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Recently, a new term has suddenly gone viral on the Chinese internet: “kill line.” Since early November, this emotionally charged buzzword has been taken up systematically — from nationalist influencers, to outlets such as Guancha, Beijing Daily, and Southern Daily, and now even by official CCP publications including Qiushi and People’s Daily. Across these platforms, the “kill line” has been used to explain problems such as poverty, healthcare, debt, and homelessness in the United States, reframing it as a supposed “core logic of how American society truly operates.” Why has the idea of an “American kill line” exploded across the Chinese internet? Is it merely a repackaged version of the familiar slogan “socialism is good, capitalism is bad,” or does it reflect genuine realities of American society? In this episode of our talk show, we are joined by writer Jianying Zha, and Robert Daly (戴博), a longtime scholar of U.S.–China cultural exchange and China–U.S. relations. In the discussion, we also explore: Why does the United States have 770,000 homeless people? Why are rough sleepers rarely seen on the streets of China? Is the so-called “$140,000 safety line” for ordinary Americans real? Is the claim that J.D. Vance had to sell blood to survive actually true? Why has China suddenly become so concerned with American poverty? Why are poor Americans reluctant to raise taxes on the rich? How do public attitudes in the two countries fundamentally differ? Thanks to Mosavi for supporting this episode. Mosavi is an end-to-end encrypted messaging app that does not require phone-number registration. Download links: Apple AppStore: https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/id67375... Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... APK download: https://mosavi.io/download Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:10 Why did the term “kill line” go viral on the Chinese internet? 04:41 How did the CCP’s propaganda apparatus step in? 10:57 How well does the “kill line” theory reflect realities in the United States? 13:38 Why are there 770,000 homeless people in the U.S.? 15:59 Bumingbai Podcast’s first sponsor: Mosavi, an encrypted messaging app 21:36 Why are homeless people rarely seen sleeping on the streets in China? 26:46 Is $140,000 really the “safety line” for living in the U.S.? 31:25 The Trump phenomenon, the Rust Belt, and America’s underclass 36:41 Is it true that J.D. Vance survived by selling blood? 40:01 Daly on Hillbilly Elegy: a work of self-mythologizing from start to finish 43:02 “Entering the gates,” Xiaohongshu comparisons, and the kill line — all part of “winning studies”? 46:29 “Happy Chinese people express deep concern for Americans living in misery” 48:12 How do American and Chinese public attitudes differ? 50:08 Zha Jianying: China and the U.S. are a pair of troubled siblings 54:49 Is Robert Daly playing the role of a “white liberal” in this episode? 58:30 What are the deepest structural problems facing the U.S. today? 01:00:16 Why are poor Americans unwilling to raise taxes on the rich? 01:02:04 Who truly believes in the “kill line,” and who is pretending not to?