Hello everyone. Today, I will guide you to the back of the unreleased world. Do you know that a huge city's lifeline is now quietly but firmly trying to survive? It is about Yunnan, a major region with a population of 8.5 million. The underground railway of Kunming has declared financial bankruptcy. Not only are urgent staff payments at risk, but the scale of the crisis is shocking. For the general public, the fact that a major city subway is damaged is a nightmare to imagine. However, this is reality and has triggered widespread controversy in China. The numbers do not lie. At the end of 2021, there was a balance of 3.14 billion yuan in the hands of Kunming Metro. However, only two years have passed since then. Surprisingly, the huge amount of 3 billion yuan disappeared like smoke, leaving only 1.1 billion yuan. Furthermore, leaked videos show that Metro Line 9, which was supposed to be launched in 2016, has been completely suspended for several years and left unfinished.

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Now you finally understand. Is this really what a year is supposed to look like? You won. You succeeded. And yet here we are, trapped in a bad situation. Society is in a bad situation. These are hard times. How do we get out of this? We can’t see the future. We don’t even have money for the New Year. We’re forced to gamble on luck. No one knows when this will end. Hope feels gone. Come, look at this. Firecracker exploration. Do you believe it? I won’t let you walk away from this. I’ll even go to the hospital if I have to. When a pig is dying, it fights the hardest. Do you believe that? He ran away. But Shunzi didn’t. Shunzi was beaten by the Party. Over the years, he did too many wrong things. He couldn’t sleep at night. He was terrified of firecrackers, because the sound would wake the ghosts of his past. He even dared to let that “old pig” speak to him. In the end, Shunzi changed his name.

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I’ve been in Beijing for over 19 years. I’ve never seen it like this.
This is supposed to be one of the biggest business cities in the world. Yet today, Beijing feels empty. No New Year atmosphere. No crowds. Everyone has gone home for the Lunar New Year—but this year, it’s different. I’ve run a shop here for nearly 20 years, and honestly, it has never emptied out this early.
I drove from the East Fourth Ring Road to Beishan in less than an hour. Yes, there were cars, but something felt wrong. Beijing is said to have over 20 million people—so where are they? In the past, even heavy rain meant packed streets. Now, even during rush hour, you can move freely. The alleys are nearly deserted. The reality on the streets doesn’t match the numbers at all.

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The current fate of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, along with the tense and potentially explosive confrontation between forces aligned with Zhang Youxia—who reportedly command troops positioned around Beijing—and those loyal to Xi Jinping, raises a critical question: can a mediating force backed by significant economic interests step in to resolve this immense conflict? How these dynamics unfold in 2026 may ultimately shape China’s strategic political landscape.
The year 2027, the time for the re-election of the Central Committee, the Politburo, and the Standing Committee of the Politburo, is fast approaching. Attention is increasingly turning toward what could become one of the most consequential leadership moments in modern Chinese politics: the 21st National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

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Three aircraft carriers. Towering decks. Fighter jets poised at the bow. From a distance, it looks like the arrival of a maritime superpower. But step closer—past the choreographed camera angles and triumphant headlines—and the picture becomes far more complicated.
China today operates three carriers: the Liaoning, the Shandong, and the Fujian. On paper, that sounds like a breakthrough. In reality, each vessel tells a story not just of ambition, but of limitation.
The Liaoning began its life not as a Chinese masterpiece, but as a half-completed Soviet hull purchased from Ukraine in the 1990s. What arrived was not a ready warship, but an unfinished relic from another era. Beijing refitted it, repainted it, and reintroduced it as a symbol of resurgence. Yet over the years, observers have repeatedly noted mechanical strains, corrosion problems, and thick plumes of exhaust smoke trailing behind it during operations. At times, photography around the ship was restricted. The optics mattered. The image had to remain intact.

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As the Chinese New Year draws near, the red lanterns are going up, but the optimism that once filled China’s biggest cities is nowhere to be found. The economy continues its downward slide, job opportunities are shrinking, and by 2026 even Beijing — a city of nearly 23 million people — feels strangely hollow. Commercial streets that used to pulse with traffic and neon now echo with footsteps. Storefront lights are dim. Restaurants that once required reservations now sit half empty. The capital still looks grand on the surface, but underneath, something has shifted.
Many residents say the pressure of living has become unbearable. Prices have not softened, but incomes have. Some people quietly admit they no longer have the security of a guaranteed meal. In the past, trash bins behind restaurants were filled with leftover food. Those struggling could eat from what others discarded and even save a little cash. It was humiliating, perhaps, but it worked. Now even that fragile safety net is disappearing. People have become frugal. They order less, waste less, and dine out far less often. Fewer customers mean fewer restaurants operating at full scale. Fewer restaurants mean fewer trash bins. And inside those bins, almost nothing remains.

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