Shandong Public Security in a certain area recently released a video introducing the crimes of illegal assembly, procession, and demonstration. The comment section quickly turned into a flood of jokes from netizens, with remarks like, “Did you notify the Beiyang government when you held a meeting on a ship back then?” It is worth noting that the “First Congress” held by the Chinese Communist Party in 1921 was illegally gathered within the territory of the Republic of China. It was initially held secretly in Shanghai but had to be moved to a ship on Nanhu Lake in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, reportedly a ship used for prostitution.
On January 29, the Public Security Bureau of Cao County, Heze, Shandong, released an educational video explaining what constitutes the crime of illegal assembly, procession, and demonstration, along with the corresponding penalties.
After the video was published, Chinese netizens flooded the comment section with remarks like, “Did you notify the Beiyang government when you held a meeting on a ship back then?” and “There’s no gate to replicate my path to success.” Some questioned the sudden release of the video with comments such as, “Is it considered an assembly and procession when parents who have lost their children gather to shout?”
There were also netizens who expressed, “The penalty for organ trafficking is heavier.”
Due to the continuous mockery from netizens, the comment section of the video has been cleared, leaving only sporadic comments.
The related video was excerpted and shared on X platform, sparking discussions. One netizen said, “The small boat on Nanhu Lake in Jiaxing: no record, no approval, no security, no reporting, ended up hosting the founding congress of the Chinese Communist Party. Now, there is a TikTok video explaining illegal assemblies? History teachers can’t stand it.”
Another netizen commented, “The Constitution guarantees freedom of speech, assembly, procession, and demonstration, but their own laws contradict each other. Should they delete the Constitution and stop being hypocritical?”
“Communist Party openly violates the Constitution.”
“Thus, they now take comprehensive measures to prevent the repetition of subversive activities they once engaged in.”
“If you think the Republic of China was bad, then go and build it instead of colluding with foreign forces and holding meetings on a ship in Jiaxing.”
“The Communist Party’s past actions and grandiose displays, if repeated, are absolutely punishable with imprisonment or even execution.”
“The ship on Nanhu Lake is an illegal gathering!”
In recent years, the Chinese Communist Party has been promoting red locations such as the site of the Communist Party’s First Congress in Shanghai and the Red Boat on Nanhu Lake.
According to public information, the First Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held secretly in Shanghai on July 23, 1921 (controversial date). On the evening of July 30, the meeting was abruptly interrupted as it was searched by the Shanghai International Settlement police. On August 3 (controversial date), representatives of the First Congress were transferred from Shanghai to Jiaxing, Zhejiang, aboard a silk boat on Nanhu Lake to continue the meeting. The meeting started at 11 a.m. and concluded at 6 p.m., announcing the establishment of the Chinese Communist Party.
Representative Li Dazhao’s wife Wang Huiwu later revealed that when the meeting was held on the boat on Nanhu Lake, she sat at the bow of the ship alone, acting as a lookout, while the others conducted the meeting in the cabin.
Veteran Chinese democracy activist Zhu Yufu, who now resides overseas, recalled his conversation with Epoch Times last year, saying he heard directly from Wang Huiwu in the 1980s: “After the exposure of the meeting venue in Shanghai, representatives were eager to find a safe place. She had studied in Jiaxing and was familiar with the area. ‘Suddenly remembering that the end of June on the lunar calendar is the ‘Birthday of the Lotus Goddess,’ merchants from various places would go to play at Nanhu, where the ‘flower boat’ on the lake provided sexual services, attracting little attention. So she rented a boat, which later became known as the ‘Red Boat.'”
Zhu Yufu stated that it was actually a boat used for prostitution.
According to the “Jiaxing Stories” website, the tour boats and boat women of Nanhu in Jiaxing were famous in Shanghai. An article published in the Shanghai “Shen Bao” in 1937 introduced, “Thus, the melodious sounds spread far and wide, becoming well-known. Those who visit Jiaxing all wish to have a glimpse of the charming boat women on Nanhu… As long as people approach the shore of Nanhu, there will be countless sweet voices following them, eagerly soliciting business, ‘Guests, going to tour Nanhu? Taking a boat ride?'”