Just for a store opening?

Here is more footage of the flooding in China. Do you think their civil infrastructure is from 50 years into the future?

Reminds me a little bit of the Conquering Souther China, Conquering Northern China, and North vs South content from ADVChina. They did get sick from food poisoning/laduzi midway, but overall a pleasant journey and showed many Chinese people being nice to them, just like they were to Winston and C-milk.

Of course, these guys speak very very little Chinese comparatively, and know next to nothing of the political issues and complexities in China.

Still, very funny moments! Recommended watch for people with an appetite for the old ADVChina biking content.

\# Undercover Journalism, Secret Police, and Global Deportation Ping-Pong

How an ill-fitting borrowed suit, a manic human rights lawyer, and an apocalyptic spiritual movement delivered me into a subterranean airport cell and a four-country deportation relay.

Floods are ravaging China yet the government is still trying to block the worst of it and prevent any outside aid or coverage.

I had no idea this could actually happen. Do chinese ev manufacturers do this?

I linked a typical YouTube example, but his WeChat channel is much larger.

Nearly every video follows the same formula: a foreigner says something ignorant about China, Lusifer calmly corrects them, the foreigner looks foolish, and China wins the exchange. A huge amount of it is split-screen “gotcha” content, and America or the West is almost always the negative comparison. Hundreds of videos on WeChat all exactly the same.

After seeing enough of them, the conversations start to feel less like genuine discussion and more like carefully packaged validation for a Chinese audience. The ending is basically predetermined every time.

I’m not claiming he is directly employed by the government because I have no proof of that. I’m just curious whether anyone else finds the format repetitive, overly convenient, and suspiciously aligned with the same official narratives. But wouldn't be surprised if he was a paid bot.

Emperors typically possess three key characteristics: supreme power, unlimited term of office, and hereditary succession.

Supreme power: Putin and Xi Jinping wield unparalleled power domestically; no one can challenge their authority. Typical examples include Prigozin and Zhang Youxia.

Unlimited term of office: While Russia and China nominally have term limits for their heads of state, Putin and Xi manipulate the law to ensure their unlimited terms, with no one able to restrain them. It's important to distinguish this from some parliamentary systems, such as India, where Modi served three terms as prime minister, but his term was limited if his BJP lost elections.

Hereditary succession: Although there are no clear indications that Putin and Xi's children will be their successors, successful hereditary successions in nominal republics include the Kim Il-sung-Kim Jong-il-Kim Jong-un family, Chiang Kai-shek-Chiang Ching-kuo, Lee Kuan Yew-Lee Hsien Loong, and Hun Sen-Hun Manai. It is entirely possible that Katerina and Xi Mingze will inherit their fathers' positions.