Evelyne&Jeff’s Excellent China Adventure Series. Months spent traveling the back roads of China. Short videos with transcripts, captioned photos, articles and critical commentary. The REAL Chinese people you do not know!
Shenzhen
Note: I lived and worked in Shenzhen, 2016-2019. Amazing place!
Introduction
Here is Part 1 of 2, in case you missed it,
Videos
#1: on commercial flights, buses, metros, in shopping centers, parks, on TV and just about everywhere else, there are “Praise for the PLA” videos that the people love to watch. They really show how much the citizens respect and honor their soldiers, who in turn honor and help them when in need. This one is on the Shenzhen Metro and speaks volumes about the Party-People-PLA-Patriotism-Pride nexus of solidarity, especially when reading the subtitles I’ve translated below. I’ve seen nothing like it around the world.
There is my voiceover in the video, which pretty much says everything I wrote in these two articles. Below is the transcription of the Chinese subtitles throughout the video. It’s interesting, Shenzhen Subway Company mixes in a little promotion for itself as well as safety messages the public.
Transcript
Maintain national security
Ensure national unity, ethnic solidarity, and social stability
Strengthening the Security Barrier on the Southwest Border of China
Promote the construction of the “the Belt and Road”
Assist in the development of the western region
Accelerate the development of border areas
Promote communication, exchange, and integration among various ethnic groups
Forge a sense of community for the Chinese nation
Strengthen national defense and military modernization construction
Enhance the ability to carry out diverse military tasks
Resolutely defend national sovereignty, security, and development interests
Maintain world peace and regional stability
Promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind
Deepening the development strategy of military civilian integration
Strengthen national defense education for all citizens
Create a strong atmosphere in the whole society that cares about national defense, loves national defense, builds national defense, and defends national defense
Enhance the national security awareness of the entire population
Jointly safeguard national security
Start with me, start with small things
Building a People’s Defense Line for National Security Together
Download the National Anti-Fraud Center APP and activate the fraud warning function
Protect the safety of your wallet
Please use the same ticket type or boarding code when entering or exiting the gate
Avoid abnormal deduction of fees
In case of any abnormalities, please contact the station staff promptly
Remember the national anti-fraud hotline
Protect the safety of your wallet
#2: this is a good overview of the PLA’s public support work, in newsreel style.
#3-8: above are six short videos showing all the different kind of work PLA soldiers to off base and battlefield. It’s easy to see why the Chinese people love them.
#9-#13: Everywhere the PLA goes in-country to help the people, they are showered with food, gifts, praise and street-lined, flag-waving parades. Not just the PLA, but all the various rescue units and firefighters (the ones in orange uniforms) are just as revered and respected. The images speak for themselve. If you have heart, these 15 minutes of videos will pull on your heartstrings.
No one wants war, but I would love to see Weimarized NATO try to take on 1.4 billion Chinese, locked in solidarity with their Communist Party of China and their People’s Liberation Army. The Judeo-West will get its collective face smashed into a thousand pieces and rubbed in a mountain of bloodly dog shit. Not to mention DPRK and Russia supporting them from the flanks! I’m sure Iran would lend a hand too…
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