Geopolitics of Southeast Asia, Part 1: Indochina

[@XalphYT]

This video not only was interesting, but beautiful to watch. Thank you for making such beautiful maps. They make everything so much clearer to understand.

[@ysdom]

They are awesome maps. I constantly go to the CIA World Factbook for data and these guys really put great maps relevant to their topics at hand.

[@g-rexsaurus794]

*shows desert* *lists every biome but deserts*

[@bowhunter928]

I was searching for this comment lmao

[@generalaccount6531]

We do have some coastal areas where large dunes of sand takeover the area, but there's definately no desert in South East Asia. Media can be deceptive 😂

[@thienannct7447]

Google & KZbin " Mui Ne sand dunes" , in Vietnam, you will see

[@Dragons_Armory]

Westerners in this comment section who think Chinese influence is new in the region are like hipsters who think they "discovered Vietnamese food." They don't know history and raced forward with statements that lacked context from a native's perspective. Let me be clear, this is not a defense of China's current presence or any of its political actions but rather from an Asian historical perspective the fact that westerners think this is something "new" severely lacks an understanding of the region's history and identity as a whole. I cringe from a historical and technical perspective more than a moral one. If anything it's a repeating trend like the tides rather than a post- Cold War outrage. The fact that they tend to regard Chinese influence only as PRC is ignoring all the dynasties preceding it: hence my claim of being very short sighted and not from a native POV. For one thing China's history is intimately tied with at least several of the local powers since the very beginning. A good look at several of the nearby nation's histories and you see that ancient polities such as Nanyue (Vietnam), Funan (Cambodia), whose history is largely preserved and kept from the Chinese sources, whose modern name is retained based on what the Chinese historians called them. The Chinese had essentially colonized and occupied Vietnam as part of itself for around 1,000 years- in fact Vietnam was a province during the Han, Sui and Tang dynasties. Socially Vietnam and China shares many similarities, from a Confucian culture to an emphasis on family, revere for elders, and a meritocratic outlook based on education. The Chinese had also maintained extensive trade relationships with the SEA local polities for over 2,000 years since the Qin dynasty. Let's not forget that the SEA was the maritime portion of the Silk Road. The Chinese traded with the Chams of Champa and the Khmers. The Chinese expat community in Thailand is the oldest in the world and has over 1,000 year of history, in fact various Thai kings have Chinese lineages, the Kings of Ayutthaya nominally claimed Chinese heritage. In fact both the militant liberator King Taksin and the Chakri dynasty (of modern Thailand) that succeeded him both claimed Chinese heritage. The entire region- and by extension all the way into modern Indonesia and the Philippines all had extensive trade with the Ming. It's an old not a new phenomenon. If anything Mao's extreme isolationism and Cold War meddling was an aberration. My point being- please harmonize the extant backdrop of existing history with contemporary geopolitics. Each nation's circumstances are different, and like Shirvan's video, please allow for such complexity. After all, to sway an entire region under an oversimplified meta-narrative is rather presumptuous, no?

[@meis]

Tributary System and All under Heaven aka Tianxia.

[@nightlightabcd]

What westerners are you referring to? What westerners who think that China's influence in the region is new? It is well know that was a influence in the region since the beginning of time. However, Communist China's new militarism and using that military influence in the region to such a extent is rather new in spreading and enforcing that power for China and also for Communism!

[@AngryKittens]

PRC China is exploiting its neighbors and none of them like the PRC. It's that simple. This coming from a non-westerner. They may have traded with our city-states and kingdoms a long time ago here in maritime SE Asia, but that doesn't mean they own the seas our Austronesians ancestors have been sailing for thousands of years before the first Chinese dynasty. They may have conquered Nanyue, Taiwan, Tibet, and Xinjiang, but the keyword here is _conquer._ It wasn't a voluntary assimilation. And they've destroyed most cultures they've subsumed. We are far smaller and far poorer nations. But that doesn't give PRC the right to push us around. They're a colonial power a century too late and pretending like what they do is completely fine while apparently incapable of understanding why everyone around them, and I mean _everyone,_ hates them. What western powers think is irrelevant. This is what us, Southeast Asians, think of the PRC.

[@kwazooplayingguardsman5615]

Dragon's Armory as filipino, I'm fine with the Chinese but we don't like China's current policy of imperialism in the region.

[@wowulam7411]

HoiNam Superior Southern Chinese your head is getting bigger yet your eyes is still small.

[@AzzaOJ]

I've learned that basically everything is down to geography, thanks to this guy! Please do geopolitics of Africa that would be awesome

[@jamestang1227]

Isolated from Eurasia by the Sahara. They have thick forests and not many navigable rivers making transport quite difficult as well as tropical diseases and climate.

[@AzzaOJ]

Great replies thank you both! The continent has always fascinated me, one with so much potential but with great hurdles to overcome, both geographical and socially

[@FrostbitexP]

Glenn Cross literally goes to show that you know nothing about African history lol. Hurrr, the Mali/Ghana/Songhai empire were all just small warlords! Said no one ever.

[@theturkanabus3610]

if he talked about how the formation of an East African Federation would change the game that would make my day!

[@ArjunPrasadZ007]

Counting to infinity will be easier than that.

[@simplehuman487]

Not even a single word wasted. Quality of these videos are out of my reach, you are a legend Shirvan!

[@CitiesoftheFuture]

This a is an amazing video! Wee love this channel!!

[@archmauriciobermudez7206]

Great channel! i came here from Cities of the Future!

[@marenkielsen4714]

love this channel

[@terrybuchanan1]

Wow, yes, this has been - yet another - super-fantastic-interesting report!

[@genghiskhan7662]

Shirvan is the best

[@paulcharles2457]

Genghis Khan always a good way to get my geopolitical info

[@MarkusVFG]

Genghis Khan Do you know where he's from?

[@flicmydik]

MarkusVFG Azerbaijan

[@middleeastnews8852]

SMELLTHEGLOVE no he is from Sweden

[@jayfawn8478]

Genghis Khan actually he's too stoic but its fine

[@KhoaTang293]

Thailand and laos are probably two most important countries in indochina. First, Thailand has ability to shorten the marine trafic from indian ocean to gulf of thailand. This shortened trafic will benefit Vietnam, myanmar and Philippine. The second important country is Laos. Laos although landlocked can connect 5 countries toghether. Its central position can create great benefit for banking snd trading.

[@jameslebron2403]

Another awesome and informative video. Given Vietnam's long coastline and strong military, I might have expected you to name them as a potential regional power, but Thailand's central position in the region is also a strong factor in their favour.

[@Nous98]

i not sure about this, but i think thailand's economical infrastructure maybe stronger than vietnam?

[@shyshy4273]

Mike Hunt currently ASEAN’s regional power is Indonesia but I don’t think that would change or Indon will be replaced.

[@user-kk6yg7ds9z]

thailand have the advantage to be the center of asean it infrastructure connect most of the asean member so the trade will be circolatd in thailand and it economy is very stable as well as the ranking . it has a good infrastructure as well as security such as hospital , policing is easier to acess

[@shyshy4273]

mattia chanon however there are limitations to this and Indonesia has advantages over Thailand. But Thailand has advantages over Indonesia Indonesia advantages *strongest army in ASEAN region (disputed but somehow correct) *manages to quell seperatist groups and make them mostly irrelevant. This can be attributed to the decentralization program of Indonesia after Suharto’s fall, Pancasilla ideology which promotes nationhood with multiculturalism and a strong armed forces. *Is already the regional power in ASEAN *Have friendly neighbors (yes Malaysia is friendly and their rivalry is superficial) Thailand advantages *A lot of land suited for agriculture. *One of the largest rice producer *Have a big manufacturing base specially automobiles *not an archipelago *Has a better road network than Indonesia

[@user-kk6yg7ds9z]

indonesia have a strong military indeed it is true since they have a hude population but the problem is that it is still too difficult to mobilize all the troops since the infrastructure is still bad in fect there are still many area that is still hard to deliver food or electricity . thailand have multiculturalism too in the south most are malay in the northerneast are issan (they are thai peaple but more similar to laos , in the center many are chinese dicendent and in the industry zone eastern-center are khmer ,in the northern there are million of myanmar minority that came to live in thailand not to mention about 2million myanmar that came to work in thailand seeking a better life and jobs. PS.in my opinion singapore is the best candidate but they are too small

[@shable1436]

Chinese needs to stop bullying everyone with their fishing techniques

[@argotcalo5575]

Shirvan you are one my teachers. I have learn so much from you. The synthesized political conclusions and points you make are gold. I dont have time to go deep into political theory and philosophy but with people like you explaining the core ideas i am assembling bit by bit my political thought.

[@Nous98]

Thailand always play both side. During the Cold War, although Thailand remain a major ally with the West and especially the US upfront, there is a "secret diplomatic mission" between Thailand and China. In the later year of the post-WW2 military dictatorship, two children (Wanwai ans Sirin) of PM Plaek's (Phibun) personal advisor and close friend, Sang Phathanothai, was sent to live with Premier Zhou Enlai. "Phibun's government openly pro-western and anti-Chinese, Sang and Phibun devised a strategy to establish a backdoor informal communication channel with the Chinese government. They agreed to send two of Sang's children to be brought up under the auspices of Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai as his wards. A daughter aged eight and a son aged twelve secretly travelled through Burma to Beijing... Sang's daughter, Sirin Phathanothai, would later write a book, "The Dragon's Pearl," about her experiences growing up among China's elite." (from Wikipedia) Today, Thailand have a similar strategy through the personal mission of Princess Sirindhorn, who regularly visit China (total of 20 official visits; she even studies at Beijing University at one point; and already visit all provinces of China). While Thailand business sector have relations with both the West and China

[@dinowarchine6184]

Well, I would say that we do everything to save our v*rginity like in ww2 japan would get us as a puppet if were joining axis side so we have ro cause japan wanna go deal with malayas and british raj in ww2

[@24mithuna]

but they are already Thai.

[@JEMXliveChannel]

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[@nashinchan-dy6fd]

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[@TWE_2000]

CaspianReport with the new report that Trump was considering an invasion of Venezuela last year, can you make a video updating us on the crisis in Venezuela and how other countries in the region might respond (such as Colombia with their new president) and their potential consequences.

[@haruka6672]

T WE there's no benefits for usa by invading venuzuala!

[@TWE_2000]

Haruka Inoue *cough ... OIL!!! ... cough*

[@---uf2zl]

Trump maybe wanted to scare the Venezuelian government and appear "tough on dictatorship", but that didn't work and actually reinforced the Maduro's control.

[@ysdom]

There's also no benefits to forcing an unarmed populace to have to retake their capitol and no proper democratic process is guaranteed after the coup. It's hard to say which would be better - foreign intervention vs civilian coup but the USA is looking into it.

[@haruka6672]

T WE Usa buys oil from Canada! Oil is not the reason always

[@Diglerfuu]

Have been traveling this region for 6 months now and it’s a really awesome to see a good informative video about this!

[@finbarrnolan7676]

I think this quote from the Thai/Siamese king Rama III at his death in 1851 perfect symbolises the political situation of Indochina during the 19th century, "Our wars with Burma and Vietnam were over, only the threats of the Westerners was left to us. We should study their innovations for our own benefits but not to the degree of obsession or worship.". The situation right now in Indochina is completely different, long gone are the days when thousands of European and American soldiers were stationed in the region, now it appears that old local rivalries have reasserted themselves immediately after the Vietnam War with China invading Vietnam in 1979, Vietnam invading Cambodia in 1978, Thailand having border wars and skirmishes with Laos, Burma/Myanmar and Cambodia with the latest one happening as recent as 2011.

[@ericjohnson7234]

There might be a Balkan style conflict

[@user-kk6yg7ds9z]

if the france could return laos and cambidia to thailand what will happen.....

[@user-kk6yg7ds9z]

Lanna Regions are not that close to laos but it is a good things for thai and laos to united as a country since we are all tai ,but laos alone is too weak no sea port and now the chinese are invading laos because of the corrupted gov. LAOS in term of cultural and tradition and it people are very close to thai but the gov are close to vietnam and china since they are communist and china give a lot of money to the gov. laos will be an eletricity hub of asean and thailand is the most industralized and logistic hub of asean what would happen if we are united and remember thailand importe most of it eletricity so if we are united laos it will benefit us both

[@user-kk6yg7ds9z]

true but it also because of thailand invest the most in laos afther china www.investlaos.gov.la/index.php/resources/statistics laos GDP per capita is doing well is because of it small population and look at the import and export partner of laos atlas.media.mit.edu/en/profile/country/lao/

[@Peizxcv]

People watching CaspianReport is about top 2% on KZbin as far as geopolitical knowledge goes. I love history and geopolitics and have read a lot of reports for fun for the last 20 years. CaspianReport have by far the most detailed, objective and realistic/sane/logical analysis on KZbin. Reminds me of RAND. Wendover Productions is good but sometimes got it wrong. The Infographics Show is poorly researched. VisualPolitik EN is pretty biased and the rest are often insane such as suggesting ISIS working with Iran, etc.

[@bljones9383]

I agree, relatively speaking... Although it isn't without bias. At least he did some reading and research, can't say the same at all for all the others you mentioned.

[@chinagetoutofvietnam1823]

What an AWESOME clip and info. Thank you ! But GREAT thanks to the host for mentioning the word, SAIGON ! Saigon is ALIVE.

[@The_Harylaba]

I'm a simple guy, I see Caspian report video, I like.

[@RoboticDragon]

Big shout out to you guys, always great videos, thanks to the patreon members who help make it happen also.

[@sitiesito715]

I come for the geopolitics, I stay for the timelapses. Well done as usual!

[@jjc5475]

can you please start your videos with "hey there it's ya boii caspianreport445 here with another video"

[@bluenation3838yoohoo]

flossy doing geopolitics videos? i vote YES

[@golgarisoul]

Don't even joke.

[@Kazekoge101]

Back at it again! (while jumping up and down in front of webcam)

[@user-ql5gt2mu7n]

So on the last 40 to 45 years ago I beat the hell of my colonies so goddamn hard that I can't control my eastern colony

[@AtamaKatamaTv]

Been waiting for a Report for South East Asia. Glad that Caspian Report has Part 2 of SEA. I hope you will cover the Borneo island. Looking forward. Very many thanks again.

[@Rationalific]

Thank you, Shirvan. I like your videos the best on this channel. Please keep doing these!

[@mirthfulbuddha]

great work as always, thanks!

[@JMM33RanMA]

Fascinating. Another good one Shirwan, keep up the good work!

[@pratikgore6536]

This vid also made me understand why china wants Tibet. ALL RIVERS ORIGINATE THERE!

[@Thor-Orion]

Also there are lots of Buddhists there (China and all of Southeast Asia) they want control over that religion badly.

[@RajnishKumar-rh4ru]

@@Thor-Orion not control bruh... But to cleanse it, u must be knowing, they are communist🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@quangnamle2858]

@@RajnishKumar-rh4ru It don't have any matter with communist, the matter is the ambition bureaucracy. (i guess ?)

[@quangnamle2858]

@@RajnishKumar-rh4ru Secondly, the 'communist' thing you learn in school compare 'China Communist Party' may be a different thing. One is idea (which invent in last century), The present 'communist' is a whole noveau thing.

[@ادريان-ز9م]

Surprised that noone got triggered that Shirvan said Saigon instead of Ho Chi Minh City.

[@pgb3156]

Donald J. Trump I'm a Vietnamese and most Southerners use Saigon so who gives a damn

[@jameslebron2403]

Most locals generally refer to it as Saigon so I don't really think it's a big deal to anyone except hardcore loyalists to the Communist government.

[@ادريان-ز9م]

Mike Hunt I was refering to those hardcore communists you mentioned usually they are lurking in these kind of videos' comment sections.

[@Bayomeer]

*desire to provide free helicopter rides intensifies

[@memegirl-pz4oz]

Dude Gaming love to Vietnam from India

[@renesarabia6442]

Thanks for making a video focusing on Southeast Asia, I can't wait for the upcoming parts!

[@walterhighwood3209]

Actually Cambodia has a huge wealth gap between its major international touristic/economic cities such as Siem Reap, Phnom Penh or Sihanoukville , and the rest of the country. I lived in Siem Reap for 2 years , and I could see how the middle class was emerging and the economy growing ( sure with the help of China, but still). In the West , most people believe Cambodia is poor nationwide and all the kids are still running barefoot , but that's a huge mistake and underestimation. Same about Laos with its emerging capital Vientiane. I like Caspian report , but pity that this time, the video didn' t mention about that.

[@rejvaik00]

You gotta hand it to the Vietnamese, they fought against France, US, China and Cambodia all within a century and won?!

[@tetyusko321]

hey shirvan, would you do a geopolitics of ex jugoslavia? :D good job on your videos! keep it up! i totaly love how you report on all those interesting topics from a neutral non biased perspective!!

[@riteshvizz9786]

From indian, best wishes to vietnam and burma.

[@MinhNguyen-ff6xf]

Namaste brother

[@peechaichum5698]

From chinese, best wishes to laos and cambodia.

[@kanekiken2002]

@Ritesh Vizz and @pee chaichum What about Thailand ?

[@TWE_2000]

CaspianReport Shirvan you should do a review of the book "THE WORLD WAS GOING OUR WAY: THE KGB AND THE BATTLE FOR THE THIRD WORLD" using uncovered soviet secrets from THE MITROKHIN ARCHIVE and authored by Christopher Andrew and Vasili Mitrokhin, authors of The Sword and the Shield.

[@Thor-Orion]

What are some of the conclusions that it arrives upon?

[@JeffTheMapper]

Amazing Work, I think you should do a series on North Africa that will be interesting especially with Events in Libya

[@takyikobbie3679]

Best geopolitical channel on KZbin.. Even better than BBC..

[@---uf2zl]

Let's hope ASEAN proves itself useful, it is the EU of South East Asia.

[@---uf2zl]

Ancient Quotes Hurr durr they destroy our country hurr durr Tell me which is your country, so that we will make a before vs after EU comparison, and let the facts talk themselves.

[@MrAizatazmi]

first they have to kick out laos and cambodia..the china's vassals states

[@ArawnOfAnnwn]

ASEAN is nothing like the EU. It's a talking shop that wastes time, nothing more. None of the members really cooperate.

[@CharDhue]

ASEAN country itself never have common enemy or the same purpose. It will never works like EU, beside they have common enemy in the past they have history of being in the same ruler too (rome, pope, holy roman empire, polish-lithuania commonwelath etc). our culture is pretty much different too

[@-whackd]

ASEAN does not allow labour migration and there is no common currency. Honestly, that is nothing like the EU.

[@nhcimek4973]

ASEAN has so much potential! 50 Years, and so much progress have been made. I hope there will be more cooperation and understanding in this regional economy. May Asean strengthen their relationship between members. Unity in Diversity. "one vision, one identity, one community"

[@suskagusip1036]

As always you're the best Caspian.

[@WildBillCox13]

A very informative geopolitical snapshot, complete with small history for perspective. Thanks for posting.

[@1schwererziehbar1]

Bangladesh's coastline is the craziest thing ever.

[@shyshy4273]

And its always flooding there. Due to climate change.

[@paragbhattacharya943]

That country will drown with global warming

[@paragbhattacharya943]

@Niel Mesa PM Hasina already said something on that line once

[@andraslibal]

"Threats within and without" - the without does not work here in this context. Better to say internal and external threats. Good video and analysis.

[@danielhogendoorn9565]

Good video. Keep in mind, however, that the capital of Myanmar Nay Pyi Taw is new, existing only since 2005. And by that time, the military regime had run largely out of steam. The 20th-century fighting happened from the old capital of Rangoon (Yangon). It appears that the new capital was placed in the center to better control the territory, and also to make foreign invasion more difficult. After all, in 2003, the Generals worriedly looked at the Iraq invasion and wanted to secure themselves. The capital is designed in such a way - with wide open spaces - that rioting and urban guerrillas are near-impossible. Yet to this day the city is largely bereft of any real city life, with the populace choosing to flock to the ever-expanding former capital on the coast.

[@shable1436]

Thailand is awesome place, great place to live

[@deans-rewind2882]

Great video as always. Very informative

[@dedsi8848]

Salam dude. Mashala on the channel and the videos. I was wondering if you could do something about my motherland, Crimea/Qirim. Sagul

[@JizzMasterTheZeroth]

Can't believe you didn't mention the Sino-Vietnamese war.. kinda important.

[@Mackerdaymia]

Hi Shirvan. Absolutely love your videos but I have one tiny little criticism... any chance you could use different music occasionally? The calming piano is nice but starts to grate after a while. Using different music could give each video its own character as well.

[@cheetahvolcano]

Great report, very informative, thank you.

[@FriendlyYandere]

Thailand would have been great, if only they don't have military coup every so often.

[@visethreachsothy6952]

and Cambodia would be great if we actually had democracy

[@michaelcooksey7232]

This was very informative. Thank you. I learned a lot.

[@trackmyactivity]

Man you have improved your pronunciation a lot! Congrats!

[@graceantonio3573]

Great report! Hello from neighbor Philippines, we share similar story being from same region. We were invaded, colonized, occupied, you name it. Spain, Great Bitain, US, Japanese, back to US in that order. Altho Great Britain's ships came to battle Spain it did not succeed to claim us from Spain & Japanese occupation was shortlived during WW2 as American forces got us back. Philippines was called by the west as "Pearl of the Orient" due to our fertile soil & rich natural resources that was mined by US for their own business purposes even after we already gained independence bcoz US govt dictated upon our laws their parity rights thru transitional Commonwealth govt.

[@TWE_2000]

CaspianReport Shirvan to what extent do you think relations between Vietnam and the U.S. will grow?

[@jansenjunaedi4926]

T WE until china is no longer a threat.

[@lvjinbin28]

Vietnam would be allied with US against northern big bro China, like China was allied with US against northern big bro China in Cold War...

[@indianastan]

One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble ....

[@pouyaparsa2]

You should do a video on the US - europe relationship. it feels like old aliences are shifting a little bit, and trade war is an excuse to gain poletical concessions. love to hear you thought on that subject!

[@foreverseethe]

I notice you don't use language like 'client state', 'colonialism', 'foreign intervention' when speaking about African countries, where it is most apt.

[@meis]

CaspianReport and his white guilt.

[@Thor-Orion]

I have a solution called not watching

[@psammiad]

Fascinating, as always.

[@leonard.isaiah]

Finally geopolitics overview of south east Asia

[@Sophisticate99]

Looking forward to Part 2

[@kuri7154]

Nice video as always.

[@kat7275]

caspianreport never disappoints. cool video to make would be the last decade in Europe: how the financial crisis and wave of immigration lead to the new rise of nationalism, alt right, Brexit etc. (doesn't have to be just Europe) But would be great to see the broader view of the whole situation and what lead to the change of public mood etc

[@daaknait]

This channel is awesome

[@crystalwaters2260]

Can’t wait for part 2

[@smarakmohanta1445]

Hi I have been a long time subscriber to the channel. You have been great in providing such rich content in geo politics. Could you please create one for sri Lanka too.

[@thureintun1687]

Most of your infos are true, and unbiased. I like it!

[@jimpachihaihachima1753]

Excellent video, unfortunately I was expecting a really detailed video about Myanmar... However I do appreciate the attention to said country. When you release part II I'll donate $50. Do a geopolitical and or combination of understanding mentality of Brazil and I'll again offer 500.

[@delondestan8961]

Thank you for that video !

[@toby7419]

Do you create the maps by your self or where do you find them? - great video btw

[@rrrrrrio3762]

amazing video as always shirvan!, can you do maritime southeast asia next?

[@pikminlord343]

another excellent video

[@AbhishekSharma-im6zo]

Great video brother but due to low energy in voice it sounds dull and also music.Overall very comprehensive and informative video.

[@Hellookayyes]

Please can you make a video on geopolitics of Nepal? I value your analysis highly and think you could have some key insights into the country / region.

[@ianmackenzie686]

Excellent job, thank you!

[@augurcybernaut4785]

Very good as usual

[@Rationalific]

Excellent video! One thing... I found the GDP numbers to be different from those shown at 10:28. For example, I found Thailand's GDP per capita to be $5,907 instead of $17,870. I also tried PPP. And the other countries seem different as well. Any idea why?

[@buoyrina9669]

Best one, Shirvan

[@ChaseChew2601]

Do a video on southern southeast asia please. Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei! Their geopolitics will be interesting!

[@ChaseChew2601]

Nah! you gotta be kidding me. Singapore is a sovereign nation. We try to be close to both USA and China but not let them affect our politics. This could be seen by allowing US aircraft carriers to dock in Singapore Changi Naval Base to serve as a counterweight to China. Singapore also share very close ties to Taiwan. And China is not very happy about it. In fact, a few years ago, China confiscated our tanks that were berthing in Hong Kong because it is coming back from a joint military exercise with Taiwan! KNOW YOUR SHIT BEFORE SAYING SINGAPORE IS UNDER CHINA INFLUENCE! WE ARE A SOVEREIGN NATION. WE ARE SMALL BUT WILL NOT KOWTOW TO BIGGER NATIONS! Years ago, we caned an American citizen. The president of USA use political pressure to urge us to not do so. BUT WE TOLD THEM WE ARE A SOVEREIGN NATION AND YOU CAN'T BULLY US! China confiscating our tanks: www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2051322/how-singapores-military-vehicles-became-beijings-diplomatic Caning that US citizen : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_P._Fay

[@MOHANMEENAbhavrayat]

Nice work... Best wishes

[@captainaffection]

An eye opener as usual but where did you get the estimates of Cambodia's GDP of $4,000? I can't seem to find those figures

[@the_invincible8494]

here you are www.imf.org/external/datamapper/PPPPC@WEO/WEOWORLD/KHM/VNM

[@PissMenn]

Yaqub Mahmoud it's in PPP terms

[@captainaffection]

The Invincible thank you

[@captainaffection]

PissMenn thanks I see it now

[@Q_QQ_Q]

ppp

[@pool842]

I love you vidoes man, so informative and interesting

[@0d3gree0]

Finally!

[@madhumitamukerje4406]

Wonderful and heartwarming story.

[@fakyu9346]

Part 2 please! Nustantara aka Malay archipelago aka southern southeast asia aka The Islands area :v This area RELATIVELY richer, more developed, and safer than the mainland SEA Hidup Nustantara!

[@zilindogomes1767]

well done shirvan

[@rincewind214]

i knew nothing about the region, but i do now! thanks!

[@fleshreap]

great video!

[@germandestroyzeppelin4432]

Great channel

[@muhammedomar7268]

Waiting for East Africa

[@shyshy4273]

muhammed Omar I’ve heard that east africa will form a federation. Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia has high gdp growth. Somalia, even if the country is divided and is somehow unstable has a homogeneous ethnicity (Ethnic Somali) and is located in a major trading route.

[@muhammedomar7268]

Shylock Shy i dont Think east Africa is capable of making à federation in the foreseeable future wen you look at the current situation. some countries in east africa Have fast growing economy like Ethiopia but there are still à lot to do . And Yeah Somalia is the only homogeneous country in all africa with the longest coastline and full of enterpreners and ressources Wich mâkes It huge potential economy

[@shyshy4273]

muhammed Omar if memory serves me right Rwanda is also homogeneous and the Tutsis and Hutus are castes but the Germans created the classification of the two as races. Also Bots is somehow homogeneous also with the tswana being the main ethnic group which comprises eighty percent of the population. Anyway East African Federation can form but most likely without South Sudan. Also your somehow right that the EAF cannot form as of this moment since most east african countries didn’t unlock their full potential yet.

[@muhammedomar7268]

Shylock Shy..I Dnt know much abt botswana but for Rwanda jst write on google you will see on ur eyes How hutus and tutsis are two very different races.. If there will be any federation in EA It would be Rwanda Burundi uganda kenya and tanzania Bcs they already Have same Official language (KSWAHILI)

[@ArawnOfAnnwn]

Another regional organisation?! Why? Why can't they just form a bloc within the African Union or something?

[@fanwtn5124]

Thai ancestor watching from the sky be like : Hah! See, Somchai?! I told you that migrated from Southern China to this spot is good! Perfectly middle! Our nephews are doing great job Vietnamese ancestor : Phuck! Nguyen! Why the hell is this happened? You told me this spot is good! What the phuck are those westerner doing in our spot!?

[@bingkuxyavong7566]

Laos only trying to modernized itself and the people of Laos into the brighter future where else the West disregard Laos from that future. Only China is willing to give Laos that future. So mocking us will not change anything accept makes us even greater and determined along side our Chinese counterparts now and the future ahead for both our people!

[@bingkuxyavong7566]

I thought I do have to agree. Everything Asian do or create. They find ways to cheat and bias the issue into a conflicting argument rather then logical common sense. Some Southeast Asian mainstream society actually do have this thought of trying to think like a White-man and disregard themselves and their race as second class. I am hopping that someday this mind set for all Southeast Asian will change because it rather not favor our people as a race and the region socially and politically in the next future generations to come.

[@sovietroll7880]

I only see our southern SEA neighbours below IndoChina has been Westernized a lot than us up here.

[@kwazooplayingguardsman5615]

Ying ~ retract your stupid nine dash line and we will believe the benevolent attitude of China, retain it then you are just an imperialists country. We have sacrificed a great amount of blood for our sovereign territories and end European imperialism in the region, we will not replace it with Chinese imperialism.

[@bosheek8632]

Laos should merge with Thailand and your economy will go gangbusters and have access to Ports. With a common language base and similar traditions it will transform Laos out of their poverty.

[@Lol-ok9kl]

Bo Sheek I doubt that. Issan is still very poor, what makes you think Laos would fare better being part of Thailand? Keep in mind Thailand is a very centralised country and everything happens in Bangkok. Laos is very far from Bangkok, it would be another poor Thai region that’s left behind from Thailand’s growth. Laos has access to Vietnam’s ports and is closer to Vietnam’s capital Hanoi. It would be better for Laos to join Vietnam instead.

[@coreymicallef365]

I'm looking forward to part 2

[@vicepresident952]

awesome, thank you

[@christopherlord3441]

great. very informative

[@Ozymandias1]

Why do you call Ho Chi Minh City Saigon? It hasn't had that name since 1975.

[@visethreachsothy6952]

ah, we find the communist in the comments

[@NKzy3nx]

Nowadays, Vietnamese still call HCM City "Saigon" in daily language or HCM City in both daily and official language. To me as a Vietnamese, Saigon is shorter and sounds better in daily language.

[@birdbirdbird1565]

Don't forget China is keeping the flood out of this region where it used to have. They have good Dams.

[@tord1508]

Where/how are these amazing maps generated?

[@sockbot41]

It looks to me like it’s screenshots from Google Maps with the borders and colors superimposed on the image. I’m unsure how they produce the 3D effect.

[@al8731]

Do a video on Northeast India??

[@PoliticalMatter]

I just want to know about the maps used. What is that software. I can see terrains, mountains, vegetation.

[@eitkoml]

The people from there hate the name Indochina, largely because you're taking their home and attaching the word China to it.

[@-whackd]

Good that they're okay with the Indo part. Must be their Indian religions.

[@sinoroman]

isn't there a common theme between their languages and india (sanskrit and others)? someone on a forum said they originated from sanskrit or something, but i can't find hard evidence. they do look very similar..........

[@eitkoml]

Nah, if India tried to impose its will like China does then there would be the same disdain for India.

[@MisaNeruru]

Hoàng Nguyên nope.. its from india - china since their historical influence to the region is far bigger than Indonesia itself.

[@marko3096]

Vietnamese also belongs to the tai-khadai language family , the same as Thai , Laotian , Cambodian and the rest of ethnics within the South East Asia region they are also austro-asiatic , while Chinese are sino-tibetan (orignated in modern day Shanxi province) having been much closer to Mongolian , Manchurian ...their Northern counterparts Islam was introduced to Indonesia through spice trade , muslim preachers came and the archipelago gradually adopted the religion Indochina , Laos , Cambodia are French terms , hence having pronunced them in English is different from the respective native tongues

[@tombouie]

Well-Done & request an update of part 1&2