On the eve of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, an article published by a media outlet in Hubei Province suddenly caused a stir. The article reemphasized Deng Xiaoping’s “reform and opening up” policy, criticizing “retreat and closure,” and bluntly stating that “closing the door to development is doomed to fail.” After the incident sparked heated discussions, several reposted articles were quickly deleted, attracting attention.
At the same time, there was another major development in the Communist Party’s officialdom, as Yè Jiànchūn, the Deputy Secretary of the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee, Governor of the province, and a member of the 20th Central Committee, suddenly fell from grace while in office. It is worth noting that just three months ago, he publicly emphasized “the government should not pursue GDP stained with blood.” The sudden investigation of a “provincial leader” on the eve of the Fifth Plenary Session once again drew attention to the shake-up in the top leadership of the CCP.
Additionally, a massive flash flood broke out on the China-Nepal border, resulting in significant casualties. After the disaster, public opinion in Nepal questioned why China did not issue a timely cross-border warning, bringing the issue of hydrological information sharing between China and Nepal to the forefront once again.
Meanwhile, in Thailand, a 29-year-old Chinese woman was kidnapped while traveling abroad and taken all the way to the Thailand-Myanmar border by a group of people. Luckily, she seized an opportunity to jump out of the vehicle and successfully escaped. Thai authorities suspect that the case may involve a transnational human trafficking network.
The team of “Good News Moment” production.