The "gate incident" belongs to Internet culture. This netizen named the event that had a great impact or was very entertaining as "XX Gate". The news media's use of "gate" originated from former US President Richard Nixon's Watergate scandal. In China, the concept of the "XX Gate" incident originated from the "Zhao Yan Gate" incident.

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It comes from the Watergate scandal, which has since become a special source of scandal. Twenty years ago, a jaw-dropping political scandal broke out in the United States - the Watergate scandal. Under strong pressure from public opinion, President Nixon was forced to announce his resignation on August 8, 1974. After Nixon stepped down, when summing up the lessons of the Watergate incident, he meaningfully said: "This is a public relations mistake!" What is the relationship between the Watergate incident and public relations? If a government fails to handle public relations well, it may even lead to the resignation of the president. What the hell is going on? If you want to know the reason, let’s start from the beginning: In June 1971, Nixon approved the establishment of a White House surveillance team, whose mission was to prevent the leakage of confidential information. On September 3 of the same year, members of this group broke into the office of a psychiatrist in Ellsberg in an attempt to find personal material that might damage a person's reputation. Because he gave the "Pentagon Papers" to the New York Times for publication. On June 17 of the following year, five members of this group installed bugs in the office of Democratic Party Chairman O'Brien in the Watergate Apartments in Washington, and were arrested on the spot by the police. In the Washington Post, young reporters B. Woodward and C. Bernstein began to expose the Watergate scandal in newspapers. Public opinion in the United States was in an uproar, and rumors about the unethical practices adopted by the Nixon administration spread widely through society. At this time, Nixon remained silent and pursued the "ostrich policy." He told his two top aides: "We'd better say less about this. The rumors will pass, don't worry." Nixon also tried to control the press's sources by controlling the government's press releases. "We have to pay attention to this. We can only give them some information, not all the information," he told an aide. The obstacles Nixon put in place for interviews and investigations, as well as his "silence and turn a deaf ear" approach, did not extinguish the fire of Watergate, but instead made people pay more attention to the Watergate incident. The news media refused to stop investigating. The two young reporters made full use of the "let the facts speak" strategy to report the Watergate incident to readers layer by layer from the outside to the inside. He generally does not comment or express his position, and his stance seems aloof. Their reporting appears to be completely objective. Clues to the Watergate scandal gradually emerged. At this point, Nixon ordered his aides to create a list of "hostile elements" among journalists and anti-government figures. "I want the most thorough record of anyone who has tried to implicate us," he said. According to Nixon aides, this step was taken to use "the available federal machinery to tighten up on our political enemies." The situation went further. develop in the direction of intensification. In early 1973, the Senate Watergate Investigation Committee asked the president and his aides to investigate, but they declined, citing "executive privilege." This is all the more foolish because this investigative committee plays a key role in influencing national news coverage. The relationship between the president and the news media is deteriorating. Obviously, this was extremely detrimental to Nixon. During the Watergate scandal, the term "national security" was widely interpreted to mean "executive prerogative." In March 1973, Nixon and two of his aides discussed how to explain the break-in into an Ellsburg psychiatrist's office a year and a half earlier. One aide suggested the intrusion could be justified on "national security" grounds. Nixon agreed and said, "For national security, we must obtain information. We must do it secretly. Neither the FBI nor the CIA can be trusted." Using this explanation to cope with public condemnation and investigations by relevant departments made The public lost trust in the Nixon administration. In July 1973, an aide to President Nixon confirmed that Nixon had secretly recorded all conversations in his office since 1970. On July 24, the Supreme Court voted to force Nixon to hand over 64 secret tapes. There may be evidence of Watergate on these tapes. Nixon refused to hand it over. The fortress began to be breached from within. It was already October, and Nixon ordered Attorney General Richardson to fire Cox.

Although Cox was the special prosecutor appointed by Nixon to thoroughly investigate the Watergate case, Cox insisted on retrieving the president's secret tapes. Richardson refused to carry out the president's orders and resigned. Deputy Attorney General Ruckelshaus also refused to do so and was fired by Nixon. Eventually, Deputy Attorney General Bork fired Cox. This became known as Nixon's "Saturday Night Killing." After that, the Watergate Fire burned even more fiercely. In November 1973, Nixon said in front of hundreds of newspaper editors, "In my many years of public service, I have never obstructed justice. I think I can say that in my many years of public service, I have never obstructed justice." "I welcome this examination because people have to know whether their president is a dishonest person. But I am not a dishonest person." Nixon then directed his press secretary to answer substantive questions from the news media. , "You should avoid talking, but be as confident as ever and cover yourself up". However, all these efforts were in vain. At the end of July 1974, Nixon was impeached for "obstructing the course of justice, abusing his power, and committing contempt of Congress for refusing to hand over the tapes." On August 8, Nixon announced his resignation, effective the next day.

Reference: All political cases and events that reach the "gate" level generally have three characteristics: First, most of the relevant personnel are of high rank and prominent status. The person involved is either a senior official or even the president himself, or someone who has the opportunity to have close and frequent contact with a senior official, or the incident involves a senior official. Second, most of them are not very decent or honorable things. As the media rightly pointed out, these "gate" cases are collectively referred to as "political scandals." Others say that the beauty of the "door" case is that it is a "door" that covers up the ugly. Third, the shock is large, the impact is wide, and the "lethal power" is strong. Libby, the suspect in this "special case", not only lost his "black hat", but may also be sentenced to jail and fines. That year, the Watergate scandal soured Nixon's reputation that he had to resign as president. Why do "gate" cases frequently appear in American politics? There may be the following reasons. First, the authorities and parties in the United States are inextricably linked to various interest groups. In order to compete for power and interests, they will inevitably resort to shady means and backstabbing. During the "Watergate Incident", in order to keep track of the movements of his political opponents, Nixon sent people to install bugs at the headquarters of his political opponents. Unexpectedly, an incident broke out. Second, this secret tactic is not only used in “infighting” in American politics, but also in the United States.

It is also popular in the field of diplomacy. For example, in the "Iran-Contra incident", the Reagan administration used "secret arms sales to Iran" to kill three birds with one stone: first, it can exchange for American hostages; second, it can fund the Nicaraguan anti-government forces with the money from the general sale; third, it can kill three birds with one stone. In order to enhance Iran's military power against Iraq, so that the Iran-Iraq war that was still ongoing at the time could continue. Unexpectedly, the top-secret matter was exposed, and the relevant person in charge was imprisoned. Third, in American society, once scandals or scandals involving high-ranking officials or even the president are targeted and exploited by certain factions and forces, and are hyped up by the media, they will get out of hand. Regarding the scandal between Clinton and Lewinsky, the opposition Democratic Party and the Democratic Party at that time clung to it and wanted to "impeach" Clinton. As a result, the turmoil lasted for several years, and the US Congress held several meetings for this purpose. It should be added that political scandals at the local level in the United States are also heard from time to time. The "Philadelphia Watergate Incident" in 2003 is one example. Although the specific contents of various "gate" cases in the US political arena are different, they all expose the reality and essence of US politics, society and foreign relations. As long as this reality and essence remain unchanged, the scandal in American politics will continue to happen.

A review of major domestic events in China in 2008. 2008 is coming to an end. Year after year, I began to write down the major events of 2008. 1: China has suffered from snowstorms. Rain and snow have affected 77.86 million people in 14 provinces. 2: The Shandong train overturned constituted a particularly serious railway traffic accident. 3: A strong earthquake occurred in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, and the whole country went all out for earthquake relief. At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, Wenchuan, Sichuan, China suffered an eighth-magnitude earthquake. More than 60,000 compatriots were killed, more than 300,000 people were injured, and millions of people were displaced. Please remember that in those short three minutes, countless homes were instantly reduced to ruins, countless relatives were separated from each other, and countless children became orphans. In the face of disaster, life is fragile, and I feel sorry for my compatriots. Four: The Olympic Games ended perfectly in China. This was one of the most successful events in history. Five: Sanlu poisonous milk powder incident Six: 314 Tibet ZD mass incident. 7: Mass incident in Weng’an, Guizhou. 8: The murderous demon Yang Jia brutally killed the police. 9: The Zhou Zhenglong fake photo incident finally came to light. 10: Affected by the economic crisis, the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets continued to fall. 11th: Enterovirus EV71 breaks out in Fuyang. 12th: Compulsory education in urban and rural areas across the country is exempted from tuition and miscellaneous fees. Thirteen: The Shenzhou 7 manned space flight was a complete success. 14; Six Harbin policemen were suspected of beating to death a young man. Fifteen: Yan Chongnian was slapped at a book signing. 16: Xu Ting incident. Seventeen: Pornographic scandal. On January 4, March 3, and 5, 2009, the CPPCC and the National People’s Congress were held successively. In the context of the global economic crisis, these two sessions attracted special attention from the world. On April 5, China’s medical and health reform draft was released. It marks the beginning of China's move towards a society with medical security for everyone. 6. On April 23, the Chinese Navy held a military parade in Qingdao to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Navy. 7. In mid-to-late April, China's economy showed signs of recovery, and relevant sources said: China's economy has begun to hit bottom. On May 8 and mid-May, Chen Ju of the Democratic Progressive Party visited the mainland in his official capacity as mayor of Kaohsiung. On July 9 and 5, unrest broke out in Urumqi, Xinjiang, resulting in more than 150 deaths and nearly 900 injuries. On August 10 and 8, Typhoon Morakot occurred in Taiwan, causing huge losses. 12. China Review News, Taipei, August 24th/High-level Taiwanese government said today that Singapore sent a special envoy to Taiwan to meet with Ma Ying-jeou two weeks ago to hand over an invitation letter to this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Informal Leaders’ Meeting; Taiwan’s special envoy level will once again Becoming the focus of observation from all walks of life. In early 2010, China’s major events (side effects of the huge GDP achievements in the thirty years of reform and opening up) (mining accidents, car accidents, etc. will not be described) 1. The Ministry of Agriculture of China approved the production safety license for genetically modified rice products. We, Huaxia Zi, The Chinese people will become the first nation on earth to eat genetically modified staple foods. Whether it is joyful or sad is unknown. Everyone is saying that we have become guinea pigs in a laboratory. It is said that power and money collude, so-called comprador, and the technology is provided to several major grain and oil companies in the United States. 2. Millions of tons of gutter oil are consumed every year. The descendants of Yan and Huang are said by the Japanese to live like cockroaches. It is said to be to resist the impact of genetically modified soybean oil on Chinese people.

3. China Economic Daily reported on the Shanxi vaccine incident. According to half-year on-the-spot investigations by field reporters and reports from relevant staff at the Shanxi Inspection and Quarantine Center, it was confirmed that high-temperature lesions caused by injected vaccines caused numerous deaths and disabilities in young infants. It is said that it is a collusion between power and money, which is worse than the invasion of the Japanese. 4. Severe drought in the southwest. Beginning in August 2009, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Chongqing, Hunan, Sichuan and other places have experienced droughts that will never happen in a lifetime. This has resulted in the loss of food harvests and left 20 million Chinese people without water. According to media reports and relevant analyses, this situation is a side effect of the great achievements of the 30 years of reform and opening up. First, it is because of the creation of 30 million acres of forests (said to be the same number as a water pump); second, because of the 79 The farmland water conservancy facilities that invested huge manpower and material resources years ago are abandoned and destroyed. It is said to be an event worse than three years of natural disasters with no food to eat (no water to drink).

5. Nationwide mobilization to welcome the World Expo 6. Sino-Japanese relations have improved to a great extent 7. China’s property market continues to move towards the edge of collapse, dragging down the Chinese economy 8. China’s inflation continues to rise, and prices continue to rise 9. The breadth of the crackdown on organized crime continues to expand, along the coast Developed provinces and prefecture-level cities are likely to become the main targets 10 Employment problems continue to aggravate 11 RMB appreciation