August 3, 2026 – BC Day

Today is British Columbia Day, a statutory holiday. I should have been resting. Yesterday, I finished organizing everything that needed to be organized. But today I still sat down and wrote a letter to the city councillors, informing them of what has changed over the past several days. They should know where the matter now stands. The letter is ready, and I will send it when offices reopen tomorrow. In addition to the Mayor and all city councillors, I plan to send it to the two reporters at the Vancouver Sun and Richmond News so that they can continue following the matter.

My Health

First, I want to record my condition. My sleep has improved compared with the previous several days. The medication prescribed by the doctor is working, and I can now sleep through the night. This is the most tangible change I have experienced in recent days. But after getting up, my mind still does not feel clear. I feel foggy, as though I have not fully awakened, and it takes some time for that dull sensation to dissipate. Yesterday, while driving out to buy something, I clearly noticed that I was having difficulty concentrating on the road. I have made a note of this. Starting today, I will reduce the amount of prolonged driving I do. This is not excessive caution; it is common sense. Otherwise, I am doing reasonably well. Some of my appetite has returned, and my state of mind is much better than it was several days ago. Seeing so many people come forward to support me, I should become more proactive and positive. Over the past several days, I have constantly been reacting, defending myself, and answering other people’s questions. It is time to change that.

An Image That Travelled Halfway Around the World

What prompted me to sit down and write this letter today was, in fact, something very small.

I saw that Chinese-language independent media in New Zealand and Australia were also reporting on this matter. They wrote that Jason Liu had created an image featuring the national flag of the People’s Republic of China. That is incorrect. The AI-generated image featured the Indian flag. At no point did a Chinese flag ever appear. I stared at the repost for a long time. Then I suddenly understood something: Information mutates as it spreads. To readers in the Chinese-language world, how could an image featuring the Indian flag have caused such an enormous reaction? Something must be wrong. According to the logic familiar to them, only one thing could trigger such a response in a Western country: the Chinese flag. And so, in the process of retelling the story, the image changed on its own. No one was deliberately fabricating anything; conventional assumptions were filling in the gaps in the facts. A butterfly flapped its wings.

Two Worlds

Over the past several days, my strongest feeling has not been a sense of grievance, but a sense of separation. Friends in Toronto, New York, San Francisco, and China have sent messages one after another. When I open WeChat, the screen is full of red notification dots. Some are people I have known for years; others I have never met. Their words have all been warm, and I am very grateful. But I understand clearly that all of these voices exist within the Chinese-language world. On the English-language side, what people still see are the reports from July 25: an accompanying image, a condemned real estate professional, and a person whose statement from five years earlier was quoted. Almost no one has followed what happened afterward. City Council voted without notifying me. There was no report. I sent complete English translations of both articles to every city councillor. No one replied for five days. There was no report. The statement “Richmond is full of communist Chinese” remained publicly available online. No one commented on it. There was no report. In the Chinese-language world, everyone understands what I say – but what good does that do? I am not writing for people who already understand me.

Multiculturalism does not mean that everyone speaks only within their own separate circles. It requires communication and dialogue. So in the period ahead, I will focus on doing this work properly on X and Reddit. Wherever this matter is being discussed, I intend to be present and state my facts in the language used there. No arguments. Only the materials.

Regarding That Label

I have given the city councillors a deadline: August 14. If there is still no response by that date, I will consider my next step. This is not an impulsive reaction. “Racial discrimination” and “creating ethnic division” are two labels that I cannot simply allow to remain attached to me. A council, a legislative body, and a public authority unanimously passed a motion singling out and condemning an individual and referring him to the Human Rights Tribunal, without notifying him or giving him even one opportunity to make a statement. This cannot simply be allowed to pass. I do not intend to pursue the matter relentlessly, like Qiu Ju, merely to obtain an explanation. But I believe Canadian society – a democratic society founded on multiculturalism – has a way to resolve it. Procedural unfairness can be corrected. The public record can be amended. The facts can be read. I am not asking anyone to admit defeat. I am asking for an explanation.

What Remains to Be Done Today

It is already late in the day. The letter is ready. I will send it tomorrow morning. Then I will turn today’s notes into an article for my WeChat Official Account and summarize the entire matter, providing an account to everyone who has reached out to me over the past several days. I also want to thank people from all walks of life for their concern and support. Truly, thank you very much. During the most difficult moments of these past several days, those messages were what held me up.

 

Luxmore Realty | Jason Liu | Author of AI Economics

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