This screenshot was taken on February 2, 2024, and shows that a search on Sina Weibo for the topic "#There is an Atmosphere of Optimism Throughout the Country" (#整个国家都洋溢着乐观向上的氛围) returns search results, but users are told "According to relevant laws, regulations and policies, the content of this topic is not displayed. The following are the search results for that term." (根据相关法律法规和政策，该话题内容未予显示，以下为搜索词结果。).
On February 2, 2024, the print edition of the People's Daily published an article on page 3 titled "There is an Atmosphere of Optimism Throughout the Country" (整个国家都洋溢着乐观向上的氛围).
Some excerpts:
International Relations Secretary of the Communist Party of Germany Renate Koppe recently said in an exclusive interview with this reporter that in the ten years of the new era, China has made new achievements in improving people's livelihood and well-being, achieved new results in common prosperity, embarked on a new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country . . .
In April 2023, Koppe attended the international theoretical seminar on "Chinese-style Modernization and Common Development" held at Renmin University of China, and visited Beijing, Anhui, Jiangsu and other places. Koppe's visit to China was very rich in content, from visiting multiple party schools to learning about university Marxist courses . . . .
She said: "China has made significant progress in housing, medical care, education and infrastructure, and the overall living standards of the people have been greatly improved. The entire country is permeated with an optimistic atmosphere, which left a deep impression on me."
德国的共产党国际关系书记雷娜特·科佩日前在接受本报记者专访时表示，新时代十年，中国在增进民生福祉方面取得新成就，共同富裕取得新成效，迈上全面建设社会主义现代化国家新征程 . . .
科佩2023年4月出席了在中国人民大学举办的“中国式现代化与共同发展”国际理论研讨会，并先后到北京、安徽、江苏等地参观访问。科佩此次访华行程内容十分丰富，从走访多个党校到了解大学马克思主义课程 . . .
她表示，访华前她围绕中国的减贫成就进行了大量研究，访问让她对中国的扶贫政策、乡村振兴战略规划有了更深入的了解。中国还在努力进一步缩小城乡差距、提升农村地区基础设施和教育水平。
The article became a topic of discussion on PRC social media platforms, with many people posting the article's title along with charts and comments about the dramatic decline in the value of the PRC's stock market since Koppe's visit in 2023. For example, investigative journalist Wang Keqin (王克勤) posted this to his 2.7 million followers, along with a comment that could be construed as sarcastic.
