China: Empire of Illusion
Professor Frank Dikötter, renowned for his expertise in direct archival research of primary sources within China, gives a succinct masterclass in exactly how the CCP and its Socialist economy are a facade used as a propaganda weapon around the world.
I’m telling you right now CCP Carney - ZERO - not one of your shoddily made, fire hazard, rolling spy platforms rife with kill switches - otherwise known as CCP made EVs - will ever touch American soil.
It’s bad enough how terribly your policies will hurt Canadians.
Americans won’t stand for you putting our national security at further risk.
@BaldingsWorld@_blueskyfly Should be one of the most obvious changes to make, but somehow obvious changes are hard to make because “this is how we’ve been doing it for years” 😒
Love to see it 💪💪
Hey Michael, I’m sure you have seen it, but how about the inimitable “Wilson Edwards”.
A literal CCP fabrication that posted on Facebook and Twitter whose sole objective was to convince the world that the United States was bullying the WHO into blaming China for COVID.
Now fully outed as a CCP propaganda bot.
“Swiss biologist Wilson Edwards”
Another whole cloth fabrication by the CCP’s unrestricted warfare propaganda campaign against the West and the free world.
“Swiss biologist Wilson Edwards”
Another whole cloth fabrication by the CCP’s unrestricted warfare propaganda campaign against the West and the free world.
Ever heard of the NPVIC?
It’s the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact and if enacted would completely subvert the Electoral College.
It's an agreement among U.S. states (and the District of Columbia) to award all of their electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the *national popular vote*, regardless of who wins the popular vote within each individual state.
The compact only goes into effect once states representing at least 270 electoral votes (a majority of the Electoral College) have joined.
Think it’s just a wild idea someone just thought up yesterday?
No. It’s already 77% of the way there.
As of November 2025:
- 17 states plus D.C. have joined
- They represent a combined *209 electoral votes*
- It needs another 61 electoral votes worth of states to reach 270
- 8 more states have this legislation that has been introduced in 2025 for later voting.
The official name is the “Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote,” but almost everyone just calls it the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact or National Popular Vote plan.
Who enters our country and who is given the right to vote matters.
No matter what state they settle in.
Ever heard of the NPVIC?
It’s the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact and if enacted would completely subvert the Electoral College.
It's an agreement among U.S. states (and the District of Columbia) to award all of their electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the *national popular vote*, regardless of who wins the popular vote within each individual state.
The compact only goes into effect once states representing at least 270 electoral votes (a majority of the Electoral College) have joined.
Think it’s just a wild idea someone just thought up yesterday?
No. It’s already 77% of the way there.
As of November 2025:
- 17 states plus D.C. have joined
- They represent a combined *209 electoral votes*
- It needs another 61 electoral votes worth of states to reach 270
- 8 more states have this legislation that has been introduced in 2025 for later voting.
The official name is the “Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote,” but almost everyone just calls it the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact or National Popular Vote plan.
Who enters our country and who is given the right to vote matters.
No matter what state they settle in.
CCP infiltration of American higher ed is worse than almost anyone in Congress realizes.
Rep. Pat Fallon understands it is a crisis.
Thank you for driving a solution, @RepPatFallon.
This is INSANE! Yet ANOTHER example of Chinese nationals trying to infiltrate and threaten our country.
Thank you @DHSgov and @USCG for protecting our country and keeping our citizens SAFE!
I’m telling you right now CCP Carney - ZERO - not one of your shoddily made, fire hazard, rolling spy platforms rife with kill switches - otherwise known as CCP made EVs - will ever touch American soil.
It’s bad enough how terribly your policies will hurt Canadians.
Americans won’t stand for you putting our national security at further risk.
For many parents in China this week, the biggest news has been the discovery of formamide in diapers produced by several well-known domestic brands. According to reports, after a journalist used a baby diaper overnight, the concentration of formamide detected in his blood nearly doubled.
Formamide is a colourless organic compound commonly used as an industrial solvent. In 2012, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) listed formamide as a Category 1B reproductive toxic substance, meaning that animal testing data indicates it poses potential risks to the human reproductive system.
This is yet another example of how China, despite being home to some of the world’s tallest skyscrapers and cutting-edge technologies ranging from robots to AI, remains fundamentally a failed state.
1. First, this reflects the failure of China’s growth model.
As I have argued repeatedly, after nearly fifty years of development, China still fundamentally relies on a low-cost growth model. Why would diaper manufacturers use formamide in products meant for babies? The answer is simple: in industries operating on razor-thin profit margins, competition is so brutal that every possible cost must be cut. Formamide often enters the production process through the use of cheap industrial adhesives, low-quality plastics, and other hazardous chemical materials used to reduce manufacturing costs.
In many ways, it is difficult to blame factory owners alone. Between tax burdens that in many cases exceed what companies pay their workers, along with growing external pressures such as tariffs imposed on Chinese exports, many manufacturers simply cannot survive unless they save every penny on materials and production costs.
2. More broadly, this exposes the failure of China’s governance model.
Over the years, China has experienced countless scandals involving workplace safety, product safety, and food safety. Unlike many developing countries where such problems stem primarily from weak enforcement capacity, China’s problem is different.
The Chinese state possesses enormous enforcement capacity. The issue is that the government deliberately chooses to deploy that capacity selectively — overwhelmingly in areas that threaten the regime itself.
This is why someone criticizing the government anonymously online can often be identified within minutes and imprisoned, while those producing unsafe food, toxic consumer products, or dangerous industrial goods frequently face little real consequence.
The reason is simple: the officials making these decisions do not consume these products themselves.
Ultimately, the only way for Chinese citizens to live a genuinely decent and secure life is political change. Otherwise, these scandals will continue to repeat themselves again and again, just as they have for decades — from the melamine-tainted milk powder scandal to toxic diapers today.
The pattern is clear: under the current system, economic growth may produce skyscrapers and advanced technology, but it cannot guarantee something as basic as safe food, safe products, or basic human dignity.