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A brief look at the parallels between Anti-Japan sentiment in the 1980s to the Anti-China narrative that's currently playing out and how the Asian diaspora always gets caught in the crossfire - from the racially motivated attack on Vincent Chin in 1982 to the Stop Asian Hate movement in 2021.
The 2nd part of the video features the "contrarian" opinions of various voices calling for calmer heads amid increasing US-China tensions.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Introduction on Japan Bashing / Anti-Japan sentiment in the 80s (ft. Akio Morita, Vincent Chin)
2:53 - The similarities with the anti-china / china bashing narrative
Politicians & Diplomats - Quotes
3:57 - Lee Kuan Yew
7:18 - Kishore Mahbubani
9:47 - Peal Keating
12:09 - George Yeo
13:09 - Gareth Evans
14:52 - Jason Yat-Sen Li & Craig Chung
Business Leaders
15:58 - Steve Schwarzman
17:18 - Charlie Munger
18:43 - Warren Buffet
19:33 - Ray Dalio
20:15 - Joseph Tsai (ft Bruce Lee)
22:34 - Elon Musk
Internet Commentators / Celebrities / Artists
23:48 - Lex Fridman / Tim Dillon
25:26 - Gary Vaynerchuk / GaryVee
27:47 - Akon & VladTV
Academics
29:10 - Jessica Chen Weiss
30:33 - Jeffrey Sachs
Full Interview with Akio Morita (Co-founder of SONY) discussing Japanese & American differences when it comes to culture and worker rights: • ABC Nightline, April 1...
Obviously not an extensive list of people and obviously watch the full videos (titles provided) for full context.
I don't particularly like producing videos in relation to China & geopolitics, but after the rise in Asian hate crimes during the pandemic and noticing that this is not a new phenomenon, it would be remiss not to remind people that geopolitics plays an enormous impact on the safety and lives of ordinary citizens just trying to earn a living, raise families and live in peace.
As much as netizens say that they don't conflate governments with their people, there's been enough examples to prove otherwise. I hope people realise the dangers of the "us vs. them" narrative perpetuated by leaders & the media as it leads to more xenophobia and hate.
It's become increasingly clear to me that we need a more nuanced and balanced narrative (subjective, I know) to promote a safer and more harmonious society. Unfortunately, in a world where we are increasingly living in our own echo chambers, this will be a major challenge.