Hi everyone, this is Klaus.
Winter is coming.
Although I live in the south, I have to cover myself with a thick quilt at night.
Many people living in China may be having a hard time right now.
Recently, in Hunan, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Inner Mongolia, Zhejiang, etc,
government officials have issued orders limiting electricity use.
That hasn't happened in years.
Zhejiang officials said that offices would not be allowed to turn on heating
until temperatures fell below 3 degrees Celsius.
Generally speaking, people start to feel cold when the temperature is below 15 degrees.
You will feel freezing cold below 10 degrees.
At 3 degrees, most people can't stand it without heating.
A netizen said that people weren't allowed to turn on the air conditioner,
and because of the epidemic, they had to open the windows to air the room.
So they had to wear down jackets, two layers of long trousers, and two layers of socks at work.
Now every time he typed a word, his finger would hurt.
Electricity restrictions have affected not only heating,
but also every other aspect of life.
Electricity restrictions have caused elevators to be out of service.
For some people living and working in skyscrappers,
things have been difficult.
Some people were travelling in the elevator when the power was cut suddenly.
Many street lights are turned off at night,
coupled with rain and snow, leading to a sharp increase in the occurrence of traffic accidents.
Electricity rationing not only affects the lives of residents,
but also has a significant impact on businesses.
For enterprises, power rationing means shutdown.
Many companies cannot complete orders in time and face the risk of bankruptcy.
The most direct cause of power shortage in China is coal shortage,
because over three-quarters of electricity in China is generated by coal.
The shortage of coal can be reflected in the price.
Since the beginning of winter, coal prices have risen significantly.
But at the same time, China’s coal imports have fallen sharply.
China's coal imports fell 43.8% year-on-year in November,
and this sharp decline has been going on for several months.
Since this May, China’s coal imports have begun to decline.
Since August, the monthly decline rate has been over 30%.
China's NO. 1 source of imported coal is Australia.
The main reason for coal shortage is China’s trade sanctions against Australia.
Australia called on the international community in early May this year
to investigate the origin of the new coronavirus, which first emerged in China.
Later, Australia unequivocally condemned China on the Xinjiang, Hong Kong and South China Sea issues.
Recently, Australia has also escalated action against the CCP to the WTO.
Therefore, in response to Australia’s condemnation of the CCP in the international community,
the CCP has imposed trade sanctions on Australia.
To this day, Australia still has 700 million US dollars worth of coal drifting at sea,
waiting for China's customs to release the cargo.
So, simply put,
China’s current restrictions on power supply are due to sanctions on Australia.
So some media reports say that through sanctions against Australia, China is shooting itself in the foot.
In fact, this statement is both right and wrong.
Who shot whose foot? Who was hurt?
The one word "China" cannot cover all the answers.
It was the CCP that did the shooting, but it was the feet of the Chinese people that got hurt.
It is the CCP that is causing trouble in the international community,
putting people in concentration camps, undermining Hong Kong’s democracy and freedom, etc.
What good does that do ordinary folks?
Foreign countries only condemn the Chinese government, the CCP.
The CCP wants revenge.
So the CCP is always arrogantly yelling, "We will fight back at all costs."
Many Chinese people naturally think that they are the "We" in the sentence,
not knowing that they are actually the "costs".
Because the people are at the bottom of the pyramid of the country.
In case of a flood, those at the bottom are the first to perish.
The current electricity rationing has shown this.
The government ordered companies to limit their electricity use based on their levels.
Basically, state-owned enterprises and large enterprises have unlimited electricity.
Private enterprises and small businesses basically have no electricity and have to shut down.
The CCP has a complete hierarchy for the Chinese.
Sacrifices are made in the following order, from bottom to top.
This is reflected on many levels.
In terms of policy, political security is always the top priority, and the interests of the people come last.
Just a while ago, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Zhao Lijian
responded to the US separating the CCP from the Chinese people,
"The Chinese people are the iron wall of the Chinese Communist Party."
In other words, the Chinese people are the shield to protect CCP.
It's true.
The CCP once shrieked, "At all costs, resist US aggression and aid Korea."
Then, over one million Chinese people died to protect the CCP,
to preserve the Kim Korean Dynasty and the CCP’s dictatorship.
Also, there is a hierarchy for different regions:
remote areas, rural areas, counties, and cities.
Cities are categorized as first-tier, second-tier, and third-tier.
During the Great Famine in China in the 1960s,
those who starved to death were all people living in rurual areas; the big cities were normally supplied.
During the 1994 Karamay fire, there was an order,
"Let the leaders go first." The leaders left, and over 300 students burned to death.
This also shows who are "We" and who are the "costs".
After the arrest of Huawei Princess Meng Wanzhou in 2018,
a friend of mine posted on social media saying,
"Meng Wanzhou, stay strong, we 1.4 billion Chinese people are standing with you."
I replied to him, "Meng Wanzhou had 7 passports,
assets worth over 100 million RMB, and countless luxury mansions.
Her whole family is in Canada. Her children go to school there.
You want to stand with her. What makes you think she wants to stand with you?"
Chinese people need to understand who they are,
and realize that they are the ones to be sacrificed at any time.
Only then can they prepare in advance,
and seize the opportunity to escape the fate of being sacrificed.
Make no mistake. Only the CCP stands at the top of the pyramid, and is the master of this country.
When the CCP says "We...at all costs",
don't flatter yourself, for you are just the "costs".
Of course, some people might say,
"Which country is not like this? Every country is a pyramid."
Every country is a pyramid, yes.
But the shapes of the pyramids are different.
China is better than North Korea.
After all, the whole of North Korea serves the Kim family.
The democratic United States is better than China.
The social structure (pyramid) of the United States is different from China in two major ways.
Firstly, the bypartisan system and the separation of powers in the United States
are superior to China’s one-party dictatorship.
The top of the pyramid will be relatively flatter,
unlike China, where power and social resources are in the hands of a few people.
Secondly, all Americans can participate in politics.
The people at the bottom can decide who can stand at the top of the pyramid.
Democratic elections ensure social mobility.
But in China, the poor will stay poor.
Therefore, even though the social structure of the United States is also a pyramid,
and the people at the bottom are also the "costs",
the US government must consider how the "costs" feel.
Because of the separation of power, and because the people have the right to vote,
the US authorities are not only supervised by political opponents, but also held accountable to voters.
Little Pinks and 50 Cents Army like to say that people in every country are slaves.
People all over the world are the "costs".
I've never denied that fact.
But how democratic countries treat the "costs" is completely different.
Moreover, the "costs" living in democratic countries, the slaves,
they clearly understand that they are slaves,
so they are more concerned about their own vital interests,
instead of caring about the sickle that harvest them.
But in China, it’s the other way around.
In a one-party totalitarian society,
the CCP will always be in power, having no need to ever consider the feelings of the slaves
that are expendable at any time.
In order to make the slaves willing to sacrifice themselves,
the CCP brainwashes them with nationalism and collectivism.
In this way, the slaves willingly become cannon fodders.
This can be reflected in the Sino-US trade war.
The CCP has been yelling "at all costs" from the very beginning.
All this time, the "costs" are pumped.
President Trump has repeatedly assured Americans that the cost of winning the trade war is small.
The US government even subsidized US farmers who had been hurt by China's countermeasures.
Finally, the first phase trade agreement was signed.
The US made the CCP purchase US agricultural products and energy,
to make up for the American people's losses in the trade war.
When the media report headlined "People from both countries are complaining" was published,
what it failed to point out was,
Chinese people hate Washington even more after they're done complaining,
and American people also hate Washington even more after they're done complaining.
In China, the "costs" don't know they're the "costs".
This is the greatest weapon the CCP can use against the world.
OK. Time to hear your comments on my last video.
Fity Cents like to say, "Anti-communism is a business." In our last episode, I responded to that.
Netizen hunter Leo said,
"The most annoying sentence is, 'Everything is for profit.'
The person who says this seems to have understood everything.
For them, there is no right or wrong, no beliefs, only benefits.
If everything were just for profit,
the existence of the human race would have no meaning at all."
Netizen YU LONG said,
"Everything is for profit, and the next step is:
the survival of the fittest, and power is everything.
Those in power rule over and destroy those at the bottom."
Netizen Grov Hss said,
"Most annoyingly, some people always like to say, 'All crows under the sun are black.'
Indeed. Even so, some crows are deep black,
some are charcoal black, and some are dark gray.
Those people disregard the fact that there are various shades of black.
They disregard boundaries between justice and evil."
Netizen Chen Hongwen said,
"There are two things that money cannot buy.
One is justice, and the other is my goddamn free will."
Netizen Adola Marek said,
"Taiwanese anti-communists get these benefits: freedom, democracy, and human rights.
Little Pinks sucking up to the CCP get this benefit: begging the sickle to cut slowly and gently."
OK. That's all for this video.
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This is Klaus. See you next time.