China's Geography Problem

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[@ciaran1449]

I see you put Taiwan as an independent country. I also like to live dangerously.

[@spacetime269]

Well technically China has been in a civil war against Taiwan sense 1927.

[@johnz9206]

Lebron 21 Have you ever heard Republic of China? It's still alive...

[@rejvaik00]

I understood this reference

[@gc1762]

no, no it isn't

[@JG-vh6oy]

You mean Chinese Taipei? ;)

[@aussieboy4090]

“Mongolia is a friendly country” Ghengis Khan has joined the chat.

[@tedyoung6410]

lol that's quite a long time ago.

[@derickyjr5904]

try crusader kings 2

[@coban6153]

HoiNam Superior Southern Chinese vigina

[@kmhkhgv5417]

because at that time there was no guns and artillery. time has changed.

[@dotuix7064]

why don'ts give back the indian lands in USA? then we talk about the independence of Tibet! Fuck you white colonists and genocidists!!!

[@cyrusol]

Russia is NOT a friendly ally of China, it is a "regional" rival in Central Asia and at best the relationship between China and Russia is ambivalent. "The enemy of my enemy" kind of thing when it comes to dealing with the West but opposition when it comes to basically any other matter.

[@user-qwertyuiopasdfghj]

What conflicts? It’s obvious that CCP chose SEA and Taiwan as strategic areas rather than north China border. Northeast China bordering Russia has seen population decline for many years

[@cyrusol]

@@user-qwertyuiopasdfghj You clearly haven't looked at what happened in Central Asia regarding Belt & Road.

[@jonrobbin170]

Belt and road? More like Bombard and Rape!!

[@yibeichow744]

Yeah, this analysis is one-sided. But I like how it reconfirm China centuries old sovereignty in Tibet. For a English Channel on KZbin, this is a little bit of new.

[@deev09]

trueee, if west want to win against china it must not let russia go in the chinese camp

[@paulsholar9356]

1) When the video states that Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam are not insignificant neighbors with their own respective thick jungle topographies, this is not explaining only the potential military threat from those countries. The video is discussing geography, so I take it that any nation's military might ally with M-L-V to invade China from that defensible southern region. 2) The video states a disadvantage for China's geography is, it might be blockaded at sea from trading with rest of the world. However, if US and its allies (NATO) and partners (OECD nations) are blockading China at sea, who else will China attempt to trade with anyway? That would be Game Over for China's export-oriented economy. 3) China is double cropping its rice harvest, yet it still must import food.

[@iamsueshii8529]

"With the Gobi desert there's no chance a land-based empire will invade." Mongols: I'm gonna do what's called a pro gamer move

[@purevjargalpuujee4845]

One word is Great Wall ????

[@purevjargalpuujee4845]

Easy men easy. Have ever heard Manchurian nomads ? china was victim of nomads all time. Qing dynasty is not chinese. Qing dynasty was Manchu&Mongol's dynasty. china was victim of Qing dynasty. Go to read Taiping Rebellion and Manchu and Mongolian history.

[@HD-fy2wu]

@@EricYe-kx4uv 他说的明显是元朝被蒙古人统治的那会吧，这是700多年前的事了。

[@menwillbemen1589]

@Maggie Szpanelewska fuck china

[@akuentiewuan9181]

Maggie Szpanelewska you have a case of severe brain rot

[@Inkling777]

This was released in 2017. A lot has changed since then, including Trump, the coronavirus, and military clashes between India and China. A revision might be appropriate.

[@mattbowdenuh]

To be fair, the geography hasn't changed.

[@TheRock1.0]

@@mattbowdenuh True. But the political dynamics have drastically changed.

[@thegrandimperialist168]

It was a stupid video when it came out, I doubt he'd do better now.

[@leungkichang3220]

@@thegrandimperialist168 More than stupid

[@jaimepatena7372]

@@leungkichang3220 Read Sun Tzu The Art of War. Geography is very important. Geography is why Germany cannot win wars....it is in the middle of Europe.

[@pratyushdash7573]

as an indian i love the way how you just made a blunder and added chittagong district of bangladesh in myanmar

[@lowellfinn]

Yes i also notice that. Despite chittagong is very large and important city in Bangladesh.

[@nhrahat188]

You love this??? Can you accept kashmir being showen in pakistan???

[@adityarathi8803]

@@nhrahat188 he doesn't really mean he loves it, he's just pointing out a flaw.

[@nhrahat188]

@@adityarathi8803 Ohh..Maybe I also blundered to understand..I also noticed a while back when I first saw the video..

[@nhrahat188]

@Change2021RS change If Myanmar dares to do this type of mistake..It will definitely breakout..

[@McadMcad]

"When you have that much sex, the value of your peoples lives don't matter." - Hale Sage

[@magnuswalker7957]

At my age where can I get it 🍑🥒👍

[@jdawg3629]

@@magnuswalker7957 Your hands. Jill and Lill

[@dannytran8404]

“Mongolia is a friendly nation” HORSE ARCHERS

[@nitesh33387]

Age of empire 2

[@owenca63]

The Mongolian population in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China far exceeds that in Mongolia, but 80% of the population in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is Han Chinese，After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the ethnic minorities in the north will never have the opportunity to invade the Central Plains again, Because they were assimilated

[@txmmymai3175]

Mangudais

[@LeeGee]

Concentration camps

[@johnanon372]

Mongolia becomes friendly once gun powder was innovated.

[@yueminwang3551]

“Mongolia is a friendly country” Ghengis Khan, "Hold this head."

[@jackma5045]

成吉思汗，国际屠夫

[@stantorren4400]

jack ma translate

[@robertgittings8662]

@@jackma5045 *Chinese considers the Mongols the ethic minority (just like the Jewish people, black people in the US). Gengishan was very loyal to the Chinese Empire and greatly expanded the Empire (every Chinese are very grateful for that there are statues of him in China) all the treaties signed with European countries at that time has to be presented in Chinese, all the Kingdoms in the Empire is subordinate to the central emperor. When Gengishan fight in France and two hundred miles from the Atlantic ocean signed the treaty Where is King of France at that time also in Chinese. China and the mongolian people have intermingled each other for centuries. There are all Asians. There are little different in terms of physical features, so stop putting them apart in serving western divide-and-conquer agenda.*

[@robertgittings8662]

@@jackma5045 *On a final note, besides ethnically minority emperor, China also had a woman emperor, she is also a Chinese Emperor. As long as you work hard you can be an emperor, China is more tolerate to women and minorties than America, and less prejudice against minority.*

[@bobkoui]

Robert Gittings what about those Uyghurs am I right or am I right

[@tamoramuir2089]

It's crucial to remember that while China would be devastated if its shipping were blockaded, the rest of the world (especially the US) would be devastated by the lack of Chinese goods. We saw this, to a certain point, during the worst of COVID. Especially the when China had locked down again during the first part of 2022 but the US had opened up. While we'd had supply issues for all of COVID, that's when pent up demand from travelling and buying Americans collided with the still-locked down production in China, and we had massive supply chain issues. We still do. Certain industries would grind to a halt. 90% of solar panels or components are manufactured in China. Walmart and Target shelves would be bare except for food. I think the US and China going to war is nearly as unlikely as nuclear war. For all our adversarial relationship, we are economically interdependent.

[@herisruns]

that's why the US is shifting rapidly to manufacturing in mexico and other friendly countries

[@thomgorman]

"An arrogant and complacent leader is sure to meet with defeat." - Dou Bobi, Tang Dynasty

[@otterchenox506]

骄兵必败 兵means soldiers/troops ,not leader

[@Finalsplit]

This video in a nutshell: "Does China have a Geography Problem?" "Well no but actually yes!"

[@gamerdude1246]

This video is a nutshell: China bad

[@HimanshuSharma-vs3zh]

China has no border conflict Nameste from India: doing yoga in south west..❤️❤️

[@ishworshrestha3559]

Ok

[@MW-dd8vk]

Economically within the country yes however with Trade not so much.

[@standardbrah]

more like an attitude problem

[@zhiqianwen]

“It was only in the last 300 years that China took it over” US with 244 yrs of history: Am I a joke to you?

[@Erickpicapiedra]

Poker Face lol

[@oper.m]

Since the beginning of this year the whole world can see that yes, US is a joke to everyone around the globe

[@criticalterror56]

@@oper.m you accidently said US instead of China

[@vitas75]

@@criticalterror56 not an accident. Good luck with your virus, meanwhile ill be going to a concert tmrw :) Btw, the only reason why Trump is going at China is to switch public blame from himself. He failed miserably, while other countries are controling the virus, its still going strong in the US. Even italy is already recovering.

[@josephwang5416]

@@criticalterror56 USA is a shit-hole right now. Lucky I'm not you

[@EnglishLearnersHere]

Very interesting analysis! Would love to have an updated version of this video! 💕

[@jayhu001]

As a Chinese person, the analysis at the beginning of the video genuinely amused me. The author's lack of understanding of Chinese history and geopolitics leaves me incredulous.😅

[@vincentskat-rrdam4857]

The rule book says: when unit is on jungle tile, movement speed is decreased by 50%

[@Charles-yi3mx]

Vincent Skat-Rørdam According to my rulebook, you can’t walk on an ocean tile.

[@vincentskat-rrdam4857]

Dead Squid this is true. Until you have unlocked the Technology “large ships”, transportation on an ocean tile is impossible.

[@VioletteToussaint]

@@dotuix7064 Why copying and pasting the same irrelevant message everywhere?! Start a new conversation on this topic instead of parasiting other conversations.

[@allenz2903]

The United States has only 240 years of history, and the Indians are Chinese. We ask the United States to return the territory

[@mattterway6487]

Vietnam grindin that +1 science to university buildings for having adjacent jungle tiles

[@diogo082]

I think it is is more a geopolitical analysis than a geography one.

[@TricaGamer]

geograph problems involve geopolitical ones

[@matthewmannion4227]

Ghe video is based on a book called prisoners of geography, which is about geographys effect on geopolitics

[@bryan8191]

ok

[@borivojetravica569]

"Tibet is only 300 years in China" :D... North America is only 300 years in European hand. Ok let's have dill, every body go home.

[@matachuan1746]

also a bullshit geopolitical analysis

[@tiggeesong]

Actually the statement at 2:19 is false because china's Yunnan Province (The one that borders all three of the countries) is mountainous and is the eastern end to the Himalayas, so the battle would be hard on both sides.

[@Grert-iu3hv]

‘Philippines has never had a bulletproof relationship with US’ 2021: US sends state of the art helicopters worth billions to the Philippines and promise to provide military aid.

[@user-ye6ft4ly7r]

This is a modern term for colonization.

[@pollall2793]

@@user-ye6ft4ly7r The Philippines requested the money, and equipment...

[@innocentboi561]

"state of the art" ok

[@JohnDoe-ud3ue]

The video was 2 years ago....

[@rishabhlenka4505]

To be fair, in 2012, due to the Scarborough Shoal failure, the Philippines started moving towards China. It's only during the Trump administration that they started moving back, and the current administration is supporting that movement.

[@AkhilEapen]

KZbin: "China's Geographical Problem" Trump: "I'm listening"

[@mmmzzzz560]

I laughed

[@neilsumanda1538]

"Trump's Geographical Problem..." especially of the South of USA.. 😂😂

[@q0qcky753]

Underrated commemt

[@AkhilEapen]

@@q0qcky753 😢😢

[@william3686]

Akhil Abraham Eapen LOL

[@X43oPEGASUSo]

The most satisfying part of this video is watching the lit-up boat do a water "Drift" at 9:23

[@Kinoksis]

I bet the captain was listening to "Deja Vu"

[@salva1622]

なに? かんせいドリフト!

[@lesselp]

Hand-brake turn..

[@EportChris]

Chinese drift king!

[@thateffinguy2422]

i hate to be a buzz kill but... the video was just in fast forward and he did a common slow u turn to dock the boat on its port side so its easier to disembark. I did laugh at your comment and how it did look like a drift though:)

[@sallyjohnston6979]

Thank you, I have been trying to learn more about China but have only learned enough to have more questions. In this one video you gave me insight into many 'whys'. Now I know how to expand my research. You are wonderful.

[@hafizshehzadali2192]

This information is incomplete and even too much wrong.

[@TanChoonHong]

Did the author give credit to the man who wrote the international bestseller "Prisoners of Geography" Tim Marshall who inspired many derivative videos like this one?

[@davidz7858]

You are misled by this video which is full of bias

[@Mgl1206]

my experience of having lived in Mongolia is that China and Mongolia are very much not friendly outside of economics

[@ProckerDark]

Mongolia had mire time being part of china than being a country

[@sexiieensfw7280]

"it would be significantly easier for Laos to invade China" very good joke

[@ensec6630]

geography wise it is true, he was not talking about militarily. even if it was militarily, the US spent decades in vietnam because guerrilla warfare is incredibly hard to combat

[@eddy-currents]

@@eugeneng7064 ... It's not about terrain, it's a point about choke points. It's always easier to invade from choke points rather than invading through choke points

[@eugeneng7064]

@@eddy-currents what are you smoking? The video only mentioned mountainous terrain. But okay I'll bite. On paper it looks like any Laotian force would be able to expand and move outwards in a fan, but in reality that is impossible because of the mountains in the way. It automatically funnels any serious Laotian force into the few valleys going running through the mountain ranges into nice chokepoints. Meaning, either way it's going to be hell, and the superior Chinese force would have a much easier time of both defending and attacking should something like that occur.

[@eddy-currents]

@@eugeneng7064 No, numbers do not actually favour military forces in choke points. Also, you are confusing operational efficiency with overarching strategy.

[@eugeneng7064]

@@eddy-currents where did you get the idea of superior Chinese force equates to numbers from? I'm talking about the more mechanised, digitised Chinese force against a Cold War style Laotian force here. And it looks like you're covering your ass because you're wrong about choke points

[@lightchipster]

I never realised Half as Interesting was your other channel!

[@alexburt8608]

I wasn't sure if he was joking about thay

[@---bm5bc]

ตกทำของ

[@dusty.-.]

Haha same

[@JustFang]

shhhh

[@gohhwaybeng4768]

Ah right of the goal

[@TheArt3mis]

Incredible video! Extremely helpful and thought provoking great work!

[@vloggingondoggies7894]

I just realised this : Before: Bendover After learning about history : wendover

[@hamoud8937]

Indian officials and Generals watching this video: “Write that down! Write that down!”

[@samyak9592]

we got Dalai Lama in India.

[@darshankhandelwal7290]

Well we are more powerful than your whole africa

[@sweetrain9482]

@@darshankhandelwal7290 why be so rude!? He was probably joking! You do realise that your words unfortunately reflect on your country, don't you?

[@kyungsoosneckmole]

@@sweetrain9482 exactly... why you are making India suffer for your ego words... Indians are more civilized than some in comments...keep that in

[@abseph1825]

especially after the border crisis recently

[@tito_zz9217]

“China is a country both blessed and cursed by geography.” The term you're searching is ‘blursed’.

[@therealspeedwagon1451]

Titazzo r/blursedimages

[@ShAmcCANN]

Blursed _adjective_ Blərsd An object or entity with good and bad things in an almost equal ratio. "China's geography is blurred."

[@reahndaku2230]

🤣🤣

[@anthonyb5227]

Ah most of Europe countries r a little dog for USA to take care of USA door.

[@yellowrobloxian37-gaming50]

argentina 🇦🇷 xD

[@GeologyTV]

شكرا على المعلومات القيمة بارك الله فيكم

[@nguyenhuytuquan]

China: I have a geographical problem. Many other counties struggling to secure their territories: ☺️

[@jinpengchen3269]

“Only for three hundred years”, I think that is longer than the history of United States.

[@AndreVictorGoncalves]

Marcus Taber Stop being hypocritical. The US had a Civil War so it's states wouldn't be able to secede. An American calling for China's liberation of Tibet is ridiculous.

[@fyz24260]

good comment bro. also good to see some brainwashed westerners.

[@elizam2979]

Marcus Taber You are stupid!Dalai is cruel that they use human bones and skin to make stuff

[@elizam2979]

Marcus Taber Tibetan is Chinese! Tibet belongs to China long before you born you stupid!

[@Blackmamba4798]

Yes and despite this it's now one of the most powerful countries in world history.

[@heiskanbuscadordelaverdad8709]

History has teached me only one thing Mongolia can be many thing but not friendly

[@gtr5973]

Yes, that rather large wall wasn't built for decorative purposes

[@TV-it6gs]

作为一个中国人，北面的邻居是制造“抵抗英雄”的邻居。并且让我们造一条万里长城。。。。。。。

[@imallergictobullets]

*History has taught me only one thing. Mongolia can be many things, but not friendly. Not trying to be an ass, just trying to help another English learner. It’s a tough language

[@ioogleio]

There is a joke in China: the Mongolians are 🐺 when in Iron Age, but they are 🐑 in Modern Age.

[@myyname7606]

It's taught not teached.

[@sherwing9054]

China is like that old martial arts guy trying to cross a street. You don't know whether to help him, challenge him or if he'll give you a martial technique. All of which are confusing.

[@via5120]

(Off topic) I was over here watching Ranboolive and this video has been playing the whole time and I was so confused...and I have to rewatch 10 minutes of the stream-

[@qiuruoxiao]

Tibet became a part of Chine "only" 300 years ago? I wonder how long does the US exist on this planet.

[@tedjenks459]

Nah not really it became part of China in Ming Dynasty.

[@qiuruoxiao]

and do you know when the esclavage finished in Tibet, you history expert?

[@Huaihaizi]

Even so.. it’s been Chinese for 300 years. According to all international laws, it is Chinese and it makes sense. Typical double standards video.

[@timothyjennings9520]

qiuruoxiao So China is as bad as the USA? Got it.

[@qiuruoxiao]

timothy jennings if you think that china also invaded iraq, afganistan, syria, vietnam, panama, then as you want, i can t blame a blind man.

[@mrbate9454]

'Mongolia is a friendly country' Gengis Khan wants to know your location

[@kozmickarmakoala3526]

*LMAO !!!*

[@dianshen8724]

today there is a shithole LOL

[@rongarcia2128]

dian shen but but.. you're both have slanted eyes yellow men. Why shit on your racial cousin?

[@Mario123007]

FYI, before 2012,🇹🇼 constitution actually consider Mongolia a part of 🇹🇼.

[@rongarcia2128]

Hsin Huang mongolia is part of Taiwan? Dude, what are you smoking?

[@ldmcnutt]

Wow. Old video. I thought it was a different narrater. But on second thought, this is probably just a younger you and your voice has changed. Kudos to you for starting your success so young.

[@mohankumarpissay4059]

I would like to watch complete video but I see you have drawn incomplete Map of India. You still have a scope to Learn

[@DanTaninecz]

Lots of issues here. Geographically your analysis is fine, but geopolitically it is a bit of a mess. 1. Laos and Myanmar are not, and likely will never be, capable of invading China. Frankly, neither is Vietnam. I get what you're going for here, but these countries don't form any kind of a bloc against China in the way you hint at here. These states are poor and in some cases extremely disunified and have large internal military issues. Vietnam is a bit of a different story, but is really only poised to fight a defensive war (as they did with China in the late 70's). 1b. The reason Tibet is key is because it isn't just China's rivers that start there, but also all the water for SE Asia, India and Pakistan (as well as most of C Asia's rivers as well). Seizing Tibet was both defensive and offensive in this way. 2. There ARE several large mountain ranges between Tibet and Eastern China. Eastern Tibet/Western Qinghai/Western Yunnan is basically the most rugged terrain on earth, and really much harder to move through than the plateau itself. In effect it was these mountains which insulated Tibet from China for as long as it was. 3. China isn't really an ally of Russia. There are increasing connections, but it is also China's oldest and most contentious relationship with a neighbor (short of India). There is a lot of suspicion in Russia/Central Asia towards China, and they have fought battles in the past. Not to mention the history of the Sino-Soviet split. There is a strategic alliance here to counter the US, but also a lot of distrust and competition as they are neighbors with basically completely opposite problems (one has resources and no people, one has fewer resources and tons of people). 4. There are heaps of private corps investing in Africa as well. It isn't just SOE's doing this. These investments are also hardly unique to Africa. 5. Not sure why you spend all this time on Tibet and then neglect Xinjiang. It is in many ways a similar geographic issue for China, but has a higher non-Han population and is also much more open in some ways to external political forces like Islamic extremism. Overall I think you have a great start here, but you kind of slide into geopolitics and it seems a bit underdeveloped on that front. If you want to do another China vid I'd be happy to offer my advice (I'm a PhD candidate studying China). Edit: two words.

[@lok2676]

Damn, well said!

[@Ghredle]

Hera properly what The narrator is saying better listen before writing bullshit

[@dannyrutz3792]

Dang u know what's up in China niiice

[@adamarchambeau7063]

*add generic Simpsons "Nerrrd" clip here*

[@anirudhpalombella939]

Agree, it’s got a good start but with navies analyzing.

[@jsshadow-lurker5152]

7:06 I'm glad you pointed that out. Many backseat generals are too stubborn to accept the strategic importance that the Philippines hold. Along with Japan and Taiwan to the North, and other archipelago's to the south, it acts as a barrier that can and will impede on China's access to the Pacific.

[@lamwen03]

Phillipines' location was, after all, the reason Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. It sits right along the sea route to the entire southern ocean.

[@lamwen03]

@Alex Mercer You are assuming that the rest of the world will support the CCP, rather than Vietnam, India, Philipines, Japan, SK, Australia, and others.

[@sha9543]

Operation Chinese Corona. 1) Indians Attack Western China 2) Japanese Attack North Eastern China 3) Philippinos, Australians, Americans, Vietnamese, etc Attack South China Operation Date: September 1, 2020. Or, September 11, 2020

[@cesardelosreyes508]

@Alex Mercer another ignorant one ... the Philippines can feed itself :-)

[@levamonmigueldalida5671]

@@cesardelosreyes508 yeah agree, im a Filipino myself and altho most of the population are poor, but we're one of the most rebellious and adaptive people of all time, hahah and yeah, we may be lacking most of the military prowess and depends mostly to America for military aid, but still we can support and uplift ourselves quite a lot even in the toughest of times. just dont mess with our West Philippine fishermen HAHAHAHA

[@beverlyharrold718]

wow everything here can be looked at differently in our year of the lord 2020.

[@sidhantjasrotia220]

what happened to lord 2020? everyone hates him now

[@euunul]

I giggled when you named US as China's Eastern neighbour.

[@otterchenox506]

Bering Strait is between Russia and US and Russia is next to china so if you see from the map US and China are neighbors indeed

[@kevinqi7992]

@@otterchenox506 space is between venus and earth and venus is next to mercury, so if you see from the map mercury and earth are neighbors indeed

[@vid_m3747]

At this rate everyone has a geography problem

[@rachrbonez1335]

Vid_M *drags cigarette* "i remember my first geography. i didn't realize it was a problem until too late."

[@seymourwang1788]

Except America. Closest thing to an enemy there is Mexico.

[@seymourwang1788]

@Honda CRV Russia doesn't really have much infrastructure on that side so still not convenient for them to invade and even if they did Alaska is so isolated from the rest of of America it would be like invading two separate countries.

[@ry6651]

I can't wait for the "the human parasite problem" video.

[@mrbisshie]

Not the US. Honestly, trying to figure out a "geography problem" about the US is pretty tough. The only geographic issue I can find with the US is the US/Mexico border. A lot of it doesn't have geographic protection. Other than that, the US has it very well when it comes to geography. Unless anyone here can name some geography problems with the US? I'd find it pretty interesting if someone can name some.

[@raeadrianarevalo6512]

9:24 that was the best ship drift ive seen

[@furbees2662]

shanghai drift

[@fullthrottlealways]

😂😂😂😂

[@Vivi_Strike]

Running in the 20s~

[@joelikesconverse]

Hahaha

[@adarshapandey3520]

The picture at 0:53 is from Nepal. The people playing swing in the clip is typical of an activity popular during the biggest festival in the country. The video is about China so I thought that I would point that out.

[@Akash.Chopra]

How many of my favorite channels do you own my bro?

[@stratmoss]

Yeah and potatoes produce 17.8 Million calories per acre. They were a big part in European population expansion

[@InquisitorThomas]

stratmoss plus it’s a really good crop for countries with not particularly weather and soil like Russia and Ireland

[@aakksshhaayy]

cherry picked facts

[@remliqa]

Potato came from America. They were't a major part of European expansion.

[@stratmoss]

I know they came from America. I mean they contributed a lot to the European populations increasing, especially in cities

[@remliqa]

+stratmoss I thought the industrial revolution contributed towards that.

[@brunofandradecristiano4983]

China with his double cropping. Europe: WOW! Brazil remembering his quadruple cropping: MMEEE.

[@default8274]

Yeah, glad the Americas continent is controlled by US, since all of the imports and food supply mostly came from South America.

[@czoe6733]

@@default8274 Sad

[@rubinaakramakram6444]

You increase our knowledge. You collect the knowledge with keen interst.

[@mikemaceda3222]

It goes to show, "you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours" is the motto for politicians of any country.

[@NorwayTracking]

“Mongolia is a friendly country” well, now, yes. yes they are. back then, however...

[@mxldx7700]

Norway Tracking Ghengis Khan entered the chat

[@sixiantan4755]

ghengis Khan has joined the chat

[@lissandrafreljord7913]

Mongolia called. It wants Inner Mongolia back.

[@oswaldclara9017]

@@sixiantan4755 Ghengis Khan think he is the king of china

[@koisov4401]

傅唐 h e i s

[@yilunfang2911]

No offense but Myanmar Vietnam and Burma invading China is a very sick joke

[@webarebearsfan4056]

*Burma is the old name of myanmar

[@amronnog]

I think he was talking about how the landscape would make it easier to invade China, infrastructure would make it easier to invade as well.

[@a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i93]

China was invaded by Japan, a small country. I think China is very invadable. Vietnam won the war against US in the past. My money on the three countries.

[@a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i93]

but China can always breed more soldiers

[@yuehan6711]

sinister blade China was invaded during one of the times when the country fell apart, but this time was different because of industrialization and nationalism. If China wasn’t fighting a civil war and generally poor, the Japanese would have had a much harder time.

[@kevinsmith4923]

Very informative!

[@shay3355]

Any country neighbouring China : *exists Mao : *M I N E*

[@fvn55yearsago57]

Fun fact: The Philippines has a mutual defense treaty with the US meaning that, if the US attacks China or is engaged in warfare with the nation, the Philippines must join it.

[@anoemuser310]

How is your comment 55 years ago?

[@fvn55yearsago57]

An OEM User I’m a time traveler

[@raphaelsanluis9711]

Oh no

[@M1DL1F3GAM3R]

not anymore says so by the video creator, not even mentioned PH as an ally

[@dustin1227]

I don't think you understand how mutual /defence/ works..

[@kaiplue]

The Philippine president was actually attempting to form good relations with China, hence why we appear that we were "distancing" ourselves from the US when he acended to the office. This was a fairly unpopular move since a lot of Filipinos still favor the US than China. Just thought I'd add this small tidbit in.

[@ReconPro]

kaiplue That dude is funny

[@aegonii8471]

You are really pretty.

[@dz1513]

Ser Devil A mere Mongoloid, I'm afraid.

[@federalfinder]

kaiplue wendover is American... they're not hearing the real story, that PI and China meet monthly and billions have been pledged to be invested.

[@rajeshsharmajaipur]

A filipina 😍

[@reelando2x29]

Can you make a video about The Philippine geography? What are it's advantage and disadvantage as a country.

[@jonalban7554]

Very nice video ..delivered perfectly

[@theviniso]

What about the western borders with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyztan, Tajikistan, Afeghanistan and Pakistan? He didn't mention those.

[@BartimaeusCarbulo]

Viniso arid as fuck

[@timothynguoi4673]

Viniso China needs to worried about that region is terrorism,since the majority of the population are oppressed Muslims

[@user-mu8hz1ts9k]

this video sucks, it's a bullshit made by a fake media

[@timothynguoi4673]

At least it is not state run media

[@gairo5587]

Well, the border on those area are actually protected by a vast mountain range and deserts, so, like the case of India-China relationship, it is protected by natural borders, I think...

[@hackersulamaster]

Bruh potatoes are 31 million calories an acre.

[@googleminus1442]

Smiles in Irish

[@rooxie5658]

I heard somewhere that China had made efforts to partially switch to potato crops

[@hackersulamaster]

@E Fox The worst? It's the best in human history. They were protected by an ocean and a navy. They were the first superpower of the world and they still exist. I have no idea what you're on about.

[@hackersulamaster]

@E Fox Dude all wars are pure bullshit. You don't have to look past the first millenium to see that. But there are definitely purps we can persecute today. It's just that the NW has next to zero blood on it's hands now whereas Xi Jinping is literally harvesting people for organs. It's kind-of controversial to attack a West that has rule of law where in China you would have to sneak painkillers into the camp just to have a half-peaceful death. In the West the leaders are elected, in the East the leaders are chosen. There is represention for the West's actions, the East does not have such a thing, thus they get away with worse than Nazi shit. We don't even have a grasp on the true corruption in China. Dude I'm pretty sure you would've wanted to join the Nazi's as well before the battle of Britain. They were helpless punching bags until the American front came. If it wasn't for America the Nazi's would've won by a large marging. Even Russia's efforts were completely saved by America. I believe it was late 1942 (Not sure just check for the lowest amount of armor that Russia had during ww2, it was at such a low level that they practically already lost) that Russia had a handful of current generation tanks left, then the first American armor delivery came and it went straight to the front within days. Much to Russia's embaressment of course.

[@douggief1367]

@@hackersulamaster Elections are a puppet show. "No blood on their hands" is a media propagated farce.

[@griffinmccue6189]

3:00 The languages spoken by the Tibetans and the Burmese are in the same language family as those spoken by the Han, the Sino-Tibetan family.

[@futuregmchess1561]

english and german are also in the same language family, so are brits and germans the same ethnic group?

[@otterchenox506]

@@futuregmchess1561 actually yes,not just language, Anglo Saxons are actually west Germanic descendants ,they were conquerers who killed and replaced Celtic Britons who spoke insular Celt (the natives/locals) ,the conquerers spoke Anglo Saxon(aka old English,while modern English is mixed with 30% French ,so modern English isn’t actually purely a Germanic language anymore,and with immigrants coming to UK,the British are not purely Anglo saxons anymore too) So in conclusion yeah,”British” and “German “ belong the same family ,and sadly those gingers （Celtic descendants）who are mocked by Brits today ? they are the actual owners of the whole Ireland ,Scotland and England

[@otterchenox506]

@@futuregmchess1561 today when we say “Celtic” we are basically referring to Irish, Scottish (Gaelic), Welsh, Breton but actually the ancestors of Welsh were Silurist

[@otterchenox506]

@@futuregmchess1561 and the reason UK only includes Northern Ireland is that the rest of them (who are Celts of course) refused to be colonized by Anglo Saxons from England

[@otterchenox506]

Scottish are now 1/3 Picts(locals/natives,who are ethnically Celtic) ,1/3 Skots(immigrants from Ireland,but have Celt-originated culture,so they’re culturally Celtic too),and 1/3 Vikingers(Vikings from Northern Europe,who were the minority of Scotland) Which explains why there’s up to 56% people voted yes on Scottish independence referendum,cuz they’re actually Celtic ,although British government never agreed 😂

[@JacquamillafiousJBH]

This was made almost 5 years ago and I still remember when it came out

[@cheungch1990]

People today tend to have a quirky habit of moralising international politics. They love to reduce politics into the battle between good and evil, which is very ideological and unfaithful to the reality of the world. Everyone thinks the side he happens to be on is represent eternal justice, and as a result what we have is only a far more antagonistic situation fueled by self-righteous people fighting each other for ideological reasons. Things perhaps would been moving smoother if only everyone is just rationally pursuing their self-interest without ideologizing it. It is nice that you make a video about Chinese geopolitics from a more realist's perspective, rather than blaming everything China does as a result of an evil totalitarian regime which must be destroy at all cost (despite the fact that the fall of the current Communist regime would very probably mean a disaster for the whole Chinese population). We have all seen what US propaganda have done on the Arab Spring, with it ideological liberalism that ignores real consequences of politically distabilising a region under the name of supreme liberal value which trumps the value of millions of lives.

[@RJT80]

CHC You do realize the only action the US was involved in related to the Arab Spring was Libya, which was a European adventure that Obama tried to stay out of for over a month. As soon as Gadaffi was killed Europe left the US alone to pick up the pieces. The only thing keeping Libya together was Stevens, and that is why Islamic militants murdered him. People voting freely in Iraq and Afghanistan is a good thing. But democracies take time and are often very bloody roads. There are those who will try, and those that will not. The one certainty in life is you will get nowhere if you don't try. So being critical of that just makes you look silly.

[@eriktillman8114]

"People today tend to have a quirky habit of moralising international politics" People have always done this.

[@cnnnpc4351]

Iraq and Afghanistan are failed states. Kurds just voted to leave but what was US' position. Yeah muh democracy. Afghan corrupt government will collapse in 2 seconds when nato leaves. US is also in yemen helping saudis commit genocide and funded the wahhabis in syria along with Saudi and Qatar. Of course there's bahrain which everyone would want to pretend didnt happen

[@grieftex803]

CHC of course people think their regimes represent moral justice maybe that's because their regimes actually represent their interests in life, pretty sure that whenever regimes don't represent the people's actual interests they usually don't last long.

[@quantumplatinum3029]

Chad Leach Communist regimes are hard to dismantle unless if it is from within. Like gorbachev did with the soviets.

[@portiadeclou6751]

The rate at which I'm watching these videos with such close attention you would swear I have an exam on China's geography tomorrow lol

[@dannywang4673]

Then you are at a wrong place sweetie. This is not a video about geography. This is actually a video about politics. So many anti-China information is hidden in the video, in a brain-washing way. You may prefer reading textbook than watching this thing.

[@muyun9525]

@Portia De Clou Good luck in exam😂

[@portiadeclou6751]

@@dannywang4673 Thanks Sam! I'm always open to learning, it's tricky when you don't know who to believe because there are so many different stories.

[@lightingandsoundtheonlyway6517]

@@dannywang4673 How is it anti zhina ? Tell us , you are very fragile

[@jefferyhess2349]

Thank you I hope it's helpful.

[@sahilsapkota3292]

Tibet could have also been part of Nepal and also the Tibet video it came when you showed looks like it is from Nepal

[@brycem1207]

Yunnan Province is similar in terrain as Vietnam, Myanmar and Laos. Dense forested mountainous area that is extremely difficult to operate in. That is the only mistake I’ve found in this video.

[@isunlloaoll]

However once you get over that area, its open land with dense urban centers, with large wide highways, and huge cities vulnerable to war.

[@Neymarinet]

Bryce Kang de Albuquerque he also said that china is the largest country in the world

[@Distress.]

oalan vici they're not that close now but if China started invading they'd want friends fast

[@brycem1207]

Peter Wei Very true XD

[@csmlyly5736]

The other mistake: Russia includes Crimea but not Kaliningrad

[@gdayriz]

The title should be "How to defeat China if there's a war"

[@abdelghaniachaibou4286]

No need war english creat war inside china will never stop. Like Hong Kong like muslim inside china they give them support to bombs china daily we got Taiwan in other side they hit Chinese you got Tibetan they hit Chinese so china will have civili war the most dangerous think if china take over the world we are in big trouble the world his gona be hungry becouse Asian they are selfish thanks god for Britain and usa they are in charge otherwise........... greeting from Algeria

[@allenyu6678]

ABDELGHANI ACHAIBOU very funny and stupid to say USA, UK to rule the world is good

[@q0qcky753]

@@abdelghaniachaibou4286 1. Fix your English and 2. wars and politics don't work that way.

[@abdelghaniachaibou4286]

@@q0qcky753 fix my english fix seriously im not builder to fix first think im not English speaker but fix you the worst person to give advice

[@giao1922]

@@howardbinwek3252 haha，fuck you too my Lil fella

[@lin-fenglee1257]

So here is what "China took over Tibet only 300 years ago" means. About 300 years ago, Han Chinese area (Ming Empire) was invaded and conqered by Manchuries, and the Manchuries founded an empire called Qing which included Han Chinese area, Mogolia area, Tibet and Xinjiang. Han Chinese area, Tibet and other parts were under ruled by Qing Empire but they were independent to each other by the administration of Qing, like different realms. After the Qing Empire collapesed in 1911, Han Chinese provinces, Tibet and Mogolia were all annouced to be independence. Republic of China was founded in Han Chinese provinces and lost the controll of Tibet. And when People's Republic of China was founded in 1949, the government sent army to Tibet and re-controlled the land till now.

[@aartikanaujia8472]

Thank you sir

[@ComradeArthur]

I wonder if this video can be viewed in China.

[@romain3156]

Yes it can. I live in BJ... you just need a vpn.

[@jerryli8105]

Arthur Kimes definitely never,😂️

[@TXIFUN]

I’m doing it XD

[@Wolfie..]

You can, just go to Hong Kong or Macau to watch. You can also use VPN if you're in the mainland

[@mceltix2009]

Not for long lol

[@aidanhendrickalejandro101]

Even if the Philippines started to distance itself on US, its impossible to side it to China. Also, Philippines is one of the major Non-NATO ally of the US

[@ReadTheMusic]

Agreed. Philippines is only using China for the money and development economically and militarily. Ph Gov already ordered UAV drones, ships, jets, it already partnered with the Korean ship manufacturer which operates in the Philippines.

[@Dinitroflurbenzol]

wouldnt be the major Non-NATO allies Australia and Japan?

[@NidoBot]

@@Dinitroflurbenzol Well yeah ofc. None of those are located in the Atlantic, how could they be in NATO?

[@clintguinto9481]

@Goldabloone Yeah, I agree that Philippines is a burden to US. And because of that, they are distancing themselves. But, your reply regarding a country is trash is a little too much. Judging from your reply, you will only acknowledge others if you can get benefitted.

[@garizonmann1284]

For long time Phil is only a screwing buddy of that great power(control) now want freedom &independence

[@praveengurung2309]

The clip at 0:52 is not of China but actually of Nepal. You can see a "Ping" (a swing made out of bamboo shoots during Dashain which is the main festival of Hindus in Nepal)

[@BiswasdipTIGELA]

Good video. Thank you

[@travisjohnson6703]

*Zooms out to entire Pacific* US: "Hello there, mighty fine sea you got there. Be a shame if someone dropped a carrier group in it."

[@davidspiegel9110]

Only if y'all are using FUEL CELLS.

[@CLINT-THE-GREAT]

that hit me in the funny bone lol

[@challenger2205]

China: Talking about carriers... Um... Hang on, one sec... Alright, we had just constructed three of them! Fear not my friends, conventional powered of course, no nuclear involved.

[@eugeneng7064]

@Huawei sucks sheisse in the event you describe the nukes come out to play. There will not be an occasion when China allows itself to be blockaded like that without resorting to nukes, nor will every other country that relies on China (read everyone) economically not do anything. It's almost as if you want to keep the war conventional when it really isn't like that. Nato did not dare to stop Russia when it took Crimea, what do you think will happen when you attempt to holdwestern standard of living hostage? The only time a Chinese CVBG will engage a US CVBG will be in a limited conflict, and China will not engage unless with support. You know like with the bases in the SCS. Again, no. The US learnt a lot of lessons over the years, many of which no longer apply. Unless China somehow starts using propellor planes again that experience is largely worthless. As for your thoughts on aircraft carriers being around, it's worthless. People say tanks are obsolete, yet they evidently aren't. It's likely in that time there'll still be a niche for them to fill barring ocps which we cannot predict so everyone, including the US, continues to use them. No one cares if the CCP held them back or not. They care about the fact they are industrialised now. As for their behaviour, it's perfectly logical. Calling it a vanity move for an insecure China is like calling the US pulling a vanity move to put bases all over the world because they were so insecure that communism was going to spread everywhere. Or they were so insecure over an ally overtaking them economically they had to cut them down to size with a trade war. Everyone is insecure about something and the US is the most insecure of them all.

[@eugeneng7064]

@Huawei sucks sheisse that's not how MAD works, something you seem to not understand. It doesn't matter if China burns in nuclear fire if the US is doing the same. The US can kill 7 billion people, and China can kill 300 million Americans. But China doesn't have 7 billion people, and America will come out from it no better. If doesn't matter who's dick is bigger if there's no one left to measure it. As for oil, China has strategic reserves, while not enough to supply China, it will also affect Korea and Japan. You can bet all three countries will band together should the US blockade China, because they all survive off the same oil supply from the Middle East, and Korea and Japan would crash if China's economy ceases to function without going to war. What I think you are talking about is institutional knowledge. When Japan modernised it did not have to learn how to operate Age of Sail ships, and went straight for pre-dreadnoughts and later carriers. It's the same for China. What the US has is institutional experience that is needed to maintain the current CVBGs which China is building now. As I have said earlier, what was applicable then is not always applicable now. Those lessons you're talking about is available online for all to see, published in journals and military magazines and taught in military academies the world over. It's not as if the Chinese do not learn from experiences drawn from others, which is one of the reasons China downsized her military because she saw how Iraq got trashed. You are a fool if you think they don't pay attention to what happens elsewhere. Otherwise Sun Tzu is an advantage China has because it is part of China's experience and not the American one. And Italy has Machiavelli and the world does not. As for all problems going away should China become a democracy? No. You are wrong. The US destroyed Japan's economy, an ally mind you, just because it got too big and threatened America's position as the world's largest economy. A democratic China is a democratic enemy. I would like to ask how many Chinese have you actually met, because I have met many, and their positions on Taiwan and others mean a democratic China is one that will democratically choose to reclaim Taiwan by force. The CCP os doing us a favour by clamping down on that. There are plenty of examples of democracies going to war because it is in their best interests. A democratic China at odds with the US would be no different.

[@virendersinghmann5887]

Excellent presentation. It's so much eye n mind opener even for me who for past 37 yrs do everyday 3 hrs of read, research, communicate on multiple world wide subjects like Economy, Politics, Sociology, Military might of each country. I m proud of you n your work. My best wishes. May you grow ever.

[@virendersinghmann5887]

Thanks my Dear Indian

[@larks.]

Virender Singh Mann you reply to ur self

[@gayanibharat7479]

Bro you shown map of ind wrongly, you have removed large part of ladak and kashmir.

[@cyantadeo975]

Now that I come to think of it I’ve never seen any landscape from china, only buildings and more buildings

[@kakaxt]

"Only in the last 300 years that China took it over" Native Americans have joined the chat ---later booted by Mr. double standard

[@cczx4892]

you are right man. western countries are double standard

[@andresolmos8639]

But why? He just said 'China took it over', he didn't even say anything more

[@user-hl7sc7yh6x]

@@andresolmos8639 it means if you think "takeing tibet over for just 300 hundred years(actually 800 years) "is bad for its for state security ,there is no safe land for any country .

[@andresolmos8639]

@@user-hl7sc7yh6x But where are you getting that from? He is only saying that China took Tibet over protection, as every other country in the world which has tried to expand to reach lands easy to defend.

[@user-hl7sc7yh6x]

@@andresolmos8639 we are focusing on different things." 300 years (actually 800)that China took it over ......it doesn't make sense for Tibet to be part of China ".300 years doesn't support this argument. if you don't hold double standard ,you could find this is so unfair

[@seryukaku765]

Just 300 years??So what? The United States was only 244 years old.

[@sportexploreandfood3961]

but US is the best country

[@user-lz9tw7mf6x]

Sherlock Holmes and in a few decades?

[@carstarsarstenstesenn]

Sherlock Holmes you should try visiting other countries lol

[@junweihe8229]

@@sportexploreandfood3961 first of all,no! second of all,so?

[@liemduong6729]

@DRAXLER M name a better one...

[@zealandia5668]

China: My geography is perfect. I have 360-degree protection via the Greater Khingan Range in the northeast, the Gobi Desert in the north, the Taklamakan Desert in the northwest, the Pamir Mountains in the west, the Himalayas in the southwest, the Indochina Rainforest in the south, the South China Sea in the southeast, the East China Sea in the east, and the Great Wall in the centre. No one can invade me easily. Western Imperialism: China has terrible geography. It can't invade anyone.

[@bluelotus.society]

Considering Myanmar's and Lao's allegiances lie with Beijing, a conflict in Southeast Asia (inevitably involving China and Vietnam) would be a pretty one-sided affair

[@snuffles1101]

This shit is scaring me... We don't need to make strategic moves for warfare. THEY ARE PEOPLE TOO, MANY INNOCENT CIVILIANS... Much love, from militarily insignificant New Zealand.

[@user-wu6xl4wq5q]

Hoàng Nguyên He is not PM you fucking idiot.

[@mickeyg7219]

It's ironic that peaceful countries benefited from a more powerful country also. The reason why peaceful countries are peaceful is not because they're altruistic, but it's because they doesn't have the economic or military capability to pursue their interests. Switzerland is neutral, but it have to maintain allied-like relationship with more powerful countries as part of its national security. Because there's one inevitable fact, being neutral or peaceful doesn't guaranteed that no one will invade you or try to take advantages using its own economic powers.

[@npaisfordummies2162]

Easy for a somewhat insignificant NZ to say 😁

[@ivor000]

seriously? your avatar is that and you're scared? change your avatar and try to be honest in all ways. (and the fact that NZ is militarily insignificant is totally beside any point whatsoever...)

[@fren183]

NZ? You mean the rogue Australian state that requires annexation

[@aidanoneill6607]

Please do Australia next.

[@Aidan-sd4er]

YES

[@liufrank1497]

yeah naa why not mate

[@bigfatdick5000]

" Australia - all surrounded by ocean " - Ok end of video..

[@liufrank1497]

bigfatdick5000 lol nice one. and if you have kangroo issue call Chinese. possible to make nice cuisine

[@khan-cricket]

actually i think chinese is gonna eat those predators off. They can eat anything . Vietnam too in some ways :))))

[@kiyarash8102]

The Yangtze River and the Yellow Rivers from Qinghai Province,I am from Qinghai

[@SilverScarletSpider]

Turns out every nation has a geography problem except the USA

[@armyofninjas9055]

Pretty much.

[@playerbruv9329]

Australia and Canada don't have geography problems except harsh weathers.

[@vamsikrishna3855]

Counties have geography problem only when they have strong neighbors.

[@anoncrazynonevilgooddecent7631]

@@playerbruv9329 neither is liveable cuz shit land

[@iii-ei5cv]

China and Russia are "friends" the way Brazil and Argentina are "friends"

[@LazyPictures]

Don't know about Argentina and Brazil, but China is the most peaceful ally of Russia in entire history

[@iii-ei5cv]

Lazy Pictures you DO realize that there was a border war in 1969?

[@LazyPictures]

Border WAR?) lolwut? A few days of shooting you call a war? It's a couple days border conflict in a ~400 years of diplomatic relations. And it's all what you got? Pathetic.

[@aluisious]

When people shoot at each other within common living memory, that's something. The claim that China "doesn't worry about it's border to the north" is beyond stupid. The USA doesn't worry about the border to the north, China certainly does.

[@iii-ei5cv]

Lazy Pictures yeah, two nuclear armed nations shooting at each other. Not a big deal I'm sure the Russian military is totally fine with being supplanted by their neighbor to the south. I'm sure the Chinese are thrilled to have those paranoid fucks up there pointing their weapons southward. There a hundred of better candidates for "best bilateral relations" besides Russia and China. You're just too stupid to do some basic research

[@averykleon]

My goodness! This video deliberately skipped the historical part of Tibet forming an alliance with the Manchus to invade China; they won and formed the Qing Dynasty, the last dynasty of China.

[@dadbodchance7502]

Thats not modern....

[@sixiantan4755]

@jappie jappo yes white people now days are trying hard to erase histories of communism and japanese empire

[@xijinpingdezuzong]

The history of Tibet belong to china （AD1651）is longer than the establishment of United States of America(AD1783)。if someone says tibet not belong tochina,we can also say the USA is not a country.

[@xijinpingdezuzong]

Even the Dalai only want the power of autonomy,not department from china

[@divyanshbarve4698]

@@xijinpingdezuzong ah yes if it was yours, it should be yours. Shouldn't the British be conquering the entire goddamn world?

[@jaspersomaek]

Your statement about Tibet also applies to an island kingdom in the middle of the Pacific.

[@bs5740]

Also the fact that most of Indian rivers flow from the Himalayas. China is already building major dams on the Brahmaputra on the Tibetan side. China needs Tibet to control the water flowing into India and potentially even control more river sources. If that happens India would face a severe crisis and either go to war or act in China's favor.

[@maryeuniceasodisen7497]

In geography, it really gives us idea of which part is ones weakness in socioeconomic and political side. That disputed Spratly Island now developed amidst the pandemic triggering conflict amongst involved nation.

[@tomsun8905]

Please know that only 5% of the water of Yanzi river is from tibet and yellow river account for only 5% of Yanzi river, in terms of water flow, and Yellow river doesn't even pass Tibet. That means, even if you cut these two rivers from the upper stream, less than 10% of the water resource of china will be affected, assuming Yangzi river and Yellow river are the only water source of China, which they aren't.

[@segmentsAndCurves]

They can poison the water, you know?

[@zedantXiang]

@@segmentsAndCurves And chinese can nuke the shit out of them. Lets not war crime this

[@user-qwertyuiopasdfghj]

There are very few resource like oil or coal in Tibet and yes most of China or Indian water came from rainfall. Rich coastal provinces of China is transferring millions to Tibet every year because Tibet simply can’t sustain itself. The importance of Tibet to China is its location

[@user-sk3vj6yz7j]

Yes China’s geography is a double-side sword… I now figured out why Chinese government has been so obsessed with Tibet region. Also i’d like to mention that, though Yellow River is somewhat prosperous, it also floods over frequently, which inferiors it to Nile River.

[@JinJin-wv4ms]

The Egyptians on the Nile River have lost their race and culture. China's Yellow River civilization has lasted since the Xia Dynasty more than 4000 years ago. In fact, Chinese history, like the Yellow River, has not only brought opportunities and prosperity, but also regularly flooded and destroyed everything.

[@santoshnepal1055]

0:51, 3:43 it is Nepal, not China, that's our rice field.

[@tmkc1372]

Cmon! Its 2017! Wars are fought with memes as weapons!

[@MLDeS100]

Yadnesh. If only lol

[@cseblivestreaming8073]

Meme wars: a meme Battle simulator is my fav game

[@buttersquids]

Yadnesh. Where you destroy your enemies by showing them crappy impact font memes

[@richard343s]

War never changes.

[@hUCK-]

It does and it Could. Annnnnnnnnnnnnnd if not this would be the last one prolly so maybe let's be less flippant and trendy maybe. But Fallout's a great game tho.

[@MaverickIQ]

You forgot the “one road one belt”, the new Silk Road. Sea blockade will not stop China.

[@tobywallis1412]

MaverickIQ Roads and trains aren’t nearly as efficient as sea travel.

[@LinLinvy]

Toby Wallis not as efficient but a lot more cheaper

[@Sundog1985]

This is a video about China, OP's comment did not even mention India.

[@jdfullerton5187]

adrian1234544 witch is chaeper land or sea

[@user-qf3hf9ey8d]

Train, and faster, 14days from China to England.

[@Kevin-tx6oe]

Good analysis

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This comment is to response to George D, who commented under Ciaran144 that "Except that China has no power on the island. Taiwan has it's own government (which is a democracy), currency, military (quite a large and advanced one), passports (more powerful than China's), trade agreements, and national identity, not to mention a different writing system from China's. " A different writing system? Speaking as a native, yes, but no. There are two form of Chinese writing, the simplified version, and the traditional version, china used the traditional version for thousands of years, after the prc was established, the government simplified the characters to promote the literacy rate, however, Hong kong, Taiwan, and Macao are either still colonized or not controlled by the mainland government, therefore, still using the traditional system. Most people in mainland can read traditional Chinese perfectly, especially the elderly, who are more familiar with it