Constitution of High Level Committee for Holding discussion on implementation of 5-Day Banking
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What a pity LIC pensioners' organisations are going to meet to achieve pension upgradation after three decades which shows that they were not united all these days even at SC now remaining enemies to each other and without TU rights for 45 years even when they were In-service on hearing the news that IBA and UFBU may meet!!! No passive resistance by In-service had happened for decades against the policy of DFS extending the benefits to LIC which gifted more than 10 lakh crores to GOI only after the same is granted to bankrupt PSBs. Already all 25000 unit employees died with starvation/ stagnant wages without pension for 37 years and further 25000 employees recruited after nationalisation also died with discriminated wages/ discriminated promotions of zero to six / discriminated pension with losses increasing from zero to 100% every 5 years ie., at the time of six wage revisions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIvJMaA0O6M 40M Chinese Young Women Survive on $1.50 a Day — Work 1 Day, Lie Flat 3 To make ends meet, some people have turned to daily-pay jobs. Waitressing, security work, food delivery… Over the past year, they have taken on almost every kind of temporary job available. In the end, they still cannot find stable employment. Now, with October approaching and temperatures starting to drop, some still cannot even afford to rent a small place for shelter and have to continue living outdoors.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXyo93dyhzA China On The Brink: Widespread Looting, Rural Revolts Erupt Across The Country September 29, 2026 #chinaobserver A group of farmers recently appeared in northern China’s North China Plain. Video footage shows a massive peanut field after harvest, packed with people. The scene was noisy and chaotic as people bent down or squatted, using buckets, bags, and baskets to compete for peanuts left scattered on the ground. Some people pushed and shoved each other. Because there were so many people, some were even forced into a river near the edge of the field. As the autumn harvest season began, many farmers in Hanan, Herbe, and other areas went to fields owned by large-scale growers to collect leftover peanuts. After the video spread online, one person commented, "What's going on here? Even a movie wouldn't dare film something like this." Similar incidents have occurred in other areas. 0:4040 secondsOn September 1st in Shenzhang, Hube province, a grower named Wong said that during peanut harvesting season, nearby villagers rushed into his fields, 0:4949 secondscausing heavy losses. Wong said the peanut fields were contracted and owned by him and nearby villagers knew the crop's growing cycle. During the harvest season, they came to collect peanuts. 1:001 minuteWhen only a few people came, he could use surveillance cameras to manage the situation. But once the crowd grew larger, it became impossible to stop 1:081 minute, 8 secondsthem. The cost of growing peanuts is over 3,000 yen per acre, and he managed more than 165 acres of farmland. He said 1:161 minute, 16 secondshe would have to bear all the losses himself and no longer plans to continue planting peanuts. It's understood that normally after farmers finish 1:241 minute, 24 secondsharvesting, nearby villagers wait by the fields and collect what's left behind. 1:281 minute, 28 secondsHowever, some people enter the fields without the landowner's permission and begin collecting peanuts before the harvest is complete. In rural China, 1:361 minute, 36 secondsincidents of farmers crops being taken have increasingly become common. Farmers are unable to do much about it. 1:451 minute, 45 secondsfriends, how should this situation be handled? A farmer said that her sweet potatoes were taken by more than 100 people. Some of the sweet potatoes had 1:521 minute, 52 secondsalready been packed into boxes, but entire boxes were carried away. After the incident happened, she immediately called the police, but the police were unable to resolve the situation. 2:052 minutes, 5 secondsThe sweet potatoes in my field were stolen before they were even harvested. 2:082 minutes, 8 secondsThey took them box by box, carrying them away right in front of me. When I tried to stop them, they cursed at me, saying they were old and had heart problems. I 2:172 minutes, 17 secondswas completely helpless. They were openly stealing in broad daylight. They took so many of my sweet potatoes. Give them back to me. One user commented, 2:262 minutes, 26 seconds"This shows that many rural families are still relying on these leftover scraps to get by." Another said, "Is this the so-called moderately prosperous society? 2:352 minutes, 35 secondsDuring the farming off season, people go to other people's fields to pick peanuts." Others commented, "People's livelihoods are so difficult. In this 2:442 minutes, 44 secondsextremely challenging environment, simply staying alive is already not easy." Some users said, "This is a consequence of China's collective land
ownership system. Farmers don't own private farmland, and household farming contracts are usually divided into small plots scattered across different 2:592 minutes, 59 secondslocations, making large-scale mechanized farming difficult. Today, only those who have contracted large amounts of collective land can create concentrated 3:073 minutes, 7 secondsfarmlands and use agricultural machinery. This, they argue, is why many people don't intervene. If the issue were examined more deeply, villagers all 3:153 minutes, 15 secondshave a share of the land and could theoretically claim a portion of the rental income. They say the issue is difficult to investigate further, and authorities do not allow deeper 3:243 minutes, 24 secondsdiscussion. Independent commentator Du Jung said that this kind of crop grabbing behavior has existed for many years, but he argued that it only 3:323 minutes, 32 secondshappened after the Chinese Communist Party came to power. He said one reason was that the government took control of farmers land and another was that 3:403 minutes, 40 secondspolitical campaigns damaged traditional social values and encourage people to benefit themselves at others expense. He added that as China's economic crisis 3:493 minutes, 49 secondsdeepens, rural areas could be among the first places where social order becomes unstable. Some users also said that the increasing number of farmers taking 3:573 minutes, 57 secondscrops from other people's fields is related to financial hardships. In recent years, China's economy has remained weak. Unemployment has risen 4:054 minutes, 5 secondsand many people are burdened with mortgages and other financial pressures. 4:094 minutes, 9 secondsCompared with urban residents, rural farmers face even greater challenges. 4:134 minutes, 13 secondsMany migrant workers who leave their hometowns to find jobs struggle to secure stable employment. They have to travel across the country looking for 4:204 minutes, 20 secondstemp jobs. Yet after a year, they may still fail to earn enough money. 4:274 minutes, 27 secondsOrdinary people just can't make money anymore. They can't even afford food. 4:314 minutes, 31 secondsSometimes they don't even have enough money to cover their basic living expenses. 4:354 minutes, 35 secondsThis man, who is in his 60s, told a content creator that he's a veteran construction worker with decades of experience, but he's been unable to find work. 4:464 minutes, 46 seconds[music] 4:474 minutes, 47 secondsThis is what life looks like for farmers picking up potatoes in Zang Xiao in September 2026. This is how difficult life can be for farmers. At night, they 4:564 minutes, 56 secondssleep in share dormitories. Many people ask why men and women sleep in the same room and why the conditions are so poor with such bad hygiene. That's because 5:045 minutes, 4 secondsordinary people have not been pushed to that point. When survival itself becomes a problem, the strength people can show can be incredible. These mothers on 5:125 minutes, 12 secondsSichuan, for example, carry their children on their backs while collecting potatoes. A bag of potatoes they pick is worth about a little more than one yen. 5:205 minutes, 20 secondsOn average, they can fill one bag every 2 minutes. Many people might only pick for half a day before suffering from back pain and being unable to get up for 5:285 minutes, 28 secondsthe rest of the day. But these mothers carry their children and work almost like machines. 5:325 minutes, 32 secondsIn September 2026, a user posted a video saying, "Two people are making 1,500 red bricks. Making money is so difficult." 5:395 minutes, 39 secondsAnother video included the caption, "If it weren't for our wives, children, and elderly parents, who would choose to live like this?" Finding work outside 5:475 minutes, 47 secondsthe village is difficult, and the situation in rural areas is even more heartbreaking. Since the 1990s, large numbers of rural workers have moved to
cities. Over the past 30 years, many remote rural areas in China have become increasingly hollowed out while remaining poor. In some places, housing conditions are still similar to those of the 1980s, 1990s, or even the 50s and60s. Many elderly people in rural areas have little to no social security. 6:136 minutes, 13 secondsWhen they become sick, they can't afford medical care and are left in desperate situations. These realities are rarely seen in official news reports and are 6:226 minutes, 22 secondssometimes revealed by charity workers or independent groups. An elderly woman comes out to sell goods before sunrise. How old are you? 6:306 minutes, 30 seconds88. You're still working this hard at such an old age. 6:336 minutes, 33 secondsWhat else can I do? I need money to buy medicine. You need money for medicine? 6:376 minutes, 37 secondsI need 5 a day to buy medicine. A content creator said, "If you hadn't seen it with your own 6:446 minutes, 44 secondseyes, you would never believe that such a poor place still exists. This is Sunba village in Nang Town, Guangshi. Local residents are still living very 6:526 minutes, 52 secondsdifficult lives. They live in mud, brick, and tile houses, have very limited sources of income, and mainly rely on farming small plots of land and 6:596 minutes, 59 secondsraising livestock. Their living conditions are extremely poor. The creator filmed many old and dilapidated houses in the village. Social media 7:077 minutes, 7 secondsplatforms also contain many videos showing similar situations. Some villages in northern China have become nearly empty. A rural bakery in Jooko, 7:167 minutes, 16 secondsHunan Province, recently gained attention for its extremely low prices. 7:207 minutes, 20 secondsA cupcake costs only 1, while a small 4in cake sells for only 5 yen, leaving many users shocked by the prices. 7:297 minutes, 29 secondsThis cake cost 5 each. 7:307 minutes, 30 secondsThe bakery owner, a man named Lee, runs the shop from his home in rural Jooko. 7:357 minutes, 35 secondsAlthough the location is relatively remote, he does not have to pay rent. He said rural residents have limited spending power, and if prices are set too high, no one would buy the products. 7:457 minutes, 45 secondsThat's why he keeps his cake prices very low. Recently, residents in several areas have told non-state media that consumer spending power has dropped 7:537 minutes, 53 secondssignificantly this year. Some people even said they can no longer afford to buy meat. A content creator familiar with rural life described the hardships faced by rural residents. 8:068 minutes, 6 secondsDo you know what life has become like for elderly people in rural areas? If you're not from the countryside, you probably can't imagine it. Today, many 8:138 minutes, 13 secondselderly people in rural areas die at home, and their children don't even know for several days. Sometimes they're only discovered by neighbors after their 8:218 minutes, 21 secondsbodies begin to smell. How tragic is that? Some people may ask, "Where are their children?" Look at China today. How many young people are still there? 8:308 minutes, 30 secondsMost of them are elderly. People born in the 80s and 90s have all gone elsewhere to work. They have no choice either. 8:378 minutes, 37 secondsCorn sells for just 1 or two per pound. 8:408 minutes, 40 secondsIf they cling to that small piece of land, they may only earn 3,000 to 4,000 a year, what can they do with that? They can't even afford medical treatment if 8:488 minutes, 48 secondsthey get sick. The whole family could end up struggling just to survive. The situation is slightly better in southern China, but especially in the north, 8:558 minutes, 55 secondsapart from those small plots of land, there's almost nothing left. The people going to cities for work are mostly older migrant workers with no other 9:029 minutes, 2 secondsoptions. They rely on physical labor to earn money and survive. Those with slightly more ability may earn some money and take out loans to buy a home,
but they have to make mortgage payments every month. With their meager salary of only 4,000 to 5,000 a month, [clears throat] after paying the mortgage, they have almost nothing left. 9:209 minutes, 20 secondsFor those without the ability to buy a home, they rent. They don't even dare to rent a larger place, usually only a room of around 100 square ft. Think about it. 9:299 minutes, 29 secondsIn such a tiny space, how can they bring their parents to live with them and take care of them? Many people may not believe what I'm saying. If you don't 9:369 minutes, 36 secondsbelieve it, go to the countryside and see for yourself. These are real struggles that people are facing. 9:449 minutes, 44 secondsIf you had another life, would you still choose to be a farmer? In my next life, I don't want to be a farmer anymore. Being a farmer is too hard. 9:519 minutes, 51 secondsRecently, Chinese authorities announced that the contribution limits for farmers pensions would be significantly increased. In Leoing and Guayo, the 10:0010 minutesmaximum annual contribution levels were raised from 3,000 previously to 5,000. 10:0510 minutes, 5 secondsand 6,000 yen respectively. Hernand raised the maximum contribution level even further to 10,000 yen per year. It 10:1310 minutes, 13 secondsbecame the first province in China where the upper limit exceeded 10,000 yen. 10:1810 minutes, 18 secondsOfficial explanations in several regions emphasize the idea that the more you contribute, the more you receive. They 10:2510 minutes, 25 secondssay that after paying for 15 years, monthly payments could exceed 1,000 yen. 10:3010 minutes, 30 secondsHowever, this claim has triggered strong reactions among many rural residents. 10:3410 minutes, 34 secondsThe reality is that while authorities continue raising the maximum contribution levels with the highest tiers becoming a challenge for many 10:4110 minutes, 41 secondsordinary farmers, the basic pension amount has remained only slightly above 100 a month even after multiple increases. At the CCP's annual two 10:5110 minutes, 51 secondssessions meeting in March this year, authorities announced that farmers monthly pensions would increase by 20 yen, rising from 143 yen to 163 yen. 11:0111 minutes, 1 secondMany people consider this amount far from enough given today's cost of living. Data shows that the average pension received by Chinese farmers is 11:0911 minutes, 9 secondsmore than 10 times lower than that of retired enterprise employees. Compared with retired government and public institution employees, the gap reaches 11:1711 minutes, 17 secondsan estimated 30 to 50 times. Meanwhile, senior Chinese officials and elites reportedly receive far more extensive 11:2411 minutes, 24 secondsbenefits after retirement. The huge gap in pension levels has led many farmers to say, "It's not that we don't want to contribute. We simply can't afford it." 11:3311 minutes, 33 secondsOne farmer said helplessly, "It's not that we don't hope to have support in old age. It's just that using all our strength to survive today is already 11:4111 minutes, 41 secondsdifficult enough." One content creator said that most farmers spend their entire lives farming, yet their annual income is only a few thousand yen. They 11:5011 minutes, 50 secondscan't afford to set aside 10,000 yen every year for pension contributions. No matter how high the contribution limit rises, it's meaningless if farmers can't 11:5811 minutes, 58 secondsafford to pay. The creator said the higher tiers are designed for wealthier rural residents and have little to do with ordinary farmers. Ironically, in 12:0712 minutes, 7 seconds2021, Chinese leader Xi Jinping announced that China had successfully eliminated poverty and had fully built a 12:1412 minutes, 14 secondsmoderately prosperous society. However, critics and some members of the public argued that the claim did not match the
cremation policy also triggered protests in several other provinces, including Guay Joe, Djang Xi, and Hube. On 15:2815 minutes, 28 secondsNovember 22nd, 2025, Shifong County in Guyang, Gujo province saw strong resistance from the local Meow ethnic 15:3515 minutes, 35 secondsresidents and farmers over mandatory cremation policies. During the protesters shouted at officials, "If the Communist Party wants to dig up 15:4315 minutes, 43 secondsancestral graves, then dig up Xi Jinping's family first." According to data reported by the China Dissident Monitor, a project under Freedom House, 15:5215 minutes, 52 secondsthere were over 5,000 incidents of public resistance across China last year, a 44% increase compared to the 16:0016 minutestotal number recorded in 2024. The incidents were often related to issues such as land seizures, funeral reforms, 16:0716 minutes, 7 secondsand the demolition of temples. Examples included anti-land acquisition protests in Tongqing village, Hunan Province, 16:1416 minutes, 14 secondsopposition to forced cremation in Guo, and resistance to temple demolitions in Lingao County, Hainan Province. In the 16:2216 minutes, 22 secondssecond quarter of 2026, a total of 846 protests were recorded. Among all groups involved in these actions, rural 16:3016 minutes, 30 secondsvillagers accounted for 18%, making them the third largest protest group after homeowners and workers. This suggests that even under strict government 16:3816 minutes, 38 secondscontrol, conflicts in rural areas remain one of the major sources of social tension. Human rights lawyer Wu Xiaoping said that officials at all levels of the 16:4616 minutes, 46 secondsCCP have repeatedly used various methods to seize farmers resources. He said that many migrant workers spent the last 20 16:5416 minutes, 54 secondsyears working in cities, but after returning to the countryside, they discovered that their original land rights no longer existed. These 17:0117 minutes, 1 secondreturning farmers have a stronger awareness of legal rights. When they face official violations and feel exploited, dissatisfaction grows. 17:0917 minutes, 9 secondsChairman of the International Alliance of the China Democratic Party, Jay Lee Jen, said that ordinary people at the bottom of society have endured long-term 17:1817 minutes, 18 secondspressure and humiliation and that more collective protests could emerge in the future. He said that when people cannot even afford food, they may be pushed 17:2617 minutes, 26 secondstowards taking action. Chinese affairs expert Yang Buo said that due to years of political messaging by Chinese authorities, many people have become 17:3317 minutes, 33 secondsless united. In the past, because of prolonged rural depopulation, villagers were mostly made up of elderly and children, making it difficult to
challenge local authorities. However, in recent years, as the urban economy has weakened, many workers have returned home and stopped going to cities for 17:5017 minutes, 50 secondswork. He said that in some remote areas, stronger local traditions of resistance have made authorities concerned. The Financial Times reported that a manager 17:5917 minutes, 59 secondsat a state-owned labor agency in Hunan said that since 2023, the number of job advertisements posted by the company has 18:0718 minutes, 7 secondscontinued to decline, while the number of job seekers has increased steadily. 18:1118 minutes, 11 secondsToday, almost every village has some migrant workers who have remained at home without finding work. Every year, China experiences a wave of migrant workers returning home for the new year. 18:2118 minutes, 21 secondsHowever, in late 2025, with 3 months still remaining before the holiday, many migrant workers got home early. At the 18:2818 minutes, 28 secondstime, Chinese authorities issued notices warning against large-scale migrant worker returns and prollayed stays in hometowns. This triggered questions and 18:3718 minutes, 37 secondscriticism from the public. A major Waybo influencer wrote that many rural areas in China still rely on income earned by 18:4418 minutes, 44 secondsyoung people working away from home. In recent years, however, as the real estate sector has declined, large numbers of migrant workers have lost 18:5118 minutes, 51 secondstheir jobs and returned to their hometowns. They may be able to manage for the first year or two. But if employment problems remain unresolved, 18:5918 minutes, 59 secondswhat consequences could follow? And if many unemployed young people in a village spend their days idle, what might happen? Yamo said that from a 19:0719 minutes, 7 secondssocial stability perspective, Chinese authorities may actually prefer rural depopulation. He argued that authorities are particularly concerned about large 19:1619 minutes, 16 secondsnumbers of young market workers staying home because without income they would become more likely to challenge the government. However, he said economic 19:2419 minutes, 24 secondsconditions have changed. Royal depopulation is beginning to reverse and migrant workers are returning to the countryside, leaving authorities unable to prevent the trend.
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What a pity LIC pensioners' organisations are going to meet to achieve pension upgradation after three decades which shows that they were not united all these days even at SC now remaining enemies to each other and without TU rights for 45 years even when they were In-service on hearing the news that IBA and UFBU may meet!!! No passive resistance by In-service had happened for decades against the policy of DFS extending the benefits to LIC which gifted more than 10 lakh crores to GOI only after the same is granted to bankrupt PSBs. Already all 25000 unit employees died with starvation/ stagnant wages without pension for 37 years and further 25000 employees recruited after nationalisation also died with discriminated wages/ discriminated promotions of zero to six / discriminated pension with losses increasing from zero to 100% every 5 years ie., at the time of six wage revisions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIvJMaA0O6M
40M Chinese Young Women Survive on $1.50 a Day — Work 1 Day, Lie Flat 3 To make ends meet, some people have turned to daily-pay jobs. Waitressing, security work, food delivery… Over the past year, they have taken on almost every kind of temporary job available. In the end, they still cannot find stable employment. Now, with October approaching and temperatures starting to drop, some still cannot even afford to rent a small place for shelter and have to continue living outdoors.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXyo93dyhzA
China On The Brink: Widespread Looting, Rural Revolts Erupt Across The Country September 29, 2026 #chinaobserver
A group of farmers recently appeared in northern China’s North China Plain. Video footage shows a massive peanut field after harvest, packed with people. The scene was noisy and chaotic as people bent down or squatted, using buckets, bags, and baskets to compete for peanuts left scattered on the ground. Some people pushed and shoved each other. Because there were so many people, some were even forced into a river near the edge of the field. As the autumn harvest season began, many farmers in Hanan,
Herbe, and other areas went to fields owned by large-scale growers to collect leftover peanuts. After the video spread online, one person commented, "What's going on here? Even a movie wouldn't dare film something like this." Similar incidents have occurred in other areas.
0:4040 secondsOn September 1st in Shenzhang, Hube province, a grower named Wong said that during peanut harvesting season, nearby villagers rushed into his fields,
0:4949 secondscausing heavy losses. Wong said the peanut fields were contracted and owned by him and nearby villagers knew the crop's growing cycle. During the harvest season, they came to collect peanuts.
1:001 minuteWhen only a few people came, he could use surveillance cameras to manage the situation. But once the crowd grew larger, it became impossible to stop
1:081 minute, 8 secondsthem. The cost of growing peanuts is over 3,000 yen per acre, and he managed more than 165 acres of farmland. He said
1:161 minute, 16 secondshe would have to bear all the losses himself and no longer plans to continue planting peanuts. It's understood that normally after farmers finish
1:241 minute, 24 secondsharvesting, nearby villagers wait by the fields and collect what's left behind.
1:281 minute, 28 secondsHowever, some people enter the fields without the landowner's permission and begin collecting peanuts before the harvest is complete. In rural China,
1:361 minute, 36 secondsincidents of farmers crops being taken have increasingly become common. Farmers are unable to do much about it.
1:451 minute, 45 secondsfriends, how should this situation be handled? A farmer said that her sweet potatoes were taken by more than 100 people. Some of the sweet potatoes had
1:521 minute, 52 secondsalready been packed into boxes, but entire boxes were carried away. After the incident happened, she immediately called the police, but the police were unable to resolve the situation.
2:052 minutes, 5 secondsThe sweet potatoes in my field were stolen before they were even harvested.
2:082 minutes, 8 secondsThey took them box by box, carrying them away right in front of me. When I tried to stop them, they cursed at me, saying they were old and had heart problems. I
2:172 minutes, 17 secondswas completely helpless. They were openly stealing in broad daylight. They took so many of my sweet potatoes. Give them back to me. One user commented,
2:262 minutes, 26 seconds"This shows that many rural families are still relying on these leftover scraps to get by." Another said, "Is this the so-called moderately prosperous society?
2:352 minutes, 35 secondsDuring the farming off season, people go to other people's fields to pick peanuts." Others commented, "People's livelihoods are so difficult. In this
2:442 minutes, 44 secondsextremely challenging environment, simply staying alive is already not easy." Some users said, "This is a consequence of China's collective land
ownership system. Farmers don't own private farmland, and household farming contracts are usually divided into small plots scattered across different
2:592 minutes, 59 secondslocations, making large-scale mechanized farming difficult. Today, only those who have contracted large amounts of collective land can create concentrated
3:073 minutes, 7 secondsfarmlands and use agricultural machinery. This, they argue, is why many people don't intervene. If the issue were examined more deeply, villagers all
3:153 minutes, 15 secondshave a share of the land and could theoretically claim a portion of the rental income. They say the issue is difficult to investigate further, and authorities do not allow deeper
3:243 minutes, 24 secondsdiscussion. Independent commentator Du Jung said that this kind of crop grabbing behavior has existed for many years, but he argued that it only
3:323 minutes, 32 secondshappened after the Chinese Communist Party came to power. He said one reason was that the government took control of farmers land and another was that
3:403 minutes, 40 secondspolitical campaigns damaged traditional social values and encourage people to benefit themselves at others expense. He added that as China's economic crisis
3:493 minutes, 49 secondsdeepens, rural areas could be among the first places where social order becomes unstable. Some users also said that the increasing number of farmers taking
3:573 minutes, 57 secondscrops from other people's fields is related to financial hardships. In recent years, China's economy has remained weak. Unemployment has risen
4:054 minutes, 5 secondsand many people are burdened with mortgages and other financial pressures.
4:094 minutes, 9 secondsCompared with urban residents, rural farmers face even greater challenges.
4:134 minutes, 13 secondsMany migrant workers who leave their hometowns to find jobs struggle to secure stable employment. They have to travel across the country looking for
4:204 minutes, 20 secondstemp jobs. Yet after a year, they may still fail to earn enough money.
4:274 minutes, 27 secondsOrdinary people just can't make money anymore. They can't even afford food.
4:314 minutes, 31 secondsSometimes they don't even have enough money to cover their basic living expenses.
4:354 minutes, 35 secondsThis man, who is in his 60s, told a content creator that he's a veteran construction worker with decades of experience, but he's been unable to find work.
4:464 minutes, 46 seconds[music]
4:474 minutes, 47 secondsThis is what life looks like for farmers picking up potatoes in Zang Xiao in September 2026. This is how difficult life can be for farmers. At night, they
4:564 minutes, 56 secondssleep in share dormitories. Many people ask why men and women sleep in the same room and why the conditions are so poor with such bad hygiene. That's because
5:045 minutes, 4 secondsordinary people have not been pushed to that point. When survival itself becomes a problem, the strength people can show can be incredible. These mothers on
5:125 minutes, 12 secondsSichuan, for example, carry their children on their backs while collecting potatoes. A bag of potatoes they pick is worth about a little more than one yen.
5:205 minutes, 20 secondsOn average, they can fill one bag every 2 minutes. Many people might only pick for half a day before suffering from back pain and being unable to get up for
5:285 minutes, 28 secondsthe rest of the day. But these mothers carry their children and work almost like machines.
5:325 minutes, 32 secondsIn September 2026, a user posted a video saying, "Two people are making 1,500 red bricks. Making money is so difficult."
5:395 minutes, 39 secondsAnother video included the caption, "If it weren't for our wives, children, and elderly parents, who would choose to live like this?" Finding work outside
5:475 minutes, 47 secondsthe village is difficult, and the situation in rural areas is even more heartbreaking. Since the 1990s, large numbers of rural workers have moved to
cities. Over the past 30 years, many remote rural areas in China have become increasingly hollowed out while remaining poor. In some places, housing conditions are still similar to those of the 1980s, 1990s, or even the 50s and60s. Many elderly people in rural areas have little to no social security.
6:136 minutes, 13 secondsWhen they become sick, they can't afford medical care and are left in desperate situations. These realities are rarely seen in official news reports and are
6:226 minutes, 22 secondssometimes revealed by charity workers or independent groups. An elderly woman comes out to sell goods before sunrise. How old are you?
6:306 minutes, 30 seconds88. You're still working this hard at such an old age.
6:336 minutes, 33 secondsWhat else can I do? I need money to buy medicine. You need money for medicine?
6:376 minutes, 37 secondsI need 5 a day to buy medicine. A content creator said, "If you hadn't seen it with your own
6:446 minutes, 44 secondseyes, you would never believe that such a poor place still exists. This is Sunba village in Nang Town, Guangshi. Local residents are still living very
6:526 minutes, 52 secondsdifficult lives. They live in mud, brick, and tile houses, have very limited sources of income, and mainly rely on farming small plots of land and
6:596 minutes, 59 secondsraising livestock. Their living conditions are extremely poor. The creator filmed many old and dilapidated houses in the village. Social media
7:077 minutes, 7 secondsplatforms also contain many videos showing similar situations. Some villages in northern China have become nearly empty. A rural bakery in Jooko,
7:167 minutes, 16 secondsHunan Province, recently gained attention for its extremely low prices.
7:207 minutes, 20 secondsA cupcake costs only 1, while a small 4in cake sells for only 5 yen, leaving many users shocked by the prices.
7:297 minutes, 29 secondsThis cake cost 5 each.
7:307 minutes, 30 secondsThe bakery owner, a man named Lee, runs the shop from his home in rural Jooko.
7:357 minutes, 35 secondsAlthough the location is relatively remote, he does not have to pay rent. He said rural residents have limited spending power, and if prices are set too high, no one would buy the products.
7:457 minutes, 45 secondsThat's why he keeps his cake prices very low. Recently, residents in several areas have told non-state media that consumer spending power has dropped
7:537 minutes, 53 secondssignificantly this year. Some people even said they can no longer afford to buy meat. A content creator familiar with rural life described the hardships faced by rural residents.
8:068 minutes, 6 secondsDo you know what life has become like for elderly people in rural areas? If you're not from the countryside, you probably can't imagine it. Today, many
8:138 minutes, 13 secondselderly people in rural areas die at home, and their children don't even know for several days. Sometimes they're only discovered by neighbors after their
8:218 minutes, 21 secondsbodies begin to smell. How tragic is that? Some people may ask, "Where are their children?" Look at China today. How many young people are still there?
8:308 minutes, 30 secondsMost of them are elderly. People born in the 80s and 90s have all gone elsewhere to work. They have no choice either.
8:378 minutes, 37 secondsCorn sells for just 1 or two per pound.
8:408 minutes, 40 secondsIf they cling to that small piece of land, they may only earn 3,000 to 4,000 a year, what can they do with that? They can't even afford medical treatment if
8:488 minutes, 48 secondsthey get sick. The whole family could end up struggling just to survive. The situation is slightly better in southern China, but especially in the north,
8:558 minutes, 55 secondsapart from those small plots of land, there's almost nothing left. The people going to cities for work are mostly older migrant workers with no other
9:029 minutes, 2 secondsoptions. They rely on physical labor to earn money and survive. Those with slightly more ability may earn some money and take out loans to buy a home,
but they have to make mortgage payments every month. With their meager salary of only 4,000 to 5,000 a month, [clears throat] after paying the mortgage, they have almost nothing left.
9:209 minutes, 20 secondsFor those without the ability to buy a home, they rent. They don't even dare to rent a larger place, usually only a room of around 100 square ft. Think about it.
9:299 minutes, 29 secondsIn such a tiny space, how can they bring their parents to live with them and take care of them? Many people may not believe what I'm saying. If you don't
9:369 minutes, 36 secondsbelieve it, go to the countryside and see for yourself. These are real struggles that people are facing.
9:449 minutes, 44 secondsIf you had another life, would you still choose to be a farmer? In my next life, I don't want to be a farmer anymore. Being a farmer is too hard.
9:519 minutes, 51 secondsRecently, Chinese authorities announced that the contribution limits for farmers pensions would be significantly increased. In Leoing and Guayo, the
10:0010 minutesmaximum annual contribution levels were raised from 3,000 previously to 5,000.
10:0510 minutes, 5 secondsand 6,000 yen respectively. Hernand raised the maximum contribution level even further to 10,000 yen per year. It
10:1310 minutes, 13 secondsbecame the first province in China where the upper limit exceeded 10,000 yen.
10:1810 minutes, 18 secondsOfficial explanations in several regions emphasize the idea that the more you contribute, the more you receive. They
10:2510 minutes, 25 secondssay that after paying for 15 years, monthly payments could exceed 1,000 yen.
10:3010 minutes, 30 secondsHowever, this claim has triggered strong reactions among many rural residents.
10:3410 minutes, 34 secondsThe reality is that while authorities continue raising the maximum contribution levels with the highest tiers becoming a challenge for many
10:4110 minutes, 41 secondsordinary farmers, the basic pension amount has remained only slightly above 100 a month even after multiple increases. At the CCP's annual two
10:5110 minutes, 51 secondssessions meeting in March this year, authorities announced that farmers monthly pensions would increase by 20 yen, rising from 143 yen to 163 yen.
11:0111 minutes, 1 secondMany people consider this amount far from enough given today's cost of living. Data shows that the average pension received by Chinese farmers is
11:0911 minutes, 9 secondsmore than 10 times lower than that of retired enterprise employees. Compared with retired government and public institution employees, the gap reaches
11:1711 minutes, 17 secondsan estimated 30 to 50 times. Meanwhile, senior Chinese officials and elites reportedly receive far more extensive
11:2411 minutes, 24 secondsbenefits after retirement. The huge gap in pension levels has led many farmers to say, "It's not that we don't want to contribute. We simply can't afford it."
11:3311 minutes, 33 secondsOne farmer said helplessly, "It's not that we don't hope to have support in old age. It's just that using all our strength to survive today is already
11:4111 minutes, 41 secondsdifficult enough." One content creator said that most farmers spend their entire lives farming, yet their annual income is only a few thousand yen. They
11:5011 minutes, 50 secondscan't afford to set aside 10,000 yen every year for pension contributions. No matter how high the contribution limit rises, it's meaningless if farmers can't
11:5811 minutes, 58 secondsafford to pay. The creator said the higher tiers are designed for wealthier rural residents and have little to do with ordinary farmers. Ironically, in
12:0712 minutes, 7 seconds2021, Chinese leader Xi Jinping announced that China had successfully eliminated poverty and had fully built a
12:1412 minutes, 14 secondsmoderately prosperous society. However, critics and some members of the public argued that the claim did not match the
cremation policy also triggered protests in several other provinces, including Guay Joe, Djang Xi, and Hube. On
15:2815 minutes, 28 secondsNovember 22nd, 2025, Shifong County in Guyang, Gujo province saw strong resistance from the local Meow ethnic
15:3515 minutes, 35 secondsresidents and farmers over mandatory cremation policies. During the protesters shouted at officials, "If the Communist Party wants to dig up
15:4315 minutes, 43 secondsancestral graves, then dig up Xi Jinping's family first." According to data reported by the China Dissident Monitor, a project under Freedom House,
15:5215 minutes, 52 secondsthere were over 5,000 incidents of public resistance across China last year, a 44% increase compared to the
16:0016 minutestotal number recorded in 2024. The incidents were often related to issues such as land seizures, funeral reforms,
16:0716 minutes, 7 secondsand the demolition of temples. Examples included anti-land acquisition protests in Tongqing village, Hunan Province,
16:1416 minutes, 14 secondsopposition to forced cremation in Guo, and resistance to temple demolitions in Lingao County, Hainan Province. In the
16:2216 minutes, 22 secondssecond quarter of 2026, a total of 846 protests were recorded. Among all groups involved in these actions, rural
16:3016 minutes, 30 secondsvillagers accounted for 18%, making them the third largest protest group after homeowners and workers. This suggests that even under strict government
16:3816 minutes, 38 secondscontrol, conflicts in rural areas remain one of the major sources of social tension. Human rights lawyer Wu Xiaoping said that officials at all levels of the
16:4616 minutes, 46 secondsCCP have repeatedly used various methods to seize farmers resources. He said that many migrant workers spent the last 20
16:5416 minutes, 54 secondsyears working in cities, but after returning to the countryside, they discovered that their original land rights no longer existed. These
17:0117 minutes, 1 secondreturning farmers have a stronger awareness of legal rights. When they face official violations and feel exploited, dissatisfaction grows.
17:0917 minutes, 9 secondsChairman of the International Alliance of the China Democratic Party, Jay Lee Jen, said that ordinary people at the bottom of society have endured long-term
17:1817 minutes, 18 secondspressure and humiliation and that more collective protests could emerge in the future. He said that when people cannot even afford food, they may be pushed
17:2617 minutes, 26 secondstowards taking action. Chinese affairs expert Yang Buo said that due to years of political messaging by Chinese authorities, many people have become
17:3317 minutes, 33 secondsless united. In the past, because of prolonged rural depopulation, villagers were mostly made up of elderly and children, making it difficult to
challenge local authorities. However, in recent years, as the urban economy has weakened, many workers have returned home and stopped going to cities for
17:5017 minutes, 50 secondswork. He said that in some remote areas, stronger local traditions of resistance have made authorities concerned. The Financial Times reported that a manager
17:5917 minutes, 59 secondsat a state-owned labor agency in Hunan said that since 2023, the number of job advertisements posted by the company has
18:0718 minutes, 7 secondscontinued to decline, while the number of job seekers has increased steadily.
18:1118 minutes, 11 secondsToday, almost every village has some migrant workers who have remained at home without finding work. Every year, China experiences a wave of migrant workers returning home for the new year.
18:2118 minutes, 21 secondsHowever, in late 2025, with 3 months still remaining before the holiday, many migrant workers got home early. At the
18:2818 minutes, 28 secondstime, Chinese authorities issued notices warning against large-scale migrant worker returns and prollayed stays in hometowns. This triggered questions and
18:3718 minutes, 37 secondscriticism from the public. A major Waybo influencer wrote that many rural areas in China still rely on income earned by
18:4418 minutes, 44 secondsyoung people working away from home. In recent years, however, as the real estate sector has declined, large numbers of migrant workers have lost
18:5118 minutes, 51 secondstheir jobs and returned to their hometowns. They may be able to manage for the first year or two. But if employment problems remain unresolved,
18:5918 minutes, 59 secondswhat consequences could follow? And if many unemployed young people in a village spend their days idle, what might happen? Yamo said that from a
19:0719 minutes, 7 secondssocial stability perspective, Chinese authorities may actually prefer rural depopulation. He argued that authorities are particularly concerned about large
19:1619 minutes, 16 secondsnumbers of young market workers staying home because without income they would become more likely to challenge the government. However, he said economic
19:2419 minutes, 24 secondsconditions have changed. Royal depopulation is beginning to reverse and migrant workers are returning to the countryside, leaving authorities unable to prevent the trend.
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