{"id":694433,"date":"2023-07-14T19:44:33","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T02:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=694433"},"modified":"2023-07-20T19:31:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T02:31:34","slug":"cctv-lauds-workers-battling-the-heat-for-xi-jinpings-pet-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2023\/07\/cctv-lauds-workers-battling-the-heat-for-xi-jinpings-pet-project\/","title":{"rendered":"CCTV Lauds Workers “Battling the Heat” For Xi Jinping’s Pet Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
A CCTV report posted to Bilibili celebrating construction workers laboring in extreme heat came under severe criticism online this week. The report focused on workers in Xiong\u2019an, Xi Jinping\u2019s pet urban development project<\/a>, who were \u201cbattling the heat to meet a construction deadline<\/a>\u201d amid a heatwave that spurred nearby Beijing to mandate that construction companies \u201cstop outdoor operations<\/a>.\u201d The CCTV reporter documented roof-surface temperatures of 155.3 degrees Fahrenheit and noted that workers\u2019 necks were breaking out in boils due to sun exposure. Instead of decrying these obviously dangerous labor conditions, the report closed\u2014in classic propaganda fashion\u2014with a rosy three-part conclusion lauding China\u2019s rise, the People\u2019s agency, and worker\u2019s ostensible prosperity. The out-of-touch video led to a massive outcry on Bilibili, Weibo, and Twitter that reflected widespread disgust with CCTV\u2019s evident lack of concern about work place safety<\/strong><\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u4f2a\u4f73\u7a3b\uff1aRisking heatstroke to meet a construction deadline? Who forced them out there? A number of netizens spammed the comment section with a copypasta to express their displeasure with CCTV<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo, let me just test the temperature up here\u2026\u201d Like hell! It\u2019s 104 degrees, these guys are still working, and you\u2019ve got the nerve to post a video like this? [Chinese<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\u714e\u997c\u548c\u725b\u5976\uff1aIs this how it should be? Sacrificing people\u2019s well-being for the sake of a construction project?
Badioce\uff1a\u201cBattling the heat to meet a construction deadline\u201d is such a shameless boast.
\u5e74\u5ea6\u5927\u7b28\u6bd4\uff1aThey\u2019ve turned laboring under the blazing sun into propaganda.
\u65e0\u60c5\u68ee\u6797\u4eba\uff1aYou call this the \u201cworld\u2019s fastest infrastructure construction\u201d? It\u2019s all based on the sweat of our workers and the rights they will never get to enjoy.
\u5357\u6781\u5a03\u5a03\u9c7c\uff1aBattling the heat to meet a construction deadline. China Speed! Thumbs up!
Clannad\u53e4\u6cb3\u6e1a\uff1aHonestly, it\u2019s like they\u2019re speaking from another dimension.
\u5403\u5403\u6c49\u58211\uff1aIt\u2019s like a classic three-part essay. (1) An appropriate summary of China\u2019s rise. (2) The people are the masters of the country. (3) Everything\u2019s just peachy: everyone has their own skills and talents, their own car and home, and is working toward a goal. It\u2019s all perfect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n