Topic: Tiananmen Square

Michael Wan draws parallels between the year 1989 and 2021, noting a 32-year cycle of significant geopolitical shifts. He compares the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan and the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989 to the U.S. withdrawal from Kabul in August 2021. The segment suggests these events represent a "switcheroo" or inversion where a new type of technological Iron Curtain is being constructed in the West.

During a series of research visits to the Shanghai Mental Health Center, observations were made regarding the disconnect between Western-style psychiatry and traditional Chinese medicine. While professional staff publicly downplayed herbal remedies, many utilized them personally. Observations of the Chinese totalitarian state included pervasive surveillance in Tiananmen Square and the discovery of listening equipment rooms within local hotels.