Epoch Times, August 28, 2025:
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Is Evergrande Emptying Out its Major Shareholders? Shengjing Bank Initiates Delisting
On August 25, the once prominent Chinese company Evergrande officially delisted from the Hong Kong stock market. Following this, Shengjing Bank, which was deeply tied to Evergrande, also announced its delisting. Analysts point out that this is not only a continuation of Evergrande’s debt crisis but also a brutal plunder of bank assets by capital, a storm that is engulfing the financial stability of the entire northeastern region.
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A-share Market Experiences Sudden Plunge – “Maotai Curse” Strikes Again?
On August 27, the A-share market experienced a sudden plunge in the afternoon, with over 4,700 stocks falling across the market. It is worth mentioning that during the rapid decline in the afternoon market, trading volume also surged. Market turnover reached 3.2 trillion yuan, an increase of 488 billion yuan from the 26th, drawing high market attention. AI chip giant Hanwu
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Tourist’s Bungee Jump Rope Snaps in Hubei, Plunges Straight Into River – Shocks the Internet
On August 26, a shocking incident occurred at the Happy Valley Scenic Area in Xiling Gorge, Yichang, Hubei – a female tourist suddenly fell rapidly from high altitude during a bungee jump, crashing into the river below, causing a huge splash with blood in the water. Several tourists recorded the scene on their phones, and the video quickly spread on various platforms, shocking the internet and becoming a trending topic.
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Mainland Live Streaming Company Exposed for Preying on Underage Girls
A news report on “14-year-old girl resigns and owes 17,000 yuan to MCN agency” kept 15-year-old rural girl Zhao Qing (pseudonym) awake all night. They had both worked as anchors at the same company, signing what netizens called a “selling contract,” and had once hoped to change their fate through live streaming. However, behind this dream was a group of rural underage girls preyed upon by unscrupulous MCN agencies, who eventually realized they had become cheap sacrificial lambs in this “quick money” industry chain.
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Pangdonglai Recruits 900 People with 130,000 Applicants – Analysis: Job Market Difficulty in Mainland China
Henan private retail company Pangdonglai recently initiated recruitment, offering 900 positions, but attracted over 130,000 applicants; an average of 145 people competing for one position. At the same time, as Apple’s iPhone 17 enters mass production, the crowd surges at the recruitment site of Foxconn in Zhengzhou. Experts analyze that these two events once again reflect the fierce competition in the job market in mainland China, showing the difficulties people face in finding employment.
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Wang Youqun: Why Are There 16.7 Billion Corrupt Officials in 13 Years?
In recent years, the most worrying issue for the leader of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping, is a situation where the Chinese Communist Party suddenly faces a replay of the collapse of the Soviet Communist Party, and the “red hills of the motherland” display the scene of “the moon not shining back at the ancient land” again.
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US Intelligence Official Warns – Various Means Used by CCP to Steal US Defense Secrets
Matthew Redding, Assistant Director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) under the US Department of Defense responsible for industrial security, warns that the CCP is obtaining US research results and information through various means, and academic and technological research related to the US Department of Defense and its allies are flowing into the CCP government and its military-industrial complex. He said that the FBI opens an average of one espionage case investigation every 12 hours, and the US receives about 30,000 reports of suspicious contacts per year.
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Analysis: After the Recall of National Taiwan University, How Citizens Maintain Strength to Face Challenges
台灣公共策益等多個單位27日舉辦座談會，就「民主的下一頁：大罷免後的公民力量」議題座談。罷團志工指出，台灣人要記住真正的敵人是中共。立委強調，大罷免運動遍及全台，未來應透過讀書會等方式，保持交流維繫公民力量，以因應未來挑戰。
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CCP’s Largest Mouthpiece in Trouble – “People’s Daily” Online Platform Reports Losses in First Half of the Year
The online platform of the CCP’s largest mouthpiece, People’s Daily, People.cn, saw a 132% year-on-year decrease in net profit in the first six months of this year. The company’s advertising revenue is bundled with “publicity services” business. Commentators believe that its actual losses may be even more severe, as this party media service, devoted to CCP propaganda, has become alienated from news media.
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Middle-Class Consumer Downgrade – China’s High-End Watch Market Cools Down
The high-end watch market in China has been in decline for the past two years. Rolex, which used to be “hard to find,” now sees prices consistently falling in the secondary market. Swiss watch exports to China have plummeted, with analysts attributing this to a shift in investment and a downgrade in consumption.
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Xi’s “Pen Holder” Pan Yue Takes Idle Position – Red Second Generation Collective Exit
Pan Yue, Deputy Minister of the United Front Work Department of the CCP and Director of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, has recently been transferred to an idle position in the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. He was heavily promoted by CCP leader Xi Jinping and was seen as one of Xi’s “pen holders” and a member of the red second generation. In recent years, the red second generation has successively exited amid internal struggles in the CCP.
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Decrease in Tourist Spending Leads to Downgrade – China Duty-Free Sector Reports Six Consecutive Quarters of Decline
In recent years, the Chinese economy has been continuously declining, leading to a downgrade in consumer spending by the people. China Duty-Free recently released its performance report for the first half of this year, showing a decrease in revenue and net profit, with net profit falling by 20.81%, as key economic indicators have declined for six consecutive quarters.
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CCP Promotes Silver Economy – Experts: Older Adults’ Consumption Difficulties Will Not Solve the Deflation Dilemma
Wang Shuyun, a 78-year-old retired civil servant in Beijing, receives a monthly pension of 10,000 yuan, with no financial burden from children, spending thousands on nutritional classes, imported milk, and Adidas shoes. She told Reuters, “What I value most is living a good life.” However, experts point out that such isolated cases do not represent the actual situation of most elderly people, as the consumption power of the silver-haired is insufficient to counter the deflationary pressures faced by the Chinese economy.
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Seeing Through the Evil Regime of the CCP – Forty-Year-Old Cadre Quits the CCP
“I began to reflect: What kind of system were we of this generation upholding? Have we, in ignorance, ever maintained a power machine that sacrifices truth and humanity?” wrote a cadre who had worked for nearly forty years.
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Rare Earthquakes in Malaysia – Official: Ancient Fault Lines Re-Activated
On August 27, a 3.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in Johor, Segamat, Malaysia, this being the third earthquake in a week in Johor state. Officials say this event indicates that ancient fault lines have been reactivated.