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张又侠:真学真懂真信真用习近平新时代思想 全面加强练兵备战

26 August 2025 at 22:15
26/08/2025 - 15:39

据官媒新华社报导称,经习近平主席批准,全军纪念中国人民抗日战争暨世界反法西斯战争胜利80周年学术研讨会周二在北京举行。中共中央政治局委员、中央军委副主席张又侠出席会议并讲话,强调要深入学习贯彻习主席重要指示,弘扬伟大抗战精神,以史鉴今凝聚向强开新的意志力量,奋力实现建军一百年奋斗目标。

报导称,张又侠指出,“要深刻认识中国共产党的中流砥柱作用,强固党指挥枪这一根本优势,真学真懂真信真用习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想,推动政治建军走深走实,确保人民军队永远听党话跟党走。要发展人民战争战略战术,全面加强练兵备战,推进战法训法体系创新,巩固提高一体化国家战略体系和能力,坚决捍卫国家主权、安全、发展利益”。

报导指,张又侠强调,“要始终铭记军强才能国安,加快推进国防和军队现代化,向深化改革要强大动能,向科技自强要硬核实力,向军事治理要转型跨越,推动实现高质量发展。要续写英雄人民军队的浴血荣光,强化牺牲奉献精神,发扬奋斗实干作风,永葆革命军人气节风骨,让我党我军优良传统在新时代发扬光大。要捍卫和平正义胜利成果,坚持正确二战史观,维护战后国际秩序,积极推动构建人类命运共同体,始终做维护世界和平的坚定力量”。

客座评论:为什么说习近平的反腐是一种政治清洗

26 August 2025 at 22:17
邓聿文
2025-08-25T09:39:52.918Z
习近平领导下的中共政治局常委

(德国之声中文网)最近《纽约时报》发表了一篇关于习近平为何发起“大清洗”的报道,引述了海外中国异见学者吴国光的看法,说习像斯大林和毛泽东那样,因治理失败,所以要不断在党内进行政治清洗。针对这个观点,在一档播客节目中,几个讲者并不认同,认为习只是在经济上反腐,不像斯、毛是出于政治原因搞大清洗。他们也不赞同习的反腐是一种政治清洗的说法。我虽然也不完全认同吴的观点,但认为可以把习的反腐看作一种政治清洗。

要理解习的反腐是否一种政治清洗,首先需对“政治清洗”加以界定。一般而言,政治清洗是指执政者或权力核心集团,借助国家机器或党内工具,把现实或潜在的政治对手从权力体系中排除乃至摧毁的过程。它往往具有几个特征:目的在于排除异己、重塑权力格局;手段多样,既可能是直接的暴力镇压,甚至是肉体消灭,也可能是制度化、合法化的程序;对象则通常是被视为威胁统治的群体或个人。

在习的时代,一切皆政治

从历史比较看,政治清洗大致可以分为两类:一类是因直接的政治原因而展开的清洗,即面对明确的政敌或挑战者而进行的“生死斗争式”整肃;另一类是为实现某种更长期的政治目的而展开的清洗,即没有明显的当下政敌,却通过类似清洗手段来重构权力秩序、延长统治。斯大林的大肃反、毛泽东的文革属于前者;习近平的反腐,则更接近后者。

之所以说习的反腐属于第二类政治清洗,原因首先在于,在习时代,“一切皆政治”。在他的治理逻辑中,经济发展、社会治理、政府行政,乃至反腐败,都是政治问题,必须从政治的角度来考量和处理。反腐也不仅仅是清理贪腐行为的纪律行动,而是服务于整个统治秩序再造的政治工程。

在前述节目的讨论中,有讲者认为,习是个理想主义者,容不得党内有杂质,要党内官员纯洁化。假如这个观察是正确的,那么他强调党内纯洁,目的并非出于道德洁癖,而是为了让党对中国的统治更稳固和长久,而这个目的又是建立在另一个假定上的,即中共是一个无私和先进的政党,其党员没有私心和自我利益,党的使命是全心全意为人民服务,让人民过上幸福富裕生活。只有这样,才能实现党在中国的长期统治。而官员腐败则会败坏党的形象,和人民对党的信任,进而冲击党的统治,因为腐败说明官员有私心和自我利益,不能做到全心全意为人民服务,也就意味着党不再纯洁,不是先进政党,党就没有资格在中国实行统治,更不用说长期统治。从这个角度讲,反腐是习重建党的纯洁性与执政正当性的关键手段。

送礼、吃请、裙带人事都成了红线

习为此设计了一整套严苛的反腐制度,把以往在中国熟人社会里被视为“人情往来”的许多行为纳入违纪范围。送礼、吃请、裙带人事等都成了“红线”,导致反腐不能停止,官员落马现象持续发生。习借助反腐的这种常态化、持续化,不断淘汰不合格分子,维持党在他定义下的纯洁。

另外,在这套反腐机制中,习也将他的个人权力和地位同党的纯洁化和稳固统治直接挂钩,密切绑定。因为他认为,只有在他的领导下,通过持续不断的反腐才能实现党的纯洁,让党统治稳固和长久。这就暗含着一个逻辑结论,即要纯洁化党的统治,就必须由他来领导全党。换言之,只有习的地位稳固,在位的时间长,党对中国的统治才稳固,时间长。

对谁“不忠诚、不老实”?

在许多落马官员的通报中,人们看到了其中的逻辑关系。官方对被查处官员的通报,往往有“政治不忠诚、对党不老实”的指控。这个指控落实到现实层面,就是指的对习“不忠诚、不老实”。当然,这并不是说这些官员敢去挑战习近平,而是他们在落实习的“纯洁化”要求时阳奉阴违、执行不力,是在这方面不老实、不忠诚。而只要官员放弃了纯洁化的制度要求,腐败也就侵入他们的思想,其后果,是大面积腐败的不断涌现,从而会动摇习的权威和统治根基,故要实现党的长久统治,前提是确保习的统治稳固和长久。

可见,作为一项工程的习的反腐,无论从动机和实际效果看,都不是“纯粹的反腐”,而带有政治清洗的特质,但确实不能把它等同斯大林和毛泽东式的政治清洗,它不存在明确的对手或敌人,不是那种“你死我活”的政治斗争;相反,通过制度化、常态化的反腐手段,逐渐形成一种“清洗效果”。这种效果体现为“广覆盖、强约束、重忠诚”,即反腐涉及几乎所有层级的官员,清洗对象不是单一派系,凡是对“纯洁化”执行不力的官员,包括其亲信,都在清洗之列;清洗也不是在政治上要批倒批臭,而是借助纪律条文、巡视制度等反腐机制,把日常官场生态纳入全面管控之中,对所有官员进行一种强约束。这导致反腐的最终指向,并非是某位官员真的存在腐败行为(当然有是一定要查办的),而在于是否真心拥护习的领导,是否严格遵守习所推行的纯洁化党员的制度。

换言之,纯洁化、忠诚化、统治稳固化,是习持续不断地推进反腐的宏观政治目标。它的驱动力并非来源于现实政治中有人直接反对其政策路线或领导地位,而是为确保党的统治更加稳固更加长久,并将这种情况直接与他个人的领导及权力捆绑在一起。中共官方文件在谈及反腐的意义和目的时,从未掩饰这一点。

总之,习的反腐在实际效果上,已经演化为一种政治清洗:清除的不只是腐败行为,更是那些在纯洁化标准下“不忠诚、不老实”的群体;塑造的不只是纪律约束,更是一种“人人自危、惟有忠诚方能免祸”的政治氛围。这便是问题的答案:反腐败它在逻辑和效果上,早已超越了反腐败本身,成为一种在“纯洁化”目标下,以忠诚和服从为核心标准的权力整肃。

邓聿文为政治评论员,独立学者,中国战略分析智库研究员兼中国战略分析杂志共同主编。

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Jack Smith’s Legal Team Fires Back Against Ethics Complaint

26 August 2025 at 22:12
For months, the former special counsel has remained silent as the president and his advisers have publicly attacked him.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

Jack Smith at a news conference announcing the indictment of Donald J. Trump in August 2023.

张又侠:全面加强练兵备战

26 August 2025 at 21:23

中共中央军委副主席张又侠本周在北京一场学术研讨会上,要求中国军队发展人民战争战略战术,全面加强练兵备战,推进战法训法体系创新,巩固提高一体化国家战略体系和能力,坚决捍卫国家主权、安全、发展利益。

据新华社报道,经中共总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平批准,全军纪念中国抗日战争暨世界反法西斯战争胜利80周年学术研讨会星期二(8月26日)在北京举行。

张又侠出席会议并讲话,强调要深入学习贯彻习近平重要指示,弘扬伟大抗战精神,以史鉴今凝聚向强开新的意志力量,奋力实现建军100年奋斗目标。

张又侠指出,要深刻认识中共的中流砥柱作用,强固党指挥枪这一根本优势,真学真懂真信真用习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想,推动政治建军走深走实,确保中国军队永远听党话跟党走。

张又侠强调,要始终铭记军强才能国安,加快推进国防和军队现代化,向深化改革要强大动能,向科技自强要硬核实力,向军事治理要转型跨越,推动实现高质量发展。

他还要求中国军队捍卫和平正义胜利成果,坚持正确二战史观,维护战后国际秩序,积极推动构建人类命运共同体,始终做维护世界和平的坚定力量。

俄高教部部长:逾5.6万名中国学生在俄学习,中国家庭用人民币投票表达信任

26 August 2025 at 21:45
26/08/2025 - 15:25

俄罗斯科学和高等教育部部长法利科夫周二向塔斯社表示,到2030年,在两国大学学习的俄罗斯和中国学生人数将达到10万人。法尔科夫于8月21日至26日在华进行工作访问。

法利科夫在采访中说:“根据2024-2025学年的数据,超过5.6万名中国学生在俄罗斯学习,超过2.1万名俄罗斯公民在中国学习。我们正与中国合作伙伴携手,不断朝着《俄中人文合作拓展路线图》中设定的双边留学生‘流动’水平迈进”。

法利科夫补充道,“到2030年,我们将使这一数字达到10万人。成功完成这一任务对于维持两国现有的相互理解水平,维护我们在政治、经济、社会和其他许多领域的密切联系至关重要”。法利科夫指出,过去两年,中国公民向俄罗斯驻华领事馆申请赴俄留学的数量翻了一番。

法利科夫说道,“我们感到自豪的是,成千上万的中国家庭‘用人民币投票’,表达了对我国高等教育体系的信任。反过来,俄罗斯申请人也对在中国接受高等教育表现出浓厚的兴趣。我们的公民每年从中国政府获得500至1000份助学金和奖学金”。

法利科夫介绍称,目前俄中合作教育项目已超过200个,其中包括115个本科和硕士学位项目,以及89个三年制专科课程。

法利科夫还谈到,“我还要补充一点,今天,两项非常重要的政府间协议草案正处于最后协调阶段——关于教育领域合作以及关于教育、资格和学位相互承认的协议草案。它们的签署将有力地推动俄中科技教育合作的发展”。

A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.

26 August 2025 at 20:48
More people are turning to general-purpose chatbots for emotional support. At first, Adam Raine, 16, used ChatGPT for schoolwork, but then he started discussing plans to end his life.

© Mark Abramson for The New York Times

A photograph of Adam Raine taken not long before his death. His baby blanket, which his mother found in his bed, hangs over a corner.

As Trump Ramps Up Pressure on Digital Rules, Can Europe Resist?

The White House suggested that countries with digital regulations restricting U.S. tech companies could face penalties. The question is whether Europe can stand firm.

习近平在乌独立34周年之际致泽连斯基贺信?中国外交部避评

26 August 2025 at 21:15
26/08/2025 - 14:57

8月24日是乌克兰独立日,乌克兰总统泽连斯基(Volodymyr Zelenskyy)通过社媒平台对向乌克兰表示祝贺的外国领导人及政要一一表达感谢。据泽连斯基介绍,收到了来自美国总统特朗普、中国国家主席习近平等一众外国、欧盟和北约领导人的贺信及祝贺。当被记者问及是否能证实贺信并介绍更多细节时,中国外交部发言人郭嘉昆在周二的例行记者会上却未给予正面答复。

彭博社记者在会上提问道“乌克兰总统泽连斯基在社交媒体表示,中国领导人在乌独立34周年之际向其致贺信。中方能否证实并介绍更多细节?” 郭嘉昆则回答说:“中方本着相互尊重、合作共赢原则同世界各国发展友好关系”。

此前,泽连斯基周日在X平台上分享了习近平致他和乌克兰人民的贺信。信中写道:“值此乌克兰独立日之际,我谨向您和友好的乌克兰人民致以诚挚的祝贺和良好的祝愿。中乌两国有着传统友谊。建交33年来,中乌关系稳步发展,各领域合作成果显著”。

习近平在信中表示:“我愿同您一道努力,推动两国关系行稳致远,更好造福两国人民”。泽连斯基对此回应称,“我感谢习近平主席在乌克兰独立日之际发来的祝贺,并强调我们有兴趣在相互尊重的基础上,为和平、稳定和繁荣发展长期双边对话”。



保时捷官宣:放弃自主研发电动车电池

26 August 2025 at 21:17
德才
2025-08-26T13:13:13.846Z
保时捷力图给电动车自产电池的计划,收到现实重击

(德国之声中文网)保时捷总裁布鲁姆(Oliver Blume)周一(8月25日)证实,该公司将终止其自主生产电动车电池的计划。原因包括“产量和规模效益不足”。迄今负责电池生产的子公司Cellforce今后将专注于“研究和开发工作”。

布鲁姆称:“电力驱动未来仍将是我们跑车的关键驱动系统。”董事会成员施泰纳(Michael Steiner)解释道,然而全球电动汽车市场“并未像最初预期的那样发展”。因市场增长低于预期及中美市场环境变化,计划中的自主生产电池的商业模式“在经济上不可行”。

据报道,Cellforce已完成部分电芯开发并启动试生产,原计划在德国南部工厂实现每年100万千瓦时产能,足以供应1万辆 Taycan。

挑战中企受挫

对于同时兼任母公司大众汽车集团首席执行官的布鲁姆来说,这是一个重大挫折——向自己的电池公司投下巨资后,迄今为止尚未生产出产品。据多家德国媒体报道,仅对Cellforce生产设施进行的资产减记就将高达2.95亿欧元。

电池通常是电动汽车中最昂贵的部件。迄今,电池基本都在在亚洲(主要是中国)生产。据2024年数据,中国的宁德时代(CATL)掌控着全球动力电池市场近4成的份额。该公司已在欧洲投资兴建三家电池工厂,包括已投产的在德国和匈牙利的各一家独资厂,以及与斯特兰蒂斯集团在西班牙新建的合资厂

德国金属工业联合会(IG Metall)上周已对Cellforce的重组及与之相关的裁员计划提出了严厉批评。保时捷现已确认将进行裁员,但尚未公布具体数字。根据媒体报道和工会数据,Cellforce的286名员工中预计将有约200人失去工作岗位。

 

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Trump orders removal of Federal Reserve governor

26 August 2025 at 19:05
Reuters Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook wearing a blue top and pearl necklaceReuters

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would immediately remove Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook from her position on the central bank's board of directors.

In an announcement made on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump posted a letter addressed to Cook in which he informed her of his decision and accused her of making "deceitful and potentially criminal" mortgage agreements.

Neither Cook or the Fed has commented on the sacking.

Trump has put increasing pressure on the Fed - especially its chair Jerome Powell - in recent weeks over what he sees as the US central bank's unwillingness to lower interest rates. He has repeatedly floated the possibility of firing Powell.

According to Trump's letter, Cook signed one document attesting that a property in Michigan would be her primary residence for the next year.

"Two weeks later, you signed another document for a property in Georgia stating that it would be your primary residence for the next year," he said.

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France returns slain king's skull to Madagascar

26 August 2025 at 20:09
Reuters A Malagasy official holds a box covered in a red cloth during a ceremony at the French culture ministry to return the skull of King Toera. Behind him are two other officials holding boxes - one is covered in a red, yellow and black stripped material. Out of focus to the right France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati looks on - Tuesday 26 August 2025.Reuters
Descendants of King Toera have been pushing for France to return his skull, which was handed over at a ceremony at the French culture ministry

The head of a Malagasy king killed by French troops during a colonial-era war has been formally returned to Madagascar.

The handover of King Toera's skull - and those of two other members of his court - took place at a ceremony at the culture ministry in Paris.

The skulls had been brought to France at the end of the 19th Century and stored at the Museum of Natural History in the French capital.

It is the first use of a new law meant to expedite the return of human remains from collections in France.

"These skulls entered the national collections in circumstances that clearly violated human dignity and in a context of colonial violence," French Culture Minister Rachida Dati is quoted by the AFP agency as saying at the ceremony.

In August 1897, a French force sent to assert colonial control over the Menabé kingdom of the Sakalava people in western Madagascar massacred a local army.

King Toera was killed and decapitated: his head sent to Paris where it was placed in the archives of the Museum of Natural History.

Nearly 130 years later pressure from the king's descendants as well as the government of the Indian Ocean nation has opened the way for the skull's return.

Madagascar's Culture Minister Volamiranty Donna Mara, who also gave a speech at the handover, said their return was a "significant gesture", AFP reports.

"Their absence has been, for more than a century... an open wound in the heart of our island," she said.

It is not the first time human remains from the colonial era have been given back by France.

Most famous was the South African woman cruelly nicknamed the "Hottentot Venus" who had once been put on display in Europe and whose body was taken home in 2012.

But this is the first return under a recent law which makes the process much easier.

It is estimated that at the Museum of Natural History alone there are more than 20,000 human remains brought to France from around the world for supposedly scientific reasons.

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张亚中批蓝营人士消费卢秀燕 称公开劝进不厚道

26 August 2025 at 20:05

国民党主席10月改选,党主席朱立伦盼请台中市长卢秀燕再考虑参选党主席;立委罗智强也说,若任党主席将征召卢参选2028。孙文学校总校长张亚中批评蓝营人士都在消费卢秀燕,认为卢有她不选的考虑,大家应尊重。

据联合新闻网、中时电子报等报道,张亚中星期二(8月26日)出席记者会时表示,卢愿意做好做满台中市长,这是她的情怀,大家要尊重,并质问怎么会搞出“禅让制度”。

他续问,难道初选机制不重要了吗?还是只相信自己的政治判断力?

张亚中说,每个人不断给压力希望她出来,卢不出来选总统好像就会对不起大家期待,“如果你是当事人,别人一直给你道德压力,你心里会舒服吗?”

张亚中质问,朱立伦这么期待卢秀燕出来,如果真的要这么做,凭他们俩的交情,见面会困难吗?他认为,朱立伦其实可以私下劝卢秀燕,而不是在公开场合,后者就有点强人所难,每个人都不希望被道德情绪绑架。

张亚中说,若他当党主席,会有一个公平、公正、公开的初选制度。他指出,卢秀燕很优秀、立法院长韩国瑜和地方首长也很优秀,他们如果愿意出来成为候选人,只要当选,自己马上交出“兵权”,这才是制度。

DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says

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Family 'heartbroken' over fatal helicopter crash

26 August 2025 at 20:30
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Justyna Czoska and Wojtek Kowalkowski were among three people who died in the crash on the Isle of Wight

The family of a couple killed in a helicopter crash on the Isle of Wight have said they are "heartbroken and struggling to cope with the loss".

Justyna Czoska and Wojtek Kowalkowski, from Oxfordshire, were among four people on board the aircraft that came down near Shanklin on Monday morning.

In a post on Facebook, Ms Czoska's daughter said: "I have no words, the world took my mum too soon".

One other person died and another is in a serious condition in hospital.

A fundraiser for the family has been set up by Jacob Butler, who said his partner, Julia Buzar, lost her "beloved mum and her partner" in the tragedy.

Drone footage shows view from above the crash site

In a post written in English and Polish, he said: "This sudden and devastating event has left all us heartbroken and struggling to cope with the loss.

"We are now trying to bring them both back to Poland so they can be laid to rest with their families, in the place they called home.

"The cost of repatriation, funeral arrangements, and travel is more than we can manage alone, and we are asking for support during this incredibly difficult time."

Posting on Facebook, Ms Buzar said: "I have no words, the world took my mum too soon, she was the best mum you could ask for, loved by everyone.

"I never thought I'd be writing something like this.

"Please if anyone could help bring them back to Poland so they can be with there [sic] families it would mean the world to me.. Rest in peace mum and Wojtek."

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The helicopter departed from Sandown Airport at approximately 09:00, Northumbria Helicopters said

Ms Czoska had worked at Turpins Lodge Riding School in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, since March 2024.

In a statement, the riding school said: "We are extremely sad to let everyone know that tragically Justyna our instructor was killed in a helicopter crash on the Isle of Wight yesterday.

"Justyna was very well liked at Turpins Lodge by staff and by customers.

"Justyna was cheerful, reliable and conscientious. She will leave a huge hole to fill.

"Our thoughts go out to Justyna's daughters, family and friends.

"We will endeavour to carry on as normally as possible but there may have to be some changes to lessons while we adapt to this very sad situation."

A graphic showing the map of the Isle of Wight with Ventnor and Shanklin marked by black dots and the crash site also marked with a black dot and highlighted red writing labelling it as helicopter crash

Witnesses reported the aircraft spiralling before crashing in a field alongside the A3020 at 09:20 BST.

One person was airlifted to the major trauma centre at University Hospital Southampton, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said.

A spokesman for operator Northumbria Helicopters said G-OCLV - a Robinson R44 II - had "departed from Sandown Airport at approximately 09:00, was carrying four passengers on board including the pilot, and was undertaking a flying lesson".

The identity of the third victim has not yet been confirmed.

Man told girls in Epping he wanted to 'have a baby', court hears

26 August 2025 at 20:27
Elizabeth Cook/PA A court sketch of Hadush Kebatu, who is wearing a grey sweater and has short black hair.Elizabeth Cook/PA
Hadush Kebatu is on trial at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court

A man told two 14-year-old girls eating pizza in a town centre that he "wanted to have a baby with them", a court heard.

Hadush Kebatu, from Ethiopia, is accused of making "inappropriate comments" after the children thought he looked hungry and offered him food in Epping, Essex, on 7 July.

He then returned the following day and asked one of the girls to kiss her friend, Chelmsford Magistrates' Court was told.

Mr Kebatu, an asylum seeker who was living at The Bell Hotel in High Road, Epping, is on trial having denied two sexual offences.

He has also denied charges of inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity, attempted sexual assault and harassment without violence.

Mr Kebatu gave his date of birth as in December 1986, making him 38, but court records have suggested he is 41.

PA Media A group of police in hi-vis vests stand in front of a blue and white sign for The Bell Hotel in Epping.PA Media
Protests took place outside The Bell Hotel in Epping after the allegations against Hadush Kebatu - who was lodging there - emerged

Opening the trial, prosecutor Stuart Cowen said the defendant approached the girls, who were sitting on a bench eating pizza, and made "inappropriate comments".

"It is the Crown's case he said he wanted to have a baby with each of them and attempted to kiss them," Mr Cowen said.

"He invited them back to The Bell Hotel where he was a resident, having recently arrived in the UK."

Having been rejected and told the girls were 14, Mr Kebatu responded "age did not matter", Mr Cowen alleged.

He said the girls left the area but were approached by the asylum seeker the following day.

On this occasion, it was alleged one of the teenagers was wearing her school uniform.

Mr Cowen said she became uncomfortable and when a male friend intervened, Mr Kebatu asked them to kiss before later placing his hand on her thigh.

"She will tell the court that while the defendant was behaving in this way, he appeared to have an erection," the prosecutor added.

'Shocked'

In an interview with police, played to the court, one of the girls said Mr Kebatu "kept leaning in, pouting his lips" at her, adding "he was really eager for a kiss".

"[He said] if I come back to the hotel with him we can make babies," she alleged.

Asked how it made her feel, the girl told an officer: "I couldn't really move, it just shocked me. I didn't know what to do. My mind went blank."

Getty Images Police respond to a protest outside the Bell Hotel in late July. The hotel's entrance can be seen behind a tall, temporary metal fence, outside of which a police van is parked and five uniformed officers are emerging. Red and blue smoke is visible near the hotel's entrance, from flares lit by protesters.Getty Images
Epping Forest District Council secured a High Court victory temporarily blocking The Bell Hotel from housing asylum seekers on 19 August

Judge Christopher Williams was told a woman asked if Mr Kebatu needed help, but, shortly afterwards, he "sexually assaulted her by putting his hand on her leg" and trying to kiss her.

Police officers were called and arrested Mr Kebatu nearby, the court was told.

Allegations of the incident led to a wave of anti-immigration protests and counter-demonstrations outside The Bell Hotel.

On 19 August, Epping Forest District Council secured a High Court victory temporarily blocking the venue from housing asylum seekers.

The trial, expected to conclude on Wednesday, continues.

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Matching Rooney's teen record - how did Liverpool's 16-year-old matchwinner Rio Ngumoha emerge?

26 August 2025 at 05:40

'Chelsea were angry to lose him' - who is Liverpool's Ngumoha?

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Sixteen-year-old Rio Ngumoha became the fourth youngest scorer in Premier League history when he swept home Liverpool's winning goal in their 3-2 victory at Newcastle on Monday night.

Reds boss Arne Slot turned to the teenager in the sixth minute of stoppage time, throwing on a player who will turn 17 on Friday in a last roll of the dice.

The 10 men of Newcastle had been 2-0 down but were roared back to level terms by their passionate supporters and even seemed to have the momentum.

With the game up for grabs, Mohamed Salah slid a low ball across the box in the final stages that Dominik Szoboszlai stepped over and left for Ngumoha to expertly finish on his Premier League debut.

The magical moment came in the 100th minute and made Ngumoha the youngest goalscorer in Liverpool's history, and only the second 16-year-old to hit a winner in a Premier League game.

The first? Wayne Rooney, with his wondergoal for Everton against Arsenal in 2002.

The England Under-17 forward was mobbed by team-mates after scoring the decisive goal and was shoved in front of the travelling support on Tyneside to soak up the adoration.

For Liverpool fans, it may not come as a surprise to see Ngumoha shining on the biggest stage, considering his impressive performances during pre-season - when he netted two goals and assisted two more.

Former Arsenal forward and Premier League great Thierry Henry told Sky Sports that Ngumoha had experienced an important career moment.

"He announced himself," Henry said. "He looked like a player that had been playing for a very long time with the way he finished."

Ngumoha is not actually a Liverpool academy product, having only moved to Merseyside from Chelsea's youth set-up last summer with no club confirming the fee or whether it went to tribunal.

At the time Blues legend John Terry wrote: "This boy is and will be a top player."

He's not looking wrong.

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Rio Ngumoha celebrates after scoring at St James' Park

'It's a dream debut for him'

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has told his teenage team-mate not to take moments in the spotlight "for granted".

"It's a dream debut for him," Van Dijk told Sky Sports. "I'm very pleased for Rio.

"I've said it to him already, it all starts now. He has to keep working hard and stay humble but definitely have to enjoy this because these nights, you can't take them for granted if you're in his position.

"I'm sure with the players we have he will be back in training and having a hard session tomorrow again."

Liverpool boss Slot praised the finishing abilities of Ngumoha, saying: "It was a great goal for a 16-year-old.

"Rio can finish so well for his age. I did hear someone say afterwards in the dressing room he would have taken a first touch, but he is so confident. For his age, he is a really good finisher."

Ngumoha had Liverpool fans wondering in pre-season if he could be part of the first team this year.

He started a pre-season friendly against Athletic Bilbao on the left wing - and against that calibre of opposition he caught the eye, as he has done all summer.

The teenager scored in just the second minute, running on to a loose ball in his own half before racing forward and curling a fine effort in from 20 yards.

He caused the La Liga side all kinds of problems with his dribbling and trickery.

The 16-year-old left to a standing ovation midway through the second half.

Ngumoha's performance that day came on the back of an assist against AC Milan and goal against Yokohama F. Marinos in Asian friendlies.

In January, Ngumoha became the youngest player to start a match for Liverpool - aged 16 years and 135 days old - in the 4-0 win over Accrington in the FA Cup.

But that was his only first-team appearance of the campaign and he did not make the bench for a Premier League game until the opening game of this season against Bournemouth.

After the tragic death of Diogo Jota and the sales of Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz, Slot has a senior forward line of Salah, Hugo Ekitike and Cody Gakpo.

Now Ngumoha has made his breakthrough and Liverpool will hope his thrilling intervention at Newcastle is the start of something big.

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Everyone in and around Chelsea's Cobham training ground knew Ngumoha was special.

Therefore, there was great anger when he departed for Liverpool despite multiple contract offers from the west Londoners.

Such was the anger that Chelsea were believed to have banned Liverpool's youth scouts attending academy matches.

Insiders at Chelsea now acknowledge that Liverpool and Manchester United have caught up with their own academy and that of Manchester City, which had been the most well-funded and dominant forces in youth football for the past decade or so.

Premier League's youngest scorers

  1. James Vaughan (16y 270d) - for Everton v Crystal Palace, April 2005

  2. James Milner (16y 356d) - for Leeds v Sunderland, December 2002

  3. Wayne Rooney (16y 360d) - for Everton v Arsenal, October 2002

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'When do we stop being immigrants?': Northern Ireland families ask after riots

26 August 2025 at 13:11
BBC A man, Sree Kadalayil, is on the left and a woman, Jude Pollock, is on the right. They are sitting on an orange sofa that is placed up against a light green wall. Sree has short greying black hair and a black beard with specks of grey. He is wearing a blue jumper. Jude has shoulder-length reddish-blonde hair and is wearing a blue top with a flower pattern and an orange cardigan. BBC
Sree Kadalayil and his wife Jude Pollock

"When do I stop being an immigrant?"

There may be no more important question for people who come to Northern Ireland to build a new life – particularly for those who arrived years and even decades ago.

It's a question that was asked of Northern Ireland politicians in the wake of rioting that took hold in towns across Northern Ireland in the summer of 2024, by Muhammad Atif, a business owner and trustee of the Belfast Multi-Cultural Association.

He told BBC News NI "things haven't moved an inch" for ethnic minorities in the past year, even after scenes of disorder in June, which police described as "racist thuggery".

Muhammad Atif is looking off to the left. He has brown hair and is wearing black glasses, a navy jumper with the collar of a checked, purple and white shirt visible underneath. The backdrop is the Belfast Multi-Cultural Association building -a brown brick church-style build with an arched entrance. There are also a number of cars visible parked on the street.
Muhammad Atif is a trustee of the Belfast Multi-Cultural Association

"Things have not changed and people are not feeling safe. Anybody I'm talking to, anybody contacting me, they are not feeling safe," he told BBC News NI.

"Being called an immigrant over and over and over when your second generation is born in Northern Ireland – I personally feel it's racist.

"What do I have to do? This is my question. I can't really answer it, to be honest.

"When do I stop being an immigrant?"

In total, 3.4% of Northern Ireland's population - 65,600 people - are from a minority ethnic group. That compares to 18.3% in England and Wales and 12.9% in Scotland.

The most recent figures show race hate crimes in Northern Ireland are on the rise.

There were 1,188 between April 2024 and March 2025 - a rise of 349 on the last financial year and the highest since the records began in 2004.

'Incendiary flyers'

Among the thousands of people who have made Northern Ireland their home who watched violent scenes unfold twice in the last year was Sree Kadalayil, who said it was "unnerving".

"There were times when I thought 'this is going to kick off' and I wasn't very comfortable being in big public spaces," he said.

"There was an underlying feeling of, like – is this safe? Am I safe? Is my child safe?"

A man, Sree Kadalyil, looks into the camera. He is sitting on an orange sofa that is up against a light green wall. He has short, greying black hair and a black beard that is speckled with grey. He is wearing a light blue jumper.
"I don't want my son's worldview to be tainted by a victim complex" - Sree Kadalyil

Sree moved to the UK more than 20 years ago to study before moving to Northern Ireland for his career in 2006.

Now, he is raising a little boy with his wife Jude Pollock – but even after all these years the couple have experienced racism and hate crime.

"Even when we go to the voting booth, Sree has faced racism going to vote, as if he shouldn't be voting," Jude said.

She said the family had received political flyers through the door that talked about immigration in an "incendiary" way.

"I went to political offices and I handed flyers back. I said: 'Don't put that through my door," she said.

"You don't know the door you're putting it through. We're a mixed-ethnicity family."

She said the narrative around immigration "serves the agenda to be pointing at others instead of actually fixing the problems that are broken for all the public services".

"People assume I'm not my son's mother because we look different," she said.

"But I hope that he learns how to handle it. I hope I can teach him how to handle it well."

Domingas Gusmao is smiling at the camera. She has black hair which is just sitting on her shoulders. She is wearing a white top and lacy cardigan and a colourful scarf. She has pink lipstick on.
Domingas Gusmao says she learned English by chatting to everyone

Domingas Gusmao is also raising a family in Northern Ireland – she moved here from East Timor 14 years ago.

She was worried the trouble could spread to Dungannon, County Tyrone, where she lives with her husband and three children, who were born here.

"I'm hoping that this will never happen again and I can only hope people can be kind to each other, and being kind – it costs nothing," she said.

"But look, you cannot control everybody but you can control how you react to it."

When Domingas first came to Northern Ireland, it was hard adjusting to a new language and culture.

"I tried to talk to everybody," she said.

"Strangers, the taxi driver, colleagues from work, everywhere.

"That's how I learned English – and watching movies, of course."

Almost 15 years later, she still sometimes feels like an immigrant – but not all the time.

"I also feel like I'm part of the community, because the community here, always wants us to be a part of the events," she said.

"They welcome us. Many of our children were born here, so then you get to feel like it's not just a place, but it's a home.

"And we feel like we belong here."

Difficult conversations

Muhammad Atif agreed that the majority in Northern Ireland "welcome you with open hand and open hearts".

But that did not make the situation this summer any easier.

"I was taking my children away for a few days after the Ballymena riots and my eight-year-old daughter asked me: 'Daddy, are we leaving because things are not good here?'" he said.

"I had to tell her, no, I booked these flights in advance.

"That's a difficult conversation to have with an eight-year-old. And this conversation is normal in immigrant households."

Sree said it was an important, ongoing conversation he had with his son.

"He's aware of his skin colour and how it's different from others, but doesn't make him any lesser or better," he said.

"I don't want his worldview to be tainted by a victim complex, for him to think it's a big scary world.

"I don't want him to believe every aggression or every reaction of some person towards him is discrimination."

But does Sree still feel like an immigrant? It's complicated.

He used to refer to India as home – but that changed.

"I remember one time landing back into Dublin Airport from India and it was really chilly, and I said to myself: 'I'm home,'" he said.

"This place has offered me a life, it's welcomed me, the people have welcomed me.

"It's given me safety, opportunities. It's given me good vibrations."

中国国航伦敦飞北京航班迫降西伯利亚

26 August 2025 at 20:47
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中国民航飞机在俄乌战争爆发后仍允许飞经俄罗斯领空

(德国之声中文网)据俄罗斯塔斯社报道,故障出现后,这架中国国际航空公司运营的波音777客机,在第二个发动机的驱动下安全降落在下瓦尔托夫斯克(Nischnewartowsk)机场。机上载有250名乘客和15名机组人员。

据俄罗斯电报频道Baza报道,之所以选择下瓦尔托夫斯克,是因为那里跑道较长且天气状况良好。这座重要的石油工业城市位于莫斯科以东约2300公里处,距离北京仍有3500公里。俄罗斯航空管理局(Rosaviatsia)称,中国国际航空公司将派出一架替代飞机。

经由俄罗斯的航线是欧洲与东亚之间最短的航线。然而,由于乌克兰战争相关的相互制裁,西方航空公司无法使用这条航线。它们大多飞往俄罗斯南部,这增加了飞行时间和燃油消耗。而中国及其他与莫斯科关系友好的国家仍在使用俄罗斯领空。

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不用中国货了!德国本土厂商接盘北海风电场

26 August 2025 at 20:47
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2025-08-26T11:40:00.034Z
明阳智能生产的一款风力发电机

( 德国之声中文网)计划在北海修建大型风力发电场的德国投资公司Luxcara在8月25日表示,可能取消由中国企业明阳智能供应风力发电机的协议。Luxcara强调,这一举动是出于“运营原因”,但同时也强调“安全性提升是一个积极副作用”。

根据去年宣布的供货协议,计划中的北海Waterkant风电场拟由明阳智能生产风力发电机,总装机容量为30万千瓦,相当于40万户家庭的用电需求。但现在,总部位于汉堡的Luxcara公司表示,风电场为西门子旗下的歌美飒公司(Gamesa)预留了19台风机的容量;由于Luxcara在附近的Waterekke风电场也使用歌美飒生产的风机,因此这一供货商变更有助于提升运营效率。Waterekke是德国目前在北海最大规模的风电场项目,总装机容量高达150万千瓦。

在回复路透社的邮件中,Luxcara表示,在此次供应商变更中,围绕中资企业明阳智能的政治争论并未发挥决定性作用,但是“我们的做法也符合政治目标,并解决了与供应链、技术依赖、安全方面相关的问题,这是一个积极的副作用。”

西门子旗下的歌美飒公司近年来深陷财务困境,部分原因是其陆上风力发电机的品质问题导致项目延期和巨额维修费用。

中国设备引发安全焦虑

去年Luxcara与明阳的供应协议披露后,引发了欧洲风机厂商的抨击,后者认为这涉及不公平竞争,还会让中国企业获取对欧洲关键基础设施的控制权,威胁欧洲的能源安全。时任德国经济部长哈贝克(Robert Habeck)也宣布对该协议进行审查。

德国国防部今年早些时候也发布一份研究报告,警告中国可能利用Waterkant风电场的关键部件进行间谍活动,甚至发动经济战。报告指出,迄今为止,欧洲只有意大利塔兰托的一个风电场使用来自中国企业的风机。

近年来,中国新能源发电设备厂商不断巩固在全球市场的垄断地位,持续引发欧洲各国的安全担忧。就在今年春天,一批中国产太阳能发电板的逆变器模块中被发现暗藏有无线通讯装置;当时正值西班牙大停电事故后不久,许多欧洲人因此担心,随着中国产太阳能、风电设备在欧洲电网中占比越来越高,电网安全稳定运行将受到挑战。

现在,随着Luxcara主动更换供应商,梅尔茨总理领衔的新一届德国政府就不必再面对上届政府遗留下来的难题。荣鼎集团的中国问题专家巴尔金(Noah Barkin)就在社媒发帖指出,梅尔茨总理要是在首次访华前几个月出手喊停供应协议,势必会冒激怒北京的风险。梅尔茨计划今年年底率领一个包含众多企业高管的代表团出访中国

新供应商正陷于财务泥潭

目前,Luxcara已经将供应商变更事宜告知德国联邦经济部等相关方面,但是与西门子歌美飒尚未最终签署正式协议。

歌美飒方面则对外确认了供应商变更一事,但拒绝透露更多细节。该公司近年来深陷财务困境,部分原因是其陆上风力发电机的品质问题导致项目延期和巨额维修费用。

德国联邦经济部表示,通常不对私营企业的决策置评,并透露将由联邦海事和水文局审批风力发电机部署规划。

明阳智能则发布声明表示已经不再参与北海的Waterkant风电场项目,但仍在德国探索机会,“将继续投资于技术创新,加强本地合作,并探索建立本地生产基地的机会”。

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2025年5月18日,青岛,唐岛湾海边的歌者(马兆强/图)

自春秋以来,崂山寄托着古人“神仙之宅,灵异之府”的想象,相传秦始皇曾登崂山以望蓬莱仙山。顾炎武为《崂山志》作序时,认为其“高大深阻,磅礴二三百里”,又地处陆海边界,人迹罕至,故而有了这些传说。海陆之交的气候也为崂山沿岸增添了神秘的面纱。春夏之交,暖湿的气流从海面流向沿岸的冷水区,形成大范围的平流雾,陆地和山体像是漂浮在云雾之上。

2023年4月14日,游客在金沙滩海边放风筝(马兆强/图)

19世纪末期,德国强租胶州湾,规划城建,遍植绿林。德国建筑群普遍采用红瓦屋顶,绿植选

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2.5万头奶牛的防疫怎么做?对话上海市动物疫病预防控制中心

上海地区目前有16个奶牛养殖场,总共2.48万余头存栏奶牛。从全国来看,上海乳制品消费量位居全国前列,得益于奶牛的规模化养殖,以及持续实施的布鲁氏菌病和结核病(以下简称“两病”)净化,提振了消费者的消费信心。

南方周末记者 黄思卓 南方周末实习生 秦可鑫

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专家组在上海光明奶牛育种中心查看现场。受访者供图

你可曾想过,每天餐桌上的牛奶,是如何保证安全又卫生的呢?

长期以来,中国奶牛的规模化养殖程度逐步提升,整个过程质量监控日趋科学完善。但是,如果遇到棘手的传染病疫情,就会给千家万户的“奶瓶子”安全蒙上阴影。

布鲁氏菌病、结核病,是养殖奶牛常见的两种由细菌感染引起的慢性传染病。不仅奶牛易感,人或者其他动物接触病牛,也可能染病。

畜牧从业人员是感染“两病”的高危职业人群,他们在给奶牛助产、处理流产物或日常接触吸入飞沫时,都有可能感染。防控这两种疫病,对畜牧业发展和乳制品消费安全均意义非凡。

2025年夏天,上海市农业农村委员会收到一封特殊的函件。这封函件指出,上海市通过了农业农村部的综合评估,成为奶牛布鲁氏菌病和结核病净化区。

目前上海拥有近2.5万头奶牛,为什么能成为国内首个拿到“晋级卡”的省级“两病”净化区?“上海模式”能否全国推广?2025年8月,南方周末记者对话上海市动物疫病预防控制中心(以下简称“市动物疫控中心”)副主任赵洪进,他也是上海市奶牛布鲁氏菌病和结核病净化工作专家组的组长。

“规模化养殖是基础”

南方周末:此轮“两病”净化区评估的背景是什么?

赵洪进:中国是畜牧业大国,动物疫病病种多、病原复杂、流行范围广、防控难度大。虽然说布鲁氏菌病和结核病,看上去不是多么可怕的动物烈性传染病,但却是人畜共患病,会通过呼吸道、消化道等途径传染给人,增加公共卫生负担,也对养殖业、乳制品安全造成危害。

2021年5月1日修订施行的动物防疫法,明确将“净化消灭”纳入动物防疫的方针和要求。与传统疫病防控不同的是,创建净化区是要促进源头防控,关口前移,因地制宜施策,不断提高养殖环节的生物安全管理水平。

南方周末:上海现在有多少个养殖场?还有散养的奶牛吗?

赵洪进:上海地区目前有16个奶牛养殖场,总共2.48万余头存栏奶牛。

光明牧业旗下牧场有十家,占了大头。其余是私营奶牛场,规模较小,数百头至两千头不等。上海获评首

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修明札记|猜疑链与崇祯死局:重来100次也不会给朝廷捐钱

26 August 2025 at 19:38

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上周和凤来仪聊,他提到了历史宿命,他说就算重来100次,就算官员们知道会被李自成、刘宗敏拷饷,也不会给崇祯捐钱。

我认同这个说法,大明王朝早就陷入了猜疑链中,君臣之间毫无互信,谁也不会把家底交出来。

官员们绝没有很多网民想得那样愚蠢,不知道皮之不存毛之焉附的道理,他们不交钱可能死,但交钱死的更快、更憋屈。

表面上看,国难当头,大臣们应该交钱,因为满清或者李自成打来,他们谁也活不了,但问题是交钱就能活吗?

没人比官员们更了解明朝官僚体系、财政体系的腐败,钱捐出去,大概率用不到实处,一定会被层层盘剥,1万两银子有1000两能到下面就不错了。

大明朝廷,拿了钱也办不了事,既然是无用功,捐钱干嘛。

而且,皇上赢了就能保命吗,恐怕死的更快。

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秦制到了大明朝,已经登峰造极,秦制的理想社会,是一个没有中间层,只有利维坦和广大原子人的社会,形似一个潜水艇夹肉面包。

秦制的目标,是消灭一切可能威胁朝廷的力量,包括但不限于贵族、豪强和富商。

朝廷的目标是将所有资源掌握在自己手里,按照皇帝的意志进行分配,任何超出皇帝分配意愿的财富都是不合法的。

官员们的钱,显然是非法的。明代官俸很低,正七品县令年俸大概20-30两,一品官员也就100两银子,按照法定俸禄,大臣们能养活自己就不错了,哪有能力捐钱,有钱捐那一定贪污了。

官员们当然不会主动暴露,所以崇祯一说捐钱,他们马上哭穷,证明自己为官清廉。有的大臣甚至到街上卖掉锅碗瓢盆,有的去卖棺材,表明家里一贫如洗。

国丈周奎,是人尽皆知的富翁,也是一再哭穷,崇祯再三恳求,才拿出1万两白银,这他都要找女儿诉苦,搞得周皇后拿了5000两私房钱补给他。

国丈都不捐,还有谁会捐,最后捐款变成了一场闹剧,大臣们你一个100两,我一个100两,满城官员,加上周奎,捐了一万多两白银。

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官员不捐,商人也不会捐,他们太清楚“为国效命”的下场了。

当年朱元璋建立大明朝,国库窘迫,富商沈万三想和朱元璋交好,主动出资修建南京城墙。

这是利国利民的大好事,也是解了朝廷的燃眉之急,结果朱元璋却以“私通外番”,“骄奢僭越”的罪名将其抄家流放。

民间普遍认为,沈万三被抄家是因为他说要包建南京城墙,引起了朱元璋的忌惮,朱元璋认为沈万三富可敌国,威胁到了皇权。

沈万三的案例表明,在大明朝露富是很危险的,天下只能有一个富人那就是皇帝,在朱元璋的制度中,商人是下等人,地位比农民和工人都低,连绸缎都没资格穿。

商人们要想活下去,只能战战兢兢、闷声发财。

明末工商业发达,有钱的商人不少,但在失去互信的情况下,他们宁肯向满清偷运粮食(晋商),也不愿给大明朝廷效命,无他,只为保命。

官员、商人还可以说是外人,那宗室呢,总该救救大明朝吧,很遗憾,也没有。

明末的宗室,大多坐视明朝败亡。

崇祯多次号召宗室捐钱,帮助朝廷剿贼,但宗室响应者寥寥。

崇祯14年,李自成攻击开封、洛阳,当地明军希望福王朱常洵捐钱补充军用,福王却一毛不拔。最后李自成攻克洛阳,斩杀福王全族。

宗室不是不清楚他们和朝廷是唇亡齿寒的关系,但是祖制不允许他们为国尽忠。

明成祖朱棣就是藩王造反篡权成功,所以后世皇帝对宗室防范极严,宗室可以领取朝廷的俸禄,衣食无忧,但不能随意出城,不能和朝臣随意交往,至于私养家丁,干预朝政,更是大罪。

崇祯年间,确实有两个藩王想要协助朝廷,但下场都很惨。

如唐王朱聿键,想要镇压流寇,向朝廷借兵,崇祯担忧他趁机叛乱予以拒绝,结果他竟然变卖王府财产,在南阳募兵数千,主动找流寇作战,被打的大败亏输。

虽然输了,但毕竟是为皇上分忧,总该表彰吧,但崇祯没有,他立即以违反祖制为由降罪唐王,将其废为庶人,囚禁于凤阳。

另一个案例是周王朱恭枵,李自成攻击开封时,周王变卖家产,悬赏守城官兵,规定“斩首一级,赏银50两,射死一敌,赏银30两”。开封官兵士气大振,击退了李自成的进攻。

捷报送到崇祯面前,崇祯并没有感到欣喜,反而派钦差去监视周王府。

周王和唐王的前车之鉴表明朝廷宁愿义军做大也不愿宗室行动,把宗室视为比农民军更大的威胁。看到崇祯如此态度,宗室宁肯醉生梦死,也不愿给朝廷奉献分毫了。

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看了这些案例,你还会觉得历史重来结果就能改变吗?无论重来多少次,官员、商人、宗室,还是不会救大明,这是大明朝的制度决定的,非个人能够改变。

大明朝是比较特殊的王朝,别的朝代都有基本盘,汉有军功列侯,唐有关陇集团,宋是“与士大夫共治天下”,清则是八旗。唯有大明朝,是一个防范所有人的朝代,将皇权的自私发展到极致。

崇祯和大明朝是确定因素,满清和李自成是不确定因素,投靠后者能不能保命不知道,但为前者效命一定没命,这是一个简单的概率学问题。

最终大臣们做出了符合个人理性的决策,那就是降清。

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西方也有类似的例子,七年战争,英法两个霸主大打出手,两国实力半斤八两,军力也互有长短,打到最后,两国都债台高筑,债务都达到了GDP的150%以上。

但最终英国撑下去了法国却撑不住,一个原因是英国的国家信用更好,人们愿意借钱给英国而不愿借给法国。

光荣革命后,英国确立了议会对财政和税收的控制权,政府借债有议会背书,且资金的使用过程和去向较为透明。

1694年,英国成立英格兰银行,为政府提供稳定的国债发行平台,使国家债务可以通过标准化的国债证券形式出售给投资者。

一系列制度保障让债权人对英国政府的还债能力抱有信心。

相对英国,法国的信誉则很差,法国没有英格兰银行那样的国家信用机构,债务由国王个人信誉担保,而历史上法王多次违约,路易十四、路易十五都曾减记国债。频繁的违约让债权人普遍不信任王室。到18世纪末,法王再也无法筹集到足够的资金。

之后,独立战争爆发,法国支援华盛顿击败了英军,但这次失败并没让英国伤筋动骨,反倒是法国因为战争,债务问题进一步激化,路易十六为了解决财政问题召开三级会议,最终引发了法国大革命和旧制度的崩溃。

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在英国不是问题的政府债务在法国却引发了一场革命,体现的是两国政府信誉和金融体系的差距。

明朝与法国的专制王权揭示了一个历史宿命,一个与所有人为敌,毫无信誉的王朝,在顺风局中还能生存,一旦碰到逆风局,必然会在孤立无援中走向灭亡。

老萧杂说|投诉鲁迅夹烟,代表一股“拖拽我们向下坠落的力量”

26 August 2025 at 19:33

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浙江绍兴鲁迅纪念馆,有一面鲁迅手里夹着香烟的网红打卡墙。

“给先生点支烟”,一些打卡游客以此表达对鲁迅先生的敬意。

近日,一孙姓游客在社交平台发文,认为这幅鲁迅抽烟的墙画不妥,并投诉到浙江电子政务平台“浙里办”。

该游客称,该墙画有诱导他人室外抽烟、危害他人健康的风险,要求将鲁迅的姿势更换为“右手握拳”。

此事在网上引发热议。对于动辄以投诉举报裹挟舆论的搞法,我的态度很明确,这纯粹是裤裆里拉胡琴儿——扯淡(蛋)。

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标题:投诉鲁迅夹烟,代表一股“拖拽我们向下坠落的力量”
作者:秃笔的老萧
发表日期:2025.8.26
来源:微信公众号“老萧杂说”
主题归类:开倒车
CDS收藏:公民馆
版权说明:该作品版权归原作者所有。中国数字时代仅对原作进行存档,以对抗中国的网络审查。详细版权说明

投诉鲁迅吸烟画墙,正如将“举杯邀明月”的艺术镜像解读为宣扬酗酒,把“精忠报国”的视觉画面理解为提倡文身。她咋不举报精卫填海、愚公移山是破坏自然生态,举报武松打虎是非法猎捕杀害珍贵濒危野生动物?

不要就事论事跟我大谈控烟,这种网上举报投诉已经远远超出控烟议题,成为一种民粹主义的叙事。他们此种拿手好戏,近年来时不时上演一回,民粹动员模式几乎所向披靡,面目实在可憎得很。

鲁迅吸烟是历史事实。从有关鲁迅的照片、肖像绘画、版画、漫画、纪念邮票和电影电视等,都可看到其吸烟沉思的形象,手持烟卷已成为鲁迅标志性文化符号。

任何伟大思想家的形象都是多面的。要求将鲁迅形象塑造成“不拿烟,只握拳”,是在对历史人物进行“洁癖化”审查‌。

审查者的底气在于,仿佛只有他们才能代表“真正的人民”及其意志,他们将这种“代表权”视为一种排他性的身份政治。

他们可以人民的名义,手持着放大镜检视任何公共事物,进行政治和道德上的审查和评判,频频在网络上搞出不小的动静。

他们的可憎之处,是通过排斥公共审美多元化,将特定文化符号与道德合法性绑定,排斥不符合其意识形态的审美表达形式。

当社会仅允许符合民粹主义叙事的文化审美存在时,必将形成文化领域的垄断性话语权,形成对多元价值观的系统性压制。

最近清华大学法学院教授劳东燕的一篇文章,在网上引起广泛共鸣。

文章指出,“这些年来,明显感觉社会中一直有股力量拖拽着几乎所有人向下坠落,并且这股力量变得越来越强。”

劳东燕感叹,“很多美好的东西被无情地打碎与摧毁,公然地表现粗鄙被认为是真性情,这样的粗鄙在网络中连成一片彼此遥相呼应,声势还越来越大。”

文章还指出,“在这样的环境中,不愿意一起坠落的人,只因为想要保持在原来的位置,都会被认为有罪。”

这几天一直在思考,劳教授所称的“拖拽着几乎所有人向下坠落”的力量,到底包括哪些?

投诉鲁迅夹烟事件,让我猛然意识到,此举本身及其代表的民粹情绪,就是“拖拽我们向下坠落的力量”之一。

近年来,公共文化领域的诸多事物,动辄遭反智主义的各种举报投诉,以“政治正确”裹挟强大的网络舆论而屡屡得逞。

有别于正常的投诉举报,他们将个体诉求包装为叙事宏大的"全民意志",民粹主义导向的争议制造,挤压基于事实的理性对话空间,加剧社会认知撕裂,导致公共认知水平的整体下降。

这种民粹主义的排斥机制,直接消解社会对不同文化形态的包容性,导致审美生态的单一化,以及群体审美认知的弱智化、粗鄙化。

这种力量的发展趋势是,“革命群众”“正义人民”凭借敏感的“政治嗅觉”和俯视一切的“高尚道德”,可以纷纷从香烟盒、包装纸、报纸杂志的装饰花纹、鞋底纹中发现“反动”、“有害”、“不爱国”。

诚如鲁迅所言:“一见短袖子,立刻想到白臂膊,立刻想到全裸体,立刻想到生殖器,立刻想到性交,立刻想到私生子。中国人的想像惟在这一层能够如此跃进。”

百余年过去了,这种想象竟然落到鲁迅先生自己头上,真乃莫大悲哀。

希望馆方这次挺住。劳东燕教授说得很好,“面对那股一直拖拽我们向下的力量,必须有意识地施加反作用力,不然一定会被那股坠落的力量所征服。”

先生抽烟,有人抽风。决不要惯着他们这种“民意至上”逻辑下的坏毛病,顺从地跟着他们一起摆烂。

锵锵如故|梁文道被禁了,许子东也被提醒了

26 August 2025 at 17:14

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其实月初的时候,就知道这个消息了。

据《联合早报》7月26日报道,许多听众突然发现,梁文道的付费播客《八分半》在最大的音频平台“喜马拉雅”上被全部下架。而在小红书、B站等其他平台上,他的账号内容也被清空。

梁文道一直备受争议,也不敢多评价他。

但是,不可否认,梁文道所代表的知识分子形象,已经无法避免与当前社会的矛盾发生冲突。

在曾经宽松的媒体环境中,他的直言不讳和批判性思维都曾受到过热烈的欢迎,但随着舆论环境的变化,他的言辞似乎开始变得“过火”。

事实上,人还是那个人,观众变了。

想写今天这篇文章的原因还有一个:许子东教授也被提醒了。

近期,许子东有个讲座,众所周知,他最擅长的讲的就是鲁迅和张爱玲,可惜讲到鲁迅时,说国人现在和百年前一样,主持赶紧上台打断,让他注意尺度。

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这俩人,外加窦文涛,是曾经《锵锵三人行》节目的铁三角,一个左,一个右,一个居中。

今时今日,就是这么个状况。

看到一段话,摘录如下:

当一位历史学者在讲座中被追问“你这话是不是在影射现实”时,他突然停住了,拿起茶杯抿了一口,岔开话题聊起了天气;当一位医生在朋友圈分享“抗生素滥用的危害”被举报“制造恐慌”后,她默默删除了所有专业内容,只发些花花草草的照片;当一位经济学家在会议上欲言又止,最终把“可能存在的风险”换成“总体向好”时,会场的空气都透着一种心照不宣的沉默。

大家应该早就发现了,越来越多的智者不愿意讲话了!

所以,短视频才大行其道,大家都在为鸡毛蒜皮的事,争论不休。而真正该讨论的,值得讨论的话题,见不到了。

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标题:梁文道被禁了,许子东也被提醒了
作者:爱圈儿
发表日期:2025.8.26
来源:微信公众号“锵锵如故”
主题归类:八分半
CDS收藏:公民馆
版权说明:该作品版权归原作者所有。中国数字时代仅对原作进行存档,以对抗中国的网络审查。详细版权说明

我当然应该庆幸,我还能说话。

可惜,很多时候我说的话,也是言不由衷。

曾经,我是真敢说啊。结果呢,大号前年被封了六个月,去年十月份解封,结果今年3月份又续上了,再被封一年。有人肯定会问,怎么不直接永封呢。

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我告诉你吧,因为实在也没找到合适的理由,索性封一年吧。

当年我的“夜听锵锵”公众号,就是说了下秦刚和傅晓田的事,直接永封了。

往事历历在目,很多时候并不需要什么理由的。

这两年,大家都在说,自媒体之路越来越难走了。

我自然也是如此。首先就是选题,越来越不知道什么能写、什么不能写。

其次,这号半死不活的,公众号平台也不给推荐,也不给流量,除了关注我的读者和他们转发被看到的机会之外,没有人能读到我的文章。好像平台就是刻意让我们这些号主“慢性死亡”的。

就像梁文道的“八分半”节目,哪期不是一次次迅速收集大量信息,准确找到切入角度,通过抽丝剥的理性分析,将各类时事的始末以及故事背后的逻辑和背景,拨开云雾,娓娓道来。

我写文章也不是呼啦啦拉出一大段,事实上,也需要查找大量的资料,最起码得先把事情前前后后彻底了解清楚,屏蔽那些虚假的和无用的信息,光这个过程就需要大量的精力。

而写出来之后,还要修改,修改完了还要找配图、编辑排版。

这些倒不是关键,关键是,就像今天的这篇文章一样,我还怕辛苦工作的成果,被禁发,被删除。

至于收入?

说了可能有人不信,所谓流量费其实少得可怜,阅读量还行时,一天十几块,凑合时,几毛几块。

相比投入的时间精力,脑细胞和电费网费,纯属自娱自乐。

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但是我又特别在意读者的感受,生怕哪地方写的不够好,得罪了诸位。

昨天那篇文章有些争议,一下子溜走了百十来人。

想想也算我偶尔的尝试吧,谁知道这写作这条路,走向何方,能向何方呢?

现在,我为了规避马上要来的更多的风险,其实已经刻意谨慎的多了。我现在在研究性学,我打算接下来很长一段时间,就研究这玩意儿。

有时候看着很多年轻人,躺平了不动,我就着急来气、

二十年前,那个年代,大家很穷,但是一门心思想赚钱,想发财,满心满脑的欲望。

现在可倒好,低欲望,无欲望,连性都不想要了。

所以,去他奶奶的妙手著文章,去他奶奶的文以载道。

何不如攻其一个方向,把性和爱发扬光大,也算是造福人类社会了。

但是,人总是要先活下去的。

所以,恳请大家给条活路,别横挑鼻子竖挑眼。

就像梁文道现在的处境,让我不禁思考:在这个信息洪流中,我们是否依然能够保持独立思考与自由表达,还是会在压力下选择沉默?

在如此敏感的社会背景下,我们每个人都在走一条钢丝般的路,而在这一过程中,爱己爱人,是最为重要的。

结尾还是放上这个《锵锵三人行》音频合集,只是为了留存这份小百科。感兴趣的,可以收藏留念。全部是mp3格式,大概有50G左右,3000多集。还有圆桌派1-6季的音频全集,内容相当丰富,十分值得收藏。分两种套餐,一种是一个移动音箱+tf卡+读卡器=99元,另一种是不要移动音箱99-25=74元。给你包邮到家,读卡器可以插手机上,非常方便使用。感兴趣的可以加我v信yimai779,购买收藏。写作不易,自媒体日渐收紧,只能如此贴补,勉强支持创作的动力。人间大爱,感谢涕零。

李成钢本周将赴华盛顿会见美贸易代表副手、财政部官员及商界人士

26 August 2025 at 20:15
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中国正派遣一位重要的贸易谈判代表前往美国,此举表明在特朗普总统本月早些时候延长双方关税休战协议后,谈判正取得进展。据知情人士透露,中国商务部国际贸易谈判代表兼副部长李成钢本周将前往华盛顿与美国官员和商界人士会面。该信息人士周二补充说,预计李成钢至少会在周四和周五走访华盛顿。

美国政府发言人告诉彭博社,此次访问并非正式谈判会议的一部分。《华尔街日报》率先报道了此次访问,最初报导称李成钢将会见美国贸易代表格里尔(Jamieson Greer)和财政部官员。后来该报则报导,李成钢将会见格里尔的副手们和美国财政部官员。他还将会见美国工商界代表。

中国外交部周一发布的新闻稿显示,李成钢当天在多伦多会见了加拿大—中国贸易理事会董事会成员。当被要求确认上述会谈信息时,美国驻华大使馆没有置评。



下午察:鲁迅墙画夹烟,该掐灭吗?

26 August 2025 at 19:28

继“同款毛背心”大火后,中国文豪鲁迅的一幅抽烟墙画又成为舆论焦点。

这幅墙画位于鲁迅故乡浙江省绍兴市的鲁迅纪念馆,画上鲁迅身着标志性长衫,目光如炬,望向远方,手上则夹着一支燃烧的香烟。

不少游客在社交媒体上晒图,展示他们专程到此一游,为的就是到这面墙前点燃打火机,拍一张“给鲁迅先生点烟”的打卡照。这面墙因此成为网红打卡墙。

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