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China Mocks the 'Miraculous' Cleanup of San Francisco's Homeless Ahead of APEC Summit
Townhall ^ | 11/15/2023 | Sarah Arnold

Posted on 11/15/2023 8:18:23 PM PST by SeekAndFind

This week, the U.S. added to the list of reasons why foreign leaders laugh at the leadership our nation faces under Democratic rule.

China's propaganda-fueled newspaper, the Global Times, mocked San Francisco's "miraculous" cleanup of the city's ongoing homeless problem ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.

Before Chinese dictator Xi Jinping's arrival in the Democrat-run city, San Francisco sidewalks were plagued with homeless encampments, human feces, and needles— making it one of the most dangerous places to visit in California.

More from the Global Times:

The so-called San Francisco's "problem of the century" of the homeless miraculously disappeared overnight as the city prepares for the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. Chinese netizens joked online that the "about-face change" of San Francisco's clean street and the disappearance of homeless people demonstrate the city has the ability to address the malaise but only seems willing to do so when an international summit is approaching rather than for the sake of its own people. Drug addicts, dealers, and the homeless who have plagued San Francisco's downtown have miraculously disappeared. When San Francisco finally had rare fresh air, people began to question why the city's cleanliness and renewal had to wait until a summit. According to media reports, the real concern for San Francisco residents is why the government can solve century-old problems that have plagued the city for the president but cannot solve these problems for ordinary people. Some Chinese netizens also joked that the U.S. media tend to hype China's efforts to improve a city's environment before a big event. "In China, we already have clean and safe cities. So what we do is a little bit of cleanup. But the U.S. has pulled out all of its strength; not only did it remove the homeless, but it also covered graffiti and cleaned the rubbish-covered road. I thought they did not care," said a Sina Weibo netizen.

The Chinese publication pointed out many people find it "scary to know the government has the capability to clean up crime and drugs in 24 hours." However, it chooses not to.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA.) admitted that Jinping's visit was the only reason the city saw a massive cleanup of homeless.

After San Francisco was magically cleaned up ahead of Xi Jinping's visit, Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom says:

"I know folks say, 'Oh, they're just cleaning up this place because all these fancy leaders are coming into town.' That's true because it's true." pic.twitter.com/gMaKBtRq5f— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) November 13, 2023




TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: apec; china; cleanup; jimknowsdonors; sanfrancisco
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1 posted on 11/15/2023 8:18:23 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

We stole a page from their playbook (remember the Olympics clean-up?) and their mocking stole a page from ours.


2 posted on 11/15/2023 8:22:04 PM PST by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: SeekAndFind

“I know folks say, ‘Oh, they’re just cleaning up this place because all these fancy leaders are coming into town.’ That’s true because it’s true.”-Gavin Newsome

You know what’s funny? The stupid San Francisco residents complaining will still vote for that dumb ass.


3 posted on 11/15/2023 8:25:46 PM PST by chuckb87
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To: SeekAndFind
why foreign leaders laugh at the leadership our nation faces under Democratic rule

Under California one-party rule, there's no incentive to do anything right. Your re-election is secure.

4 posted on 11/15/2023 8:27:58 PM PST by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: chuckb87

They made their bed 🛏, now they have to sleep 💤 in it.


5 posted on 11/15/2023 8:32:02 PM PST by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: lightman
Gov. Gavin Newsom says:

"I know folks say, 'Oh, they're just cleaning up this place because all these fancy leaders are coming into town.'.... That's true because it's true."...........("And I want to be the next President of the Free World!")


6 posted on 11/15/2023 8:35:01 PM PST by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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To: chuckb87
Gavin: ..... “Stop pussyfooting around - Or are you gonna sit on the sidelines and just chirp?


7 posted on 11/15/2023 8:42:17 PM PST by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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To: SeekAndFind

I guess if one wanted to visit SF, this was the week to do so. It will soon return to its normal crappy condition.


8 posted on 11/15/2023 8:42:29 PM PST by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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To: chuckb87

You know what’s funny? The stupid San Francisco residents complaining will still vote for that dumb ass.
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And if he gets to run for president because Biden is thrown out on his ear, they will vote for him to be the country’s president.


9 posted on 11/15/2023 8:43:37 PM PST by KittyKares
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To: SeekAndFind

In China they never let you anywhere near any of the poverty.


10 posted on 11/15/2023 8:55:52 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Remember when a young lady tourist was murdered for kicks on the Embarcadero by an illegal alien using a stolen handgun, and San Fran prosecutors, judges, and citizens collectively went “the bad gun is to blame”, “nothing to see here” and “these things happen”? I was wondering, would they feel the same way if the unlucky visitor were Xi?


11 posted on 11/15/2023 9:34:54 PM PST by takebackaustin
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To: SeekAndFind

Clean streets for Xi, but not for thee


12 posted on 11/15/2023 9:38:30 PM PST by PGR88
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To: SeekAndFind

Newsom’s Marxist roots go clear back to Stalin’s Potemkin Villages built like false-front Hollywood sets to make visitors think the Communists were prospering. The more things change the more they stay the same.


13 posted on 11/15/2023 9:40:41 PM PST by Bernard Marx
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We all know where Newsom's priorities lie


14 posted on 11/15/2023 9:43:17 PM PST by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: ETCM
I guess if one wanted to visit SF, this was the week to do so. It will soon return to its normal crappy condition.

True. They’ll be back to dropping deuces on the sidewalks in no time.

15 posted on 11/15/2023 9:56:05 PM PST by Allegra (Stop the Zeepers from Censoring FReepers)
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To: SeekAndFind

China has no room to talk. They paint their pigs black. They have fake cities.


16 posted on 11/15/2023 10:43:43 PM PST by roving (👌⚓Deplorable Listless Vessel with Trumpitist who looks Trumpish)
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To: roving
"They paint their pigs black."

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17 posted on 11/16/2023 3:43:17 AM PST by LouAvul (Daniel 4:17: "..the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will.." )
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To: SeekAndFind

I would have thought that Newsom would have been proud to show off the near total destruction of an American city. It certainly didn’t happen by accident.


18 posted on 11/16/2023 4:26:09 AM PST by Spok (It takes a lot of learning to understand how little we know. (Paraphrasing Thomas Sowell.))
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To: SeekAndFind

When China does “a little bit of clean up” whole city blocks are taken down or large numbers of people are permanently “disappeared”.


19 posted on 11/16/2023 4:46:16 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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RE: large numbers of people are permanently “disappeared”

I’m curious, where are these “disappeared” people relocated?


20 posted on 11/16/2023 6:51:48 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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