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Hello everyone,
I'm Teacher Chen.
Welcome to our live stream today!
It's a
very exciting day!
First, I
'd like to announce
that our Spring Divination Ceremony will be
held on May 20th.
This year's ceremony is special
because
the divine grace
has granted us an auspicious day for our infertility ceremonies.
These auspicious
days
occur about six times a year,
but
it's
not so easy
for you to happen to be on the right day. I remember it happened about four or five years ago.
This time, it just so happens to
fall in May,
on a very auspicious day.
The divine instruction is
that this is our auspicious day
for holding our Five Directions Herb Garden
Li Dou Divination Ceremony.
All our registration methods
are below.
You can check them after you finish.
Because registration is from May 20th
to May 18th,
it's all automated now.
When the registration time
is up, it will automatically
close, and I can't help it.
So this time,
if you've registered for the Qingming Dharma Assembly
before , just check
your name in the registration form,
and you can register.
Remember, one person is one registration fee.
Don't check 10 people
and say, "Hey teacher, why 10 people, 10 registration fees
?" Yes, 10 people, 10 registration fees.
Okay, haha,
two people, okay?
There's no need to distinguish between the so-called China station or international station.
We'll
all register in one place,
so everyone will have no problem.
Okay, let me tell you this.
Remember, this Dharma Assembly is a difficult one.
Yes , because there are auspicious days
and lucky days
, which is good.
It's best to register as early as possible
because the later
you register, the greater the chance of forgetting.
Our homework starts very early,
so the earlier you register,
the earlier your name will be on the list.
Of course, you can enjoy the
benefits while doing the homework,
even if you register on the last day.
However, the process
is quite long.
The usual practice is 5 days, but
the teacher has extended it to
a much longer time.
Don't ask how long,
it will definitely be longer than 5 days.
This is
because this year is considered unlucky,
so the teacher has extended
the homework and practice sessions,
making sure everyone does special homework every day
to increase our good fortune.
This is my specialty,
so I went to... Okay,
all the other questions should be fine.
I've forgotten the rest.
Any other questions?
There shouldn't be anything else.
In April, the
teacher might go to Shanghai.
If anyone wants to make an appointment with the teacher
, please contact them.
There are some things
the teacher needs to handle in Shanghai
in April . What are the specific issues and when will
the teacher go? I don't know yet
, but it's impossible to go in May
because it's your Golden Week holiday,
everything is expensive, why
would I go?
I won't go, okay
You guys go by yourselves, have fun, okay? You
need to take care of my business and handle some company business,
then we can end this.
Okay, let's begin
this week's live broadcast.
Now,
our KMT Chairman,
Zheng Liwei,
went to mainland China.
Many people, of
course, understand. It's simple,
actually, as Taiwanese people,
it's very simple now:
whoever goes to the mainland
is
colluding
with the CCP, right?
This has already been tested
. I don't know
what
to mean by questioning our great Party,
oh dear, democratic leaders,
the world's beacon of democracy, the order is so weird,
where did I go wrong
?
Oh, this is our great leader,
riding a white horse at 6, climbing
Baiyun Mountain at 7,
able to shoot arrows at 9...
wait, who is this?
That seems to be surnamed Kim. Oh
no, surnamed Lai,
seems to be surnamed Kim.
Anyway,
I'm not questioning our great leadership government,
this is just saying the situation.
Actually, if you go there now,
you basically don't have any real power,
quite different from when Ma Yunjiu was.
For a long time,
he actually held real power in one hand. Oh,
he's actually quite different,
but he doesn't have real power here. He's
currently a weak party chairman
because his resources within the KMT
are actually quite limited .
To put it bluntly,
the younger generation will support Cheng Li-wen
, but the older generation will
basically go against him .
Who's the benchmark figure?
It's simple, it's Chao Shao-kang.
People like him, the older generation,
can't stand women engaging in illicit affairs.
Plus, Cheng Li-wen's background
isn't exactly clean
. How should I put it?
Cheng Li-wen is a former member of the DPP,
so he's not exactly the kind of person who... You know,
the pure bloodline
isn't pure.
So,
the Kuomintang actually had a large generation of
middle-aged and
older members
who were quite resentful of
being told what to do
, not showing any consideration for others or the older generation.
They just told them to do what they were
told.
But we need to consider this :
if an organization has a future and hope,
it needs a central leader.
If you don't have a central leader
, or if you don't have the courage
to cut ties with the previous generation,
saying "I can't extend my reach too far"
or "I can't retain your power,
" then the situation becomes very aristocratic.
I think that's bad for any organization,
especially for the higher-ups.
So, you need a new generation of leaders
with the courage to change all of this.
I think this
is quite appropriate
from the perspective of our
historical logic.
This is my personal opinion.
Of course,
In
this situation,
Zheng Liwei went to
mainland China.
That's very unusual.
I really can't say it's unusual
, but it's actually a very high level of treatment,
probably the highest level of treatment in China.
I genuinely believe that
for a party with the Chinese Communist Party's structure,
this direct approach, bypassing layers of
bureaucracy and directly targeting Xi Jinping,
demonstrates
a very high level of sincerity.
Normally, a
party chairman with little real power
or
a vice-general secretary or
deputy secretary , or even just a
second or third-ranking official, to discuss the
matter
. But this time, it was a very high-level affair—Xi Jinping, the General Secretary, personally
met with
Zheng
Liwen
, the chairman of the Kuomintang
(KMT) . Don't underestimate the political philosophy in China; there
are many parties,
not just the Chinese Communist Party.
I
forget where—
to Xi'an or Shanghai,
I 'll
ask Mr. Jin Ying later
I even encountered the KMT headquarters while driving by,
you know?
Haha, that's quite a sight!
I saw the KMT headquarters in mainland China.
Of course, the KMT
is… Our own Kuomintang (KMT)
is not the Kuomintang in Taiwan,
okay? These two are completely different, right
? There are all sorts of different factions here
, but their factions can't
reach the ruling party at all
levels.
Okay, the truth is
, they have factions in various places.
Don't sit there
and think, there aren't any other factions.
Actually, there are other factions
, but they're a bit like rubber stamps.
That's the truth,
they're a bit like rubber stamps
. But, for all of you,
whether you're a political commissar or anyone else,
meeting Xi Jinping
is an extremely difficult thing.
So, for a place like Taiwan Province,
well, it's part of China,
and they think, well,
and then they give your party chairman,
even though you're not from the ruling party,
such an exceptional meeting?
I think that's quite remarkable .
I really think
that's quite remarkable.
So,
we should look at this from this
perspective : China's current and future
situation with Taiwan
is shifting towards
a more open state.
Because without unification,
there's definitely no problem.
These recent military exercises in the Vie Island area
have basically confirmed that
it will be anytime
. Any means,
anywhere
, can complete the encirclement of Taiwan.
Therefore, it's almost certain
that the "five unifications" will be 100% successful.
Don't underestimate
the past
"Joint Sword" exercises.
Those exercises truly
revealed everything about Taiwan
, including its underground and surface defenses,
hydrological conditions,
and air defense capabilities.
They basically knew everything about you.
Don't underestimate these three "Joint Sword" exercises
; they were a crucial watershed moment. Not only has
the median line of the Taiwan Strait
vanished , but they can
also maintain a constant encirclement of
Taiwan
from all four directions.
There's nothing we can do about him.
He can surround us first and then resupply
us; they can actually do that.
But it's different with Japan.
Japan can only
pressure you from one side
in one place.
But with Taiwan,
basically, once you've surrounded us,
you can't react in time.
You might say, "This was a misunderstanding,
I'll show you what's what next time. "
The second time, even though they've already surrounded us,
you still say, "Oh,
this time I was careless, right?
I didn't dodge, right?
Next time,
I'll fight you back, right?"
Our Minister of National Defense has said things like that, hasn't he? But
if they
surround us the third time, well,
that's going too far
, we have no comment.
In the end, there's nothing we can do.
With their three consecutive visits,
they've
essentially blocked all avenues
for our escape
or overseas revival movements.
Since
everything's blocked,
doesn't that mean
they're 100% certain there are no problems?
We can
see from these three visits that
there are absolutely no issues
. So, without any problems, why
are they opening up now?
Well, war is like that.
We can see from all modern wars—
whether it's the war in Thailand,
,
Iran,
or even
the war between Pakistan and the Taliban—
they all severely damage a nation's strength.
It's certain that
minimizing damage is
ideal
, but the Taiwan issue
is different.
If Taiwan is unified, it will definitely damage the nation
, but minimizing
the damage is the ultimate
goal . So, some people asked
if there would be a [unclear
- possibly a
specific event or
policy] in 2026. Some of the more dangerous ones...
Actually, I mentioned to everyone at the beginning of the year
that the risk factor for 2026 was relatively low.
But this only applies to 2026;
I didn't mention 2027.
Looking at the overall fortune,
plus our party leader,
the great son of democracy,
our
golden grandson
, the great leader,
his own strength
this year is quite good .
Under such favorable circumstances,
will there be any problems?
really, not
really.
As long as he doesn't speak out,
basically this year
will be peaceful and uneventful.
There won't be any major upheavals .
But the teenagers at the end of the year
are a different story.
I'm just saying
that Taiwan's overall fortune,
along with our great leader,
is relatively smooth.
We can understand this. So, what are some of the negotiation policies
that Zheng Liwen
brought back this time?
Actually, there are many.
For example, the first is that
he needs to
establish a communication mechanism
between the KMT and the CCP.
In other words,
he believes that
now there's a need for someone
to talk to him about ideologies and
exchange ideas .
Isn't that a good thing ?
I really think
it is.
You can't say things like, "
We, the KMT and the CCP,
are irreconcilable enemies," or "
Things from decades ago,
" because those things
should be in the past.
I really think
those things from decades ago
should be in the past
. Now,
if they're willing, they should
lower their heads and look at us first.
We shouldn't reject them. "
I can't eat a full meal because of my backbone
." I'm telling you, honestly,
you can't eat a full meal because of your backbone. You should still do what
you need to do.
I'm saying this
is very true, okay? So, this is what
the KMT and the CCP
are saying... The platform-based two-way exchange mechanism for youth
is quite good .
They have youth groups that
can exchange ideas
and visit each other.
In fact, many universities and colleges in Taiwan
have naturalized students.
As you all know,
we don't only have Indonesians
, Thais
, or black people. There are quite a few
yellow-skinned people
in our
colleges and universities . It's just that everyone comes
for
different
reasons
.
Some come to study
and see what we have,
while
others admire our democracy and freedom
and respect our system.
So,
after the platform is established,
the places you come from... After you arrive,
it's not just a small amount,
but a systematic
exchange between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.
I think this is a good thing.
But the most important thing is the third point. The
third and most important point is
that it promotes the coastal areas of Fujian
to connect with Jingmen and Matsu
under the right conditions
.
The four
connections
are not just about access
to the sea and swimming,
but about water, electricity , gas, and bridges . This is a very important thing. If you connect Kinmen and Matsu
with Fuzhou in China,
let me be honest.
Once these four connections are established,
you basically don't need to think about
what resistance
Kinmen and Matsu can offer
, because their lives will be in their hands.
You've achieved
that. You
can only
eat and drink
their water, eat their food,
and use their gas.
Does that benefit the people of Kinmen and Matsu ?
Of course it does, right?
The price is different,
isn't it?
You won't have water or power outages, right
? So
you won't have gas outages either
.
Unless
you turn it into the first beachhead, there shouldn't be any problems with the four connections.
The most important thing is the bridge.
With the connecting bridge,
the People's Liberation Army can just drive across,
right
? Would you dare to blow up the bridge?
You can't, you can blow up the bridge, right? Blowing up the
bridge, wouldn't you blow up yourself?
There's no
advantage to it.
Here's
something you all need to know:
Kinmen and Matsu are incredibly close to Fuzhou.
Really, very close!
I'm not just saying
it feels close ,
it's literally incredibly close .
I'm a second-generation Matsu resident
, and I volunteered to serve in the military there.
Others might be afraid of
the Golden Horse Awards, but I was the one who immediately raised my hand when I went to
Matsu.
If a guide was holding my hand, I'd immediately raise it, right?
If there was an ancestor in Matsu, I'd immediately raise it.
I'd only raise it if I was sure it was my ancestor.
Why go home?
Right? My ancestral home is there.
When I went, there were no family members left
, but I still went.
So when we were on guard duty,
we could see
right across the city. You
could see Fuzhou!
On a clear day,
without fog or
, you could see Fuzhou directly at a glance. Okay,
and you're saying those
vegetables at the vegetable stalls on the ground, where do they come from
? Are they grown locally in Matsu?
Do you believe that?
Yes, they are grown locally
, but you know Matsu is granite,
how can you
grow so much? And where do
the
meat and vegetables come from?
Some things are better
left unsaid
it's pointless to talk about them, you know?
So, Brother Bin,
you have to go shopping every day, right?
Driving that military truck to buy things.
The vegetables and rice you buy,
and what are they
? Rice, no,
rice is something the country provides,
right? And where do
the vegetables and meat come from?
Think about where those vegetables come from
. Aren't they just fatty meat?
Hey,
that's a very normal thing.
And Brother Bin,
sometimes you secretly go down the mountain to buy alcohol, right? You buy
alcohol and come back, it's Red Star Erguotou,
and later, mainland liquor. Is it good?
Not really,
I really think...
It didn't taste good,
but the Red Star Erguotou I drank was
n't genuine,
otherwise I really wouldn't have thought it tasted good
. So, this means that
between the two sides of the strait,
basically, as long as Kinmen and Matsu
have these four links,
they've already enjoyed the advantages of others' self-interest.
So, if it really comes to taking over Taiwan,
neither side needs to defend
themselves, right?
They can just surrender on the spot.
No matter how badly you can't
beat them,
even if you don't have these links, if
they want to attack you,
it'll be a quick thing.
People on both sides of the strait,
I'm telling you... Let me tell you
something .
For example, if you go to Xiamen,
right?
How many people from Kinmen bought houses there?
I'm telling you,
a lot of them
are from Kinmen and Matsu.
They bought houses in Xiamen and Fuzhou a long time ago,
buying huge amounts,
right? Some people bought a lot
, even a lot.
They had foresight
, right? Now the prices
have increased 30 to 50 times, more than that.
Why? Because they bought 30 or 40 years ago.
You can't do anything about
it . 30 to 40 years ago,
about 25 to 30 years ago,
like some people I know,
they bought
there, right? Did they make a profit?
Making money? It's like
making a fortune !
People are going to Shenzhen to buy
things, right? Making a fortune
! You could live three lifetimes
and still earn more
just by buying three
or five houses. How much
did those
houses cost before? There's no price list,
okay?
So,
given the conditions along the Fujian coast,
providing water, electricity, gas, and bridges to Jingmen and Mazi
is extremely important.
Of course, there's some unnecessary talk later,
like the 1992 Consensus.
The 1992 Consensus is necessary
because
we have no choice but to deal with it
as required.
But regarding the "One China" consensus,
and whether it's about "each side having its own interpretation,"
I didn't see the main point this time:
"One China."
On the
basis
of opposing Taiwan independence , it didn't specifically emphasize whether there 's "each side having its own interpretation
" within "One China."
This is actually a controversial point.
But... Under this premise,
Taiwanese agricultural products that meet quarantine requirements
can be imported into mainland China for convenience.
So
it's very simple.
The requirement
is that the packaging must say "China, Taiwan,"
it's that simple,
right
? If it passes quarantine
, the
farmers must write "China, Taiwan" on the export label
, otherwise it can't enter. Either
you don't sell
, or you have to do it this way.
You can't say, "I want to make money in China,
so I don't obey China's regulations."
There's no way around it
because the packaging requires you to write it like that.
So it's all about "
If you want money, come on
over." Anyway, China is so big, it
won't make a difference if
you don't comply with our rules. You have to obey our rules.
You agree, right?
Many people say this is lowering national dignity.
I say this is controversial,
right? For example, if you go
to an Arab country,
don't you see women drinking, dancing
, and singing in the streets at night?
Will you arrest me?
You say it violates the freedom of sexuality, but that's not okay because that's their rule, right? There's nothing you can do
.
Take
India, for example. You say I can open a steakhouse, right
? Nobody dares to eat there,
right? They even dare
to vandalize it . So you say you're interfering with my freedom of eating
? You can say that,
but there's nothing
you can do. It's a country that considers cows sacred.
There are many things
where the situation is beyond your control
. Either you obey their rules
, or you don't sell.
They're not forcing you to sell
. It's a very realistic thing.
And the most important thing is that
research is being conducted on suitable areas
to build docks for Taiwanese deep-sea fishing boats
to moor and unload their catch
. In other words, Taiwanese
fishing boats
can sell their catch to the mainland.
It's that simple
. It's very simple.
Also, it's about
facilitating the import of
Taiwanese food products into the mainland by registering Taiwanese food companies
. The food industry in Taiwan
can import products to the mainland,
establish a company there
, pay taxes according to local laws,
and then
sell the products.
This is the model.
We can actually see a similar approach
in
After Hainan Island was closed off from the mainland,
it basically welcomed countries
to engage in production,
trade, and processing
there, and then resell the products.
This
had already been piloted in Guangdong
and Fujian
in the early days
, but you couldn't convert exports to domestic sales.
Back then,
with processing trade
and import/export,
you couldn't convert exports to domestic sales,
otherwise you would be heavily taxed.
Now, with Hainan Island closed off from the mainland,
as we mentioned before,
it welcomes you to operate there.
Converting to domestic sales only requires paying taxes;
there's
no such strict prohibition.
So,
this is quite interesting.
It's really interesting
that Taiwan's fishing boat food industry
and small-scale commodity trading markets
—meaning
some of Taiwan's entrepreneurial industries—
can also start selling in China.
This kind of thing
actually existed in the past
, it 's not new.
Many people in Taiwan,
if you really open TikTok, let
me tell you,
many people in Taiwan
are live-streaming
every day.
Before, it wasn't allowed to live-stream on TikTok in Taiwan.
Seriously,
it wasn't possible before.
Now that TikTok has opened up
in Taiwan—
the mainland version of TikTok—
people can live-stream in Taiwan.
So many people have already
started live-streaming
at places like Taipei Main Station
, on island tours, or various food and drink activities,
right? Why?
Because they're
looking for a new platform
. You can't say they're wrong
. Many Taiwanese internet celebrities
are now developing their careers in China.
You can't say they're wrong
because everyone
has their own space for production and development.
How can you stop others?
If you're well-fed at home,
who wants to eat out?
Right? There will always be such demands
and behaviors.
This isn't about beautifying others;
I just think the world is like this
. The more closed off you are,
the less you can have better exchanges.
Other aspects
include Taiwanese dramas,
documentaries, and
animations being broadcast on the mainland
, of course, they must meet their standards.
It's simple;
their standards are like that.
So, if you want to do
something in Taiwan's cultural and creative industries,
you have to meet their standards.
Finally,
the
tenth point is crucial.
We just mentioned the second point as
crucial, and the fourth and tenth points are also crucial.
How about
promoting
individual travel
to Taiwan for residents of Shanghai and Fujian ? This is a huge move.
I'm telling you,
this means
Taiwan's tourism industry
has a chance to revive.
Seriously, is
this mainland's approach economic united front?
I honestly say
it is
.
Who dares to say it isn't? Right
? Let others have enough to eat.
Why wouldn't people favor you?
This is a very real situation.
So, the resumption
of the tourism pilot program
for residents of Shanghai and Fujian to travel to Taiwan
actually opened a huge window.
Why do you need to look at this?
Let's not even talk about Fujian, such a large province
. Fujian
is actually divided into many regions.
For example, there's Southern Fujian
, where we speak the Minnan language system, right?
Then there's Western Fujian, where the Hakka people live,
Northern Fujian,
and another system, Eastern Fujian.
There are four systems in total.
Let's not talk about how many people live
in such a large place, right
? Let's just take Shanghai as an example . Shanghai
has more than 22 million people, which is
100 million fewer than the total population of Taiwan
.
The population
of Shanghai alone is
equivalent to that of Taiwan.
Even if people came from there,
it's simple:
if they brought an extra 1 million
or even 500,000 tourists each year , it would benefit
all sectors of Taiwan's economy.
Because Taiwan's tourism
industry is currently in
dire straits,
a truly
miserable
state.
You can't say that
a certain village
has outdated
infrastructure
or anything like that.
Yes, it is outdated,
but the problem is, without so many tourists,
how can
amusement park and ride companies update their
equipment
isn't something you can fix for three or five thousand dollars.
You can't upgrade a single machine
without spending three to
five million dollars!
You need to understand,
those big arcade machines
have maintenance costs of hundreds of thousands of dollars per move
, and then there are upgrade costs of millions.
Those are very expensive, okay?
Heavy machinery isn't something you
can fix with a plumber for two or three thousand dollars.
Upgrades start
at millions.
But if you don't have that many tourists,
what can you do with millions?
Right? So when you have visitors,
let them experience
Taiwan's various soft culture.
We can also use that
as a counter-unification tactic, right? Promote our freedom, democracy, and fraternity,
isn't that also possible? That's what
people say. Once the mainland arrives
, our various industries
, especially our snacks and local
specialties, will flourish
. Of course, many of the raw materials
are
imported from the mainland
, but once these products
enter Taiwan, and
Taiwan distributes them through wholesale
and retail,
don't we have the opportunity
to
revitalize our economy?
Therefore, tourism
is crucial. While things like connecting
Kinmen and Matsu with gas, water, electricity, and bridges
are temporary
, the truly important thing is...
The tenth point is that Shanghai, as a deputy provincial capital of Fujian, is
a test point
. If they open up to 5,000 to 10,000 people every day,
I'm telling you,
there's a difference
. There really is a difference.
Taiwan's economy
can still recover thanks to this place.
For example, the simplest thing is
that Taiwan is now restricting plastic bags,
so we can't buy plastic bags anymore
.
I haven't gone to buy them
, I don't know if they're really unavailable.
I went to buy them,
and they were still available for
5 yuan each. I don't know
if other things are really unavailable
, but using fewer plastic bags is a good thing.
But we need to know one thing
: many things can
actually
be purchased directly from mainland China
, but that depends on
whether they have a shortage there, right? You can
buy them from them,
maybe they're
a bit more expensive.
So, this is a double whammy.
We need to understand
that
the more you try to separate the two sides of the Taiwan Strait,
the less you can separate them,
because of the global situation
. When you enter a major consolidation period,
the more you try to distance
yourself from it, the less you can,
because you simply can't separate yourself from basic necessities
like food, clothing, shelter, and transportation
. This is a very important concept.
So, you might ask, "If someone comes back here,
will they benefit?"
Frankly speaking,
someone has
set a trap for them.
They come, and
we
've put on this show together.
After the show
, I'll bring back something useful.
So, people feel
what's useful to them and
what's useless.
Being well-fed is the most useful
thing, right ?
In the past, when the economy was good, people said, "Even if
your stomach is flat, you have to keep it flat," right? Were they
really flat then? No,
back then the economy was still strong
, with many benefits.
So, you say, "Even if your stomach is flat, you have to keep it flat," what
do people think
? It's okay,
it won't really collapse ,
it's just talk,
everyone knows
it's just talk,
right? But now it really
does collapse, right?
A simple chicken leg bento box costs over 120 yuan.
I used to eat one for 90 yuan,
and in five months it went from 90 to 100,
then 110,
then 120.
In just five months, it went up
by about 30, 40, 50
, or even 140 yuan. That's how it
is; you can't resist the soaring prices.
Because the world isn't peaceful now,
everyone needs to understand this.
The world isn't peaceful now. We
have enough resources
than in the peaceful and prosperous times of the past
, and we 'll have even more
resources now .
The whole world should share,
but politics prevents us from using it . Okay,
that's a distribution problem.
Okay, that's a distribution problem
. Honestly,
if you really open your mind and study things
like Adam Smith's Father-Uncle Theory
or Lenin
's theory of surplus value,
you'll find different verifications
within many theories.
Even Sun Yat-sen's nation-building strategies and
many other things were very visionary.
But what is the basis for this?
Humanity keeps making the same mistakes
. Those who want more
want more, and those who lack more
lack even more.
This creates an imbalance.
We need to watch the teacher's live stream and program
to understand
that this imbalance is already a reality,
and we are powerless to resist it.
We can't go back to
the way things are now,
to the people who can breathe normally like me.
This applies to our lifetimes,
including your newborn child.
We can't return to that
peaceful and happy life
where, from birth
, I knew what school my child would attend,
what class they would work in, that they would have an income,
and that they could start a family.
But we can't go
back; we definitely can't.
So, we can only learn from this experience
which way the wind blows,
how to sway like a willow in the wind.
You
have to adapt to the times.
The bigger the trend, the more you can't resist it
, but you have to be flexible,
right? Don't cling to past patterns
. The future will definitely change;
it's impossible.
The Tang Dynasty's golden age won't return, right?
The Manchu nobles
won't return either.
Is it possible for the Aisin Gioro clan to restore power? Impossible, right
? Is
it possible for the Emperor to regain real power
? Impossible, right?
These are all realities.
Honestly,
many Japanese people argue with teachers
that Japan has an unbroken imperial lineage, and
the Emperor is always supreme.
I still want to say something
to you: don't argue with me about Japan.
The Japanese Emperor
is a super puppet.
You know, apart from Emperor Meiji
and his earliest... Aside from a few emperors,
most emperors have no real power.
They are all just figureheads,
like Fujita Yoshimi and
the like.
They can't do anything they want.
So the Japanese emperor is just a puppet,
right?
If you really look at Japanese history,
there are emperors who lead rebellions
, emperors who lead villains
to attack entire cities, right
? There are, okay?
So it's quite interesting how humans are.
The more human they are, the more
they feel that this
is a place with high morale.
So from this perspective,
it has probably been labeled as pro-China,
meaning you must be selling out Taiwan and being
a fellow traveler of the CCP
. You've heard this before,
everyone, that's all you need to know, okay?
I see if you have any questions
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oh No, I don't know what to say
, haha
. Ideological confrontation is helpless.
Taiwan has made progress in various fields.
It's really like that.
There's nothing we can do.
The mainland is open,
but Taiwan is restrictive.
So , is opening up
useful? Hey,
if you don't accept the ball after it's opened up
, then that pretext is there,
just like you.
You're so smart,
you can insist on the government, right?
Others can also open up to us
, but we don't accept.
That issue will be reflected in the year-end elections,
right? This is their economic united front.
It's very simple:
you can not accept,
but I've already opened up.
If you don't accept, that's your business.
I have sincerity . If we
don't close the deal, that's your business, right?
It's the same as a company.
An outside client wants to sign a contract,
but the sales manager says, "Salesperson, you can't sign it;
it has to be under my name."
Do you think the salesperson is willing to accept that?
Hey, this thing becomes, well,
everyone goes and brews these things on their own
. Your reaction is very good.
The mainland is willing to open up
to Taiwan, while
Taiwan is willing to restrict it.
So, is your opening up useful? Well,
that depends on your name and
how you handle it.
Because this year is an election, this year is the
election of the limited-time price increase,
right?
This election is the limited-time price increase
because it's the same as we predicted before
. I predicted that Huang Kuo-chang
would run for mayor of New Taipei City
, right? And now,
Ko Wen-je
has pushed him into the New Taipei City mayoral election,
right?
Currently, because other parties haven't come out yet
, we won't make any orders. We'll
talk about it tomorrow. But
basically, Huang Kuo-chang's luck is pretty good this year,
okay? His luck is pretty good this year.
Don't say I support Huang Kuo-chang.
I think this person is... I have no opinion.
I really have no opinion.
If we look at
him from the perspective of a law undergraduate, he is really very strong. Honestly,
if we consider
Professor Wang Guochang's undergraduate law degree,
his abilities are
more than enough to make
him a
brilliant and outstanding lawyer
. Even if he weren't in Taiwan, he
could easily be a top-notch partner
in the US or another country
. The same goes for Chiang Wan-an;
they are both very capable .
Returning to Taiwan to revitalize things,
I really think,
unless you truly prioritize ideals above all else
, it's a waste of your life, whether it's making money
or your personal life.
Whether it's Fang Guoshan or Chiang Wan-an,
they're
essentially wasting their lives.
It's a terrible
waste of your precious life. So, even if this last chance for
peaceful
reunification
is
fully realized
, it won't be a peaceful reunification. Ah,
we definitely need to use force to intimidate them,
but how will the Taiwanese people choose
? Let history decide,
okay? Let history decide...
Well
, that's just how it is.
We can only say what
will happen. Will I be investigated for
this strange thing
? Okay, I won't talk about this anymore.
You
all need to know
that under the National Security Law,
there are some things that we anchors, like us,
don't have any backing
My backing is you all. But
when people cause me trouble,
you can't help me,
hahaha
. So
, sometimes I have no choice
but to say,
please understand.
Okay
, next, let's look at this.
This is the US-Iran battlefield
. The US-
Iran battlefield is actually on the verge of collapse.
Actually, this is always the result of being on the verge of collapse.
the "Willow
Leaf General Theory," it was mentioned that
if you reach an agreement in April
, there will be wrangling in May. If
war breaks out in April
, someone will come to mediate in May.
So, as you
can
all see
, I initially thought
everyone could negotiate.
Why?
Let me take a sip of coffee
and we'll explain in detail.
Okay
, everyone, let's continue.
So,
in this new round of negotiations,
as of
today
, April 12th,
US Vice President Vance
said
that no one can reach an agreement.
So, the final solution proposed by the US
for Iran
is basically a smokescreen.
Honestly,
any country sees through this very clearly now.
The US talks to you...
Any signal flares
or meetings used to initiate peace talks
are merely delaying tactics to buy time for the US
to maneuver
. They never intended to negotiate in the first place,
right? For example,
Iran had so many talks
about denuclearization, and
then a few days later,
US planes flew over and
bombed Iran's nuclear facilities.
How can you say you
'll talk eventually
,
then bomb one of your facilities?
Then you say you'll talk,
the 12-day war is over
, then you take a break,
and then half a year later,
you're completely destroyed, leaving nothing
but ruin
. So
, for the US,
any negotiations
are just a delaying tactic,
giving them time to maneuver.
As for Iran,
I think that
although they say they've already... An agreement has been reached,
but I believe he hasn't truly stopped.
If he had,
I think their decision-making would be problematic.
I personally think they have a problem.
And why is there a problem here?
Because it's actually quite simple.
The biggest issue is the toll collection right—
the Strait of Hormuz.
I believe
it's essentially a very basic negotiation. As
Professor Zhang mentioned in the previous live broadcast
, after we finished,
we know
Trump said
he wanted to collect
tolls on the Strait of Hormuz.
But seeing Kim Jong-un,
would Iran agree to not collect tolls?
Impossible. Because it's very simple.
The Panama Canal demonstrates this
, right? The Panama Canal was built by the United States,
so
... The US charging tolls and
then giving them to Panama
was a matter of its own policy
and political considerations.
But
what about
the Strait of Malacca
, right ?
Singapore,
or somewhere else —
if you charge tolls,
can you really avoid it?
No,
because it's clearly a place where you can make money.
Since it can make money
, why should I let
you make it?
Iran can't let the Strait of Hormuz go either.
If there's tolls
, it has to be primarily responsible for collecting them.
And this is a
prerequisite—it's not collecting tolls together with the US.
I believe that if they establish a holding company,
the prerequisite is
that all Iranian assets must be cancelled,
and then a promise is made never to attack Iran again.
Then, the Strait of Hormuz will be divided according
to a 70/30 split
: Iran 70%,
US 30%. Then, I think this matter can be discussed.
The US definitely can't accept 30%
because they've sacrificed so much ammunition
and fought such a long war
. If you only take 30%
, they won't agree. They
definitely
want it all,
you know?
They didn't say they only wanted a small portion.
Under these circumstances
, negotiations are impossible
because the transit fees in the Strait of Hormuz
are too lucrative.
It's obvious
that they can earn at least several hundred billion dollars a year,
no problem
. Several hundred billion dollars,
and that's calculated in US dollars.
If the transit fees were converted to RMB,
China would be ecstatic, and
Iran would be ecstatic too.
Why? Because
they would have to buy in RMB.
China has openly and legitimately
bought so many Chinese goods
, and Iran could then resell them to China.
So, Iran could openly and legitimately fleece China.
China would also find this normal.
Why?
Because if I give you this currency,
you have to pay the transit fees in RMB.
Everyone in the world that needs to pass through your strait has to hoard RMB.
For me, isn't that internationalization of the RMB?
It's a win-win situation.
This is what I talked about last week.
The reason this deal fell apart
isn't really about nuclear weapons.
The issue is about nuclear weapons.
They'll eventually be able to develop them,
and you basically can't defend against them.
They can't just destroy your nuclear facilities
at this critical juncture
. Moreover, the US strategy is
to prevent
Iran from even having nuclear power; anything
related to nuclear weapons is off-
limits, right? And
they can't just load a box and turn it into a nuclear bomb,
The joke is that this won't work, right?
Under these circumstances
, people say they absolutely have to fight.
How can they fight?
There must be a problem.
Because we see from here
that from April 11th to April 12th,
the US continued to increase its troop deployment to the Middle East.
So the goal is very clear:
if
they conscript troops, there's no way to negotiate,
right? Conscripting troops and negotiating
—isn't that a waste of military spending?
The US, with its powerful capital
markets,
clearly knows this. They
say, "If I send in a single troop,
I have to fight.
If I do n't fight, all that transporting supplies
and expedited deployment of soldiers
is a waste of money."
No way, they absolutely have to fight
.
So, as long as they conscript
troops , the conscription station won't be withdrawn.
Everyone, if you've been following the teacher's live stream,
you should have seen this news.
Actually, everyone should be aware that
as long as they recruit, they can't withdraw.
It's like they're just calling for supplies
; they'll still
fight.
Why? Because with supplies
, they can fight;
without supplies, they won't.
Do you understand what I mean?
So, their air power, including
fighter jets
and attack aircraft,
has already arrived in the Middle East
. Their ground forces,
including the US 82nd Airborne Division,
have added 15 to 2,000 soldiers
, who
will arrive in the next few days. Their
navy,
along with thousands of naval
forces
and a Marine Corps unit, will continue to
arrive. So, we can see from this
that they have airborne
divisions.
Airborne divisions are for taking over islands and
capturing beachheads
; you need paratroopers
, right?
Paratroopers,
not the original kind,
okay, but
the kind that jumps.
You definitely need paratroopers.
So, when they need 1,500 to 2,000 soldiers
to form airborne divisions,
it means they need to bombard their coastlines,
establish fortifications
, and
gain substantial control of the Strait of Hormuz.
This is already... It's understandable
because the reinforcements are of this type. If
you're sending in this type of troop
, you have to prepare for this,
but whether the deployment will be successful
is another matter.
Although Iran currently lacks air power , it
has surface-to-air capabilities.
So, if you
actually
deploy paratroopers,
you might become a sitting duck
for them; your soldiers
might be shot down before they even jump.
There's that kind of risk. His recruiting representative
said
he's determined to fight a decisive battle
and establish a stronghold,
but whether it will succeed is another matter . The
second important thing
his so-called thousands of naval and
army marines
. We talked about
the marines last week; their purpose is
to quickly move around the island. But
the soldiers who follow the navy and are promoted
are simply responsible for three things:
first, mine clearance
; second
escorting; and third,
annihilating any
counter-offensive forces
. This has become a very real
and practical
confrontation involving firearms. The situation
also includes amphibious assault ships
and the first US 11th Marine Expeditionary
Unit.
These things have been continuously being developed and deployed.
So , even
with amphibious assault ships, they
still need to hide on islands and
launch surprise attacks. Anyone who's played Red Alert knows
this means they absolutely have to go and
actually fight.
Adding so many soldiers
adds billions of dollars to the cost
. Because those soldiers are very expensive,
including compensation for the wounded
, treatment,
fuel costs, and
equipment costs—all very expensive.
So, this deployment
involves billions of dollars in war preparations.
You can't just go for a day, right
? It's a six-month deployment.
Whether you can come back alive is another matter.
So, the probability of the US
reaching an agreement on recruitment
is extremely low .
Even if it happens, it's just a delaying tactic.
But, as
we mentioned in a previous short video,
before the nuclear missiles,
someone sabotaged them.
If this hadn't happened,
it would have given the US military more time.
Who was that person
? That person was Lake Nataya and
Lake Ataya.
They desperately pushed towards Lebanon... If Lebanon attacks
Hezbollah, Lebanon will be unhappy, and
Iran will be unhappy too.
It's like saying, "You told me
you wanted to negotiate,
but then you
attacked my ally.
Are you kidding me
?" You're attacking Hezbollah
to disarm them.
I just want to ask
, on what grounds
does Hezbollah
have to disarm them? Hezbollah is on someone else's territory, so what does it have to do
with you?
This situation becomes
like Peng Yue's situation:
negotiating
while simultaneously
attacking .
Peng Yue is standing with the hegemon,
and who is
the hegemon now? The hegemon is the United States.
So
, of course, this cannot be negotiated,
and a settlement is impossible. War is
inevitable.
This war, as we know,
will begin in April
.
It must be of a certain scale
; otherwise
, this issue cannot be resolved.
Why? Because
the United States must reach
a conclusion to the war
before the end of this month
. For example,
according to the US War Rights Act of 1973,
the US must,
within 40 days of the start of war... The report must be
submitted to Congress,
and the military operation must be ended within 60 days.
So,
under these circumstances,
he must
finalize this policy
before May 1st.
Is it possible to finalize the policy before May 1st
? Currently, it's impossible
unless the current lawsuit goes wrong and
he gets arrested.
Otherwise,
if you want to end the war by May 1st,
today is April 12th.
You think you can end the war within 18 days
? The real brakes have been removed, right?
You've even taken off his underwear.
Do you think that's possible?
It's a bit difficult
.
So,
under the current circumstances,
this is a very important moment
for the United States, and
it's crucial to do it well.
This is a very important time.
So, regarding
the authorization from Congress,
is it possible that they will continue to authorize
Trump to continue the war
? Logically speaking,
the Republicans currently control both the House and Senate.
So,
if he can
arrest all
the Republican members of both houses...
Basically, he can still continue to authorize Trump,
but the problem is
that Trump's approval rating in the US and China is only 37%.
With only 37%,
how do you
keep these members of Congress from defecting?
That's a question mark.
Because basically,
the biggest force supporting Trump is Magath.
The problem is that Magath's current attitude is
ambiguous.
It's not that all Magath supports
Trump's activities
; some
still believe
that whatever Trump does
for the good of America. This includes
many Chinese Americans who think this way. They believe
that
whatever Trump does
must be right
.
At
least 60-65% of
Magath's followers are unwavering believers .
They have completely
dedicated their bodies and souls to Trump.
Even if his wife slept with Trump,
he would still think Trump had a reason. Do you
understand, teacher?
It's even a kind of faith
. When
you offer sacrifices
in faith, that's not a problem,
okay? This is not a problem
because in their world,
God is one.
This is the kind of situation they have. However
, the other 35% have this concern
because they include capitalists,
farmers
, and traders.
These people have doubts
because under the "America First" principle,
the war must be fought for the US.
But clearly,
this war with Iran is
being fought for Israel
. Israel dragged you into it,
so you fought
. If it wasn't for Israel
, did you initially state that your purpose in sending troops
was to gain
control of
the Strait of Hormuz, thus
preventing us from having
the right to transport personnel
? That's unreasonable,
because the Strait of Hormuz's biggest impact is on Asia,
not the US.
The US produces oil,
so if you don't take action
, oil prices won't rise
. If you go to open
up
the Strait of Hormuz, it creates a paradox with the fact
that the US is the largest oil producer.
The American people can't
agree that
you're fighting for their own good. That makes
the argument invalid; it
's fundamentally invalid .
Therefore, under these circumstances,
neither side needs to
act quickly; they
can't afford to be
slow. The reason isn't whether you
can veto the $2 veto. Even if you veto
it, remember that
the US Constitution
grants the president the power to veto.
That is, if you veto me,
I can veto your veto.
Do you understand, teacher?
In the US, the president can veto,
referring to the veto power of both houses of Congress.
Generally speaking, it's not possible
, but
according to the Constitution,
the president can veto. So
, even if you don't veto it,
you're basically just putting on a show for the people.
So we try our best to stop it,
but it doesn't listen.
Why ?
Because of the various freedoms granted to us by the Constitution
—vetoing, vetoing our rights,
you know? Vetoing, vetoing our rights.
So, even under a double veto,
it can still do this.
But the longer it drags on,
the more detrimental it is
to the election
, especially in November.
Because in many states now
, if a Democrat runs, they're basically
guaranteed a win.
The current economic indicators
and various achievements
are worse than during Biden's term.
So, you're saying this bloody purge
can hypnotize
all
, even most, Americans,
saying you're now... Give me another chance
to continue my term as a Senator for two more months.
Given the nature of the US,
that's incredibly difficult. A
victory
for them is
practically
impossible.
Trump is now on a sinking
ship; his chances of winning are extremely slim.
So, as I told you all
at the beginning of the war,
this war by Trump
ensures Iran's inevitable defeat
because they are the ones being attacked.
Iran has no room to win;
so
many places have been bombed
—Arabiya, its facilities,
civilians, energy institutions,
everything has been destroyed.
Therefore, it's impossible for them to win
, in any form.
They can only win legally.
But in reality,
they are the ones getting beaten up, right? They're
bruised and battered,
you tell me they won?
You can say that
, but in reality, they still lost.
That's very clear.
Israel can't win
either . That's also obvious.
The fiercer Israel is fighting now,
the worse
it will be later. We'll discuss
that later. So, what chance does the US have of winning
? The US can't win either.
Therefore, the US
cannot win this war.
If you can't even defeat the Taliban,
don't fight them anymore.
The political situation in a country like Iran
is such that the Taliban was a guerrilla
organization
, right? The real regime in Afghanistan
was supported by the US.
You can't even defeat
the Taliban
from the perspective of national capabilities, let
alone a legitimate government
with
a unified system.
And you've stripped them naked,
confiscated their underwear,
and now you're
telling me you have a way to defeat them?
That's extremely difficult,
very difficult.
Some
people say, "Teacher, what you're saying isn't right,
right?
Wasn't the Venezuelan president kidnapped?"
Yes,
but you could kidnap Javier.
But why didn't you kidnap
him
?
Because if you did, you'd probably be killed on the spot.
But Venezuela is different.
Venezuela also sold out its own people.
Can you repeat that question
? No,
the Venezuelan president...
The reason Bolsonaro
was able to be kidnapped was because of the betrayal of those around him.
And the biggest reason for this betrayal was that
the US promised to pay the traitors the money they demanded,
but he didn't.
It's like saying, "You're a notorious figure, aren't you?
Who will kidnap your president for you
? Give them money
and they'll send you to America to live a good life.
People will know
that Bolsonaro is
gone forever, right?
You won't even pay them. You don't
care about their lives.
When the Taliban attacked the
capital of Afghanistan,
how many
of those who followed the US to the Afghan government
had already been executed
and their families exterminated?
Could you help them?
There wasn't even one in ten who actually went as promised to the US,
right?
It's a one-in-a-hundred chance.
" So, if this
were to happen in Iran,
if they hadn't kidnapped the Venezuelan president,
perhaps they would still have a chance.
But if they had kidnapped
the Venezuelan president ... So, in your place,
is it possible for you to kidnap Khamenei?
It's practically impossible. Aside from killing him,
you have virtually no chance.
If someone helps the US
and kidnaps Khamenei
, you'll truly experience a complete disaster.
Don't even mention nine legs,
it's almost certain
death. In the current situation,
the US is in a dilemma.
I want victory
, but I can only achieve a mental victory.
In reality, the US has already spent too much here. It
's like buying stocks,
right? I invested 1 million,
and now I'm about to lose everything
. So I have to average down, right? This averaging
down involves adding margin , averaging down again,
averaging
down again, averaging down again,
again, averaging down again, but now you're telling me
you should just cut your losses and sell everything?
I think, if I still have borrowed money,
why
wouldn't I average down?
Because the stock market will eventually reverse.
Can I explain a lot of macroeconomic theories to you
? You mentioned many, many situations
, so as long as I average down enough, if the price
rises in the future , I can make hundreds or thousands of times
my initial investment and recoup my losses
. So,
you keep selling houses and cars,
keep pushing the price up
, right? That's gambling with a gambler's mentality.
You've fallen into a gambler's mentality.
You think, "As long as I hold on, with
more chips, I can
make back my principal and profits." Isn't
that what most people around you who play the stock market think ? When they
lose, they all want to play the "break even" game.
There aren't many people who can actually make tens of thousands
unless they invest very little like me. If
I invest very little
and lose, I just lose, right? I
don't dare let my wife find out, right?
So I can only swallow my pride
and accept the loss.
But if you've spent millions
, betting your entire fortune,
would you be willing to leave?
Casinos exploit this human nature
, the stock market exploits this human nature,
and futures markets exploit this human nature.
As long as you have this human nature,
you can't leave the gambling table.
And Trump has now brought himself to the gambling table
. The US has also gambled away its resources
because these funds are borrowed at exorbitant interest rates.
The US thinks, "As long as I can borrow at these high rates,
I haven't lost.
" The lenders, willing to keep giving me money
, let me gamble,
and as long as I don't lose,
I can continue.
And who are these lenders?
. US Treasury bonds are essentially high-interest loans.
Because of the massive debt
, you'll never be able to repay it in the future.
With such high interest rates,
how can you
possibly repay it? Plus,
the Federal Reserve has already stated
that it won't cut
interest rates; it might even slightly raise them.
Either it will stop at this point
, or it will only slightly increase them.
Under these circumstances,
do you think US Treasury bonds will become more attractive?
Impossible. If Iran successfully charges fees in
the Strait of Hormuz,
and it establishes its own system,
other countries will also say, "
Okay, okay,
as long as you collect the money openly and transparently,
we'll obediently pay you."
Will oil prices rise?
Prices will definitely rise
, right? Because of the Strait of Hormuz,
prices will
skyrocket
for Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea. But will it have any impact on China
? Almost no impact on China,
because they signed a low-price agreement,
right? They told me about transit fees,
but they won't let you buy them.
Because during our previous negotiations,
transit fees were never mentioned.
If you want to buy , you have to let me pass directly
through domestic pipelines .
As long as it's flying the Chinese flag,
you don't have to charge me transit fees.
Because China's oil is all state-owned,
there are no private companies, it's
all state-owned.
So,
under these circumstances
, China has no problem
, but the problem is with Japan and South Korea.
And with Japan and South Korea
, and other Asian countries
, there will be problems, right?
Including India,
there will be problems too.
But if there's no problem for China,
then in terms of inflation,
the problem becomes international oil prices. If
international oil prices are problematic
, then the consumption levels
in the US and Europe
will become even more difficult
because there's no room for price increases. It's not
about raising prices to make more money,
but about raising prices because of rising costs.
So when there's no room for price increases
, but you still have to raise prices,
life will become even more difficult.
This is an inevitable situation.
Many people still think that Europe is the same Europe as before,
and the US is the same US as before,
and that not doing well is a personal matter.
I'm telling you honestly
, not doing well is a shared historical karma,
there's no way around it
. I'm not saying that China will definitely be strong;
I won't discuss those nonsensical slogans.
I'm talking about the operation of the entire world.
When
you don't have enough industries
to support your country's development,
you will inevitably weaken.
Plus, all your costs
are provided by others,
so you will definitely be subject to others.
This is unavoidable.
China started the dual circulation strategy very early on.
At the time, I didn't know why they
started the dual circulation strategy so early,
but now...
The dual circulation strategy is really timely;
otherwise, what would they do? They 'd have to
rely on imports from others.
What if they
stopped supplying everything
? Oil and gas are no longer a problem
for them.
Plus, China reopened coal mines three years ago
and prevented all coal mine owners from reviving.
They have coal, oil, electricity
, and nuclear power .
They also have their own super-large
small generators,
right? They can circulate their own resources. Plus, they
don't impose tariffs on
exports. Others operate on a business model:
if you don't have an equivalent tariff,
I'll offer you a lower tariff,
and we can negotiate an FTA.
Under these circumstances,
where do you think the economy will
move in history ?
You need to understand that
the global economy
is constantly shifting sides.
For example, we know about the British Industrial Revolution
, so the British pound
was once the world's monetary center.
Now, let me ask you a second question:
before the pound, wasn't there a world currency?
What was there
? The Dutch guilder.
The Netherlands was the center of world trade.
Many young people
, perhaps under 40,
don't know that the Netherlands was the former center of world trade,
right? The Dutch,
don't they
? They have the Dutch Flying
Dutchman,
and
many people jokingly refer to the Dutch as... Do you know
about the Dutch? They have the Dutch guilder
, not the tulip mania.
They were a global trading and monetary center
, their industrial strength
was that strong.
After the war with England,
the Dutch
navy was incredibly weak
because they used all their resources
for trade.
At that time, there were 20,000 trading ships
sailing the world, right?
5,000 were British, and
15,000 were Dutch.
Netherlands had such a large trading capacity
, but they didn't use the money for military equipment; they
used it all for trade.
When they fought England, they were easily defeated
because England had a
large fleet, right?
They were completely overwhelmed.
So
, the Netherlands
handed over global pricing power to England.
Why did England later seize it
? Because of the Industrial Revolution.
Where did the Industrial Revolution come from
? It came
from the resurgence of its manufacturing industry,
right?
And then, of course, you know about Blumbauer and Lyndon Bleu
. After the system,
everything became American
because the US was the center of industry.
After the war, Britain couldn't win,
so the US became the world's industrial center.
They had Houston, Detroit
, and so on,
constantly building
various aerospace,
automotive
, and other industrial industries.
With money,
they realized they wanted a better life,
so
they capitalized. After capitalization
,
they
outsourced these manufacturing to Taiwan,
Japan,
Singapore
, Malaysia,
Thailand,
Indonesia, and Vietnam.
After
the Vietnam War, they outsourced to Vietnam again.
After all these things were distributed
, the US entered the service industry.
So,
will they have problems outsourcing
their own industries
? No problem.
Why? Because they have the biggest fist.
Their military industry is very strong,
right? Britain has the invincible Armada,
but the US doesn't just have an invincible Armada; it's
invincible on land, sea, and air,
right? With invincible armed forces
... Tell me,
if you misbehave,
I'll fucking beat you up.
For example, if Japan misbehaves,
I'll fucking beat you up.
Then I'll give you the Plaza Accord,
and you still won't dare utter a sound,
right? What about
the Philippines and
Thailand? I'll fucking destroy
your country, I'll drain your entire financial
and banking system,
and you
still won't dare utter a sound,
right? Now I'm setting up a minimum tariff
station to kill
China. Do you dare to fart?
People don't fart at you; they
just defecate right at your doorstep.
If you're so capable, try defecate the same size as me!
Why is this happening?
Because China's military strength
is comparable to that of the United States.
I'm saying this
in reality.
In terms of capabilities,
they are evenly matched.
No
country
thinks that if China and the United States go to war,
who will definitely win?
There's no way around it
; if China
attacks the US
, the US will definitely win.
But can the US even penetrate China?
No,
they can't.
China is attacking Taiwan now, and the US can't save it
either
.
It's just a situation where everyone sacrifices themselves
. The US
is willing to accept
that if China wants to
attack
anyone, the US can't
stop it . But the problem is, with
such a powerful military,
what can you do when
China is back-to-back with Russia
? Should you ask Russia to attack China?
Russia isn't stupid
. They're already struggling to fight Ukraine, and
helping Iran
feels somewhat beyond their capabilities. And if
they're still fighting China,
why not just go
directly to Kuangyin Island?
The world needs to see
if they have the capacity to support this,
to see
if they have the economic strength.
So many people say this is the beginning
of imitation, the beginning
beginning of imitation
. I say, don't
think about imitation,
because everyone is so poor, so incredibly
their bones are pounding.
How can you afford to fight
a war? Without money,
the US could have participated in World War II;
it was there to clean up the mess,
right?
It wasn't that it used its entire national strength to fight World War II
; it was because its
economy had become stagnant.
He needed World War II to revitalize the situation,
so the United States
became the world's largest creditor nation
, right? Originally, Britain was the largest creditor nation,
but now it became a debtor nation.
Why? Because Britain owed money to the United States, and
because the Allied Powers owed money to the United States,
right? So
now, the United States itself
no longer had the industrial strength
to compete, and it relied on imports for other things
, so the bargaining power for many things wasn't as high.
How do we understand
why he waged these wars?
Because he had already left the gamble
. A person who leaves the gamble won't easily leave
unless they've lost everything
, then they have no choice but to go home and raise money;
otherwise, the war wouldn't have been won.
Okay,
this is my opinion, okay?
Let's see if anyone has any questions
. Uh, even though I've been standing here for a while,
I think this might be something Mazu already told me
.
Mazu, Mazu, Mazu, they love the people,
Mazu loves the people, they don't love politics, okay?
Don't ask
Mazu about politics. Mazu
loves the people , he is a compassionate god
. Mazu, this Mazu goddess,
she is truly a goddess of great love.
I can only say she is a goddess of great love.
She only loves the people. Oh,
she is a goddess of the common people
. She can be high above
, but she is willing to care for the common people.
So this matter is rather special .
It's wrong for
people to interfere, okay?
Good people don't live long,
but evil people live for a thousand years
. Hahaha,
this year the stock market and international stock market will crash.
There is a probability of that.
, but don't try to short it from the beginning, okay?
Now is not the right time, is it?
Now is the best time to get gold, okay?
The Olympic Games are even more exaggerated in terms of aesthetics
, hahaha, really,
really interesting.
Sometimes it's like this,
, he becomes what he thinks,
this belief.
I'm telling you,
politics is crazy.
Don't try to wake him up,
that's impossible.
Because if you make him feel
that what you think now is wrong,
it's the same as denying himself.
No one
's own psychological defenses
can deny themselves,
okay? "I examine myself three times a day
" just means that only I know myself.
I can deny myself,
but if you tell me it's wrong
and I accept
it, it's the same as
accepting that my beliefs for the first half of my life were wrong.
I'm telling you, this is very difficult
, very difficult
, extremely difficult .
You need to know that changing course
is very difficult. Yi Zhe said, "
am actually Chinese
, but we should calm down.
We are a third race.
We need to calmly look at this situation.
It's impossible that he thinks he is white.
I'm just trapped in the body of a yellow person
, but my spirit is white,
right?
I was born into the wrong place.
Now, through immigration
, I have corrected myself.
Actually, my body is wrong.
It's like being put in the wrong gender.
God played a joke on me to prove
whether I am really white enough.
I'm telling you,
there are many people like this.
They've seen a lot
of things
and met a lot of people.
Their belief
is that they are great white people.
They have this kind of thinking.
For example, everyone knows about donuts.
Lincoln thought that way.
He thought he was an American citizen.
He was an executor ..."
He wants to lead the American people to revolution, right
?
When people are mentally deranged,
these things are impossible to achieve,
okay?
Israel is really dangerous
, that's right,
okay?
Oh, Israeli Prime Minister
, we'll talk about
Khamenei becoming a martyr
, being beaten,
that 's right,
you have to become a saint,
that's impossible.
Oh, Trump is 80 years old
, how about that? Oh,
I haven't seen it
, right? That's a good reminder,
I'll take a look these two days, okay?
Our planet's heart is mainly
observing China's prices overseas.
The world's price levels are mismatched
, prices are
not compatible, and
it's
unsustainable. That 's right, oh,
it's believed that the Chinese currency is starting to appreciate,
and that this appreciation will
offset the friction between China and foreign economies.
That's also true of
the US.
Oh, this
, this model exists. They're
buying arms from the US at exorbitant prices
to monitor Taiwan;
they can't afford the weapons.
When you're cooking hotpot,
people demand protection money,
so you have to pay
it, right? Sometimes, honestly,
you can't blame the government entirely.
Why did they have to buy arms from the US
? Could they not buy them?
So many people are waiting for this money, right?
Could they refuse to buy it?
This money is divided among many people
, not just the US.
There are huge kickbacks in this arms deal.
Don't talk
like that. What if I get wiped out someday
? I'm just saying that many cogs in this machine
need this money , right? Like, look at "The World" first.
The Warlords, right? Nicolas Cage wasn't talking about
this
gun
.
Even
the
red screw cap,
stock, bullets
, and leather all have their price.
I didn't say anything about Taiwanese people talking about buybacks
; that's not what I meant.
I meant that arms dealers,
many things, every
part of it has its price.
So, it's not simply about arms purchases
, but about who wants the arms purchase
and who needs the name.
Okay,
I'll stop here. Those who understand, understand.
I'm not saying
our country has kickbacks; there
's definitely no
such thing
. Under the great leadership of the Party
, according to our Taiwan
and our national heroes,
the beacon of the world,
there's definitely no such thing.
All our procurement personnel are aboveboard
; there's no way such corruption or embezzlement could happen.
What about the Lafayette sword?
The situation of bandits
during the Kuomintang era
, okay, that was
the Kuomintang faction, okay
, uh, is that okay? Okay,
you understand
? Hahaha,
is that it?
I can't say anything more.
Finally, let's talk about Israel.
Actually, the Israel issue
is linked to the United States
. Why?
Because Israel's ammunition
consumption is enormous
, but the United States' ammunition consumption is also enormous.
And now, if the United States
wants to replenish
its Tomahawk missiles
or other munitions
to fight this war
, it's difficult
because its annual production cannot reach
1,000 missiles per year.
There's no way to do that right now.
In the first week of the war,
they spent $1,000 on
a single missile,
like a cruise missile
. But
the problem is that the
annual stockpile of cruise missiles isn't production
; the stockpile is only 200-300.
They've already used 1,000 in a month.
How many more can be used
is debatable.
For example, South Korea's THAAD was removed.
Under many circumstances
, it becomes
... If the deployment rate of weapons in other places decreases,
other allies will feel uneasy.
This is because
you promised to place these weapons here to protect me,
but you're using them to fight your own wars
. If my allies turn against
me, what the hell?
That won't do,
you know?
But
can they replenish
them?
Although Trump keeps saying he'll spend money to provide
a national defense force
, the reality is that making weapons
requires many things,
including semiconductors and rare earth elements.
So, it's not something
you can necessarily do just because you have money. "Even
a skilled cook can't cook without rice"
doesn't mean you actually don't have rice;
sometimes it means you lack...
You can't have rice if you
don't have a pot,
you know what I mean?
So many things can't be
done immediately. What
you can do immediately,
unrestricted by rare earth elements and chips,
especially mature chips,
are all conventional weapons.
If you only have conventional weapons,
your deterrent power on the Middle East battlefield
isn't enough.
You need cutting-edge weapons.
Cutting-edge weapons inevitably use chips and rare earth elements
; you can't avoid them.
You might not see it mentioned in the news
, but you need to understand
that as a missile,
you can't do without chips
or rare earth elements
. So what do you do?
You made the F-35... F-22 and F-15 fighter jets,
can they function without rare earth elements? They
all require rare
earth elements. Are rare earth elements so readily available now?
They're everywhere
, but can you actually use them?
This is another point of contention
because they're not pure
enough.
If they're not pure enough, then some things are impure and unusable,
you know?
Impurities are unusable
. So this is a source of much controversy.
Therefore, we're currently negotiating while simultaneously fighting, and
fighting while negotiating
.
The US warships
passed
through the Strait of Hormuz yesterday or today
. Under these circumstances,
did Iran
attack them
? No.
Why? Because
Iran is a paper tiger?
No, it's because
when the US warships passed through the Strait of Hormuz,
negotiations were still ongoing.
Vance hadn't made an announcement yet. Even
after the announcement, we hadn't reached a consensus
, but we were still negotiating.
You can warn me
, you can insult me
, but you can't attack me
because we're in negotiations
. The US warships passed through this...
The first thing the warship
does is, " Go ahead
and hit me, you
idiot !
Come on, hit me!
" The second direction
is to declare to the American people that
if my warships go past
Iran, they wo n't dare
utter a single
word. So, does that mean I've won
?
So, it has that kind of declaration effect.
But whether this can continue
indefinitely
is uncertain.
Because if negotiations break down now, what if
they
actually attack you?
One or two words and they really will attack. If
they don't attack,
but the Houthis attack, what can you do
? The Houthis aren't government forces, right?
You could say the National Revolutionary Guard,
but they are government forces, right?
The Houthis and the government
could launch a few missiles at you, and
you'd be left to scavenge in the desert. If you can't
even counter missiles, how come you don't need to report to your mother?
Well, that's hard to say. Okay,
because the strait is too short,
if you want to defend against it,
you have to spend a lot of money.
Will you have to move forward and backward again?
I think this is somewhat controversial. It
also includes the fact that
Iran has laid a lot of mines
on the Strait of Hormuz
. With so many mines,
you either have to clear the mines,
or you shouldn't go there.
You can only go through their designated shipping routes
because there are mines
outside the designated shipping routes.
If you go there on your own,
thinking you can't catch
them, you can speed up
and they'll explode. You know,
speeding up will cause them to explode.
That won't work either.
is controlled in this area.
Iran has to guide you.
The place they guide
you to... In areas without mines or
proper navigation, if
you dare to go there, you're basically doomed.
They have ways to open routes for you
without paying, and that's not an option.
So, this creates a
tense situation.
For a time,
the US couldn't clear the mines smoothly.
Now we know
that when the US itself can't clear the mines smoothly
and doesn't have the necessary ammunition,
the situation becomes very critical
for Iran
and Israel.
Israel is currently
still dealing
with Iran and Lebanon...
They can continue fighting,
but their
air defense capability is basically less than 20%
, or even less than
30%.
This
means that if the enemy fires
10 shots, you can't stop 7 of them;
you can only defend
against
the three most critical ones . However, if the enemy consistently and accurately
hits only the same target,
you still have no way to defend against them
because they will definitely hit.
So, under the current circumstances
, they basically have no air defense weapons.
Their only option is to use offense
to stop offense.
Let's put it simply:
was the Great Sun Lake reckless
? Yes, it was .
But if they stop now
... While others are catching their breath,
another
missile might be found in the desert.
So you need to understand this:
if he stops and
finds a missile in the desert
, he still can't defend
because his David Investment,
his so-called Iron Dome
, whether rockets or missiles,
can't compensate.
Since the US isn't
diverting its own military resources
, the probability of it being able to help
Israel is so low
, there's no way around it.
So,
since his units and THAAD are
almost exhausted
, if you don't attack later,
someone else will.
You say he has to attack
, but how long can it last?
In reality, it's difficult to say how long he can fight.
What can he achieve? The hope is that one day
he will really turn the tables.
Now, Yahoo! is also at the gambling table,
becoming a Texas Hold'em player.
I'm trapped in this triangular
situation
, unable to escape.
Although two out of the three
are already working together
to destroy the other
, right?
The problem is,
who knows that Iran has two more hands behind it?
A hand reaches out, and hey,
everyone has so many heads!
A hand reaches out again, and hey
, another chip! So, it's
about Iran
itself. Where does its raw material come from?
It's self-evident.
Because as long as it bypasses the dollar system
, it can continuously obtain these things
, whether rare earths
, chips
, or any military weapons.
He has two inexplicable hands
reaching into his own pockets
to put things in yours,
which is understandable.
He can continuously obtain things
, so two people are linked at a three-person poker table, and
the two have formed an alliance. But
Iran's backers are too strong,
so it's difficult for him to win,
but not fighting is also
not an option. If he doesn't fight, he
can only win.
Do you all understand what I mean?
He hopes
to cripple Lebanon, defeat
Syria, and ideally, frighten Iran
under the current circumstances.
This way,
he can gain more buffer zones
. But you only have the ability to advance forward.
Today, we want to take the land. After winning
the war, holding onto it
is a difficult task.
Even if you win,
you must have a system
in place for the new territory
, you must have defenses,
and you must have supplies
. Only then can you maintain
control of the land you've occupied.
That's why, even after Ukraine's counter-offensive,
Russia can still advance again
once it retreats.
It's because after you occupy it,
you don't have time to
set up your defenses.
You can only acquire it through struggle.
This is a choice made through struggle,
and this place will always be a place of struggle.
The problem is that
even though Israel has now
taken 1/10 of Lebanon and
the Gaza Strip, and
has taken it today...
Whether he retaliates
or not is fine; he can just
keep launching rockets
at those settlers every day.
What can you do
? Can you keep attacking?
Do you have the money?
Do you have the strength?
So the problem is
that Israel can't not attack,
and it can't attack either.
They're tied to the table;
they have no choice.
So does Israel have this so-called
braking mechanism?
Yes, it does. We know that on April 12th
, probably today or tomorrow,
he will be in court to see if he has committed corruption.
We
can
see
from world history
that whenever a president
is accused of corruption or treason,
it's basically... Basically, this
means you're being given a dignified way out.
Why? Because in this situation,
you have no other option
but assassination.
You're out of options.
For example, let's take
Kennedy as
a simple case.
The people supported him
, but the powerful didn't.
So
, you could only be assassinated.
The people who assassinated you were also assassinated.
Then, within 10 years,
everyone involved and aware of the information was assassinated,
right? You could only accept assassination
or
go to jail.
Otherwise, there's nowhere to protect
yourself. So ,
to give him a
dignified way out, you're accused of corruption. You step down, imprison
for three to five years, and then
you get out with your life. Where you spend
your US dollars
is your business
, but if he wants to cut his losses,
he can only use legal means
to impeach you and remove
you from office.
You may curse and complain,
but putting you in jail
is the safest
option for him. Jail is the best way to protect this kind of person
because he'll have enemies everywhere he goes.
So, spend three to five years in jail living
a life of luxury,
and then
get parole or released.
Go to some American
island or some small island to live out your days
as a billionaire.
Is that a problem?
Then there's no problem.
Do you all understand what I mean?
So, under these circumstances,
we can look at the case of the corruption case in Taihu Lake
, which has just begun to be prosecuted.
It's very simple.
It's about time you stepped down.
If you don't,
things will get out of hand.
You have to step down
.
We've
already found a way for you to do it
. You either step down
gracefully,
or we'll make sure you do
n't. There are nine ways to make
you step down gracefully. So it depends on whether their
martial arts champion wants to make this master step down gracefully.
This is a very big issue.
Okay,
sorry,
we've gone over time
. We won't talk about Saturday's events
anymore
. Sorry, I only have five minutes
to confirm things with everyone today
. Okay, does anyone have any questions
? However, there's no way to get this
. China won't sell it, so
there's nothing we can do.
The Baishazhou Wharf directly raised the price to 450,000 passengers,
right? Yeah,
take this away,
and they'll come to save Taiwan.
The real way to save Taiwan
is because right now in China,
there's a blizzard in the Northeast
, and heavy rain
in the Central region, like Wuhan.
There are many things going on.
This year,
there's too much
water, which is a problem.
Of course, we hope that our Mazu
will protect our land of Taiwan and that we
can have good weather and abundant harvests.
That's all we can hope for. Is this how
it works?
Put him in jail,
and then an Iranian missile will find him.
That won't happen. Okay,
haha,
it probably won't happen.
I told you,
the day I was really arrested and locked up,
Iran wouldn't attack him
because there's no point in beating a drowning dog.
Beating him up
is the same as
someone else attacking Hami.
The best way is to keep him in the computer
and pretend he doesn't exist.
Politics is very realistic.
Beating him to death is meaningless.
The most foolish thing is
to find Khamenei.
If you know where he is
, you shouldn't attack him.
You can warn him,
but you can't attack him.
If you attack him
, what will other opposition forces say?
There's no way.
Let me tell you
something very simple
. Many people say
, "What if our great Taiwan Star is
beheaded ?"
I'm telling you
, they won't do something so stupid.
They have the ability
, but they won't do something so stupid.
If you really kill him,
do
you think it will have the same result as Khamenei?
It will.
From the Khamenei incident
, many national leaders
feel relieved
because the probability of beheading is low now.
That damn Solano can only be kidnapped,
but they can't be beheaded
. Beheading turns into a holy war
? What kind of holy war
is this?
Stop playing around . Deification ?
If you go with a deified person,
whatever wrong they did before,
you'll immediately be deified, right
? Was Chiang Kai-shek a good person?
No need to deify him after his death.
Was Sun Yat-sen a good person?
He's a lolicon, right
? He's deified after death,
isn't that
right? A lot of things become deified after death,
right? There's nothing we can do about it. Okay
, okay, everyone,
thank you for watching today.
Finally, let's mention that
our day
has begun.
This is the 2005
Five Directions Gathering of Heavenly Light
, uh, the Divination and Fortune-telling Ceremony.
On the day of the Heavenly Light,
our deity instructed us
to divine the fortunes of everyone.
You can start registering now
. That 's okay.
The teacher will
post it on WeChat Moments
tomorrow.
I'll also send an email
to those who attended the Qingming Dharma Assembly before
, so you can receive it too.
All our systems will be more complete. Like, you can do
all the inquiries
and modifications yourself after registering,
okay?
The teacher has completed the functions
. If you need to modify the number of tickets you registered for
, or if you made a mistake today
and don't want to pay this way
, you can change
it in your member backend. You
don't need to contact the teacher;
you can change it yourself.
Because the teacher wrote this system, and
I wrote it myself,
I can do whatever I want. It
's also much faster than before;
there's no need to keep spinning. He
said he could run away, so he could run away
because there weren't many pictures left,
haha. I removed all the pictures,
just text, okay?
He just tripped and passed, okay
? Also,
our Qiankunmen Grand Classroom,
which includes Bazi
(Four Pillars of Destiny), Tong Si Class,
and our Feng Shui class
, already has our
teaching assistant,
Xue Zhengjun.
The Feng Shui part
might still need some strengthening
, but for the other parts,
if you have any questions,
if you find that Xue
Zhengjun's answer
isn't working, or
if you ask him for an answer
and he doesn't respond,
and you feel it's not good,
you can contact the teacher below,
and then Teacher Liu can educate him,
okay? Thank you everyone for watching today.
I'm Teacher Chen.
Will Israel be able to stand up again
when we meet next time ?
Uh, let's add something at the end, okay?
Will Israel be able to stand up
?
Well, basically
, according to current economic theory,
it won't be able to recover in less than ten years
after the war ends .
Basically,
because it needs to rebuild its houses
and restore investor confidence.
If you only rebuild the houses,
just the foundation, it
only takes two years.
Two years is enough for it to rebuild
because it's small now. It didn't lose
much from the bombing
, just a few houses and a few cars. That's
not much, right?
That can be repaired
. But,
you need to get these external funds to
agree to invest in Israel.
If they agree to invest, they won't be attacked.
People will be afraid that it won't last 10 years.