Former Chinese Diplomat Describes “Seething Underclass”
Chen Yonglin, the Chinese diplomat who recently defected in Australia, has a new interview out with the Washington Diplomat. If he’s right, the little grey men in the Forbidden City might want to reread the parts of The Communist Manifesto that talked about alienation and class warfare:
In a series of interviews in the U.S. and Australian press, Chen repeatedly characterized the Chinese government as “evil” and described a vast network of secret Chinese spies who had infiltrated the United States and Australia to steal top military and technological secrets.
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He described communist China as a cesspool of government corruption with a seething underclass of citizens that is ready to explode in anger and resentment. He said the poor people are simply powerless, and even the wealthier people are furious with a government that can seize their properties and possessions with virtually no due process.”The situation in China is like a volcano,” Chen said. “More and more people are dissatisfied with the CCP [Chinese Communist Party] power. Every year there are more than 60,000 acts of civil disobedience and some are very big. There will be more riots in China. While the poor people are angry with the government, even rich people are not satisfied with the CCP because their private property cannot be guaranteed.