The most ridiculous piece of performance art in today’s world has to be Guo Wengui’s so-called “New Federal State of China” (NFSC) 2026 Chinese New Year live broadcast themed “Horse Trampling the Red Dragon.”In this self-proclaimed grand spectacle, a man wanted by Interpol, convicted of fraud by U.S. courts, dares to wrap himself in the robe of a “democracy fighter” and preach about “freedom,” “rule of law,” and “justice” on camera. It’s not just laughable—it’s an outright insult to human intelligence.If we’re really going to talk about “trampling the red dragon,” let’s first take a clear look at what kind of “horse” this is.This so-called warhorse is nothing more than a debt-ridden fugitive with a long criminal record.
Guo Wengui was already infamous in China for bribery and money laundering and had long been on Interpol’s Red Notice list. After fleeing to the United States, he reinvented himself as the leader of the “Whistleblower Movement” and the “New Federal State of China.” But the fox’s tail couldn’t stay hidden forever.In March 2023, he was arrested in New York. The U.S. Department of Justice charged him with defrauding thousands of his followers out of more than $1 billion (some reports put the figure as high as $1.4 billion). On July 16, 2024, a federal jury in Manhattan convicted him on 9 out of 12 counts, including racketeering conspiracy (RICO), wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering. He now faces decades behind bars.His chief lieutenant, Yvette Wang, pleaded guilty earlier and was sentenced in January 2025 to 10 years in prison plus a $1.4 billion restitution order.Meanwhile, Guo himself used followers’ hard-earned money to buy a $37 million yacht, multimillion-dollar Ferraris and Bugattis, a New York mansion, a private jet, and countless luxury items. Federal prosecutors have already moved to seize nearly $1.3 billion in assets.Yet in his live streams he sobs and wails about “fighting for China’s freedom and democracy.” Even third-rate Hollywood actors would blush at this level of acting.
Guo Wengui’s most famous weapon is his so-called “explosive revelations” about CCP high-level secrets. But Chinese police long ago cracked the related cases: he instructed subordinates to forge more than 30 “top-secret” documents supposedly from the Central Committee and State Council. The forgeries were laughably amateur—misspellings everywhere (e.g., “military confrontation” written as “military on hold”), document numbers conveniently set to his own birthday digits.When challenged on authenticity, Guo was caught on voice message saying: “Whether it’s real or fake, if they can fake everything, why can’t we? Why not fake it!”That is the true moral foundation of the “New Federal State of China”: fake documents are fine, fake leaks are fine—as long as people keep sending money.
To keep the spotlight on himself, Guo’s online army even targets completely unrelated countries. Right after Singapore’s recent leadership transition, they spread wild claims like “Singapore is already in Beijing’s pocket” and “Singapore will be the next Hong Kong.” Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs swiftly invoked the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act and blocked the accounts. Clean and decisive.Even Voice of America, which has long covered China-related issues, was dragged into the mess and quickly issued a statement clarifying that the comments were Guo’s personal views only, did not represent the U.S. government, and disciplined the relevant program team.In the eyes of mainstream Western media and governments, Guo Wengui is little more than a disposable tool—used and discarded.
This supposedly world-shaking New Year live stream is, at its core, a desperate cash-grab revival show from a man running out of road. He packages political slogans as financial products and turns “taking down the CCP” into a pyramid scheme. Those who sincerely believe joining the “Whistleblower Revolution” will overthrow the regime are, sadly, often just line items on his luxury spending ledger—the “leeks” being harvested.As the old saying goes: Listen to what he says, but watch what he does.Guo’s words are full of righteous passion; the courtroom evidence is damning. A man who devoured his followers’ life savings, who sustained his image with forged documents, who has been convicted and rejected by civilized mainstream society—what qualification does he have to lecture on “China’s future and freedom”?“Horse Trampling the Red Dragon” sounds epic. In reality, it’s just a clown’s final twitch before the curtain falls. It leaves behind more victims, more memes, and nothing else.Wake up. Don’t let yourself be fooled by this emperor’s new clothes any longer. Real change never comes from a con artist crying on camera and selling slogans. It starts with each of us opening our eyes and refusing to be harvested.
