Awkward silence: China official temporarily speechless after question on protests

[@seanmei3466]

For those who don't speak mandarin, the translator neglected the part "widespread of anger" "across China" and simply said "What does the Chinese government have to say about the recent dissatisfaction towards the covid policy in China". So yes, they have their translators trained to be a filter in a circumstance like this

[@OnatGG]

I think the guy himself does speak or at least know some english yeah?

[@Zero-cu7ec]

Imagine how badass it would be if the reporter asking the questions know mandarin as well, and just repeat translate his question so it has no filter.

[@sway2000]

@@Zero-cu7ec You're so right!

[@AliBaba-ds3cj]

she too scared to her life from Xi jinping😁

[@seanmei3466]

@@Zero-cu7ec Actually this happened before. An American journalist was asking questions about culture revolution. Then the translator used a less serious descriptive term which alters the nature in essence. It turned out that this journalist speaks perfect mandarin. He grabed the mic and started praising the translator doing a fantastic job. But he is very picky about the words. Then proceeding to translate for himself in mandarin.

[@VinnyOrzechowski]

As he sifts through the papers looking for a government approved response

[@calanjameshunt]

and thinking of the consequences of the slightest miss step...

[@keithhowell4138]

Exactly what I thought he was looking for..

[@jigga2473]

No he knew there was nothing there... he was just painfully looking for a way to 'hide' :(

[@dave9547]

Didn't western governments beat, imprison and close bank accounts of people protesting the same thing? The hypocrisy of our media and governments is disgusting.

[@ML-yu5ij]

People of your shallow calibre wouldn't get it.

[@khtan2619]

His worst nightmare suddenly became a reality when he discovered that someone had replaced all the documents in his file with blank sheets of paper.

[@shaoronmd]

maybe he's low key joining the white paper revolution. 😉😆😆😆

[@illDefine1]

That's movie-type stuff. I like it!

[@Ixion-1337]

What would that imply may I ask?

[@xyeB]

TOTS

[@crumstopher]

This reads like a far side comic

[@abduvohidodiljonov9365]

His hesitation and thinking a lot before answering shows that the situation is quite serious in China.

[@ThomasTubeHD]

And if he says something that is not "government approved", he'll be out of the job

[@drozdforce8853]

@@ThomasTubeHD especially about such thing, and not out of the job, out of his life...

[@ciatangallaghe2485]

@@ThomasTubeHD he'll be in a labour camp more like.

[@ivangim1]

Agree. Most definitely so.

[@ivangim1]

@@ThomasTubeHD Absolutely right. No two ways about it. Job, perks and privileges of a CCP member.

[@Panda-cn5jk]

He was not silent, he was thinking about his choices in life.

[@wolfumz]

I work as a counselor. We're taught that in a counseling session, silence is when people are truly thinking and processing what they feel. You want to let people have the silence they need.

[@raymondkidwell7135]

He waited too long. He might disappear and reemerge six months later after his reeducation has been completed. And this is the same regime paying hunter Biden.

[@dannytran1587]

@@wolfumz Exactly this. People that do timed interviews usually don’t get to communicate what they’re truly thinking

[@illDefine1]

@@wolfumz True. Time feels awkwardly long when you're in silence waiting to tell a lie.

[@bdstudios6088]

Such a dramatic moment. The political theater is getting spicy now on both sides of US and China 😮

[@saisatwik1576]

He took "silence speaks louder than words" to a whole new level.

[@namelesssnitchy]

windows on and off sounds

[@4_youtube_is_dead]

Game too easy

[@jackinquisitor9645]

他这个样子像极了马科长被采访的样子，但不得不说，马科长比他强多了lol

[@deanbarnett8538]

@@namelesssnitchy They have to have a little bit of patience with a new model AI. They still take a while to compute.

[@eddyvideostar]

@@deanbarnett8538 : Selassie: True. Correct.

[@Isl33p]

For those who are wondering what happened afterward: He was removed from his position on 9 January 2023. He is now Deputy Director of the Boundary and Ocean Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

[@globalnomad450]

It never fails to shock me at how controlled people can actually be.

[@pawelnotts]

Because you don't know history. People have been controlled for the vast majority of time. 20th century was an anomaly.

[@johnwattdotca]

@@pawelnotts I'm sorry to see you have such a self-defeating concept of human life. You're wrong.

[@johnwattdotca]

Can you describe this shock you feel? Is it only in English, or do you watch Chinese news in Chinese?

[@puffystrike]

This is what happens when someone is living in China. The government can order for you/your families' organs life-harvested. I am not joking .

[@davidmacumu3559]

Mayb u r controlled too. Many are jst blind to admit it.

[@Seeker7257]

This perfectly sums up the quote: "Silence is not always empty, it is full of answers to those who listen."

[@annika8877]

I exactly thought the same. That´s similar to what the austrian-american philosopher Paul Watzlawick stated: One cannot not communicate

[@du-me-Utube-1975]

WHO REMEMBERED IN THE WEST (Canada, Australia, USA) when people protests and were denied, arrested, dehumanized, mocked by the media, bank accounts frozen…??? HYPOCRISY MUCH WESTERN MEDIA???

[@suikai2776]

I have to think about what the journalist meant people. The chinese public or those people who got paid to go out to protest. I would have to think about it too -A lot of people support the new modified flexible zero policy . Also he always pause b/f answer, unlike the talkative western ones.

[@1ACL]

He held up his own "blank white paper."

[@Nitesh69-i5r]

@@suikai2776 paid xi supporters😂😂

[@michellemiao_]

Man’s life flashed before his eyes

[@dbzviper]

For real, he could't breath anymore as his Heart was pounding 😂😂😂😂

[@betterwithrum]

I wouldn’t have faulted him if he just passed out.

[@tunahxushi4669]

He could be first in line to donate all his organs "voluntarily" ...

[@garykelly4457]

Lol

[@tommingzuo]

Because one wrong word Xi will take his life.

[@kabewar77]

The amount of fear that man had just from the possibility of sounding minutely unflattering towards China is insane… he was walking on a thin line

[@Rastalos]

I think they meant the spokesperson.

[@bigmonetrigga6703]

@@heeyy3 there’s 2 he’s

[@ThePartarar]

He looking effn terrified

[@Rivers198]

And that is precisely why China will fail in the long run…

[@kylecollins1045]

He's calculating every word as if his life depends on it

[@breakthroughxx]

Not as if, it is literally

[@calimio6]

Because it does

[@chrisb9143]

It does

[@meg2042]

Perhaps he should resign....

[@dawdle525]

replace "as if" with "because"

[@ChineseHistorian2022]

If you speak Mandarin Chinese, you know the translator left out part of the question like the widespread anger across the country. My mom and sister could not leave their home for 73 days during the omicron lockdown. CCP is facing a turning point in history.

[@boratbagatov9728]

@Alfred Einstein government delivers food instead.

[@manwithblackdog254]

You have my deepest sympathy. I wish you all life, health, freedom. That means nothing yet. One day soon we shall be free. We have to fight for that freedom or we will All either be dead or live with a boot on our heads for eternity. Long live the people of this planet

[@JemmyDelva]

They deliver paltry supplies and expect people to be ok with being prisoners in their own home. Please link your video.

[@eriol_h]

Where's the video? We want to see it.

[@almcgeary8831]

Why are Chinese allowed on KZbin to comment ? FACT . Korean war isn't over yet FACT . China is on the other team Therefore , China is the ENEMY ! Carry on.

[@111bryson]

His name is Zhao Lijian, and he is able to speak and understand English for anybody wondering. There was no mistranslation going on here.

[@soothing1244]

😂😂

[@leemankei]

nobody really cares as the china foreign ministry carries no weight and bs most of the time. none take it seriously

[@kant.68]

Than why is he using a translator?

[@stacytacycy]

@@kant.68 To steal some time to think? A lot of amazingly linguistically capable hire-ups still hire interpretors (whose language level is sometimes not as impressive as their own) for negotiations and such. To buy time. To divert attention. To observe. To disctract.

[@forgettmenot]

@@kant.68 I also know many countries’ representatives do this purely because of patriotism, etc. For example Putin is fluent in German and many leaders are fluent in English, but will still want to hear in their native language and reply in their native language.

[@sungyong34]

He cares about his career and paycheck rather than his honest answer.

[@joskethegreat4154]

And his 25 years in concentration camp

[@kiwuuspurr1927]

and the lives of his family members and relatives

[@OhsoWoobie]

It’s more complicated than that

[@Kriv]

Silence is deafening.

[@JohnSmith-vn8dm]

He is afraid if he gives the wrong answer and embarrasses the CCP he will end up in camp.

[@Mafia-21.21]

@@JohnSmith-vn8dm 😂😂😂

[@cripplingdepression3061]

@@JohnSmith-vn8dm true, I was the electric chair that torture his family 🪑⚡

[@suikai2776]

Don't you see they always do that unlike the west and indians talk nonsense. They know and we know what's going on about this little colorful revolusion and no big deal. A show is a show

[@mohammedsaad4731]

Verily the allegory behind silence is that the protest has been intensified and the state of authority is lurching towards disarray like Iran, again the protest is instigated by the event of building get lting burned in urmuqi where 10-12 uigher lost their lives again this is astonishing.

[@rogueagent0191]

When you get asked a question that's not on the script

[@russellbaston974]

And the “answer” isn’t on the script either.

[@sokratesowly2256]

cmon, that is the most expected question atm. Even the silence itself is in the script.

[@Mike-xo1se]

It's not that simple, his silence clearly says something.

[@renaldiroekanto789]

He only brought blank paper with him, he is also protesting...

[@asad-kc8zf]

😊he knew it was coming. Maybe he didn’t rehearsed the answer or there is no right answer.

[@elitepunch1498]

He was actually giving an open book exam he just couldn't find the answer in his notes 😂😂

[@ThemobileUnity]

Absolutely not, that your baby brain. Every Single word due for that he says actually can be alive or death. So yeah.

[@drgrey7026]

@@ThemobileUnity so it's just a very important exam

[@O_Cum_O_Cum_Emmanuel]

ahaha?

[@John-vz1wq]

his seniors forgot to write down the answers for these questions or possibly the answers were written in fine print

[@Mrkupid22]

I bet his PA will pay for this, he will find other mistake to cover up his shame, that's how the system work

[@jamiestewart4087]

I love his blank paper response!

[@paulosinigaglia1]

Credits to the journalist who crafted the question. He anchored the question on the reports of protests which puts the minister in a position that he needs to be very carefull if acknowledging the protests

[@NicasiusDeVries]

Yes and to consider having a president that is well known to get rid of people easily just like Israel Mossad.

[@evolrouy]

Agreed. D question was carefully and intellectually crafted.. d diplomat took a long pause. U cant really burry d truth.

[@tadhgcronin175]

Was this journalist silent during the lockdowns in the west.

[@msamogh96]

It's called a loaded question. And dude was not prepared for it

[@gosteiefavoritei1]

@@tadhgcronin175 Idk about this specific jornalist, but there was plenty of media coverage on lockdowns in the west, everyone knew it was happening, and there were plenty of jornalists asking their governments about their plans all the time. It was the only thing people talked about. But also lockdowns in western countries were super chill compared to the zero covid policy on China.

[@NoName-ky2sb]

He doesn't talk as an expression of oppression of speech. He's oppressed from above.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? RP Education

[@turtlex4866]

All politicians do the same thing avoid the tough questions and dodge it. In politics, admitting the fault is like career suicide.

[@coryliu4960]

👎

[@Chichi23178]

People just found out this guy’s wife actually lives in Germany and enjoyed all the freedom there.

[@Yashvant5569]

😂

[@kramnrib4888]

I think his whole life just flashed into his eyes knowing that answering the question may lead to his demise.

[@tomowenpianochannel]

Seriously... end this pretence and join the world again, China. We need you, you need us.

[@ceciliac2225]

If this isn’t a reality of China, your comment is very funny.

[@TuneyDarko]

@@ceciliac2225 you’re funny

[@wenyuhe8949]

@@ceciliac2225 help us please, our people have already been tired of this ***hole"s shameless words.Our nation" reputation has been damaged becuuse of him

[@crumstopher]

Bars

[@DanielKwan]

I was surprised there wasn’t an answer prepared in rehearsal for exactly the way the question was phrased. But probably nobody wanted to be the one adding this question to the list.

[@mikeshoults4155]

No no no. This man knows exactly what he is doing. He is terrified because what he is doing is... A white paper protest. Recently during the protests people have been holding up blank peices of A4 paper because they cannot say anything. Can you see the anger on his face. The fear, turning into determination... He knows that the CCP will know exactly what he is saying with his silence and he will disappear in a black bag, but he his doing it anyways. This guy is a martyr

[@francoislechanceux5818]

Certainly there is, but the Reuters journalist is really smart. He rephrased the question differently, hence the confusion in the speaker's mind.

[@dostagirl9551]

Based on his response and assuming he went with the one that closest matched the question he was asked, it seemed China expected the reporters to specifically mention the inhumane treatment and so were at a loss how to respond to a simple phrasing of whether or not they would continue with zero Covid policies.

[@charliekowittmusic]

Somebody who genuinely understands the drawback of an authoritarian government to their own goals! “Nobody wanted to be the one” (discussing this with the party officials) is probably exactly what happened lol

[@kaixiang5390]

yes, because that would require admitting discontent

[@ydcjydcj1724]

Every single word he says can literally be life or death

[@yesyes9698]

I think the modern situation is more like social and political death. Kind of like you literally stop existing if you are on their bad side.

[@MaxineM]

That is true.

[@icekingforyou]

He is dead.

[@lmfdjtiko2]

shiet dude

[@CherishedChristianLife]

did you saw that dry swallow 😬

[@TCTerribleDog]

For a man who's never at lost with words; it SHOCKS me to see him stumble for a 2ND time in a week. I think there's a paradigm shift within him.

[@marjhuncantago9476]

he been following scripts

[@randomoneforstuff3696]

@@marjhuncantago9476 And for once his script didn't include the answers to these pressing questions.

[@kelmac1618]

Did you see the message about the translator leaving out critical words?

[@austin426512]

Doesn’t he know that is the only question that will be asked??

[@thomasisking]

His Guardian subscription didn't go through.

[@kimberlyedwards75]

As I listen to this for only two minutes or less, my tear is rolling down my eyes you know the people want their freedom and new president they have spoken clearly please don’t give up

[@Jj-ty7qh]

This man’s life is on the line with every word he says. So I don’t blame him for exercising the utmost care. He is literally walking the tightrope of words. One wrong word, just like one misstep on a very high line with no harness, and we will literally never see him again. That country is a nightmare for everybody including these at the top. China is on the same continuum as North Korea.

[@pennycandyys]

Yes, Xi's actions and the state of China recently have been reminding me *so* much of N Korea

[@hannanhub1717]

No doubt

[@chrishansen2100]

It's not though.

[@haoosc5017]

I am chinese 哈哈哈哈

[@haoosc5017]

@Mickael Dintimille HAHAHA thx，but i m fine😆misleading news ，very funny

[@sausbaus4897]

Shows how scary the government can be, man's fearing for his life answering that

[@justayoutuber1906]

Trump had many with the same look

[@user-nq7lr8fy8p]

@@justayoutuber1906no he didn’t lol Trump was always confident

[@vanchaithao537]

I agree, this man is fighting for his own safety life, the president China is watching his actions and his speech, I can feel his fear and his life. I totally understand he know the answer to the question, but he know someone is watching on him.

[@chenchen6027]

Your country is scary,your government is rubbish

[@vanchaithao537]

@@chenchen6027 That is not true. The country of itself is not very scary or being fear by the government, they are not powerful to scare you. The scary part that everyone fear the most even government is themselves. You can't have power if no one don't believe you, support your ideology, or loyalty to your trust. That is the scary thing in China. It can cost rebels, conflict, or revolution. That is China biggest fear of all.

[@recration]

This is an honest man. He gave us the honest answer. And then gave us the answer he has to give to keep his livelihood. Silence speaks a thousand words.

[@ACP099]

Anyone who's listened to him regularly knows he's the biggest liar on the planet...in order to keep his livelihood.

[@Ixions]

I could be wrong but the long silence may have been a refusal to answer the question... The implication being that if he wants any sort of answer to report he should "repeat" the question. (ask something else). This failed but the question was repeated with a more diplomatic and softer phrasing. The man then proclaimed, "nothing to see here, our 'dynamic' zero-covid policy continues" Interestingly, this leaves the door open to cave to the protests in future. "The protests never changed our minds. We're being 'dynamic'!" It's a fragile system that is built on fear. The state must appear infallible and beyond reproach or it WILL fail.

[@gordo3582]

I actually thought his silence was sort of like the white paper protest, not saying anything is actually a form of protest considered 'safer' by some in China like the blank sheet of paper.

[@karazakiakuno4645]

He didn't gave silence as answer, His silence was because there was no answer.

[@richmondlandersenfells2238]

Not really LOL!

[@Invicta117]

Looks like SOMEONE'S going to the gulag

[@mayankkumar5896]

Man took " sometimes silence is the best answer" seriously.

[@cf8802]

@Travel Crawl Uhm.... When was it safe to have children in History? And... Has there ever been a world without insane leaders, that has caused tremors and fear? Btw, Historically, we probably have just lived through the second most peaceful period ever, since Pax Romana, at least here in the Western World.

[@utsavmewada45]

Uski phati padi hai..

[@tannen3339]

@@Orange-ic2mp Putin is a monster

[@stupifyingstupedity2112]

He did not choose silence, he was struggling and paralysed. If this was a movie scene, that acting would have been judged to be overdone. Each answer he came up with in his mind strangled his tongue.

[@fransvangoolen2972]

It's a computerized answer without any feeling..

[@pauln7029]

There is silence of power, but this is most certainly a silence of anxiety

[@ludo9234]

And also the silence of death.

[@prn718]

It’s fascinating to see China’s carefully orchestrated facade crumble progressively in the era of social media and nonstop information.

[@anshi5098]

@@prn718 thats so well put together

[@MonroeSim]

@@anshi5098 so many well spoken people on YT lol that’s like the 5th poetic comment I’ve seen in like 20 min 😂

[@culbinator]

This man’s life is on the line if he says the wrong thing.

[@SingkitDude]

What are you babbling about with this unfounded and ignorant comment?!

[@igisanchez265]

not really, this guy is a premiere bootlicker. One of Xi Jinping's most beloved cocksuckers. He would be forgiven if he makes a mistress... i mean, a mistake.

[@JohnSmith-vn8dm]

@@SingkitDude CCP officials have constantly been purged through history for not having enough loyalty to the paramount leader. Xi himself has purged many factional rivals just this year. The previous Chinese ambassador to the UK was demoted to a backwater punishment position in North Korea for liking the wrong Tweets on Twitter. So what OP is saying is quite logical. The real question is if you are simply ignorant, or a malicious bot.

[@ParadiseQ]

@@JohnSmith-vn8dm I don’t feel sorry for this official since he is part of CCP and perhaps getting paid well.

[@culbinator]

@@SingkitDude are you a Chinese bot or a real person?

[@dchegu]

He didn't even have a generic diplomatic reply.

[@whatabout129]

Did they play the full video ?

[@cj41079]

diplomatic in China? 🤣🤣🤣

[@Tensho_C]

what he said last couldnt be more diplomatic and generic

[@marvinyean5]

Well he did Deny it which is the generic dictatorship answer

[@wilg9400]

Unfortunately reliability is way over evaluated than capabilities

[@YoMamasCasa]

It has to be stressful knowing that giving the wrong answer could get you "disappeared".

[@tomlewis4888]

Has to be stressful being propagandised

[@D.2601]

Even this act is gonna get him disappeared! He kinda held the blank paper indirectly

[@deletedcomment2478]

I have a business partner that is Chinese and he said you can disappear there easily and for almost nothing.

[@Jennifer-xy5sw]

Chinese people think he is a rogue, without any quality

[@doodlegassum6959]

His family as well

[@snekjek]

really shows how little they can justify being silent on things anymore, he doesnt even have a lie to tell, he just says none of this is happening

[@1398go]

Which is the biggest lie. Can’t save face from that!

[@suikai2776]

Just a little colorful revolution to install instability. Nothing to talk about. We have been planning this for years and they know it.

[@urrywest]

It is a typical western response as well... Wide spread protests against sanctions in europe.... European leaders tend to double down on sanctions against themselves... Russia overcoming Ukraine in the field.... US media talks about the inevitability of Ukraine's total victory..

[@du-me-Utube-1975]

WHO REMEMBERED IN THE WEST (Canada, Australia, USA) when people protests and were denied, arrested, dehumanized, mocked by the media, bank accounts frozen…??? HYPOCRISY MUCH WESTERN MEDIA???

[@ericpoeperic]

@@du-me-Utube-1975 lol why are you so offended

[@vincentnguyen8569]

This is when action speaks louder than words

[@taijisyxom6888]

same for blank paper

[@Arcadax]

Actually, he always tells the journalists to repeat the questions or keep silence, or pretend to read the files to waste the time. It’s very common for him. If the journalist ask again, he would wait for a longer time and repeat the same answer

[@Levittchen4G]

lol why tho?

[@ann-mariepaliukenas19]

@@Levittchen4GCCP

[@mafinalmessagechangedaworl7131]

So why would the ccp send out someone like him to talk about the recent protest??

[@romnickz9]

Waste of time. A big lie peddled to the world. Make TSAYNAHH a democratic country. Hold elections. END DICTATORSHIP. END CPP.

[@toddgrant6133]

@@mafinalmessagechangedaworl7131 They had no idea how to deal with this widespread situation

[@aliciajones3531]

He’s scared for his position and his future, so he handled it cautiously 😟😟😟

[@3320z]

yes

[@mikeshoults4155]

No no. This is his protest! Recently people have been holding up blank A4 paper to protest because they are not allowed to say anything. This is his blank white paper. Oh sh**. He has ba**s! He is protesting!

[@minervaowl8298]

Idk why you guys are feeling so sorry for this man. He's apart of the party

[@groovyscratch]

He's amongst the politicians who deliberately decided to apply these zero-covid policies so please do not feel sorry for him... He doesn't belong to the People.

[@JP13795]

No lol he's scared for his life. You think he's just worried about losing his job? If he messed that up he probably would have disappeared soon after.

[@NotoriousPyro]

"can you repeat the question?" What he actually meant was: "can you ask a different question?"

[@Marcheloul]

No, more like "Can you give me more time?"

[@wasilaify]

So true. 😅

[@Evdksurbejhfsnsij]

He is not speechless. He is trying to stay alive.

[@nolove7485]

That silence was pure trepidation and calculation. A man who knew that his answer could not only cost him his life, but the lives of his family and anyone who has ever been close to him ever.

[@Kunbeeb]

And the lives of his countrymen too. Tbh. How he answers will affect the mood of the current populace even more in either direction.

[@xtsmbayi3028]

Drama queen

[@AKDHFR]

He is silence bcs it is indeed true there was a protests and they don't know how to respond to that. A bad answer doesn't mean his life is on the line that's not how they work. If you notice today china ease zero covid bcs a protests yesterday and there was no single coverage on that except from SCMP or Skynews y'all deluded

[@ayeme9246]

What an evil government

[@diodoruscronus]

Wrong. That's arrogance

[@KakumeiDev]

He didn't need to answer that question, his silence explains it more than anything.

[@rinahk3407]

Bravo !! This diplomat is brilliant - best way to handle an unprofessional journalist from the west !!

[@ksy6177]

@@rinahk3407 sure, if unprofessional means asking questions that you should but don't want to answer

[@rinahk3407]

@@ksy6177 The questions was compounded, lacked foundations and assumed facts not in evidence. Learn you basic logic first kid

[@evileagle467]

@@rinahk3407 Assumed facts? ARE YOU BLIND? Learn basic usage of your eyes little infant.

[@Romanum1]

@@rinahk3407 cringe CCP supporter alert

[@nnnnnopenoway8418]

What is terrifying, is that this type of government and disregard for reality and free will is actually spreading. Places where people are allowed to make their own decisions and be responsible for themselves is diminishing.

[@LordKingKamiGuru]

Places like where exactly?

[@ydontubegray]

People were never responsible for themselves, its weird how people think "freedom" automatically fixes every single problem out there.

[@kristijanveljaca1687]

Mf living in 2050

[@4.0.4]

@@LordKingKamiGuru lockdown measures were forced in many places, even if someone might personally rather risk it - people offed themselves to this, didn't see relatives one last time, lost life opportunities and more. People were treated like pawns with no agency by those in power.

[@JamesKo]

How many times have you been infected with COVID? In China, the virus has no freedom to spread because human right outweigh the virus's rights.

[@crimsonsbarvwin3393]

IF I'm the China's foreign ministry! I will just WALK- OFF like........... DONALD TRUMP!!!! (without any Xplanation)

[@voofongting9083]

Well- said😁😅🤣😂😂😂😇

[@jasonho6024]

The reporter is the one who being Un professionals & Out of his Line!!! I will just JAILED him & Imprisonment 4 LIFE !!! ~ Can't WAIT to see WHAT is he going to do, NEXT!!!

[@deepx8679]

The way reporter structured the question is just excellent 👌

[@Blindswordsman1994]

These CCP officials are used to just reading off scripts

[@ignashi7plays401]

Got him by the gut.

[@ubermenschen3636]

His is a leading question. A loaded question.

[@blackknight4996]

You are an uneducated re t ard....The question is a statement. E-D-AT!

[@dave9547]

Didn't western governments beat, imprison and close bank accounts of people protesting the same thing? The hypocrisy of our media and governments is disgusting.

[@brucemighty7438]

Wow, this is the first time I’ve seen Zhao being so awkward and out of his elements, and came up with a non-answer.

[@Leo-ty5bh]

经常这样，只是你没看到，那几个发表言人里这个是最菜，最起码人家还能瞪眼说瞎话，这个低头不说，要不就是一个字一个字的说

[@tawnydi]

Couldn’t agree more. He’s usually very smug and supercilious. Very out of character, and shows how serious this is.

[@sleepingbunny1]

@@Leo-ty5bh也挺不要脸的

[@HighBoss]

When I saw this video/headline I thought it'd be the typical overhyped clickbait but wow I never expect to see Zhao like this.

[@minervaowl8298]

@@tawnydi exactly China this stuff is getting exposed so much that they can't even hide how bad it is anymore

[@MW-greatteacher10]

That was excruciating to observe. His silence spoke volumes.

[@eddyvideostar]

To MW: It's the AI translation equipment stuff that spoke zilch.

[@deanbarnett8538]

@@eddyvideostar This Android is so advanced in its appearance. Sadly,it still has a few glitches trying to process western concepts.

[@MelodyMan69]

The complete ARROGANCE shown that you cannot ask those Questions of the CCP.

[@LeaverWild]

He might be “speechless” but he said a million things in that silence. 😅

[@localextremist2839]

@@illDefine1 Wumao

[@frankh.5378]

Give me 1.

[@EricSmith9000]

It takes time to consider how much he values his family.

[@xijinpig7978]

Xi once told him... 1 wrong word, 3 generations.

[@RareSeldas]

Xi seems very respected.

[@WhalesWilly]

@@RareSeldas more of feared not respected

[@betts12220]

The family that lives in.....Germany lol

[@Lisa-gj6rv]

The best thing is that his family is in Germany now.

[@redred1952]

He doesn't want his family to die

[@marylee8430]

No, his wife and children in Germany 😂😂

[@nekopolice]

@@marylee8430 assassin, mercenaries and agent.. they are everywhere

[@matthew78917]

@@marylee8430 well he himself doesn’t want to accidentally fall out of a window with both hands tied to his back either

[@adilkhan226]

🤣🤣

[@redred1952]

@@marylee8430 Chinese have agents/police everywhere

[@winyonzentrada]

When you take something that has been in the darkness into the light, you can't cover it anymore. Just like now, no matter how you try to cover it, it is before the very eyes of the world.

[@taxitaxi922]

I don't seem any Wrong, on Him! Is the REPORTER the one that I smell weird and Out of *ORDER*

[@elTrebol_Larry]

Still, it’s a pretty basic question, no proper foreign diplomat would be speechless like this. As some have stated: silence speaks a thousand words Ahh, maybe one day you’ll get it

[@taxitaxi922]

@@elTrebol_Larry Ofc, donald TRUMP💩💩🤡!!

[@taxitaxi922]

​ @elTrebol_Larry yeaaa.......RIGHT!! KAREN !! 🤭🤭🤢🤢🤡

[@stephaniegaughan2886]

The silence spoke a thousand words.

[@forgettohaveaname2954]

And you clearly spoke the truth that you don’t know what a spokesperson is about

[@yori13]

@@forgettohaveaname2954 not only do you not know what being a spokesperson is about, but you are also ignorant of the situation. Ask yourself why this video was posted, with such a title, and has 1.2m views in 1 day. Indeed, it was because the silence held meaning, so the OP was correct. The meaning of the silence went completely over your head, sadly.

[@forgettohaveaname2954]

@@yori13 At least I had been in a course of a spokesman, besides, do you know the fact that the question is about China, and Chinese are not in the 1.2 m?

[@yori13]

@@forgettohaveaname2954 did you know that youtube is banned in China? You don't know anything about China if you're asking that question.

[@forgettohaveaname2954]

@@yori13 You are so cute, do you know I am a Chinese? and have a rich connection with China and far more channel to know the fact about China?

[@intreoo]

This guy is the sharpest man I've ever seen. It was surreal to see him completely speechless like a student being asked a question after a book report on the book they never actually read..

[@animeknightx]

I sware he was literally sweating bullets

[@morlarav602]

Which is you

[@wasilaify]

Sharpest? Let’s not euphemize him.

[@soccom8341576]

no, the journalists are the sharp ones.

[@TheBreadSultan]

Reporter asked a foreign office spokesman - about a home office issue...

[@WhoWho569]

He got emotional, had to find composure. Something about all this has made him grow a conscience. The man is human again. I’m happy for him, I’m happy for anyone that regains their humanity.

[@pmg2120]

Hopefully you’re right. But my fear is he’s trying figure out a way to answer the question that doesn’t get him killed.

[@starjadiancloneinvestigato1772]

did you read some fanfiction about him or something because what you said did not happen LOL

[@gabbyn.3049]

@@starjadiancloneinvestigato1772 Someone write this man a fanfic!

[@Blisterdude123]

Are you kidding? He was probably trying to frantically restrain the natural inclination to have a journalist escorted into the happy van.

[@franciszek_soyyo1489]

What he answered was not fully translated. He said: “The situation that you’ve mentioned is far from the truth. China always follows its zero covid policy’s situation.. direction(he stammered and misspoken) and been making adjustments according to the realistic situation.”

[@dallimamma]

::: Thank you. No trusty earpiece to prompt him, like Canadian officials have come to rely on recently.

[@l_ifeefi_l1998]

In other words, he didnt answer at all. At best u can make out of his words is -its just an illusion. Theres no protests happening and ccp is never wrong. I hope ccp continues with this antic so the ppls frustration will just grow to a tipping point

[@cosmoray9750]

😄When Canada had the "Freedom Convoy" protesters in downtown Ottawa, Trudeau shut down the protester. He has the organizer of the protest arrested. Anyone who is involved in the protest bank account freeze. Can you say Hypocrite.,,🤔

[@franciszek_soyyo1489]

@@achocolatelily0804 「根據動態清零的情方針..總方針」是一句「根據現實的情況作有關調整」是另一句you just combined the two sentences into one so…

[@hufficag]

So he accused the jouranlist of being a liar? What part about seeing people out on the street is not the truth?

[@rarelyaccurate6252]

"If I close my eyes, maybe everyone will disappear."

[@Hunter_IRL]

Right! Guy had a sensory overload and had to shut one down.

[@sephiroth8377]

He needs to say the truth. "He's not in a position to say"

[@edoardodario]

Who is then? He’s the spokesperson. Literally his job is to be the person to say

[@explicitreverberation9826]

@Edoardo Dario that's what your looking at. Top down infiltration. There's nothing we can do for him but watch. At least we notice this guy is trapped. One wrong move and he literally gets erased. NOT just killed. Erased.

[@Xi_Pooh_Shill]

@@edoardodario Especially in authoritarian countries, spokespersons are there to dodge and lie to silence the questions.

[@Shinzon23]

@@edoardodario Because his superiors will either have him tortured to death or just drag his family out to a Courtyard put a bullet in their heads and then shoot him in the face.... because that's the sort of people the red Chinese are. Ororgan harvest him while hes still alive because that's something they also do to prisoners there. I wish I was joking, look up what happened to Falon Ga in China

[@msjahun]

@@edoardodario but the response is to avoid saying anything

[@achyutnepalise7829]

IF i' Zhao, the Foreign- ministry = I will just WALK- 0FF & WALK- OUT then Leave the ROOM (without a WORD) !!!!!

[@voofongting9083]

Well- said 👍

[@jessicapham1624]

He's also the one that said "people should feel lucky if they are in China during the pandemic." Such irony.

[@du-me-Utube-1975]

WHO REMEMBERED IN THE WEST (Canada, Australia, USA) when people protests and were denied, arrested, dehumanized, mocked by the media, bank accounts frozen…??? HYPOCRISY MUCH WESTERN MEDIA???

[@danwelterweight4137]

US had more than 1 million people die and counting, Europe saw 2 million die and counting. China only lost 30 000+/-. Which one would you looks better better off to you? That is not even talking about the tens of millions of people in the US and Europe who got Covid19 continue with all types of long term Covid19 symptoms.

[@HM-2011]

Looking at it from the perspective of death per capita, it seems relevant. Looking at death per capita in some coutries that wasted time in bebating response and throwing blames during the early month,.it seems to me the responsibility.of those govs is far greater than the focus on China's responses. It's a country of 1.5+ billion people, Let that sink.

[@internationalrtg5602]

You have a nice feminine face

[@theFastestSloth_001]

Yeah no one knows where do they bring this irony from.

[@mitchellrutty8331]

You can tell this guy understands English perfectly, after the words anger and frustration were mentioned he started sifting through his papers looking for this question, it was probably not on the list that had been given to him before this press conference.

[@Feixiao768]

yes, he can speak English. you can search a video where he spoke English

[@demolisherOfMoney]

@@Feixiao768 He doesn't speak English and rather get a translator because this is a Chinese press conference, it would be incredibly defeating if he answered in English rather than the native tongue, its like Biden answering a question in Italian lol, is Italian superior to English? Not when you're at an English conference, no disrespect to Italy. If it were an Italian conference and they understood English perfectly, they'd still answer in Italian

[@ju5e3]

@@demolisherOfMoney what on earth are you on about buddy

[@hollyxytphh]

his English is better than you can ever think of. check his twitter if you want to prove it.

[@Minifigure17]

@@demolisherOfMoney it's odd that he asked him to repeat the question, still. I think it makes sense that there's a translator there and that he replies in Chinese, but how come he needed the question to be repeated if it's being asked in two languages, both of which he comprehends

[@moshunit96]

The silence alone said more than the few words he spoke.

[@ashishsinha7495]

He was like "That question wasn't the part of the script"😏☠️🤣🤣

[@menagerie6694]

As an Asian, growing up, that's the look my parents gave me when they're frustrated, because they feel defeated yet they want to look stern and in the right at the same time. 😂😂

[@zacksmith5963]

Nope Protests over btw

[@chokaling]

@@zacksmith5963 😂

[@zacksmith5963]

@@chokaling is that an indian beggar

[@eriol_h]

🤣

[@golinlim2221]

you're NOT an Asian! Asians people *NEVER* Speak THAT WAY!!!

[@allenthien3103]

Am NOT Surprised , sounds like the Reuters reporter had been paid to ask such Quest) !!! Any Foreign ministry wouldn't & Can't *answer* ThaT ^^ !!! :D

[@wolf-yw9wk]

he wasn’t speechless. these people are prepared. i think he understood exactly what would be asked and let his silence speak for itself. the answer he gave was a pretty easy answer one wouldn’t need to read from a prepared statement. the fact that his life is in danger for speaking up in any form i’m sure he understands the gravity of as well and how entrenched this experiment in the utopia gone awry is. his answer was what he was saying in between the shuffling of papers.

[@meyague]

not saying anything is equally dangerous to his career and life as it is to risk speaking out of the script

[@wolf-yw9wk]

@@meyague hence the long drawn out paper shuffle like he was looking around for something he clearly knew the answer to.

[@jonathangabryle7930]

the Reporter is the ONE who asking such Unprofessional Quest) !!! I will just LEAVE without ANY Explanation to such LwLife's !!!!

[@bryanjason9057]

Any foreign officials will do the same too.

[@bryanjason9057]

No doubt, any foreign officials will do the same too.

[@thearchibaldtuttle]

Almost cannot believe he wasn't expecting this question!

[@null-0]

More like he was really hoping that nobody would bring it up. Bet he felt his stomach dropped.

[@thearchibaldtuttle]

@@null-0 LOL I know that feeling from school!!

[@null-0]

@@thearchibaldtuttle Been there.

[@Herrera_70]

He went "white paper" himself😭 His silence said a lot.

[@zetareticuli841]

Dank deinem Kommentar verstehe ich jetzt seine Reaktion. Danke!

[@cooliipie]

🤣👏

[@sanchurros6030]

NO ONE !!! Is NO ONE!!! Need to answer the Reporters' ANY, ANY Quest) Incld. Zhao, the foreign ministry he, himself!!!

[@DLoreanv7]

You can hear the social credits dropping like Yu-Gi-Oh life points.

[@liuxian558]

That silence is the verbal metaphor of a blank white paper. Thank u for your support brother.

[@penguinista]

I was wishing he would hold up one of his papers, blank side to the camera. But you are right. At an important, symbolic level he did.

[@unawesome-.-jello]

if he mysteriously vanishes, you did that bro

[@Jumpoable]

AMEN.

[@poshko41]

This is a Justin Trudeau level malfunction.

[@TheGeorey]

Bro needs to raise a white paper like the protesters 😭

[@trnstn1]

He would disappear within the hour.

[@Garrietamana]

That is so funny if he raise a white paper 😂

[@timg2655]

😭😭🤣 it turns out his notes were a blank white piece of paper!

[@Superpooper-2020]

@@trnstn1 in my inddia we can't even pr0test with0ut getting sh0tt 0r dissapeared

[@xuezhuang5749]

Lol😂

[@NPHL01]

This men remains SILENT!

[@thnz5067]

Wow. Give this guy an Oscar. What a performance.

[@Paul-H-Wolfram6608]

Correction, the Oscar award should goes to karine jean-pierre. If you had watched every karine's replies and statement to the press on the media 🤣 then you would agree with me that her performance was much better than this chinese official. Don't you think so ? ?

[@supe4701]

@@Paul-H-Wolfram6608He should get an award at this point cause he has the ability to modify the international gas price on a whim using his dementia powers

[@ju5e3]

@@Paul-H-Wolfram6608 you're right Biden's a flawed president. And he's gotten a lot of flak for it. The fact is every word leader should be criticized if there's any wrongdoing. But the side that chooses to defend dictators will always suffer the most. Mark my words.

[@ehhe4381]

His neck is on the line... If he says something against the zero-covid policy of paramount leader Xitler, he's as well as dead...

[@katrinoy1]

Yes, I hope the Republic of China(=taiwan) government will recapture the mainland china and unify it again. It is too bad that the territory of the liberal and powerful democratic government of the Republic of China is such a small island. If China were a democratic government, it would not have fought the United States like this now..

[@dwrobotics2180]

He looks genuinely very distressed. From what other comments said the translator didn’t give him the full question but even so, he looks incredibly fearful even discussing the subject. How bizarre.

[@michigandersea3485]

That’s because he’ll be seriously punished if he diverges from Xi’s line. This is a perilous time for Xi

[@语无-i9e]

因为纸上没有答案，他完全不知道怎么办

[@dept9203]

Some background info, this is a guy currently thriving in the CCP. He is the one who tweeted that covid was spread to China by the US army. So he is NOT too embarrassed to lie, he is just incompetent at giving substantive answers.

[@Fuzzbuggy]

Yeah I got the same vibes. I think many people in there had the same feeling and were perhaps concerned for his welfare. The silence was deafening, and his body language was saying the opposite of what came out of his mouth - as if even he knows its not an appropriate response measure and that China is losing control of its people

[@willceurvels]

I think the translator translated most of what he said. He clearly understands what the question is. 近期中國國內表現出了對中國政策的不滿，中國是否會在很快的時期內結束這個政策...

[@taxitaxi922]

Reuter's reporter is Out of his Rights & Order! Zhao, had No obgligation to answer his Quest) nor even have the responsibility to do so).!!!!

[@TheZoltanChronicles]

Look at him, he's just terrified.

[@gabriellim1343]

To me : - it seems the *Reporter* had been paid to ask " *such* " Quest) !!!

[@nekopop8159]

This is the first time I’ve seen him acting like this.

[@mikicerise6250]

Yes. Anyone who's followed the man's public appearances will be very surprised.

[@avivaguo4312]

I think they are very worried now by losing their power of China as they know they are in a big trouble in China and outside of China. They are scared to do anything wrong.

[@mikicerise6250]

@@avivaguo4312 If they were as worried about making China a great place for its citizens as they were about losing power, they wouldn't be in this predicament to begin with.

[@roamstarr]

@@mikicerise6250 Yep, I've seen his other press cons. This one is really on the edge. He chose his words at knifepoint.

[@josephc.9520]

Yeah hes usually very sharp when it comes to answering, mostly because he understands english perfectly fine and doesn't need to wait for his interpreter to finish. But oh boy the way he started sifting through the papers the moment he knew what the journalist was getting at was quite chilling

[@crimsonsbarvwin3393]

the China's Foreign ministry should just WALK- OFF & WALK- OUT like................ *Donald TRUMP* (without an Xplanation & Answer) !!!!!!!

[@voofongting9083]

Well- said👍👍👍

[@bryanjason9057]

Donald trump's the worse and you wanna see how they compared him to Zhao!

[@calvindevries]

bot

[@iworms]

This is his version of blank piece of paper.

[@sword_of_damocle5]

That's the impression I got as well. Asking the reporter to repeat the question and responding with silence again sealed the deal for me. It's also ambiguous enough to pass off as him mocking the reporter when questionned by higher-ups

[@michaela4024]

It matches his blank expression.

[@Hexnilium]

Maybe, but I've seen him really carry water for the CCP, so I doubt he wouldn't now.

[@AstraI]

I think you're onto something

[@AstraI]

@@Hexnilium well his family prob get disappeared if he didn't

[@taxitaxi922]

the Reporter is *Out of Order* Not doing his JOB!!! He's Out of his Class & RIGHT!!! Jailed him imprisonment for LIFE!!! *Zhao, had no obligation nor responsibility to answer him, anyway! Regardless* !

[@Ava-km7tl]

🤣🤣🤣 you are ridiculous!

[@mohammadnazri3126]

@@Ava-km7tl 🤣🤣🤣just like your Mother!

[@taxitaxi922]

@@Ava-km7tl 😅🤣😂.........WHATEVA get you SL 😴😴P Through the NIGHT🛌......😅🤣😂

[@taxitaxi922]

@@Ava-km7tl ................WHATEVA Get you SL😴😴P Through the NIGHT🛌.......😅🤣😂

[@katrinoy1]

Yes, I hope the Republic of China(=taiwan) government will recapture the mainland china and unify it again. It is too bad that the territory of the liberal and powerful democratic government of the Republic of China is such a small island. If China were a democratic government, it would not have fought the United States like this now...

[@kamana6435]

He was running through his normal deflection scripts and realised the magnitude of the question was too great for his normal scripts. He found himself in a cognitive dissonance loop and had to escape the loop by asking to repeat the question. Finally he realised whatever he said would sound bogus anyway so he went for the standard.. that’s not what happened in reality script.

[@nbgoodiscore1303]

Oh, ok that makes sense. I was scared for a second there.

[@anakborneo7993]

Sometime one just at a loss how to answer a dum question

[@du-me-Utube-1975]

WHO REMEMBERED IN THE WEST (Canada, Australia, USA) when people protests and were denied, arrested, dehumanized, mocked by the media, bank accounts frozen…??? HYPOCRISY MUCH WESTERN MEDIA???

[@ericpoeperic]

@@du-me-Utube-1975 are you triggered and just sharing this comment en masse?

[@du-me-Utube-1975]

@@ericpoeperic ….why are you so angry at FACTS? Just spotted a CIA troll….

[@XGab-barX]

Why did Guardian didn't show his whole reply??? I wanted to know

[@neerajpatidar9776]

For a second I thought he is going to raise a blank paper. He was blank with his words though.

[@purplesoul4039]

that would be the most epic plot twist in this decade

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

💀

[@navdeeptyagiziro]

Who knows his silence would mean the same as blank paper.

[@Xi_Pooh_Shill]

He was shuffling his script, looking for answers.

[@ishikawagoemon4397]

This is the first time he's in silence, I can't imagine the pressure he's having

[@GreatJO]

When asked about the protest in Shanghai, he was also in silence for a shorter period.

[@jammin1881]

He is a mouth peice for the CCP. His life probably does depend on it and his words.

[@sasamiami1816]

Obviously, the reporter is a *Paid- reporter* !!! Zhao, had no Obligation to answer the reporter's Quest) !!!

[@ellycham621]

🤣😂😅👍👍🤝

[@matthewlai9892]

Why don't you show us the full answer footage?

[@brendanburrows3217]

................cause BBC had something to- HIDE!!!

[@matthewlai9892]

@@brendanburrows3217 I'm not surprised.

[@howo357]

This is the first time I feel bad for this guy. He knows he can’t say what he’s thinking and he knows there’s no answer that’s going to satisfy both the reporter and his boss.

[@gspolima]

Sorry, no pity for this guy. He's not only participating in the lie, he's an active proponent of it. He knows the extent of evil of what's going on and goes along with it.

[@Xport9]

I don't. He took this job willingly, knowing full well what he's getting himself into.

[@sanchurros6030]

My Gosh!!! WHAT a *PAID* Reporter!!!!

[@gabriellim1343]

😅🤣😂👍👍👍🤝🤭

[@nerex_rs2937]

Your question is against China -100000 of social credits

[@tjr-007tt]

He’s just formulating the best gaslighting response.

[@PeakTorque]

lol

[@najatm]

ugh, I can't imagine the level of pressure he has to deal with

[@penguinista]

Whatever choices he has made, he is still a human. Fearing for your safety and that of your family with every word you speak would be a living nightmare.

[@silverfang1158]

No one told him to echo the voice of the CCP.

[@theshadedshadow5993]

I'm sure his life depends on it.

[@sammexp]

That’s the reason why China doesn’t work

[@Seanith]

Maybe they did. If you were propositioned for your families safety would you?

[@sasamiami1816]

Zhao, the foreign- ministry Don't need to ANSWER ANY QUEST) make him feeel Uncomfortable!!! He has NO OBLIGATION!! NO!!!

[@subhammajumder3983]

i literally burst into laughter when he said "repeat the question"

[@Rosie-uc9xj]

Yeap, by the way, his English perfect

[@breadfruitleaf1619]

@@Rosie-uc9xj could tell by his face hearing the question. Bro tried to buy time waiting on the translator

[@hilljackzack7284]

Same 🤣😂

[@hilljackzack7284]

@@breadfruitleaf1619 wait really? I’m gonna rewatch

[@rccpromotions]

Same, that's me in a spelling bee when I have zero clue what the word is