youth" Zha Jianying: Testimony of a Survivor — Preface to the English Translation of Ji Xianlin's "Cattle-Shed Memoirs" Submission email: [email protected] Welcome to click here to donate to Bumingbai Podcast: https://www.bumingbai.net/donation/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Story FM Episode 877When everyone was equally poor, the whole family worked together, aiming for a better life. Later, they caught the wave of demolition in 2008, and the entire family not only enjoyed the dividends of the era but also seized the opportunity to become immensely wealthy. However, facing enormous wealth, people's greed grew, ultimately leading to one person's downfall and the entire family's arrest. From the initial 'many hands make light work' to everyone seeking only self-preservation in the face of lawsuits, the fate of this family once again confirmed the old saying: human nature cannot withstand the test of money.Timeline:01:55 Marrying a wife from out of town means you are poor04:00 Two families living under one roof06:26 Second uncle ran for village head before demolition09:18 Dad found other women after getting rich14:41 Can't afford to offend him, his second uncle is the village head16:13 Dad sent younger brother to a martial arts school17:46 Second uncle built a backyard garden to raise horses19:48 Second uncle investigated by special task force for corruption and bribery22:35 Either help together, or go in together27:59 11 people, both from within and outside, were arrested29:42 Younger brother wants to continue the hatred/Staff/Narrator | Liu YeHost | @StoryFM AizheInterview | @StoryFM AizheProducer | Ren XinyueScript Editor | Ren XinyueSound Design | TudouOperations | MingmingIntern | Yu KeyiUse your voice to tell your story. Story FM is an audio program featuring first-person accounts.Business Cooperation: [email protected] Official Account: Story FM (ID: story_fm)Sina Weibo: @StoryFM_StoryFMPersonal WeChat: gushi_fm02

-This Episode's Lineup-Phil Chang, Host of Podcast "Zhengwen Santai"Zhang Zhihua, Honorary President of the Association of Chinese Lawyers in Korea, Standing Director of the Korean Criminal Procedure Law Association-Timeline--Produced by-Phil Chang-Listener Group-If the QR code has expired, please check if the QR code below the latest episode of Zhengwen Santai is the most current, or private message Phil Chang's Xiaohongshu or Douyin (ID: Phil Chang) to join the listener group*This program welcomes more interesting and high-quality content. Friends with relevant experience and interest can join the listener group to contact Phil Chang. "Zhengwen Santai" looks forward to your sharing!

Today's podcast episode is quite special. Our guest, Guan Heng, is currently in a prison in New York, and our recording was completed via a prison phone. He is now in prison awaiting a hearing that will determine the course of his destiny—the U.S. government will decide whether to deport him.In 2020, Guan Heng traveled alone to Xinjiang, risking his life to film images of Xinjiang's re-education camps, providing crucial corroboration for international media investigative reports on Xinjiang's concentration camps. After deciding to leave China in 2021, he made his way to the United States. Over the past four years, he delivered food, drove Uber, and even drove a truck for a period. He said, "I just hoped to have a life where I could feel inner peace."In August 2025, everything came to an abrupt halt. He was arrested during an ICE raid, then sent to a detention center, and has been detained for nearly five months now. The U.S. government once attempted to deport Guan Heng to Uganda but temporarily abandoned the plan after it drew public attention.From actively documenting violence under totalitarianism to personally being caught in a lengthy, unpredictable detention process, how has Guan Heng's understanding of "freedom" changed? In today's episode, we will revisit with Guan Heng, who is currently in detention: how he gradually became a dissident; why he chose to personally go to Xinjiang to film the concentration camps; how he drifted from the Caribbean Sea to the U.S. with just a small rubber dinghy; what hopes and disillusionments life in America brought him; and what exactly he experienced over the past four or five months.Note: This podcast episode was recorded on December 25th, Christmas Day.Timeline02:05 What are Guan Heng's current feelings and what concerns him most?06:18 Why did he choose to go to Xinjiang to film the concentration camps?11:26 How Guan Heng views risk and understands fear13:39 To publish these videos, did he have to leave China?18:41 How did a small rubber dinghy cross the Caribbean Sea to reach the U.S.?23:29 What did Guan Heng experience after arriving in the U.S.?25:45 Attention, attacks, and pressure received after the concentration camp videos were released29:06 Why was Guan Heng arrested?31:59 "One moment I was driving a truck and filing taxes, the next I was a criminal."39:21 What did Guan Heng experience and witness in immigration detention?44:55 Why did he decide to become a resistor?Related Links:Guan Heng's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@guanguanofficial Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Episode's Lineup - Phil Chang (Xiaohongshu ID: @Phil Chang) - Timeline - - Some Information - Deep-sea fish farming management platform located on the Chinese side of the Yellow Sea provisional measures waters (Image source: JoongAng Ilbo) Deep Blue No. 1 (Image source: Xinhua News Agency) Deep Blue No. 2 (Image source: Xinhua News Agency) - Production - Phil Chang - Listener Group - When the QR code expires, please check if the QR code below Zhengwen Santai in the latest issue is up-to-date, or private message Phil Chang's Xiaohongshu or Douyin (ID: Phil Chang) to join the listener group. *This program welcomes more interesting and high-quality content. Friends with relevant experience and interest can join the listener group to contact Phil Chang. Zhengwen Santai looks forward to your sharing!

In the early morning of Saturday, January 3, the United States dispatched troops to arrest Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, causing a global shockwave.Since the Chávez era, Venezuela has been an important partner for China in Latin America. From 2000 to 2023, Beijing provided Venezuela with over $100 billion in financing. Just hours before Maduro's arrest, he had met with a Chinese delegation led by Qiu Xiaoqi, the Chinese government's Special Representative for Latin American Affairs.How should we understand the U.S. action against Maduro? Is it a blatant act of hegemony, or a belated reckoning with a dictatorial regime? Under the changing political landscape in Venezuela, will China's oil security be threatened? Will Trump's "Monroe Doctrine," which views the Western Hemisphere as the U.S. sphere of influence, lead to a direct conflict between China and the U.S. in Latin America? What impact will this U.S. action have on the future direction of cross-strait relations?Today's guest is Leland Lazarus. He is a researcher in U.S. foreign policy and national security, focusing on Latin America, China's influence in the Western Hemisphere, and transnational criminal networks. He is one of the few researchers in U.S. policy circles who consistently analyzes China, Latin America, and the United States on the same map.Click to watch the video versionTimeline01:46 Why did the U.S. arrest Maduro?05:30 How have Venezuelans reacted to Maduro's arrest?10:01 How do other Latin American countries view this U.S. action?12:59 Why is China betting on Venezuela? Is it just for oil?19:15 Possible reasons for the meeting between China's Latin American envoy and Maduro20:12 If the U.S. were to take over Cuba, would China intervene?26:34 Will China adjust its Latin America strategy because of this?29:56 How will this U.S. action affect the direction of the Taiwan Strait situation?32:08 What are the long-term implications of this event? Are we returning to the pre-WWI era?34:20 Guest RecommendationsGuest Recommendations:Winston Churchill, *The Second World War*Eva Dou, *House of Huawei*Story FM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Story FM ❜ Episode 876In real life, many people like to treat honest and simple-minded people as fools. In fact, many "fools" are not truly foolish; they are simply the weakest individuals in society who cannot control their own destiny. They are uneducated, lack guile, and don't understand how to scheme. But even so, they still retain a great deal of kindness—a quality long eroded in so-called normal people.Timeline:2:44 The vulnerable one in the family: Second Uncle Shuang Niu, who was called a "fool"6:12 The origin of the nickname "Naowan'er" (noisy bowl): Second Uncle's predicament of working just to get enough to eat10:35 The familial bond between our family and Second Uncle13:45 Family division dispute: Father was accused of coveting Second Uncle's property17:10 The thick book Second Uncle picked up for me20:47 Family suffers another heavy blow: Father's sudden passing23:54 Second Uncle diligently nursed Grandma, who was bedridden26:34 After relatives passed away one after another, Second Uncle's awkward situation of being dependent on others27:03 Second Uncle died under a train/Staff/Narrator｜Li YanminHost | @StoryFM AizheInterview| @StoryFM AizheProducer | Chen SiyuScript Editor丨Chen SiyuSound Designer | Chen SiyuOperations | MingmingUse your voice to tell your story.Story FM is an audio program featuring first-person accounts. You can listen to our program on the following platforms:Apple Podcasts | NetEase Cloud Music | HimalayaQingting FM | Lizhi FM | Lanren TingshuXiaoyuzhou | QQ Music | Kugou Music | Kuwo MusicSpotify | YouTube MusicBusiness Cooperation: [email protected] Official Account: Story FM (ID: story_fm)Sina Weibo: @StoryFM_StoryFMPersonal WeChat ID: gushi_fm02

On the eve of the IPO, Zhipu CEO Zhang Peng broke his right leg during a business trip. **When he arrived at the interview location, he was on crutches.**At the time, Zhipu's IPO date was not yet clear. The competition with MiniMax for the title of 'China's first large model stock' was still ongoing, with no clear outcome. Zhang Peng mentioned a Western idiom: **Break a leg, which usually means good luck.**A few days later, the results were revealed.Zhipu confirmed its listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on January 8, 2026, becoming China's first listed large model company, **which also means it will be the 'world's first large model stock'.**If, a hundred years from now, Zhipu appears in the history books of artificial intelligence, how do you hope it will be written about?"A pioneer of AGI." Zhang Peng thought for a moment and said, **"A trailblazer."**This is the first episode of 'Zhang Xiaojun's Business Interviews' meeting everyone in 2026 – Happy New Year everyone! We look forward to progressing together with AI in 2026!02:22 The First to Eat Crabs (Pioneer)20:29 Exploring from Perceptual Intelligence to Cognitive Intelligence29:25 GPT-3 is here!40:46 ChatGPT is back: An Anxious Yet Exciting 202301:09:06 2024: The New Protagonists01:17:58 Paradigm Evolution of Scaling Law01:29:56 2025: Learning from DeepSeek01:38:40 Open Source vs. Closed Source01:48:33 IPO: The World's First Large Model Stock02:01:40 The Trailblazer[More Information]This episode is jointly presented by Language is World Studio and Weibo Finance.Disclaimer: This content does not constitute investment advice.

-This Episode's Lineup- Phil Chang, Head of "Zhengwen Santai" Podcast Jiang Haoqiu, Director of the Korea-China Economic and Social Research Institute Zhang Zhihua, Honorary President of the Association of Chinese Lawyers in Korea -Timeline- -Produced by- Phil Chang -Listener Group- If the QR code expires, please check if the QR code below the latest episode of Zhengwen Santai is the most recent one, or send a private message to Phil Chang's Xiaohongshu or Douyin (ID: Phil Chang) to join the listener group. *This program welcomes more interesting and high-quality content. Friends with relevant experience and interest can join the listener group to contact Phil Chang. "Zhengwen Santai" looks forward to your contributions!

-This Episode's Lineup- Phil Chang, Director of the podcast "Zhengwen Santai" Jiang Haoqiu, Director of the Korea-China Economic and Social Research Institute Zhang Zhihua, Honorary President of the Association of Chinese Lawyers in Korea -Timeline- -Produced by- Phil Chang -Listener Group- If the QR code expires, please check if the QR code below the latest episode of Zhengwen Santai is up-to-date, or private message Phil Chang's Xiaohongshu or Douyin (ID: Phil Chang) to join the listener group. *This program welcomes more interesting and high-quality content. Friends with relevant experience and interest can join the listener group to contact Phil Chang. "Zhengwen Santai" looks forward to your sharing!

Happy New Year, listeners!This podcast is an edited version of our New Year's live stream. If we were to use one word to describe 2025, many Chinese people might say: "endure." The economic downturn shows no clear turning point, relations between China and many countries remain tense, and the world is clearly deviating from the trajectory we've been familiar with for decades. Frankly, I've rarely felt so uncertain at the beginning of a year about what the world will look like by its end.Precisely for this reason, on the first day of 2026, we don't want to engage in a predictive discussion, much less offer seemingly certain answers. We want to discuss a more fundamental and personal question: In an era of high uncertainty, how should one conduct oneself? When we say "be a good Chinese person," what exactly do we mean? As the world order is being reshaped and identities are constantly being labeled, how can a Chinese person maintain judgment, dignity, and basic human principles in different positions?Today's guests include Li Houchen, the most diligent content creator on the Chinese internet and host of the YouTube channel "Bitter Tea of the World"; Liu Zongkun, the least anxious content creator on the Chinese internet, host of the YouTube channel "The Hiking Rider," and a retired lawyer; and Ya Mei, a talented, brave, and interesting Gen Z journalist.Click to watch the full video replay: https://youtube.com/live/pRdgWtwAPxITimeline02:09 What is one issue where countries are "backsliding" in 2025?05:28 How does Old Liu, the least anxious person on the Chinese internet, view people's anxiety?10:01 Ya Mei discusses the situation and sense of security for a journalist in 202513:55 How do the guests understand "being a good Chinese person"?20:57 Li Houchen forced to pretend to be Japanese in Taiwan?25:47 How do overseas Chinese cope with feeling like "neither here nor there"?32:34 Chinese people easily become part of the state's weaponization37:26 How to understand the shame associated with "pig liver-colored passports"?42:28 Amid economic downturn, how do ordinary people not recognized by the social evaluation system find meaning?45:53 Contemporary young people live in an ultra-high-difficulty environment right after graduation49:23 How to become insulated from the chain of public opinion fraud?52:04 In this era, how to face the political depression brought by clarity?56:52 What can 'run' solve, and what can it not solve?01:01:56 What's behind mourning the Ming Dynasty, the 'kill line,' and the US-China reckoning?01:06:11 Will the Chinese model truly defeat democratic systems?01:16:24 How to connect with like-minded people in an atomized China?01:24:42 Yuan Li and guests' New Year wishes01:30:25 Guest recommendationsGuest recommendations:Epictetus, *The Enchiridion**The Shawshank Redemption**Finding My Japanese Midwife*Yan Geling, *Youth**Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle*Mark L. Clifford, *The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong's Greatest Dissident, and China's Most Feared Critic*Geng Jun, *Nice Friends* Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Story FM - Episode 875 In early September, Xinlu, who had lived in London for many years, suddenly received a letter from the court stating he had been selected for jury duty. As a result, for his first time as a juror, Xinlu encountered a major case. It was a murder case, and the victim was Chinese. In the previous episode, Xinlu described to us the emergency call recording he heard in court, photos from the crime scene, and as many as 2000 chat messages. The episode concluded with the day of the incident, when the male party arrived at the female party's home. You can search for "I Was a Juror in the UK" in Story FM to get the link to the previous episode. Timeline 01:20 The defendant recounts the incident. 07:19 After confessing to the killing, how the defendant handled the scene. 10:38 The defendant pleads "not guilty"; the jury must ultimately rule whether the defendant is guilty of "murder" or "manslaughter" or "not guilty". 17:50 Key evidence: a backpack with splash-pattern bloodstains; the prosecution proposes another possibility for the victim's death. 19:58 The female victim had stated she would go to France alone for Christmas; investigation revealed she was lying. 22:39 The defendant had assured the female victim that he had not had sexual relations with any other person of the opposite sex during their acquaintance; investigation revealed he was also lying. 25:57 The trial phase concludes; the judge summarizes key clues for the jury; the jury enters a fully enclosed deliberation room. 33:41 After a week of deliberation, the jury finally reached a unanimous verdict. /Staff/ Narrator | Xinlu Host | @StoryFM Aizhe Interviewer | @StoryFM Aizhe Producer | Ma Xiaocheng Script Editor | Yu Keyi Sound Design | Ma Xiaocheng Operations | Mingming Use your voice, tell your story. Story FM is an audio program featuring first-person accounts. You can listen to our program on the following platforms: Apple Podcasts | NetEase Cloud Music | Ximalaya Qingting FM | Lizhi FM | Lazy Audio Xiaoyuzhou | QQ Music | Kugou Music | Kuwo Music Spotify | YouTube Music Business Cooperation: [email protected] WeChat Official Account: Story FM (ID: story_fm) Sina Weibo: @StoryFM_StoryFM Personal WeChat ID: gushi_fm02

Story FM Episode 874In early September, Xinlu, who had lived in London for many years, suddenly received a letter from the court stating that he had been selected to be a juror.Friends who have watched films like "12 Angry Men" and "Juror No. 2" or American/British TV dramas should be no stranger to the jury system in the Anglo-American legal system. Xinlu was no exception and was also very much looking forward to this opportunity to participate.As it turned out, in his first time serving as a juror, Xinlu encountered a major case. It was a murder case, and the victim was Chinese.Timeline02:47 Being a juror is a civic duty: cannot be easily refused, and employers must grant leave06:43 Introducing the nature of the case, beginning the juror selection process10:44 Jurors are required not to disclose case details to outsiders14:47 Starting with an emergency call17:02 The victim's stab wounds and ligature marks seen at the crime scene25:40 Police recovered deleted chat records36:21 A series of conflicts arose42:15 On the day of the incident/Staff/Narrator｜XinluHost | @StoryFM AizheInterview | @StoryFM AizheProduction | Ma XiaochengText Organization丨Yu KeyiSound Design | Ma XiaochengOperations | MingmingTell your story with your voice. Story FM is an audio program featuring first-person accounts.Business Cooperation: [email protected] Official Account: 故事FM (ID: story_fm)Sina Weibo: @故事FM_StoryFMPersonal WeChat ID: gushi_fm02

Today's episode is very special.Our recording date is December 1, 2025, and the guest is Ji Yichao (Peak), co-founder and chief scientist of Manus. **Just in the early hours of this morning, Meta announced its full acquisition of Manus.** However, at the time of recording, the acquisition had not yet taken place.**Ultimately, this episode became Manus's final interview.**00:56 The Wild Adventures of an Upright Youth30:27 Oh, we collectively made a wrong decision!01:07:10 Manus: From 0 to $100 Million ARR02:32:10 Artificial Intelligence is More Like Manufacturing02:59:51 I'm Afraid Manus Will Become Complicated《95. 3-hour Interview with Manus Founder Xiao Hong: The World is Not a Linear Extrapolation; Be an Important Variable in the Game》

In the late spring and early summer of 1989, when China's top leadership decided to deploy the military to end the pro-democracy protests in Beijing, many crucial commands, disagreements, and hesitations remained sealed in the shadows of history.Until recently, a six-hour trial video from a secret military court was leaked overseas. The protagonist of the video is Xu Qinxiang, who was then the commander of the 38th Group Army of the People's Liberation Army. In this footage, Xu Qinxiang did not make impassioned speeches or plead for leniency. What he repeatedly emphasized were the consequences — that this was a mass protest, and deploying the military against civilians could lead to bloodshed and turn people into historical criminals. This video not only transformed the name "Xu Qinxiang" from a legend into a flesh-and-blood person, but also provided us with an unprecedented window into understanding the internal psychological structure of the Chinese military in 1989, as well as the divisions and fears among the political top brass during the decision-making process.In this episode, we will use this trial video as a starting point to interpret several long-unanswered questions surrounding the "June Fourth" incident: What exactly did Xu Qinxiang do at the time, and how did the historical memory of "Three Supports and Two Militaries" during the Cultural Revolution profoundly influence the military's fear of re-entering politics; Was Xu a "dissident," or an executor attempting to find legitimate space within the system?Through the Xu Qinxiang case, this episode will also discuss broader questions: Did the CCP elite ever harbor illusions about the system's ability to self-correct? Why was there no large-scale military purge after June Fourth? And how did Xi Jinping draw lessons from June Fourth regarding Party-military relations, as well as the political logic behind the military purges and "anti-corruption" campaigns in recent years?To what extent will this video, more than thirty years late, change our overall understanding of the inner workings of the June Fourth decision-making? Is it crucial evidence, or a tragic personal footnote?In this episode, we have invited Professor Tang Zhixue, Associate Professor at American University and a scholar of CCP Party history, to interpret this valuable historical moment with us.Click to watch the video versionTimeline:00:00 Trial Content02:38 What exactly did Xu Qinxiang do and not do in May 1989?04:19 What is the most important value revealed by the trial video?06:05 Why did Xu Qinxiang choose this method of defense?09:38 The Shadow of the Cultural Revolution and "Three Supports and Two Militaries": Why did the military fear being drawn into politics?11:17 Were there procedural issues with the martial law order? Why were verbal orders given?19:17 Was Xu Qinxiang's behavior at the time permitted by the system or did it cross a red line?25:30 Was he a "dissident" or someone within the system who held reservations?28:16 Did Xu Qinxiang actually emphasize that "the National People's Congress should discuss it first"? What is the point of contention?37:10 Was the CCP elite's belief in the system's self-correction ability an illusion?43:10 Xu Qinxiang was sentenced to 5 years, was this light or heavy? What signal did the CCP want to send?47:42 Why was there no large-scale purge after June Fourth?50:34 Comparing with the Soviet Union in 1991: What were the differences between the Chinese and Soviet armies at critical moments?01:01:08 How did Xi Jinping summarize the lessons of "Party-government-military" relations from June Fourth? How to interpret the major military purges of the past two years?01:07:29 Will the public release of the video change our overall understanding of the inner workings of the June Fourth decision-making?01:11:25 Guest RecommendationsGuest Recommendations:Lou Ye 2006 "Summer Palace"Perry Link Wu Dazhi "I have No Enemies: The Life and Legacy of Liu Xiaobo"Mohammad Rasoulof "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

-This Episode's Lineup-Phil Chang (Xiaohongshu ID: @Phil Chang)Yu Youlin (Chinese government-sponsored student in North Korea, Xiaohongshu ID:(@别总灰蒙蒙)-Timeline--Some Information-North Korean IKEA (Patriotic Kumgang Hall) (Image source: Yu Youlin)Night view of Daesong District, Pyongyang (Image source: Yu Youlin)Sunchon Citizens' House, North Korea (Image source: Yu Youlin)First snow scenery in Pyongyang (Image source: Yu Youlin)Rungra Amusement Park, Pyongyang (Image source: Yu Youlin)Speedboat on the Taedong River (Image source: Yu Youlin)Horse riding at the Pyongyang Equestrian Training Ground (Image source: Yu Youlin)Pizza at a Western restaurant in North Korea (Image source: Yu Youlin)Barbecue at a North Korean BBQ restaurant (Image source: Yu Youlin)-Produced by-Phil Chang-Listener Group-If the QR code has expired, please check if the QR code below the main text of the latest episode of "Zhengwen Santai" is the most recent, or private message Phil Chang on Xiaohongshu or Douyin (ID: Phil Chang) to join the listener group*This program welcomes more interesting and high-quality content. Friends with relevant experience and interest can join the listener group to contact Phil Chang. "Zhengwen Santai" looks forward to your sharing!

A few days ago, Peng Peiyun, who had long served as the director of China's National Family Planning Commission, passed away.In the 1990s, Peng Peiyun promoted the 'one-vote veto system for family planning' from local experience to the entire country, directly linking the promotion of local officials to the implementation of family planning, which initiated a precipitous decline in China's birth rate. China abolished the one-child policy in 2016, but it was too late. In recent years, China's birth population has fallen to its lowest level since the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, and its fertility rate has dropped into the ranks of the world's lowest.In this episode, we will discuss who Peng Peiyun was, why it's said that her 'hands were stained with fetal blood,' and why a policy later acknowledged as a mistake persisted for decades before being corrected. When the birth rate had already fallen below replacement levels, what forces prevented a policy shift? Are China's demographic data truly credible? How do population changes affect the economy, elder care, social stability, and even the long-term trajectory of the country? Could China's pro-natalist policies be effective?Joining us to discuss these issues is Yi Fuxian, an expert on population issues and a researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For the past two decades, he has consistently challenged China's official demographic data and population policy judgments, and has consequently been blocked and attacked for a long time. In this episode, we start with Peng Peiyun, and combining his research and personal experience, discuss how family planning was implemented at the grassroots level, and look back at the formation, implementation, and belated correction of China's population policy.Timeline:01:43 Why are Peng Peiyun's hands said to be stained with fetal blood?04:33 How did Peng Peiyun long influence China's population policy?07:06 'If you don't abort, they'll tear down your house and take your cattle': The systemic violence of family planning09:58 Was the one-child policy a case of 'concentrating efforts on doing bad things'?12:32 Who was obstructing the correction of family planning policies?18:59 Are China's pro-natalist policies destined to be futile?24:44 What is China's true population?30:00 What are the consequences of distorted demographic data?35:09 How to view the claim that 'too many bachelors can easily lead to war'?39:43 Does population aging actually make the CCP's rule more stable?40:32 How does the vicious cycle of the younger generation not marrying and not having children arise?42:44 Guest RecommendationsGuest RecommendationsXin Wang, Ma Guochuan (Editors) "Selected Economic Essays on Forty Years of Reform"Liang Zhongtang "Struggling Left and Right — Chen Muhua, Hu Yaobang, Zhao Ziyang, and Family Planning"Yi Fuxian "Big Country with an Empty Nest" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Story FM ❜ Episode 873Nurse Dong Wenhui's life ended at 31 years old. On June 20, 2024, she was stabbed in the throat with a dagger by Shi Jiahao and died.Today's episode is pieced together by Dong Wenhui's final diary entries before her death, narrated by her elder sister and younger brother.The murder of Dong Wenhui left her family with many questions, the most important of which was: why was Dong Wenhui with Shi Jiahao? Was she coerced from the beginning?On June 21, 2024, Shi Jiahao was criminally detained by the Xi'an Public Security Bureau on suspicion of intentional homicide. On July 25 of the same year, he was approved for arrest by the procuratorate. On November 3 this year, the case was heard at the Xi'an Intermediate People's Court, but the court did not deliver a verdict on the spot. The Dong family stated they would waive civil compensation, hoping the court would sentence the perpetrator to death with immediate execution in the final judgment.Later, the Dong family continued to speak out online, attracting many female victims with similar experiences in live streams and private messages. The Dong family was surprised to find that these experiences almost followed the same pattern: men often lacked stable jobs, were addicted to gambling, were in debt, and targeted girls who were somewhat conservative and timid. They would take intimate photos, threaten to expose them publicly, and the girls would live under long-term violence and threats, becoming powerless to resist.02:50 Your daughter was murdered04:50 The bone behind the neck was pierced06:58 My sister always protected me when we were little13:55 Was beaten by a man18:15 Wants to marry my daughter, unless I'm dead20:55 I don't want parents or children, I only want your sister26:54 Found my sister's diary30:16 Has a hobby of taking intimate photos of girls36:50 My sister said she didn't have a boyfriend41:30 In court, he said my sister was a good girl43:40 Father developed a stress disorder45:58 Give everyone a piece of advice using my sister's story/Staff/Narrators | Dong Wenping, Dong WenfengHost | @StoryFM Ai ZheInterviews | @StoryFM Ai Zhe, Ren XinyueProduction | Ren XinyueScript Arrangement | Ren XinyueSound Design | TudouOperations | MingmingIntern | Yu KeyiUse your voice to tell your story. Story FM is an audio program featuring first-person accounts.Business Cooperation: [email protected] Official Account: Story FM (ID: story_fm)Sina Weibo: @StoryFM_StoryFMPersonal WeChat: gushi_fm02

This is the 8th episode of "Global Large Model Quarterly Report," and it's also the third year of my New Year's Eve conversation with Guangmi!This episode will show you, at a time when AGI is increasingly filled with a return to realistic sentiment, what teams, factions, and alliances have formed in the global AI War? What new paradigms are various frontier labs exploring? And what new types of research labs have emerged in Silicon Valley?If you have more thoughts or suggestions for the Global Large Model Quarterly Report, please feel free to leave a comment, and we will see them all.By the end of 2025, we look forward to making progress together with AI!AI War: A Competition Global Giants Cannot Afford to Lose02:00 The Global Large Model Quarterly Report has accompanied everyone to its 8th episode03:19 Let's start by talking about the AI Bubble, as is customary07:38 OpenAI's Revenue Composition Analysis: Visible and Invisible Income13:10 Some companies have "pawn value for giants"13:32 The issue of OpenAI's commercialization speed15:04 Looking at the big picture, the main drivers and factions in this AI War: Nvidia GPU vs. Google TPU17:16 The stronger Google gets, the more anti-Google alliances will form; the stronger OpenAI gets, the more anti-OpenAI alliances will formAlternating Leadership is the New Normal for Top Models17:48 The world's three leading models GPT/Claude/Gemini, alternating leadership is the norm in competition25:40 Here's a lazy judgment: foundational models = comprehensive e-commerce, scale SKU = scale data27:40 With Gemini's rise, what will OpenAI do, people wonder? How to view the competition between these two?31:20 Another judgment is: ultimately, ChatGPT will integrate with traditional Search and eventually capture a share of traditional Search advertising.35:08 People no longer consider Google an AI loser like Nokia, but Google's crisis has not truly been resolved.The Third Paradigm After Pre-training and RL: Online Learning36:01 Pre-training scaling is indeed nearing its end, but Online learning is just beginning38:49 OpenAI remains very strong even after splitting 3-4 times: Anthropic was OpenAI's earliest Scaling team, Ilya was the Pre-training team, Thinking Machines was the original ChatGPT and Post-training team40:01 Here's a bold claim: many of the robotics, world models, and multimodal issues people raise might be false problems; Online learning might be the only truly important problem.41:01 Pre-training is oil, fossil fuel; RL expert data is new energy, useful but limited in total; Online Learning is nuclear fusion, not yet broken through, but if it breaks through, it will be invincible, and humanity will enter the silicon-based era.Is AGI like a Marathon or Autonomous Driving? A War of Attrition + Cash Flow Battle43:05 If a model's data distribution doesn't contain such data, these tasks won't work; only by compressing such data will they work – today's models are still huge compressors.44:33 "Model is Product, Data is Model"44:45 Heard a rumor: Sam said internally to forget about AGI for now?45:04 Local L3/L4, difficult for overall L4: More realistically, among knowledge workers, the experience of local L3/L4 is observable, such as ChatGPT for long-tail information retrieval, Coding Agent, Office/PPT/Excel Agent, Finance Investment Research Agent.Current Thoughts on Investment (Not Investment Advice)47:11 Last podcast mentioned 40% OpenAI + 40% Bytedance + 10% Google + 10% Anthropic. Now it's: 25% OpenAI + 25% Bytedance + 10% Google + 10% Anthropic + 10% Nvidia + 10% TSMC, a bit for each. Also, today we should bet on the paradigm and winner three years from now; Neo Labs like Thinking Machines and SSI should also be seriously considered.2026: Important Trends and Signals in the Bay Area50:57 Investment themes to look forward to in 202652:53 Model is Product, Data is Model54:48 Horizontal and Vertical: Horizontally distill human expert knowledge, horizontally expand into more industry domains; Vertically means the next generation technology paradigm, Online learning, creating higher economic value.56:45 Distribution map of newly emerging Neo Labs in Silicon Valley59:43 Latest developments and company distribution in Robotics01:05:55 ARR growth status of top Silicon Valley companies: The more prominent the company, the cheaper it is; the more prominent the company, the less of a bubble it has.01:08:02 Domestic large model and application companies01:09:39 What's the next decisive move for models?Chinese Entrepreneurs, Funds, and "China's Silicon Valley"01:10:16 Differences in AI narratives between China and the US01:12:15 What to say to Chinese entrepreneurs01:14:20 Why do we say we hope to promote a Silicon Valley in China?01:16:45 Will the world's leading AI companies in 3-5 years be Chinese teams?Year-End Dialogue [Standing Beyond 2025]《122. Zhu Xiaohu's Third Installment of Realist Stories: The Feast and Bubble of Artificial Intelligence》《124. Chatting with Dai Yusen about 2026 Expectations, The Year of R, Pullbacks, and How We Bet》《125. Chatting with Altimeter Partner Freda: Betting on OpenAI, Robinhood's Past, America's Capital Bad Boy, Abacus and Bubbles》《126. Chatting with Sequoia's Zheng Qingsheng: The Traffic Revolution in Economic History, the Unpredictability of Human Behavior Patterns, and Founder Personalities》【More Information】Disclaimer: This content is not intended as investment advice.

Story FM ❜ Episode 872Aizhe's Note:I still remember my grandmother's fall in the 1980s. I was young then, and we lived in a bungalow. Behind the house was a dirt slope that we had to climb over every time we went out. One time, my grandmother went to see my aunt off, and it started raining on her way back. The dirt slope was all mud and very slippery. My grandmother fell on that slope while returning. When I saw that she hadn't come back for a long time, I ran out to look for her and found her lying on the ground, unable to move. But I was too young to help her up. I scrambled and crawled, covered in mud, back home to find the adults. Later, everyone in the family was very relieved, glad that she was discovered early and taken to the hospital in time.But after that incident, my grandmother's mobility visibly deteriorated.Over the years, I've interviewed many stories about elderly people. They all talked about falling. I slowly realized that for many, falling is not just an accident. It often becomes a watershed – dividing an elder's life into before the fall and after the fall.The quality of life after a fall often plummets dramatically.Falling might sound like a very specific, insignificant small matter. But whether we can pay attention to these specific small matters determines whether we care about the dignity of elder care.On December 6th, Story FM partnered with China Asset Management and SJTU SAIF MBA to host an offline storytelling open mic in Shanghai. The theme of this event was 'How do we plan for elder care in the AI era?'We often say we are in the 'AI era,' but we rarely ponder what technology should look like when it truly intervenes at the end of our lives. Is it cold parameters, precise reminders, or a dignity gently protected?For this open mic, we invited four practitioners from different fields. They shared real stories, offering four perspectives on elder care in the AI era.All four speakers, coincidentally, mentioned falling.For example, today's first speaker, Wendy's story, begins with this very issue.03:33 Data exploration triggered by fall anxiety05:04 Team members "fell" on office mats for a whole year08:18 A guardian card with only four buttons, designed for rural elders12:47 The 94-year-old grandmother waiting at the nursing home entrance for her mother to finish "school"16:44 Transforming tedious cognitive training into a "level-passing" digital therapy, playable only with a doctor's prescription20:36 Entering nursing homes to shoot short videos, trying to find some "fun" for the elders22:34 Bringing VR headsets and ostrich eggs into nursing homes, recording elders' curious and genuine reactions24:04 Having elders wear school uniforms to act in time-travel dramas, openly discussing life and death in the play26:47 Meeting Grandpa Bob, who was determined to die and smoked four packs of cigarettes a day28:07 On the last day of filming, Bob personally tore up the "Book of Life and Death" used for the play35:56 Elderly living alone struggling between "being strong" and "losing ability"38:22 An old engineer's heartfelt wish: not wanting to burden his children's lives with his illnesses46:20 The cold fingertips of robots cannot replace human support51:18 Robots should be tools to free up family members, returning companionship to humans57:29 Fatal design: inward-opening bathroom doors block the rescue path if an elder faints59:51 "Useless handrails" installed in the wrong places, unreachable by elders at critical moments01:03:22 Visual trap: overly beautiful decorative patterns on stair edges are actually tripping hazards01:07:24 Good design should not just meet "minimum standards" but also have the warmth of respect/Staff/Speakers | Wendy, Chen Zhuo, Gui Yu, Zhou YanminHost | @StoryFM AizheProducer | MadaSound Design | Chen SiyuOperations | MingmingUse your voice to tell your story. Story FM is an audio program where participants share their own experiences. You can listen to our program on the following platforms:Apple Podcasts | NetEase Cloud Music | XimalayaQingting FM | Lizhi FM | Lanren TingshuXiaoYuzhou | QQ Music | Kugou Music | Kuwo MusicSpotify | YouTube MusicBusiness Cooperation: [email protected] Official Account: 故事FM (ID: story_fm)Sina Weibo: @StoryFM_StoryFMPersonal WeChat: gushi_fm02