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Jamestown Foundation Issues Commentary: Blaming 'Foreign Forces' Backfires for Beijing
May 05, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on May 4, 2026, by China Brief Deputy Editor Shijie Wang:

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Blaming 'Foreign Forces' Backfires for Beijing

Executive Summary:

* A recent article from the Ministry of State Security (MSS) blamed "foreign forces" for the rise in youths "lying flat," leading to outcry across Chinese social media.

* Chinese netizens have resp . . .

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