Zhu Hengpeng's "speaking ill of the central authorities" caused a leadership shakeup at the Institute of Economics After the replacement of the Director, Party Secretary, and Deputy Director of the Institute of Economics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) on August 22, the CASS president Gao Xiang accentuated recently "Three Points of Consensus" that must be followed by all the scholars and experts at the CASS. The "Three Points of Consensus" are: 1) CASS must operate in alignment with the directives of Xi Jinping and the CPC Central Committee; 2) CASS's primary mission is to serve Xi Jinping and the CPC Central Committee; and 3) the Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is the soul and guiding principle of Chinese philosophical and social sciences in this new era. Zhu Hengpeng, the former Deputy Director of the Institute of Economics, was covertly removed from his post and disappeared since May for his reportedly veiled criticism of Xi Jinping's economic policies in a private Wechat group. The CASS a ministry-level think tank under the State Council of China. As the Ministry of State Security (MSS) is monitoring doomsayers of Chinese economy, scholars at the government think thank are under close surveillance. Zhu Hengpeng's disappearance has sparked curiosity about his exact words and the reactions of his colleagues involved in the conversation. While it's not uncommon for economists articulating dissenting views to be suppressed by the media, the sudden disappearance of Zhu Hengpeng suggests the unusual severity of these economists' dissatisfaction. Authorities seem to be more concerned about the political allegiance of the economics department's leadership. When the political loyalty of a government think tank economist is called into question, it raises concerns about the potential leakage of state secrets and even the possibility of his past advice being deliberately misleading. This is a very serious matter to the Beijing authorities. The new leadership of the Institute of Economics endorse the government policies unconditionally. This will be perceived by Beijing authorities as both a display of political allegiance and a testament to their ability to address real-world problems. Yet, these economists, constrained by their inability to challenge the government's agenda, are limited to only offering advice that aligns with the government's predetermined course. This raises concerns about what will happen if this predetermined course is at odds with fundamental economic principles. Over a decade ago, an espionage case was exposed at the CASS. Zhu Hengpeng and his colleagues implicated in the probe are likely to be subject to an anti-espionage investigation. Beijing authorities have repeatedly underscored that the political allegiance should be the overriding concern of the think tank experts as the CASS is but a government institution. If we compare them with economists like Zhang Weiying and Xiang Songzuo, who are known for voicing open criticism of government policies without being arrested, the difference between CASS and other academic institutions becomes apparent. The Chinese government appears to have a more lenient attitude towards economists in universities, but we don't know how long this situation will last.
Steve Jobs on the most important job of a CEO “The greatest people are self-managing. They don’t need to be managed. Once they know what to do, they’ll go figure out how to do it… What they need is a common vision, and that’s what leadership is. Leadership is having a vision, being able to articulate that so the people around you can understand it, and getting consensus on a common vision.” Steve continues: “We wanted people who were insanely great at what they did… and the neatest thing that happens when you get a core group ten great people is that it becomes self-policing as to who they let into that group. So I consider the most important job of someone like myself is recruiting.”
性虐恋是一种通过痛感获得快感、或将快感与痛感联系在一起的性活动。性虐恋（sadomasochism）经常被简写为SM，并常常与BDSM（束缚与调教、支配与臣服、施虐与受虐）一词混用。进行性虐恋活动的最重要的原则是“安全、理智、知情同意（SSC, safe, sane and consensual）” 来自百度词条，定义很清晰。 🌷
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🚨 Former head of the Wikimedia foundation and current CEO of NPR, Katherine Maher: “The Wikipedians who write these articles aren’t focused on finding the truth. For our most tricky disagreements, seeking the truth isn’t the best place to start. Reverence for the truth might have become a bit of distraction that is preventing us from finding consensus and getting important things done.” 🤦♂️
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