This is a residential compound that is 15 years old. This one is 20 years old. And this compound is already more than 35 years old. Thirty-five years ago, being able to live in a high-rise with an elevator could be considered a symbol of status. But what about now? The greenery is almost zero. The exterior walls are cracked and leaking. Of the two elevators, only one is still operating. The other has been completely shut down. The shared area ratio is so large it makes homeowners’ hearts ache. Has your community encountered such troubling issues? A residential compound completed in 2008, after only 15 years of occupancy, had to collectively replace its elevators, with each household required to contribute 21,000 yuan. A luxury benchmark project completed in 2010 saw large sections of its exterior insulation layer fall off, with repair costs as high as 500 yuan per square meter. The homeowners’ group chat exploded—some calculated expenses, some complained, and some could not help but ask: can these homes really last until the 70-year property rights expire?

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China’s most advanced aircraft carrier was meant to signal arrival — the moment Beijing could confidently say it had stepped into the top tier of naval powers. Instead, within weeks of entering service, that symbol of strength quietly turned around and sailed back toward the very shipyard that built it. No celebration. No triumphant footage of roaring jet launches. Just a slow, deliberate disappearance. For a vessel introduced as a generational leap, the silence that followed was deafening.
This wasn’t supposed to happen. The carrier Fujian was unveiled as a breakthrough — China’s first flattop equipped with electromagnetic catapults, a system only a handful of navies have ever mastered. State media framed it as proof that the People’s Liberation Army Navy had closed the gap with the United States. Commentators spoke confidently about blue-water dominance and technological parity. The message was clear: China had arrived. But reality doesn’t bend to messaging. And when reality intrudes, no amount of ceremony can cover it.

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Welcome to China Undercover. What was once not just a fruit, but a symbol of success and wealth, sat like a jewel deep inside the glass display cases of luxury department stores. It was the Shine Muscat. Priced at 50 yuan per bunch, sometimes even hundreds of yuan, its translucent emerald-green glow captivated all who saw it, radiating an almost sacred aura that made people hesitate even to taste it. But that glory proved fragile and collapsed mercilessly. At this very moment, shocking scenes are unfolding in orchards. The price has plunged to just 1 yuan per pound. Hard to believe, isn’t it? That jewel once admired with longing is now treated as little more than industrial waste that costs money to dispose of. The anguished cries of devastated farmers echo across vast fields. “Cut them down. There’s no point growing these trees anymore.” What must it feel like to chop down trees they once carefully nurtured? Why did their dream of striking agricultural gold turn into such a cruel nightmare? And what is the quiet but undeniable abnormality unfolding behind supermarket shelves without consumers even realizing it? Today we will thoroughly examine the endless human greed, the runaway science, and the collapsing myth of food safety hidden behind the crash of luxury fruits.

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At present, more than 24 million Chinese are in a homeless state, a figure comparable to the total population of Taiwan. Even more frightening is that in just five years, the number of people who have lost their homes has increased 5.3 times, and the number continues to rise. Behind the dazzling lights of cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, confirmed tragedies are unfolding. Millions sleep under bridges and at bus stops, or spend their nights in internet cafés.
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China’s electric vehicle market is facing a serious turning point.
On paper, the numbers look impressive. Production capacity has surpassed 30 million vehicles a year. Market penetration has exceeded 50 percent. For years, China has been the world’s largest new energy vehicle market.
But behind the headlines, cracks are beginning to show.
Factories can produce more than 30 million vehicles annually. Yet actual sales last year were under 10 million. That gap tells you something important: supply is exploding, but demand is not keeping up.

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There are no people on the road. It’s 8:30 in the morning. Di’anmen Outer Street in Beijing. No cars. In the distance is Wanchun Pavilion in Jingshan. It’s the New Year. All the Beijing people have returned to their hometowns. The traffic is not blocked. The subway is not crowded. Nanluoguxiang can finally take a step forward. You can cross the whole Beijing in 20 minutes. Looking at the empty Chang’an Street, my heart is really at ease. It’s 7:30 in the morning at a Beijing subway station. There are basically no people waiting for the train. There are probably not many people in the station.
If Beijing were like this every day, what would it become? Except for my footsteps, there is no sound at all. There is no sound. It’s the first day of the Lunar New Year. It’s 8 o’clock now. There are no festive lights in Beijing for the New Year. There is no noise. There is nothing. It’s too cold. It’s the New Year. It’s not as lively as ordinary days. On ordinary days, there are still people coming and going. Now there are only a few people left. The current time is 9 o’clock in the morning on the second day of the Lunar New Year. Now we are on Erhuanyili in Beijing, near Chaoyangmen South Alley. It is deserted. These 20 restaurants are all closed.

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