Rising Xenophobia in China, The Third Plenum, and Toxic Contamination of Cooking Oils
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After yet another stabbing attack hit headlines, which saw a Chinese man attack a Japanese woman and her son, Miles Yu explains why the Chinese Communist Party and its state-fueled propaganda machine are at fault for rising xenophobia in China. The episode goes on to explain what to expect from the CCP's Third Plenum, and finishes covering an investigative story that exposed wide spread toxic contamination of cooking oils in China.
- Welcome to China Insider, a podcast from the Hudson Institute's China Center. I'm Miles Yu, Senior Fellow and Director of the China Center. Join me each week for our analysis of the major events concerning China, China threat, and their implications to the U.S. and beyond. (upbeat music) I'm Phil Hakesef, today is Tuesday, July 16th, and three topics are on deck for Miles this week. First, we discuss the rise of xenophobia in China. After yet another stabbing attack hit headlines recently, which saw a Chinese man attack a Japanese woman and her son. Miles explains why the CCP and its state-fueled propaganda machine are at fault. Second, we preview and detail the CCP's third plenum, a gathering of party leadership happening this week, and why we shouldn't expect any reasonable reforms to come out of the meeting. Lastly, an investigative journalist revealed widespread toxic contamination of cooking oils in China, after finding that tanker trucks were transporting chemicals like kerosene, unloading, and then refilling with cooking oil without any cleaning or decontamination in between. The reporter has been disappeared, of course, but at the chagrin of the party, the story and public outrage has not. All right, happy Tuesday, Miles, good to see you again. Good to see you again, Phil. Obviously, there was big news in the U.S. over the weekend with the assassination attempt on former President Trump. Before we get started, do you wanna say anything about what happened, Miles, just from your perspective? Well, God bless former President Donald Trump and God bless America. And let's pray for him and for the victims of this tragic incident, as well as let's pray for America. Amen, that's behind everything we do here. Starting off this week, we are highlighting a violent story out of Sujo, where a Chinese assailant attacked a Japanese woman and her son using a knife. Both survived the attack with injuries, mostly thanks to a Chinese bystander who stepped in during the altercation, a 55-year-old woman who was a school bus attendant, no less. She had the knife turned on her and she died as a result, really a tragic story.
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