少年四大名捕From chips to sunflower seeds and dumplings, Washington's sanctions tear away its own fig-leaf_我的网站
A | “多亏有你们帮忙，不然这些中药材都来不及晒完了，这回可放心了。”和煦的阳光下，新宾满族自治县南杂木镇榔头沟村迎来了一场别开生面的温暖行动：一群身穿红色马甲的党员志愿者，带着满腔热忱走进了这个宁静又充满活力的乡村，与村民们并肩劳作，共同投入到中药材晾晒工作中，解决了由于劳动力短缺而造成的中药材晾晒难题。像这样的党员志愿者温暖行动在新宾大地上还有许多。 By Wang Gaofei, Wu Xinru (ECNS) -- Do sunflower seeds and dumplings pose a "threat" to U.S. national security? The question may sound absurd, but the latest additions to the so-called Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) entity list have raised questions about the breadth of the U.S. trade restrictions on Chinese goods. 43 Chinese companies have been added to the list in a single day, bringing the total to 187. From advanced chips to food and everyday apparel, the overreaching "big stick" of U.S. sanctions has finally ripped away its own fig-leaf. Is this move really driven by "human rights concerns" as the West claimed, or is it merely the result of political calculation by Washington's elites? What lies behind Washington's decision to escalate sanctions just one day after reaching a consensus? Josef Gregory Mahoney, an American scholar and professor of Politics and International Relations at East China Normal University, was recently invited to join News Lounge of China News Network where he unpacked the real intentions of U.S. sanctions. Sunflower seeds and dumplings land on the list: The absurdity and futility behind overreaching sanctions "This move is logically indefensible," Mahoney stated bluntly, "These consumer goods firms have absolutely no connection to the so-called 'forced labor' allegations. Claims are entirely fabricated and lack any factual basis." He argued that the U.S.' true intention is clear -- using groundless excuses to suppress China's competitive ordinary industries, disrupt the stability of China's industrial and supply chains, and protect the market share of its own traditional industries at the expense of Chinese enterprises' legitimate rights. When even sunflower seeds and dumplings are labeled as "threats," the veteran scholar of China-U.S. relations emphasized, it exposes the absurdity and desperation behind Washington's containment strategy. Turning to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) itself, he was even more incisive: "In the context of international law, the UFLPA has no legitimate legal foundation. In fact, it violates basic WTO rules and international trade norms." He also added that the enforcement criteria of UFLPA are fatally flawed, adopting an unfair, rebuttable presumption that treats all related entities as guilty without evidence. When the law arbitrarily expands restrictions without clear, consistent judgment, it reverses the fundamental legal principle of presumption of innocence. To suppress China, Washington has disregarded legal principles and fallen into logical contradictions, going to extraordinary lengths to achieve its ends. Mahoney stressed: "It is blatant economic coercion, which could bring far-reaching harm," including erecting unnecessary trade barriers, hindering the flow of bilateral goods, and disrupting global industrial chain arrangements. Washington will hardly be able to bear the bitter fruits of these spillover effects. Backtracking the very next day: Political calculation trumps economic and trade consensus Just one day before the sanctions were announced, senior Chinese and U.S. officials in charge of economic and trade affairs had just held a video call, during which both sides stated that they were ready to jointly push for stable and sound China-U.S. economic and trade ties. Yet Washington brandished the big stick of sanctions almost immediately after those remarks. According to Mahoney, the timing is a deliberate and calculated provocation. "The U.S. uses engagement and escalation as two sides of the same policy. It aims to create unilateral leverage before the follow-up consultations, break the mutual trust just built and force China into unnecessary concessions, completely violating the consensus reached by both parties." The so-called "human rights concerns" appear to be a plausible pretext by the U.S. Yet in Mahoney's eyes, the sanction escalation stems almost entirely from domestic U.S. political calculation. As the midterm elections draw near, demonstrating toughness on China remains one of the few tactics to unite Washington's bitterly-divided political establishment. The U.S. Congress has consistently demanded more aggressive UFLPA enforcement, and expanding the entity list helps insulate the White House from criticism by China Hawks. Mahoney sees through this ploy: "It says nothing more than a convenient political fig leaf." But just how much of Washington's shame can this fig leaf possibly cover? Mahoney pointed directly to long-unresolved domestic issues in the United States, including sweatshop labor, prison labor and the abuse of migrant labor. Abroad, Washington has resorted to the aggression against Venezuela, against Iran, and supporting the genocide in Gaza. Plagued by deep-seated domestic ills and a dismal human rights record, Washington, though, has long posed as a self-appointed "world's policeman," but its actions only serve to expose its deep hypocrisy. Mahoney warned that, faced with election-driven pressures, continued festering of domestic governance problems in the U.S. could push Washington toward increasingly radical foreign policy stances. This sanction move, which represents a betrayal of previous consensus, has further eroded the already fragile China-U.S. mutual trust and introduced considerable uncertainties for subsequent high-level consultations. Truth long obscured: Heavy barriers hide the reality Western public discourse has long been awash with various false narratives targeting China, Xinjiang in particular. "One of the interesting things we know about the cotton industry in Xinjiang is that there's no 'forced labor,' period. One of the things that is sort of interesting is that anyone can go to Xinjiang. It welcomes all visitors." Mahoney iterated in the interview. During his recent visit to Xinjiang, Mahoney not only witnessed firsthand the highly-mechanized cotton-harvesting operations, but also toured local factories that produce harvesting equipment. Inside the production workshops, he saw working teams led by female engineers, and members included Uyghurs who were there as professionals. Everyone performed their respective duties, actively contributing ideas and energy to production with great enthusiasm. Nowhere did he see "forced labor" or "slave labor" decried in Western media narratives. Only by experiencing it firsthand and verifying through on-the-ground investigation can one get a glimpse of the truth. Mahoney noted that foreign visitors traveling to Urumqi, Karamay, and Kashgar are consistently struck by the region's stability, public order, and the well-being of its people. Not everyone can afford, unfortunately, to travel to China, as Mahoney introduced, especially many Americans who find their position eroding economically because of the very policies that the current administration is putting into place. "They're kind of trapped in economic decline." Some anti-China forces have long engaged in blame-shifting, seeking to externalize domestic governance conflicts and divert public discontent through media narratives. Trapped within pre-set information echo chambers, ordinary citizens lack the means to verify the truth by traveling to China. Exposed over time to one-sided, misleading and even false reports, they readily develop deep-seated negative stereotypes about China. Encouragingly, the current media landscape is quietly shifting. Mahoney noticed that a level of criticality has sort of entered the discussion now, which is creating an opening for people to take a more balanced look at China. In recent years, China has rolled out multiple visa-exemption policies, and the popularity of travelling to China continues to surge. In his view, this offers an excellent opportunity for people overseas to break free from false narratives and see a multifaceted, authentic China. At the end of the interview, Mahoney shared his observations on the future development of China-U.S. relations. In his view, how relations unfold between these two major powers has implications well beyond the two nations but also the global order. Mahoney explained how Europe, faced with persistently high risks of deindustrialization, is further impacted by the energy crisis amid regional conflicts stoked by the United States, such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Iran-Israel conflict. A large volume of opportunities and investment therefore has flowed outward, forcing Europe to adopt trade-protectionist stances toward China, which brings complications to China's relationship with the EU. Mahoney said that a growing number of countries are seeing these developments. And they realize that if they want to avoid the boot heel of American hegemony, they have to find more constructive alternatives and the ability to advance according to their own agendas. "And these, in fact, are the alternatives that China is offering them." He held that some significant headwinds would be raised for the short-term development of China-U.S. relations and they would become more complicated. His position is that the United States is facing a relative decline and is being hollowed out from within by itself while still being engaged in imperial overreach globally. Increasingly, the world is building alternatives to that type of U.S. dominated model. On the contrary, China is probably the country best-positioned in the world to weather those types of risks and to even moderate them to some extent. He believes the country will work through this. "China has been a responsible major power that has committed itself to stability over conflict," said Mahoney. "If the U.S. can wake up to that realization, while at the same time figure out a way to change its behavior and commitment to structural inequalities, then I think we might find the two countries being able to move together in a way that would better result in a shared future for humanity," he concluded.
B | 党员佟连伍指着展板高兴地告诉记者：“看着这些红心积分，我这心里也暖洋洋的。
C | 党员带头帮助群众解决问题，本是应尽的义务，没想到做了好事还‘榜上有名’。”随着“红心积分制”管理的深入实施，古楼村的乡村面貌发生了显著变化，乡村治理水平得到了进一步提升。参与家庭纷纷行动起来，打扫公共场所、除草栽花、浇花护绿，公共区域卫生变得干净整洁。微信群中的“点单”与“接单”模式更是促进了邻里之间的互帮互助和关爱新功。独居老人、困难家庭、留守儿童得到了更多的关怀和帮助。 为了让“红心积分制”更加高效，新宾设立了正负两个清单。围绕村民问题需求，设置民主管理、强村富民、人居环境、排查调解、帮困扶弱等17项加分事项正面清单；聚焦违规违纪、群众投诉、组织生活不积极、破坏环境卫生等问题制定5项减分事项负面清单，并根据工作轻重程度给予1分、3分、5分等不同梯度分值进行奖惩。
D | 同时建立红心积分台账，按照“一人一卡、一事一记、量化积分、动态管理”，为党员发放红心积分卡。设置“红心榜”，总积分每满50分，“点亮”一颗红心，通过“月记录、季公示、年评比”，动态更新积分排名，推动成果可视化，激励广大农村党员比学赶超、创先争优。 为及时、精准解决村民的各种需求，新宾采取了“村民点单+组织派单+党员接单”的“菜单式”服务方式，打通为民服务的“最后一米”。同时鼓励有条件的村建立实体“积分超市”，每季度至少进行一次集中兑换，条件稍差的村可根据党员积分情况定期或年底一次性采买奖励物品进行兑换，激发农村党员联系群众、服务群众的积极性。
E | 在木奇镇，“红心积分”活动带来的显著变化，全镇上下有目共睹。木奇镇东韩家村开展的“花满行动”党群积分制管理十分接地气，推出了5类以花命名的行动：“映山红”红满山，寓意着热爱集体；“向日葵”迎红霞，寓意着积极向上；“蒲公英”撒满地，寓意着传播正能量；“百合花”开满家，寓意着温馨和谐；“油菜花”收满枝，寓意着无私奉献。同时，东韩家村还将5类行动细化成39项日常行为标准，通过“日常行为积分+积极参与乡村治理加分+违反村规民约扣分”等方式，调动了农村党员群众参与强村富民、帮困扶弱、排查调解等各项事务的积极性，推动乡村治理提质增效。
F | 目前全村累计发放积分50588分，已兑换积分47138分，服务党员群众586人次，满意率100%。“‘红心积分’活动开展以来，党员对组织活动的参与率大幅提高，引领带动更多群众积极参与乡村治理，促进了农村环境更优美、民风更淳朴、精神更富足、治理更高效。”木奇镇党委书记孔明对“红心积分制”带来的乡村变化赞不绝口。 “红心积分制”的实行，切实提升了群众参与基层治理的积极性与主动性，打通了党建引领基层共治自治微循环。
G | 目前，全县已累计积分5.1万分，点亮红心596个，开展各项服务1710余件次，服务党员群众1.78万人次；设立实体“积分超市”28个，已兑换积分1.5万分，兑换物品1400余个。 责任编辑：李丹。
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。这得益于新宾出台的《农村基层党组织实行党员“红心积分制”管理的实施办法（试行）》。新宾积极探索乡村共建共治共享基层治理新模式，实行党员“红心积分制”管理办法，激发广大党员参与乡村治理的积极性、主动性，不断提升村民幸福感、满意度。
秋收以来，上夹河镇古楼村结合“红心积分制”，开展了“助农帮帮团”活动，21名党员结对21户群众，深入田间地头，帮助困难群众解决急难愁盼问题。秋收时节，当古楼村村民郭云财老人为田里倒伏的玉米发愁时，“党员帮帮团”及时施以援手。6名党员利用半天时间将2亩多地的玉米悉数收回老人家中，帮郭云财解决了燃眉之急。同时，在村文化广场的“红心积分”展板上，小红心越来越多，村民时不时地就会去看一看、数一数。“红心积分”也激发了广大党员的积极性。
