National Development and Reform Commission: Since April, the national power generation has achieved positive growth year on year.

  CCTV News:The reporter learned from the regular press conference of the National Development and Reform Commission held this morning (20th) that according to the latest statistics, the national power generation has achieved positive growth year-on-year since April.

  From the perspective of power generation, the power generation of industrial enterprises above designated size in the first quarter decreased by 6.8% year-on-year, and the growth rate decreased by 1.4 percentage points compared with the previous two months. In March, power generation decreased by 4.6% year-on-year. According to the dispatching data of the power grid company, April 1 — On the 15th, the national power generation increased by 1.2% year-on-year, achieving positive growth.

  In terms of electricity consumption, the electricity consumption of the whole society in the first quarter decreased by 6.5% year-on-year. Among them, the primary, secondary, tertiary and residential electricity consumption increased by 4.0%, decreased by 8.8%, decreased by 8.3% and increased by 3.5% respectively, and the residential electricity consumption continued to maintain rapid growth. In terms of regions, electricity consumption in seven provinces in China is increasing, with the growth rate of Yunnan and Xinjiang exceeding 5%. In March, the electricity consumption of the whole society decreased by 4.2% year-on-year, and the growth rate decreased by 5.9 percentage points compared with the previous month.

Let the world better understand Chinese modernization.

  In his congratulatory letter to the 2023 International Conference on "Understanding China" (Guangzhou), General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed: "The key to understanding China is to understand Chinese modernization." Today, China is comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation with Chinese modernization, and promoting the building of a community of human destiny. The future and destiny of China are closely linked with the future and destiny of mankind. Strengthening the international spread of Chinese-style modernization and making the world better understand Chinese-style modernization is of great significance to the smooth advancement of Chinese-style modernization and the modernization process of human society. How to speed up the construction of Chinese modern narrative system? How to better build a Chinese-style modern discourse system for external communication? How to enhance the creativity, appeal and credibility of foreign discourse? This observation edition focuses on these issues.

  — — Editor

  Understand, listen, resonate and empathize.

  Enhance the creativity, appeal and credibility of foreign discourse

  Zhang Zheng

  General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "It is necessary to strengthen the capacity building of international communication, carefully construct a foreign discourse system, give full play to the role of emerging media, enhance the creativity, appeal and credibility of foreign discourse, tell the story of China well, spread the voice of China well and explain the characteristics of China well." In order for the international community to better understand Chinese modernization, it is necessary to carefully construct a foreign discourse system and continuously enhance the creativity, appeal and credibility of Chinese modernization’s foreign communication discourse.

  Enhance creativity, update the theme and make the carrier more alive. At present, the competition in the field of international communication is becoming more and more fierce, and the general themes and backward carriers lack strong communication ability, and the ideas and voices that they want to convey are often drowned out. To make the Chinese-style modern discourse of foreign communication be heard by more people, and to enhance the accessibility of China’s voice and China’s image, we need to constantly enhance our creativity. Organizationally, it is necessary to further strengthen the top-level design, mobilize the extensive participation of multiple communication subjects, and narrate the same event from different levels and perspectives to form a joint force of communication. Give full play to the role of foreigners who are good at China, overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese organizations, encourage content creation platforms to launch creative incentive systems for overseas users, and inspire them to observe and interpret the practical achievements and deep value concepts of Chinese modernization from the perspective of foreigners. In terms of communication content, it not only shows the profound connotation of Chinese modernization, but also refines the spiritual identity of Chinese excellent traditional culture and establishes the corresponding strategic communication interpretation system; It also focuses on the new look of China today, and tells the story of innovation, creation and entrepreneurship of Chinese modernization.

  An important aspect of building a foreign discourse carrier is to be good at letting China products and China brands speak. Commodity trade and service trade are cultural exchanges in a broad sense and cultural communication with affinity and effectiveness. The ancient Silk Road and today’s "Belt and Road" all promote the exchange and mutual learning of civilizations through business contacts. It is necessary to give full play to the advantages of China’s manufacturing industry, the role of export enterprises and Internet platform enterprises in shaping the national image, and use the organizational advantages and brand competitiveness of enterprises to promote the international spread of Chinese modernization, so that China products and China brands with China cultural genes can become carriers to show the profound connotation and vitality of Chinese modernization. Creative understanding of the global "concept market", IP operation of China’s discourse and its derivatives, and "going out to sea culture" to carry China’s discourse, make China’s discourse derivatives form an industrial chain and expand their influence. For example, China style, China spirit and China style are displayed in the multi-modal content such as online literature, games, short videos and TV plays, which are widely welcomed by foreign audiences, so that the creative content rich in China discourse is both visual and interactive, and the audience’s immersive experience is enhanced.

  Enhance charisma, make communication easier and empathize more. Inspiring is a process of moving from emotion to heart. Enhancing the appeal is not only to let more people hear the Chinese-style modern discourse of foreign communication, but also to make people understand, listen, resonate and empathize, so that China’s voice can win the understanding and recognition of the international community. The fireworks in the world touch the hearts of ordinary people the most. Among the common feelings of human beings, such as affection, friendship and love, the communication "contact" of empathy, resonance and resonance can be found best in the encounters and daily life of ordinary people. The external communication of Chinese modernization needs to combine macro narrative with micro narrative from a lighter perspective, firmly grasp the "people", the main force of Chinese modernization, and reflect the real changes that Chinese modernization has brought to people’s lives in China with the stories of ordinary individuals. Combining poverty alleviation, overall well-off, rural revitalization and common prosperity with individual destiny, family life, urban and rural changes and enterprise development will make China’s discourse more approachable. For example, Chinese cuisine and festivals in China are welcomed by foreign people, and people’s struggles and family reunions can be integrated into such audio-visual works, which will arouse the audience’s deep empathy.

  To achieve the goal of easier communication and more empathy, we must also grasp the audience’s acceptance and communication preferences. Reception aesthetics and reception theory believe that the social effect of literary and artistic works is determined by the reader’s participation and reception attitude. In the field of international communication, on the basis of firm cultural self-confidence, we should grasp the acceptance degree and communication preference of foreign audiences, adapt to the trend of differentiated and differentiated communication, and consider the different needs and reception characteristics of audiences. For example, various means can be used to find "common elements". At the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Winter Olympics, a series of pictures of Chinese aesthetic composition, such as welcoming fireworks and Chinese knot patterns, interpreted Chinese romance. This kind of "blank space" in telling stories with picture aesthetics reduces the possible understanding differences brought by language and writing, so that foreign audiences can not only feel the charm of Chinese aesthetics, but also have their own broad interpretation space.

  Enhance credibility, make recognition stronger and respond faster. Credible words make people willing to listen and listen to the letter. To enhance the credibility of Chinese-style modern discourse in foreign communication, we should adhere to precise policies, formulate communication plans according to the geographical connection between different countries and regions and China, the closeness of cultural genes, the smoothness of cultural trade and the closeness of cultural exchanges, and clarify the focus of attention on China discourse in public opinion fields of different countries and regions, so as to carry out targeted communication. Respond to the concerns of the international community in a differentiated and proactive manner, actively communicate and talk with international organizations, media, academic institutions, etc., adhere to the principle of objectivity and rationality, not only show achievements, but also grasp the degree, tell our own stories honestly and reasonably, pay attention to convincing people with reason and moving people with emotion, and enhance credibility in effective dialogue.

  With the continuous development and evolution of new media technology and digital platform, global communication has accelerated into the platform era. To enhance the credibility of foreign discourse, it is necessary to deeply study the law of international communication on the digital platform, explore the establishment of an international public opinion simulation system, regularly evaluate the effect of foreign communication, and continuously improve the foreign communication strategy. At the same time, in the era of great development of artificial intelligence, we should realize that the dispute of artificial intelligence is not only a technical competition, but also a dispute of the right to speak. We should focus on optimizing the information allocation of artificial intelligence model, training artificial intelligence model with China discourse data, preventing and resolving the risk of China discourse being excluded and obscured in the global public opinion field, and striving to grasp the initiative of discourse information dissemination.

  (Author: Tsinghua University School of Journalism and Communication)

  Self-confidence, self-reliance and integration of dialectical unity between China and foreign countries

  Better build a Chinese-style modern discourse system for external communication.

  Li Zhi Lei Yuejie

  Chinese-style modernization is a socialist modernization led by the Communist Party of China (CPC), which has rich theoretical connotation and scientific practice path. Promoting the spread of Chinese-style modernization will help the world understand Chinese-style modernization, and then understand and identify with this road of modernization independently chosen by the people of China. The key to promoting the spread of Chinese modernization lies in the construction of discourse system. The discourse system of Chinese-style modern external communication is an organic system composed of many factors and levels. We should adhere to the overall situation, integrity and long-term vision, and examine and construct discourse innovation under the overall framework of global communication pattern, international communication strategy, external communication situation and Chinese and foreign historical and cultural traditions.

  Insist on self-confidence and self-reliance to promote discourse innovation. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "Behind words is thought, yes ‘ Dao ’ 。” From the logic of the formation of the discourse system, the discourse system of Chinese modernization is the product of discourse construction of the practice and experience of Chinese modernization. For a long time, in the process of promoting modernization, how to build its own modernization discourse system and break the monopoly of western modernization discourse has become an urgent problem for developing countries to promote modernization. Discourse is the external expression of ideas, and the Chinese-style modern discourse system for external communication carries China Thought, China Theory and China’s ideas, which must be independently constructed by China. We should persist in self-confidence and self-reliance, firmly grasp the initiative of discourse, and make the Chinese-style modernization discourse system reflect China’s national interests and stand, show the cultural subjectivity of the Chinese nation, and show the distinctive characteristics of Chinese-style modernization. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out: "Without the 5,000-year civilization of China, where would there be any China characteristics? If it is not the characteristics of China, how can we have such a successful Socialism with Chinese characteristics road today? " Chinese-style modernization endows Chinese civilization with modern strength, and Chinese civilization endows Chinese-style modernization with profound foundation. As a new form of human civilization, Chinese-style modernization is a modernization that grows from China, a product of Chinese civilization’s renewal rather than fracture, and the most grand and unique practical innovation in human history.To build a Chinese-style modern discourse system for external communication, we should consciously seek discourse resources from Chinese excellent traditional culture, profoundly grasp and expound the outstanding characteristics of Chinese civilization, such as continuity, innovation, unity, inclusiveness and peace, and fully explain the significance of Chinese civilization genes in the times; We should also base ourselves on the practical innovation of contemporary China, explain China’s practice with China’s theory, sublimate China’s theory with China’s practice, and build a discourse system that adheres to cultural subjectivity and demonstrates cultural self-confidence in self-confidence.

  Insist on integrating Chinese and foreign countries and promote discourse innovation. Modernization is the only way for all countries to seek development and progress, and it is the basic direction of the evolution of human social civilization. Chinese-style modernization not only follows the general law of modernization development, but also has its own distinctive characteristics. The Chinese-style modernization discourse system we build should be both national and cosmopolitan, and realize the organic unity of generality and individuality, so as to better communicate with the world and let the world understand Chinese-style modernization. To this end, we should adopt new concepts, new categories and new expressions that integrate China and foreign countries, and combine what we want to say with what foreign audiences want to hear by showing a credible, lovely and respectable image of China, so as to fully and vividly show the panorama of Chinese modernization. Not only based on China’s standpoint and perspective, but also connected with the world’s cognition and emotion; It not only embodies China’s characteristics, China’s style and China’s style, but also follows the principle of closeness and closeness, so as to find out the common ground of China’s discourse with the outside world, so as to establish a historical and cultural connection between Chinese-style modern discourse and foreign audiences and be closer to their cultural customs, ways of thinking and language habits.

  Adhere to dialectical unity and promote discourse innovation. To better build a Chinese-style modern discourse system for external communication, we should adhere to dialectical unity, balance and coordinate the relationship between discourse content and discourse form, grand narrative and micro narrative, academic discourse and mass discourse, and do a good job in discourse coordination, discourse allocation and discourse integration. Insist that content is king, attach importance to the innovation of discourse content, take concepts, propositions and terms as the foundation and core of discourse content, and strive to carry out the production and construction of relevant discourse content; We should also pay attention to the innovation and diversified choice of discourse forms, and fully express the value concept, cultural connotation and world significance of Chinese modernization with appropriate discourse methods. It is necessary to adopt effective narrative methods to comprehensively, systematically, coherently and uniformly expound the China characteristics, essential requirements and major principles of Chinese modernization, so as to make Chinese modernization clearer, more scientific and more feasible, and then form a powerful international public opinion guiding force; We should also tell the daily life of contemporary ordinary Chinese through individual narration, and tell the most infectious and resonant story of China in the process of Chinese modernization. We should not only focus on creating academic discourses such as new concepts, new categories and new expressions, but also provide academic support for building a Chinese-style modern discourse system for external communication. We should also turn policy discourse and academic discourse into popular discourse, especially on the social media platform, and pay attention to making foreign audiences better feel and experience the Chinese modernization road, China’s modern image and Chinese’s modern life with relevant scenes.Attract foreign audiences with emotional feelings and emotional infection factors such as life sense, human touch and aesthetic taste, and let them recognize and agree with Chinese modernization in a subtle way.

  (The author is a professor at Communication Research Institute of Communication University of China)

  Tell the story of China and spread the voice of China.

  Accelerate the construction of Chinese-style modern narrative system

  Sun Ming

  General Secretary of the Supreme Leader emphasized in the party’s Report to the 20th CPC National Congress: "Accelerate the construction of China discourse and China narrative system, tell the story of China well, spread the voice of China well, and show a credible, lovely and respectable image of China." At present, we are comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation with Chinese modernization. The theoretical innovation and successful practice of Chinese-style modernization have continuously enhanced China’s soft power and influence on the international stage, bringing valuable opportunities for strengthening the image "self-shaping" of China and the Communist Party of China (CPC). Under the background of profound changes in the international situation, challenges in global governance and developing countries actively exploring the road of independent development, we should take the initiative to strengthen the international communication of Chinese modernization, fully display China’s great achievements in the fields of economy, politics, culture, society and ecological civilization, further transform the "otherness" of international understanding and understanding of Chinese modernization into "self-shaping" relying on China’s discourse and narrative, continuously enhance the influence of China’s discourse, and create a favorable international public opinion environment for Chinese modernization.

  Optimize and expand the content of discourse and build a modern narrative system. It is the core content of telling a good story about Chinese modernization to the outside world to explain clearly the China characteristics, essential requirements, major principles, scientific connotations, practical requirements and world significance of Chinese modernization, and to explain the ideological concepts and value pursuits contained therein. Discourse and narrative system are important tools for cultural communication. Discourse is the basis of narration, and the narrative system is supported by discourse system. We should act positively, innovate discourse and improve narrative, make great efforts to promote the innovation of Chinese modernization discourse and narrative, and build a discourse and narrative system that matches China’s comprehensive national strength and international status. First, adhere to the "two combinations". Chinese-style modernization is the way that the Communist Party of China (CPC) walked out in the process of combining the basic principles of Marxism with the concrete reality of China and the excellent traditional Chinese culture. To promote the international spread of Chinese-style modernization, we should stick to the soul pulse of Marxism and the root pulse of Chinese excellent traditional culture, take the essence of Chinese excellent traditional culture and the achievements of Chinese modern civilization as the powerful support for the construction of discourse and narrative system, and take the theoretical consciousness of "two combinations" as the internal driving force of innovation, so as to continuously enhance the influence and appeal of Chinese-style modernization discourse and narrative. Second, grasp the historical logic. No matter from the history of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for more than a hundred years or from the history of world modernization, the promotion and expansion of Chinese modernization is of great historical significance.It is very important to clarify the exploration course, historical context and evolution law of Chinese-style modernization for the international communication of Chinese-style modernization. Historical narratives with a sense of depth often contain strong international communication potential. Grasping and introducing Chinese modernization from a macro-historical perspective will help foreign audiences to deeply understand the inevitability and scientificity of Chinese modernization. Third, closely follow the common values of all mankind. Chinese modernization pursues common development, which is highly consistent with the common values of all mankind and the development trend of human civilization. To build a narrative system of Chinese-style modernization, we should closely follow the common values of all mankind in narrative logic, and introduce the world contribution of Chinese-style modernization in the context of global poverty reduction, world economic development, ecological environment protection and coping with climate change, so as to promote the development concept and values contained in Chinese-style modernization to spread widely in the international community and arouse the resonance of foreign audiences. Adhere to openness, tolerance, exchange and mutual learning in expression logic, actively create new concepts, new concepts and new paradigms that integrate Chinese and foreign countries, and create conditions for Chinese-style modern narrative to go global.

  Reveal the connotation of value and solve the myth of modernization. Modernization is a worldwide historical process and the inevitable trend of the development of all countries. Due to the differences in social systems, national conditions and public opinions, development and social conditions, there are significant differences in the path choice of modernization. Historically, western countries took the lead in opening the process of modernization. Within the framework of western discourse system and logic, the western modernization model was shaped as the only choice leading to modernization, and the myth of "modernization = westernization" appeared. Chinese modernization transcends the logic of capital supremacy in western modernization, highlights the value concept of people-oriented and all-inclusive, and breaks this myth. To spread Chinese-style modernization well internationally, we should show the deep value of Chinese-style modernization through various concrete practices and achievements, so as to achieve the effect of introducing China’s wisdom and China’s ideas. On the one hand, it is clear that Chinese-style modernization is an important part of the modernization of human society, follows the general law of modernization development, has the common characteristics of modernization in all countries, and fully draws on and absorbs all outstanding achievements of human civilization. On the other hand, it profoundly explains the differences in values between Chinese and western modernization. It is clear that the starting point and the end result of Chinese-style modernization are to make the people of China live a better life. The practical subject, service object, fundamental purpose and endogenous motivation of Chinese-style modernization are all the people, and the essence of Chinese-style modernization is human modernization. Emphasize that Chinese modernization not only benefits the people of China, but also promotes the common development of the world.It will bring opportunities to the world and show the common values of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy and freedom contained in it. By telling the great achievements of Chinese modernization, we will show all countries new choices, new paths and new models for modernization. Let the world, especially the developing countries, realize the diversity of modernization development paths, and only by taking their own modernization path independently can we succeed. In addition, it should be made clear that Chinese modernization absorbs the essence of different civilizations with an open and inclusive mind, promotes exchanges and mutual learning between eastern and western civilizations, and promotes the development and progress of human civilization together with other countries in the world. This inclusive value concept is an important foundation of the international communication of Chinese modernization, which is conducive to fundamentally dispelling the wrong arguments such as "China threat theory".

  Respond to concerns and show the modern image of the world. Where will Chinese modernization go and what will it bring to the world? This is what the international community especially wants to understand. Promoting the construction of a community of human destiny is one of the essential requirements of Chinese modernization and a plan for Chinese modernization to promote the construction of a better world. The promotion of building a community of human destiny on a global scale has laid the foundation for the international spread of Chinese modernization and built consensus. We should take promoting the construction of a community of human destiny as an important part of constructing a Chinese-style modern narrative system, actively respond to the concerns and focuses of the international community, fully demonstrate China’s feelings of the world in discourse expression, and demonstrate the responsibility of Chinese-style modernization in stressing the common destiny of all countries and promoting the common development of mankind. Facing the changes of the world, times and history, China put forward the global development initiative, global security initiative and global civilization initiative in order to better promote the building of a community of human destiny. We can integrate the three global initiatives into the construction of the discourse and narrative system of Chinese modernization, so that the outside world can clearly understand China’s concept of development, security and civilization from the perspective of concrete global public goods, show the image of modernization with the future and destiny of all mankind, and create a good international public opinion environment for Chinese modernization.

  (The author is a researcher at the Institute of Contemporary China and World Studies of the Chinese Foreign Languages Bureau.)

In order to succeed in the interview, the society is afraid that young people will pretend to be "social cows"

After receiving the notice of dismissal from HR, Sun Yue, who pretended to be "social cow disease" (hereinafter referred to as "social cow"), was dumbfounded.

Sun Yue, who just graduated, once interviewed many companies, but was repeatedly ignored by the interviewer because he had too few words and a low sense of existence. Later, Sun Yue deliberately avoided the work that needed group meetings and found a small company to communicate with the interviewer one-to-many, acting as a totally different person from usual, and gained the interviewer’s praise on the spot. 

That evening, Sun Yue received the offer.

However, after joining the company, in the open social environment, the true character of Sun Yue’s "social phobia" (hereinafter referred to as "social phobia") is gradually exposed: a person eats after work, talks with colleagues for no more than five sentences every day, and fails to communicate in time at work … which makes the leaders disappointed.

After five days’ probation, Sun Yue was dismissed.

Similar to Sun Yue’s experience, Lei Zhang was also a young man who was forced to perform "Social Cow". She talked about Kan Kan during the interview, which knocked the interviewer out. Finally, she got an offer and her salary increased by 20%.

However, young people who perform "social cattle" are generally difficult to pretend to the end with the deepening of their contacts with colleagues. They are often dismissed by their bosses, and even if they don’t, they are always worried that they will be persuaded out-this is almost the common fate of pretenders.

Lei Zhang is no exception. After receiving the offer, her first feeling was not happiness, but worry. The closer it is to the formal employment, the more serious Lei Zhang’s anxiety becomes. "After joining the job, the boss found that I didn’t perform so well in the interview. What should I do if I finally persuaded me to leave?"

Like Sun Yue and Lei Zhang, there are quite a few young people who used to be afraid of society, but in order to succeed in the interview, they pretended to be "social cows". Many of them can’t pretend to go on soon, and they have failed in the workplace. Some of them pretend to be successful and struggle to maintain the "social cow" in the workplace.

Wang Jian, who has been in the workplace for many years, is such an old social fear who has been pretending to be a "social cow". No matter what the occasion, Wang Jian can be very "social cow". However, only he knows that the boss and leader who are full of affinity in front of employees are actually senior old "social fears" who have to be alone for several hours when they go home at night and are not allowed to be disturbed by anyone.

Others choose to lie flat and stop performing. Although he lost two chances, Ding Feng was glad that he woke up early. Ding Feng, a 27-year-old product manager, pretended to be a "social cow" during the interview in order to get into the management of a big factory, and became the person she once hated most. After several failures, Ding Feng was finally able to face himself frankly. "Don’t perform in the workplace. It is best to reveal your true character to the interviewer and find a job that suits you."

Everyone knows the truth, but people can’t help themselves when they are in the rivers and lakes. Similar "performances" happen every day in the workplace.

The alphabet list chatted with four young people who once performed "Social Cattle" in the workplace. The following is their oral record.

Sun Yue, female, 24 years old, is currently unemployed.

"Pretending to be a social cow during the interview, I was fired after five days of trial."

When I just graduated, I interviewed many companies.

From startups to internet giants, all of them ended in failure, especially in several group meetings. I was ignored by the interviewer because I had too little words and a low sense of existence, and I became an NPC at the interview site. Every time I received the message "I’m sorry you didn’t pass the interview".

In these interviews, I found an experience: those who are extroverted and talkative really easily leave a good impression in interviews, especially in group meetings. Those who don’t show off in front of the interviewer and don’t respond well on the spot, like us, suffer a lot.

To this end, I deliberately avoided those jobs that required group meetings, and later found a small company. The position was event planning, and there was no group meeting. Only a few people, including me and the interviewer, talked face to face in a closed space.

For social fears, this is a friendly interview method, because the interviewer is only facing you from beginning to end, which allows me to focus on the chat content itself instead of dealing with complicated interpersonal relationships.

The interviewer asked me why I chose this job. I was very confident. I introduced my internship experience in the university naturally, worked as a member of the class Committee, organized class activities, etc., and stressed that I could do this job well.

Ignorant people are fearless. When the interviewer asked me what I thought about the ability to withstand pressure, I replied directly and domineering, "I will definitely try my best. After all, I am still young. If you have difficulties, just follow my sister and learn more!" I’m a different person from the one who doesn’t like glib words.

Finally, the interviewer was particularly satisfied. "Our company needs young blood like you!" I received an offer when I went back that evening, which was the smoothest interview experience I had.

But joining a job is different. In an open environment, I’m not familiar with everyone. When I need to deal with people, it’s hard not to expose my true character of "social fear":

I ran into the leader in the morning, but I couldn’t open my mouth. The leader greeted me first. At noon the next day, the team leader invited me to dinner. I was forced to introduce myself, and I felt very embarrassed. Calling friends, a colleague after work, exchanged ideas about where to play after work, and I always left silently for the first time.

Communicate with colleagues no more than 5 sentences every day. If I remember correctly, the first dinner after joining the company should be the most talked after I came to the company.

My first job was to design an activity plan. One day, the leader temporarily assigned me a task. I also habitually did it myself without communicating with the leader.

I didn’t finish it that day, and I didn’t work overtime in the company. Instead, I took my work home and did it at night. I sent the activity plan to the leader the next morning. After half an hour, the leader replied "ok" slowly, and I suddenly had an ominous premonition.

Sure enough, after the five-day trial, I received a notice from HR, telling me that the trial failed because I was not active enough to communicate with my colleagues and the gap with the company’s expectations was too large, which was a bolt from the blue for me.

The salary for these five days is only more than 200 yuan. I have to get a new bank card for this money, and the salary will not be paid until next month. I simply give up, and five days is equal to nothing.

It is too difficult for social terrorists to pretend to be socially arrogant.

Lei Zhang, female, 27 years old, runs an Internet company.

"I was blamed by my former boss for not being integrated into the collective, and now I have PTSD."

As a social phobia, what I hate most is the company’s league building.

The last company held a group building, and the boss organized a trip to Thailand. Because I don’t like chatting with unfamiliar colleagues, another good female colleague and I always like to act alone.

One night, the boss wanted to organize singing K, and colleagues sent "received" one after another. I really didn’t like the noisy atmosphere of KTV, so I refused directly in the group.

As a result, the boss sent me several WeChat messages that night, directly reprimanding me for not having team consciousness and acting too self-consciously. This problem needs to be corrected.

It is estimated that I left a very bad impression on my boss that time. One week after I came back from the League Construction, my boss found me because of some mistakes in my work, and dismissed me because of "incompetence".

At my age, I have experienced too many interviews, and I am no longer a white boy in the workplace. I can know what kind of people the interviewer likes and how to answer them to satisfy the interviewer.

In the future interview, I will deliberately avoid my shortcomings and even beautify it. When the interviewer asked me about my communication skills and management skills, I listed myself as the deputy head of the project in the past, led the team to do a good job, and boasted about the achievements I had made.

In fact, I did have the experience of leading a team, but the reality is not as perfect as I said. Many of the achievements of the project are attributed to my colleagues, but for the sake of offering, I can only attribute all the credit to myself for the time being.

After listening to my "beautified version" of self-introduction, the interviewer really showed a satisfied smile.

After working for a long time, I can also hear the "subtext" of the workplace. When the interviewer then asked me what my salary expectations were and where my family lived, I knew very well that it was my intention to be admitted.

Sure enough, I received an offer a few days later, and my salary was 20% higher than before, but I was not very happy. The closer I get to the formal employment, the more serious my anxiety is. I am afraid that after I join the job, my boss will find that I am not as good as the "performance" in the interview, and I can’t even integrate into the group. What should I do in the end?

Wang Jian, male, aged 29, is the department director of an Internet manufacturer.

"In order to deal with difficult bosses, customers and subordinates, it is hard to force social arrogance."

I have always been a veteran social phobia patient, but my colleagues don’t think so.

It’s all because I performed well enough.

I am the department manager of a big factory. For a while, the performance of my department was not very good. After the leaders put pressure on me, I went to the company at nine o’clock every day and then left at ten o’clock in the evening.

My principle is, I must let my efforts be seen, and only what I see is meaningful.

Sometimes when I have a dinner appointment with the leader, I will "add drama" to myself in time, and say in the most ordinary tone what mask I am wearing recently, because I have worked overtime and stayed up late recently, trying my best to show my hard work in front of the leader.

Although I am very strict with my subordinates at work, I don’t want to be a boss with only a negative impression. I think everyone will listen to your command only if they recognize you first. Simply speaking, it is easier to find the "receiver".

I ask my subordinates to punch in before ten o’clock every day. In order to help my colleagues share the task happily, after the wolf management, I will buy fruit snacks for my colleagues from time to time, organize dinner parties, praise a colleague who works hard directly, and even praise him to the point of embarrassment, slap him and give him a sweet date.

I will always be the most active one in the company’s annual meeting, wine bureau and group building activities. I am afraid that the atmosphere will be cold, and I will take the initiative to praise my female colleague "You look really good today"; Toast with the leader on the wine table, compliment a few words of "thanks to the leadership’s hard work" and "thanks to the leadership’s promotion", then pretend to be grateful, coax the superior to be elated, and blow his own performance by the way. The leader doesn’t know the real situation, but he believes it anyway.

In front of customers, I also try my best to perform "social arrogance", treating each customer as my own relative. I will preview hundreds of dialogue scenarios with customers in advance, boasting about how powerful the products are, and pledging to guarantee the performance with customers before talking about a project, but I have no idea about the actual results.

My "social arrogance" is all forced by work.

I have a leader, who is the real social genius and the core of social field. He can participate in various activities without being tired at all.

But I can’t. I output to customers and colleagues during the day, and I need to go home alone for a long time at night to regain my energy, read books and play games. No one is allowed to disturb me during this time.

None of my colleagues know this.

Ding Feng, male, 27 years old, product manager of startup company.

"Always switch between social arrogance and social fear mode"

After graduation, I worked in a startup company for three years, all the way to the position of department leader. Last year, I wanted to jump ship for a raise, and a friend of a big factory said that he could help me push it inside.

I’ve always wanted to go to a big factory. I heard from a friend that their company is looking for an experienced supervisor. During the interview, I tried my best to be very sophisticated. I talked about my own views on a product issue, and even the interviewer had to interrupt me several times because of the long time.

Because I have been an interviewer before, I even caught the interviewer several times and asked him how to deal with it in this situation.

I thought I was doing well, but I didn’t expect to fail in the end. Later, I heard from a friend that the leader felt that I was a little arrogant at that time, and I was expected to be an unruly advocate, so I was directly given pass on the spot.

This also taught me a lesson that "social arrogance" is not always easy to use.

Later, there was another job-hopping opportunity. With experience, I decided to put away my edge this time, honestly follow the interviewer’s questions, ask questions one by one, and don’t talk too much.

The result was still rejected, on the grounds that it was not imposing enough, and I am afraid it is difficult to convince people to give the management post offer.

With these failures, I found that it is most important to be myself.

In fact, my personality is not extreme, neither a strong social arrogance nor a social phobia that hates dealing with people. Don’t perform in the workplace. It’s best to reveal your true character to the interviewer and find a job that suits you.

Sun Yue, Lei Zhang, Wang Jian and Ding Feng are all pseudonyms.

 

This article is from WeChat WeChat official account Alphabet List (ID:wujicaijing). Author: Xing Siyuan, published by 36Kr with authorization.

Hillary Clinton angered Trump in her acupoint speech. What amazing words did she say this time?

[Editor’s note

Speech! Speech! Speech!

Hillary Clinton, the US presidential candidate who lost in the general election in 2016 and former US Secretary of State, came back to work, that is, she kept giving speeches.

At the beginning of March, at the age of 70, she declared her return in full spirit in red, calling on women to chase after their dreams.

After that, she gave another 26-minute speech at the California Professional Women’s Conference. "I am very happy to get out of the predicament. Now I don’t want to go anywhere except the White House." Of course, her spearhead is still aimed at Trump, criticizing Trump’s health care reform bill and calling on everyone to continue fighting for the cause they believe in.

Recently, she appeared in Georgetown University in the United States in red, and mercilessly criticized President Trump’s budget proposal. Recently, several of Trump’s policy proposals have been constrained by Congress and courts everywhere, which has made former competitors full of firepower and angry. Hillary commented on Trump’s budget, "The blow to women and children is a serious mistake in our country."

Public opinion suspected that Hillary Clinton was likely to make a comeback, but in an interview with the new york Times reporter in early April, she made it clear that she would not participate in the US election again.

Good morning! (Applause)

Thank you!

I am grateful for your enthusiasm, and I am very happy to come to the campus and this great school. I am very glad to have the opportunity to talk with you today.

I am very grateful to President De Gioia for his visionary leadership and to Georgetown University. Numerous diplomats, peace defenders and leaders have been trained here. I share the same view with many people. We need more defenders of peace, diplomats and leaders, because they are committed to seeking common ground while reserving differences, eliminating differences and connecting people all over the world. And this is not an easy thing.

In the 1990s, we deeply felt the need to improve women’s rights and give them more opportunities, especially in education, health and economy. At the same time, we should also devote ourselves to resolving conflicts, creating a safe environment for everyone in the world and helping them prosper and grow. So on that day in 2011, we came to Georgetown University to announce that women’s full participation in peace and security affairs is no longer just a marginal issue in international affairs. (Applause)

At that time, I was full of confidence. Today, I am even more hopeful. The greatest unfinished business in the 21st century is to improve women’s rights and ensure their full participation. (Applause)

This seems to be self-evident, and improving women’s rights and interests is both a right and an obligation. Women account for half of the total population, so we have the right to participate in the discussion of decisions that will affect our lives. But what I really want to tell you is that this move is more about peace, security and prosperity. This is not a partisan dispute, but a problem that concerns everyone. A rising tide lifts all boats, and the tide of women’s rights can drive the development of the whole country. Therefore, every year, whenever I have the opportunity, I will come back here to attend the award ceremony. As President De Gioia has just read, women and men from different backgrounds and countries are United by the same belief, that is, women are not only victims of war, but also executors of change, creators of peace and promoters of progress.

This is the principle behind all the State Council’s efforts in the first term. We want to set a standard, and I am deeply proud of the importance of this standard. It is not just a "window dressing" on the edge of the State Council affairs, but the focus of our work. Speaking for women’s rights and opportunities is the cornerstone of America’s global leadership. Therefore, our foreign policy must take this as a benchmark, provide it with the necessary resources, personnel and attention, and at the same time be responsible for it. (Applause)

The US military has also recognized the role of women in peace and security affairs, which makes me full of joy. Over the years, I have been fortunate to fight alongside some military leaders on the stage. General Sandy Winnipeg, former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Michèle Flournoy, former deputy minister in charge of policy of the Ministry of National Defense, stressed in their work that rape and gender violence should be eliminated in conflict areas and post-war areas, so that women can participate in peacemaking and peace-keeping.

Nowadays, this is particularly important. On a global scale, more than 60 million refugees are trying to escape not only war, but also famine, drought and disease. We can’t look on coldly, because the turmoil in countries and regions will in turn breed more problems, whether it is regional conflicts, terrorism, diseases or criminal activities, which may affect our own country. Global progress depends on the progress of women. Since the United Nations Conference on Women was held in Beijing in 1995, we have seen a lot of progress. However, it must be emphasized that we should be alert to the retrogressive signals that have already appeared. Today’s government has drastically cut its budget in international health, development and diplomacy, which is a heavy blow to women and children and a wrong move taken by the country. As you may know, more than 120 retired Admiral Lu recently signed a letter to Congress and the government, demanding that Congress and the White House stop the current practice. This is also our aspiration. These outstanding men and women who have been in the military have realized that the government’s practice will not make the country safer, on the contrary, it will only increase the danger and endanger China’s position in the world.

Defense Minister Matisse said, "If you don’t provide the State Council with sufficient funds, they will have to buy more ammunition". So at Georgetown University, you spoke with facts and proved the importance of women in peace and security affairs. Today, its importance is increasing instead of decreasing. With the expansion of the institute, there is more evidence that the country is becoming safer as women gradually participate in the process of creating and maintaining peace. Research shows-I talked about research, evidence and facts again (laughs).

But in fact, when women participate in peace negotiations, the agreement is easier to reach and more likely to continue. We know that women’s rights and personal safety are often the first targets attacked by fundamentalists, and we also know that women are often the first to discover conflicts. When their insight and the information they provide are ignored, it will have serious consequences, but such consequences can be completely avoided. When sexual violence is still used as a strategy by terrorist organizations, and when women are still recruited by ISIS and Boko Haram, leaders who want to eliminate terrorism and violence should redouble their efforts to ensure women’s right to participate. Before others draw any conclusions, I want to state in advance that women are not born more peaceful than men. This is a stereotype, which does not exist in reality. (Laughter)

But history does show that when women sit at the table and talk about peace, they can form alliances and try their best to reach a consensus. On the issues of human rights, transitional justice, national reconciliation and economic recovery, they can often shine brilliantly. I have witnessed this scene with my own eyes. Over the years, I have worked with women in Northern Ireland, and I have witnessed their great efforts to transcend religious differences and conclude a lasting peace.

When this work began in the 1990s, who would have thought that martin mcguinness, who had just passed away, would shake hands with Queen Elizabeth one day? We have also witnessed women in Liberia ending the bloody civil war. If you haven’t seen the movie "Pray for the Devil to Return to Hell", I strongly recommend it. Because this film conveys the same point of view as I want to convey when I stand on the podium today from a personal point of view. Women in Liberia came to the place where men held peace talks, which was a hotel in Ghana, and they had been discussing it for weeks. They surrounded the hotel and refused to leave. Until an agreement is reached, they are not allowed to go out, not even sticking their heads out of the window. Of course, in the end, they chose ellen johnson sirleaf as the new president. She is also the first female president on the African continent. (Applause)

I have witnessed that women in the Democratic Republic of Congo survived unimaginable cruelty, but they were able to rejuvenate and help others. I have been following the development of Colombia for many years, and I will focus on it in a few minutes. We saw women’s organizations protest and participate in negotiations, which finally ended the bloodshed that lasted for more than 50 years. When the conflict broke out and all attempts to stop the violence failed, women went out of their homes and started the whole peace negotiation process in Colombia on their own, and prevented all parties from staying out until an agreement was reached.

If we want a fairer, freer and more peaceful country, or even the whole world, it is not enough to talk about women’s rights. We must seriously consider their needs and provide them with tools so that they can participate in the process of transforming the world. The leaders who stand here today to be commended have witnessed these progress.

Like many peace agreements, the peace situation ushered in after 50 years of war is only the beginning. Peace is not a temporary achievement, but a long-term undertaking. Although it is inconceivable to give up this hard-won peace, as long as the interests are harmed in any way, there will be various forces within the country trying to undermine the existing situation. We must do everything possible to prevent the current peace situation in Colombia from being destroyed. This work is indeed full of difficult decisions and considerations about transitional justice and economic feasibility, but peace is indeed within reach.

Therefore, from the peace process we celebrate today to the measures taken by the state and various institutions to improve the status of women, people gradually realize what role women have played in coping with climate change and fighting violent extremism, terrorism and various conflicts. We must continue this work. I implore the government to continue its leadership work on behalf of world peace, because with or without the participation of the United States, the world will only move forward, not backward. (Applause)

The decision is in our hands. The world we live in is complicated, and everything is interrelated and interdependent. You can’t just choose one or two things and say, "OK, now we have to solve this problem". Things are ever-changing, the border will disappear before the pressure, and the Internet is spreading despair while providing opportunities. We can’t help but ask, will the United States be left behind by the world tide or will it continue to maintain its leading position? I hope the answer is that we will do everything possible to make the country and the world stronger and safer.

We must fight for our values, human rights, opportunities and security for all, and at the same time continue to ensure that women have the same rights as men. Only by striving for and guaranteeing these rights can we release human potential and achieve unprecedented development.

Students of Georgetown University, this is my hope for your generation, and I hope you can make it a reality.

Thank you all. (Applause)

Entry into Bali from March 7 can be done with a visa on arrival without isolation.

  China Overseas Chinese Network March 8th According to Indonesia’s "International Daily" report, from March 7th, 2022, international tourists from many countries will enter Indonesia through the airport gates and ports in Bali, no longer need to be quarantined, and will be allowed to apply for a visa on arrival (VOA). The government has also cancelled the requirement for a guarantor to apply for an electronic visa for travel. However, the government still requires visiting international tourists to purchase health insurance covering COVID-19 according to applicable regulations.

  Shan Diaca, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, announced in Jakarta on March 7th that after the co-ordination meeting of all relevant departments and units, all parties agreed to test the above-mentioned measures for allowing international tourists to apply for visa on arrival and entry without quarantine in Bali in advance. The list of foreign citizens who are allowed to enter the country according to the regulations is as follows: Australia, the United States, New Zealand, Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Qatar, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Italy, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Italy.

  Iwawan Koser, governor of Bali, said that the decision was made at the coordination meeting held on March 4th, attended by the ministers of maritime affairs and investment coordination, health, creative economy and tourism, transportation, justice and human rights, foreign affairs, chairman of COVID-19 and the national disaster relief working group, coordinator of the COVID-19 working group, governor of Bali, commander of the ninth military region in Na, Udaja, police chief of Bali and tourism entrepreneurs.

  On March 4th, Gosul said that after listening to the opinions and support of the participants on the experiment of implementing the new policy for foreign tourists, the segregation policy was cancelled, allowing international tourists to apply for visas on arrival, but they still had to abide by the health agreement. These conditions include the obligation to complete vaccination and booster before departure, negative PCR swab test, and having proof of payment to book a trip to Bali Hotel for at least 4 days. If the PCR test result is negative, tourists are allowed to go to all tourist destinations, but if COVID-19 is positive, they must be quarantined in the hotel. Especially for positive cases and elderly tourists, hospitalization will be arranged immediately and PCR swab test will be conducted on the third day. If the result is negative, you are allowed to travel in Bali.

  Gosul emphasized that, according to the instructions of the minister, Bali is committed to accelerating the vaccination of intensified vaccines and striving to achieve the minimum target of 30% by March 7, 2022. Government ministries and commissions have made full preparations for the implementation of non-isolation measures and visas on arrival in Bali. (Liang Jian)

Central Radio and Television General Station and Hebei Provincial People’s Government signed a framework agreement on deepening strategic cooperation, and Hebei General Station was unveiled.

  On May 28th, the Central Radio and Television General Station and the People’s Government of Hebei Province held a signing ceremony for deepening the strategic cooperation framework agreement, and the Hebei General Station of the Central Radio and Television General Station was also unveiled.

  Shen Haixiong, Vice Minister Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China, Director and Editor-in-Chief of the Central Radio and Television General Station, and Wang Dongfeng, Secretary of the Hebei Provincial Party Committee and Director of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People’s Congress attended and jointly unveiled the Hebei General Station of the Central Radio and Television General Station. Xu Qin, Deputy Secretary of Hebei Provincial Party Committee and Governor, attended the ceremony. Jiang Xiwei, deputy director of the Central Radio and Television General Station, and Yuan Tongli, member of the Standing Committee of Hebei Provincial Party Committee and executive vice governor, respectively signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement on behalf of both parties.

  △ Vice Minister Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China, Director and Editor-in-Chief of the Central Radio and Television General Station Shen Haixiong and Wang Dongfeng, Secretary of the Hebei Provincial Party Committee and Director of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People’s Congress, unveiled the Hebei General Station of the General Station.

  △ Jiang Xiwei, deputy director of the Central Radio and Television General Station, signed a contract with Yuan Tongli, member of the Standing Committee of Hebei Provincial Party Committee and executive deputy governor, on behalf of both parties.

  Gao Zhili, member of the Standing Committee of Hebei Provincial Party Committee and Secretary-General, Zhang Zheng, member of the Standing Committee of Hebei Provincial Party Committee and Minister of Propaganda Department, Xue Jijun and Wang Xiaozhen, members of the editorial board of the Central Radio and Television General Station, and Dong Weimin, chief accountant, attended the event.

  △ Speech by Vice Minister Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China, Director and Editor-in-Chief of Central Radio and Television General Station Shen Haixiong

  Shen Haixiong said in his speech that Hebei is an important place of capital city, a political "moat", a land of revolution and heroes, and that "New China comes from here" and "the road to catch the exam" sets sail from here. All along, the Central Radio and Television General Station has maintained a good cooperative relationship with the Hebei Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government. Signing a framework agreement for deepening strategic cooperation is a powerful measure for the General Station to thoroughly study and implement the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era, marking a new chapter in strategic cooperation between the General Station and Hebei.

  Shen Haixiong pointed out that the Supreme Leader’s general secretary knew deeply about Hebei and was eager to love it. During his work in Zhengding, Hebei Province, he left valuable ideological wealth, spiritual wealth and practical achievements. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the General Secretary has visited Hebei eight times and made a series of important instructions, which have drawn a grand blueprint and provided fundamental follow-up for the high-quality economic and social development of Hebei in the new era. The main station will give full play to the important role of the main force of propaganda and reporting and ballast stone, vividly tell the story of Hebei in the new era, and actively contribute to building a strong economic province and beautiful Hebei; Dig deep into the rich cultural resources and red resources of Yanzhao, carry forward Chinese culture and inherit red genes; Further deepen the strategic cooperation with Hebei, solidly promote the effectiveness of major projects, and jointly write a new chapter in high-quality development.

  △ Speech by Wang Dongfeng, Secretary of Hebei Provincial Party Committee and Director of the Standing Committee of Provincial People’s Congress

  In his speech, Wang Dongfeng said that the Central Radio and Television General Station is an important propaganda position of the party, with strong communication, credibility and influence. For a long time, the Central Radio and Television General Station attached great importance to and supported Hebei, and launched a series of in-depth reports, which comprehensively showed the ever-changing changes and fruitful achievements of reform and development in Yanzhao, creating a good political atmosphere, public opinion atmosphere and social atmosphere for Hebei to do well the "three major events", fight the three tough battles, and promote innovation, development, green development and high-quality development.

  Wang Dongfeng pointed out that Hebei is currently in a period of historical window and strategic opportunity. The coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the planning and construction of xiong’an new area and the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics, which were personally planned and promoted by the Supreme Leader General Secretary, provided a golden opportunity for Hebei’s development. It is hoped that the two sides will take the opportunity of signing the framework agreement on deepening strategic cooperation, focus on promoting major national strategies, carrying out study and education on party history, developing and expanding cultural industries, and improving the level of propaganda work, so as to further deepen pragmatic cooperation and strive to achieve new and greater results. All localities and departments in the province should do their best to ensure the support services and create a good environment for the work of the Central Radio and Television General Station and the Hebei Main Station in Hebei.

  According to the agreement, the two sides will thoroughly implement major national strategies such as the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, and continue to carry out all-round, multi-channel and in-depth strategic cooperation in the fields of theme propaganda, media activities, digital economy, scientific and technological research and development, cultural tourism projects, and cultural and creative industries. Solidly promote key projects such as Zhuozhou Cultural Industry Comprehensive Project, Beijing Winter Olympics cooperation, serving the development of xiong’an new area, and "Brand Power Project" to help Hebei brand building. Work together to write a new chapter of win-win cooperation and actively help build a new development pattern.

  Responsible comrades of the relevant departments of the Central Radio and Television General Station, relevant responsible persons of Hebei Province and Baoding City, the institutions of the central news unit in Hebei Province and the heads of news media in Hebei Province attended the event. (Photography Liao Jiangheng)

At least 149 people were killed in heavy rain in western India.

  According to Indian media reports, on July 25th, local time, the government of Maharashtra in western India said that at least 149 people were killed, 50 injured and some people were missing.

  The Maharashtra government also said that nearly 230,000 people in the disaster area have been transferred to safe areas. At present, many rescue teams from India’s National Disaster Emergency Response Force, Maharashtra Disaster Emergency Response Force, Navy, Army and Coast Guard are still carrying out rescue.

  June to September is the monsoon rainy season in India every year, and landslides, mudslides and floods often occur, causing people’s lives and property losses.

  Since July this year, the rainfall in Maharashtra has been the highest in the same month in 40 years, which is 45% higher than the usual rainfall in July. (Headquarters reporter Gao Zhan)

Adam Curtis talks about power, politics and his new film.

Adam Curtis’s career feels like a series of glitches at the heart of the BBC. His films are completely separated from the output of this channel. The first episode of his series "The Trap" (2007) covers the rise of game theory under the paranoia during the Cold War. It starts with a chilling title card ("Humans will always betray you") and is broadcast directly on BBC 2 after Crufts—, an extension of an international dog beauty contest.

Adam Curtis

Now, however, Curtis’s films can be obtained democratically on the Internet and are wildly welcomed by young people. They are documentaries on the surface, but his method is closer to poetry or video art than traditional narrative TV programs. Curtis also carefully avoided the stipulation of political labels, sometimes criticized the instability of capitalism with revolutionary Marxism, and sometimes he was a liberal technical utopian. However, in his infectious soundtrack and baroque visual style, Curtis is consistent with unwavering romanticism. He wants the audience to have a feeling-not simply explain the world.

I can’t get you out of my mind poster

Curtis’s new series "Can’t Get You Out of My Head" is a real epic. This six-part eight-hour series depicts the ups and downs of society from collectivism to individualism. His unrestricted access to BBC archives gave each episode an all-powerful eye, which Curtis used to locate and explain power, and the change of hands of power uprooted the world.

It all started with a sentence by David Gray Bo, using Curtis’s trademark all-capital Helvetica bold font-"The most secret truth in the world is that it is made by us and can be easily made into different shapes". With the development of the plot, the series tries to understand why this ultimate truth is really hidden, not dazzling. Through each episode (the last episode weighs 120 minutes), Curtis explores this issue emotionally through personal stories that try to change the modern world (from Russian dissident Edward Limonov to Tupac’s mother and former Panther member Afeni Shakur).

In the interview, Curtis told jacobin magazine about his new drama series, populist left wing, conspiracy theory and his love for music.

You subtitled this new series: "Emotional History of the Modern World". Why "emotion"?

AC:I want to explain why we are so anxious about the future. We know that we are dissatisfied with what we have today. But no one is willing to propose an alternative. I want to explain this paralysis through the rise of individualism, which makes people feel anxious and lonely, and individualism was supposed to liberate them.

In our personal time, our feelings are placed at the center, and we are taught that our inner feelings are the most important. In fact, consumerism also responds to this. Therefore, I want to describe a history of "emotion", because I am interested in the idea that your feelings are related to your system-this is really a forgotten idea.

Your previous series of works followed the narrative convention to some extent, but this series feels more like a collage, and the stories are intertwined in a nonlinear way. Why did you choose to do this?

AC:Part of the reason is that I am restless and I want to try something different. But mainly because I want to do something that feels more like a novel, a multi-part novel, just like what they wrote in the 19th century.

One of the people you pay attention to is Abu Zubaydah, whose brain was reduced to a random image by the torture of the CIA. This series feels a bit like being told through Abu Zubeda’s brain.

In fact, at the end of the film, I had a narrator who said, "We have all become like Abu Zubaida’s brain". But I deleted it because I thought it was too hard and I should let people see it for themselves. And I was right-you did see it. However, the problem about Zubaida is not torture, but that he was stuck in his brain by a shell fragment in 1991 and had such an effect that his experience is no longer meaningful. I think we have all become like this.

This series seems to be deliberately chaotic and disorderly, but history is also chaotic and disorderly. Is there a conflict between making a coherent narrative film and keeping a chaotic description of history?

AC:I want to do both. I want to describe the feeling of living in history in the era of individualism, where you have to rely on yourself and try to make all this meaningful.

You described this personal era, which flourished after World War II and is said to have liberated society, but now you say it is declining and it is no longer interesting as an individual. Can the genie be put back in the bottle?

AC:No-you can’t put it back. People are quite afraid of large-scale and twentieth-century collective efforts to change the world, which often leads to terror. The personal era comes from mass democracy as a response to mass democracy. But it actually leads to individuals who are deprived of power. They all want something different, but they don’t know how to get it. But I think another thing will appear soon, a new kind of politics, which allows you to be an expressive individual, but it is also part of something bigger than yourself. If we can regain control of the Internet from venture capital funds, then this is a good start.

You often talk about the shift from politics to culture, where radicalism just sits there and makes a lot of noise. Well, I am deeply suspicious of radicalism in art. With the rise of Thatcher and Reagan in the 1980s, leftists and liberals retreated to culture, thinking that they could change things from there. But things have not changed. I believe that the function of art is to express its times beautifully. Interestingly, it now beautifully expresses the paralysis of our time. Culture is a comfort blanket for radicals to cling to, so that they can avoid the terrible fact that they have no answer.

Has Covid-19 uprooted power?

AC:Covid-19 showed quite cruelly that the closer you are to power, the less likely you are to die. This understanding is shocking, and it will be as profound as the financial crisis in 2008.

Bernie sanders-and Britain’s jeremy corbyn-led the populist left-wing movement, trying to awaken the traditional collectivism, but they all failed. Why do you think that is?

AC:You must distinguish between the two. Sanders is likely to win the election in 2016. I remember what he said was almost exactly the same as Trump-talking to the white working class and how they were betrayed by the think tank in Washington. Although, in the primary election in 2020, his language has changed. He gave up talking to people that liberals are very afraid of.

I really don’t know Corbin well enough, but I remember talking to Labour activists during the 2019 election. What shocked me was their contempt for Brexit voters. I didn’t vote for Brexit, but I understand why people do it-not just because of anger, but because it is a tactical way to declare your alienation from the mainstream politics managed by technocrats. I know that many gin-drinking colonels in Surrey also voted for Brexit, but the elephant in the room is that all these former Labour voters have suddenly become stupid in the eyes of liberal metropolises.

You can’t deny these people, you must take them seriously. You don’t have to agree with them or believe that their racism is correct, but you must take them seriously and understand their feelings. The same is true in the United States, where Trump supporters are dismissed as being fooled by Putin, leaving them in a crumbling infrastructure and a booming opioid epidemic.

It’s interesting that you mentioned Putin. In this series, you compare the story of "TongRumen" with anonymous Q as a different way to react to the deadlock of Trump’s failed promise.

AC:When you run out of stories-that’s when you get conspiracy theories. There are many people who can’t face up to what is happening. People will not tell how Trump was chosen by Americans instead of Russia, or that he was actually very useless and was not blocked by pedophiles Satan in deep countries. I think these conspiracy theories are suitable for The New York Times, because they increase their reading, and also for intelligence agencies, because they are suddenly known as part of the resistance against Trump.

Back to collectivism, what about the society envisioned by radical Islamism?

AC:What we westerners don’t understand is that modern Islamic radicalism, which began in the late 1950s, was completely unable to bring the masses into it by the mid-1990s-maybe not in Iran, but it has completely failed in the Sunni world. The attack on the World Trade Center was not the result of a powerful movement, but the lashing out of a failed movement. The Sunni masses had not stood up at that time-not in Egypt, nor in Algeria.

But these tendencies are collectivist in thought?

AC:The question of our time is this-how do you manage a world of millions of individuals, millions of screaming pigs-how do you get them together? There is a saying that it is not the politicians’ fault that we got this withered managerialism-it is just a way to deal with millions of pigs desperately. We are little monsters. Seriously, we are.

I want to ask you a question about ghosts. M.R. James has a story called "Oh, whistle, I will come to you, my boy", and you are influenced.

AC:The inscription on the whistle that the hero of that story found on the beach-"What’s coming?" (What is this that is coming)-almost became the title of this series. But this is not a stupid thing. M.R. James wrote these stories in the 1890s, which I think is a similar era to the present. The British Empire is collapsing. With this feeling of fear and guilt, something will come back to haunt you. I think the United States has felt this way since the Vietnam War.

It’s a bit like what Mark Fisher wrote-the ghost of the past came back to cover the future.

AC:I know Mark. We used to meet in a cafe next to Liverpool Street Station and have a long talk about all this. We appeared on the stage together in Berlin, I think. But back to this idea about ghosts, I use certain characters, because they have the idea that you can force ghosts out of people’s minds and create a new society. But they forget that the most important thing is the ghost in their own heads.

The same is true of Brexit, who are troubled by a fictional and idealized vision of British history. Dominic Cummings (Boris Johnson’s former adviser, who is considered to be the mastermind of the Brexit movement) entered Britain through nationalism, which is something that liberals are very afraid of.

This is why Edward Limonov’s National Bolshevik Party is so symbolic in Russia.

AC:Exactly. Limonov is not a very nice person, but he did put forward an interesting point, that is, unless the left wing either uses nationalism or creates a stronger new myth, they will not have enough people on their side.

The last message in the series is likely to be quite promising. It says that if we can become more confident, then we can create a new vision for the future. This makes me feel strange, because it sounds like self-help, and you seem to despise this kind of thing?

AC:No, it’s the opposite of self-help. It is "stop imagining what you can do to yourself and start imagining what we can do to change the world". The starting point of self-help is that you can transform society by transforming yourself, but what we end up with is a society full of anxiety. I hope people can get out of this matter of self-help. That’s why I quoted David Gray Bo.

Your film has a very wide audience and many disgruntled young people are watching it. What do you want to say to a confused and depressed 16-year-old boy?

AC:Nothing. The last thing they want is for me to tell them what to do. I know I have such an audience, but I don’t know why. When I was filming All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace, I heard that children broke into the house occupied by Croydon (a town in South London) and held an all-night party to watch my movie. It was strange, and then I realized that I had broken through.

Poster "Everything is guarded by the grace machine of love"

Your movies can also be silly.

AC:Yes, I can be silly. But you must keep a straight face. You can’t let people know that you are trying to be funny, because it’s not funny. But back to the original question, there are also old people who like my work. The people who never seem to like it are political journalists. They are not interested at all. They can’t understand why I put music in it.

It’s time for us to talk about music. Why do you choose tracks instead of using original soundtracks?

AC:Basically, I want to create an emotion. But this is not cynicism. It’s always my favorite music. For a while, I decided to end the series with Zombie by the cranberry band, because it seemed appropriate. But the terrible fact is that I don’t like that song. Just before this series was about to air, I was lying in bed thinking about this song and couldn’t sleep. Finally, I replaced it with Til I Gain Control Again by This Mortal Coil.

Why did you choose this?

AC: Because it makes me cry.

Is music the first? Have you ever changed what you want to write because you want to use a song?

AC: Not in general. I tend to use images. I will use a piece of music to oppose it, and then sometimes I will adjust something to suit this song. This is an organic process, but sometimes they just work. In "Lake of Bitterness" (a film about America and Islam made by Curtis in 2015), there is a david bowie song called "The Bewlay Brothers". I put it in and it was a success. I’m never literal. You see, I’m emotional. Another example is that in the first movie of the new series, I used the German version of Marlene Dietrich’s Where Have All the Flowers Gone, and at first I used the version sung by Donovan.

Bitter Lake

You also used Burial’s Forgive, who is a frequent visitor to your soundtrack.

AC:Yes, that song is very cute. But "Come Down to Us" is the best one. It is one of the great works of our time. But there are many Burial songs that I don’t like, because they are too dubstep.

I like that you use The Specials’ Do Nothing. That song is cheerful, but it is also quite nihilistic. The same is true of Sex Pistols’s Who Killed Bambi from The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle.

AC:I want to put skinheads in. Look. I always thought skinheads were said badly. I used to be a skinhead when I was young, because I like reggae and ragga (reggae branch, combined with rap) music. Skinheads are ambiguous figures, and I am attracted by ambiguous figures.

To tell the truth, a lot of this music, it sounds like "Adam Curtis Music".

AC:[Laughter] Well, I think we all have certainty and uncertainty about our personality. I’m really not sure about my writing style. I’m really not good at writing, and I’m troubled by it. But I’m very sure about my taste in music.

Can you tell me something about your editing process? The image in my mind is that you-a person-are sitting in front of a huge control panel and gradually accumulating copyright invoices. Is this real life?

AC:Corresponding to what?

Well, as long as you snap your fingers, you will have a team of student volunteers to browse the BBC files for you. But you won’t do it.

AC:What’s the point? If you draw my career, it is completely connected with the digitalization of everything. When you start digitizing images, it’s easy to rotate them quickly. That’s what I’ve been doing all my life. I have thousands of hours of videos on many hard drives.

How do you arrange your hard disk? Are they marked with things like "dark train shots" or "city view at night"?

AC:[Laughs] No. I read one day that Amazon’s execution center randomly stores items because it is more efficient. My stuff is also very random. I have a coding system, but I also have a memory of visual patterns, so I always know where everything is. My main rule is that if it makes me cry or want to dance, then it works.

Back to your use of language, what I like is how you speak in these grand ways-you put the world in epic historical terms.

AC:Do you still remember Marianne Williamson (American writer) in the primary election of American Democratic Party? I like her because she speaks in epic historical terms. Because of this, I have a lot of trouble with my American liberal friends. Back to M.R. James and "What’s coming?" This is coming. Some people put this uncertainty and confusion on a big and historic level. Britain needs the same thing. I mean, now Labour’s argument makes me want to cry.

Why is this?

AC:Because it is speaking in utilitarian terms set by the think tank. Political needs are exciting. It can be exciting because it can tell a powerful story. We are eager for this kind of story and this kind of excitement.

Yes, there are indeed many revolutionary attempts based on grand ideas that have led to terrible results. This is an indisputable fact, and it has penetrated into people’s consciousness. But it is also true that many other things based on grand ideas and revolutions have led to amazing things: for example, the United States, or mass democracy, or the welfare state. These are all born out of grand ideas. So, we are in this pessimistic world, and we seize those failed examples and say that this means that you can never change the world. But what I want to say by quoting David Gray Bo is: Yes, we all created bad things, but we also created great things.

Original link: https://jacobinmag.com/2021/03/Adam-Curtis-BBC-cant-get-you-out-of-my-head-interview. 

The important facts that Beijing did in 1996 directly related to people’s lives.

  1996 was the first year of implementing the Ninth Five-Year Plan. Under the leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Jiang Zemin at the core, the municipal party committee and municipal government adhered to the guidance of Comrade Deng Xiaoping’s theory of building Socialism with Chinese characteristics and the party’s basic line, conscientiously implemented the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 14th CPC Central Committee, summed up experience, overcame difficulties, and continued to do a number of practical things for the masses.

  The important facts closely related to people’s lives are summarized into 10 aspects, which are described as follows:

  First, the number of state-owned designated vegetable shops has reached 285, with 1,300 chain stores for the convenience and benefit of the people.

  More than 300 convenience chain stores and supermarkets have been newly developed, and the total number of chain stores with supermarkets and people’s chain stores as the main body has reached 1300, further improving the supply guarantee system for residents’ daily life.

  Gradually established and improved the state-owned vegetable supply network with state-owned designated vegetable shops as the main body and distribution centers as the leader. There are 285 state-owned designated vegetable shops with 20-30 varieties, which have played a leading role in ensuring vegetable supply and stabilizing vegetable prices.

  To speed up the construction of staple food kitchens, 18 industrialized staple food kitchens have been completed and put into operation, and the grain system has formed the processing and production capacity of various staple foods with a daily output of 200,000 kilograms and more than 20 varieties, which basically meets the needs of residents’ staple food consumption.

  In order to ensure that citizens can eat "reassuring meat", the existing slaughtering enterprises have been re-examined for registration and acceptance, and 20 municipal-level designated slaughtering enterprises have been formally established, and more than 200 municipal-level designated slaughtering plants have been established in Chengba District.

  Two, completed 8.12 million square meters of housing, investment of 500 million yuan to complete more than 400 projects to eliminate hidden dangers.

  The completed residential area in the whole year was 8.12 million square meters, of which the completed residential area of real estate development was 4.42 million square meters. Ten new residential quarters were opened, and the cumulative number of residential buildings under construction reached 263. The renovation of dilapidated houses started and resumed with an area of 4.53 million square meters, and the completion was 10,000 square meters. Newly opened Debao Phase II, Dongguanying and other 10 rebuild communities, 2 of which were completed. There were 13,600 relocated residents throughout the year. The implementation of 600,000 square meters of housing projects can solve 11,000 households with housing difficulties below 4 square meters per capita.

  The medium-pressure gas pipeline in Chang ‘an Street has been rebuilt for 6 kilometers, and 25,300 indoor gas pipelines that have been used for more than 15 years and have been seriously corroded have been replaced, and 3,500 gas inlets have been rebuilt. Built a 26-kilometer liquefied gas northern suburb double track. The reconstruction project of thermal agricultural exhibition line and hongxia extension line was completed and put into operation, and the central heating situation in the eastern part of the city and Wangfujing area was improved. Overhaul 80,000 liquefied gas cylinders, purchase 80,000 new cylinders and scrap 100,000 cylinders.

  33 tap water pressure regulating projects were completed and 8853 meters of pipelines were laid, which solved the draught problem of more than 10,000 residents in Xizhimen and other areas. The water quality of the seventh water plant has been improved, and the drinking water quality of residents in the southwest of the city has been further improved. Invest 65 million yuan to bring Miyun Reservoir water to Mentougou Chengzi Waterworks, so that 200,000 local residents can eat clean water.

  There were 87,000 new gas users, and the total number of gas users in the city reached 2.18 million, and the gasification rate of urban residents in cooking exceeded 90%; The newly developed central heating area is 2 million square meters, and the total area of central heating has exceeded 30 million square meters.

  11.66 million meters of aging wires in urban houses were replaced, and the capacity was increased by 12,955 amps, benefiting 4.44 million households.

  Invested more than 400 million yuan to complete the renovation and overhaul of a number of boilers, pumps and heating pipelines. Among them, 69 boilers, 95 pumps and 24,600 meters of external pipelines were updated, which ensured the warmth of urban residents in winter.

  3. Revoke 46 markets that encroached on the road, and build and renovate 547 public toilets.

  In view of the problems such as road market blocking traffic and affecting the city appearance, 46 main streets were abolished, 174 non-standard markets were rectified, more than 30,000 unlicensed vendors were banned, and more than 50,000 square meters of sidewalks were vacated, which moved the bazaars around universities and primary and secondary schools that hindered the teaching order, and the street order was obviously improved.

  547 public toilets were built and renovated, and 107 public toilet pipes were renovated. There were 313 public toilets above Class II and 1,138 public toilets above Class III in the city. The completion of Gaobeidian manure treatment plant has achieved zero breakthrough in the harmless treatment of manure in the city.

  150 million square meters of housing safety survey was completed in the urban area, accounting for 84.1% of the houses to be inspected in the city. More than 6,000 dangerous houses have been overturned, and projects such as house overturning and overhaul, roof leakage patching and new sewers have been completed. For 10 years in a row, the flood control of urban houses has achieved "less house collapse, no death, and safe flood control".

  Four, the completion of the Jing-Chang Expressway opened up and extended 53 bus lines.

  Jingchang Expressway has a total length of 31.2 kilometers and six lanes in both directions. After opening to traffic, it has played an important role in alleviating the traffic congestion on the main road of Beijing North Gate.

  It invested 2.22 billion yuan to implement 12 new highway reconstruction projects and 49 large and medium-sized repair projects. The new highway mileage is 273 kilometers, and the total highway mileage in the city reaches 12,084 kilometers (including 145 kilometers of expressways), and the highway density reaches 0.77 kilometers per square kilometer.

  Strengthen the maintenance of urban road facilities. Twenty-five roads seriously damaged by water such as Jingyuan Road and Qingnian Road were repaired, 680,000 square meters of roads were repaired, reinforced and newly built, 59 kilometers of sewer trunk lines and branch lines were renovated and newly built, and 50,000 rainwater outlets were dug. The problem of water accumulation in a number of roads such as Lu Gu Road, Babaoshan South Road, Dene Street and Mianhua Hutong was solved.

  18 new bus lines were opened and 37 extended lines were adjusted. The length of the city’s bus network reached 4,617 kilometers, an increase of 580 kilometers or 14% over the previous year.

  Ten special tourist lines leading to Badaling, the Ming Tombs and other scenic spots have been opened, and the service modes of fixed time, fixed routes, fixed stops and fixed fares have been implemented. At the same time, the ticket prices of scenic spots have been re-examined and adjusted, and the "kickback" trend has been resolutely stopped, and the order of the tourist passenger transport market has been significantly improved.

  Since June 18th, the business hours of 36 main bus lines in urban and suburban areas have been extended by an average of more than one hour, with a maximum of two and a half hours, which further facilitates citizens to travel at night.

  Invested 150 million yuan, updated and purchased 618 buses, and scrapped 268 old cars, which greatly improved the quality and capacity of buses; 5 new bus stops and 8 renovations; 595 new waiting sheds were built, which improved the waiting conditions for the masses.

  From October 12, the minimum interval between trains on the first line of the subway was shortened from 3: 30 to 3: 00, and the capacity was increased by 17.6%.

  Five, the implementation of the minimum living security system for urban residents to arrange disaster relief funds of 52.7 million yuan.

  Since July 1st, the minimum living security system for urban residents has been implemented for the first time in Beijing. In 1996, the minimum living security line was determined as the monthly per capita income of 170 yuan, and a total of 6.4 million yuan of living allowance was paid to 34,000 people.

  Since December, the card system of grain and oil supply for urban low-income residents has been implemented. A poverty alleviation card has been issued to 9003 people. With this card, each person can go to the designated grain store to buy 20 yuan’s grain, oil and food once a month.

  A total of 27.245 million yuan was borrowed for the living expenses of 72,000 employees in 372 enterprises that stopped production or stopped production.

  For more than 3,000 disabled soldiers in rural areas, the pension will be increased each year in 84 yuan-1000 yuan; For orphans and disabled children and the "three noes" (no one to rely on, no source of livelihood first, no fixed occupation and income), the relief and subsidies will be increased in 40 yuan and 20 yuan respectively each month.

  From the unemployment insurance fund, more than 10 million yuan was given to enterprises that set up the tertiary industry, created new jobs and resettled laid-off workers, and 13,000 laid-off workers were resettled.

  Allocate 20 million yuan to relocate 4,500 households and 12,000 people in small and dangerous villages in mountainous areas; 2.5 million yuan was allocated to support remote mountainous areas, 4,000 hectares of orchards were newly developed, 1,300 hectares of economic ditches were developed, and 45 wells were drilled, thus solving the drinking water problem of 15,000 people and 3,000 large livestock. The per capita annual labor income of rural areas in remote mountainous areas increased by 263 yuan over the previous year, up by 16.4%.

  Six, 10 aspects of environmental protection, comprehensive completion of the expansion of green space area of 671 hectares.

  26 comprehensive environmental control projects in Shijingshan area were completed on schedule. Among them, the newly-upgraded dust removal equipment in Shougang Company’s transfer station, steelmaking plant, sintering plant and Yanshan Cement Plant and the newly-installed dust removal device in Gaofei Power Plant were put into operation, reducing the dust emission by 5,500 tons.

  Complete the three-year planning and management task of oil depots and gas stations in urban groundwater source protection areas. 7333 hectares of water conservation forest were planted in the upper reaches of Miyun and Huairou reservoirs.

  Completed the deadline treatment and relocation of 50 key industrial pollution sources, among which 15 factories and workshops with serious pollution nuisance, such as Wujian Component Factory and Daily Enamel Factory, have stopped production or moved; 36 enterprises with serious pollution such as papermaking, tanning, printing, bleaching and dyeing were banned, closed or stopped on schedule.

  There are 1,863,200 trees planted, 1,962,500 square meters of grass planted, 1,010,000 perennial flowers planted and 1,045,800 hedges planted in the suburbs around the city. Expand the green area by 671 hectares and complete 25% of the Ninth Five-Year Plan.

  Longtan lake Park Wanliutang, Sangcui Park and other park scenic spots have been newly built and improved, with a total of 9 scenic spots. Among them, the newly-built Huangye Village Scenic Area in Beijing Botanical Garden reproduces the natural secluded and wild mountain village environment when Cao Xueqin wrote books in his later years.

  The newly-built residential area has expanded the greening area by 86.26 hectares, and the original residential area has been afforested by 10.24 hectares; The greening and beautification of residential areas is gradually developing towards national forest.

  Completed artificial afforestation of 16,900 hectares, aerial seeding afforestation of 23,000 hectares and closing hillsides for afforestation of 13,400 hectares; Harness 2600 hectares of sandy wasteland.

  Around Miyun and Huairou reservoirs, 7,300 hectares of water source protection forests were artificially constructed, exceeding the plan by 11%. In Yongding River, Kangzhuang River, Chaobai River, Dasha River and other five sandstorm hazard areas, we will intensify the control of sand shortage and build 3500 hectares of windbreak and sand fixation forest. In order to solve the serious shortage of firewood or domestic fuel in some mountainous villages, 1,300 hectares of firewood forests were built.

  Seven, the city’s total exchange capacity exceeded 4 million residential buildings, and the total number of postal services reached 26,452.

  764,000 local telephone exchanges were connected to the Internet, and the total capacity of telephone exchanges in the city reached 4.42 million, of which the total capacity of public network exchanges reached 3.06 million, and the problem of "difficult installation" in some areas was obviously alleviated. The number of local telephone users actually increased by 452,000, and the total number of households reached 1.95 million. The telephone penetration rate in the whole city reached 29.8%, of which the telephone penetration rate in the suburbs around the city reached 43.6%.

  16,000 public telephones were added, bringing the total number of public telephones in the city to 36,000; 128,000 mobile phones were added, and the total number of mobile phone users reached 289,000. 18,000 new long-distance telephone lines were opened, bringing the total number to 60,000. The international toll can be directly dialed to 244 countries and regions, and the domestic toll can be directly dialed to 2,293 cities and counties, an increase of 24 countries and regions and 237 cities and counties respectively over the previous year.

  12 new post and telecommunications sub-offices were built and 10 were rebuilt and expanded. There are 45 new post offices, with a total of 589. The matching rate of post offices in residential areas increased from 50% in 1995 to 57%. 1100 new residential buildings were mailed, 1.67 times that of the previous year, and the total number of residential buildings in the city reached 26452.

  The investment rate of sending ordinary letters to each other in urban areas reached 96% the next day, an increase of 1 percentage point over the previous year; The direct delivery rate of express mail in the city reached 100%.

  Eight, the municipal performing arts groups to strengthen the quality consciousness to create 26 new plays, more than 4000 performances.

  The newly produced children’s drama Snow Boy, musical drama Longxugou, drama Sugar-Coated Berry and Peking Opera Legend of the White Snake have been well received by the masses. Organize 260 special cultural performances on weekends. The Beijing Symphony Orchestra holds a free concert for students on weekends every month. 60 cinemas in the city sell tickets at half price every Saturday morning, which is very popular among the masses.

  Mass cultural activities take festivals as the leader and seasons as the stage, which are continuous all year round, and the number of people participating in them reaches 20 million. For the first time, the "Flowers in May" was staged in the whole city, with 41,000 programs compiled by all districts, counties and industries, including more than 7,500 programs praising hometown and reflecting new changes in reform and new things, with 424,000 performances and 3.42 million people. In summer, the Cultural Square takes advantage of the community, taking the square, hutong, campus, construction site and countryside as the stage, and holds tens of thousands of cultural performances, open-air movies, open-air dances, oil painting of traditional Chinese opera and yangko flowers in more than 900 venues, attracting tens of millions of people, an increase of more than 3 million over the previous year.

  Carry out cultural activities in the countryside. Donated tens of thousands of books to Yanqing, Mentougou and other counties, and donated more than 1,800 books to the old revolutionary base areas. Organized more than 300 performances in the countryside, including more than 300 performances in 60 remote towns and villages. 32 copies of feature films and 40 copies of science and education films were presented to 10 suburban counties.

  Nine, strengthen the construction of schools with weak foundations and complete the construction of teachers’ houses of 10,000 square meters.

  Efforts have been made to solve the problem of high fees for students who choose schools, and containment measures have been formulated to clear the high fees of 18 million yuan, which has basically curbed the problem of high fees for students who choose schools.

  Established the system that the city’s main leaders contact schools with weak foundations, and signed a responsibility letter to change schools with weak foundations. The investment of 100 million yuan (more than the sum of the investment in the previous three years) has improved the running conditions of a number of schools.

  10 million yuan was allocated to install earth heating for 36 primary schools and 53 middle schools in 7 mountain counties.

  Completed the construction of 430,000 square meters of residential buildings for general and adult teachers. Among them, 310 million yuan was invested to build 320,000 square meters of the first phase project of "Yuxin Garden", a residential area for college teachers, and 3,500 teachers moved into new homes.

  Ten, the "strike hard" struggle has achieved remarkable results, and the social security order has further improved.

  With the "strike hard" struggle, the situation of poor public security in some places has obviously improved, and the upward trend of criminal cases has been effectively curbed. In the whole year, 11,000 major cases were cracked, more than 1,400 fugitives were arrested, and more than 1,400 criminal gangs were destroyed. The incidence rate of major cases decreased by 10.2% compared with the previous year. In particular, three major bank robberies were cracked, which shocked criminals.

  Intensify the rectification of public security order, focus on rectifying a number of public security chaos, and focus on rectifying the public security order around universities and Shougang, so that the public security order in these areas has obviously improved.

  Taking the opportunity of implementing the Gun Control Law, we will vigorously carry out the work of collecting illegal guns and cleaning up and rectifying them. A total of more than 15,000 illegal guns, more than 29,000 bullets and more than 31,000 controlled knives were collected. 25,000 civilian guns were recovered, with a recovery rate of 99.7%. It took the lead in comprehensively completing the task of cleaning up and rectifying guns in the country.

  In 1996, people’s governments at all levels did a lot of work directly related to people’s lives, but there were still some unsatisfactory things. In the new year, we should unite more closely around the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Jiang Zemin at the core, unite as one, make great efforts, do solid work, and continue to do more practical things for the people.

The developer reported that Fushun secretary was tried. Continued: Relevant departments investigated the truth.

    Source: Legal Daily


    Yu Jin, a female real estate developer, was wanted, arrested, detained, tried and later acquitted during reporting Zhou Yinxiao, the former secretary of the municipal party committee of Fushun City, Liaoning Province. After twists and turns, the dust finally settled. This case has attracted wide attention from relevant departments of Liaoning Province and leaders of Fushun City. The reporter learned today that Yu Jin did not appeal after being acquitted by the court of first instance. The protest filed by the original public prosecution agency was withdrawn by the Fushun Municipal People’s Procuratorate on August 15 this year, and the Fushun Intermediate People’s Court made a ruling on August 21 to allow the withdrawal of the protest. The relevant departments of Fushun City are investigating the truth of Yu Jin’s criminal investigation.


    The first-instance judgment of the court was withdrawn by the municipal procuratorate in protest of the innocent district procuratorate.


    On June 21st this year, the court in wanghua district, Fushun, made a first-instance judgment of acquittal against the female developer Yu Jin. The judgment holds that the prosecution accused the defendant Yu Jin of being the person to be executed, and refused to execute it if the circumstances were serious and the evidence was insufficient. The defendant Yu Jin was accused of refusing to execute the judgment or ruling, and the charge was not established. Defendant Yu Jin argued that the opinion that he didn’t know about the seizure when transferring the vehicle was consistent with the facts found in the trial and was adopted. His defender believes that the defense opinions accusing the defendant Yu Jin of refusing to execute the judgment, unclear facts and insufficient evidence are consistent with the facts found in the trial and should be adopted.


    Yu Jin did not appeal against the judgment of the court of first instance, but the wanghua district Procuratorate of Fushun City, the original public prosecution agency, protested on June 26th, five days after the judgment of first instance. According to the protest, the defendant Yu Jin refused to carry out many effective judgments and rulings of the people’s court, which has reached the point that the circumstances are serious, the facts of the crime are clear, the evidence is true and sufficient, and he was convicted. Wanghua district People’s Court (2006) Fu Wang Chu Zi No.224 criminal judgment declared the defendant Yu Jin innocent because of insufficient evidence, which was obviously wrong.


    In the process of hearing this protest case, Fushun Intermediate People’s Court held that wanghua district Procuratorate had improperly protested, and on August 15th, 2007, it filed a withdrawal protest with Fushun Intermediate People’s Court in the form of the decision to withdraw the protest (No.5 (2007)). On August 21, 2007, Fushun Intermediate People’s Court ruled that Fushun City Procuratorate was allowed to withdraw its protest.


    The criminal investigation originated from a relocation dispute, which should not have been accepted by the military production court.


    The criminal investigation of Jin originated from a lawsuit caused by a house relocation dispute. In this case, more than ten households, such as former Fushun County traffic police Zhang Shaoqian, sued Liaoning Overseas Guangsha Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., with Yu Jin as the chairman, to Fushun Shuncheng District Court for relocation and resettlement. All these lawsuits ended in the failure of Liaoning Overseas Guangsha Real Estate Development Co., Ltd..


    Yu Jin was dissatisfied with the result of losing the case, so she always complained. She believes that these cases have wrongly identified the facts of the case and wrongly applied the law. For example, such cases are not under the jurisdiction of the court; These households had houses elsewhere at that time, which did not meet the conditions for resettlement.


    The reporter learned during the interview that the case involved military products, and the court should not accept it according to relevant regulations. Shuncheng District Court also mentioned in a "Statement of the Situation" written to Fushun Intermediate People’s Court on December 25, 2000 that according to the relevant regulations of Liaoning Higher People’s Court, the court should not accept the case. However, the Shuncheng District Court not only accepted it, but also made a judgment.


    After that, on August 8, 2003, the Supreme People’s Court made a special reply to the request of the Higher People’s Court of Liaoning Province for instructions on such cases, clearly stating that "if a party brings a lawsuit for this reason, it shall not accept or reject the lawsuit according to law, and may inform it to apply to the relevant department for settlement".


    The core of the dispute in this case is whether more than ten households such as Zhang Shaoqian should be relocated. According to the provisions of the handling opinions on the demolition of military housing issued by Fushun Municipal Government at that time: "Households with complete three certificates and housing allocated elsewhere shall not be resettled in principle, but if there are indeed many children and there is not enough room, they shall be solved by their children’s units. If the units cannot solve them, they shall be solved by their parents’ units." According to the survey, more than ten households, such as Zhang Shaoqian, have houses elsewhere, which are not the resettlement targets.


    As soon as these lawsuits happened, Yu Jin felt very abnormal and there were signs of manipulation. Yu Jin introduced that a relative of one of the parties was in the Shuncheng District Court, and the judge was handling the case during the trial and execution. Therefore, in the lawsuit, Liaoning Overseas Guangsha Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. requested Shuncheng District Court to withdraw, but it was rejected. Especially during the execution of this case, on December 21st, 2001, nine people, including Qi Guowen, held a letter of introduction from Shuncheng District Court and published a reward announcement. On May 9, 2002, the parties Qi Guowen and Ma Guiwen went to the industrial and commercial authorities to learn about the registration of Liaoning Overseas Guangsha Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. with a letter of introduction stamped with the official seal of Shuncheng District Court and printed with the words of investigation certification materials of Fushun Suburb People’s Court of Liaoning Province.


    Liaoning Overseas Guangsha Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. is a limited liability company. According to the provisions of the company law, shareholders will no longer be jointly and severally liable for the company’s debts if their registered capital is invested in place. However, the Shuncheng District Court added Yu Jin, a shareholder of the company, as the executor, and sealed up, frozen and detained Yu Jin’s private property.


    The case of being wanted and detained after reporting Zhou Yinxiao has attracted the attention of Liaoning Province and Fushun City.


    During Jin’s reporting to Zhou Yinxiao, the former secretary of Fushun Municipal Party Committee, the development of the case was even more eye-catching. On May 8, 2005, Yu Jin was wanted online by Shuncheng District Public Security Bureau of Fushun City, Liaoning Province. On the column of "Case Category" in the "Information Registration Form of Fugitive Persons", it is written: Refusing to execute the judgment or ruling case is related to the underworld. Also wrote in the column of "escape type": criminal detention at large. On October 6, 2005, Yu Jin was criminally detained by Shuncheng District Public Security Bureau on suspicion of refusing to execute the judgment or ruling. During Jin’s detention, on July 3, 2006, Shuncheng District Court auctioned all the necessities and houses of Yu Jin and his son. When Yu Jin was arrested, it also led to the detention of an Audi luxury car under the name of Zhu, an outsider borrowed by Yu Jin.


    Yu Jin told reporters: "It is gratifying that the relevant departments of Liaoning Province and the leaders of Fushun City attached great importance to this case. Zhou Zhongxuan, secretary of Fushun Municipal Party Committee, gave important instructions. Wang Shuya, member of the Standing Committee of Fushun Municipal Committee and secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, personally understood the case, and the relevant departments are investigating all the facts of the case. On August 16, Yao Feng, a former member of the leading group for the transformation of military products and director of the Municipal Letters and Calls Office, personally found me to verify the situation. "


    Yu Jin said, I’m not suing for myself, because I know that all these problems are only caused by a few people. If these black sheep are not removed, the public image and development environment of Fushun will be seriously affected.


    She finally told reporters that one day the whole truth would come out. By that time, I will, as always, actively join the ranks of Fushun construction team and do my part for Fushun’s economic development. (Huo Shiming)


Editor: zhangxin