NOT what we expected in China's Capital City! First Time in BEIJING

[@b028092]

1. These cameras are all in public places, where there is no expectation of "Privacy" anyway. Even if you're not caught on camera, you will be seen by passersby. 2. The government does not intend to monitor you specifically. You are not that important. As long as you are not breaking the law, you can do anything you want in public places. 3. There is no one watching each camera all the time. Cameras simply record footage silently. Only when a crime or incident occurs do the police check the camera recordings. The cameras provide a way to review the situation if necessary. 4. If no crime or incident occurs, the video footage is erased within a few weeks. Imagine if it wasn't erased-recording all that data would require so many hard drives that even all the hard drives in the world wouldn't be enough

[@黄冠-s5k]

very poor. Did their police leave a bad impression on them. Not every country's police are like China's - People's Police

[@davidz7858]

Privacy is included where you been even in public place. But compared to safety, i prefer to sacrifice some privacy.

[@420mtbrider]

americans believe that someone is sitting behind a computer watching your every move! lol

[@TAL142]

@@420mtbrider this is what they believe American government is doing. They simply don't trust the government and want to have their own guns. Yet they are complaining about a foreign country. Patriots' act pretty much allowed US government to monitor anyone they wanted especially Chinese nationals. It is nothing new. One of the founding members of NASA was American Chinese. He was deported to China despite most of his families had nothing to do with the communist government. There is a long list of unjust arrest high profile arrest of Chinese scientists that never turned up anything. It is actually happening in the US. I think they have an internet army trolling the internet making sure nobody says anything US don't like. This is why US so driven to take control of TitTok.

[@sarahlee9979]

Disneyland is convered by cameras ... and no parents complain about that.

[@horaceleung8646]

1. You need to understand that the areas near Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City where you are entering are the political core areas of China. Tiananmen Square is a symbolic landmark of China, equivalent to the White House and Capitol Hill in the United States or Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street in the United Kingdom. Therefore, the security measures there must be the most stringent. Once you leave that area, the security measures will be relatively less. 2. I am a little tired of the comments about cameras. If you care about cameras, you should not come to China. I only know one thing, that is, you must first have value, and then people will monitor you all the time. If you are just a nobody, who will care what you do? 3. I think the reason why the Forbidden City does not turn on the lights at night is mainly because of safety, because electrical appliances are prone to fire, and once a fire occurs in the Forbidden City, the losses will be incalculable.

[@JSM-bb80u]

Only criminals care about cameras lol 😂

[@xryanlee]

You don't have to watch any of these videos if you are tired, dude, take a break.

[@JSM-bb80u]

​@wangleo6788I mean the cameras are not in some bathrooms. They are in public spaces. Only criminals who want to steal something would be sad about cameras.

[@horaceleung8646]

@@xryanlee Yes, I think this is my last reply about the camera.

[@stewiebility]

No need to be so rude😅

[@lizz7805]

Did you know that London has the most CCTV cameras per capita in the world, yet it's still a dangerous city? When you're in public spaces, it's not an infringement on your privacy. Do you know how many children and women were trafficked in China every year before the widespread use of CCTV? CCTV has been a lifesaver for many people.

[@sineadkay978]

My point of view is honestly if you are not a criminal, why do you care about the cameras? Who has the time and the effort to monitor you 24/7? The camera footage will be extremely important if a crime happens. Besides, UK is ranked one of the most high camera density countries in the world❤

[@annan7728]

Chinese police and military are regarded as safety guard to civilians. Chinese is told to trust and relly on police since childhood and they call police as "uncle police" since childhood and continue after grow up.

[@amycheung2946]

北京是中國的首都，你的位置在前門大柵欄，那裡離天安門很近，保安嚴密是正常的。中國人口那麼多，不做好保安措施，出了事故很難及時處理，只要你尊法守法，沒人會注意到你，實在不用擔心！坐飛機要安檢大家都能接受，為什麼坐火車和地鐵安檢外國人那麼多抱怨？不是為了你們自身的人身安全嗎？如果沒有安檢，有人在地鐵裡倒汽油鬧自殺，就在你旁邊，你怕不怕？我沒開玩笑，這是在香港發生的真實事件！因為香港坐地鐵沒有安檢。中國有句老話：身在福中不知福！中國給你提供一個安全的旅遊環境，要心生感激，畢竟我們中國也要投放大量的人力物力的。最後祝你在中國玩得開心！

[@chew5461]

Well said!

[@Cuojin]

That's right!

[@REDSUN-8]

@@chew5461 Only those who have done illegal things will be afraid!! Have you broken the law?

[@wanlungchan8244]

其實中國人都不介意攝像頭，身為過客有什麼好介意？

[@台独的老父亲]

因为他想做坏事

[@REDSUN-8]

心虚呗， 坦荡的人从不害怕

[@叁爸]

中国人看到警察或军队，第一反应是安全感。如果你们的感受是紧张和抗拒，可能有两个问题: 1. 你们的警察是否一直做令人反感的事；2. 你是否做错什么怕被警察看到

[@ctourmaline]

我觉得这是文化不一样。中国讲究的是和谐，上要照顾下，下要尊敬上。政府应该领导民众，民众应该信赖政府。但是西方现在推崇的是自我个性最大化、在冲突中寻找平衡。政府和民众是对立的，彼此监督。

[@ColdFlamesXX]

团结才能效率，才能快速发展，怪不得国外发展慢

[@uwang982]

说的太好了！！！

[@davidwong325]

@@ctourmaline 没啥文化不一样，就是他们的军队近代史以来一直干着侵略的活。

[@satcheradams153]

Not all chinese people feel that way. You can't speak for 2 billion peole.

[@呂賢明-g7d]

安檢人員比遊人辛苦太多了 只為讓大家都能更安全 為何要抱怨？

[@jiayuli6073]

Western double standard shine through this video! 1. Beijing is chaotic? Because there's lawfully standards that everyone follows? In other countries where cars and pedestrians are not following rules, it's exotic culture? 2. I've been to Turkiye where people literally shout at you or follow you to sell you merchandise or service, not saying this is bad, but this is considered what you said people forcing sales. In your video, the owner of the store just politely said hello, like he did to everyone else without any other words trying to sell you anything! He let you film in the store without any other words trying to sell you anything. And this is forcing selling in your eyes. 3. You think the merchandise is tacky... what a word with no manners and respect. You can choose to buy or not to buy anything, it's your freedom, but god there are so many merchandise in China cause we have the ability to manufacture anything. There are so many wonderful merchandise that you don't even know how and where to buy, cause from the video you seem to have a very low budget, without even going to proper restaurants. Not saying this is bad or anything, it is okay to have a low budget, you can do things within your budget, but to attack because you don't have the budget to do something is such as a low blow. 4. From my research online, Ireland is not California, and has a lot of gloomy days all through the year, do you think it's because of the pollution or climate? Beijing cannot have any gloomy days because clearly you can see the sun shines in the video, and shadows and so on, and still these arrogant people don't know there is a thing called clouds, and think Beijing has one gloomy day and that's because of pollutions. 5. Every foreigner pays the same ticket price as the locals. Chinese ticket system only has tiers for children, adults, and seniors, with no differences between Chinese and foreigners. Countries like Turkiye and India has very different ticket prices for locals and foreigners. You are paying what is required to a famous sight because it is a historical treasure, just like many other sights around the world with fair price, yet you are still complaining, I don't know what to say. If you have an agenda, of course, you won't say anything good, but I didn't expect you can make negative shit up from nowhere. I see other comments addressing the cameras and securities and those are great and valid points, so I won't repeat them and I will just add on to it. Not only you, but everyone should follow RULES of the places you are travelling to. For instance, you will be fined up to $500 for Jay-Walking in Singapore for the first time, and could face a 6-month jail time in you keep doing it. If you are travelling to Singapore, you will follow the rules unless you want to be put in jail. In China, we allow Jay-Walking, there is no f**king social credit score like you guys have created to punish people. But we have RULES! If you don't want to follow rules of the place, don't come! China is extremely welcoming, and people are so nice to foreigners because we consider them as guests and we want them to have the best time in our home. So we tend to forgive things they're doing, like filming other people without consent, shouting on the street, do weird arrogant things, not speaking Chinese or even trying to translate with phones but complaining no one speaks English, and not following rules. BUT CHINA IS NOT WHERE YOU CAN ACT AS MONKEYS! ACT AS HUMANS AND FOLLOW RULES. This should be the very basic thing that your parents teach you when you are a baby, I don't know why I have to type long paragraphs to literate you.

[@Joe-ns9dg]

Maybe India is suitable for you. India's management is very relaxed and you will feel more free.

[@Gamerzombiepro1]

your racist against asians because you hate china

[@christinalin5658]

Maybe too relaxed, India’s chaoticness is at another level.

[@fifihh3214]

He's been sarcastic ​@@christinalin5658

[@linphilip6389]

these two obviously are not into China customs

[@王振-x8f]

Don't say that. Respect everyone's opinion

[@呂賢明-g7d]

倫敦的攝像頭不比中國少 你們回去數一數

[@chew5461]

😂😂😂 Good comment!

[@yuhoota9755]

他们是爱尓兰的

[@REDSUN-8]

英国的摄像头世界第一

[@tinaz1818able]

London UK has more cameras than Beijing but nobody seems to care about it. In public place cameras are used for public safety. You don't need to worry about it as long as you respect the law and don't do damage to the public.

[@everythingisfine9988]

Whataboutism makes for poor arguments. Not that it matters. These 2 are from Ireland not Britain🤦

[@chinavalley7230]

From the 15th to the 17th, the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the CPC was held, and Beijing increased its security intensity

[@jasonhu7995]

The video clearly was taken in Spring

[@tyrealqq]

@@jasonhu7995In Spring there is an even bigger convention. All the representatives from all over the country will have a meeting in Beijing. Besides a lot of presidents and other countries visited Beijing in the past a few months. so I would say it’s pretty normal to increase the security. The major difference is that Chinese people feel safe around the army. We don’t feel scared at all.

[@paulcc.]

你自己手持錄影機到處拍攝之後，你竟然吐槽公共CCTV？你錄影的同時想沒想過你侵犯了出現在你鏡頭裡的所有人的隱私，你既然注重隱私，是不是應該把鏡頭裡出現過的路人打上馬賽克？口口聲聲說的卻是你現在正在做的，這位博主很諷刺

[@amycheung2946]

哈哈！這位博主把雙標做到極致！自己感覺到被監視被冒犯了，卻手持錄影機到處拍攝別人，同樣在侵犯別人的隱私。中國人就是脾氣太好了，又熱情好客，才不會介意你們這樣做，放在別的國家試試，有博主曾在印度被打。

[@beproudasian8279]

Exactly! If people really care about privacy so much, they shouldn't be using a smartphone or be online, period!

[@uwang982]

这对夫妇让人恶心！

[@hotice1998]

有个情景是他站在拍照人的身后不挪动位置，这点在中国人看来就很失礼，正常情况下在中国看见拍照合影的人，我们都会避免让自己出现在别人的镜头中

[@SamLoveSharing]

大家不用苛责他们的这种感觉，他们现在还不完全明白中国的摄像头，安检，警察，军人，带给人民的只有安心安全的感觉！ 等他们碰到坏人坏事的时候，他们才会明白这么做的意义！ 不是坏人，不做坏事，在中国不需要有任何担心

[@samyang5873]

Do not worry travellers , my country S'pore has many cameras installed everywhere , it's for safety & i welcome that 😊🍻

[@tfylhk]

This is not chaotic, everything is in order just you did not do the homework

[@ameliah8164]

There is an old saying in China called 'Be a thief and feel guilty', which means that thieves will be afraid when they see the police, and good people will feel safe when they see the police.😊

[@杜子腾-w8l]

你到了中国政治中心、 就好比到了白宫 或者唐宁街 、 安保肯定严格

[@kenlai3794]

天安门一带是中国政治中心的中心，安保当然会严格。其他地区没有这么严格。还有，北京也有地铁储值卡，可以用很多天。

[@bouncingBrain]

There are more surveillance cameras per person in London than in Beijing. For countries, "the United States has 15.28 CCTV cameras every 100 individuals, followed by China with 14.36 and the United Kingdom with 7.5"

[@tyrealqq]

The relationship between the army and the people is described as fish and water in China. The police are here to protect people. They are not intimidating at all. When we see the army, it’s like we see someone really close, someone we can trust and someone we can rely on. That is quite different from the west. We are not afraid of the army, we adore them.

[@johnd3860]

如果安检多就被称为chaotic，语义不准确，政府重视安全，老百姓需要安全，只有坏人害怕安检。当然，不同意见只要非敌意，求同存异即可。

[@davidz7858]

这个准确的翻译是人声鼎沸，指的是中国人多

[@johnd3860]

@@davidz7858 请问是哪一部字典解释chaotic是人声鼎沸，人多的意思？

[@kamlam1283]

他的字典😂😂，女遊客有夠誇張😂😂

[@jplin888]

No need to be intimidated by the heavy presence of police. They are there for the safety of the citizens and tourists . In these cases where you see big crowds of people, they help with crowd control so no stampede etc… Yes Beijing, Shanghai and other big cities can be chaotic sometimes. So many local tourists from other provinces visit bigger cities.

[@sineadkay978]

Exactly. China has the 2nd highest population and Beijing being its capital city, of course it’s going to be chaotic in stations because people commute😂lacking this perspective is a bit ignorant

[@jplin888]

@@sineadkay978 true.

[@朱云嵩]

欢迎到北京旅游！ 作为一个北京人，摄像头，军警巡逻和安全检查让我感到非常安全。如果有人想对中国的城市发动恐怖袭击，北京会是他们的首选目标。 如果你们能在北京多停留一些日子，就会渐渐发现这些安全保障不会给居民和游客带来任何麻烦。 我之前看过一对儿美国夫妻来北京游玩的影片，他们找了一个在北京生活很多年的澳大利亚小伙子当向导，带他们品尝了很多的北京特色美食，让他们十分开心。那个澳大利亚小伙子对北京饮食文化有很深的了解，你们也应该找一个那样的向导。 另外你们路过的什刹海就是北京很漂亮的著名景点，有几家著名餐厅在附近，你们应该去试试，会有很好的体验！

[@j-pohr60]

他们预算太低了，那个向导好像一天3000块钱😂

[@jeffwen9965]

中国的警察跟保安有很大不同，保安是当地开发商或市场经营者聘用的安保人员，不管怎样，保安和警察都是为了保护人民的安全，没人对你感兴趣，除非你想在中国干坏事！ 如果你不舒服，或感到被跟踪和监视，没有像西方国家那样的吸毒自由和枪击自由，以及抢劫、偷窃和零元购的自由，那么你大可以选择离开！！！ 中国很危险！

[@MYYap-qm6lk]

说得好

[@zhongguono1]

的确很虚伪。拿着摄像机在公众场合到处拍别人，却在一边无知的吐槽公共场合的摄像头在拍他😂

[@dragondancer369]

​@@zhongguono1是哦，我就不喜欢被这些视频博主拍到，他们拍视频的时候有没有问过被拍的人是否介意被迫呢😅

[@kamlam1283]

對走過的軍人感到恐懼？😂😂，誇張大師！

[@chew5461]

In fact I find the police and security guards very friendly and helpful. When I was in Beijing recently, I tend to get lost because I am not good at using maps and mobile internet. So the ample times I approached them for directions and help, they were so helpful and patient. I remember asking for directions from some London police officers many years ago, they were so unfriendly. I guess they think it is not their duty. 😩 I must also add the police in China DO NOT carry guns! Unlike Western countries. Look at the aggressive actions taken by the US police against their own citizens!

[@johnd3860]

欢迎所有国际友人客人到中国，到任何城市旅游。中国不完美，坦诚地提意见是没有问题的。只不过这对朋友对于公共地区摄像头一而再再而三地纠缠，显得不成比例，所以大家不得不重点回应。大多数回应是解释性的，但确有同胞对于针对摄像头一事进行了回怼。这些都非常正常，其一说明大家自由表达，畅所欲言；其二说明了意见的多元化，大家已经不会对“国际”声音一边倒附和了。这是进步的一种表现，不是吗？Welcome to China!

[@cadenzaskoung9198]

我喜歡您的回答~~

[@KinMingLi-n1u]

Good, time for both of you back to your conutry. You will get safe in your conutry in both day and night.

[@latiendaca1773]

@1:37; “intimidated”? Why? Are you guys criminally minded?

[@AmyFan-kz8vn]

As a Beijinger live near the Tiananmen Square, when I go to the Tiananmen Square, I am always required to report my ID number. I dont think its a unreasonable requirement, because these areas need more strict security measures. But I understand that you felt unhappy for you can not get into the Forbidden City although through so much security examination. Also, there are so many parks for free in Beijing (they are still beautiful), but you went to the famous heritage park, Jingshan Park, which need so many money and workers to maintain the relics, that is why these parks is not opened for free. By the way, there is almost no haze in beijing since 2008, the holding of Olympics Games, the government steps efforts to get rid of pollution. When we see the policemen, we feel safe , because Chinses policemen and army are called People's police and People's army, they work for us. We are not afraid of them, we trust them.

[@sktan3743]

Uk street cameras are hidden whilst China camera are in public view. If there is sinister motive why display in public view??? Besides street crime rate in China is low by any standard and that translates to your personal safety, isn’t it??

[@hazenetb]

Alipay has a Beijing Metro QR code right (other cities too)? Just scan the code, and enter the gate. Why bother to buy tickets.

[@chew5461]

Yes, this couple has not done proper research before they visit Beijing. They can also get a Yikatong card.

[@johnnyyu68927]

So many people are criticizing your ignorance, complaints and misunderstandings about the tightened security in Beijing (the capital of China), the surveillance cameras on the streets, and the police (including security personnel) on patrol. Don’t you dare to reply even a single sentence? ? Almost every one of them explained to you that as China’s political and economic center (equivalent to Washington DC, the Pentagon in the United States, Buckingham Palace in the United Kingdom and other important institutions), it is normal to strengthen security inspections, but you just always complained and said It's unreasonable. You also complained that there are too many surveillance cameras, which infringes on your so-called human rights, privacy, etc. It's really funny, the main purpose of surveillance cameras is for prevent crimes and traffic control only, you are not the important persons, who cares about you? Your own country has the highest density of surveillance cameras in the world, but you complain that China has too many surveillance cameras staring at you! what a joke? If you feel uncomfortable, unnatural, and feel like you are being monitored by the Communist Party at all times, Please leave China~ China open her arms wide to welcome the tourist all over the world with full of confidences, but pls get rid of your stereotype and prejudiced minds about China first~

[@Lykin-Brin]

The video only contains these contents: security check, security check, security check, security check… camera, camera, camera…

[@hanjia115]

天氣好不好，有沒有污染看看你手機的污染指數不就知道了？是多雲是陰天你不會看不出來吧🤣還有警察和保安不是一樣的，警察就是警察他們衣服上有警號保安是商鋪或者個人，公司聘請的，只負責商店，社區，景區的秩序維護，安保工作他們是不一樣的，不是穿制服的都是警察。😂安檢，進入公共交通安檢檢查的是你是否攜帶了，槍支，刀具，火藥，化學危險品，毒品，汽油等威脅公共安全的物品，你不攜帶這些東西那輕鬆經過就可以了。為什麼要害怕安檢？這是對公共安全的負責吧。 再說攝像頭，除了一小部分是公安或者電子交通警察攝像頭外很大一部分都是商戶或者個人安裝的，商戶門口或者個人房產周圍的警戒錄製，你不違法，不偷竊，不破壞，視頻將在最多幾個星期內自動刪除，內存卡存儲有限都是循環錄製的新的格式化舊的。不違法沒人去看你的視頻，你愛去哪裡去哪裡沒人關心你軌跡，你以為你是國家總理還是明星呢？

[@tinaz1818able]

To reduce air pollution and traffic congestion, and to encourage citizens to use public transportation, vehicle license plates in Beijing are issued through a lottery system with a quota limit. It is quite challenging to obtain a license, prompting many Beijing residents to opt for three-wheelers or electric scooters for their daily transportation needs, especially for grocery shopping or when they prefer not to use public transportation.

[@slam7130]

我特別喜歡北京，今年已經去了兩次，每次十天，安保並不是針對外國人，國內外的遊客太多，這是有必要的。

[@fungkwong-toa9640]

You guys must be super important. Everywhere you go, those cameras literally rotate for you for better tracking, also in every frame there are shady characters following you, and undercover agents using phones to report your whereabout. Hope you guys can make home safe. Stay cautious!🤫

[@user-yu5en7jv9o]

24小时8k60fps，Dolby Vision直播是吧？

[@Ivpeisiquanjia]

你一定是得了被迫害妄想症。

[@georgiana921]

loooooool this is my favourite comment

[@mayho5816]

公共場合的攝像頭在保護你的安全 如果你不做壞事 也沒人有興趣觀察你 你的攝影機沒拍到別人嗎？你還紀錄著別人講的話 做的事 你有徵求他們同意嗎？別的城市攝像頭藏起來會讓你們感覺更好？你喜歡在美國被o元購？還是羅馬巴黎當街被搶？但是警察告訴你抓不到！

[@canalesjuan356]

Why are you still talking about cameras from that first video even though people have told you that your home country, the UK, has the most cameras per capita? You can check the data if you don't believe me, but you can stop spreading such ignorance. Besides, all cameras are in public.

[@stewiebility]

Some chinese really like to point finger in the comment section and ignore all the good things these nice couple say about china, who’s the really ignorant one here?

[@canalesjuan356]

@@stewiebility Cuz they've been talking about this same wrong thing even though people have pointed it out a million times not only Chinese but also expats living in China. And all I said are based on data from public resources, So what do you mean ignorant？ Oh, you mean the fact which doesn't match your preconception？

[@davidz7858]

Since so many foreigners concern cameras and this vlog is for them, and talking cameras is common sense. Don’t be so fragile.

[@roytang2302]

​@@davidz7858can't agree more!

[@Magar0monk]

Its western propaganda that makes them think like that ✊✊✊

[@ivyshy98]

you just need to expect at tourist areas especially near major government buildings, there will be a lot of security. so if you look at the map, most of the tourist sites are right in the middle of beijing next to government buildings such as the people's congress. also you need to be realistic. there are over a billion people in china. there isn't the resources to track people in real time. unless you are doing something bad or illegal, no one is going to care and watch every tourist's boring daily activities. what the cameras are for is to reference to check back on if something does go wrong. if you ever had an issue and needed help from the police, you would know it takes them a bit to check cctv to get things sorted out. yes central beijing isn't the most tourist friendly place, but if you go outside where normal people live, it's pretty normal like most other cities in china.

[@tedwang906]

Beijing is capital city of China,also political centre,that's also why security measure is more strict than other cities in China.

[@andy520901]

I thought only criminals would be afraid of cameras and security checks.

[@everythingisfine9988]

Or people traveling with limited time available. More security, more lost day light 🌇

[@user-lp7bv8kk9q]

As someone who grew up in China, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to you. You have overcome significant challenges, such as language barriers and unfamiliar environments, to visit China and create videos that help the world understand the country better. This is both difficult and admirable. Moreover, I have watched many of your videos and I believe that you present a neutral and objective perspective. You share your genuine feelings about your travels, regardless of the region, whether good or bad, and you even approach the difficulties you encounter with a positive attitude. Because of your friendliness and objectivity, your concerns regarding surveillance and the military highlight a broader issue: differences in understanding privacy are not the result of malicious media portrayal, but rather stem from our divergent perspectives. Even kind-hearted individuals like yourselves can have different views. Therefore, it is important for us to explain the Chinese viewpoint: we consider our government to be trustworthy and believe it will not share personal information with private enterprises for commercial purposes, which could harm our rights. Likewise, our police and military are seen as trustworthy, and we do not fear unwarranted oppression as long as we abide by the law. Thus, being under surveillance does not pose a threat to us. On the contrary, the presence of cameras plays an indispensable role in combating crime. Many Chinese people in the comments section are eager to communicate with you because they see you as Western friends rather than media outlets intent on spreading rumours or misunderstandings about China. Some of their comments may seem overly urgent, but this is not a disregard for your previous efforts, nor is it a lack of appreciation. In fact, your videos are well-received and highly regarded on Chinese video platforms. Once again, thank you, and I hope you continue to find joy in your travels in China.

[@EoinandAisling]

Thank you so so much for explaining this to us and giving us a great insight to our comment section for this video. It’s been unlike anything we have ever experienced before and we meant no harm and did not mean to offend anyone. We simply compared to the rest of our trip but after reading your message it makes a lot of sense so thanks for sharing and giving us a new perspective Have a lovely day

[@posltlw]

Jesus Christ no they have not. Their bias has gone thru the roof, typical Euro-centrism and sense of superiority on full display here 看你说话 你也太天真了吧

[@lotusz9573]

你们国家没有警察吗？

[@xryanlee]

你吃火药了么，有必要么。和他们去过的其他中国城市比较，北京的安检更加严格，这是是事实。国内城市的摄像头和安检和很多世界大城市比较也更加严格这也是事实。人家就是陈述一下事实和直观感受，触动了你那根神经了。

[@爱就一个字]

怎么旅游快结束了 还在怕 难道你做了坏事😀😀😀

[@donnyng3526]

看来它们是CIA !??? 😅😅

[@datang-nomad]

@@donnyng3526 哗众取宠为流量吧

[@JIAGENGYUAN]

You unluckily bumped into CCP Central Committee convention starting July 15th.

[@jchu5424]

right answer

[@yilunbai]

They don’t post in real-time. Clearly this is done a couple weeks back and gone through editing. Don’t expect the time in the video is like yesterday or something when they upload it.

[@davidwei788]

There's no CCP on earth guys. CPC ONLY. CCP=MSM rhetoric.

[@j-pohr60]

​@@yilunbai在这个重要的会议召开前面几周，安保就会很严的。有很多准备工作。而且他去的这个地方，就算在平时，安保也是比其他地方要严格，但是在会议期间会更严。

[@didi1012]

為什麼你們每到一個地點都能說出一些不滿，比如警察多攝像頭多，沒有隱私和安全感，又比如天氣不好不知道是不是污染，或者怕商家輪流轟炸你們？如果我在一個國家或者一個地區有這些感官，我會選擇馬上離開，可你們為什麼還能呆在這個地方？

[@xipingcao]

他们是拜金，为了钱呗！

[@666annie]

在抖音刷到他们视频，快速看了几分钟，深感不适，这两个非常负面，言语中含沙射影，跑到油管来找评论区😂

[@allenfang8022]

建议去查一下倫敦 紐約有沒镜头监控 安全吗 听说很安全的

[@ibouncehard]

Great video as always! As a fellow Chinese, I am truly embarrassed by all the comments from my compatriots lashing out at you for simply sharing your feelings and opinions. I am embarrassed by their insecurity and sensitivity towards just even the tiniest difference of opinions. You guys have been nothing but complimentary, adventurous, excited and grateful throughout your China series. You have raved about the food, the transport system, the views, the people and a whole lot of other things. Your videos, which you obviously have put a lot of efforts in and are super well produced, have done more good for China's image as a travel destination than any of these keyboard warriors has ever done in their entire life. I hope that you have enjoyed your trip in China and that you would come back and visit more places in the near future. And I look forward to those videos as well!

[@EoinandAisling]

This is the lovely comment and I am so so grateful to be reading this. I almost had to stop looking at the comments on this video because people were so angry with us. And we didn’t think we did anything wrong, yes we shared our opinion and in comparison to the rest of our China trip is was very different but I would love to tell them all to watch our other videos and then come back to us with their thoughts Because this video as a stand alone. But thank you so so much for your kind words and appreciation of the work we put into the channel and our videos, it really does mean so much to read these messages and get a big smile on my face ☺️

[@raymo-j1k]

現實中的中國人民很友好。網上的中國人民很苛刻~~~另外這是G點。不要亂碰。否則會高潮的~~

[@zhongguono1]

@@raymo-j1k同一句话到处复制粘贴不累吗

[@菊花新]

When in Roma, do as Romance do. you should learn how to understand your complaint in a good way. Beijing, esp Tian'anmen Square is the heart of China, that is why there are so many police and monitor. I believe there are many police and monitors in the area around the heart of your country as well. It is normal and no wonder. How come you feel so nervous and have so many complaints. When you complain, you should consider the reasons first. You are disappointed to beijing, and we are disappointed to you.

[@Sam-hr4dd]

well， IF you're a law abiding citizen, there's no point to worry about anything... especially those cameras... 👍 those will only make you feel more secured....

[@cyk_official]

Hard to believe why you would get nervous when you see the police... You aren't criminals after all. Or is police in your country a bad thing?

[@zhongguono1]

很恶心的一对夫妇。内心是有多邪恶才害怕警察和摄像头？

[@SamLoveSharing]

[@xuanq8191]

@@SamLoveSharing Please be a little more professional when shooting travel videos. Be an influencer, don’t talk nonsense, make rash judgments, and mislead the public if you don’t understand. Go back and do more previews, don't talk nonsense like the American press spokesman!

[@alextjflorida]

you are being monitored? give me a break, who care about you.

[@Gamerzombiepro1]

racist

[@stewiebility]

Hate comment

[@ibouncehard]

Dude why are you being a little bitch about it This couple has been nothing but complimentary, adventurous, excited, and grateful throughout their China series. They have raved about the food, the transportation system, the views, the people, and many other things. Their videos, which are great and impactful precisely because they have been so *genuine* and *authentic* in them, have done more good for China's image as a travel destination than any of you keyboard warriors has ever done in your entire life. These videos are effective at changing people's opinions about China and making them want to give going to China a chance because the people making them, are real people with real feelings and honest opinions which you may disagree with. We all hate the incessant fear-mongering and biased coverage of China in Western media. But If we want more Westerners to tell their stories about their experiences in China that will counter the pervasive narrative, we have to be open to and tolerant of hearing different voices that are not effusive with praise 100% of the time. The rest of the world is not 新闻联播。 Otherwise, go back to watching 央视/舌尖上的中国, which has changed exactly 0 Westerner's opinion on China.

[@linphilip6389]

I need to give a thumb down on this video. The way you are uncomfortable with police and security shows how deep trenched your western mindset is. Wish i could give you 9 other thumb down.

[@albertcadgame8314]

I give a thumb up for this comment as you are saying giving a thumb down for this video I un-subs too

[@christinalin5658]

Different mindsets, we think those procedures are for safety, they think it’s intimidating, typical western bias😊 and there’s a reason for those procedures, it relates to what some countries did in the past😊

[@SamLoveSharing]

大家不用苛责他们的这种感觉，他们现在还不完全明白中国的摄像头，安检，警察，军人，带给人民的只有安心安全的感觉！ 等他们碰到坏人坏事的时候，他们才会明白这么做的意义！ 不是坏人，不做坏事，在中国不需要有任何担心

[@francischng5779]

Please understand that there are 1.4billion populations in China. That is more than 4 time the population of U.S.A. so what is wrong with more security? Isn't it great?

[@yuhaowei-g7i]

II have to say, if you want freedom, welcome to India

[@OvenZheng]

要知道，全世界摄像头最密集的城市是伦敦，伦敦街头的警察也不算少。

[@mrfriendlyguy]

I enjoyed Beijing but its most probably harder to "wing it," compared to other Chinese cities especially when you need to buy tickets in advance more times than not. Security wise it can get strict especially if you go at a time when they are hosting important events. I was there last year with a tour group when a certain Russian gentlemen was visiting, and why I say gentleman I mean Putin, so security was tight. Fortunately our guide helped us get through things and the Forbidden city still had lots of tourists. I was again in Beijing briefly this year and I got a local friend to show me around to eateries. Less security conscious because no big meeting or foreign officials coming in at the time.

[@EoinandAisling]

I hope you seen our new video we’re we came back and tried to redo our Beijing trip. We came a lot more prepared this time! 🙌🏻

[@jacob04050405]

Most prejudice is rooted in ignorance

[@denniszhou7156]

建议你们尝试一下在中国任何一个城市半夜12点出去吃个夜宵，或者跑个步，然后毫发无损的回到酒店睡个觉，你们就会明白这些摄像头的意义，它们在保护你们的安全

[@侯嘉琪-t8s]

倫敦攝像頭是世界上最多的。只要你們不犯罪的。有什麼好害怕的！反而感覺更安全哦！首都！北京首要之都～政治中心。外国留學生很多的。❤

[@kofeesala23]

Since I have been to Beijing so many times, I prefer to go back to China via some other cities instead of Beijing, such as Shanghai, Fuzhou, Wuhan, Chengdu etc. Security is always higher in Beijing than in other places in China, for understandable reasons, e.g. national and international top political activities are taking place almost daily in the Great Hall of the People, which is just a couple of hundred meters away from Tian An Men (Gate of Heavenly Peace). A lot of 1st time foreign tourists visit only the well-known first-tier cities such as Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Chengdu and Xian, in reality, there are many less well-known cities with more interesting characteristics for you to visit, such as Nanjing the southern capital literately just under the shadow of Shanghai, Tianjin close to Beijing and is the gateway to Beijing, Suzhou famous for traditional Chinese gardens, Hangzhou where the West lake is located, Qingdao for its German influence including German beer, Xiamen a beautiful island on the mainland side of Taiwan strait, just name a few.

[@kleinmoretti2602]

I thought only criminals would be afraid of cameras and security checks, are you criminals?

[@lljia-ni7yn]

it seems that you didn't enjoy your trip in Beijing very much. I used to live in Beijing for 13 years. anyway, I think China is a very safe country to travel around.

[@yilunbai]

3:41 that’s the 全聚德(QuánJùdé) restaurant, one of the famous places to get Beijing Duck.

[@張小可-b8l]

Definitely not the air pollution 😂😂😂 it's only cloudy, I have watched many different KZbinrs making videos in (北京) Beijing, I would say half chance you could see the blue skies.

[@CharlotteChisholm-fg6ro]

If you two don't know how to travel in Beijing,you can watch the travel videos of the Sammy and Tommy.They are definitely your learning objects.

[@EoinandAisling]

Thanks for the tips! We love them

[@chenzhiyun6427]

You should be grateful for the sense of security brought to you by the cameras and the police. It is their uninterrupted work that brings you safety and order! Especially you have to understand that this is a country with a population of 1.4 billion! Instead of complaining all the time!

[@LessIcyColdBrew]

I’m so disappointed that you two just focus on the cameras and police, even you can’t distinguish guard from police. The camera is mostly used for recording and archiving, I never feel uncomfortable with this.

[@MarcoPolo-hn8or]

Lots of head of states from other countries visit Beijing because President Xi resides there and is also the capital of China.

[@j-pohr60]

On the morning of July 15th, China's most important conference was held in Beijing. In the past few days and during the conference, security was much stricter than before. I hope that foreign tourists who have plans to visit Beijing recently can see this message from me. But regarding the issue of CCTV mentioned by the you, London is the country with the most CCTV in the world,why hasn't anyone complained about this invasion of privacy? If you don't break the law, CCTV is just a means of ensuring security and tracking criminals.I don't know what you're afraid of.

[@CHEN陈-v2t]

Is it worth complaining about the necessary safety checks to make sure everyone is not harmed

[@8899me]

You two didn't know London has the most CCTV cameras in the world???

[@West911-ff8tz]

摄像机背后有套智慧城市系统，你们总是局限的眼光看待此问题。他并不单纯的为了盯人。

[@lamiacucinacinesechannel6029]

Guys you were in the most central and "touristy" place of all the city, close to the Parliament, to the Forbidden City etc. of course there're safety controls :D

[@heqiuyisheng911]

I've also seen many police agents in public areas in Europe, also cameras in city center, what is so fussy about this to see similar things in China??

[@38nacy]

I love China!!! ❤❤❤

[@jackhuang2516]

Welcome to China！Enjoy your Trip

[@EoinandAisling]

Thank you!!

[@zhongguono1]

@@EoinandAisling天天拿着摄像机满世界在拍别人，却无知的吐槽公共场合的的摄像头侵犯他的隐私，这丑恶无知的嘴脸，你完全可以离开

[@uwang982]

​@@EoinandAislingGo back to your country, you're not welcomed in China! Btw, how much you guys get paid by BBC, CNN or your America daddy?

[@uwang982]

​@@EoinandAislingGo back to your country, you're not welcomed in China! Btw, how much you guys get paid by BBC, CNN or your America daddy?

[@digitartx]

15号开始开会，3天吧可能。安保会加强一些。

[@kevken5213]

Amazing, thx

[@soundinmyheart]

尽可能公道的说几句，虽然大多数中国人对两位表达的对于摄像头、安检的评论感到冒犯，但考虑到他们长期被西方媒体灌输的刻板印象，很难在短期内有颠覆性的变化。而且，虽然在他们更早的视频中已经有评论提醒他们摄像头的作用并没有那么邪恶，但他们所有的视频中的行程是在更早的时间完成的，那时候他们还看不到评论，即使改变了观点，也无法在后续的视频中表现出来。但这不是说这些评论没有意义，对于大多数看视频的观众，在博主当时表达的有些偏颇的观点之外，评论中也可以让他们听到另一面的声音。只是无需过度苛责两位。

[@蚵蚵-k2l]

中国的地铁哪有很麻烦，我们一般都用手机支付，手机二维码一扫就可以了，可能是外国游客需要检查一下，中国人都是直接走进去，刷二维码，出来也是刷一下，很方便

[@evetekstil]

good!!!!

[@EoinandAisling]

Thanks!

[@billychin5249]

You guys aren't that important for the police and cameras to care about, get over it!!! 🙄

[@cloudwithwind574]

It feels like it was filmed in April!

[@美利坚人类的灯塔]

China's Ccp is lika a parent. Chinese people have a common sense which is the Ccp must look after their people in all aspects

[@greentraveler4114]

when I was travelling in the main square in Istanbul there were a lot of heavily armed SWAT police, but I felt completely fine, didn't feel I was being monitored coz I was not about to do anything harm and I was just nobody to them why would them waste their gigabite memory to monitor me. if they need monitor everyone in that square I guarantee you they need 1000 TB memory to store all data for one day, imagine how much memory chips needed to monitor everyone all year around. Even let say I was monitored by Turkish armed forces, were lauching political campagns against its government my purposes to visit Turkey? definitely not, I was there simply for leisure why should I being scared of being monitored? let alone they were monitor me or any other specific tourists, their presence there were simply to protect all of us in case of emergency. Were those SWAT police to monitor every audience attending Trump's campagin rally or to protect Trump and most of ppl's safety in cases of emergency just like the shooting incident?

[@魚樂無窮-g4s]

你為什麼會害怕中國警察？他們是在維持治安， 關於攝像也是保障每個公民安全，如果發生事故可以通過攝像機了解事故發生問題事實。

[@Subeasy-ai]

Summary The travelers explore Beijing, China, starting with Chiming Street for breakfast. They find the city chaotic with heavy security presence. They encounter challenges with security checks, lack of metro passes, and long queues. Despite initial reservations, they appreciate the architecture and vibrant atmosphere. They visit the Lama Temple, enjoy local street food, play games, and experience unique transportation. The day ends at Jing Shan Park with a disappointing view of the Forbidden City due to closing time. Highlights The chaotic and heavily monitored atmosphere in Beijing leads to mixed feelings for the travelers (00:00) Challenges with security checks, lack of metro passes, and long queues alter their itinerary plans (01:53) They appreciate the vibrant architecture and atmosphere in Beijing (03:48) Visiting the Lama Temple provides a peaceful escape from the city's chaos (10:51) Exploring hutongs and trying local street food adds to their experience (12:13) Discovering unique transportation and observing heavy surveillance with cameras throughout the city (16:31) The day ends with a visit to Jing Shan Park for a view of the Forbidden City, which disappoints due to closing time (19:04) Despite initial reservations, the travelers warm up to Beijing but still consider it their least favorite city in China (21:27) If you see any videos on KZbin that you want to summarize, transcribe, or translate, feel free to @ me, and I’ll be happy to help you do it and post it !

[@shahbazmalhi8691]

Very beautiful China from Pakistan

[@boothbuilder]

awesome.

[@traditionalchinesemedicine7218]

路上的摄像头也是防治犯罪的手段之一，无需害怕，无需紧张，所有这些是为了，包括你们在内的所有人更安全。

[@stuartfit]

I would understand why there are many police personnel patrolling since China opened visa free to many western countries to allow westerners to witness the real China themselves, that China is not what the western media portrayed. I know you guys are genuine travellers as I have watched many of your travels to other Asian countries but China needed to play safe with more western visitors coming and given the current geopolitical tensions, China wants the world to see the real China with minimum "issues" if you know what I mean.

[@cinnamomumcamphora8943]

美國橙色警告別去的兩個地方！ 西方人別去中國 中國人別去月球

[@yangman1100]

除非你是間諜或者準備殺人放火，那麼你要擔心攝影機。如果你是遊客或是一般老百姓，攝影機對你無害。再不然你就忍耐等待一段時間，等到有人發明隱身衣的時候才出來旅游逛街！😜🤪😝

[@everythingisfine9988]

Why doesn't Chongqing have all these checkpoints & camera's? Does that Chongqing local government manage things better vs the Beijing local gov?

[@yangman1100]

@@everythingisfine9988 因為北京是首都，對於安全的問題要求會比較嚴格。

[@taylorzhao4700]

Don’t worry,you’re small potatoes.nobody monitored.

[@uwang982]

哈哈哈哈哈哈😂😂😂

[@LilyBeth-wm6lg]

Enjoy your trip guys.. take care ❤

[@EoinandAisling]

Thank you! 🤗