$100 Trillion Destroyed: China’s Virus Outbreak | Chinese Economy: Consumption | South China Sea

[@patrickpeake3935]

Irrespective of where Covid started, China’s reluctance to help prevent its spread was despicable

[@peterkops6431]

Absolutely

[@joechughtai3155]

Also the WHO’s total lack of credibility saying that there is “no evidence of human to human transmission” when it was blindingly obvious there was. The whole thing was a coverup top to bottom. Unfortunate not to be able to trust anything thats said by world governments.

[@briandonovan1584]

Absolutely. China stopped all travel inside of China but allowed thousands of flights to leave Wuhan for the rest of the world. This ensured the international spread. They wanted to share the damage ... Profoundly evil.

[@jessewhittemore784]

Also sending an army of shoppers to clean out all the medical supplies they could get from American and Aussie pharmacies. That was grimy

[@beckyconstantinides2546]

Yes! Cancelling all flights from Wuhan to Bejing, but insisted international flights from Wuhan continue. Also pressuring the WHO not to declare a pandemic.

[@edwardv1219]

Clearly the Chinese don’t care about the obvious hypocrisy of complaining about what the Philippines does within its own borders and their claims what Chinese does is none of anyone else’s business.

[@alexv3357]

That's because autocrats don't believe in words, or in truth. Everything is an angle, every word ever said nothing more than a power play. You have to at least believe in virtue to aspire to hypocrisy.

[@lmenascojr]

@@edwardv1219 actually I think the Chinese got religion after their own experience with covid, they’re more than happy to lecture others, at the same time because of their long time cultural inclination to “saving face” they will do anything and everything to keep from accepting any blame for any negative incident, instead they rely on denial, disinformation and deflection propaganda to avoid culpability. Do as I say, not as I do (that second part they leave out).

[@e.Pacifico]

​@@alexv3357beautifully expressed and spot on.

[@jamiejones3309]

​@@alexv3357That was both highly accurate and succinct! Beautifully worded to boot!

[@alexv3357]

@ Well, I do have to credit Neil Stephenson's _The Diamond Age_ for the bit about hypocrisy.

[@rotchcrot]

I recommended this channel to my daughter who does a lot of business with a Chinese publishing firm. Thanks for the effort involved in putting it all together.

[@driesvanleeuwen-t7i]

Disinformation Chanel, watch out what you believe!! 🤔

[@ChinaUpdate]

Awesome, thank you!

[@lmenascojr]

That lab was established with the help of American institutions and had American scientists working with the Chinese in that same lab up until the Chinese decided to kick them out - the military sector took it over. A number of those American scientists managed to keep in contact with their Chinese colleagues they worked with and learned that the protocols they had implemented initially to prevent anything from getting released in the wild at the founding of the lab were no longer kept at the same level, as a result of the military involvement with a different focus on military applications, essentially they got careless. Workers got infected by what they were working on and took it to the neighborhoods they lived in and the rest is history. And those Chinese colleagues that talked were disappeared for several years and only relatively recently have shown up on the radar again, no longer associated with the lab and not talking.

[@RealSugam]

this is why Anthony Fauci was giving immunity to the law and is now above the law in the US.

[@audas]

100% FALSE.

[@finnmacdiarmid3250]

You’re a propagandist. How dumb do you think people are?

[@noneyaratman714]

Yea, and the lab mysteriously took down their website at about that time, as well as redoing their HVAC system.

[@lmenascojr]

the Wuhan Institute of Virology collaborated with the Galveston National Laboratory and funds from the National Health Institute made its way to pay for research in coronaviruses at WIV. Other countries were also involved in research and cofunding the Wuhan lab, including the French who helped establish and build the facility. Canadians also participated in research at WIV. The military did end up kicking the foreign researchers out about a year and a half before the coronavirus outbreak.

[@toddfulton2280]

Destroying evidence at the lab is not a good look. It's like when all the cookies go missing from the cookie jar and your child is at the sink washing his face of crumbs and chocolate.

[@dragonshadow1902]

It's like accepting a pardon before any charges or investigation has been started to investigate you.

[@tuvoca825]

It's like blaming someone for something you did before anyone notices it in the first place.

[@youretheChrist]

Dont underestimate faucis involvement

[@amadeuz819]

USA has done similar things, once they almost managed to do the same as China with COVID. The problem is that things like this are important work but should never be done on a living planet. Like they would need to build a station on the moon where they play god just to prevent them from destroying life on our planet.

[@dragonshadow1902]

@ From what I understand (Granted this was info from back in 2020 and not looked much more into it since so some of this may not be fully correct. Fauci was top dog at the NHS. NHS was giving money to Wuhan for Gain of Function research. C19 was a GoF virus. If the NHS wasn't funding China on the research then C19 would not have been.

[@amberhamster9610]

China is working on artificial intelligence programs that are self replicating and self improving. In other words they are researching "gain of function" in their AI labs. But don't worry, these things never get out of control.

[@thejohnson9204]

Yeah... I am sure everything will be fine... Hahahaha... They are a very trustworthy people...

[@moo7137]

China AI getting out of control is already happening.

[@user-ry6dl9zt2b]

Most western companies are as well. I personally remain skeptical that such technology will result in better ai.

[@saysimonsaid1576]

🍯 For the algorithm and to oppose the Chinese bots! 🍯

[@finnmacdiarmid3250]

🦀

[@TheLordRegal]

🍯 operation honey pot!

[@saysimonsaid1576]

@TheLordRegal Keep it going

[@johndoh3353]

Operation poney hot…

[@WayWillow]

"Please forgive the informality." On KZbin?😂 Great work Tony! Your presentation conveys the formal process and presentation you, and we, desire. Chey chey nee.😊

[@dachadurham]

agree with what @WayWillow said re: your presentation and process. Also, your airbnb looks great and I hope they sponsored you. I'd stay there.

[@recondax]

​@@dachadurham The place he staying at is a family friends home, not Airbnb. But the home is cozy and the co-hosts make things interesting.

[@lisagerman2111]

When a govt insists that a rising tide lift all boats, but the yacht owners block equal access for the boats...

[@Orpheus063]

Too busy charging you a million dollars a year rent for the boat when you get paid in peanuts and dreams.

[@johnpowell9174]

The primary SARS-CoV2 isolates were genetically homogeneous and the spike protein had an engineered furin site. Those are the hallmarks of human agency, not a 'natural' origin [in bats]. We knew this early on. The early declaration of an origin from the Wuhan lab was not a consoiracy theory.

[@thearpox7873]

@@Orpheus063 And they didn't even give you the boat, but you still have to pay mortgage on it.

[@doujinflip]

The rising tide is impounded by dams of defended wealth.

[@donwayne1357]

@@thearpox7873 You have a loser mindset. I've seen people (my cousin) inherit a fully paid for house and a large cash inheritance. Took about two years for the money to dry up and the house was gone in another year. She live in government housing now. Of course it wasn't her fault. I worked at job where we received around 24,000 each for a pay dispute. Without exception everyone of my co-workers (all middle aged men) spent it on crap and they were all back to being broke in a few months. Blamed everyone but themselves. Most people I've known couldn't start a fire if you gave 'em a bucket of gasoline and a blowtorch.

[@MF-qf7bs]

Thanks!

[@ChinaUpdate]

Thank you for the support!

[@matthewgrumbling4993]

Thanks for continuing to present these videos, even on holiday.

[@patricknicklaus9536]

an informal setting while dressed formally ;) thanks as always for calm, sober, research based reporting!! truly appreciate you and your work!!

[@ChinaUpdate]

My pleasure!

[@LittleHorseVoice]

Heaven forbid the informality treats us to adorable cats and dogs in the background.

[@chopsticksandtrains]

Tony, the hair and beard improve by the day. I'm buckled up and tuned in for another episode of the the latest 'China Updates' (it's more than just a clever name).

[@youretheChrist]

117k subs 🎉🎉🎉

[@recondax]

​@@youretheChrist It was stuck at 116K for a while. Glad to see it moving again.

[@ChinaUpdate]

Always a pleasure!

[@drdenisemd]

Thank you for your integrity and data shared, safe travels.

[@ChinaUpdate]

Thank you!

[@apborick5796]

Amazing! The CIA finally agreed with what common sense told us back in 2019.

[@eh1702]

ALL that separates us from medieval irrationality, panics and with-hunts is the agreement that your personal hunch or fear IS NOT FACT OR EVIDENCE. “Common sense” tells flat earthers that the earth is flat and the sun circles over it. “Common sense” is nothing but pretending that a view is correct because itnis shared.

[@tonysu8860]

Well Note that it's said "with low confidence" which means there is little or no facts available to support that opiniin.

[@lordkilljoy9652]

​@@eh1702im sorry, but you sound like a government boot licker- The CIA needs no defense, they are probably one of, if not THE, most evil organizations on Earth

[@lisagerman2111]

@apborick - report released on no new data, as the CCP continues to block any real investigations. The report also builds in plenty of political wiggle room.

[@giddy9052]

​@@eh1702 Practically EVERY decision made by Western govts was 100% wrong. Africa ignored the COVID scam, social distancing, HCQ and ivermectin was widely used against WHO and swampy leftist media companies advice and had a mortality 90% lower. Your blind faith in Western public sector establishments seems a teensy bit misplaced.

[@jimbobhirstyeshuaslave5860]

Dear Tony, Thank you very much for your updates and indepth analyses. You are of great benefit to our understanding of China and its influence worldwide. Shalom.

[@11000038]

I'm watching this while in bed at 2.08 in the afternoon because my long Covid is now 39 months in duration. Thanks China.

[@reginaldbowls7180]

Lab was American backed. It's more like "thanks gain of function virus labs". It honestly could've happened anywhere. But it was especially bad that it happened in china.

[@FelonyVideos]

18 security agencies sounds like 17 too many. Figuring out what every commoner knew 4 years ago isn't exactly "intelligent".

[@Arthur_Sleep]

Love the videos, great info

[@alam6663]

No worries. Australia is the second largest tungsten resource in the world.

[@Onyx-Rose150]

Nobody tell Trump.

[@stevehollis9121]

We are ninth in the world

[@msbebelle07]

Canada have to, the reserve is more then Russia, but i think the mine was closed in 2015….the resources, one of the reason MR Trump wants Canada as the 51e states and threats to put tarrifs and economic sanctions….always fallow the money…

[@johnlong6010]

Aluminium is also where its at when it comes to the advances in AL-ion batteries and robots or power supply for data storage and collection .

[@vexile1239]

Yea but the Australian government is desperately trying to sell all of our mineral rights to another country while also trying to destroy our farmers by selling their access to water from them

[@ausnorman8050]

Happy Monday Tony

[@sunnysoonkyu89]

good report Tony

[@abstractdragon5453]

Good morning Tony, Thank you for the video!

[@bigbubba4314]

Great idea. Give the people higher wages. Increase labor costs and make Chinese manufacturing less competitive.

[@retiredoba2836]

T, The setting for your “vacation” videos is very nice and normal looking. No “forgiveness” needed… The modern city scenes that are the typical backdrop for your videos… in my opinion, considering the “mess” that China has created for itself, is bright and bustling, but is in fact disguising a dark and diminishing “near term” future.

[@chuckley99]

Happy Monday!

[@flyingspirit3549]

The backdrop is fine -- it is your presentation that draws us in, not an elaborate background. Enjoy your time back home!

[@littlebitmckee8234]

I am from the USA and am so happy with the no BS and common sense approach that had been restored to politics and strategies.

[@patrickpeake3935]

Interesting that the all powerful CCP appears to be concerned about the political power of the middle class.

[@recondax]

Which brings up the question: Is it the actual pressure from the middle class or the perceived pressure from the middle class that the CCP is worried about?

[@jerryrichardson2799]

​@@recondaxA fine, but important, distinction. Thank you.

[@CoffeeAndPaul]

​@@recondax, it's actual pressure. Even communists have to consider domestic spending as a percentage of GDP or did you miss the whole second half of the video? I don't see how the Chinese Communist Party will be able to create a successful and consumer purchase -driven economy. Consumers feel confident buying when they know they have accessed all the facts about a product. How can you know that you have access to the best product information in a heavily censored economy like China's? Last Year, in a couple of the poorer Provinces, there were a handful of legit runs on Provincially -backed regional banks. Chinese people don't even trust their banks. How do you sell people on your products when the very core institution of commerce looks shaky? That's why Chinese people are buying gold now. They aren't buying jewelry. They're buying gold bars. They wouldn't be doing that if they thought their economy was in great condition. This tilt to consumers is too late, and because it's too late it's also too little. The Chinese government doesn't have the money to pump real stimulation into their domestic economy. They're almost bankrupt now exactly because of prior, poorly executed economy -pumping initiatives.

[@EdAsher]

There’s always been an implicit ‘contract’ with middle class in China, that’s is ,’ we’ll deliver you a better standard of living in exchange for voting for the CPP and effective suppression of yr freedoms’. Coming from a mostly historic poor illiterate rural economy this seemed to have broadly worked for the Chinese people in the past up until now, but global winds and a crippling economy might mean the educated middle class ( and poorer provinces) might let the ruling party be ‘aware’ of this ‘contract’. This is what they’re afraid of.

[@recondax]

@@CoffeeAndPaul I have to agree with the move to build up the consumer sector. That move should have been done years ago instead of all the inferstructure projects that boasted GDP but drove the governments into debt. Another issue with this is the CCP actually going to give that much power to consumers (the common people) to effect the need changes? The Chinese people have tried to buy things for years, like semi-precious stones, stocks, housing, and jewelry, to have something of value when things really get bad. The main problem is the general mindset of individuals. A great deal of individuals will sell goods tagged as one thing but will sell items inferior to the consumers. I have a strong assumption that the gold bars are going to be adulterated. I will have to re-watch the last half to see what I missed.

[@Gregorach]

👌Happy Monday thanks Tony

[@connyjohnson855]

Well reported, thank you! 👍

[@RichKeagy]

The jacket is a good look Tony.

[@arfajob4246]

Professor Zhang Yongzhen got a present back in 2020. About 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 3 a metal box arrived at the drab, beige buildings that house the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center. Inside was a test tube packed in dry ice that contained swabs from a patient suffering from a peculiar pneumonia. This supplied the original genome sequence which was identified & released as open-source info to researchers world wide. Next, the lab was closed for maintenance lol,

[@nfuryboss]

The professor is probably jobless now and watched 24x7.

[@farson67]

Where did the bat lady go 🤔?

[@nfuryboss]

@@farson67 She was promoted to a member of the China Academy of Sciences.

[@JohnEcker-n9i]

Thanks Tony ❤

[@jerryrichardson2799]

Thank you Tony.

[@drkrbrown]

A sober reflection. 😊

[@RickyCox-ob7mb]

Great Report Again Tony. Thank You

[@didobill]

Tony, I have been following you for quite a while. You have become my go-to on China with your factual reporting and fair commentary. Thank you.

[@driesvanleeuwen-t7i]

Disinformation chanel, watch out! Tony is AI generated, and USA MAGA negative propaganda towards China! 🤔

[@ChinaUpdate]

Wow, thank you!

[@zuggernautz]

Thanks, Tony!

[@BackUp-z4t]

Thanks again.

[@judybash9393]

You're on your way to a million subscribers fam! Mark this tweet!

[@Lovinglifeinseattle]

Thanks for the update Tony!

[@RodrigoPalma700]

Thanks for sharing.

[@djparn007]

Thank you, Tony 👍👍

[@pekkle007]

Tony, I love the background. Nice and rustic. Pls find a way to replicate it once you're back in civilization. Also, the sport coat look is a nice contrast w/ the background. Big ups from me. 😊

[@jaydee6268]

Back in civilization? 🤔

[@walterleamy4623]

Happy Monday brother

[@Bitlox]

Not first! But thanks Tony!

[@jaydee6268]

FWIW, you’re first by my read.

[@seanstansbury5585]

Thanks

[@AxialGT]

I like the break to informality. Nice change and still good content.

[@index516]

loving the new look, tony!

[@ericerven5456]

Another great report - love the “informal look”

[@stephenhall4115]

Thanks.

[@ChinaUpdate]

Thank you, Stephen

[@YoonHangKimMD]

Great sound - excellent background!

[@DavidMuresan1993]

Tony looking sharp today! No need to apologize for being on vacation I really like the style of the style of the place youre staying at. I'm in the process of building a cozy little cabin all the way back the lane and behind the creek on our 675 acre farm in NE ohio so my mind is on design at the moment. I'm the 6th generation farming full time by myself the trade war trump has waged since 2016 has really hurt our soybean market and going forward things look like the same. I agree some things need to be done to stop china from hurting our industries with cheap state backed products, but this pain to the agriculture sector is a side effect of tariffs and the Chinese strategically moving away from American food dependency preparing for the looming Taiwan invasion. Troubling times ahead folks. Hope everyone has a blessed day ❤️

[@peterkops6431]

Cheers Tony 👍🏻🇦🇺👍🏻

[@prcr8tion]

Expecting accountability from CCP? It's never going to happen.

[@JetSkiSuper7]

Ask yourself why Fauci and the NIH partnered with WIV for gain of function research. Anthony’s coverup started immediately after the lab leak was discovered and that came to light months ago.

[@Celestial_Reach]

Almost as laughable as accountability from the us government huh?

[@LD-Orbs]

@@Celestial_Reach On occasion, you can sue the US government, get a guilty verdict, and get paid for damages. In China...?

[@Mereel9212]

For Tony!

[@Jonbenjon]

The beard is looking good ! Please keep up the good work

[@mistymusic7220]

Nice to hear the CIA say the thing we all know. Now we need to talk about what accountability looks like.

[@silith7027]

Accountability when the CIA themselves said that while they think one is more likely than the other, both are plausible? You want to know what it looks like? Bring solid evidence, until then, it's not guilty. As it should be.

[@migovas1483]

Looks like money from YT is getting better, they hired a guard Dog..🤣

[@meriam8043]

Looking very daper...

[@Itylien]

That BEARD though! Nice!

[@penguinista]

I was glad that you took a day off yesterday. It is a marathon, not a sprint. Gotta take time and relax a bit, especially on holiday back home! Hope you are having a great time.

[@saraseale2364]

Informality forgiven!🙂

[@Bitlox]

Seriously, anyone with half a brain knew it was a lab leak by April of 2020.

[@algorhythmy]

yes but the sad reality that presented itself was just how many people are living with less than 50% of a brain

[@occamraiser]

no. Anyone with half a brain who dislikes China ASSUMED it was a leak. You have absolutely no reason to 'know' it was a leak. 'Common sense' and 'prejudice' is not evidence. This isn't a space for China-bashing it is a space for fact-based-reporting.

[@BeWater2019]

But Trump said it! It must be incorrect!

[@door1479]

​@BeWater2019 he said there were body bags stacked up all around the lab early on

[@winstonwho]

which there was not

[@kaysmyth7099]

Enjoy your vacation and thank you for keeping us updated. When you should be having fun.

[@jessewhittemore784]

The consumption ship sailed back in 2016. Had they started honest structural reforms back then, the economy couldve been salvaged. Now, thanks to hubris, China is looking at massive capital flight and famine by 2030

[@hex1934]

Absolutely. Negative Foreign investment for decades is guaranteed.

[@williamholmes7529]

Happy holidays Tony 🎉 I see you took your Jacket out of the carrier 😉

[@The1stDukeDroklar]

NO WAY! Who would've ever thunk? 🤔

[@martinjdesmond]

Good to see quite a big jump in the numbers of viewers.

[@Scott-ll9rb]

Thanks mate. Any news on three gorges?

[@recondax]

I would like to hear about the Tibetan dam (and how other dams along that river) area that had the recent earthquake. That is not a good thing as the the Three Gorges Dam area had shown an increase of earthquakes in that area since the reservoir filled up.

[@anotheryoutubechannel4809]

Dave Portnoy Barstool vibes. 😂😂😂 Looks great man!

[@YoonHangKimMD]

As a preventive and public health physician, the characteristics of COVID-19 is very different from usual coronavirus. Also, the fact that overtime Covid is becoming more like usual, coronavirus, this was the same conclusion I reached just from observing.

[@kurtringwalt3371]

Very interesting point, it seems to have maintained its virulence but have lost some of its lethality-would that be more in line with the typical coronaviruses?

[@gillsejusbates6938]

Thanks Tony

[@RoySmith-wg1kv]

Thank you for your hard work to bring forward this critical information! Enjoy your rest and recreation, well deserved. :-)

[@goukux5908]

The recent AI breakthrough with deepseek coupled with China's humanoid robotics should allow them to replace everyone of the working class. That will be very interesting, and tragic.

[@MROJPC]

I was expecting your video sponsor to have Allen Wrench as a mascot "I need Tungsten to live. Tuuuuuuungsten!"

[@oltedders]

Nice look today. 👍

[@johnschappert8784]

Can we get accountability from Fauci, Collins, Daszak, EcoHealth Alliance, the NIH, NIAID for funding gain of function research at that lab in Wuhan? I'd like that before we worry about China.

[@sparkiekosten5902]

Problem with domestic consumption is the need to actually having jobs and income to spend money! Cutting back on wages and withholding wages all together generally means people will save what little they have! Let alone huge lack of jobs! This mindset is gonna be near impossible to break out of people attitude when it comes to opening wallets and spending money!

[@stanleydolan5609]

Forgot if accessible as being allowed or withholding by banks there.

[@sparkiekosten5902]

@@stanleydolan5609 Yeah, the whole economy is in trouble if you can't get your money from the bank!

[@geistknife]

Aww snap, Tony's got the newscaster coif.

[@hedge4hopper]

Whoa! Beard alert! 🍯

[@moors710]

One of the primary reasons for innovation in the west is the vast knowledge pool that comes from the rural and lower middle classes. The shift of income and benefits from a Bourgeois middle class to small businesses and capital formation of the working and rural classes is one of the prime movers of the industrial revolution , and the high innovation economies of the west. I contend the broadening of the economy is the way for any country to improve its innovation. The major problem is expectations of an improving wealth for the lower classes is the rejection of any authoritarian regime.

[@richarddobosz6174]

Excellent thank you compulsory listening

[@BobAbc0815]

And once again Yesterdays Conspiracy Theories are the Facts of Today.

[@DoubtingTom]

Nope, this is according to what we know so far.

[@ScottDaniels1977]

@@DoubtingTom I would not go that far and I would not be surprised that this new position is the Trump admin dictating to the CIA to state this as Trump himself pushed this theory

[@angusmatheson9997]

I’d love continued update on the current respiratory outbreak in China. What is the virus mix now?

[@eegxixwi-gvikoi]

Not sure that I like the Abercrombie and Fitch thumbnail pose lol, good stuff as always

[@timblok2614]

Looking fancy schamncy Big T!

[@iPondR]

Charts in the economics section were excellent, thanks! Quite revealing...

[@theodoremccarthy4438]

Ditch the Jacket. We like casual vacation mode Tony!

[@farinshore8900]

I love the informality! Thank you for your dedication Tony.

[@Tripple_Threatt92]

Love the suit

[@mottie85]

Thank you, Tony. Cheers! 🍻

[@ggusta1]

My name is Tony let's jump in.

[@moors710]

High density materials are critical in weight reduction in balance weights in aircraft. As an aircraft designer the use of tungsten increases the fuel and payload capacity of many aircraft.

[@l.m2517]

The suit is back !

[@annehersey9895]

Good lord Tony!!! You have gone from hitting 100,000 just a couple of weeks ago to 117,000! That’s almost 10,000 week which used to take many months to grow. Whatever you have to do to keep this up, tally ho!

[@TheKilo0123]

Thank you, Tony! Btw, Jesus in Spanish, is pronounced, hey-zeus. 😅

[@JetSkiSuper7]

Jesus means male goatFCKR in English.

[@unknowninfinium4353]

Love these videos man.