"Garbage Time of History" is trending on Chinese social media.https://t.co/7fNDB9Irpd

— Paul de Havilland (@pauliedehav) July 18, 2024

Catchy new phrase of the day:

'Garbage Time of History' It refers to Xi Jinping's recent era of governance in China. https://t.co/xW4a32uo7O

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‘Garbage time of history’: Chinese state media pushes back on claims country has entered a new epoch, Chinese chat groups & feeds have been buzzing with discussion of China has entered a period of economic regression in which failure is inevitable https://t.co/6mNEZhvl8p

— Jay T (@Jay83214566) July 18, 2024

“Is there any ‘garbage time’ in our history? This is a false proposition that is not worth refuting,” the Beijing Daily writer declared in the 3,000-character piece refuting the proposition.https://t.co/NAo0h00Zer

— Amy Hawkins (@amyhawk_) July 18, 2024

Chinese official media have hit back at a newly popular refrain that the slowing economy has entered a period seen as the “garbage time of history,” underscoring authorities’ unease with rising public discontent over Xi Jinping’s economic agendahttps://t.co/mBXP5vrXnU

— Marika Katanuma (@marikakatanuma) July 18, 2024

Recently, there has been a lot of talk on Chinese chat groups and WeChat feeds about whether China has reached a "garbage time of history," or a period of economic regression or stagnation where failure is almost certain. 2/4 pic.twitter.com/enexubomPU

— Zaroon Khan (@ZaroonKhan70) July 18, 2024

The first two, together with debt, raising children, stock trading, sickness, incomplete housing, and, lastly, hoarding Moutai, a well-known brand of baijiu, a sorghum liquor, are all necessary for an eight-star suite. 4/4

— Zaroon Khan (@ZaroonKhan70) July 18, 2024