Podcasts about Wei

11.11.2025 – Langsam Gesprochene Nachrichten – Trainiere dein Hörverstehen mit den Nachrichten der DW von Dienstag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.

US-Präsident Donald Trump hat Syriens Übergangspräsident Ahmed al-Scharaa am Montag im Weißen Haus empfangen. Das Gespräch fand abseits von Kameras statt.

Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Fog, Friends, and the Hidden Orchid: A Tale of Discovery Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2025-11-11-08-38-20-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 雾气笼罩下的沼泽似乎隐匿着无尽的秘密，空气中弥漫着泥土和淡淡甜味的香气。En: The swamp shrouded in mist seemed to hide endless secrets, and the air was filled with the scent of earth and a faint sweetness.Zh: 青翠的植被和蓬松的地衣在雾中朦胧不清，让整个沼泽显得既神秘又美丽。En: The lush vegetation and fluffy lichens appeared vague in the fog, making the entire swamp both mysterious and beautiful.Zh: 这里，是金、梅和伟春季野外考察的地点。En: This was the location for Jin, Mei, and Wei's spring field study.Zh: 金是个内向的学生，常被活泼的梅和伟掩盖光芒。En: Jin was an introverted student, often overshadowed by the lively Mei and Wei.Zh: 他心中怀抱对大自然的热爱，尤其对那传说中只在沼泽中生长的珍贵兰花充满憧憬。En: He harbored a love for nature, especially for the rare orchid that was said to grow only in the swamp.Zh: 他渴望找到那朵兰花，证明他也可以实现非凡之事。En: He longed to find that orchid, to prove that he too could achieve extraordinary things.Zh: 这一天，金与梅、伟跟随老师的脚步走入这片迷雾环绕的神秘地带。En: On this day, Jin followed the teacher into this fog-encircled, mysterious area along with Mei and Wei.Zh: 老师强调队伍必须始终保持在一起，但金心里却另有打算。En: The teacher emphasized that the group must always stay together, but Jin had other plans in mind.Zh: 他注意到一条隐蔽的小径，似乎通往更深处。En: He noticed a hidden path that seemed to lead deeper in.Zh: 他停下脚步，心中犹豫不决。En: He stopped, hesitating.Zh: 梅和伟在一旁欢声笑语，时不时制造些小麻烦，分散了队伍的注意力。En: Mei and Wei laughed and joked nearby, occasionally causing some small troubles that distracted the group.Zh: 金借此机会，偷偷决定循着那条小径，寻找心中的宝藏。En: Taking advantage of this, Jin secretly decided to follow that path in search of his treasure.Zh: 浓雾遮挡住视线，金小心翼翼前行。En: The thick fog obscured his view, and Jin cautiously moved forward.Zh: 寂静的沼泽只留下他踩过沾满露水的树叶声，仿佛进入了另一个世界。En: The silent swamp only echoed the sound of his feet on dew-covered leaves, as if he had stepped into another world.Zh: 他心中的期待与不安不断交织，他开始怀疑自己。En: His anticipation and anxiety intertwined, and he began to doubt himself.Zh: 终于，他在一处隐秘的角落发现了那朵稀有的兰花。En: Finally, he discovered the rare orchid in a secluded corner.Zh: 它在雾气中绽放，如同世外桃源中的至宝，绚丽无比。En: It bloomed in the mist, like a treasure from a utopia, stunningly beautiful.Zh: 金的成就感如潮水般涌上心头，但很快，他意识到自己不知道如何回到伙伴们身边。En: A sense of achievement surged through Jin, but soon, he realized he didn't know how to return to his companions.Zh: 就在慌乱无措时，远处传来梅和伟焦急的呼喊声。En: Just as he was feeling panic and helplessness, he heard the anxious shouts of Mei and Wei in the distance.Zh: 金激动地回应，顺着声音穿过层层迷雾，终于与队伍重聚。En: Jin excitedly responded, following their voices through the dense fog, and finally reuniting with the group.Zh: 当他向大家展示那朵兰花时，梅和伟对他的勇气和成就表示钦佩。En: When he showed everyone the orchid, Mei and Wei admired his courage and achievement.Zh: 从那一刻起，金不再感到自卑。En: From that moment on, Jin no longer felt inferior.Zh: 他明白，真正的价值来自于他自己的追求和能力，而不是他人的期待。En: He understood that true value came from his own pursuit and ability, not from others' expectations.Zh: 在返回的路上，金步伐轻快，心情舒畅。En: On the way back, Jin's steps were light and his mood buoyant.Zh: 他在这次沼泽探险中不仅收获了珍贵的兰花，更得到了自信和两位好朋友的珍贵情谊。En: In this swamp adventure, he not only found the precious orchid but also gained confidence and the precious friendship of his two good friends. Vocabulary Words:swamp: 沼泽mist: 雾气shrouded: 笼罩secrets: 秘密scent: 香气lush: 青翠vegetation: 植被lichens: 地衣fog: 雾mysterious: 神秘introverted: 内向overshadowed: 掩盖harbored: 怀抱orchid: 兰花extraordinary: 非凡emphasized: 强调hesitating: 犹豫obscured: 遮挡anticipation: 期待anxiety: 不安intertwined: 交织secluded: 隐秘utopia: 世外桃源achievement: 成就helplessness: 无措panic: 慌乱anxious: 焦急admired: 钦佩inferior: 自卑pursuit: 追求

Themen sind die personellen Konsequenzen bei der britischen Rundfunkanstalt BBC nach einem fehlerhaften Bericht über Präsident Trump und das Einlenken einiger demokratischer Senatoren im US-Haushaltsstreit. Kommentiert wird auch der Besuch des früheren Dschihadisten und jetzigen Übergangspräsidenten Syriens, al-Scharaa, im Weißen Haus in Washington. www.deutschlandfunk.de, Internationale Presseschau

Superblatt in Würfelform gesucht! Die Pflanze, die wir suchen, wächst ganz nah am Boden. Man könnte sie beinahe übersehen oder sie mit Unkraut verwechseln. Dann würde man aber richtig was verpassen! Man kann sie nämlich essen, und das ist richtig gut für uns. Feedback, Fragen, Rätselwünsche? Schickt mir eine Nachricht für den Podcast: https://weisstdusschon.de/nachricht oder eine Email an christian@weisstdusschon.de ------ Das Rätsel zum Mitlesen ------ Pflanzen - Kraftprotz Die Pflanze, die wir suchen, wächst ganz nah am Boden. Man könnte sie beinahe übersehen oder sie mit Unkraut verwechseln. Dann würde man aber richtig was verpassen! Man kann sie nämlich essen, und das ist richtig gut für uns. Die gesuchte Pflanze ist ein echter Verwandlungskünstler. Ihre Wurzeln halten sie fest in der Erde und saugen Wasser und Nährstoffe aus dem Boden, damit ihre Blätter wachsen und groß werden können. Nach der Saat ist sie schon nach sechs bis acht Wochen erntereif. Man zupft übrigens nur die Blätter und lässt die Wurzeln in der Erde. So kann man die Pflanze, die wir suchen, sogar mehrmals ernten. Ihre Blätter sind dunkelgrün und knackig und passen ganz wunderbar in einen bunten Salat - z.B. zusammen mit Tomate, Paprika und Zwiebel. Man kann sie auch kochen. So wird sie weich und fällt in sich zusammen. Da bleibt von einem großen Blätterberg am Ende nur eine kleine Portion übrig. Obwohl unsere Pflanze beim Kochen schrumpft, hat sie jede Menge Kraft! Viele Menschen sagen, dass man davon so richtig stark wird - genauso wie ein berühmter Zeichentrick-Seemann mit Pfeife und Riesenmuskeln. Superkräfte verleiht unsere Pflanze zwar nicht aber sie steckt voller guter Sachen, die uns fit machen. Viele Vitamine und Eisen zum Beispiel. Die helfen dem Körper dabei gesund zu bleiben. Und das Beste: die Blätter unserer Pflanze gibt's nicht nur frisch, sondern auch gefroren und gepresst. Als Würfel oder Kügelchen. So kann man sie das ganze Jahr über genießen. Und? Weißt du schon? Welche grüne Wunderpflanze wir suchen? Ich sag' es dir! Es ist: der Spinat!

Viktor Orbáns Besuch im Weißen Haus war ein deutlicher strategischer Erfolg für die Energiesicherheit Ungarns. Die USA genehmigten die Weiterführung russischer Energieimporte. Gleichzeitig stellte sich Donald Trump demonstrativ hinter Orbán und lobte dessen strikte Migrationspolitik.

Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Autumn's Brush and Lens: A Creative Romance at West Lake Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2025-11-10-08-38-20-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 莲站在西湖边上，轻轻按下快门，她的相机记录下秋天的美丽色彩。En: Lian stood by West Lake, gently pressing the shutter, her camera capturing the beautiful colors of autumn.Zh: 空气中飘着桂花香，让她感到宁静和满足。En: The air was filled with the scent of osmanthus, which made her feel peaceful and content.Zh: 她爱自然，也爱拍摄自然。En: She loved nature and also loved photographing it.Zh: 这时，不远处有个男生正用铅笔在速写本上画画。En: Not far away, there was a young man sketching with a pencil on his pad.Zh: 他是伟，一个内心丰富的艺术家，常常来杭州寻找灵感。En: He was Wei, an artist with a rich inner world, who often came to Hangzhou seeking inspiration.Zh: 今天，他的画是为了捕捉西湖秋天的韵味。En: Today, his drawing was an attempt to capture the charm of West Lake in autumn.Zh: 莲继续拍摄，她专注于捕捉那一抹金黄的枫叶。En: Lian continued her photography, focused on capturing a touch of golden maple leaves.Zh: 伟也抬起头来，注意到莲的存在。En: Wei also looked up and noticed Lian's presence.Zh: 他微笑着走向她，轻声问：“你也在捕捉秋天的美吗？”En: He smiled and approached her, softly asking, "Are you capturing the beauty of autumn too?"Zh: 莲有些警惕。En: Lian was a bit cautious.Zh: 她并不喜欢太多的人知道她拍摄的位置，她担心如果太多人知道，这些特别的地方就会失去意义。En: She didn't like too many people knowing her photography locations because she feared that if too many people knew, these special places would lose their significance.Zh: “是的，我在找一个完美的瞬间。”莲回答，语气中带着些许防备。En: "Yes, I'm looking for a perfect moment," Lian replied, with a hint of wariness in her tone.Zh: “我也是，”伟说，“我想找到可以启发我下一幅画的灵感。”他说完，继续在速写本上涂抹。En: "So am I," Wei said, "I'm looking for inspiration for my next painting." After saying this, he continued sketching on his pad.Zh: 接下来的几天，莲和伟偶尔在同一个地点相遇。En: In the following days, Lian and Wei occasionally encountered each other at the same location.Zh: 他们没有过多交流，只是各自专心工作。En: They didn't converse much, just focused on their own work.Zh: 但慢慢地，莲观察到伟和她一样，对光影和色彩极为敏感。En: But gradually, Lian noticed that Wei, like her, was highly sensitive to light and color.Zh: 有一次，莲在拍摄时，弄丢了镜头盖。En: Once, while Lian was shooting, she lost a lens cap.Zh: 伟帮她找到了，并递给她。En: Wei found it for her and handed it back.Zh: 莲谢过他，二人微笑对视。En: Lian thanked him, and the two exchanged a smile.Zh: 莲开始觉得可以信任伟，因为他理解并珍惜这些风景。En: Lian began to feel she could trust Wei because he understood and cherished these sceneries.Zh: “如果你愿意，可以看看我的画。”伟鼓起勇气说。En: "If you want, you can take a look at my painting," Wei mustered the courage to say.Zh: 他的手微微颤抖，内心有些不安。En: His hands trembled slightly, and he felt a bit uneasy.Zh: 莲看了看画，发现他将秋天的颜色和光线描绘得无比生动。En: Lian looked at the painting and found that he depicted the colors and lights of autumn incredibly vividly.Zh: 她对伟说：“你的画很美。”En: She said to Wei, "Your painting is beautiful."Zh: 一天傍晚，西湖的夕阳格外美丽。En: One evening, the sunset on West Lake was exceptionally stunning.Zh: 莲按下快门，屏幕上显示出她想要的画面。En: Lian pressed the shutter, and the image displayed on the screen was exactly what she wanted.Zh: 与此同时，伟也完成了他的速写。En: At the same time, Wei finished his sketch.Zh: 二人互相展示自己的作品，发现它们是如此契合。En: They showed each other their work and found they matched so well.Zh: 这次，他们决定合作一个项目，用摄影和绘画共同展现杭州的秋天之美。En: This time, they decided to collaborate on a project, using both photography and painting to present the beauty of Hangzhou in autumn.Zh: 他们一起工作，分享见解，互相激励。En: They worked together, shared insights, and inspired each other.Zh: 莲变得愿意分享她的创作过程，她从合作中找到了乐趣。En: Lian became willing to share her creative process, finding joy in the collaboration.Zh: 而伟也愈发自信，知道自己的艺术是有意义的。En: Meanwhile, Wei grew more confident, knowing his art was meaningful.Zh: 西湖的秋天，见证了莲和伟的成长与相遇，也见证了他们的爱与创作。En: The autumn of West Lake witnessed the growth and meeting of Lian and Wei, and also their love and creation.Zh: 西湖边，风景依旧，人影成双。En: By the lakeside, the scenery remained unchanged, while the figures now walked in pairs. Vocabulary Words:capture: 捕捉autumn: 秋天scent: 香osmanthus: 桂花content: 满足sketching: 画画pencil: 铅笔inspiration: 灵感charm: 韵味presence: 存在wary: 警惕perfect: 完美wariness: 防备encountered: 相遇converse: 交流sensitive: 敏感lens cap: 镜头盖cherished: 珍惜mustered: 鼓起trembled: 颤抖depicted: 描绘vividly: 生动stunning: 美丽exceptionally: 格外collaborate: 合作project: 项目insights: 见解growth: 成长meeting: 相遇figures: 人影

08.11.2025 – Langsam Gesprochene Nachrichten – Trainiere dein Hörverstehen mit den Nachrichten der DW von Samstag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei

In dieser Folge nehmen wir euch mit nach Kelheim, wo Josef Lechner als technischer Leiter und erster Braumeister der Brauerei Schneider Weisse seine spannende Lebensreise und Bierleidenschaft teilt. Gemeinsam sprechen wir über internationale Einflüsse, kreative Brauideen wie das Love Beer und die Herausforderungen, eine traditionsreiche Weißbier-Brauerei in die Zukunft zu führen. Wir erfahren, wie Josef zwischen Hightech und Esoterik täglich die Balance hält und warum Biere Charakter brauchen. Natürlich werfen wir auch einen Blick auf die Erfolgsgeschichte der Hopfenweisse, die Entwicklung alkoholfreier Spezialitäten und was es bedeutet, wenn ein neuer "Georg" an der Spitze steht. Freut euch auf authentische Einblicke, persönliche Geschichten und Inspiration für Bierfreunde und Neugierige!

Anstatt in den Süden zu ziehen, verbringen immer mehr Weißstörche den Winter in Deutschland. Wie viele dieser sogenannten Winterstörche gibt es und wo genau überwintern sie? Das möchte der Naturschutzbund Deutschland auch in diesem Jahr mit einer Zählaktion herausfinden. Martin Gramlich im Gespräch mit Bernd Petri, NABU-Bundesarbeitsgruppe Weißstorchschutz

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Hey im November! Die dunkle Jahreszeit hat Norderney fest im Griff – Laternenumzüge, Herbststürme und erste Weihnachtsvorbereitungen bestimmen das Inselbild. Und während der Winterblues langsam Einzug hält, sorgen Monique Meissner und Fatma Akkowadi-Dinkler für Lichterglanz und gute Stimmung im Einzelhandel der Insel. Die beiden Geschäftsfrauen, beide im Vorstand des Orts-Einzelhandelsverbandes, geben gemeinsam mit Kurdirektor Wilhelm Loth und Moderator Ludger Abeln einen sehr persönlichen Einblick in ihren Alltag zwischen Laden, Familie und Verbandsarbeit. Ein zentrales Thema: der dramatische Strandverlust an der Weißen Düne – nicht nur eine touristische Attraktion, sondern auch ein emotionaler Ort für viele Norderney-Fans. Trotz der Herausforderungen bleibt die Insel kämpferisch – Lösungen werden gesucht, damit dieser Hotspot nicht endgültig verschwindet. Im Fokus der Folge steht aber auch das bunte und individuelle Einkaufserlebnis auf Norderney. Hier bestimmen keine Ketten das Bild, sondern inhabergeführte Geschäfte mit Herz, Kreativität und echter Kundennähe. Fatma und Monique berichten, wie sie Trends setzen, mit nachhaltigen Produkten überzeugen und sich bewusst gegen Fast Fashion stellen. Es geht um Kinderkleidung mit Stil, Pralinen mit und ohne Alkohol und das besondere Einkaufsgefühl, das nur die Insel bieten kann. Auch der legendäre „Norderneyer Nachtbummel“ wird thematisiert – ein Abend, an dem die Stadt zur Festmeile wird. Und beim Thema Leerstand nehmen die Tidentalker kein Blatt vor den Mund: Eigentum verpflichtet, so der klare Appell an alle, die Flächen auf der Insel besitzen. Nebenbei wird es auch persönlich: Wie lässt sich Familienleben und Geschäft auf der Insel vereinen? Wie war das Aufwachsen auf Norderney – und was macht eigentlich das echte Heim- oder Sehnsuchtsgefühl der Insulaner aus? Zum Abschluss verrät Willem Loth noch erste Highlights für die kommende Summertime 2026 – Sarah Connor und ClockClock. Wer also noch ein besonderes Weihnachtsgeschenk sucht: Ein Konzertticket wäre eine gute Idee! Der Tidentalk schwappt wie immer am ersten Freitag des Monats ans Festland. Gerne abonnieren und weiterempfehlen!

Weiß, Lisa www.deutschlandfunk.de, Europa heute

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In Folge 1 des True Crime Podcasts „Rape Tapes“ entdecken die Journalistinnen Isabell Beer und Isabel Ströh im Internet Nutzer, die sich über das heimliche Betäuben und Vergewaltigen von Frauen austauschen – und Videos ihrer mutmaßlichen Taten veröffentlichen. Die Opfer stammen offenbar aus dem eigenen Umfeld: Ehefrauen, Partnerinnen, Mütter. In einer jahrelangen Undercover-Recherche gewinnen die Journalistinnen das Vertrauen der Nutzer und decken ein internationales Netzwerk von Vergewaltigern auf, das ungestört wachsen und agieren konnte – bis jetzt. Hinweis: Diese Folge enthält Schilderungen sexualisierter Gewalt an bewusstlosen Frauen sowie frauenverachtende Texte. Die Kommentare und Chat-Nachrichten von Usern werden teilweise von KI-Stimmen wiedergegeben. Hilfsangebote und Anlaufstellen: Hilfetelefon "Gewalt gegen Frauen": 08000 116 016 (kostenfrei, anonym, 24/7), https://www.hilfetelefon.de/ , Beratung in mehreren Sprachen, auch für Angehörige und Fachkräfte Weißer Ring e.V.: 116006 (kostenfrei, täglich von 7-22 Uhr), https://www.weisser-ring.de , Opferhilfe, rechtliche Erstberatung und Begleitung Lara e.V.: 030 216 88 88 https://lara-berlin.de/home Liste von Hilfsorganisationen in Deutschland: https://www.frauen-gegen-gewalt.de/de/hilfe-beratung.html Anlaufstellen für vertrauliche Spurensicherung (Terres des Femmes): https://frauenrechte.de/unsere-arbeit/haeusliche-und-sexualiserte-gewalt/unterstuetzung-fuer-betroffene/vertrauliche-spurensicherung Tipps des Vereins M'endors pas: https://mendorspas.org/?page_id=1159 Opferhilfe Niedersachsen: https://www.opferhilfe.niedersachsen.de/ „Rape Tapes“ ist ein Podcast von Isabell Beer und Isabel Ströh. Redaktion: Christiane Glas, Jasmin Klofta, Anna Orth Dramaturgie: Klaus Uhrig Distribution: Kerstin Ammermann, Nils Kinkel Regie: Lisa Krumme, Leo Schenkel Musik: Frank Merfort Produktion: Marvin Leesch, Philipp Neumann, Teelke Uffen Sprecher: Achim Buch, Markus John, Nils Kahnwald Juristische Beratung: Klaus Siekmann Kontakt & Feedback: 11KMstories@ndr.de "Rape Tapes" ist eine Produktion von NDR Info für 11KM Stories. 11KM Stories liegt in der redaktionellen Verantwortung des NDR. Diese Recherche von STRG_F und des ARD Politikmagazins Panorama findet ihr in der ARD Audiothek und überall, wo ihr gerne Podcasts hört. Noch ein weiterer spannender Podcast: 11KM: der tagesschau-Podcast https://1.ard.de/11KM_Podcast

In Folge 2 des Podcasts „Rape Tapes“ verschaffen sich Isabell Beer und Isabel Ströh durch ihre Undercover-Recherche Zugang zu geschlossenen Chatgruppen. Die Auswertung zeigt: Hier werden nicht nur mutmaßliche Vergewaltigungsvideos geteilt, sondern auch detaillierte Anleitungen mit genauen Angaben zu K.-o.-Mitteln. Die Journalistinnen stoßen auf „Nils“ (Name geändert), einen Deutschen, der seit 2006 Aufnahmen einer Frau teilt – millionenfach angesehen. Mit der forensischen Psychiaterin Dr. Nahlah Saimeh analysieren sie, warum Männer solche Taten begehen, und erkennen: Frauen sind hier real in Gefahr. Die Journalistinnen müssen schnell eine Entscheidung treffen. Hinweis: Diese Folge enthält Schilderungen sexualisierter Gewalt an bewusstlosen Frauen sowie frauenverachtende Texte. Die Kommentare und Chat-Nachrichten von Usern werden teilweise von KI-Stimmen wiedergegeben. Hilfsangebote und Anlaufstellen: Hilfetelefon "Gewalt gegen Frauen": 08000 116 016 (kostenfrei, anonym, 24/7), https://www.hilfetelefon.de/ , Beratung in mehreren Sprachen, auch für Angehörige und Fachkräfte Weißer Ring e.V.: 116006 (kostenfrei, täglich von 7-22 Uhr), https://www.weisser-ring.de , Opferhilfe, rechtliche Erstberatung und Begleitung Lara e.V.: 030 216 88 88 https://lara-berlin.de/home Liste von Hilfsorganisationen in Deutschland: https://www.frauen-gegen-gewalt.de/de/hilfe-beratung.html Anlaufstellen für vertrauliche Spurensicherung (Terres des Femmes): https://frauenrechte.de/unsere-arbeit/haeusliche-und-sexualiserte-gewalt/unterstuetzung-fuer-betroffene/vertrauliche-spurensicherung Tipps des Vereins M'endors pas: https://mendorspas.org/?page_id=1159 Opferhilfe Niedersachsen: https://www.opferhilfe.niedersachsen.de/ „Rape Tapes“ ist ein Podcast von Isabell Beer und Isabel Ströh. Redaktion: Christiane Glas, Jasmin Klofta, Anna Orth Dramaturgie: Klaus Uhrig Distribution: Kerstin Ammermann, Nils Kinkel Regie: Lisa Krumme, Leo Schenkel Musik: Frank Merfort Produktion: Marvin Leesch, Philipp Neumann, Teelke Uffen Sprecher: Achim Buch, Markus John, Nils Kahnwald Juristische Beratung: Klaus Siekmann Kontakt & Feedback: 11KMstories@ndr.de "Rape Tapes" ist eine Produktion von NDR Info für 11KM Stories. 11KM Stories liegt in der redaktionellen Verantwortung des NDR. Diese Recherche von STRG_F und des ARD Politikmagazins Panorama findet ihr in der ARD Audiothek und überall, wo ihr gerne Podcasts hört. Noch ein weiterer spannender Podcast: Gerichtssaal 237. True Crime aus dem Strafgericht https://1.ard.de/237?cp

Die SPD muss immer wieder Verluste einstecken. Zuletzt erreichte sie bei den Kommunalwahlen in NRW ihr historisch schlechtestes Wahlergebnis in diesem Bundesland. Bei der vergangenen Bundestagswahl verlor sie zudem bei fast allen Kompetenzzuschreibungen, auch bei ihren Kernthemen: Soziale Gerechtigkeit, Altersversorgung, Steuer- und Finanzpolitik. Im Oktober hat sich die SPD mit der Union auf Verschärfungen beim Bürgergeld geeinigt, dabei galt gerade das Bürgergeld zu Zeiten der Ampel als großer SPD-Erfolg. Weiß die SPD noch, wer sie ist? Und wenn ja, warum kommt es bei den Wählerinnen und Wählern nicht an? Das möchte Anne Will in dieser Folge von Tim Klüssendorf, dem Generalsekretär der SPD, wissen. Er hat ein klares Bild von der SPD: Kümmererpartei soll sie wieder sein, ein Aufstiegsversprechen und eine positive Zukunftserzählung liefern. Er glaubt daran, dass die Sozialdemokratie den Kampf gegen Rechtspopulisten gewinnen kann. „Man kann Dinge wirklich verändern“, davon ist Tim Klüssendorf überzeugt. Als Generalsekretär hat Tim Klüssendorf eine Doppelrolle: Er organisiert die Partei, leitet das Willy-Brandt-Haus, bereitet Wahlkämpfe vor. Er muss die Politik seiner Partei aber auch nach außen vertreten. Kevin Kühnert, der von 2021 bis 2024 Generalsekretär war, fühlte sich am Ende seiner Zeit auf dem Posten nicht mehr wirksam und hatte keine Kraft mehr für den Job. Wie Tim Klüssendorf auf Kühnerts Erfahrungen blickt und woran er seine Wirksamkeit festmacht, auch darüber sprechen Anne Will und er in dieser Folge. Redaktionsschluss für diese Folge war der 4.11.2025, 17:30 Uhr.

Werder Bremen - News & Aktuelles vom 06.11.2025 Bundesliga Moin bei Lebenslang-A1!!! Dem Werder Bremen - Fantalk mit Skup & Sepp. Themen der Sendung - Vorschau auf das VfL Wolfsburg Spiel - Qual der Wahl in der Abwehr aber Stark fällt kurzfristig aus - Frauen Siegen mit zittrigen Füßen - wann kommt das Spektakel unter Horst Steffen? Links - auf unserer Homepage im Blogbeitrag Social Media https://www.instagram.com/lebenslang_a1/ Podcast https://meinsportpodcast.de/fussball/lebenslang-a1-werder-bremen-fussball-fantalk/ Homepage www.lebenslang-a1.de Grün-Weiße Grüße Skup & Sepp   CREDITS zum Song: Webseite:          https://www.sportfreunde-osterdeich.de/ YouTube:            https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1eOOqodbdwrJb9nmkNhnUw Instagram:          https://www.instagram.com/sportfreundeosterdeich/ Facebook:          https://www.facebook.com/Sportfreunde.Osterdeich * Hierbei handelt es sich um einen Werbe- oder einen Affiliate-Link. Wenn du auf diesen Link klickst, etwas kaufst oder abschließt, erhalten wir (je nach Anbieter) eine Provision. Dir entstehen dadurch keine Mehrkosten und ...Dieser Podcast wird vermarktet von der Podcastbude.www.podcastbu.de - Full-Service-Podcast-Agentur - Konzeption, Produktion, Vermarktung, Distribution und Hosting.Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen?Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich.Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten. kostenlos-hosten.de ist ein Produkt der Podcastbude.

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Werder Bremen - News & Aktuelles vom 06.11.2025 Bundesliga Moin bei Lebenslang-A1!!! Dem Werder Bremen - Fantalk mit Skup & Sepp. Themen der Sendung - Vorschau auf das VfL Wolfsburg Spiel - Qual der Wahl in der Abwehr aber Stark fällt kurzfristig aus - Frauen Siegen mit zittrigen Füßen - wann kommt das Spektakel unter Horst Steffen? Links - auf unserer Homepage im Blogbeitrag Social Media https://www.instagram.com/lebenslang_a1/ Podcast https://meinsportpodcast.de/fussball/lebenslang-a1-werder-bremen-fussball-fantalk/ Homepage www.lebenslang-a1.de Grün-Weiße Grüße Skup & Sepp   CREDITS zum Song: Webseite:          https://www.sportfreunde-osterdeich.de/ YouTube:            https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1eOOqodbdwrJb9nmkNhnUw Instagram:          https://www.instagram.com/sportfreundeosterdeich/ Facebook:          https://www.facebook.com/Sportfreunde.Osterdeich * Hierbei handelt es sich um einen Werbe- oder einen Affiliate-Link. Wenn du auf diesen Link klickst, etwas kaufst oder abschließt, erhalten wir (je nach Anbieter) eine Provision. Dir entstehen dadurch keine Mehrkosten und ...Dieser Podcast wird vermarktet von der Podcastbude.www.podcastbu.de - Full-Service-Podcast-Agentur - Konzeption, Produktion, Vermarktung, Distribution und Hosting.Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen?Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich.Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten. kostenlos-hosten.de ist ein Produkt der Podcastbude.

Werder Bremen - News & Aktuelles vom 06.11.2025 Bundesliga Moin bei Lebenslang-A1!!! Dem Werder Bremen - Fantalk mit Skup & Sepp. Themen der Sendung - Vorschau auf das VfL Wolfsburg Spiel - Qual der Wahl in der Abwehr aber Stark fällt kurzfristig aus - Frauen Siegen mit zittrigen Füßen - wann kommt das Spektakel unter Horst Steffen? Links - auf unserer Homepage im Blogbeitrag Social Media https://www.instagram.com/lebenslang_a1/ Podcast https://meinsportpodcast.de/fussball/lebenslang-a1-werder-bremen-fussball-fantalk/ Homepage www.lebenslang-a1.de Grün-Weiße Grüße Skup & Sepp   CREDITS zum Song: Webseite:          https://www.sportfreunde-osterdeich.de/ YouTube:            https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1eOOqodbdwrJb9nmkNhnUw Instagram:          https://www.instagram.com/sportfreundeosterdeich/ Facebook:          https://www.facebook.com/Sportfreunde.Osterdeich * Hierbei handelt es sich um einen Werbe- oder einen Affiliate-Link. Wenn du auf diesen Link klickst, etwas kaufst oder abschließt, erhalten wir (je nach Anbieter) eine Provision. Dir entstehen dadurch keine Mehrkosten und ...Dieser Podcast wird vermarktet von der Podcastbude.www.podcastbu.de - Full-Service-Podcast-Agentur - Konzeption, Produktion, Vermarktung, Distribution und Hosting.Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen?Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich.Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten. kostenlos-hosten.de ist ein Produkt der Podcastbude.

Ingo Zamperoni und Jiffer Bourguignon feiern mit einem Live-Podcast das 5-jährige Jubiläum von „Amerika, wir müssen reden!“. Dabei machen sie sich auch Sorgen um die Pressefreiheit. Seit seiner Rückkehr ins Weiße Haus hat Präsident Donald Trump den Kampf gegen kritische Medien ausgeweitet. Jimmy Kimmels Sendung wird vorübergehend ausgesetzt, Reporter im Weißen Haus ausgeschlossen. Journalisten im Pentagon dürfen keine Informationen ohne Genehmigung veröffentlichen. Öffentlich-rechtlichen Sendern droht der Mittelentzug. Wenn Medienschaffende mundtot gemacht werden, Kameras draußen bleiben und Fakten zur Nebensache werden, steht mehr auf dem Spiel als nur eine Schlagzeile. Genau darum geht es in dieser besonderen Jubiläumsfolge. In dieser Live-Episode aus der Zentralbibliothek in Hamburg sprechen Ingo Zamperoni und Jiffer Bourguignon mit Philipp Abresch vom Weltspiegel-Podcast über die Lage der Pressefreiheit in den USA und darüber, was Trumps zweite Amtszeit für Demokratie und den Journalismus bedeutet. „Wenn der Dialog verstummt und man den anderen nur noch als Feind sieht, ist der Weg zur Radikalisierung nicht weit“, warnt Ingo. Und Jiffer sagt: „In einer Zeit, in der Algorithmen uns nur noch das zeigen, was wir ohnehin schon denken, ist es wichtiger denn je, miteinander zu reden.“ Auch Anna Leier, langjährige Producerin und Reporterin im ARD-Studio Washington, berichtet von ihren Recherchen zur TV-Doku „United States of Angst“: Warum misstrauen so viele Amerikaner und Amerikanerinnen den Medien und was passiert, wenn Journalisten plötzlich als „Feinde des Volkes“ gelten? Und natürlich gibt es auch einen kleinen Einblick hinter die Kulissen des Podcasts. Jiffer verrät den skurrilsten Ort, an dem sie mal eine Folge aufgenommen hat: „Im Kleiderschrank einer Freundin in Brooklyn – zwischen Jeans und Jacken, damit's weniger halt.“ Fragen, Feedback und Glückwünsche an: podcast@ndr.de Weltspiegel-Doku "Trumps USA – United States of Angst" https://1.ard.de/United_States_of_Angst_WeltspiegelDoku Demokraten jubeln nach Wahlerfolgen https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/wahlen-usa-demokraten-100.html Jiffers US-Podcast-Tipp: Letters from an American mit Heather Cox Richardson https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/letters-from-an-american/id1730358737 Podcast-Tipp: 11KM Stories - Rape Tapes https://1.ard.de/11KM_Stories_Rape_Tapes?=cp

Durch einen geschickten Wahlkampf und eine positive Vision hat Zohran Mamdani die Bürgermeisterwahl in New York City gewonnen. Doch er hat mächtige Gegner – im Weißen Haus und in seiner eigenen Partei. Taugt er wirklich als Hoffnungsträger? Das beantwortet unsere Korrespondentin Nicola Abé in New York. Sagt uns, wie euch Shortcut gefällt. Hier geht's zur Umfrage. »SPIEGEL Shortcut« – Schneller mehr verstehen. Wir erklären euch jeden Tag ein wichtiges Thema – kurz und verständlich. Für alle, die informiert mitreden wollen. Neue Folgen von Shortcut gibt es von Montag bis Freitag auf Spiegel.de, YouTube und überall, wo es Podcasts gibt. Links zur Folge: Mamdani wird Bürgermeister in New York: Dieser selbst erklärte Sozialist ist der neue Superstar der US-Demokraten Video von Mamdanis Wahlparty: »Dreh die Lautstärke auf!« Wahltag in den USA: Vier Lehren aus dem kleinen Super Tuesday ►►► ► Host: Maximilian Sepp ► Gästin: Nicola Abé ► Redaktion: Florian Hofmann, Ilyass Alaoui, Natascha Gmür ► Redaktionelle Leitung: Marius Mestermann ► Produktion: Jerrit Schmidtke ► Postproduktion: Natascha Gmür, Philipp Fackler ► Social: Canan Edemir ► Musik: Above Zero ►►► Lob, Kritik, Themenvorschläge? Schreibt uns: hallo.shortcut@spiegel.de +++ Alle Infos zu unseren Werbepartnern finden Sie hier. Die SPIEGEL-Gruppe ist nicht für den Inhalt dieser Seite verantwortlich. +++ Den SPIEGEL-WhatsApp-Kanal finden Sie hier. Alle SPIEGEL Podcasts finden Sie hier. Mehr Hintergründe zum Thema erhalten Sie mit SPIEGEL+. Entdecken Sie die digitale Welt des SPIEGEL, unter spiegel.de/abonnieren finden Sie das passende Angebot. Informationen zu unserer Datenschutzerklärung.

Alles läuft – außer Vertrieb? Vielleicht kennst du den Satz, dass Marketing es schon richten wird. Und doch bleibt die Neukunden aus. Woran liegt's, wenn Expertise da ist, aber Abschlüsse ausbleiben? Was, wenn nicht „mehr Sichtbarkeit“, sondern dein System entscheidet – und Vertrieb erst dann funktioniert, wenn er zu deinem Stil passt statt zu fremden Skripten? Wie sähe Verkauf aus, wenn du nicht härter drückst, sondern echter führst: klar, typgerecht, ohne Theater – und damit planbar? Was ändert sich, wenn du Ablehnung nicht meidest, sondern sie in einen nächsten, einfachen Schritt übersetzt – auf deine Art? Charisma = Mut zum radikalen Echtsein. Auch im Verkauf Trau dich du zu sein,  deine Silke & ein Lächeln. Ich wünsche dir ein Charisma-Aha, trau dich DU zu sein, deine Silke und ein Lächeln. In Podcastfolge #338 „90% Umsatzverlust wegen dieser EINEN Sache“, erfährst du unter anderem: ✨ Warum „alles läuft – außer Vertrieb“-Mentalität dein Fundament zerstört. ✨ Wie Angst vor Ablehnung deinen Vertrieb blockieren kann. ✨ Woran du erkennst, dass du Vertrieb delegierst, den du gar nicht beurteilen kannst. ✨ Wie dein Charismatyp deinen natürlichen Vertriebsstil vorgibt. ✨ Welche drei Reflexionsfragen den Schalter von Ausreden auf Umsatz legen. ✨

Schleuderarme und Raketenbeine gesucht! Unterstützt den "Weißt du's schon?" Podcast mit einem Supporter:innen-Abo und bekommt Zugriff auf mehr als 250 Hörrätsel und jede Menge Bonusinhalte. https://weisstdusschon.de Feedback, Fragen, Rätselwünsche? Schickt mir eine Nachricht für den Podcast: https://weisstdusschon.de/nachricht oder eine Email an christian@weisstdusschon.de ------ Das Rätsel zum Mitlesen ------ Spiele - Schleuderarme Das Spiel, das wir suchen, hat mit Bewegung zu tun! Es macht Spaß, hält fit und sieht richtig beeindruckend aus, wenn man es gut beherrscht. Das Beste: Man kann es überall machen. Auf dem Hof, im Park oder im Kinderzimmer. Vorausgesetzt, man hat den Platz dafür. Vor und hinter einem, und vor allem über einem sollte genug Luft sein. Sonst fliegt die Deckenlampe durch die Wohnung. Verspielt und sportlich geht es zu und man braucht nur ein ganz einfaches Gerät. Es hat zwei Enden - manchmal mit Griffen dran - aber die braucht es nicht. Dazwischen hängt eine lange Schnur, die mindestens doppelt so lang wie deine Beine sein sollte. Sonst wird's schwierig. Denn es wird gesprungen und geschwungen! Und zwar so schnell und so oft es geht! Wenn du dir eine Blume vorstellst, hast du in etwa eine Idee davon, wie hoch es in die Lüfte geht! Mit jedem kleinen Hüpfer geht es hoch und wieder runter. Dabei bewegen sich die Beine wie winzige Raketen, die turbomäßig starten und immer wieder landen. Auch die Arme sind fleißig. Sie müssen in Bewegung bleiben, damit unser Spiel funktioniert. Das Springen und Schleudern ist gur für den Körper. Und das geht sogar mit Kunststücken - überkreuzte Arme, Doppel- oder Dreifach-Schwinger - als könnte man fliegen! Unser Spiel macht dich stark und hält deine Muskeln fit. Eine Art Geheimtraining für Beine und Herz! Das Einzige was dabei nicht müde wird, ist die Zunge - es sei denn du redest viel! Und? Weißt du schon, was suchen wir? Ich sag' es dir! Es ist: das Seilspringen!

In zehn Minuten beantwortet Sophie Barth Fragen mit Bayern-Bezug. Erfahrt ihr Lieblingswort, wie man eine Weißwurst richtig isst und was ihr kulinarisches Highlight auf der Almhütte ist. Viel Spaß beim Zuhören! Mehr Informationen zu Bayern auf erlebe.bayern. Bild: erlebe.bayern - Jens Schwarz

Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Secrets Unveiled: A Scholar's Quest on Zhongqiu Jie Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2025-11-03-23-34-02-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 中秋节的清晨，古老的茶馆坐落在繁华的中世纪村庄中心。En: On the morning of the Zhongqiu Jie, an ancient teahouse was nestled in the heart of a bustling medieval village.Zh: 茶馆里飘散着茉莉花茶的香气，墙上挂着彩色的纸灯笼，木雕精美细致。En: The aroma of Molihua cha wafted through the teahouse, with colorful paper lanterns hanging on the walls and intricately carved wooden sculptures.Zh: 村庄的集市上，人来人往，彩色的丝绸幡子随风飘扬，象征着节日的到来。En: In the village market, people came and went, colorful silk banners fluttering in the wind, symbolizing the arrival of the festival.Zh: 魏是一位年轻的学者，对古文物和古老卷轴有着浓厚的兴趣。En: Wei was a young scholar with a keen interest in ancient artifacts and old scrolls.Zh: 他一直在寻找一卷有关家族历史的卷轴。En: He had been searching for a scroll about his family's history.Zh: 他怀疑这卷轴刚被一位对手学者偷走，潜入不远处的树林中，但没有人相信他的故事。En: He suspected that the scroll had just been stolen by a rival scholar who had sneaked into the nearby woods, but no one believed his story.Zh: 魏急需盟友的帮助。En: Wei urgently needed the help of an ally.Zh: 他想到了莉娜，一位勇敢的本地工匠。En: He thought of Lina, a brave local artisan.Zh: 莉娜擅长与人交流，也熟悉村庄的每一个角落。En: Lina was skilled in communicating with people and was familiar with every corner of the village.Zh: 魏找到莉娜，把事情经过一五一十地告诉了她。En: Wei found Lina and told her the whole story.Zh: 莉娜答应帮助魏，一起在茶馆寻找线索。En: Lina agreed to help Wei, and together they searched for clues in the teahouse.Zh: 茶馆里，魏和莉娜仔细检查每一个角落，找到了学者留下的笔记。En: In the teahouse, Wei and Lina carefully examined every corner and found notes left by the scholar.Zh: 笔记里提到了一个隐藏在森林中的地点，似乎暗示了关于卷轴的所在。En: The notes mentioned a location hidden in the forest, which seemed to hint at the whereabouts of the scroll.Zh: 两人一路上遇到了商贾金。En: Along the way, they encountered a mysterious trader named Jin.Zh: 金为人神秘，对此事知之甚少。魏却敏锐地察觉金或许知道些什么。En: Although Jin knew little about the matter, Wei keenly sensed Jin might know something.Zh: 经过一番交谈，金透露，学者正是因为卷轴地图上的藏宝地点而消失的。En: After some conversation, Jin revealed that the scholar had disappeared because of a treasure location marked on the scroll map.Zh: 他们决定追踪学者。En: They decided to track the scholar.Zh: 终于，在浙江郊外的树林里，他们发现学者正试图解读卷上的秘密。En: Finally, in the woods on the outskirts of Zhejiang, they found the scholar trying to decipher the secrets on the scroll.Zh: 经过一番交锋，魏终于拿回了卷轴。En: After a confrontation, Wei finally retrieved the scroll.Zh: 揭开卷轴，魏不仅发现了遗失已久的家族历史，还发现这卷轴是一幅藏宝图。En: Unrolling the scroll, Wei discovered not only the long-lost family history but also that the scroll was a treasure map.Zh: 卷轴上指引的宝藏，比他想象的更为珍贵。En: The treasure guided by the scroll was more precious than he had imagined.Zh: 通过这场冒险，魏变得更加自信。En: Through this adventure, Wei grew more confident.Zh: 他意识到历史的保护和传承，远不止个人的渴望那么简单。En: He realized that the preservation and inheritance of history were not as simple as personal desire.Zh: 他望向月亮高挂的夜空，在心中默默感谢这个值得纪念的中秋夜。En: He looked up at the moon hanging high in the night sky and silently thanked this memorable Mid-Autumn night.Zh: 这个秋天，魏不仅找到了家族的秘密，也找到了历史的真谛。En: This autumn, Wei not only discovered his family's secret but also found the true meaning of history.Zh: 茶馆外，月光洒在大地上，给这个故事画上了圆满的句点。En: Outside the teahouse, moonlight drenched the earth, bringing this story to a fulfilling close. Vocabulary Words:nestled: 坐落bustling: 繁华aroma: 香气intricately: 精美细致scholar: 学者artifacts: 文物scrolls: 卷轴suspected: 怀疑sneaked: 潜入urgently: 急需artisan: 工匠clues: 线索examined: 检查mysterious: 神秘trader: 商贾decipher: 解读confrontation: 交锋retrieved: 拿回unrolling: 揭开precious: 珍贵adventure: 冒险confident: 自信preservation: 保护inheritance: 传承personal desire: 个人的渴望fulfilling: 圆满secrets: 秘密memorable: 值得纪念mid-autumn: 中秋drenched: 洒

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Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: A Vote for Hope: Li Hua's Courageous Autumn Journey Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2025-11-01-22-34-02-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 秋天的早晨，筛满了金黄色的阳光。En: On an autumn morning, the sunshine filtered in golden throughout.Zh: 落叶在风中轻轻地旋转，像是大自然在悄声地变换舞步。En: Leaves swirled gently in the wind, as if nature was silently changing its dance steps.Zh: 这一天是亡灵节，在一个挂满万寿菊和彩色剪纸的投票点，李华、伟和梅一同排队等待投票。En: This day was the Day of the Dead, and at a polling place adorned with marigolds and colorful paper cuttings, Li Hua, Wei, and Mei were standing in line, waiting to vote.Zh: 李华站在人群中，心里却并不平静。En: Li Hua stood among the crowd, but her heart was not at peace.Zh: 最近，医生告诉她要做一个重要的医疗检查。En: Recently, the doctor had told her she needed to undergo an important medical test.Zh: 她一直在等待结果，心里充满了不安。En: She had been waiting for the results, with her heart filled with unease.Zh: 可是，她知道今天必须来投票。En: However, she knew she had to come to vote today.Zh: 作为一个社区的一员，她希望自己的选票能够带来变化。En: As a member of the community, she hoped her ballot would bring about change.Zh: “李华，你还好吗？En: "Li Hua, are you okay?"Zh: ”伟关切地问。En: Wei asked with concern.Zh: 伟是李华的好朋友，总是能感受到她的情绪变化。En: Wei is Li Hua's good friend and always seems able to sense her emotional changes.Zh: “我没事的，谢谢你，伟。En: "I'm fine, thank you, Wei."Zh: ”李华微笑着回答，但声音中透着一丝不安。En: Li Hua replied with a smile, but there was a hint of unease in her voice.Zh: 线慢慢地移动，李华尽量让自己不去想着那些可能的结果。En: The line moved slowly, and Li Hua tried not to think about the possible outcomes.Zh: 她努力去体会周围的氛围。En: She made an effort to take in the surroundings.Zh: 万寿菊的香味与剪纸的彩色图案交织在一起，充满节日气息，让人感受到生命与死亡的轮回。En: The scent of marigolds intertwined with the colorful patterns of the paper cuttings, full of festive spirit, making one feel the cycle of life and death.Zh: 就在李华站在投票箱前准备填写选票时，她的手机突然响了。En: Just as Li Hua stood before the ballot box, ready to fill out her ballot, her phone suddenly rang.Zh: 是医生的电话。En: It was a call from the doctor.Zh: 她的心跳加速，手指微微颤抖。En: Her heartbeat quickened, and her fingers trembled slightly.Zh: 接，还是不接？En: To answer, or not to answer?Zh: 李华深深吸了一口气，决定先专注当下。En: Li Hua took a deep breath, deciding to focus on the present moment first.Zh: 她将手机调成静音，小心地填完选票，这一刻，她把所有的焦虑暂时搁置一旁。En: She put her phone on silent mode and carefully completed her ballot, momentarily setting aside all her anxieties.Zh: 投票结束，她心中感到了一种未曾有过的平静。En: After voting, she felt a kind of peace she had never experienced before.Zh: 走出投票站后，李华终于拿起手机，听了语音留言。En: After stepping out of the polling station, Li Hua finally picked up her phone and listened to the voicemail.Zh: 无论结果如何，她都知道今天已经完成了一件重要的事情。En: No matter the result, she knew she had accomplished something important today.Zh: 通过这样的方式，她为自己和他人的未来贡献了一份力量。En: Through this act, she contributed a part of her strength to the future of herself and others.Zh: 李华抬头望着天空，阳光穿过树叶洒下斑驳的光影。En: Li Hua looked up at the sky, with sunlight filtering through the leaves, casting dappled shadows.Zh: 她感受到一种坚韧的力量，这力量来自于内心的安定，以及对社区的责任感。En: She felt a resilient strength, a strength that came from inner peace and a sense of responsibility to the community.Zh: 投票站外，梅笑着对李华说：“走吧，庆祝一下今天的胜利。En: Outside the polling station, Mei smiled at Li Hua and said, "Let's go celebrate today's victory."Zh: ”李华点点头，微笑着走进秋天的阳光里，心中满是希望。En: Li Hua nodded and smiled, stepping into the autumn sunlight with her heart full of hope. Vocabulary Words:swirled: 旋转ballot: 选票filter: 筛满adorned: 挂满marigolds: 万寿菊unease: 不安patterns: 图案polling: 投票dappled: 斑驳victory: 胜利voicemail: 语音留言resilient: 坚韧contribute: 贡献trembled: 颤抖undergo: 做intertwined: 交织responsibility: 责任感focus: 专注scent: 香味outcomes: 结果accomplished: 完成unease: 不安strength: 力量peace: 平静hope: 希望dance steps: 舞步trembled: 微微颤抖festive: 节日shadows: 光影community: 社区

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Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Pumpkin Lanterns and Leadership: A Halloween Office Drama Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2025-10-30-22-34-02-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 办公室的天花板上挂满了南瓜灯，幽灵贴纸贴在墙上，整个办公室被装饰得非常有节日气氛。En: The office ceiling was covered with nanguadeng (pumpkin lanterns) and ghost stickers adorned the walls, giving the entire office a festive atmosphere.Zh: 庄重的办公环境此刻被搞怪的气息笼罩，电脑的嗡嗡声和员工们的窃窃私语交织在一起。En: The solemn work environment was now shrouded in a spooky aura, with the humming of computers and the whispering of employees intertwining.Zh: 正值秋天，树叶变黄，大街上满是枫叶，空气中飘着淡淡的果香。En: It was autumn, the leaves were turning yellow, the streets were full of fengye (maple leaves), and a faint fruity scent lingered in the air.Zh: 伟，一位默默无闻的项目经理，看着自己负责的文件。En: Wei, an unassuming project manager, was looking over the files he was responsible for.Zh: 他心里想着，今天的万圣节派对一定要让大家团结起来，同时被上司看到自己的工作能力。En: He thought to himself that today's Halloween party must bring everyone together while also demonstrating his work capabilities to his boss.Zh: 这是公司的一次团建活动，由他和其他两位同事小梁和静策划。En: This was a team-building event organized by him and two other colleagues, Xiao Liang and Jing.Zh: 此刻，伟站在办公桌前，开始思考如何在不惹麻烦的情况下确保活动的顺利进行。En: At this moment, Wei stood in front of his desk, pondering how to ensure the event's smooth execution without causing any trouble.Zh: 小梁是团队的领头，她一直以创造性而闻名，不过有时这也带来不小的混乱。En: Xiao Liang was the team leader, known for her creativity, but sometimes this also brought about considerable chaos.Zh: 为了提高团队凝聚力，她策划了一场即兴服装比赛，希望能带动大家的兴趣。En: To enhance team cohesion, she planned an impromptu costume contest, hoping to spark everyone's interest.Zh: 静则是个注重细节的分析师，她寻求安静的环境，因此对小梁激烈的计划心存疑虑。En: Jing, on the other hand, was a detail-oriented analyst who sought a quiet environment, so she was skeptical of Xiao Liang's intense plans.Zh: 活动开始后，员工们纷纷换上搞怪的服装。En: After the event started, employees donned their quirky costumes.Zh: 小梁大声宣布：“大家，现在开始我们的即兴服装比赛了！En: Xiao Liang announced loudly, "Everyone, let's start our improv costume contest now!Zh: 尽情展现你们的创意吧！En: Show off your creativity!"Zh: ”然而，比赛刚开始，便引起了争论。En: However, as soon as the contest began, it sparked a debate.Zh: 静觉得规则不够明确，参与者没有边界，忙乱成了一团。En: Jing felt the rules were unclear, participants had no boundaries, and everything turned into a chaotic mess.Zh: 伟知道是时候做出决定了。En: Wei knew it was time to make a decision.Zh: 他见争执不下，便走到小梁和静中间，微笑着说：“我们不如来个折中，让大家组成小组，各展所长。En: Seeing the unresolved dispute, he stepped between Xiao Liang and Jing, smiling as he said, "How about we compromise and let everyone form groups, showcasing their strengths?Zh: 这样既有趣，也更有秩序。En: This way, it's both fun and orderly."Zh: ”两人听完后，觉得这是个好主意，纷纷开始组织各自的小组活动。En: After hearing this, both agreed it was a great idea and began organizing their respective group activities.Zh: 最终，活动在欢快的气氛中圆满结束。En: In the end, the event concluded successfully in a joyful atmosphere.Zh: 伟的决策不仅化解了争执，还让活动更加成功。En: Wei's decision not only resolved the dispute but also made the event more successful.Zh: 上司向伟投来了赞许的目光，团队成员也对他的领导表示感谢。En: The boss gave Wei a look of approval, and team members also thanked him for his leadership.Zh: 通过这次派对，伟不单单获得了应得的认可，更学会了如何在团队中调和个人需求与集体利益。En: Through this party, Wei not only gained the recognition he deserved but also learned how to balance individual needs with collective interests within the team.Zh: 他意识到领导力不仅在于个人能力的展示，更在于英明的决策和有效的沟通。En: He realized that leadership lies not only in showcasing personal skills but in wise decision-making and effective communication.Zh: 办公室在笑声和欢呼中重回平静，而伟的心里，却多了一份自信与成就感。En: The office returned to calmness amidst laughter and cheers, while in Wei's heart, there was a newfound sense of confidence and accomplishment. Vocabulary Words:ceiling: 天花板adorned: 装饰solemn: 庄重shrouded: 笼罩aura: 气息intertwining: 交织unassuming: 默默无闻demonstrating: 展示smooth: 顺利execution: 进行cohesion: 凝聚力impromptu: 即兴creative: 创造性quirky: 搞怪debate: 争论participants: 参与者unresolved: 争执不下dispute: 争执compromise: 折中showcasing: 展现orderly: 有秩序joyful: 欢快concluded: 结束recognition: 认可balance: 调和collective: 集体effective: 有效confidence: 自信accomplishment: 成就感lingered: 飘

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Entdeckerin der Dunklen Materie gesucht! Unterstützt den "Weißt du's schon?" Podcast mit einem Supporter:innen-Abo und bekommt Zugriff auf mehr als 250 Hörrätsel und jede Menge Bonusinhalte. https://weisstdusschon.de Feedback, Fragen, Rätselwünsche? Schickt mir eine Nachricht für den Podcast: https://weisstdusschon.de/nachricht oder eine Email an christian@weisstdusschon.de ------ Das Rätsel zum Mitlesen ------ Berühmtheiten - Sternenforscherin Die Berühmtheit, die wir suchen, war als kleines Mädchen fasziniert vom Nachthimmel. So sehr, dass sie Mitglied in einem Astronomie-Klub wurde und gemeinsam mit anderen Kindern den Nachthimmel erforschte. Mit einem selbstgebauten Teleskop aus einer Linse und einer Papprolle. Später studierte unsere Berühmtheit Astronomie und Physik untersuchte ferne Galaxien. Galaxien sind übrigens riesige Sternensystem im Weltall, die aus Milliarden von Sternen bzw. Sonnensystemen bestehen. Als unsere Berühmtheit mit ihrer Forschung begann, war es ihr nicht erlaubt, besondere Geräte in Observatorien zu benutzen. Und das nur, weil sie eine Frau war. Sie musste für ihre Forschungsarbeit sehr hart kämpfen. Eines Tages machte die Sternenforscherin eine faszinierende Entdeckung. Und zwar, dass es im Weltall etwas gibt, das zwar Anziehungskraft hat, aber komplett unsichtbar ist. Man nennt das geheimnisvolle Etwas Dunkle Materie und die gibt der Wissenschaft bis heute Rätsel auf. Dunkle Materie ist alles im Universum, das Gewicht bzw. Masse hat aber kein Licht abgibt oder es zurückstrahlt. Es ist da - also Materie, aber unsichtbar - also dunkel. Für ihre Arbeit gewann die gesuchte Berühmtheit viele Preise und es wurden sogar ein Obsvervatorium (das ist ein Ort, an dem man Sterne beobachten kann), ein Satelit, ein Asteroid und ein Gebiet auf dem Mars nach ihr benannt. Außerdem unterstützte sie andere Forscherinnen und sorgte dafür, dass Frauen in wissenschaftlichen Berufen heute mehr Möglichkeiten haben. Und? Weißt du's schon? Welche berühmte Sternenforscherin suchen wir? Ich sag's dir! Es ist: Die US-amerikanische Astronomin Vera Florence Cooper Rubin

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Was ist eigentlich in den Synapsen von Kanzler Friedrich Merz vorgegangen, als er seine vieldiskutierte Stadtbild-Äußerung getätigt hat? In diesem satirischen Monatsrückblick auf den Oktober mit Moderator Stephan Fritzsche erfahren Sie es. Er geht außerdem der Frage nach, woher eigentlich zukünftig die Computerchips kommen sollen, wenn China die nicht mehr liefern möchte. Und wie unsere Autos aussehen würde, wenn wir keine mehr hätten. Apropos Aussehen. In Washington verändert Donald Trump radikal das Aussehen des Weißen Hauses, einfach weil er es kann. Der Abriss des Ostflügels hat auch bei den Bauarbeitern für Verwirrung gesorgt. Aber eine gute Nachricht hat uns der Oktober dann doch noch gebracht: Die Deutsche Bahn erhöht NICHT ihre Fahrpreise. Das crazy, um es mit dem Jugendwort des Jahres zu sagen. Unsere Podcast-Tipps: "Was für Zeiten - Richling plus 1" - zu Gast ist Nico Semsrott. https://www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/urn:ard:episode:9f843d6ade96045c/ Die neueste Ausgabe „extra 3 – Bosettis Woche“ mit Sarah Bosetti und ihrem Gast, dem Comedian und Moderator Christian Schulte-Loh. https://www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/urn:ard:episode:f8be7169e1421835/

Zwischen Luxus und Shutdown, Spenden und Symbolik: Der Umbau des Weißen Hauses wird zum Sinnbild für Trumps Amerika. Der US-Präsident lässt den Ostflügel des Weißen Hauses abreißen, um Platz für einen gigantischen Ballsaal zu schaffen. In dieser Folge sprechen Ingo Zamperoni und Jiffer Bourguignon über den Ballsaal, die Spender, die wirtschaftliche Lage und darüber, was das alles mit Project 2025, der konservativen Umbau-Agenda für die USA, zu tun hat. Während Trump sich den prunkvollen Ballsaal bauen lässt, stehen Regierungsangestellte für Essensspenden an. Das Land steckt noch immer im Shutdown und die Gehaltschecks bleiben aus. Auch für viele Familien wird die Lage dramatisch: Ab November steigen die Kosten für die Krankenversicherungen deutlich. "Vor diesem Hintergrund wirkt der Pomp um Trumps Ballsaal im Weißen Haus für mich völlig abgehoben", findet Jiffer. Bei dem Ballsaal geht es um weit mehr als Architektur. Für viele Amerikaner ist er ein Symbol für Trumps Machtanspruch und für eine Demokratie im Umbau. Mit Project 2025 hat die konservative Heritage Foundation einen Plan entworfen, der den Staatsapparat und die Gesellschaft unter Präsident Trump grundlegend neu ordnen soll - mit weitreichenden Folgen für Demokratie und Rechtsstaat. Einschätzungen dazu gibt es vom Historiker Thomas Zimmer, der fünf Jahre an der Georgetown University in Washington D.C. gelehrt hat. Er erklärt, wie tiefgreifend Trump die amerikanische Demokratie verändert. Checks and Balances gäbe es im Moment kaum. Der Kongress kontrolliere Trump nicht. Und am Ende entscheide der Oberste Gerichtshof, mit einer klaren Sechs-zu-drei-Mehrheit für die Republikaner, beschreibt Zimmer im Interview. Fragen & Feedback: podcast@ndr.de Live-Podcast zur Hamburger Woche der Pressefreiheit: "Weltspiegel Podcast" und "Amerika, wir müssen reden!" am 04.11.25, 19:00-21:00 in der Zentralbibliothek in Hamburg. Weitere Informationen und kostenlose Tickets finden Sie hier: https://www.buecherhallen.de/zentralbibliothek-termin/hamburger-woche-der-pressefreiheit-amerika-wir-muessen-reden-20226/datum/20251104.html Interview mit dem Historiker Thomas Zimmer über das Project 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdFV3CWaYTw Heritage Foundation: Was steckt hinter Project 2025? https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/usa-project-2025-umsetzung-100.html Newsletter von Historiker Thomas Zimmer https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/ Podcast-Tipp: "Synapsen" - Folge "Atmen - die unterschätzte Superkraft" https://www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/urn:ard:episode:d10f8522b1ff6605/

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Wenn Donald Trump den Staat anfeindet, die Justiz angreift oder gegen Migranten hetzt, dann stehen hinter seinen schärfsten Worten oft die Gedanken eines Mannes: Stephen Miller. Der stellvertretende Stabschef im Weißen Haus und Berater für innere Sicherheit hat Trump mit radikalen Ideen schon zur ersten Präsidentschaft verholfen. In der zweiten Trump-Ära setzt Miller zum Frontalangriff auf die US-Demokratie an. Wie einflussreich und gefährlich Trumps Scharfmacher ist und wie er Amerika für immer verändern will erklärt Reinhard Heinisch. Er ist Politikwissenschafter an der Universität Salzburg.

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"Just be the best human being you can be." In this episode, Nick speaks with Wei Houng about the importance of human connection, self-discovery, and the innovative technology behind human optimization. Wei shares his journey from a technical background to exploring the spiritual and esoteric realms, leading to the development of a patented assessment technology that helps individuals understand their unique nature. What to listen for: Human connection is essential for self-discovery and purpose Exploring both the scientific and spiritual aspects of life can lead to deeper understanding Objectivity is crucial in understanding oneself without bias Communication styles vary, and recognizing them can enhance relationships Real-life stories illustrate the impact of understanding one's unique nature Personal growth creates a ripple effect in the community Life's complexities are often human-made constructs Embracing one's uniqueness is vital for personal fulfillment The journey of self-discovery is ongoing and transformative “For a human being to perpetually live in survival mode is perpetually living a life through judgment and subjectivity.” Survival mode filters life through fear instead of truth Judgment becomes protection, not understanding Safety is the gateway to peace and clarity Subjectivity traps us in old stories and wounds Awareness breaks the cycle and restores freedom “Most of us haven't been given the opportunity to graduate from that subjective foundational understanding of self to define who we are.” Our first identity is shaped by others, not ourselves True growth means consciously redefining who we are Few are taught how to move beyond conditioning Awareness is the bridge from survival to authenticity Defining yourself is the ultimate act of empowerment About Wei Houng Wei is one of the co-founders of HumanOp Technologies, a company dedicated to disrupting the matrix that forces sameness and rewards burnout. After seeing countless high-performers operating out of rhythm with who they truly are, he's part of the team that is using the world's first physics-based technology to reveal a person's authentic nature. His mission is to help people stop 'efforting' their way through life and start flowing with it, so they can be filled with the energy, joy, and purpose they were designed for. Resources: Interested in starting your own podcast or need help with one you already have? https://themindsetandselfmasteryshow.com/podcasting-services/ Thank you for listening! Please subscribe on iTunes and give us a 5-Star review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mindset-and-self-mastery-show/id1604262089 Listen to other episodes here: https://themindsetandselfmasteryshow.com/ Watch Clips and highlights: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk1tCM7KTe3hrq_-UAa6GHA Guest Inquiries right here: podcasts@themindsetandselfmasteryshow.com Your Friends at “The Mindset & Self-Mastery Show” Click Here To View The Episode Transcript Nick McGowan (00:01.358)Hello and welcome to the Mindset Self Mastery Show. I'm your host, Nick McGowan. Today on the show we have Wei Houng. Wei, how you doing today? Wei Houng (00:12.321)really good especially after our pre-show warm-up. Nick McGowan (00:16.712)Absolutely. And there, I say this, I don't know, every so often on episodes and people will hear it, but you guys don't hear the stuff that happens before we hit record or anything. But legitimately, there are beautiful conversations that I've had where I go, we need to hit record, like all of this needs to be on here. And this was one of those like we've literally been talking for like 40 minutes at this point. Wei Houng (00:33.345)Why? Yeah. Yeah. Nick McGowan (00:40.992)So there's a lot of stuff that we're gonna be able to cover and a lot of stuff we're gonna get into. And one of the biggest reasons why I wanted to have you o...

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Kein Treffen zwischen Trump und Putin – und damit keine Hoffnung auf einen baldigen Deal für die Ukraine. Während Moskau weiter auf Maximalforderungen beharrt, steht in den USA wegen des Shutdowns das öffentliche Leben still. Zugleich wächst der Protest gegen Präsident Trump. US-Korrespondentin Stefanie Bolzen und Außenpolitik-Redakteur Gregor Schwung sprechen über die Auswirkungen der Haushaltssperre, die Proteste gegen Trump und seine teuren Pläne für den Ballsaal am Weißen Haus. Außerdem geht es nach Virginia, wo eine Wahl den Demokraten ein wenig Hoffnung macht. US-Korrespondentin Stefanie Bolzen ordnet jede Woche im Gespräch mit den WELT-Redakteuren Antonia Beckermann und Wim Orth die aktuellen Nachrichten aus den USA ein – mal aus Washington, mal aus Florida oder den Flyover-States. "This is America" ist der Podcast zur US-Politik, in dem wir nicht nur über, sondern auch mit Amerikanern reden. Wenn Euch der Podcast gefällt, dann lasst gerne eine Bewertung für uns da. Feedback gerne auch an usa@welt.de Impressum: https://www.welt.de/services/article7893735/Impressum.html Datenschutz: https://www.welt.de/services/article157550705/Datenschutzerklaerung-WELT-DIGITAL.html

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Last time we spoke about the Battle of Taierzhuang. Following the fall of Nanjing in December 1937, the Second Sino-Japanese War entered a brutal phase of attrition as Japan sought to consolidate control and press toward central China. Chinese defense prioritized key rail corridors and urban strongholds, with Xuzhou, the JinPu and Longhai lines, and the Huai River system forming crucial lifelines. By early 1938, Japanese offensives aimed to link with forces around Beijing and Nanjing and encircle Chinese positions in the Central Yangtze region, threatening Wuhan. In response, Chiang Kai-shek fortified Xuzhou and expanded defenses to deter a pincer move, eventually amassing roughly 300,000 troops along strategic lines. Taierzhuang became a focal point when Japanese divisions attempted to press south and link with northern elements. Chinese commanders Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, Tang Enbo, and Sun Lianzhong coordinated to complicate Japanese plans through offensive-defensive actions, counterattacks, and encirclement efforts. The victory, though numerically costly, thwarted immediate Japanese objectives and foreshadowed further attritional struggles ahead.   #171 The Flooding of the Yellow River Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. We last left off with a significant event during the Xuzhou campaign. Three Japanese divisions under General Itagaki Seishiro moved south to attack Taierzhuang and were met by forces commanded by Li Zongren, Sun Lianzhong, and Tang Enbo, whose units possessed a decent amount of artillery. In a two-week engagement from March 22 to April 7, the battle devolved into a costly urban warfare. Fighting was vicious, often conducted in close quarters and at night. The urban environment negated Japanese advantages in armor and artillery, allowing Chinese forces to contend on equal terms. The Chinese also disrupted Japanese logistics by resupplying their own troops and severing rear supply lines, draining Japanese ammunition, supplies, and reinforcements. By April 7, the Japanese were compelled to retreat, marking the first Chinese victory of the war. However both sides suffered heavy losses, with around 20,000 casualties on each side. In the aftermath of this rare victory, Chiang Kai-Shek pushed Tang Enbo and Li Zongren to capitalize on their success and increased deployments in the Taierzhuang theater to about 450,000 troops. Yet the Chinese Army remained hampered by fundamental problems. The parochialism that had crippled Chiang's forces over the preceding months resurfaced. Although the generals had agreed to coordinate in a war of resistance, each still prioritized the safety of his own troops, wary of Chiang's bid to consolidate power. Li Zongren, for example, did not deploy his top Guangxi provincial troops at Taierzhuang and sought to shift most of the fighting onto Tang Enbo's forces. Chiang's colleagues were mindful of the fates of Han Fuju of Shandong and Zhang Xueliang of Manchuria: Han was executed for refusing to fight, while Zhang, after allowing Chiang to reduce the size of his northeastern army, ended up under house arrest. They were right to distrust Chiang. He believed, after all, that provincial armies should come under a unified national command, which he would lead. From a national-unity perspective, his aspiration was not unreasonable. But it fed suspicion among other military leaders that participation in the anti-Japanese war would dilute their power. The divided nature of the command also hindered logistics, making ammunition and food supplies to the front unreliable and easy to cut off. By late April the Chinese had reinforced the Xuzhou area to between 450,000-600,000 to capitalize on their victory. However these armies were plagued with command and control issues. Likewise the Japanese licked their wounds and reinforced the area to roughly 400,000, with fresh troops and supplies flowing in from Tianjin and Nanjing. The Japanese continued with their objective of encircling Chinese forces. The North China Area Army comprised four divisions and two infantry brigades drawn from the Kwantung Army, while the Central China Expeditionary Army consisted of three divisions and the 1st and 2nd Tank Battalions along with motorized support units. The 5th Tank Battalion supported the 3rd Infantry Division as it advanced north along the railway toward Xuzhou. Fighting to the west, east, and north of Xuzhou was intense, resulting in heavy casualties on both sides. On 18 April, the Japanese advanced southward toward Pizhou. Tang Enbo's 20th Army Corps, together with the 2nd, 22nd, 46th, and 59th corps, resisted fiercely, culminating in a stalemate by the end of April. The 60th Corps of the Yunnan Army engaged the Japanese 10th Division at Yuwang Mountain for nearly a month, repelling multiple assaults. By the time it ceded its position to the Guizhou 140th Division and withdrew on 15 May, the corps had sustained losses exceeding half of its forces. Simultaneously, the Japanese conducted offensives along both banks of the Huai River, where Chinese defenders held out for several weeks. Nevertheless, Japanese artillery and aerial bombardment gradually tilted the balance, allowing the attackers to seize Mengcheng on 9 May and Hefei on 14 May. From there, the southern flank split into two parts: one force moved west and then north to cut off the Longhai Railway escape route from Xuzhou, while another division moved directly north along the railway toward Suxian, just outside Xuzhou. Simultaneously, to the north, Japanese units from north China massed at Jining and began moving south beyond Tengxian. Along the coast, an amphibious landing was made at Lianyungang to reinforce troops attacking from the east. The remaining portions of Taierzhuang were captured in May, a development symbolically significant to Tokyo. On 17 May, Japanese artillery further tightened the noose around Xuzhou, striking targets inside the city.  To preserve its strength, the Nationalist government ordered the abandonment of Xuzhou and directed its main forces to break out toward northern Jiangsu, northern Anhui, and eastern Henan. To deter the Japanese army's rapid westward advance and penetration into northern Henan and western Shandong, many leading military and political figures within the Nationalist government proposed breaching dams over the Yellow River to delay the offensive, a strategy that would have been highly advantageous to the Nationalist forces at the time. Chiang Kai-shek vetoed the proposal outright, insisting that the Nationalist army could still resist. He understood that with tens of millions of Chinese lives at stake and a sliver of hope remaining, the levee plan must not be undertaken. Then a significant battle broke out at Lanfeng. Chiang also recognized that defeat could allow the elite Japanese mechanized divisions, the 14th, 16th, and 10th, to advance directly toward Zhengzhou. If Zhengzhou fell, the Japanese mechanized forces on the plains could advance unimpeded toward Tongguan. Their southward push would threaten Xi'an, Xiangfan, and Nanyang, directly jeopardizing the southwest's rear defenses. Concurrently, the Japanese would advance along the Huai River north of the Dabie Mountains toward Wuhan, creating a pincer with operations along the Yangtze River.  Now what followed was arguably the most important and skillful Chinese maneuver of the Xuzhou campaign: a brilliantly executed strategic retreat to the south and west across the Jinpu railway line. On May 15, Li Zongren, in consultation with Chiang Kai-shek, decided to withdraw from Xuzhou and focus on an escape plan. The evacuation of civilians and military personnel began that day. Li ordered troops to melt into the countryside and move south and west at night, crossing the Jinpu Railway and splitting into four groups that would head west. The plan was to regroup in the rugged Dabie Mountains region to the south and prepare for the defense of Wuhan. Li's generals departed reluctantly, having held out for so long; Tang Enbo was said to have wept. Under cover of night, about forty divisions, over 200,000 men, marched out of Japanese reach in less than a week. A critical moment occurred on May 18, when fog and a sandstorm obscured the retreating troops as they crossed the Jinpu Railway. By May 21, Li wired Chiang Kai-shek to report that the withdrawal was complete. He mobilized nearly all of the Kuomintang Central Army's elite units, such as the 74th Army, withdrawn from Xuzhou and transferred directly to Lanfeng, with a resolute intent to “burn their boats.” The force engaged the Japanese in a decisive battle at Lanfeng, aiming to secure the last line of defense for the Yellow River, a position carrying the lives of millions of Chinese civilians. Yet Chiang Kai-shek's strategy was not universally understood by all participating generals, who regarded it as akin to striking a rock with an egg. For the battle of Lanfeng the Chinese mobilized nearly all of the Kuomintang Central Army's elite forces, comprising 14 divisions totaling over 150,000 men. Among these, the 46th Division of the 27th Army, formerly the Central Training Brigade and the 36th, 88th, and 87th Divisions of the 71st Army were German-equipped. Additionally, the 8th Army, the Tax Police Corps having been reorganized into the Ministry of Finance's Anti-Smuggling Corps, the 74th Army, and Hu Zongnan's 17th Corps, the new 1st Army, equipped with the 8th Division were elite Nationalist troops that had demonstrated strong performance in the battle of Shanghai and the battle of Nanjing, and were outfitted with advanced matériel. However, these so-called “elite” forces were heavily degraded during the campaigns in Shanghai and Nanjing. The 46th Division and Hu Zongnan's 17th Corps sustained casualties above 85% in Nanjing, while the 88th and 87th Divisions suffered losses of up to 90%. The 74th Army and the 36th Division also endured losses exceeding 75%. Their German-made equipment incurred substantial losses; although replenishment occurred, inventories resembled roughly a half-German and half-Chinese mix. With very limited heavy weapons and a severe shortage of anti-tank artillery, they could not effectively match the elite Japanese regiments. Hu Zongnan's 17th Corps maintained its national equipment via a close relationship with Chiang Kai-shek. In contrast, the 74th Army, after fighting in Shanghai, Nanjing, and Xuzhou, suffered heavy casualties, and the few German weapons it had were largely destroyed at Nanjing, leaving it to rely on a mix of domestically produced and Hanyang-made armaments. The new recruits added to each unit largely lacked combat experience, with nearly half of the intake having received basic training. The hardest hit was Li Hanhun's 64th Army, established less than a year prior and already unpopular within the Guangdong Army. Although classified as one of the three Type A divisions, the 155th, 156th, and 187th Divisions, it was equipped entirely with Hanyang-made firearms. Its direct artillery battalion possessed only about 20 older mortars and three Type 92 infantry guns, limiting its heavy firepower to roughly that of a Japanese battalion. The 195th Division and several miscellaneous units were even less prominent, reorganized from local militias and lacking Hanyang rifles. Additionally, three batches of artillery purchased from the Soviet Union arrived in Lanzhou via Xinjiang between March and June 1938. Except for the 52nd Artillery Regiment assigned to the 200th Division, the other artillery regiments had recently received their weapons and were still undergoing training. The 200th Division, had been fighting awhile for in the Xuzhou area and incurred heavy casualties, was still in training and could only deploy its remaining tank battalion and armored vehicle company. The tank battalion was equipped with T-26 light tanks and a small number of remaining British Vickers tanks, while the armored vehicle company consisted entirely of Italian Fiat CV33 armored cars. The disparity in numbers was substantial, and this tank unit did not participate in the battle.  As for the Japanese, the 14th Division was an elite Type A formation. Originally organized with four regiments totaling over 30,000 men, the division's strength was later augmented. Doihara's 14th Division received supplements, a full infantry regiment and three artillery regiments, to prevent it from being surrounded and annihilated, effectively transforming the unit into a mobile reinforced division. Consequently, the division's mounted strength expanded to more than 40,000 personnel, comprising five infantry regiments and four artillery regiments. The four artillery regiments, the 24th Artillery Regiment, the 3rd Independence Mountain Artillery Regiment, the 5th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment, and the 6th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment, possessed substantial heavy firepower, including 150mm heavy howitzers and 105mm long-range field cannons, placing them far in excess of the Nationalist forces at Lanfeng. In addition, both the 14th and later the 16th Divisions commanded tank regiments with nearly 200 light and medium tanks each, while Nationalist forces were markedly short of anti-tank artillery. At the same time, the Nationalist Air Force, though it had procured more than 200 aircraft of various types from the Soviet Union, remained heavily reliant on Soviet aid-to-China aircraft, amounting to over 100 machines, and could defend only a few cities such as Wuhan, Nanchang, and Chongqing. In this context, Japanese forces effectively dominated the Battle of Lanfeng. Moreover, reports indicate that the Japanese employed poison gas on the battlefield, while elite Nationalist troops possessed only a limited number of gas masks, creating a stark disparity in chemical warfare preparedness. Despite these disparities, Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalist government were initially unaware of the updated strength and composition of the Doihara Division. Faced with constrained options, Chiang chose to press ahead with combat operations. On May 12, 1939, after crossing the Yellow River, the IJA 14th Division continued its southward advance toward Lanfeng. The division's objective was to sever the Longhai Railway, disrupt the main Nationalist retreat toward Zhengzhou, and seize Zhengzhou itself. By May 15, the division split into two columns at Caoxian and moved toward key nodes on the Longhai Line. Major General Toyotomi Fusatarou led two infantry regiments, one cavalry regiment, and one artillery regiment in the main assault toward Kaocheng with the aim of directly capturing Lanfeng. Doihara led three infantry regiments and three artillery regiments toward Neihuang and Minquan, threatening Guide. In response, the Nationalist forces concentrated along the railway from Lanfeng to Guide, uniting Song Xilian's 71st Army, Gui Yongqing's 27th Army, Yu Jishi's 74th Army, Li Hanhun's 64th Army, and Huang Jie's 8th Army. From May 15 to 17, the Fengjiu Brigade, advancing toward Lanfeng, met stubborn resistance near Kaocheng from roughly five divisions under Song Xilian and was forced to shift its effort toward Yejigang and Neihuang. The defense near Neihuang, including Shen Ke's 106th Division and Liang Kai's 195th Division, ultimately faltered, allowing Doihara's division to seize Neihuang, Yejigang, Mazhuangzhai, and Renheji. Nevertheless, the Nationalist forces managed to contain the Japanese advance east and west of the area, preventing a complete encirclement. Chiang Kai-shek ordered Cheng Qian, commander-in-chief of the 1st War Zone, to encircle and annihilate the Japanese 14th Division. The deployment plan mapped three routes: the Eastern Route Army, under Li Hanhun, would include the 74th Army, the 155th Division of the 64th Army, a brigade of the 88th Division, and a regiment of the 87th Division, advancing westward from Guide); the Western Route Army, commanded by Gui Yongqing, would comprise the 27th Army, the 71st Army, the 61st Division, and the 78th Division, advancing eastward from Lanfeng; and the Northern Route Army, formed by Sun Tongxuan's 3rd Army and Shang Zhen's 20th Army, was to cut off the enemy's retreat to the north bank of the Yellow River near Dingtao, Heze, Dongming, and Kaocheng, while attacking the Doihara Division from the east, west, and north to annihilate it in a single decisive operation.  On May 21, the Nationalist Army mounted a full-scale offensive. Yu Jishi's 74th Army, commanded by Wang Yaowu's 51st Division, joined a brigade of Song Xilian's 71st Army, led by the 88th Division, and drove the Japanese forces at Mazhuangzhai into retreat, capturing Neihuang and Renheji. The main Japanese force, more than 6,000 strong, withdrew southwest to Yangjiji and Shuangtaji. Song Xilian, commanding Shen Fazao's 87th Division, launched a sharp assault on Yejigang (Yifeng). The Japanese abandoned the stronghold, but their main body continued advancing toward Yangjiji, with some units retreating to Donggangtou and Maoguzhai. On May 23, Song Xilian's 71st Army and Yu Jishi's 74th Army enveloped and annihilated enemy forces at Donggangtou and Maoguzhai. That evening they seized Ximaoguzhai, Yangzhuang, and Helou, eliminating more than a thousand Japanese troops. The Japanese troops at Donggangtou fled toward Lanfeng. Meanwhile, Gui Yongqing's forces were retreating through Lanfeng. His superior strength, Jiang Fusheng's 36th Division, Li Liangrong's 46th Division, Zhong Song's 61st Division, Li Wen's 78th Division, Long Muhan's 88th Division, and Shen Ke's 106th Division—had held defensive positions along the Lanfeng–Yangji line. Equipped with a tank battalion and armored vehicle company commanded by Qiu Qingquan, they blocked the enemy's westward advance and awaited Japanese exhaustion. However, under the Japanese offensive, Gui Yongqing's poor command led to the loss of Maji and Mengjiaoji, forcing the 27th Army to retreat across its entire front. Its main force fled toward Qixian and Kaifeng. The Japanese seized the opportunity to capture Quxingji, Luowangzhai, and Luowang Railway Station west of Lanfeng. Before retreating, Gui Yongqing ordered Long Muhan to dispatch a brigade to replace the 106th Division in defending Lanfeng, while he directed the 106th Division to fall back to Shiyuan. Frightened by the enemy, Long Muhan unilaterally withdrew his troops on the night of the 23rd, leaving Lanfeng undefended. On the 24th, Japanese troops advancing westward from Donggangtou entered Lanfeng unopposed and, relying on well-fortified fortifications, held their ground until reinforcements arrived. In the initial four days, the Nationalist offensive failed to overwhelm the Japanese, who escaped encirclement and annihilation. The four infantry and artillery regiments and one cavalry regiment on the Japanese side managed to hold the line along Lanfeng, Luowangzhai, Sanyizhai, Lanfengkou, Quxingji, Yang'erzhai, and Chenliukou on the south bank of the Yellow River, offering stubborn resistance. The Longhai Railway was completely cut off. Chiang Kai-shek, furious upon hearing the news while stationed in Zhengzhou, ordered the execution of Long Muhan, commander of the 88th Division, to restore military morale. He also decided to consolidate Hu Zongnan's, Li Hanhun's, Yu Jishi's, Song Xilian's, and Gui Yongqing's troops into the 1st Corps, with Xue Yue as commander-in-chief. On the morning of May 25, they launched a determined counterattack on Doihara's 14th Division. Song Xilian personally led the front lines on May 24 to rally the defeated 88th Division.  Starting on May 25, after three days of intense combat, Li Hanhun's 64th Army advanced to seize Luowang Station and Luowangzhai, while Song Xilian's 71st Army retook Lanfeng City, temporarily reopening the Longhai Line to traffic. At Sanyi Village, Gui Yongqing's 27th Army and Yu Jishi's 74th Army captured a series of outlying positions, including Yang'eyao, Chailou, Cailou, Hezhai, Xuelou, and Baowangsi. Despite these gains, more than 6,000 Japanese troops offered stubborn resistance. During the fighting, Ji Hongru, commander of the 302nd Regiment, was seriously wounded but continued to fight, shouting, “Don't worry about my death! Brothers, fight on!” He ultimately died a heroic death from his wounds. By May 27, Chiang Kai-shek, concerned that the forces had not yet delivered a decisive victory at Lanfeng, personally reprimanded the participating generals and ordered them to completely encircle and annihilate the enemy west of Lanfeng by the following day. He warned that if the opportunity was missed and Japanese reinforcements arrived, the position could be endangered. The next day, Chiang Kai-shek issued another telegram, urging Cheng Qian's First War Zone and all participating units to press the offensive. The telegram allegedly had this in it “It will forever be a laughingstock in the history of warfare.” Meanwhile on the other side, to prevent the annihilation of Doihara's 14th Division, the elite Japanese 16th Division and the 3rd Mixed Brigade, totaling over 40,000 men, launched a westward assault from Dangshan, capturing Yucheng on May 26. They then began probing the outskirts of Guide. Huang Jie's Eighth Army, responsible for the defense, withdrew to the outskirts of Guide that evening. On May 28, Huang Jie again led his troops on his own initiative, retreating to Liuhe and Kaifeng, leaving only the 187th Division to defend Zhuji Station and Guide City. At dawn on May 29, Peng Linsheng, commander of the 187th Division, also withdrew his troops, leaving Guide a deserted city. The Japanese occupied Guide without a fight. The loss of Guide dramatically shifted the tide of the war. Threatened on the flanks by the Japanese 16th Division, the Nationalist forces were forced onto the defensive. On May 28, the Japanese 14th Division concentrated its forces to counterattack Gui Yongqing's troops, but they were defeated again, allowing the Japanese to stabilize their position. At the same time, the fall of Shangqiu compelled Xue Yue's corps to withdraw five divisions to block the enemy in Shangqiu, and the Nationalist Army shifted to a defensive posture with the 14th Division holding Sanyizhai and Quxingji. To the north of the battlefield, the Japanese 4th Mixed Brigade, numbering over 10,000 men, was preparing to force a crossing of the Yellow River in order to join with the nearby 14th Division. More seriously, the 10th Division, together with its 13th Mixed Brigade and totaling more than 40,000 men, had captured Woyang and Bozhou on the Henan-Anhui border and was rapidly encircling eastern Henan. By the time of the Battle of Lanfeng, Japanese forces had deployed more than 100,000 troops, effectively surrounding the Nationalist army. On May 31, the First War Zone decided to withdraw completely, and the Battle of Lanfeng ended in defeat for the Nationalists, forcing Chiang Kai-shek to authorize diverting the Yellow River embankment to relieve pressure. The consequence was a deteriorating strategic situation, as encirclement tightened and reinforcement options dwindled, driving a retreat from the Lanfeng front. The National Army suffered more than 67,000 casualties, killed and wounded more than 10,000 Japanese soldiers, Lanfeng was lost, and Zhengzhou was in danger.  As in Nanjing, this Chinese army might have lived to fight another day, but the effect on Xuzhou itself was horrific. The city had endured Japanese bombardment since August 1937, and the population's mood swung between cautious hope and utter despair. In March, Du Zhongyuan visited Xuzhou. Before he left Wuhan, friends told him that “the city was desolate and the people were terrified, all the inhabitants of Xuzhou were quietly getting on with their business … sometimes it was even calmer than Wuhan.” The Australian journalist Rhodes Farmer recalled a similar image in a book published at war's end, noting the “ordinary townsfolk who became wardens, fire-fighters and first-aid workers during the raid and then went back to their civil jobs.” Yet the mid-May departure of Nationalist troops left the city and its outskirts at the mercy of an angry Imperial Army. Bombing continued through the final days of battle, and a single raid on May 14, 1938 killed 700 people. Around Xuzhou, buildings and bridges were destroyed—some by retreating Chinese forces, some by advancing Japanese troops. Taierzhuang, the scene of the earlier iconic defense, was utterly destroyed. Canadian Jesuits who remained in Xuzhou after its fall recorded that more than a third of the houses were razed, and most of the local population had fled in terror. In rural areas around the city, massacres were repeatedly reported, many witnessed by missionaries. Beyond the atrocities of the Japanese, locals faced banditry in the absence of law enforcement, and vital agricultural work such as planting seed ground to a halt. The loss of Xuzhou was both strategic and symbolic. It dealt a severe blow to Chiang's attempt to hold central China and to control regional troop movements. Morale, which Taierzhuang had briefly boosted, was battered again though not extinguished. The fall signaled that the war would be long, and that swift victory against Japan was no longer likely. Mao Zedong's Yan'an base, far to the northwest, grasped the meaning of defeat there. In May 1938 he delivered one of his most celebrated lectures, “On Protracted War,” chiding those who had over-optimistically claimed the Xuzhou campaign could be a quasi-decisive victory and arguing that, after Taierzhuang, some had become “giddy.” Mao insisted that China would ultimately prevail, yet he warned that it could not be won quickly, and that the War of Resistance would be protracted. In the meantime, the development of guerrilla warfare remained an essential piece of the long-term strategy that the Communist armies would pursue in north China. Yet the loss of Xuzhou did not necessarily portend a long war; it could, instead, presage a war that would be terrifyingly short. By spring 1938 the Chinese defenders were desperate. There was a real danger that the entire war effort could collapse, and the Nationalist governments' notable success as protectors of a shrinking “Free China” lay in avoiding total disaster. Government propaganda had successfully portrayed a plan beyond retreat to foreign observers, yet had Tokyo captured Wuhan in the spring, the Chinese Army would have had to withdraw at speed, reinforcing perceptions of disintegration. Western governments were unlikely to intervene unless convinced it was in their interests. Within the Nationalist leadership, competing instincts persisted. The government pursued welfare measures for the people in the midst of a massive refugee relief effort, the state and local organizations, aided by the International Red Cross, housed large numbers of refugees in 1937–1938. Yet there was a harsher strain within policy circles, with some officials willing to sacrifice individual lives for strategic or political ends as the Japanese threat intensified. Throughout central China, the Yellow River, China's “Sorrow”, loomed as the dominant geographic force shaping history. The loess-laden river, notorious for floods and shifting channels, was banked by massive dikes near Zhengzhou, exactly along the line the Japanese would traverse toward Wuhan. Using the river as a military instrument was discussed as a drastic option: Chiang and Cheng Qian's First War Zone contemplated diverting or breaching the dikes to halt or slow the Japanese advance, a measure that could buy time but would unleash enormous civilian suffering. The idea dated back to 1887 floods that cost hundreds of thousands of lives, and even in 1935 Alexander von Falkenhausen had warned that the Yellow River could become the final line of defense. In 1938 Chiang, recognizing the futility of defeating the Japanese by conventional means at Zhengzhou, considered unleashing the river's force if necessary to impede the invaders. The political and strategic calculus was stark: protect central China and Wuhan, even if it required drastic and morally fraught measures. A more humane leader might have hesitated to break the dikes and spare the dams, allowing the Japanese to take Wuhan. But Chiang Kai-shek believed that if the dikes were not breached and Wuhan fell within days, the Nationalist government might be unable to relocate to Chongqing in time and would likely surrender, leaving Japan in control of almost all of China. Some have compared the choice to France's surrender in June 1940, underscoring that Chiang's decision came during the country's most terrifying assault, with Chinese forces much weaker and less trained than their European counterparts. The dilemma over whether to break the Yellow River dikes grew out of desperation. Chiang ultimately ordered General Wei Rulin to blow the dike that held the Yellow River in central Henan. There was no doubt about the consequences: floods would inundate vast areas of central China, creating a waterlogged barrier that would halt the Japanese advance. Yet for the plan to succeed, it had to be carried out quickly, and the government could offer no public warning in case the Japanese detected it and accelerated their movement. Xiong Xianyu, chief of staff in the 8th Division at the time, recorded the urgency of those hours in his diary. The Japanese were already on the north bank of the Yellow River, briefly delayed when the Chinese army blew up the railway bridge across the river. The destruction of the dikes was the next step: if the area became a sea of mud, there would be no way the Japanese could even attempt to reconstruct the bridge. Blasting the dikes proved easier in theory than in practice. Holding back such a massive body of water required substantial engineering, dams thick and well fortified. The army made its first attempts to blow the dike at the small town of Zhaokou between June 4 and 6, 1938, but the structure proved too durable; another nearby attempt failed as well. Hour by hour, the Japanese moved closer. Division commander Jiang Zaizhen asked Xiong Xianyu for his opinion on where they might breach the dams. Xiong wrote “I discussed the topography, and said that two places, Madukou and Huayuankou, were both possible.” But Madukou was too close to Zhaokou, where the breach had already failed, presenting a danger that the Japanese might reach it very soon. The village of Huayuankou, however, lay farther away and on a bend in the river: “To give ourselves enough time, Huayuankou would be best.” At first, the soldiers treated the task as a military engineering assignment, an “exciting” one in Xiong's words. Xiong and Wei Rulin conducted their first site inspection after dark, late on June 6. The surroundings offered a deceptive calm: Xiong recounted “The wind blew softly, and the river water trickled pleasantly.” Yet gauging the water level proved difficult, hampered by murky moonlight and burned-out flashlights. They spent the night in their car to determine precisely where to break the dike as soon as day broke. But daylight seemed to bring home the consequences of what they planned to do, and the soldiers grew increasingly anxious. Wang Songmei, commander of the 2nd Regiment, addressed the workers about to breach the dike: “My brothers, this plan will be of benefit to our country and our nation, and will lessen the harm that is being done to the people.In the future, you'll find good wives and have plenty of children.” Wang's words were meant to reassure the men of the political necessity of their actions and that fate would not, in the traditional Chinese sense, deny them a family because of the enormity of their deeds. General Wei confirmed that Huayuankou was the right spot, and on June 8 the work began, with about 2,000 men taking part. The Nationalist government was eager to ensure rapid progress. Xiong recorded that the “highest authorities”,, kept making telephone calls from Wuhan to check on progress. In addition, the party sent performers to sing and play music to bolster the workers' spirits. Senior General Shang Zhen announced to the laborers that if they breached the dam by midnight on June 8, each would receive 2,000 yuan; if they achieved it by six the next morning, they would still be paid 1,000 yuan. They needed encouragement, for the diggers had no artificial assistance. After the initial failures at Zhaokou, Wei's troops relied entirely on manual labor, with no explosives used. Yet the workers earned their payments, and the dike was breached in just a few hours. On the morning of June 9, Xiong recorded a rapid shift in mood: the atmosphere became tense and solemn. Initially, the river flow was modest, but by about 1:00 p.m. the water surged “fiercely,” flowing “like 10,000 horses.” Looking toward the distance, Xiong felt as though a sea had appeared before him. “My heart ached,” he wrote. The force of the water widened the breach, and a deadly stream hundreds of feet wide comprising about three-quarters of the river's volume—rushed southeast across the central Chinese plains. “We did this to stop the enemy,” Xiong reflected, “so we didn't regret the huge sacrifice, as it was for a greater victory.” Yet he and the other soldiers also saw a grim reality: the troops who had taken on the task of destroying the railway bridge and the dikes could not bear the flood's consequences alone. It would be up to the government and the people of the nation to provide relief for the countless households uprooted by the flood. In fact, the previous evening Commander Jiang had telephoned to request assistance for those flooded out of their homes.   Wei, Xiong, and their troops managed to escape by wooden boats. Hundreds of thousands of farmers trapped in the floods were far less fortunate. Time magazine's correspondent Theodore White reported on the devastation a few days later “Last week “The Ungovernable” [i.e. the Yellow River] lashed out with a flood which promised to change not only its own course but also the course of the whole Sino-Japanese War. Severe breaks in the dikes near Kaifeng sent a five-foot wall of water fanning out over a 500-squaremile area, spreading death. Toll from Yellow River floods is not so much from quick drowning as from gradual disease and starvation. The river's filth settles ankle-deep on the fields, mothering germs, smothering crops. Last week, about 500,000 peasants were driven from 2,000 communities to await rescue or death on whatever dry ground they could find”. Chiang's government had committed one of the grossest acts of violence against its own people, and he knew that the publicity could be a damaging blow to its reputation. He decided to divert blame by announcing that the dike had been broken, but blaming the breach on Japanese aerial bombing. The Japanese, in turn, fiercely denied having bombed the dikes. White's reporting reflected the immediate response of most foreigners; having heard about the atrocities at Nanjing and Xuzhou, he was disinclined to give the Japanese the benefit of the doubt. Furthermore, at the very time that the Yellow River was flooding central China, the Japanese were heavily bombing Guangzhou, causing thousands of casualties. To White, the Japanese counterargument—that the Chinese themselves were responsible, seemed unthinkable: “These accusations, foreign observers thought, were absurd. For the Chinese to check the Japanese advance at possible sacrifice of half a million lives would be a monstrous pyrrhic victory. Besides, dike-cutting is the blackest of Chinese crimes, and the Chinese Army would hardly risk universal censure for slight tactical gains.” But, of course, that is exactly what they had done. During the war the Nationalists never admitted that they, not the Japanese, had breached the dikes. But the truth quickly became widely known. Just a month later, on July 19, US Ambassador Johnson noted, in private communication, that the “Chinese blocked the advance on Chengchow [Zhengzhou] by breaching the Yellow River dikes.” Eventually some 54,000 square kilometers of central China were inundated by the floods. If the Japanese had committed such an act, it would have been remembered as the prime atrocity of the war, dwarfing even the Nanjing Massacre or the Chongqing air raids in terms of the number of people who suffered. Accurate statistics were impossible to obtain in the midst of wartime chaos and disaster, but in 1948 figures issued by the Nationalists themselves suggested enormous casualties: for the three affected provinces of Henan, Anhui, and Jiangsu, the number of dead was put at 844,489, with some 4.8 million becoming refugees. More recent studies place the numbers lower, but still estimate the dead at around 500,000, and 3–5 million refugees. In contrast, the devastating May 1939 air raids on Chongqing killed some thousands. Xiong reflected in his diary that the breaching of the Yellow River dikes was a sacrifice for a greater victory. Even to some Japanese it seemed that the tactic had been successful in the short term: the first secretary at the US Embassy in Wuhan reported that the flood had “completely checked the Japanese advance on Chengchow” and had prevented them taking Wuhan by rail. Instead, he predicted, the attack was likely to come by water and along the north shore of the Yangtze. Supporters of the dike breaches could argue that these acts saved central China and Chiang's headquarters in Wuhan for another five months. The Japanese were indeed prevented from advancing along the Long–Hai railway toward Wuhan. In the short term the floods did what the Nationalists wanted. But the flooding was a tactic, a breathing space, and did not solve the fundamental problem: China's armies needed strong leadership and rapid reform. Some historians suggest that Chiang's decision was pointless anyway, since it merely delayed the inevitable. Theodore White was right: no strategic advantage could make the deaths of 500,000 of China's own people a worthwhile price to pay. However, Chiang Kai-shek's decision can be partly explained, though not excused, by the context. We can now look back at the actions of the Nationalists and argue that they should not have held on to Wuhan, or that their actions in breaching the dam were unjustifiable in the extreme. But for Chiang, in the hot summer of 1938, it seemed his only hope was to deny Japan as much of China for as long as possible and create the best possible circumstances for a long war from China's interior, while keeping the world's attention on what Japan was doing. The short delay won by the flooding was itself part of the strategy. In the struggle raging within the soul of the Nationalist Party, the callous, calculating streak had won, for the time being. The breaking of the dikes marked a turning point as the Nationalists committed an act whose terrible consequences they would eventually have to expiate. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. In late 1937, China's frontline trembled as Japanese forces closed in on Wuhan. Chiang Kai-shek faced a brutal choice: endure costly defenses or unleash a desperate gamble. Chiangs' radical plan emerged: breach the Yellow River dikes at Huayuankou to flood central China, buying time. The flood roared, washing villages and futures away, yet slowing the enemy. The battlefield paused, while a nation weighed courage against civilian suffering, victory against devastating costs.