Hainan: China’s Free Trade Mecca | 101 East

Hainan - a tropical island in the country’s south, known as the "Hawaii of China" - is a playground for the rich and a sought-after destination for retirees.
Once dominated by sleepy fishing villages, it’s undergoing a rapid transformation, with new marinas for luxury yachts, five-star resorts and duty-free shopping.
After pro-democracy protests engulfed Hong Kong, Beijing has embarked on an ambitious campaign to draw tourists and foreign companies to Hainan. But not everyone is putting out the welcome mat. Fishers fear they’ll lose their livelihoods amid the push for development. 101 East travels to Hainan to investigate.
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[@MrDiskonwayne]

I have been living on this Island for 10 years and it’s transformation has been tremendous

[@ssuwandi3240]

How's the property market? Can a foreigner own with a residency? I feel more and more unsafe in West..

[@godzillamothra5983]

Like Singaporean founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, said when he was asked how to keep Singapore wealthy and relevant in the face of change. He said, Singaporeans must never be comfortable sitting on the status quo. Singaporeans must embrace change. That's the only way for Singapore to keep progressing. That is what China is basically doing. Because both China and LKY knew that nobody will help you if you fail to keep up with time.

[@GOKUBLACK-xq4is]

LKY ??

[@godzillamothra5983]

@@GOKUBLACK-xq4is Lee Kuan Yew

[@victory5354]

The fact you don't want tell is demonloshing old house will bring better life.I have waited my property being demolished by government rather than selling it on the market as it will be at least double compensated

[@nisgin]

Yes always focus on negative aspects ...nowadays media😀 they wnat china to be poor forever...

[@amos325]

same here. still waiting

[@wennw2711]

I have a 15 square meters apartment demolished for 80k USD compensation from the government. I think it’s a good deal.

[@netizencapet]

What an utter joke. They will pay them barely a penny and send them packing!

[@andrewwilliams7390]

This was a great documentary good focus on both sides of life on Hainan though i would of loved to hear more of the sea nomads perspective.

[@j.b.9334]

Yeah if Bejing allowed it.

[@nisgin]

@@j.b.9334 then how it was recorded??? Many people don't want change that's problem...but later on they will realise that it was best decision...

[@---ut2gt]

This is where my grandfather on my mom's side came from. He immigrated from Hainan to Vietnam around 1936 to start his own business. I've never met him, so I can only guess what he was like. I think he was straight up Hainanese and spoke the Hainanese dialect. I don't think I have any Han northern Chinese blood in me. Every time I try to explain to everyone why I look super Chinese, people don't get that I'm 3+ generations removed from this island. This video gives me an idea of what it's like over there.

[@greentraveler4114]

Aj is copying BBC tones about reporting China.

[@spaduke]

@@dal2mom 300 million reasons.

[@John_Doe448]

@@dal2mom ya, because they're challenging the west in growth

[@cbcluckyii4042]

AJ is the Arab spokesperson for CIA

[@kirabowilliam]

Going down the drain together!

[@advancekashmir9846]

@@cbcluckyii4042 AJ has the best unibiased documentaries on the internet

[@Zergcerebrates]

Change is hard but necessary, if we get too sentimental and always want to preserve things then there won't be progress. Eventually even the new development will become history in the future. Nothing stays forever, change is good.

[@phebes]

That was my exact thought!

[@Richard.Cabeza]

You've obviously never been to Costa Rica.

[@Kanal7Indonesia]

The CCP will bulldoze whoever they want

[@LaowaiDaveJCP]

@@sivapc4122 It's Chinese government. Not the greedy corrupt indian government lol

[@donkeykong516]

I visited Hainan, the island natives are rich because they own & selling everything at premium price, very much like Hawaii. This Channel makes islanders out to be destitute...lol

[@fakyu9346]

What do you mean very much like Hawaii? Native hawaiian is not that reach most of the premium estate are not own by natives. Instead non native are buying private Islands and land in Hawaii.

[@lmlmlmz]

@@fakyu9346 really? i thought land of freedom of the USA the native living a much richer life as they always emphasize on human right.

[@pauldirac3203]

Stop politicizing Hainan. China made it clear Hainan intention is not to rival Hong Kong. Both are chinese territory success of both territories is what china wants.

[@sinjhguddu4974]

Hi Chris! Let's talk about it in the next CU, can we?

[@youngz13o]

Lol hard to believe your the host of China uncensored with a comment like that

[@bearrabbit3361]

Land of my grandparents. I do speak good hainan dialect. 😄😄

[@AbuShivaToyib]

so do I

[@bearrabbit3361]

@@AbuShivaToyib bae dae. O bo? 😁

[@AbuShivaToyib]

@@bearrabbit3361 bo mi mi

[@oracleman2390]

Su ki

[@seanconnery1277]

Very good and superb documentary.27.9.2021.

[@harbin88]

The only thing that prevents large amount of talents moving there is its weather. In summer it is simply too hot.

[@wangpaochen8569]

Certainly not as hot as India, Xinjiang, Central Asia, Middle East or Africa. Hainan is like South East Asia, tropical but with breeze n occasional rainfall. Japan summer is hot, humid n sticky(polluted air in big cramp cities). Temp went as high as 37 sometimes 40 in Tokyo, cause death by heatstroke in elderlies. Hainan summer is usual, just like Singapore n all the other SEAsian countries.

[@alexandriathe_great221]

Wow❤ excellent documentary ❤ greeting from Egypt ❤

[@chrisbana5874]

Have you guys ever seen AJ reporting about Qatar's migrant workers if you have just toss the link of the video AJ should stop reporting others problems like the BBC I'm sure these locals will benefit from the Free trade zone

[@martinsky2086]

Holy moly, what surprised me was the chinese mall, everybody knew what they wanted and I bet everybody were not on social media but looking up prices and where to buy or even selling them through their cellphones. Never seen that kind of attitude in north or south america

[@SR-te2db]

what surprised me were the number of ads in this video before losing interest at the half way mark :\

[@oceanwave4502]

One secret of China success is FOCUS. No time for superficial political debates, such as transgender bathroom.

[@PavelZaitsev]

@@oceanwave4502 China has one thing - scams by the CCP )

[@wangpaochen8569]

@@PavelZaitsev Brainwashed by fake Western msm like CNN N BBC, n braindead!

[@harbin88]

You have a typo, actually everyine China is on social media WeChat. They couldnt live without it.

[@arminius6506]

15:49 I'll never take politicians prediction seriously but if a businessman is saying this than there's surely something big happening in Hainan.

[@johnnykwok1346]

Yeah I a was also shocked by his saying. It might highly happen

[@lmlmlmz]

this island has rocket launch base for china space program. this island is not small at all is as big as taiwan island, bigger than hawaii.

[@chrislui571]

Then you don't know Chinese government, they said and they execute it

[@johngablesmith4671]

The surfer lady is so cool and has great lashes

[@shibainu6087]

Soon...

[@touchofgrey5372]

Floating villages...can you imagine the horrible water pollution there!

[@whatariskybusiness]

fingers crossed, all for the better.

[@ApriFoat]

A great opportunity for business

[@choegyal100]

Definitely this place will be becom like rich city like Shenzhen and with thousands of new enterprises and millions of tourists will help greater development and prosperity of local people.

[@Takealookat123]

China is a country where people live peacefully and happily by doing hard work. I am living in China for more than 6 years, and i can tell you that Chinese people are very patriot. They love their country and they like their government . It’s like magic how China become powerful and rich within few decades, don’t forget that China has huge population.

[@donkeykong516]

One constant in life is change

[@lmlmlmz]

al jazeera failed to mention hainan island land mass is about size of taiwan island. for sure there will be village around for an island that big. taiwan island 36,193 km² haian island 33,210 km² Hawaii 28,311 km²

[@ramatgan1]

This program is too negative. Life goes up and it goes down. Life is good in Hainan.

[@tousifrahman2342]

They need to integrate existing community into the new development, in most Western countries even in Dubai where they have kept farmer markets, traditional villages, costal communities preserved, which actually will be beneficial for the Tourism industry, some tourists will be interested to seeing these communities, all they need to do is make those shacks a little bit more presettable, clean the water & let the people live the way they are living.

[@godzillamothra5983]

they did that, but some demolition is unavoidable. The village is too big, and many already left the village for better jobs onshore. By demolishing and reorganizing the village, it will be more suitable for tourism industry. There is no progress without sacrifice. I'm sure they will be compensated for their property. Usually they will get new house. Job is a different matter. While I'm sure there will be plenty new tourism jobs, I'm not sure how many of them are suitable for the jobs. Some retraining maybe needed.

[@lmlmlmz]

you are misled. this island is the size of taiwan island. bigger than hawaii. for sure it will have some village exist. if you wan to view the real hainan there is this local hainan youtuber 大漠大叔

[@leishi2218]

the locals are excited to almost crazy after the news of free trade island. Think about those old farmers of Shenzhen, everybody just hanged around and doing nothing but collecting land rents millions US dollars every year.

[@whateva8320]

White people low key jealous they always find something to criticize acting like they don't know what they did to brown skin and native people in the US in Western World

[@joeGuizan]

Very interesting. A happening and future city. The authorities should keep track of the indigenous inhabitants if they adjusted well financially. After 10 years if they are still way behind, then offer a one time significant help to them. That is fair.

[@YedolfWesler]

Why can't they live how they want?

[@lmlmlmz]

@@YedolfWesler do your research. search what is the real hainan native. the gov did their best preserve that. have u visit the place? do you know hainan land mass is as big as taiwan island? from a 24 min video you become expert and judge everything the china gov do for the local.

[@jzk2020]

Nice paradise. But they should take into consideration the locals that were there first. How can you ensure their future is secured. They should be first in line for work and any subsidized houses.

[@j.b.9334]

Bruh you're talking about cCpChina.

[@nisgin]

China cares more about poor so don't be sad....but in america only about businessman...

[@royalmontpark]

Those locals are compensated handsomely, many of them prolly richer than you and I .

[@TimeT-ob9vz]

They normally get a big compensation from the government.

[@lmlmlmz]

visit hainan before you further comment. that island is a as big as taiwan island. they have rocket launch base for china space program. it is not small island. the native people is not what shown on the video. those shown in the video is local villager. they will be move to live on the land not on their poor living on condition on the sea.

[@Stunna8711]

BIGGEST FAN of 101 East. Fabulous doc😊

[@yjk5430]

Notice it tells the Tanka people's plight, but never once ask them what assistance they receive from the government in helping them adapt to the coming changes. Going by past history, displaced locals always get plenty of help in their relocation. Definitely not fabulous. It's a hit piece.

[@SusanieWong]

Land of my grandfather..🩷 greetings from Sabah land below the wind , Malaysia 🩷

[@pahatpahat9566]

The old lady at the fish farm did not speak the local Hainanese dialect! She sounds like speaking Cantonese!

[@chanalex8358]

No , fujian dialect

[@waynet8953]

There's multiple dialets, Cantonese is one; no dialet called Hainanese, depends which part you're at!

[@pahatpahat9566]

@@waynet8953 , I don't think you speak Hainanese. Different locality could sound slightly different but Hainanese is certainly considered as a local dialect; just like the Putong Hua being spoken in different parts of China.

[@waynet8953]

@@pahatpahat9566: ok.. I'll find out when I visit.

[@honyeechoong9351]

Isn't that great? It means anyone can succeed. :)

[@hailua2013]

so soooooo beautiful

[@harbin88]

Good for.some and bad for others. Life is tough in changing world.

[@heinlich]

Potential business: 1. That Russian girls need. Language barrier is not a problem, but the less the better, especially for those mother tongue is not English. 2. Stricter FDA regulations on food. Hainan is probably still living in the 90s, in terms of food safety and food industry. Should be improved rapidly if more and more immigrants come in the next couple years.

[@JuneSydney]

Zhenzhen city was a poor small fish vallige 40 years ago, back then Chinese government made decision to demolished and reformed the city. Look at it now, the world power house for technology, innovation and financial harbour, and one of the richest city on the world. I would looking forward Hai Nan island will be one of this district seem like shenzhen very soon.

[@de.ne.bo.1a]

Gentrification of poor laborers and ethnic minorities is a terribly unethical way to develop a tourism industry. If new technological infrastructure is to be built anywhere, it should first and foremost benefit the local people. New international attention to the natural beauty, diversity, and charm of the island of Hainan could represent something truly hopeful for the native Hainanese people’s future, instead it benefits wealthy party members from the mainland at their expense.

[@reimei2819]

Announcing your secret place to Al Jazeera... Great secret

[@idalahow]

China should put their communications in Chinese and English so that we understand and do business. I hope that small girl family would be compensated anf get a house

[@gtakiwa]

That's how China build there infrastructure fast... they got no red tape like western countries... this story is one of thousands that happen across China but look at the country now... Like that girl who was helping her grandmother prepare dinner... She wants to get good grades. Country with that population.. sky the limit with this youth coming thru

[@nisgin]

look now china is successful..

[@haphoon21]

Gerard Takiwa, no red tape but a lot of corruption and substandard projects.

[@anuragjoshi47]

we love Chyna!

[@proudwumao7280]

Shenzhen was a tiny poor fishing village 40 years ago but now is silicon valley of World and everyone is proud of it

[@arbaz79]

Great documentary tho a bit biased towards China

[@Sactowoman69]

Love the beautiful land of China

[@JennyMan2012]

Tanka people are people that lived on their boats and Hong Kong has Tanka people as well and they are poor generations after generations as they can only rely to the unpredictable income of fishing. I seldom hear Hong Kong Tanka people complained missing their lives when they moved onshore. It is not a lost-paradise way of lifestyle that some Western people might romantically associate with.

[@azuaraikrezeul1677]

they were the most persecuted han chinese after the hakka.

[@youngz13o]

Love how at 9:00 AJ said the Chinese government wants Hainan to surpass Hong Kong and Xi’s following speech says absolutely no mention of Hong Kong. AJ turning into a BBC

[@advancekashmir9846]

Read between the lines. AJ is right in mentioning Hong Kong. Xi can't mention Hong Kong it's politics.

[@aj2228]

Free trade bad. Freedom good. Got it.

[@jokingho2112]

this video is fake , jul 29 , all over world this hainan is flooded as u can the road so clean , think this video few year ago

[@samyapal4592]

Dear, Al Jazeera! where is your documentary about Labour Rights Violations in the Arab World?

[@odin8191]

Why I felt like BBC today ? 😂😂

[@jameschan3147]

AJ is in the same gang with CNN and BBC

[@donkeykong516]

Cool...like idea of floating village

[@martiforse4764]

my question is.. wasnt there a 1 child policy? the 2 and 3 child policies are relatively new. Did that indigenous fisher family got the children just in the policy frame or does the island of Hinan have a different law? that would sound quite strange, vis a vis to the ccp..

[@kafka8060]

In China although some people had bad experiences with the one child policy as popularly reported in foreign countries, what isn't covered is the fact that even under the one child policy many people had two or more children and had no bad effects. i know this beouse my friend is a second child in china and he is 19.

[@martiforse4764]

@@kafka8060 I like non-biased news. although I dislike communism and believe that the CCP is a world villain, I also understand that many western news are strongly focused on the negative infoes. despite their evil nature, Chinas gov still administers 1.4 billion people. I hope the poeple of China will be free from Communism, one day. thank you for your comment.

[@kafka8060]

@@martiforse4764 firstly, China isn't communist... its socialist... it stopped a very long time ago, and as a matter a fact it was never communist or wanted to be. If studied you'll see communism as an ideology isn't bad but the main issue is that its very easily corruptable hence no one has even gotten close to it. another thing is that Chinese people arent oppresed like in North Korea there are a million examples I can give for that.

[@kafka8060]

@@martiforse4764 im not trying to be mean or pushy but if you notice that Chinese people can not only travel but account for the majority of all travel in the world, don't you think that they would be leaving or protesting in other countries. most people like the CCP not because its communist but because it has helped the country grow, on the other hand while the first leader of Taiwan who was originally ruling all China made little progress and oppressed the people. if 1.4 billion people didn't like their government the government wouldn't be there.

[@martiforse4764]

​@@kafka8060 what you're writing does somewhat make sense but it collides with a lot of information about China that I actually have. the Chinese people did revolt (a big example is the Tienamen massacre in 1989) and still have massive protests today. But they get quite violently and relentlessly cracked down. I'm not even using HK as an ex. In mainland Ch there are lots of protests. Chinese actually do protest abroad as well. not everyone, sure. many are busy with their struggle or with their contempt. Certainly a lot of Ch nationals are proud of the achievements of their country and of the opportunity they have to make money. I'd be curious to ask these people what they think of their local gov in mainland Ch. I wonder if they check it in a different case than that of the central gov. And as we are at it, China is Communist because it possesses everything and everyone. how many people were kicked out of their homes? nobody can own land. only occupy it for half a century max. And that depends if the gov wants the land. How many people were imprisoned and got their organs harvested? It has been proven that prisoners of disliked religions and ethnicities are doing forced labor, are eventually replaced in their homes or harvested of their organs. and Taiwan.. Taiwan is a country that does absolutely not correspond to the original Chinese rep. We're seeing a totally different country, political and moral direction. Comparing the first leader of Taiwan with the current gov is like comparing Berlusconi to Giulio Cesare or Mao with Xi.. ah, no. he's also doing similar things. At the anniversary of the party, he even dressed the same to mark these similarities. I'm sure there's a lot of good to speak of. And I truly believe that medias around the world are often one sided. But even that has a limit as journalism in the west is not as controlled as it is in other countries. like China. I mean.. Fox news or CNN are buffoons. But did you ever read the Global Times?

[@UnitedAsia]

💗👍Hainan -China 👍💗

[@arminius6506]

So, Aj Jazeera spent the whole time showing us poor neighborhood of fisherman villages but gave few seconds of Ocean Flower island which is the crown in the jewel of developing Hainan. This shows the dishonesty of Al Jazeera.

[@advancekashmir9846]

Well, I'd rather watch that poor neighborhood. The point is those people are poor and vulnerable. They deserve way more attention

[@lionelwong5842]

Surprised to hear tanka people in hainan speaking Cantonese. They will be well taken care of, nothing to worry about the demolition of their old village with dilapidated floating houses. They'll be fully compensated and even given a new apartment to live in just like people in other parts of China in the poverty alleviation program.

[@lmlmlmz]

the english media do not want to see any chinese people living a better live.

[@lyttlebee]

you will see a brand new financial and services hub of china in the next decade, probably 10times the size of hong kong

[@user-nf7og9bg6b]

啊，贫穷又美好的回忆，嗯~真觉得啥都不能改变的话，不改变最好的话，要不要跟东北地区西北地区的人换个活法？

[@user-nf7og9bg6b]

@Islamist' lover Does it make sense to you if I say that it is false? If you want to know the truth, you can go to Xinjiang see for yourself, although there is strict security control over there, but I'm pretty sure it is much safer than most of the country outside of China. If you don't want to see the proof, just pick a side, it doesn't matter, cause China and world is separated not just the physical border but also great firewall. I don't think these different thought would affect either side at all.

[@xarakocomedy5241]

China stand to develope it is people

[@ibinfo-tube5063]

WOW seems everything is already in placed to move on great stuff 🤞👍

[@ashrafuluzzal9058]

It seems that Chinese can do anything

[@Lochamp]

They can do anything because they are accountable to no one. Protest? You get sent to the camps

[@j.b.9334]

One thing I've never understood is the entire world bashing this country and that country usually in the west for pollution but China has to pollute and dirty dirty pollute more than all of North America combined I'm sure

[@enjoylife8590]

These media outlets should learn to cover news objectively without always trying to criticize or negate everything… when the Middle East was progressing you never hear negative news coverage despite the use of low wage labors and poor living conditions of their workers, many experienced delayed wages or not being payed properly… leave China alone it’s none of USA and West’s business… China never meddled in their affairs…good or bad… Aljazeera use to deliver great news but is slowly starting to sound like the British and western media but just a tad better…

[@kirabowilliam]

You're right!

[@satplm3011]

Chinese government should tell their people not to give any interview to foreigner manipulated media. It's just irritating. What AJ trying to say here??? Not to develop the island ??? Fking Qatar and Dubai all are just jungle of concrete and this island is build in very good design

[@xuhuadaniel3810]

Chinese locals are normally more than happy to be demolished, because it means the locals will became millionaires by compensation.

[@Richard.Cabeza]

Millionaires only with fake yuan. Worthless in the rest of the world. hahaha

[@mellzym8598]

China is amazingly progressive. I just hope the poor fisher ppl don’t end up homeless.

[@j.b.9334]

They are the opposite of progressive you mean... right???

[@nextinstitute7824]

They will end up in ugly highrises. That's always how those relocations work.

[@pengchen2144]

They will get rich definitely if the demolition finally happen. Now, If the house encountered demolition in China, you get the lottery

[@nextinstitute7824]

@@pengchen2144 Their way of life, their unique culture and the social fabric of their community will have been destroyed. If that's against your will, no amount of money compensates that in the end. Yet, these outliers are disappearing all over the world. Not only in China.

[@wangpaochen8569]

Al Jazeera, dont worry, China's Govt under President Xi Jinping will make sure their citizens are well look after if they are to be relocated, just like they did for all those ethnic tribes living in difficult terrains thruout vast China. If they can do it for Tibet, Xinjiang n other tribes they can certainly take care of these boat people in Hainan. Dont you worry. Just watch n see the progress!!!!

[@hasnatsakib7223]

There always be a gap between rich and poor

[@John_Doe448]

If there wouldn't be a gap between those two, rich and poor wouldn't exist to begin with. It's the art of keeping that gap as little as possible

[@wristy94]

Despite the bazillion wumaos on one side toting the party line... and the anti ccp people on the other... I can pretty much sympathize with Hainan. Singapore was once a poor tiny island with around the same rustic charm as they have. But under the vision of one man, concrete towers risen. Then the shopping malls. Other modern furnishings. And along with it came an environment so spick and span that you'd swear everywhere looks like a manicured park. BUT there in lies a problem. Sure all these things look nice... but you can't sell the soul of a place. Its origins. Its roots. No matter how much wealth you surround it it just wouldn't feel the same. Not saying I'm against change... but I'm not against preservation. What I'm proposing is a fine balance to ensure that the hardworking spirit of these peasant folk can be appreciated by the new wave of middle class people seeking a new form of life in the presence of these economic opportunities. THEN and only THEN can this island... traditionally the poorest part of China... can prosper without selling its character. A place where those fisherman can not only keep on fishing... but possibly own a small shack where they sell their produce at a markup to beachside customers

[@malikjawad1234]

While all countries around the world are looking to increase taxes and making there best to make business difficult China is going in totally opposite direction promoting business abolishing taxes and in next decade China will win that

[@jiangsong4833]

tax is a tricky balance, it's should be analyzed case by case

[@malikjawad1234]

@@jiangsong4833 in my opinion reducing tax will bring more business and innovations rather then putting to much tax and rules

[@laughtersweptoverthetable1259]

That’s what Neo liberalism is my boy which is what led the whole world to this very point where big economies to small economies suffocating having destroyed the earth .

[@naurasal9165]

It will keep China's tourist spending their money inside China rather then spending it outside China. In long term it will benefit China as a whole. You lose some and you gain others as returns

[@ainunnaher4881]

SUPPORT CHINA: GIVE LIKE. SUPPORT USA : GIVE COMMENTS.

[@lionelwong5842]

I hope that China will make hainan island a bilingual province, using both Chinese and English language that will attract more foreign talents and investments. More like Hong Kong and Singapore.

[@harbin88]

I'll take you recommendations into consideration😁

[@lionelwong5842]

@clemathieu JT What's so disgusting about it? It's just to facilitate trade and investment and further speed up the pace of making Hainan an international free trade hub.

[@lionelwong5842]

@clemathieu JT I doubt you're a Chinese. In China, Chinese students are already studying English language. That's in no way threatens the national language - mandarin Chinese. Hong Kong is also part China and it's using English language for international businesses. Chinese people are practical people, using English language for doing business with foreign investors in China is merely to facilitate conducting businesses in China with ease, especially for foreigners who are not well versed with Chinese language.

[@lionelwong5842]

@clemathieu JT English as a secondary language, not as the official language of China. The national language is Chinese mandarin.

[@lionelwong5842]

@clemathieu JT Millions of Chinese students studying English language in China are not yellow puppies, you fool.

[@cococandacraig3624]

It‘s so ugly, ugly hideous houses

[@saiofficial437]

Is this uglier than ENDIA 🇮🇳 ???? ☹☹🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

[@whhusa]

Conveniently left out is the fact that all poor p啊eople in China dream of a day their house would get torn down by the government. Because they will get a windfall!!! A lot of them become instant millionaires. PLEASE DO YOUR JOB al jazeera!!!!!!

[@Zergcerebrates]

Yep, it's true. My grandma has an old house in a village in Zhuhai and the government wanted to take over and redevelop the entire village. Negotiations went sour when villagers wanted more money so the developer and government gave up. We just wanted the government to take the house because the compensation was greater. It was either money or a new flat they've built nearby.

[@Richard.Cabeza]

Millionaires only with fake yuan. Worthless in the rest of the world. hahaha

[@whhusa]

@@Richard.Cabeza Fake money has priced you out of your market. lol

[@yux.tn.3641]

watching this vid just after the one about dying from overwork in s.korea these asian countries feel like usa = hardly any social systems and all they care about is the upper and middle class

[@i-am-your-conscience]

If you want to know how China could rise to the economical power it is today, the answer should be very clear: On the back of its own people. If their chinese socialism would be remotely social, they would not have come so far. :/

[@williamrukaria7358]

The same way they changed their lives decades ago from living in their boats to the physical village, this change is also inevitable. That's life.

[@luckylee9567]

If a demolition notice is posted on your wall, It means you are going to be rich

[@laughtersweptoverthetable1259]

When the paradise is discovered , the native population becomes the misfits to the very land they once owned . Sounds familiar .

[@newtongsm]

With so many people shopping do expect any customer service I normal avoid crowded places full of Chinese or Asian peopple

[@gracewee2737]

Hainan is going to be the new business hub. Great transformation. Bravo President Xi

[@daryjohnmizelle]

artificial life with Chinese characteristics...

[@waynet8953]

China's Hawaii and Cape Canaveral !

[@nazmulhossain633]

114. Eat of the sustenance which Allah has given you, lawful and good, and be grateful for the bounty of Allah, if it is He Whom you worship. [Surah: Nahl, verse: 114 (first part)]

[@StatusFX3]

Nice commercial

[@jarrodyuki7081]

china should move tanks into bhutan and nepal.

[@krnpowr]

Now why would they do? I'm assuming you think it will give them an edge on India.

[@jarrodyuki7081]

@@krnpowr yes.

[@Ryanfury99]

Meanwhile in India.. 🤣

[@Ex.zed.]

Doing whatever they can to deal with your Wuhan virus.

[@oceanwave4502]

Am I the only one seeing that western countries and India/Japan (who are heavily influenced by the West) are chaotic before, during and after the pandemic? (when vaccine is available)

[@Ryanfury99]

@@oceanwave4502 so what is that mean?

[@Doraemon-gc2lu]

Lynching because they have fear that you may be eating their holy beef😂😂😂🤣

[@mr.striker1692]

@@Ex.zed. indian variants affecting many people

[@matubalfaisal2600]

God bless China 🇨🇳✊✊✊✊✊✊

[@thai9503]

They eat God there

[@krnpowr]

Most Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans don't believe in god. They're too smart for that nonsense.

[@MyHandelsMessiah]

@@krnpowr they believe in gods. Plural.

[@krnpowr]

@@MyHandelsMessiah Only an ignorant idiot would believe that. Hindus believe in "gods". Most East Asians are atheists. The small percentage that adhere to any religious dogma adhere to buddhism, and in buddhism there is no preaching of god or gods, it's more of a way of life and finding enlightenment than wasting your life worshipping imaginary wizards.

[@patelyousuf9917]

INSHALLAH

[@dariomendoza191]

more and more jobs, factories and free time for the LOCALS wow!! GO CHINA

[@rebeccam.7249]

oh I see their president is trying to make the Miami of China 😂 but where does he get the money from?🤔

[@Richard.Cabeza]

It's a fake economy, a house of cards heading for complete disaster.

[@chrisbana5874]

@@Richard.Cabeza Just like the twisted USA

[@pompeo9116]

Change the way of living is always part of impact by development everywhere in the world. Especially in China the speed is very fast! Wish for the bright change in Hainan!

[@raidftpsc5222]

Poor HK. Lol

[@fourthright]

I went to china . Very good place. I ate tasty dog and cat soup. Got healed by chinese medicene made of killed elephant ivory and tiger skin. But i was kicked out bcoz of watching winnoe the pooh cartoon. Sad

[@julioduan7130]

Excellent imagination!

[@saiofficial437]

In a few years china 🇨🇳 will be a world's 1st superpower

[@j.b.9334]

Did you get your party pack kidney ?

[@bestquotes2765]

I always love when someone cries about china's development 😆

[@AbdulKhaliq-ff6tg]

But If u eat beef in India u would have been killed.

[@laughtersweptoverthetable1259]

Hail Comrade Mao and long live communism 😉

[@vibz1881]

This video is proudly Sponsored by CCP.

[@Richard.Cabeza]

Feeding the blind.

[@kpopkop3957]

"Hainan will become the new Hong Kong" People spewing this nonsense have no idea why Hong Kong became Hong Kong in the first place, but today that Hong Kong is dead and will become another corrupt chinese city which is sad. RIP Hong Kong, it's a shame we had to witness your demise. May you become free and independent again in the future.

[@sobersu1499]

China will become the 500-times-bigger Singapore and you can choose "the biggest democracy" -India to live

[@kpopkop3957]

@@sobersu1499 I rather live in India than China, that is for sure.

[@kpopkop3957]

@Tapinaldo So, what does that proof!? It's probably because China needs Indian IT expertise.

[@sobersu1499]

@@kpopkop3957 Those Chinese Maoists in the 1960s thought so too--they preferred China to HK. Just like you.....

[@kpopkop3957]

@@sobersu1499 your name should not be Sober when you are clearly drinking this much.

[@calvinlim2615]

it is really sad the native hainanese is being wiped out by the beijing manchurian. our people are brown people. not han white.

[@yangtianwang6207]

nonsense