Is Xi Jinping’s China on a path to war? Mehdi Hasan & Victor Gao | Head to Head

Over the past few decades, China has solidified its status as an economic superpower. But the country’s economic boom coupled with its increased military might has increased tensions in the region, including with Taiwan, where fears are mounting over a possible Chinese invasion.
Meanwhile, at home, China’s human rights record remains under the spotlight with severe curtailments on free speech and a continued hardline policy on the country’s Uighur community.
So what lies ahead?
Mehdi Hasan goes head-to-head with Victor Gao, the former translator for Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping and vice president of the Center for China and Globalization, on President Xi Jinping's rule, China's foreign policy and its clampdown on dissent.
Joining the discussion are:
Rayhan Asat - international human rights lawyer of Uighur descent and senior fellow at the Atlantic Council
Stephen Chan - professor of world politics at the University of London, School of African and Oriental Studies
Martin Jacques - author of When China Rules the World and visiting professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing
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[@CyFed_Republic_of_Kaltovar]

"He is somewhere in China. You will never see him." should be a meme.

[@scozbert]

@@CyFed_Republic_of_Kaltovar yes, it should be. I don’t have much experience with meme generating. Let’s make it happen, @al_jazeera

[@creativeminds5773]

@CyFed_Republic_of_Kaltovar Did you know where was Julian Assange for many years..?

[@peterlongland6862]

Yes we knew ecactly where he was at all times. That was public knowledge and widely reportted by free media and i suspect a few non free media suxh as CGTN! ​@@creativeminds5773

[@mwkcheng]

​​@@creativeminds5773yes we do. And the I persecution process though ridiculous is still open and journalists are covering. Do your research you before you comment you stupid CCP bot. We can also criticise the process. Try doing that inside CCP China criticising or even just asking questions about these "sensitive issues" and see what will happen to you

[@ZoeyLaw]

He just disappeared from the internet news, doesn’t mean he disappeared from the world. If I were Victor, I would answer like this😂

[@guguigugu]

"Dont criticize unless its positive" this perfectly describes CCP's vision of "freedom"

[@mwkcheng]

Just like they say inside CCP China: you have freedom of speech, just you only get to use it once in your life

[@fs5775]

I get Victor's idea in theory. Criticize but offer your own solution that could improve things. But it simply doesn't work in practice in China because govt is so deeply insecure. Here's an example. "Zero covid was a disaster in China. The government should have followed the advice of the WHO and end its lockdowns which harmed more people than it helped." How would the government respond to this constructive criticism and 'positive' suggestion for improvement? (listen to the scientists of the world who were in full consensus that the lockdowns in China should end in 2022). You will get pilloried and blocked online for suggesting that the Chinese government harmed more people than it helped. And it's an insult to suggest that govt didn't follow worldwide scientific consensus which is true but makes them look bad. So in practice, you can never criticize.

[@argus-r1j]

A few people cannot divide a country, just like the people in your hometown cannot declare independence alone. Even if your whole village voted. If this were allowed, there would be not just 200 countries in the world today, but maybe 2,000. This will undoubtedly plunge the earth into the consequences of a long-term war.

[@argus-r1j]

By the way, a country's former ruling party, after losing the support of the majority of the people, fled to one of the provinces with a handful of supporters and attempted to split the country, which itself violated the country's constitution.

[@Harlo7z]

@@fs5775 The virus started in the US and it was discovered way earlier than China. They just keep it low profile until China took the blame. This explains why China took Zero Covid policy very seriously while the other countries just let it play out. Here is the findings. By Teo On August 17, 2019, the Fort Detrick biological weapon research base in the United States was closed for no reason, and more than 900 employees were quarantined at home (please check online). Beginning at the end of August 2019, the pandemic flu spread across the United States and pneumonia spread to the United States. People blame the e-cigarettes, and nearly 20,000 people have died so far (please check online); On October 23, 2019, the signing ceremony of the world ’s preventive mechanism against biological weapons was held in Vienna, and the United States was the only one that refused to sign a verifiable treaty. Country (please check online); On October 27, 2019, the U.S. military athletes participating in the Wuhan Military Games athletes' resident hotel was 300 meters from the South China Seafood Market in a straight line. The first 42 confirmed patients were related to the hotel staff. During the period, the U.S. military 5 Athletes were feverishly admitted to Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital. At the time, "Southern Weekend" was reported from the front (available for online investigation). At present, the U.S. military claimed that all five fevered U.S. military had died, causing WHO to interrupt the search for the source (please check); All Chinese viruses belong to the C-generation gene sequence, but no A- and B-generation sequences. The United States has found the AE five-generation virus gene sequence. The U.S. military never participated in the military games, but this time it sent 142 athletes to participate in the competition, but did not get a gold medal, which does not rule out the temporary participation in advance to marry China; At present, the new American patients with corona want to be tested for viruses, and the hospital is actually No right to decide, you must report to the FBI in advance, and the FBI can only detect it, otherwise it is illegal, and the FBI only agrees with the hospital to detect patients returning from China, and no testing without Chinese contact history (please check online), to control medical technology at the FBI, it aims to cover up the source of the disease in the United States and implement a secret strategy of putting the source of the disease on China.

[@pl5094]

No matter you agree with this guy. You can't deny that he is very brave. He came to the show knowing all the guests and audience were against him. And he kept himself nonchalant and composed the whole time.

[@FaithOtor]

he just for his inmage honor or money

[@guoyuzhang5369]

If He can't even manage this, then don't do evil. he'd better choose to be a good person

[@herrhornbuckele5227]

Well yes but at the same time it's just a question of how good can you keep your cool and repeat your memorized talking points. I don't think he really believes what he says here himself. Considering that it's not surprising he's that composed. He's not that invested in it.

[@TheLastMando08]

@@pl5094 What were you expecting him to do? Break down in tears?

[@GraffLove123]

@@pl5094 he wanted some social credit points. The ccp loves people like him , who always put idiology over the truth

[@godefroidniyonkuru4377]

I like the way Victor explains things for real. This man clearly knows the politics of China

[@Patrick-qs1mw]

As a chinese, I also don't consider china is a democratic country, but if you ask me if I want to china became a democracy like india or even British, my answer is no. As a realist, I don't want to trade the safety society and stablize economy for free spech which you could criticize your leader in public or even election right. For me or other ordinary Chinese, we consider democracy isn't essential for a society, but law and order is.

[@TheSmokingHatManSeesYou]

Only robot bots payed for by state government want this. Bots do as they are programmed. It can clearly be indicated by your comment.

[@mitchelsw.318]

That is because we are used to having order and law, we live in a society where it is safe to live in but not safe to criticize the government, but tbh, I don't really give a fk about criticizing the government, I just want it to improve and do better rather than collapse or destroyed then a new nobody takes over making the future unpredictable. I don't have to worry about going out late at night, my first instinct isnt to run whenever i hear explosion or sounds similiar to gun shots. Im saying this cuz i live in LA, its a great city but I have actually seen crimes right in front of me in downtown. I never would or want to see that anywhere in China.

[@Ritesh-n7w]

Look I myself being an Indian who has chinese friends. I can say china is ahead of India in economy and safety because it's the society of china that helps in growing, chinese people are so respectful and mannerful compared to India and you are ahead in science and technology because china is an atheist majority country which focuses on scientific temperament whereas all religions and religous fights are killing India. If India wasn't a democracy we would have become a failed nation long ago because of senseless religions and religous fights.

[@jamesryanferraren5577]

China can be like Japan or SK, citizens are safe but able to criticize their government

[@personand]

U can have both. Smart guy

[@eefiasfira]

"We don't want 6 PMs in 8 years & end up with a mini-budget that bankrupts the whole country" - he summed up British politics pretty hilariously 😂

[@wuran88]

is not it?

[@williamhuang7369]

It’s actually 13 years not 8 years but whatever not important

[@bereal6590]

14 years, truss was a dip💩, but rather that than a dictatorship that tortures and detains and disappears people they don't like. China is an evil regime!

[@Andy-P]

A lifetime of one man rule is the answer?

[@eefiasfira]

@@Andy-P I didn't say that. BTW, before Xi, China had a 10-yr ruler, albeit always from the Communist party. But, who are we to judge whether a lifetime of a one _smart_ man rule is better than 5-yr rules of people like May, BoJo, Truss? I mean, I've never lived in China so I don't know. I'm an Indian living in the US which is about to be run by two selfish authoritarian billionaires - both bent on destroying democracy. But I do know for a fact that the Chinese model of governing has elevated the largest number of poor people, _in human history_ , into the middle-class, in just 4 decades (1970-2010) _without colonizing_ another country. And I do know that today China is leading the world in EV technology & adoption. So maybe there's something there? And given the political far-right tilt around the globe (thanks largely to social media - a product of capitalism), who knows, an Indian "democracy" style, ultra-nationalist "cult" leader like Modi (who is in his 3rd term as PM, with little opposition because he has full control of the press, election commission, judiciary & investigative agencies, with which he's gotten prominent opposition leaders arrested on corruption charges) might be in our future.

[@specialted1]

This is 10,000x better than a 5 minute segment on MSNBC

[@rezaman2080]

Mehdi could wipe the floor with the incompentent, biased, deceitful MSNBC/CNN propaganda machine!

[@henresearch]

Really? How about Fox?? Can Fox insult Trump??

[@bigfig5219]

@@henresearch What about** begone wumao

[@Xx-xd3zo]

You can go on about MSNBC - that's ok. But the point is... Boycott China.

[@conradobanadera6513]

L​❤ in in😅@@henresearch

[@sc9433]

im a little annoyed by how mehdi is actively interrupting the chinese dude whenever he tries to speak.

[@srappytrex3946]

I am very annoyed, he seems to like to direct the topic into blaming China with argument of no ground.

[@CSIRealLife]

Its very annoying, propaganda material

[@YaserDarvish]

Totally agree...

[@Amelia-sq2sm]

How pathetic you all are. 😂 He gave him full chances to speak. He interrupted ONLY WHEN HE WAS DODGING THE QUESTIONS!😅😂

[@sc9433]

@@Amelia-sq2sm him dodging the question or not is irrelevant, you should not interrupt someone when someone is speaking in an interview.

[@harmonyfight2075]

9:46 Victor brought up that “a citizen cannot criticize the leaders of the country, just like the British cannot criticize King Charles…” When Mehdi said he is British but he can criticize King Charles, Victor said “Every Country is different.” It’s slapping his own face.

[@macfanify]

Actually to be frank, we are the people living in China and there are so many way for us to express ourselves. If not, how can the country improve? It will just be a corrupted state. Don't be so naive and just cover everything in just one over-generalized statement, there are not much details within and don't try to be affected by some simplified views. I agree that within China we are not as free as some western states, but imagine what would happen if we are holding "Communism" is great and start a propaganda in the west, I guess some people will also try to put out that fire in some ways since they support so-called their democracy and don't want to be challenged.

[@anshuraj4277]

​@@macfanifyyoutube is banned in China

[@critterjon4061]

@@macfanifyok, than say “ xi jinping is a old boot licker”

[@SunYat-sen]

@@harmonyfight2075 Mr Gao fumbled and will be dealt with swiftly, do not follow his example if you wish to survive

[@Eddie-cc6py]

So why are the British so proud of the fact that they can go criticize King Charles when King Charles, would still bel King Charles. Does this right translate into a better economy - NO!? Is the UK become safer? No!. So why are they so proud is irrational.

[@connorlondon2580]

"Can you say President Xi is a liar?'' "No, you will be dealt with very swiftly...you cannot say that" "that is the most honest thing you've said all night" Victor Goa is here we'll be back in a moment

[@gospelagughalam7018]

For now! Tomorrow he might be missing?

[@ausermeg9428]

@@gospelagughalam7018 Not now.! You will be missing forever.

[@user-ki1bk5fi8b]

no body buys indian cow dung i phones, full of bacteria.

[@tylerg7954]

one with his Uighur brothers and sisters

[@JackC-e6i]

🤣🤣🤣

[@anatolydyatlov963]

"You can't just make people disappear, that's not normal" "Listen, he's my close friend..." "Ok so where is he?" "He is involved in corruption" 😂 That's a genius answer.

[@lynnjohnny01]

I know the US and Izr@el is capable of making tens of thousands people disappear within a few months, but of course CCP bad

[@BlackLink900]

The Clitons sure can!!!

[@boogiewoogie9770]

Who?!! 😆

[@MoonShadeStuff]

@@BlackLink900 wow, that’s just slightly less outdated than this man’s obsession with what Japan did in 1945.

[@catsNcode]

Yeah, corruption can even get you executed. Meanwhile corruption is business as usual in the U.S.

[@sayednoormal4252]

The most honest, straightforward guest you’ll ever see on a head head to show

[@rishabhuniyal9747]

😂 honest

[@Stevie-joes6851]

​@@rishabhuniyal9747😃🤣🤣

[@garrettfulks2932]

He literally said China currently owns Taiwan and that’s honest😂

[@two-toneblue4872]

HaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAhahahahahahaaaaahhhh... that's a GOOD one...! What else you got...?!

[@edelweiss2.076]

Today, China cut the underwater cables that provide Taiwan with internet. To make matters worse, Elon Musk refuses to give Taiwan Starlink access. Why? Because months ago, Putin asked him not to... as a favor to China (according to a WSJ investigative reporter).

[@ErkamAki]

Remember guys as long as you are positive you can criticise the Chinese government.

[@JackC-e6i]

yes! the ccp positively sucks in every thing they do!

[@ananthjaimoka9319]

God no memes yet ... Chinese bots are real

[@jazzip]

Okay let me try! I am so happy the Chinese government has imposed social credit even though I can’t afford healthcare. This is more important than us living. How did I do?

[@Labrenyth]

President xi is so handsome like winnie

[@YoutuberAnalyst123]

I laughed so loud when he said that 😂😂

[@kaydesign]

There is freedom of speech in China. But in a Democracy there is also freedom after the speech 😅

[@sokoyaadedolapo5321]

In Nigeria we say there's freedom of speech but your freedom after the speech isn't guaranteed.

[@kaydesign]

@@sokoyaadedolapo5321 For real? Is in Nigeria also freedom of press / opinion a problem?

[@sokoyaadedolapo5321]

@@kaydesign it depends, it's a 50/50 thing. You can be rich and have someone arrested or tackle it out on social media, fewer times than none you can be harassed by the police on behalf of a politician if it's the president the secret service might visit you(not all the time).what is certain is you won't disappear.

[@kajakjohlopi7843]

No, there is not. What are you talking about? Unless you mean freedom to utter words with their mouths, then yes, that they do have. Just some sentences and the name of one cartoon character are off the table is all.

[@sonsofthesilentage994]

Not in Britain

[@jacobbuss2504]

Mehdi Hasan did such a horrible job interviewing Gao that it forced me to stop watching. I'm not here to listen to Hasan talk over Gao. I'm here to listen to a discussion and form my own opinion. What an embarrassment.

[@Youyouyoutube999]

@@jacobbuss2504 You are right. It is not an interview, it’s an against China presentation from the host.

[@osk-j8q]

Absolutely agree with you. It makes no sense, some of us were looking for a good debate but yet Medhi was just barking everywhere couldn’t even hear a word from Mr. Gao

[@Vimto7est1995]

Born in Britain, I hold similar beliefs to Hasan and contemplate issues in different countries, but I would never try to disrespect someone like that. Being from a democratic country, he should allow this discussion to be taken place on neutral grounds even if Victor's words are lies or whatnot. And, if the interviewer would like to challenge or interject, it could be done cautiously, respectfully and professionally

[@blackj-t3e]

If you don't want him to talk, don't invite him

[@10InchSnow]

If you dont push back against lies they are accepted as truth

[@ThenewHamid-e9k]

@asfafef exactly man, He disgusted me ..

[@blackj-t3e]

@@10InchSnow That is a rude interruption and a change of subject, not a counterattack.

[@pixel6698]

​@@blackj-t3eInterrupting a person when they are lying prevents them from reinforcing their lies by distracting you or changing the subject. That's just basic journalism.

[@alalala8626]

@@pixel6698 If you thinks he's telling lies, then just don't invite them.

[@zoolander6362]

This is better than a Netflix comedy special. Victor Gao is mental breakdancing 😂😂😂

[@boogie2680]

No this is better than Netflix, It's IRL! 😂😂😂

[@shawnwilliam4653]

All dictator defenders are the same... this is no different than a Putin or Trump stan... they are just apologist bobbleheads..

[@JM-st1le]

I laugh tire

[@pete223]

His breakdance reminds me of Raechel Gunn

[@DANWANG-ye9cq]

This is nothing more than a show to demonstrate how aggressive and rude the interviewer is, taking the unverified sources as Bible, keeping throwing out his own questions but refusing Victor to answer properly

[@virnanew94888]

Examiner: I heard that you beat your wife and children at home? Liu Gang: They didn’t even have enough to eat before, but now their living conditions have improved a lot. Examiner: I’m asking you, have you ever beaten them? Liu Gang: Our family’s development achievements are obvious to everyone in the village. Examiner: I didn’t ask you that, I just asked you, have you beaten your wife and children? Liu Gang: Why didn’t you ask the old Liu family about beating their wives and children? Examiner: I am asking you, do you beat your wife and children at home? Liu Gang: Has there been any beating in your family's history? According to my investigation, your great-grandfather beat his wife more than a hundred years ago. Examiner: I am asking you now, have you ever beaten your wife or children? Liu Gang: I have written it into the family rules not to beat my wife and children. Examiner: Did you follow the family rules? Liu Gang: Family rules are the internal affairs of our family and others have no right to interfere. Examiner: Have you beaten your wife and children? Liu Gang: I condemn the act of beating my wife and children! Examiner: Let me ask you, do you beat your wife and children? Liu Gang: It is irresponsible for you to raise this kind of question. Have you been to our home? I invite you to visit my home and see for yourself. Examiner: Let me ask you, have you ever beaten your wife or children? Liu Gang: I can tell you that the person who knows our relationship best is not you, but me and my family. I have a say, you don't. Examiner: Have you ever fought??? Liu Gang: Your question is full of prejudice against my family and arrogance. Our family welcomes all well-intentioned suggestions, but rejects any unfounded accusations! So please don’t ask such irresponsible questions again!

[@robboyd1422]

That's hysterical!

[@RA1S1NS]

@@virnanew94888 underated comment that the CCP bot and people who defends victor will not gonna like it.

[@RA1S1NS]

@@virnanew94888 you made this interview easy to understand and some people say its wrong for mehdi to interfere in victor speech, and when interviewing you need to be considerate. But for me, mehdi interview was pretty reasonable as all victor said was avoiding direct to the point question.

[@raiderwarrior2725]

🤣🤣🤣brilliant

[@williamritchie693]

I have lived in China for many years and this is exactly how they argue. Exactly.

[@enricocamarda9721]

“He may be ill.. now.” It killed me, you can’t deny the Chinese dude has a good sense of humor!

[@amorpaz1]

You’re a psychopath if you admire this man’s “sense of humor”

[@certifiedcib7958]

That’s crazy that some people find it to be a good sense of humor to make jokes about real people being disappeared and tortured. If it was a skit I’d get it but he’s seriously cracking jokes about doing some evil stuff. Even the joke he made about the dudes 82 year old mom who he hasn’t heard from in 7 years saying “Well I hope she’s not a separatist”

[@amorpaz1]

@@certifiedcib7958 The audience laughed many times and so did I, but it’s shocked laughter, not mirthful laughter.

[@gregparrott]

“He may be ill.. now.” That was a Freudian slip

[@certifiedcib7958]

@@amorpaz1 I thought that was weird too but whatever

[@B0l0joe]

Victor Gao is very well spoken and obviously has to be careful with what he says. However, the interviewer is quite facetious and condescending in his tone of voice and seems to be just waiting for a 'gotcha' moment the way most modern journalists do these days.

[@asukehol5976]

Victor, is Somewhere in China now, you will be missed.

[@jilbertb]

Somewhere in China, never to be seen again! 😂

[@BeitAlWafra]

Did you hear him throw out several potential lifelines in some of his interventions?

[@SunYat-sen]

yeah he fumbled this interview and will likely spend the rest of his life in a reeducation camp, which is really unfortunate because politics aside, he seemed like a nice guy

[@fs5775]

"You will never see him."

[@Alissa-tg7xh]

這位郭先生詭辯和鬼話連篇的能力不是蓋的, 果然在中國當官不容易。這位主持人令人激賞，敢問敢回（嘴），但很怕他被暗殺欸⋯⋯

[@bluemagic3800]

“You will be dealt with swiftly “

[@fs5775]

I appreciated the honesty

[@youtubestalker3327]

Victor was spot on

[@TheHammer70]

They have their own way of doing things. The positive and the negative they will deal with themselves.

[@FaithOtor]

@@fs5775 Do you have a masochistic complex? No one wants to be arrested just for speaking a few truths.

[@Vguaike]

China efficiency! 🤣🤣

[@qilongli]

“thats the most honest thing you said tonight”😂😂😂 im dying

[@xuebai8033]

in the western's view, i agree🤣

[@Revolt_Rock]

@@xuebai8033 Since when did honesty have a difference between the East and the West? These trolls are a bunch of desperate whitewashers

[@amorpaz1]

@@xuebai8033Truth is truth

[@Choppaslit666]

Victor failed. Ccp going to make him disappear next

[@Revolt_Rock]

​@@xuebai8033 Honesty is a universal value, whether in the West or the East, ain't it?

[@michaelgordon8142]

The interviewer's constantly adversarial attitude is frustrating. I found myself wanting to hear the conplete answer from Victor Gao but Mehdi Hassan was interjecting every time his feelings compelled him to.

[@SocialistStoner]

Its Medhi Hassan.. he's a paid shill from Washington that supprts any given narrative abiut any country that the US and UK want smeared, and he'll take it.. he's very much a drifting grifter and a Sinophobe

[@aileenwang8039]

He is too biased and not respectful to Victor.

[@xtrafunk]

he's an aggressive interviewer but he only interrupts when victor is waffling and filibustering. this isn't his first rodeo, and victor isn't owed a platform to just mumble some nonsense and waste everyone's time.

[@SocialistStoner]

@xtrafunk neither is that Arabic Sinophobe Englishman, who tells Westerns the China hate they wanna hear 🤷‍♂️🤘🖕🇺🇸🖕🇬🇧

[@ccs8575]

Stopping Victor Gao vomiting out a what-about word salad is quite a feat. Hassan did his job perfectly, got answers, established when he wouldn't answer, and kept it to the point.

[@joebrowser0]

“I’ll be happy to arrange it” The most terrifying phrase this guy can say 😂

[@DANWANG-ye9cq]

This interview is nothing more than a show to demonstrate how aggressive and rude the interviewer is, taking the unverified sources as Bible, keeping throwing out his own questions but refusing Victor to answer properly

[@lanonline]

@@DANWANG-ye9cq引用自新疆最高檢察院的數據是不可信的嗎😂😂😂

[@DANWANG-ye9cq]

@@lanonline how can you prove this? 😅

[@john2821]

​@@DANWANG-ye9cqcommunist cult doesnt follow logic, they are like a spoiled child who wants everything.

[@Callsign-Blade_RunnerSG]

⁠@@DANWANG-ye9cq On the contrary, I think the interviewer is AWESOME! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@fabianpelopez]

this discussion about UK worried about China treatment of Muslim while they do nothing about Gaza or any other country that has been destroyed makes no sense

[@charleswomack2166]

@@fabianpelopez That makes no sense.

[@Trgn]

it's all propaganda

[@SerLaama]

Gaza is not in the UK, FYI

[@autodigitvlogs]

Hypocrisy

[@personand]

Mehdi isn't the UK lil China boi

[@Jamin-o2i]

I do wish Mehdi would have let Victor finish more of his points - even if he is dodging the question, I would have liked to have seen how Victor attempted to do so.

[@Totorozs]

Mehdi Hasan was so sarcastic, typically UK media guy! I don't know why Victor Gao accepted to attend such insulting interview?

[@autodigitvlogs]

Thats typical British style. Youd be lucky to complete a sentence without a sarcastic remark 😂

[@eccentricjoe8786]

I genuinely hope that you are well and you get to go home soon.

[@razaqalatishe]

@@Totorozs more of interrogation than an interview.

[@SpSingh-jv3ne]

Will Al jazeera confront Indian PM Narendra Modi for his and his hindutva brigade for human rights violations against Muslim Minorities

[@rickfresher]

Womp womp confront porkistan then u can cry about him

[@paulwarboys1914]

That doesn’t fit the narrative

[@Komorebineeded]

I'd like to see PM Modi talk about gau rakshaks. His own Home Minister Amit Shah threatened to... the people who disrespect cows. We treat our own people as untouchables and 3rd class citizens and have a gora (white) hangover but we have the audacity to make fun of China. We are West ka chamchas.

[@eduardoguevara-borjas4890]

"If I disappear, i hope you would bail me out" I 😭😭

[@sobeit2842]

Saturday Night couldn't write a better line for Gao than that.

[@EDon933]

I admire Gao, his literally fighting for his life not to say anything against China 😂

[@yienbien]

His public score just dropped when he said he's somewhere in China😂😂

[@anpham605]

@@yienbien just like in Western countries you are forced to not saying anything good about Russia or Palestine :D

[@plaitup]

@@anpham605 definitely not forced here but there is social pressure.

[@plaitup]

Political pressure*

[@Jiilaker]

“fighting for his dear life” 😂😂😂😂

[@bakaryjassey7397]

Allow him to talk and stop interupting him. Bravo Mr. Victor, you'r a brilliant man endowned with lot of wisdom.

[@cameronwells5532]

"It doesn't matter what the people in Taiwan want." Wow. That is all that should matter. Not what China nor the US wants.

[@westenicho]

The amazing thing is that the US wants what is best for Taiwan, and the CCP pays people like you good money to make it seem like the US is destroying Ukraine and Taiwan.

[@primordialarchetypes2927]

Awfully evil and satanic nation=> CN

[@picanha694]

let me ask you a question, did the native red indians want the white europeans to invade their land? or did the aborigines want australia or new zealand want the british to invade their lands as well? double standards all around

[@DanBolton-my9bx]

it doesn't matter because the land itself is part of china, and has been for the time period BEFORE when japan started wars against china and occupied the island (which japan later returned to china after ww2), the land belongs to the chinese people, and outsiders/regimes trying to separate the island from china to be used as a launch pad for the US military should be punished and brought to justice

[@zihaowang-vy7zw]

@@cameronwells5532 really?without America，we've already reunited back to 1950s，it's all about China and the US，face the reality

[@ecececfvfvfvfv]

"The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting." Charles Bukowski

[@Iloveyourmom8888]

It‘s in the attitude of the leader.

[@jamesparker1071]

No one "voted" in the "Democratic" primary for JoBama. And no one voted in a "Democratic" primary for KamelObama..... How Democratic, comrades.

[@David-bh1rn]

@@jamesparker1071 you're internet poisoned no one talks like this

[@boogiewoogie9770]

Boo boo! The orange rapist & fraudster was voted out! Your kinda guy!

[@BenBen-ns1pd]

Another brainwashed Anglophone 😂

[@anneymm4052]

Victor, bravo, You really present the courtesy and wisdom of Chinese culture!

[@Amen7801]

Nahhh hes to soft with this annoying Mehdi Hassan

[@xxxli8232]

滚回去踩缝纫机不要侮辱中国文化

[@kohakkanuva3224]

Chinese culture has become a shell of its former self. Lack of proper communication, lies, greed. “Courtesy and wisdom”. All he did was lie as carefully as possible

[@Komorebineeded]

Oh my goodness, let the man finish what he's saying. Mehdi, this is not a boxing match. Let us decide whether we hate or like the guest.

[@zhongxiawang9320]

The interviewer is so biased, since he already had his ground, it’s not surprising to see the whole interview is so aggressive. If the interviewer doesn’t want the interviewee speak, then what is the point? This is the “free” speech he wants to stand?

[@CoolTomato12]

Thank you. I was about to write the same thing

[@LeeDemi]

this host is a disaster

[@raouldukestudios]

It's sad to see someone who should understand the machine that is Western propaganda and yet still allows his bias to influence him to this extent. I mean there's generations of people who grew up thinking Tianenman square massacre was real - and act shocked about why its not taught in China???

[@zbowmasteri]

Are you restarted?

[@aiomide]

A vehicle with 4 wheels aligned in different directions, that man did not lie.

[@boogiewoogie9770]

Different directions is good and quite normal in a civilised country. Sheep go in the same direction as each other.

[@rahuldsa337]

In China All the 4 wheels have to go where the dictator takes them not where people want to go

[@alexrubio8631]

Very true,

[@chinesebeauties3508]

Different directions mean different interests for different people. But in China, only one direction is allowed, the only one direction is party's direction!!!!

[@boogiewoogie9770]

@@chinesebeauties3508 Awful!

[@bug5526]

'you can criticize the government if you are positive.' lol

[@michaelcscott1985]

Yes, its funny because our level of discourse and criticism in the US is so enviable.

[@vito9985]

@@michaelcscott1985 Compared to China, yeah

[@Tianmix]

Typical CCPs words, in Chinese it's 正能量

[@pinkcichlid]

How would you approach criticizing someone then? Have you ever gotten anyone to truly agree with you by being negative such as scrutinizing or insulting or threatening them? - The question is paraphrased from a sorta famous American book called How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie.

[@4s_acainacain]

Idiot mindset stupid. Greed china

[@laak72]

The one thing you can't deny is the honesty of Victor. Left me with absolutely no doubts about China and its leader.

[@GraffLove123]

Yea Vitcor is traveling all around the world in free democracies and still is brainwashed. Just shows you how much a humand mind can be coruppted

[@Wal_hus]

I have never laughed this much watching an interview 😭😭

[@xinyi9374]

The single episode of Gao is more hilarious than all posts I've read from richkidspolice. Needa download and bring this to my tomb

[@xinyi9374]

It reminds me of my carefree chill childhood days watching bbc hardtalk

[@lao5610]

A bureaucrat from a country with no free press tries to answer questions that go against the leader's propaganda. Instant comedy. I love China, but Xi wants China to be North Korea. I feel bad for the Chinese people, because Xi seems to want to follow Putin’s model…

[@frgt-it]

first mistake- it's not an interview

[@yuyuyu0505]

I almost peed laughing

[@shivam.desaii]

I would not step foot in china if I were Mehdi after this lol

[@jshowao]

Ive been in China about 8 times, its not as bad as people who have been there much less if at all, say. That being said, I wouldnt want to live there.

[@citizen_wayne]

@@jshowao wumao

[@albanianwolf316]

Mehdi behave and talk like a child, Ask qustion and dont let people talk.. this is typical childish behavior. He Even swich his voice like a cartoon, he spunded like a retarded childish clown

[@jshowao]

@@mohmediah Its actually because I deleted my channel a while back and then reinstated it by commenting and my name was changed. But you do you paranoia.

[@mohmediah]

@@jshowao no we clearly know who are our friends ! Although we are not paid bots (wu mao's), We are real but bold :)

[@brandonmorin1179]

To be fair, waving a placard and organising protests alone don't pose a structural threat to the government, that's why they allow them in the west (to varying degrees).

[@samchoc6811]

It does when people don't go to work and the government is pressed by their tax payers and potential voters. Think of Vietnam and Afhganistan for example with US

[@crafe2305]

So why don’t they allow them in China? Also can you explain Vietnam war protests, anti nuclear energy movements, climate change activism, racial justice activism, and more?

[@brandonmorin1179]

@@crafe2305 you missed the part where I said "alone". Protesting is one step, but it's not the sole reason why those things you mentioned came to be (I might argue sole reliance on protesting alone resulted in a lot of what has been achieved being watered down)

[@pablogoldenberg9159]

Curiously, this journalist, defender of liberty and democracy, was the one who imposed his ideas the most using unusual means, he was the one who interrupted the most, the most violent, the one who censored his guest, the one who showed himself to be the least democratic, the one who let people speak the least freely. All this to someone who showed himself to be the most flexible and tolerant. A very bad journalist who violently tried to impose his preconceived ideas. I came with another idea of ​​this media outlet and it turned out to be a trap. A sell-out journalist, a shame.

[@nobodykno3537]

You are funny. Who sent you? Who do you work for? A shame really

[@seajinkim5468]

@@nobodykno3537 bots

[@JuanDelaCruz-x2y]

There is no point in having a conversation with a single-minded and unreasonable person.

[@jimgladwin7018]

Yes! Mehdi Hasan is certainly "single-minded and unreasonable". Maybe he would claim to be devil's advocate, but his ramrod approach and inability to accept answers is deplorable.

[@primordialarchetypes2927]

@@jimgladwin7018darling thanks for the comment- for sure, ramrod went up Gao and its hurting all the wumao kunglaos like it wentup theirs

[@jimgladwin7018]

@@primordialarchetypes2927 F*CKWIT FOOL! Crawl back into your slime!

[@KingKong-lb3vh]

@@primordialarchetypes2927

[@SilverCrescent-lo6qw]

There is if your entire point is to show the world exactly what they are.

[@shawncarson4109]

Everyone needs to see this!

[@denkenArthur-q3m]

对啊！妈的

[@behrouzch29]

Well, I saw that. I'm not Chinese, and I know China is not a democratic country. However, in terms of foreign policy, considering its economic and military power, it is one of the most peaceful countries in the world. Compare it to the U.S. and all the wars it has initiated since the end of WWII, as well as its support of Israel the only apartheid country in the world. The U.S. isn't bothered by the lack of democracy in China ،they don't care about the Chinese people at all. The only thing that bothers the U.S. is the econoic and the military growth of China. They don't want to be overtaken by China, that's the only reason why the U.S. hates China.

[@euey6665]

@@behrouzch29 AGREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

@@behrouzch29 There was nothing peaceful about this man.

[@Monkeyknowsnothing]

Peace needs from both sides, so u require China survive with "peace" us and eu?

[@haguetroller8554]

I feel sad for the Tibetan old man..

[@kastus77]

For what? For being liar?

[@spence2294]

@@kastus77 ???? You’re psycho lol

[@silveriver9]

As if you genuinely care.

[@kastus77]

@@spence2294 Why? Coz i called him liar? Whats wrong?

[@haguetroller8554]

@@kastus77 i know you're a CCP bot.youre so brainwashed by propaganda I feel so sorry for you..

[@ceanzoey6628]

Quite a silly host the man is. If you want to interview someone, please listen to him, the host is just wildly arrogant

[@SiriProject]

There is a lot of talk about Taiwan now, but remember that Puerto Rico was annexed as American territory and their citizens are denied voting in presidential elections even now.

[@jasonmain6398]

Yeah, and they're also denied paying taxes......... Before Alaska became a state, we weren't allowed to vote in elections either. It has been the reality of literally every state in the United States excepting 13 😂

[@jasonmain6398]

But they still have constitutional protections in Puerto Rico. So quit deflecting you f****** bot

[@TacticalMayo]

Yeah and a majority of Puerto Ricans (literally almost all of them) want to be the 52nd state.

[@jasonmain6398]

@@TacticalMayo over 2/3 of all US states used to be territories... And they don't have to pay taxes. Obviously they prefer citizenship and it will happen eventually.

[@Saxtrup]

But if one is critical of the annexation of Puerto Rico, then why would one take the opposite stance in regards to Taiwan. That makes no sense

[@rh5340]

whatever victor gao said in the interview, you have to admit that the interviewer is not here seeking an answer or common ground. He's here to insult and interrogate.

[@GraffLove123]

What do you excpect from Al Jazeera ? Lol

[@Insomnia1234o00o]

Because it was clear that Victor won’t answer anything anyway. There is no common ground to be struck when he’s trying to dodge every question.

[@Ourahhh]

​@@Insomnia1234o00o Then why did you invite him to be on the interview show? Victor talks about what Chinese people are like, but you Westerners don't respect him and make fun of him all the time on the show

[@Ourahhh]

​@@Insomnia1234o00o You guys are trying to force Victor to answer a question that suits you but isn't what Victor is explaining.

[@Insomnia1234o00o]

@ what was Victor trying to explain then? Oh yeah, nothing, he was deflecting and dodging questions.

[@lioubastoupakova3770]

Even UK now have no free speech now 😂😂😂

[@freeMan.mp4]

lmao

[@autodigitvlogs]

Nope arrested for tweets

[@adamjones9537]

What a great man Victor is. If we had people of this stature in our government, this country wouldn’t be in such the terrible state it’s in.

[@eccentricjoe8786]

I genuinely hope that you are well and you get to go home soon.

[@ZeroPhilosopher]

he was very patient dealing with this disrespectful interviewer

[@sharongillesp]

And talking about aggressive nations, who’s funding the genocide in Gaza?

[@AustinWang11]

Me! And ask the other 300+ million Americans who pay taxes

[@franko1904]

China has zero tolerance for Uygar separatists, and the West will berate China for it. Israel has zero tolerance for Hamas and kills their women and children. The West and Mehdi Hassan are silent and do NOTHING to stop it, just offering minor lip service.

[@ayaan8877]

@@AustinWang11😢

[@VivekAnandJ]

Mehdi clearly says it's a Genocide in Gaza.

[@sharongillesp]

@@AustinWang11 Yes, unfortunately but unwillingly. Imagine yourself on a steep ledge trying to stop a car careering towards you down hill - just a car - not the entire EMPIRE! That’s what it’s like trying to stop EMPIRE. It has become a force of its own. Yet, people willingly stand in front of that car, that out of control machinery, every single day. It will burn itself out soon enough, but after how many deaths in Palestine, Ukraine, Africa (the entire continent), the back streets of America, Europe, China, India, South and Central America? The entire world is caught in EMPIRE’S cycle of consumption and destruction. An insane way to exist, but exist we do.

[@SamPashmi]

It’s heart breaking that the man doesn’t even know where his mother is

[@yuvraj4787]

@@SamPashmi yeah that man looks very sad. It is heartbreaking

[@doubleeffectsdnbhd4070]

Go and ask the parents from Gaza and Lebanon where their children now.....

[@JackC-e6i]

@@doubleeffectsdnbhd4070 This is about china. Go post this where the video is about Gaza and Lebanon and you will get better responses.

[@doubleeffectsdnbhd4070]

@@JackC-e6i all these is about Human Rights! Freedom and live peacefully! And I don't need responses in KZbin, the world need a truth! How many Muslim been kills by the west because of their resources? How many Muslim kills by Jews just because different believes and religions today in Gaza and Lebanon?!!

[@sexpistill]

She's in China

[@thandohlomuka7046]

"You must follow the one china policy" 😂😂 My god Victor's straightforwardness is cutthroat

[@fs5775]

It's very China. It's an accurate representative of the CCP. It's good for people to witness it.

[@DANWANG-ye9cq]

nothing more than a show to demonstrate how aggressive and rude the interviewer is, taking the unverified sources as Bible, keeping throwing out his own questions but refusing Victor to answer properly

[@benarthurhuzz4664]

​@@DANWANG-ye9cq you don't know his way of interviewing so stfu😂

[@SpicyDoc-y3l]

That is US official policy, its commitment to China again and again, commitment to UN Charter, and UN resolution, unless you are hypocritical West, that hypocritically use international law as toilet paper.

[@ZENxFi2]

No one has to follow Winnie the Pooh policy

[@TealRubyy]

This Mehdi Hasan guy is very rude. Let Victor Gao speak. Why even invite him if you don't even let him finish a sentence half the time.

[@Huraira221]

I respect Mehdi Hassan very much but this interview is way out of character by him. Constantly interrupting your guest, twisting his words and making snide remarks to his answers. Poor show

[@simonl.9095]

well said. Medi is well prepared for his questions and was in a position to attack. But not willing to let the guest express his point of view, reveals his own bigotry.

[@pedrodesanti6266]

was cleary a piece of propaganda, what is sad because it is dificulty o separate the real issues and develop the discussion about

[@Roussea-001]

It really shows off the arrogant side of some Westerners

[@hawkeyemihawkgettingmoneylord]

What thats how he always is

[@eccentricjoe8786]

I genuinely hope that you are well and you get to go home soon.

[@ndjs]

This is the greatest video I’ve seen in a long time😂😂

[@tuhinjamespaul8910]

Victor Gao with his "Period " Statement will be remembered forever..

[@BoltzmannOcto]

It's not scary or noteworthy, it's delusional dangerous and will backfire

[@flairtoca4249]

China is no bases yo claim WPS this is Philippine teretore illegal claiming WPS go back to china layer and bolly nation china go back to china

[@bigfig5219]

@saehisaya he wasn't intending to be funny, which makes it even funnier. But yeah CCP are lunatics

[@JackC-e6i]

Proves how chauvinistic ccp is, and also notice how all the ccp-trolls in YT comment section also are?

[@alexrubio8631]

He s telling us the truth, the reality of being a communist

[@Phillusify]

"Corruption is rampant in China." - Victor Gao 31:48

[@baiaili80]

haha, exactly. Most people missed it. He just admitted that corruption is rampant, how can you believe a word they say. It's all lies

[@johnsmith-cw3wo]

@@baiaili80 lucky there is ZERO corruption in right wing capitalist countries like USA.

[@奉诏穷台蔡英文]

@@baiaili80 yeah, your country is not corrupted, lol

[@ibrahimhassan711]

@@baiaili80oh and America is so free of corruption lol. Don’t throw stones from a glass houses. You guys legalise bribery by calling it lobbying 😂

[@answerhsiao0610]

Yes, the Chinese dare to admit it, but what about you? Deceiving oneself and others

[@hudawm7]

I am surprised that a high Chinese official is even engaging in this level of heated debate, its not something one sees everyday.

[@johannesconradie1276]

Poorly moderated and unprofessional at that. No wonder they don't want these arrogant bastards to influence their affairs.

[@JonySmith-bb4gx]

Idf shut down Al Jazeera office . Not china 😂😂😂

[@bendybruce]

I agree this was a remarkable insight. It all but fully confirmed so much about China's internal politics. It was very sobering and if I lived in Taiwan i'd be planning an exit strategy.

[@Dan8254]

@@hudawm7 CCP overestimated their own charms and thought that Al Jazeera and Mehdi Ahmed love CCP and thought they could use the opportunity to spread more magic powder aka propaganda around.

[@syonghosh-bhatt.7516]

​@JonySmith-bb4gx don't bring Israel into this, u Israelis r irrelevant in this matter. Also, it was Shin Bet. , not IDF, they're all the way in Gaza Strip & Lebanon, lol

[@maxkarl1529]

The host continuously engages in disrespectful behavior by taking advantage of their language skills and hosting role, frequently interrupting the guests and not allowing them to fully articulate their views. Instead, the host arbitrarily interprets the guests' responses in their own words. It is evident that this is more of a "propaganda" session rather than a "dialogue."

[@robertgin9669]

Preach….absolutely disgusting to watch the host act in this manner.

[@hudzaifah87]

Mehdi did not do his homework and did not understand the Chinese political and government concept. It is totally different from the western point of view. A president in China is different than being a president in US for example. Although the president may represents China for international affairs but Chinese president actually has limited power as compared to the US president or the British prime minister..

[@nicolaskoialainski2930]

My country participates in every war around the globe, invading every continent, but china military is budget is growing, that is worrying 🤡

[@GraffLove123]

Just because one is doing worse doesn't make the other actions right. Two wrongs don't make a right

[@paultrought267]

@@GraffLove123 The one🗽 is in no position to criticize.

[@hawkeyemihawkgettingmoneylord]

​@@GraffLove123 yes it does if America can have a big army theres no reason china can't

[@Tribal_Shaman]

@@hawkeyemihawkgettingmoneylord China is a fascist dictatorship

[@Sumitupadhyay31]

Victor Gao- Let me be Philosophical Mehdi Hasan- No dont be Philosophical , be numerical.😂😂 13:59

[@joaquinolveraalmazan4620]

I have to say that Mehdi Hasan's attitude makes this program look like propaganda instead of serious journalism. I rarely watch his shows.

[@HaoyangZheng-l8v]

I live in China and I don't understand the fixation on Xinjiang. The reality is that Uyghurs in Xinjiang have more rights (in school, in life), and Xinjiang is also a region with a higher standard of living quality per capita. We envy people living in Xinjiang, they have a better quality of life.

[@michaeiprice4911]

38:53 the woman from HK’s face when he deflects from Xi to the whole Chinese government is hilarious

[@EuropeaninChina]

Because shes a puppet asking a stupid question

[@ryanc00p3r3]

​@@EuropeaninChina RETARDED CHINESE BOT ALERT! It said it in its name. WE HAVE A RETARDED CHINESE CNT BOT ALERT! 😂😂😂

[@picketandrew9964]

@@EuropeaninChinashe is a brave woman

[@nrspinelli]

@@picketandrew9964 please. it was so painfully obvious the questioners were plants, what a wasted opportunity.

[@EuropeaninChina]

@@picketandrew9964 no

[@pamperedpanda9913]

This is the most bold and inquisitive journalism I've seen yet.

[@syanaris2045]

He is always like this with everyone, he got removed from MSNBC because he was also like this with the Israel who is NATO supporting. Good thing that happened so he is back to Al Jazeera and Mehdi have many more of this episodes or interview with many different people. Have fun, I already watched all, it's Alot of fun.

[@JonySmith-bb4gx]

First lecture Israel

[@Iloveyourmom8888]

I thought they were debating . It doesn’t look like an interview to me.

[@douglaschoong857]

The most ignorant and obnoxious.

[@govendkhalit714]

@@pamperedpanda9913 to be fair, Victor made it quite easy for him 😂 don’t get me wrong, Mehdi is good. But this guest was just…painfully cringy. I feel sorry for him, cuz the limitations of what he can say is so strict 😂

[@BeitAlWafra]

"why are you so insistent on ruling parts of China that don't want to be ruled?"

[@KingKong-lb3vh]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ivannapolsk9421]

There's separtists in every country. From US Conferderates, UK Scotland/North Ireland, Catalonia Spain etc. The difference is how far each group goes and how strongly they're dealt with.

[@ssskkk8734]

because taiwan is Chinese territory.

[@ghrosthelman3273]

​@@ivannapolsk9421And I support it all

[@helloworld0911]

@@ivannapolsk9421 Scotland, Gibraltar, The Falklands Islands all had votes for Independance, join Spain or Argentina respectively, all were free. Northern Ireland literally had to beg to remain part of the UK.

[@rufusandegbert]

The host of this debate is utterly unhinged. I had to stop listening. This is no way to conduct a discussion.

[@rockyjhonny351]

Now n onward, no CCP official will be allowed for foreign interviews 😂

[@totallypointlessvideos3832]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@spoders92]

Victor did everything he was supposed to, but China’s actions are indefensible. “Disappearing” citizens without trial. No freedom of speech, or even thought.

[@user-ki1bk5fi8b]

he's a commentator for tv station, not an official.get your facts right.

[@SaturnineXTS]

@@user-ki1bk5fi8b luckily due to how they work, we can safely assume he speaks in the same voice as they do

[@spoders92]

@@user-ki1bk5fi8b WRONG

[@savitar_splicer]

China is not ready for our kind of reality 🤣🤣🤣

[@tolmeybaguvix2515]

you mean the CCP is not ready

[@RoseRose-gk6ku]

So do your country.

[@AutisticBoy2016]

@@savitar_splicer this is nowhere compared to the woke madness.

[@chriswong9158]

How much this reflect view of China 3,000 plus years history to the present.

[@AutisticBoy2016]

@@touchdown8769 You’re wrong. I was born and grew up in Vietnam. I’ve been to the UK many times and life in Vietnam is much more enjoyable. At least we have amazing food vs British 🤣

[@octaviopatlan3746]

Omg Medhi was so annoying, I'm pro China based on how much he interrupted

[@HeiwaPaz2000]

FREE SPEECH means NOTHING if we cannot change anything at all afterwards!!!

[@FaithOtor]

We can become wiser through dialogue with each other.

[@nattananchunbunluesook8474]

37:57 I think some of us just came here to exclusively watch this scene

[@onealphabet3397]

you can say about al jazeera what yout want as a western , but this is one of the most confrontative and therefore most honest interview with a china spokesperson

[@jimmylei6798]

“You sound ludicrous when you say that” pretty disrespectful remark from Mehdi. Keep it professional man.

[@varrun786]

"I'm beginning to feel sorry for your real brothers and sisters" 😅

[@fs5775]

he's got some amazing one-liners in there lol

[@user-ob2cl7rt8g]

Why not to go to China and see with your own eyes, then you will be happy for the people who live in China. China is just like a large family, in the family there are always a few unhappy children, they try to damage the whole family. There are good foods, lots of diligent,peaceful and friendly people in China.

[@DANWANG-ye9cq]

nothing more than a show to demonstrate how aggressive and rude the interviewer is, taking the unverified sources as Bible, keeping throwing out his own questions but refusing Victor to answer properly

[@DANWANG-ye9cq]

@@fs5775the host did not allow even if he wants to talk more

[@vaevictious]

You have no shame !

[@YifanXie-l7e]

lol i cant help noticing Gao smiling after that expert said he was trailed 24/7 in China

[@Xi_Jinping_is_Pooh]

This happened to Vice (and others) reporters too. Say what you like about Vice, but sometimes they do a good job.

[@mokent1188]

Mehdi is just acting childish here , only serve the American narrative,

[@KingKong-lb3vh]

@@mokent1188 r u wumao, kungpao or fung lao?

[@tonypeterson5316]

@@Xi_Jinping_is_Pooh Vice works with the CIA

[@tonypeterson5316]

@@mokent1188 That guy kept on cutting Victor off, he's clearly got an agenda against China

[@TheBlacksheep-72]

Straight off the bat, Question 1 and his answer was whataboutism...

[@ibrahimhassan711]

He provided context for his answer, it’s only ‘whataboutism’ for the ignorant

[@TheBlacksheep-72]

@@ibrahimhassan711 OK, shill 👍

[@ibrahimhassan711]

@@TheBlacksheep-72 the western homosexual is calling me a shill 😂😂 how ironic

[@TheBlacksheep-72]

@@ibrahimhassan711 Homosexual? Your gaydar needs retuning. Go swallow the juices of your precious CCP, clown 🤡

[@ultravioletgaia]

​@@ibrahimhassan711lol u Xixuals are hilarious 😂

[@1ripkjeremy990]

But if you’re going to cut off your guest at every turn of the dial. Is it even a conversation? Do better . I didn’t get a single full thought in the first 5 minute because the guest could not speak

[@dfdf989]

Okay...I'm one of that 10% Japanese descendants...am I fxxd ? 😅😂

[@wanderknight69]

Sounds like. Lol😂

[@sahilsuhag9297]

Just sign your allegiance to the one China policy and you should be fine, lol.

[@Smilence03]

ask your japanese dads if they are willing to take you back to your motherland of jaaaaarpen

[@janusjones6519]

I think you should count yourself lucking given the fate of european descendants in many African countries

[@Lok1970]

There are detailed record of which families switched their last name to Japanese during the Japanese era and which families changes their last name to Chinese after WWII. It is not that hard to check.

[@Vde-x7x]

To be honest, as a Chinese, I laughed very loudly

[@Vde-x7x]

People only dare to talk about politics in private

[@danawhite7657]

@@Vde-x7xbut why ??

[@danawhite7657]

@@Vde-x7xhow can 1 person control almost 1.5 billion people ?

[@Vde-x7x]

@@danawhite7657 1person controls some people, and then these people control others

[@珊瑚海-s8d]

@@danawhite7657 Criminals also hate the control that the police have over them，so think about how many criminals are there in 1.5 billion people no force can control 1.5 billion people

[@Grind_time112]

This guy does not disappear because Xi likes him

[@SunYat-sen]

yeah he fumbled this interview and will likely spend the rest of his life in a reeducation camp, which is really unfortunate because politics aside, he seemed like a nice guy

[@JackC-e6i]

I thought he exposed the ccp truth really well. the comrades back in ccp land are probably toasting him a Baijiu right now. LOL!

[@goldmo2427]

@@JackC-e6ihe exposed western clowns .. like you .. the Chinese people are seeing what bullshit they are dealing with ..

[@fan4every1lol89]

​@@SunYat-senNot as bad as the people in the shadows I guess...

[@daan7004]

@@SunYat-sen Nice guy? Please show me one instance where he demonstrated even a modicum of empathy towards a single person present or discussed during the interview. Not theoretical brothers and sisters, actual human beings.

[@hoteckchen1016]

Lol, this is clearly neither an interview nor a debate when the reporter doesn't even allow the interviewer to express his own viewpoint😅😅

[@subbarayalunambinarayanan5164]

Question about India,the answer is that the border dispute created by British India neither by china not by India. It may be correct.

[@catsNcode]

It is. Both countries got their independence. But British redrew lines. China doesn't remember it that way. India doesnt remember it that way. Now the two disagrees.

[@EDon933]

Everytime China talks about disputes, they pinpoint/blame other countries. No accountability at all 🤦‍♀️

[@catsNcode]

@@EDon933 LOL.. that's the U.S. and its allies. Has a problem with everyone, sanctions everyone that disagrees with them.. still has not apologized for the countless war crimes committed in the middle East and Vietnam. Colonizers did in fact redraw borders, not only in India/China, but in southeast asia.

[@miladantoine4566]

I like how people blame all their problem on the British who left 6 decades ago. Third world mentality 🤦

[@sangdiwang1121]

@@miladantoine4566 British invade China/India, sell opium Chinese/India and colonize China/India. But we can't blame you at all. Same for trade African people

[@InshalKhan-o4p]

This is the best interview I've watched so far😂😂😂

[@abhinavgautam1413]

Say me whose idea in CCP was it to do this interview 😂

[@jasonapplebaum9871]

They want to hop in on the fun that is doing podcasts lol

[@Matt_Fields_29]

CCP knows they need to save face to the rest of the world because they don't want countries like the US and UK electing people who might be tougher on China on account of their human rights record. They chose this guy to begrudgingly participate and do the best he can. Which was this sorry performance.

[@user-ki1bk5fi8b]

your indian aunty

[@diddy_the_diddler_01]

​​@@user-ki1bk5fi8b he isn't even criticizing the guy. the man got obliterated in the interview. whoever's idea this interview was, he definitely was a moron. good or bad doesn't matter, the chinese lost this one. you're just a bigot for your racist remarks.

[@jagadish8444]

​@@user-ki1bk5fi8balright buddy can you tell me why it took 1 year for China to claim that PLA Soldiers died in Galwan clashes? 😂 China showed 5 dead but the actual number is 44+ 🤣 China boasts about it's military might but even now hiding Galwan casualties 😂. So much insecure 😂

[@tromboneJTS]

The moderator tries repeatedly to provoke, but the dignity and politeness of the guest wins out.

[@robertgin9669]

Follow peace my all means.

[@jabin77529]

In my opinion, having a longer leadership tenure assures completion all development projects "beneficial to the nation and its citizens." As observed, usually the new leader disregards/terminates/not supoort previous leader's or political adversary's projects for an obvious political advantage- if any.

[@edwardwu564]

That is true, but extending the leadership tenure also increases the risk of harming the nation when the leader is later found inept or leading the nation to where the voters do not want. Fixed tenure is not the perfect solution with one term extension allows a good leader to actualise something good.

[@khanwen]

Wish Victor Gao stay safe like his friend Qin Gang.

[@HerbieDerbiez]

Did you noticed how is whole demeanor changed when he spoke to The Tibet and Uyghur people? Kinda scary

[@joshlewis575]

He'll be disappeared here soon too just like his friend

[@fs5775]

"You will never see them."

[@Jry088]

Qin Gang is dead bro, never gonna see him again

[@tamekaholterman9063]

@@Jry088no way bro I

[@tenzinchoedon8968]

What About Tibetan freedom…?..

[@ZakiHaider-y9o]

Freed from India . China❤❤

[@vishnulele6665]

​@@ZakiHaider-y9o it was never a part of India, it was a free country, Mr. Fifty cents.

[@dhruvdobariya6531]

@@ZakiHaider-y9o here is another pif without education

[@vikas33-f7j]

@@ZakiHaider-y9oIndia gave refugees to those Tibetan people, they didn’t invade or try to rule Tibet

[@vikas33-f7j]

@@ZakiHaider-y9omy bad, you’re a Pakistani. Expected from you

[@HeiwaPaz2000]

During this rude interview we have not learnt anything about how China is running the country. This was a stupid waste of my time!!! WHY WHY that level of agression. So rude and distateful!!!

[@muhammadaliffzulfikarabuba7999]

i want an update, did he really found her missing brother as he promise ? 😅

[@muhammadaliffzulfikarabuba7999]

still waiting for that updatr if anyone has it 😅

[@bohanyuan8521]

Uh

[@bohanyuan8521]

Not sure

[@Yohana090]

The missing brother is dead unfortunately.

[@yifw1238]

What a trash host that always interrupted a conversation even when Victor was talking with others

[@LDLK]

why did you invite if you dont let the guest speak, this is horrible, unwatchable.

[@TarikiRM]

The interviewer does not have a minimum level of education. If the interviewee cannot finish a thought, it is not an interview but a medieval inquisitorial procedure.

[@aris_hw]

be a Middle Eastern did Mehdi Hasan say something about Gazza？It's ridiculous！

[@paulyi729]

This Mehdi said Taiwan to be left alone 😂, why doesn't he leave the Palestinian alone to the Jews 😭

[@freeMan.mp4]

Stupid comment with Peak stupidity. There is completely different context between those two topic.

[@chiefk587]

You are not making any sense. Gaza has to be left alone too to Gazans who are Palastinians.

[@ajrr8401]

paul you are very special person . special attention is required for you😂

[@paulyi729]

Yes, for the same token, Mehdi should leave the Palestinians to the Jews 😂, why does he practice double standard? 🤔 Maybe it's the Arab thingy? Guess so 😂