Ever wonder what the Communist Party

cares about most?

The answer will surprise you...

I spy with my little eye,

a People's Liberation Army Navy Type 815

auxiliary general intelligence ship!

And finally,

make sure you're not sitting in the splash zone,

when China's housing bubble bursts.

This is China Uncensored.

Hi, welcome to China Uncensored,

I'm your host Chris Chappell.

If there's one thing

the Chinese Communist Party cares about,

its sincerity.

Party members are just so sincere

about listening to the people,

says Party mouthpiece People's Daily.

They also say China deserves recognition

for sincerely promoting peace around the world.

And my heart trembles when I think about

how sincere China is in the South China Sea.

Actually, I'm pretty sure the Global Times

is right about that one.

I mean, setting up military bases

is a sincere commitment.

So what happens when some no-good

but duly elected Hong Kong lawmakers

aren't sincere?

Well, they must be punished.

Newly elected lawmakers in Hong Kong

have to take an oath of office.

And of of course,

it must be done sincerely.

“Anyone should take the oath accurately,

solemnly and sincerely.”

But six of them made changes that…

“showed no respect to Hong Kong's Basic Law.”

So the Communist Party showed

just how sincerely they respect

Hong Kong's Basic Law,

by disqualifying those lawmakers.

That's right,

instead of asking them to retake the oath,

they kicked out them out,

even though they were properly elected.

I'm kidding of course.

It was the Hong Kong High Court

that made that decision.

Beijing totally, definitely,

had absolutely nothing to do with it.

Except for the part where Beijing

issued an “interpretation” of the Basic Law

that said lawmakers should be disqualified

for taking oaths “in a manner which is

not sincere or not solemn,”

basically forcing the courts to kick them out.

Two legislators were expelled back in November

and the other four on July 14.

So how did these no-good elected officials

take their oaths?

Well, Nathan Law added a quote from Gandhi

before he gave the oath.

You can never imprison my mind?

That's very insincere.

I mean, he's pretending not to know

that Chinese labor camps have had

brain-imprisoning technology for years.

With the loss of these six seats

in the Hong Kong Legislature,

it means the pro-democracy lawmakers

won't be able to veto the other

40 more-or-less pro-Beijing lawmakers.

And lot of Hong Kongers are scared

that Beijing will eventually show

just how sincerely it respects

Hong Kong's Basic Law,

by issuing an “interpretation” that the Communist Party

should take over Hong Kong entirely.

In other news,

India and China might be getting ready

to have a war.

Again.

Only unlike the one they fought in 1962,

now, both countries have nuclear weapons!

Yes, we might have a good old-fashioned

war between two nuclear powers.

Which has never happened before.

Except for the 1999 Kargil War

between India and Pakistan.

Which was over a border dispute.

But not to worry,

this latest conflict between India and China is...

also over a border dispute.

My favorite state-run media the Global Times

is saying war is on the table.

Indian media have reported the government

gave a go-ahead for the emergency purchase

of weapons for a “short, intense war.”

Not a specific one,

but just in general.

The issue centers around a border dispute here.

The Chinese military has been doing

live fire drills in nearby Tibet,

which resulted in rumors of Indian casualties.

Though both sides deny that.

But there are reportedly troops along the border.

This is not looking good.

Can we get Xi Jinping to maybe watch Dangal again?

We'll have more on this as it develops.

And over to Southern China,

where the region has been suffering

from heavy flooding.

Dozens have died and the damage is widespread.

This really is a terrible tragedy.

But, if you'd like to offer any prayers or words of support,

just be sure you don't include candle

or prayer hand emojis on your Weibo posts.

Because the government banned them.

That's because people were using those emojis

on Weibo when they were talking about

the recent death of Chinese human rights lawyer

Liu Xiaobo.

Just be careful though.

Apparently, some people think the prayer emoji

is actually a high five.

So make sure people don't think

you're high fiving their terrible tragedy.

Because that would be insincere.

Speaking of crazy things the Communist Party

has banned—Pooh.

Winnie the Pooh.

If you searched for Winnie the Pooh

on Weibo last weekend,

you'd get a message saying

this content is illegal.

Wrapping your head around that

might be as difficult as stealing honey

from a hive of bees.

No official reason was given for the ban.

But here's everyone's best guess.

It's not just China Uncensored

that has noticed a more than passing resemblance

between Chinese leader Xi Jinping

and everyone's favorite Pooh bear.

Chinese neitzens have also noticed.

Repeatedly.

For years.

Though the ban did happen

right after we made the comparison.

Maybe Xi Jinping watches China Uncensored.

He certainly does if you can trust China Uncensored's

comment section.

Hey, wait a minute...

In any case, Xi,

if you are indeed watching,

you don't need to feel threatened.

Just remember,

Pooh had a best friend named Christopher.

All in all,

the incident only spawned 230,000 news articles

about Xi Jinpooh.

I'm sure no one in China's vast censorship apparatus

is going to be fired over this.

Anyway, if you've been feeling concerned

about the obstruction, don't worry:

Pooh has now been unblocked.

In other news,

according to a new survey by the Hurun Report,

half of China's millionaires want to leave China.

Remember that the next time

you hear about how great everything in China is,

since as soon as people get some money in China,

their first thought is to get out.

Why?

Well according to the report,

“Education and pollution are

driving China's rich to emigrate.”

But also, 84% of those surveyed

are also worried that the government will

devalue the yuan.

So where do China's rich want to go?

Apparently not to the UK.

Most want to move to the US.

Unlike those US businesses that want to move to China.

Speaking of US companies,

the Chinese regime has laid out

some pretty scary new cyber security laws.

You see, they don't like the idea

that Chinese user information

might be stored outside of China,

where they can't get access to it.

So they're requiring foreign companies

to store their data inside China.

That also gives the regime unprecedented access

to foreign companies' technology.

And Apple has jumped on the bandwagon.

Well, it's less of a bandwagon

and more of A TERRIBLE IDEA...WAGON!

But the Chinese regime has put a lot of pressure

on Apple over the years.

Banning iTunes Movies and iBooks for instance.

It's not just Apple either.

The Chinese regime has also targeted Microsoft.

Now you'd think companies like Apple and Microsoft

would get the hint.

But instead, they're doubling down

on their China operations.

Apple jumps to comply with Chinese censors.

And now Microsoft is working with

the Chinese knockoff of Google, Baidu,

to make driverless cars.

Actually, driverless cars in China could actually be

a big step to improve safety conditions

on the roads.

Especially since it only took a little tap

for this truck to turn all Last Action Hero.

Don't worry, it was carrying paper.

No one was killed.

Thank goodness.

And don't go anywhere,

we'll be right back with a story

about a Chinese spy ship

that came a little too close for comfort

to US shores.

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