How Bad is the Chinese Economy? Walk Through Shanghai Reveals Truth

How bad is the Chinese economy? We hear it everyday in the news, but what is the economic situation on the ground in China? In today's video, I hit the streets of Shanghai and explore a local neighborhood seeing what life is like in China in 2023 and share my experiences of speaking with some Chinese youth about the future of the Chinese economy
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[@CyrusJanssen]

Thank you everyone for your support! Watch my full episode with American Shaun Rein who breaks down everything you need to know about the Chinese economy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJeYqqFqqMugl7c

[@SeanPan-it3jm]

Dr Fauci---father of COVID-19

[@chinkayeok6117]

Your Mandarin is excellent, speak like a native

[@SeanPan-it3jm]

福奇博士-- 新冠肺炎之父!

[@SeanPan-it3jm]

Fort-D pandemic =COVID-19

[@mxolisinhlapo1466]

Which platform did the Chinese guy find you on?

[@relaxwhc]

If you believe China is a peaceful and progressive country, raise your hand ✋👍🙋

[@jeffreyyap4891]

Not sure about that. But what I can confirm China is not the one who bombing Syria Libya Afghanistan etc

[@gracelim2336]

Those who believe in Buddhist Teachings are Peaceful peoples but not the Japanese.

[@kuhaniresti]

i don't know why in singapore, real estate price is skyrocketing, just connect the dot

[@QuixEnd]

Not if you're lower class, absolutely not. I love how communists are always the educated upper class who brag about their luxuries. Communists despise the poor people and mock their lack of education. It's the greatest irony of Marxism

[@WeKnowIslam94]

Hahaha good joke

[@JS-ih7lu]

8:24 放不下身段 does not mean “put down their bodies to do”, it means those college graduates do not want to “lower their status” and lose face by doing jobs they consider are beneath them.

[@ateksudianto6237]

well explanation

[@marcc1830]

The American equivalent saying would be, "get off their high horses". This is common in many develop economy. Hong Kong was/is like this for a long time so much so that for the decades, the city has been introducing labor from surrounding poorer countries. It is true in the North America as well.

[@CyrusJanssen]

awesome, thank you for helping out and pointing that out, much appreciated!

[@midlander8186]

I assume the young man did say not everyone can work in a building, presumably doing office work. I appreciate what I think is a growing phenomenon here in the US of young adults choosing trades over university educations, since various trades here have shortages of skilled workers and our workers can make a comfortable living working in such trades, at least for the foreseeable future. Perhaps no parallel to this phenomenon exists right now in China.

[@yc8210]

This is a very interesting topic. During the Gilded Age 1920s, I imagine many Americans were aspired to make quick money not through working in the factories and on farms. Then the Great Depression happened and the ensuing World War II brought US to the height of manufacturing and decades of prosperity...

[@cvcsyt]

Unfortunately Shanghai is not representative of regular China. Nicely polished pro-China piece though 🙃

[@ACE-nl4zv]

Great job, dude. Being a chinese I really appreciate that you show how bad is the economy in Shanghai, my sweet old home. Specially the empty Starbucks with invisible customers. Glad that I have left this country. Well done, love your channel.

[@peiol]

You should not say such slander of your hometown ， China is not doing anything right to you

[@Lintopia]

Yea, agree. Seriously Shang is becoming much less prosperous than two years ago… Too big changes…

[@dabo5078]

You call this empty and bad? Where in the world have you been to? Have you seen Sam Francisco?

[@patrickng5541]

😂😂😂

[@user-ox3ql7uy6f]

台灣人反串上海人

[@lcor2009]

Hi Cyrus. I purchased an instrument built in Wuhan. Been trying for years to close the deal. Became friends with their overseas sales Manager Sarah, a beautiful young Chinese girl. Told her about your channel and she replied that you're very popular there. So congrats again for your work. Remember what we once chatted about: americans are not only the ones born in the US

[@CyrusJanssen]

Awesome! Yes, I'm doing my best to classify US citizens as opposed to saying Americans, but sometimes the US citizen in me still says "Americans" haha that's a great story! Thanks for sharing

[@pablovandres]

SIDE NOTE: Did everyone notice how clean the streets are ? OMG that's an incredible achievement for such a huge city. Bravo !

[@hafadude69]

I was just thinking this. Culture does have merit. It's not only China that I see this. The U.S. takes freedom for granted to the point where country pride is dying in big cities.

[@CyrusJanssen]

It’s amazing how clean it is!

[@MarkYeung1]

Yes, the streets are very clean. Incredible. 😊

[@MrEroshan]

Every large city I've been to in China has clean streets with no visible garbage. People there look down on you if you litter, as it should be.

[@comeforaride]

@@MrEroshan not even look down. You will get yelled at haha

[@anuchugh31]

Bumped into this channel by chance. As an Indian been to China pre covid, Shanghai was amazing. Not a fan of tall buildings but was impressed by the country side which isn’t there in Europe or US. Loved the city and nice Chinese people. Hope geopolitical issues resolve and we could live as peaceful neighbors 😊

[@CyrusJanssen]

Nice! Love your goal, wish for the same thing too

[@pat4005]

I'm curious about what you mean about "the countryside which isn't there in Europe or the US."? The US is filled outside of cities, full of amazing and varied countrysides! Vast forested areas of wilderness, pastoral grassy plains with colorful wildflowers, and gentle rolling hills leading up to mountain ranges like the Rockies, which cover 3,000 miles across North America (from New Mexico to British Columbia are there for all to enjoy. A sub-range of the Appalachian Mountains, the Great Smoky Mountains is another and is known for the fog hanging around the tops of the peaks, leading to the "smoky" effect which it is named after. And then there is Grand Teton which encompasses 485 square miles of natural beauty. Another is the Sierra Nevada mountain range, which is so vast that it has three national parks and each is full of both breathtaking and serene views, wildlife of all kinds, hiking, camping and other outdoor experiences. Those are Yosemite National Park, Sequoia National Park, and Kings Canyon National Park. These places are a few among many that offer both serene landscapes, and bubbling brooks, strong rivers and stunning waterfalls of all shapes and sizes. Each of the 50 states has it's own special characteristics. Some have lush green hilly countrysides, dotted with family farms and homesteads, and others have deserts with amazing rock formations that you will find nowhere else in the world. And with all the coastline, there is a vast difference between the variety of shorelines of the East and West coasts, not to mention the marshlands, river deltas and the Everglades. That is just the "tip-of-the-iceberg", and it can probably never be fully explored in just one lifetime. So I have no idea how you can say that the countryside isn't there in Europe or the US, as you can see plenty of it even here on KZbin, and books and magazines.

[@TrendyStone]

You don’t think Europe and the US have countryside? Sheesh. Most of the US is empty and Europe is full of country and farmland. Odd comment.

[@rtmclean484]

Great to hear it! As someone from Ireland I can't help but hope China and India can live and prosper together as friends, it could be such a beneficial relationship for both and India could learn a lot from China as it starts to grow into another world superpower!

[@user-xu6rz1we1t]

Agree with you

[@ngmurthy]

Just walking in one upscale area of Shanghai does not mean anything. If anything it shows how light the foot traffic is. Isn't it supposed to be busy with a lot of people ?

[@Yi-H-sea]

Maybe it’s time for work

[@user-ss6qb2of5l]

这里根本不是上海的高档区域 高档区域是静安区

[@yuyangliu4947]

your country walk street busy in 8am？？？？

[@guangyuqiu2612]

As a chinese who currently lived in us, this vedio brought me back to my lovely hometown Shanghai😭 Talking about the high unemployment rate, many people will point out two factors. The first factor is that China is transitioning from labor-intensive to capital - and technology-intensive industries, but the latter absorb fewer jobs than the former. The second factor is that the current distribution system needs to be reformed, and young people at the bottom are afraid to marry because they lack money. Many people think the government should copy the Nordic welfare state and tax the rich heavily. All in all, I am glad to see that cyrus is promoting the exchanges between the two countries. As I have met a lot of super nice people since I came to the us, I also hope that more Americans can go to China to see what Chinese really look like.

[@MrGGZZ]

Sure but you will never come back. Of course United States is a much better country

[@spafon7799]

Actually the Nordic countries tax the middle class heavily to fund their welfare programs. That's where the money is. It might be a good idea for China to do that also, but the first source of money for social programs ought to come from ending the massive stealing and wasting of money by the Xi Jinping regime.

[@philipdamask2279]

China has many beautiful places and a lot of great infrastructure and beautifully designed and lighted buildings. In America environmentalists do not want anything but solar and wind and maybe some bike paths. Many great parks, infrastructure, and buildings were created in the last 100 years. Unfortunately, we are just sitting on our laurels trying to figure out where our country should go next. Drugs are killing off many who cannot seem to find a place to fit in. We are losing our work ethic as more and more are finding it easier to rely on the government.

[@oneviwatara9384]

US China decoupling and high tariffs on Chinese good are the main causes for the high unemployment in China.

[@supahsmashbro]

they too racist, not gonna happen

[@Shenzhou.]

Many Chinese welcome Westerners to our lands as visitors. However, many Westerners (but not all) are increasingly regarding Chinese in their lands as unwelcome.

[@Shenzhou.]

老实说翻墙之后，就觉得西方媒体对中国太傲慢与偏见，而且很多美国人已经被美媒洗脑了。

[@Shenzhou.]

轮子不许说中国的坏话。轮子只靠黑中国吃饭。

[@Shenzhou.]

老实说翻墙之后，就觉得西方媒体对中国太傲慢与偏见。

[@Shenzhou.]

老实说翻墙之后，就觉得很多美国人已经被美媒洗脑了。

[@Shenzhou.]

Even the United States acknowledges the fact that Taiwan is part of China.

[@techtoth1]

Thinking that in a few years young chinese and americans might be fighting not because of hatred, but because of those criminals against humanity that are in power, makes me so sad and angry. Damned economy rulers play with people's lives, and we still, as a race, haven't found a way to take away their power.

[@errorname6088]

It's not right. We just don't like the American government, and we love peace.We all are friends.

[@techtoth1]

@@errorname6088 I believe you. Unfortunately that is never enough to stop economic powers to lead people into wars.

[@xiaoshuchu4095]

Don't worry! Politicians of both countries just shout those hatred words to get political benefits, they dare not to really start a war. Both countries have nukes. And people these days are clever enough not to be manipulated by them.

[@Sandowsky-qk7mq]

​@@errorname6088because your government is composed of angels

[@zhuanzhenfan]

@@Sandowsky-qk7mq At least not like the US government. Abuse of national security everywhere to sanction others. Look! China is selling sweeping robots to Africa. Washington: What? China dares to openly violate the national security of the United States.

[@postpatient1569]

I hope the western media don't blindly praise China, and don't want to blindly slander China. You have done a good job in this regard

[@hongdeli6148]

Happy to see Cyrus Janssen back China, you are rare humanized American with rational mind to see the problems globally.

[@hongdeli6148]

@@jjbiggmann5576 But what Cyrus Janssen has sold was the only humanized one on Earth; while the European based West in endlessly looting and killing, until right now in Ukraine.

[@sutapasbhattacharya9471]

@@jjbiggmann5576 Yep he's actually deleted my response above to a comment about how clean it is. I responded that they should take a look at the recent China Fact Chasers video about the litter strewn beaches and the people's total lack of civic concern. I added that fancy Shanghai is hardly representative of China as whole just as those Shanghai PISA ratings some years ago did not represent Chinese Educational performance as a whole.

[@spafon7799]

He's a puppet of Xi Jinping.

[@googleisspyingonyou598]

@sutapasbhattacharya9471 serpentza/laowhy is a discredited source

[@hongdeli6148]

@@sutapasbhattacharya9471 I am sure that was because of what you said was not reue.

[@hoomanostovar]

That last guy was like, what do you mean getting better?! It has always been great 😄 China is far from peaking out, their modern superpower moment is just starting.

[@shaheemahmed9932]

He was the only one who disagreed. Ask every American about their own economy and they will have the same reaction.

[@hoomanostovar]

@@shaheemahmed9932 Random American will say that their country has gone to shit in the past decades, actually the opposite of China.

[@davidwong5197]

@@shaheemahmed9932 Americans disagree with you. That's why we have MAGA.

[@spafon7799]

@@hoomanostovar As a citizen of the US, I would say that our country has deteriorated. Especially with the Democrats in power. They are not that different than the Xi Jinping regime. Still, the deterioration of China is far worse.

[@philipdamask2279]

The demographics in China are a major headwind for their society to deal with. They are facing a major population decline and an aging society to provide for.

[@ngasakura7974]

Shanghai is great city,but the economy is obliously declining,most of the people can feel it

[@shongu-pg7nr]

难道不是全球都在经济下滑吗？

[@creatbear]

not declining, it's increasing rate becomes slow. 😂😂😂

[@ngasakura7974]

How positive! just like what we are told by our leaders,you've done a good job.@@creatbear

[@creatbear]

@@ngasakura7974 你是中国籍汉人吗？

[@blackielawliss9948]

Having previously lived in SH for 20 years leaving in 2020 never seen the streets so empty except during SARS and of coarse the beginning of Covid. Peaceful yet sad

[@CyrusJanssen]

Agree! I lived in Shanghai 2007-2013 and visited every year until 2019, felt very different than the 2019 vibe

[@leabush2608]

It’s about time that China people awake from dictatorship

[@scholez18]

Thanks for showing Shanghai on the ground. You’re a light worker spreading the gospel of world peace my brother. Thank you for your efforts. Pls continue carry on !

[@CyrusJanssen]

Appreciate the support!

[@user-hl9my4if5u]

like henry kissinger

[@ebyaka9398]

Cyrus, THANK YOU 🙏 What you are doing is what every human being on this earth must do. Be an ambassador between cultures; a peace maker. I have been listening to some people in our beautiful country of America, and felt the pain hearing them spewing nothing but hated. I am not sure what their purpose for living is on this earth. THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT WORK, AND STAY BLESSED DEAR BROTHER. I love China and every piece of this world.

[@CyrusJanssen]

Really appreciate the support!

[@spafon7799]

I live in the US and I have never seen any fellow citizen express hate toward the Chinese people. Most of us do hate the fascist government of China, however. One reason I hate the Xi Jinping regime is that I care about the people of China and I am sad that Xi Jinping has created so much hardship in their lives.

[@MarkYeung1]

@@spafon7799 I live in Canada. Chinese Canadians are generally well treated here.

[@jianlili164]

@@spafon7799 It is the US politicians who created so much hardship in Chinese lives! Not Xi Jinping!

[@Shenzhou.]

@@MarkYeung1 You said: _"I live in Canada. Chinese Canadians are generally well treated here."_ An article published by Bloom berg has declared Vancouver the Anti-Asian Hate Crime Capital of North America, having experienced a 700% increase in crimes against Asians.

[@LWRC]

First time seen your channel on YT! Mad respect Cyrus for you to speak Mandarin Chinese so well, better than some Americans speak English!!!

[@gregoryku]

Cyrus, you have done a wonderful job in terms of introducing the real China to the Western world. I am your fan.

[@CyrusJanssen]

Thank you Gregory!

[@rustyshacklferd535]

Like the one child law.

[@rtweugene1]

Lol yah Nanjing road is significantly more crowded at night than in the morning, glad to have you back! hope you will come back more often~

[@MarkYeung1]

Hi Cyrus, deep admiration of what you do to promote China/Western relationships. Love your interview with the young man. There's no question that the Chinese economy (and by extension the world's economy) will have tough times ahead. We Chinese are known for being hard-working and resourceful. We can go through these. Thanks again.

[@CyrusJanssen]

Thanks Mark for your amazing support! You’re such a great supporter and always appreciate your feedback

[@Lee-wi9tt]

​@@TacticalMayoWhat Cyrus contributes to mankind is peace through mutual understanding whilst your lip service only create further division. Who is more human like?

[@saretgnasoh7351]

@@TacticalMayo cringe 🤡🤡

[@wnklee6878]

@@Lee-wi9tt Cyrus is trying to do what cannot be done. US wants to keep ruling the world and will stop at nothing.

[@martymartinez4036]

Some stating US when it’s clearly government officials and state controlled media who are behind the strain relationship.

[@raaf4678]

The buildings look so western, if there had not been much chinese people walking around, you'd think you're in a western country!

[@MYHK852]

Wow you have really opened my eyes ! Shanghai is such an incredibly BUSY city, full of people everywhere!!! 😂😂😂 China is the hope for the whole world! By the way, do you know what is happening in Xinjiang?

[@seananime_copying]

這個說話方式😂我猜你不是英文母語者對吧？

[@user-wi5rv7zl9u]

新疆？棉花？别听风就是雨，多来中国瞅瞅

[@restoneverest4675]

Cyrus you're a great man, I like your videos. The boy is really cute. Your Chinese sounds top notch. Thank you for showing us this magnificent country and its people.

[@CyrusJanssen]

Awesome! Thanks for your support!

[@rsyrsy8543]

Very real shoot of China’s ordinary people daily life. Really like it

[@CyrusJanssen]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@QuixEnd]

Ordinary? He's showing off one of the most bourgeois city centers in China. These people never go to the average countryside town or anywhere outside these wealth capitals.

[@brennencox516]

"Very real shoot of China’s ordinary people daily life. Really like it" And almost none of his video addresses the title "How Bad is the Chinese Economy? "

[@msNovaSixx]

@@QuixEnd It may be somewhat higher then other cities since Shanghai is a 1st tier (old style city) But other cities of tier 5 - 1 aren't even that bad I would say they look even beter sometimes.

[@rsyrsy8543]

@@brennencox516 I just feel the contents of his video attractive/interesting , am not interested in how bad China’s economy is. Actually I am more worried about UK’s economy, the inflation is at such whopping 8% that it really affects my daily life.

[@michaeldavis4483]

Normal? Streets look EMPTY relative to a few years ago. Perhaps this is the new normal.

[@jgwizo]

I am freely reflecting on the cry given to Chinese's economy by distractors and think that this might be a paradox where enemies or jealous nations might witness a deliberate slowdown to influence other's economies.

[@JS-ih7lu]

China has always had a “third place”-its tea house culture is millennia old

[@CyrusJanssen]

Very good point!

[@frankie2022]

Welcome back Cyrus! It requires more people like you to bridge up the relationship between China and America. Then the world will become harmonious.

[@user-lf7ry9kk2p]

This just proves how bad China's economy now, good job XD

[@CyrusJanssen]

I don’t think anyone is trying to deny China’s economy is struggling, hence why I’m showing exactly what it looks like 😉

[@user-Htceabo]

​@@CyrusJanssenDid he say you were trying to deny it? You don't need to be nervous like this, I love seeing your previous confidence.🤭

[@user-lf7ry9kk2p]

@@CyrusJanssen Thank you for replying me with patience, I admired you for that

[@felisalpha1534]

Gosh, the way Cyrus pathetically tries to concur with you, he is stuck in a bind. He will end up just like Navina Heyden.

[@CyrusJanssen]

@@felisalpha1534 haha I don't think you even know what you are talking about...name one person that will deny China's economy is struggling? I'm showing the world what Shanghai looks like in this video and people can see it for themselves

[@davidr7819]

Interesting the talk about the long term effects of lockdown. I think for people everywhere we have still to fully process that experience. It revealed how different people and entire countries have vastly different tolerance of risk

[@AW-gu5gj]

Didn't expect your Mandarin to be so good! Bravo, man!

[@adamesd3699]

Shanghai is one of the most fascinating cities in the world. Massive and cosmopolitan, you feel like you’ve stepped into a novel when you go there.

[@philipdamask2279]

Cyrus does not take you down back alleys and show you how millions of Chinese live. He is the unofficial chamber of ecommerce for China.

[@peanut0brain]

When I was about to land in Shanghai, flying above the light up city, I knew I would get lost😂😂😂

[@pishedbloke]

That 28 yr old made a good point regarding the difference in thinking between the younger and older generations. The older generation are usually more concerned about the future and wealth accumulation, while the younger ones just live life day to day a bit more. I think a lot of employers don't realize this when recruiting employees.

[@CyrusJanssen]

So true!

[@gibraltarchan9750]

LETS PUT IT ANOTHER WAY.............YOUNG PEOPLE ( THOSE BORN PAST 1990S)STILL WANT WEALTH....BUT MOST BELIEVE IN USING THE SMART PHONE/LAPTOP TO MAKE THEIR WEALTH, & 85% OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE DO NOT BELIEVE OR WANT TO MAKE MONEY USING THEIR HANDS/SKILLS...( MY SON INCLUDED).THE OLDER GENERATION KNOW WHAT HARDSHIP IS & ALSO SEEN FINANCIAL TURMOIL, INCLUDING SHAREMARKET COLAPSE, & FOR ME 76+ KNOW WHAT A WORLD WAR MEANS.......SO OUT PRIORUTY ARE DIFFERENT, AS OLDER PEOPLE THINKL SECURITY, YOUNGER ONES, ...SELDOM THINK THAT WAY........U SHOULD VISIT HONGKON, SMALLER FOOD STORES, & TAKE NOTE HO MANY U.S. GRAD WITH HIGH END JOB, WENT BACK TO H.K. TO HELP THEIR PARENTS RUN THE SHOP............NO, TRADITION IF KIDS ARE BOUGHT UP PROPER.....DO NOT LAZ AROUND, & DO NOT RELY ON LAPTOP TO CRATE THEIR FUTURE.....................U CANNOT EAT, LIVEON NOR TRANSPORT WITH BITCOINS NOR IMAGES ART..............WHEN TIME COMES, THESE KIDS WILL CRY WHEN THER IS NO FOOD IN SUPERMARKET TO BUY FROM

[@user-kn1oo1be4r]

Because it is difficult for young people to "level up"

[@tiram12]

Interesting, I felt that was like scripted 😂

[@anihcgno]

China's economy has been collapsing every day for 5,000 thousand years for the West. And it is this observation that is most reassuring. ❤️🇨🇳

[@father88888]

luckily he is not detained or harassed by police for taking video of the true situation on street....

[@drewh3224]

That little boy's mom was busy fixing for his shoelaces. She wasn't bothered by a stranger talking to her child. If this was in New York here, it could possibly have an entirely different blowback.

[@hyc1266]

I don't understand why that boy was wearing a winter jacket in a hot summer day.

[@drewh3224]

@hyc1266 Maybe the boy has a crazy mom?

[@myleshagar9722]

@@drewh3224 Maybe the boy was there for a photo shoot.

[@drewh3224]

@myleshagar9722 Now, it makes sense👍

[@user-ut1jt1pk8z]

They are from Xinjiang, come to Shanghai to buy a down jacket for their child to wear in winter, she is trying on her child to see if it is the right size

[@Flankymanga]

Nice to see life in China getting back to normal. I hope Americans wont stick their noses to the Taiwan issue like they did in Ukraine. Greetings from Europe!

[@Ryan49861]

US military intervention only makes matters worse as we've seen in many countries including Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syrian and now Ukraine; the only ones benefiting are the US weapons manufacturers.

[@spafon7799]

I hope Xi Jinping doesn't invade Taiwan because he will cause massive suffering for the people throughout the world, and the people of China and Taiwan will suffer the most just as the people of Ukraine and Russia have suffered the most from the Ukraine war.

[@MarkYeung1]

@spafon7799 Great point. I trust Xi Junping will not be as crazy as Putin.

[@cherrychen5749]

@@spafon7799Taiwan is a part of China！Do you know the history of China！

[@Flankymanga]

@@MarkYeung1 Guys you do not understand. Its not Ukraine nor is it Taiwan that decides these things. Putin invaded because NATO and America has ignored all the promises and agreements they gave. The Analogy of that is American ignoring one Chine principle, acting as if Taiwan was an independent country. Which is not. China strives for peaceful reunification but if America is planning to stir the pot, Chinese are prepared to go the forcefully way as well. In Ukraine Putin had no other choice. They refused to give him any guarantees, they trained terrorists to infiltrate Russia. They even refused Zelensky to sign a peace deal in the first weeks of war. Now we see Ukraine in total ruins. Chinese and Taiwanese must do everything possible to kick out Americans out of their affairs or history will repeat itself with Taiwan. And it wont end well for Taiwan.

[@davidwelty9763]

All of the classic architecture you pointed out was designed by the British during colonialism. No Tofu Dreg there.

[@kevindst]

2:44 No customer in Starbucks in Shanghai, Shanghai man! They love coffee. Economy really is bad.

[@abramjones9091]

Starbucks sucks though

[@TWisDOG1]

The unemployment rate in China in the first half of 2023 is 5.3%. The economy in China is very healthy and growing well in recent years in the sense that the high-tech sector is growing rapidly while real estate industry is shrinking. The industrial goods produced in China afterwards are going to be more competitive in the global market and the western countries are going to lose more and more well-paid jobs if the trade globlization continues.

[@MarkYeung1]

The youth unemployment remains a concern. Lots of university grads are coming in the next few years.

[@Andy-P]

What about the debt? Yes real estate is shrinking but can high-tech take up all the slack. When you mean high-tech do you mean the service sector as well?

[@spafon7799]

You should recognize that if you say something too ridiculous it undermines your credibility.

[@philipdamask2279]

Wages in America are not competitive with China. If we want jobs to come back to America we will have to increase tarrifs and be willing to pay more for our stuff or buy less.

[@conniekabasharira7084]

Pay no attention at some people who jump on the bandwagon of bashing other countries while theirs are worse. They only want to have something that makes them feel superior

[@winnyz5888]

我是生于70年代，成长与小县城，经历过落后贫穷，一直到我18岁，家里才有第一台彩电，我是深刻感受到了中国的变化 太大 太快速。15年前我来到了美国，在美国了解越多越发现，美国普通百姓生活太难了，收入和生活质量其实是下降的。每一次我看见美国那些70-8--90年代的电影电视节目，我都会感慨，那才是中国人心目中的美国梦（但是这些年中国一直在发展，我们曾经的美国梦在中国就已经实现了）

[@hongdeli6148]

流泪了，同感啊，我生于50年代。

[@easymi9964]

中国近五年变化最大的地方就是农村和偏远地区有了显著的发展，城市相对变化小一些。美国怎么说呢？反正感觉是发展过了巅峰了，已经不是理想的纺锤形结构，而是三角形结构了

[@hongdeli6148]

@@easymi9964 把钱用于战争，到处轰炸，自我玩完了。

[@hongdeli6148]

@@easymi9964 因为，你没有经历过60 - 80年代。

[@easymi9964]

@@hongdeli6148 美国的60-80年代？我倒是没经历过。大陆的80年代我还是经历过的，我们家算是下海比较早的一批人，80年代初就买了日本产彩电，88年抢购潮买了日本产的录像机

[@mattycakes1161]

Americans don't have a problem with the People of China, but the Government. They also have a problem with ours, many Nations do. A People should NOT be defined by their Government, because People and Governments have very different agendas. Regular People just want to work, live good lives, and enjoy their time with friends and family, while Governments are always looking to gain power and expand their influence. Conflict is no longer needed for growth, we can focus on freedom and innovation, that will lead us to prosperity. Those Nations who do not put in the work, will not meet success.

[@Hoa240]

China's economy will face many difficulties and decline as foreign companies leave. This leads to tens of millions of people being underemployed every year.

[@user-ys5xy3um9o]

"How modern and advanced China is" and then Starbucks. Wut. Regression session bro.

[@myleshagar9722]

Only very rich could afford it, when I was there for 12 years. Me too. $4 for a cookie?

[@davidwong5197]

@@myleshagar9722 You must be in Marriot or Hyatt or got rip off $4 I can get a full meal. I usually stay in Marriot, coffee is $10 there.

[@WarrenKLiu]

Rofl…. Did Cyrus just debunk the no freedom of thought and expression in China by interviewing a fan on the streets of Shanghai asking about issues in China. 😎😅🤘

[@CyrusJanssen]

Absolutely!

[@Andy-P]

Yes completely debunked...........absolutely & completely........no question........

[@spafon7799]

Sure they can say a little of their opinion so long as they don't say something that the regime considers a threat. The people of China know what they are allowed to say and what they are not. When the people of China express their opinion they know the government holds a gun to their head. That is not freedom of expression.

[@chankaihing3265]

Cyrus 您好， 難得的一位有正向正義正氣之外國人❤️ 祝您和家人身心康健。

[@backpropagation8365]

Looks empty almost deserted. The lack of jobs and bad economy have taken a huge toll. Tough times are ahead.

[@rtmchau]

Like your videos, please continue to share your perspectives to outside China who have distorted perceptions influenced by the media. I’m an American MNC corporate executive based in shanghai, would love to catch coffee if you are around.

[@user-wi5rv7zl9u]

你说得对，他们受到媒体的影响而扭曲了看法，所以多来中国走走就知道真正的中国现状了

[@gordonc168]

Big shoutout to you, Alex, and Jason for presenting the truth. Thank you, Cyrus.

[@aoeu256]

Shanghai is 1st tier what does 4th tier look like

[@jyeasyfun]

Your video is real but misguided. Those streets used to very buzzing but now much like deserted ones with just tourists. The economy is very bad and look beyond those tourists streets and beyond Shanghai. Thank you.

[@steveliu5392]

I ‘m so delighted that 28 years old young man so mature and responded your question so open nothing to hide .That ‘s the way should be ! I do hope this generation can speak though their mind face the fact . Those old mindset generations 50’60’ has been fading away and speechless. Look forward !

[@philiptan2051]

Shanghai street looks very clean and rich even the Starbucks looks so modern. China has practically everything and even the fish market looks so clean. Americans think that Chinese people hate them because of the usa’s containment policy and hateful rhetoric of her politicians but Chinese people have grown more mature than Americans do who are indoctrinated by their own media, prepared by their own government to go to war against China. What a shame! As the usa would have gained lots of respect in China if they are more cooperative, friendly and less immature than they are now.

[@rob1248996]

America needs China and China needs America. If only the politicians (on both sides) would just chill out and let markets control things naturally and not try to micro-manage everything. Are you listening Washington?

[@Andy-P]

Is Washington listening to Beijing - yes. But it doesn't want to lose the No1 slot so don't expect America to do as China commands. As for leting the markets control things that happens a lot more in America than the increasingly state controlled economy of China.

[@spafon7799]

@@Andy-P You guys should stop worrying so much about just the US. Nearly the entire world loathes the regime of China except a handful of dictators who get rich by stealing funds from Belt and road loans.

[@xiaoshuchu4095]

​@@Andy-P I like your debate, and it's way much better than seeing you both on the battlefield pointing guns at each other. And here is my suggestion: make both Washington and Beijing listen to me, let me be the one to command, then the world will have a lasting peace.

[@Andy-P]

@@xiaoshuchu4095 Sounds like a plan!

[@AdrianClavijo]

When a man repeats themselves a lot they're either selling something or have nothing to say.

[@scjjml]

Went to new home, they said they don't allow foreigners to buy their property. But they can buy American properties.

[@freakinccdevilleiv380]

Some parts are funny like in Food Ranger, you're all excited and pumped and they're just having an average day like 'meh' lol. I know the feeling 😂😂😂

[@OhFookinELL]

Cyrus mandarin is so articulate.

[@nickgold0801]

Does anyone come here from Mr.Shen's video ?? 😂😂😂

[@lalauya1111]

me, hahahaha

[@CyrusJanssen]

Which video?

[@zenzensimida]

@@CyrusJanssen公子沈 the latest film. and 你需要走入田野而不是走在大城市的街头，这样你不可能理解中国😅

[@felisalpha1534]

Add me in as a Malaysian-born Chinese enjoying the peace in Singapore who also has Shanghainese relatives. Hell, Cyrus should really just give me his US citizenship while my Chinese mom take up my Malaysian Citizenship and give her Chinese citizenship to Cyrus. All socialists should just take up Chinese citizenships and watch their beliefs unfold into an abyss. I don't even want to go back to visit China again for family visit seeing how extreme and pressurized the situation there - It's the same for many Malaysians in the 1960s who had relatives in the "homeland" when Mao ruled.

[@tplowtplow6503]

Me too. Haha. Really no customer inside Starbucks😂

[@nnf9431]

As a Chinese Canadian who just came back from the Pearl River Delta after 15 years of not being in China, I was shocked to see how incredibly dynamic that region is - Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Macau, Guangzhou, and Zhuhai all put top tier Canadian cities to shame. Life was very normal for my extended relatives and when I ask them about their economic outlook, they have never been more bullish. Makes me want to move to China!

[@user-dw5fk1fj8o]

旅游是个好的选择

[@2226robin]

Move, we don’t want you here.

[@Tonymontanayayo]

Go for it and don’t let the door hit you too hard when you leave. Maybe you’re naive (I hope you realize the inhumanity of the regime in China before it’s too late). Do your research

[@nnf9431]

@@Tonymontanayayo You mean the inhumanity of 2 million people using food banks? You mean the inhumanity of 30y/os living with their parents because they can't afford housing? You mean the inhumanity of the government freezing your bank account for donating to a cause the feds don't agree with? You mean the inhumanity of waiting 2 years to see a medical specialist despite being in crippling pain? Oh wait that's Canada LOL

[@obsmagician]

@Cyrus, you brighten up my day with this short video.

[@pamelademaray8555]

You notice they have plenty of food and clean city's without homeless encampment everywhere

[@Andy-P]

China has such over capacity in real estate then there shouldn't be homeless people right?

[@mralchemist3976]

Come on man....its only in train to busan

[@skizmo1905]

You notice he only filmed in places without homeless people? Doesn't mean they aren't there.

[@Deetroiter]

If you're someone that thinks a job is "beneath you" and you'd rather starve to "save face", you deserve everything that comes your way. Just like a child who refuses to eat their food, get hungry enough and you'll pick it up to begin...

[@crystalx.s3151]

Communism is poverty absolutely.

[@abilashhandles]

amazing content keep up the work.

[@wcrx2000]

My goodness You speak Chinese better than I speak English Wow wow nice bud

[@John-yy4kc]

The global era of consumers "shop till you drop" is over.

[@alfiey5783]

Let me walk through palmer park in Detroit and show you there is zero crime and zero homelessness. And talk to a random kid about how great it is, and everyone is happy.

[@mikemooney9124]

Great Cyrus! Those of us who live here take this for granted but the western world needs to see how amazing China is.

[@frankburklin1116]

Just out of curiosity, did they put you in your dwelling and weld the door shut during covid.

[@Andy-P]

Are all Chinese cities like Shaghai then. Will Cyrus go to smaller cities or the country side where most people still live?

[@peterlai9018]

@@Andy-P Check Katherine's Journey to the East to see smaller cities and villages in China.

[@Andy-P]

@@peterlai9018 okay, thanks for the tip

[@vegikid100]

China is a great place. Unfortunately, the communist messed up. Their government needs a reform

[@alexsonic-ds4sw]

Another great content from you Cyrus. And I didn't know you can speak Chinese.

[@theodethomasa6358]

I've always had a fear about going anywhere near China. Because of my melanin skin and of being born and raised in the US. But after seeing a man with my skin complexion, I was greatly surprised. Thank you for removing this phobia I had about China.

[@zzzsydneyhom1379]

Good on you for showing how people are the same all over. It is such a shame that governments protecting corporate interests often ruin relations between people who would naturally get along just fine together.

[@befeleme]

Yet another positive vibe, inspiration and energy filled video from Cyrus. My day is now complete, and it is time to go to bed. Greetings from Melbourne, to all who love this channel.

[@qake2021]

😃👍🇨🇳 is very safe.✌️👏👏👏

[@cappilay3096]

Cyrus, I’ve watched a few of your videos now and find the insight incredibly important. You are just one person but seeing day to day life on the streets of China and being able to listen to average Chinese people speak about their lives reduces the mystery and fear that the western media would have us feel toward the country. The scenes of you walking through the streets are always interesting but the more powerful part of your videos are the interviews with individuals. If you can, I think we would love to see interviews with a larger variety of people of different ages, different social status, and in different cities. Please keep up the good work!

[@user-og1lf8kk6o]

Trust me. You can visit anywhere middle of night in China without fear

[@thomasjay3389]

Ha ha … “incredibly important”? Cyrus is working for the Communists.

[@Cloudatlas1111]

Why does western media want to demonize China? I’ve noticed it too and It’s rather disturbing & disgusting.

[@Arno0155]

« I have walked half empty streets in the morning and I can tell you this is incredible here in China »

[@Shenzhou.]

Many Chinese tend to be optimistic and look forward to a bright future ahead. On the other hand, many Westerners (but not all) are increasingly pessimistic and tend to have a bleak outlook of the future.

[@Shenzhou.]

老实说翻墙之后，就觉得西方媒体对中国太傲慢与偏见，而且很多美国人已经被美媒洗脑了。

[@Shenzhou.]

轮子不许说中国的坏话。轮子只靠黑中国吃饭。

[@Shenzhou.]

Even the United States acknowledges the fact that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China.

[@Shenzhou.]

According to its constitution, Taiwan is an inalienable part of China.

[@Shenzhou.]

Taiwan is an inalienable part of China, according to its constitution.

[@willjohnson2722]

This is kinda weird mate. Starbucks expansion policy is to overwhelm and colonise an area until it's saturated and that red brick building the Starbucks is in- that's British colonial architecture.

[@hongluong3427]

Shanghai is a very unique place, it has architecture noy just from the British but from France, usa, and Japan influence as well I think, at one point in time Shanghai was split between uk, usa, France and Japan

[@angelacahill9460]

The young man was adept at sidestepping a direct question so he wouldn't reduce his social credit score. Lol.

[@user-ey5sx1hz5h]

自以为是。 你对中国了解多少

[@sendittobrandon2012]

Exactly u could he could disappear if he answers wrong

[@Iamp-itt]

Yes, this foreigner came to China to film the collapse of China's economy. If he doesn't get the answers Americans want, this foreigner will disappear for Americans.@@sendittobrandon2012

[@johanliebenberg6170]

Thanks for the video. It's refreshing to see someone reporting on the reality of what is going in China. I am living in China, married to a Chinese lady, with a mixed blood boy. Respect Cyrus. And respect for your mastery of Chinese! I have a lot of catching up to do!

[@karabardin]

It's funny how mediocre coffee can become a symbol of status

[@JS-ih7lu]

“Flaunting wealth and ignorance” is not one of the better Chinese virtues…

[@nilslarson7532]

agree

[@ashleylaurin6531]

@@JS-ih7luAgree, but many traditional Chinese good virtues are in decline. Flaunting wealth, on the other hand, seems on the rise.

[@justabulletjustaboxofammo3817]

? Why would we assume Starbucks from China to be bad tho

[@justabulletjustaboxofammo3817]

Like, I doubt that they're just copying everything with no change at all... It makes no sense given how different China is.

[@0Zebadee0]

I spent ten-and-a-half years living in Shanghai and I felt very settled there. It's a great city and the people were always friendly. It was very brave of you to walk around with a camera and interview people without getting stopped by the police. Great video !

[@arminiuschatti2287]

That is why I am skeptical.

[@grouchypatch9185]

Don't wake up a person who pretends to be sleeping.

[@Stoneitful]

@@arminiuschatti2287 You watched US last election and one coming up and you are skeptical of something in China ? 🤣

[@Lee_CHN]

“without getting stopped by the police”，你想暗示在中国，随便的街头采访都会被警察干涉吗？真是高级黑

[@johnsmith1953x]

The police in China hardly bother you. You can hold an open bottle of jack Daniels on the street and drink it in front of them while filiming then and they could care less. I dare you to do that in the USA. The police will literally put you down.

[@Diamond_Hanz]

if 40 Cent Jenssen is talking about it, the Chinese Economy is OVER

[@nathanbell6962]

The beautiful architecture you mentioned is British not Chinese

[@jvp9703]

Really liked this walk and talk. A bit different from your usual videos.

[@CyrusJanssen]

Haha yes! Very different, I was actually really nervous sharing this, I wondered if my fans would like this style, stay tuned I have 3 more videos like this coming this week 👍🏼

[@TAL142]

Chinese culture is about adopting whether it food, entertainment, architects, technology. You can live your own lifestyle. I can live my own lifestyle as long as no laws are broken. I don’t need to tell you how to live your life and you shouldn’t tell me how I live my life. It is hard to justify US sending spies, warships, right at China border and accuse China oppressing and threatening them.

[@Andy-P]

China sends spies abroad on a very large scale. Threatening other countries like Taiwan and other around SCS & ECS causes those smaller countries to rebuild alliances with America. If China lets others live their own life style why did it make the 14 demands on Australia?

[@justice9325]

Chinese culture is, but China Communist Party's culture is not ❤ ❤ You think, Chinese culture controls CCP, or CCP controls Chinese culture ?

[@user-wi5rv7zl9u]

你是个明白人

[@paulbriody297]

So uncritical, has the feel of a paid for promotion.

[@simonsong2316]

Thanks for your effort to ensure China is down as reported by media outside China 😂

[@estherchiu257]

“The third place” was a demand that exists in Asia long before Starbucks entered Asia. They are very smart to identify the demand and successfully fill the demand. The third place demand stems from a relatively more suppressed school/work and home life in Asian culture.

[@u235u235u235]

starbucks has a very consistent quality product why it's successful in China and the place to hang out fits with Chinese culture the way it fits with US culture. however, I will note that US starbucks has shifted lots of it's business to drive thru business. starbucks does not compete in the Italian market for several factors, some cultural, but mostly because local cafe coffee quality is higher in Italy and they're more espresso shot bar oriented.

[@sola4393]

Starbucks is being boycotted by some people in America because they can't get their foot off politic. 😂

[@brennencox516]

"the third place" isn't exclusively for Asia, Starbucks, of course, wants everyone to consider them their comfort zone. It's been part of their corporate culture since 1971.

[@patinka816]

Hi Cyrus, great video. A few months ago I watched a CGTN show on organic farming in China, which apparently is growing. Do you ever find organic vegetables and fruits in the big city markets?

[@CyrusJanssen]

Absolutely 👍🏼 organic foods are growing in popularity

[@spafon7799]

@@CyrusJanssen You guys keep getting more hilarious.

[@peanut0brain]

What makes something "organic"?

[@cookwu2971]

@@peanut0brain 中国一句老话：天下熙熙皆为利来，天下攘攘皆为利往。

[@googleisspyingonyou598]

The CGTN farming docs are my favorite, their best program imo

[@fraa888grindr6]

CCP v Chinese People: two very different perspectives

[@davidli2080]

thanks Cyrus for your hard work. In Chinese we say " 读万卷书，行万里路“ which means, you can not only relies on books but also go down to contact the realities and real persons, not just talk to a few people but a lot of them to know the truth. You are definitely well known in China as you have been keeping promoting the friendly relationship of China and US and the West. we all love our own motherland so we need to respect each other and have a peaceful healthy world.

[@user-ln3so1um1c]

You have become a well-known public figure.

[@physika]

To be able to speak in both languages puts you way above the western media when it comes in China. The current high unemployment may be due to retrenchment among tech companies due to ongoing chip restrictions by US.

[@comeforaride]

China actually started voicing its concern of having trined too many people for white collar jobs about 2 years ago and started changing their education structure to allow more people to go into bluecollar jobs. Similar to issues in US. If everyone is a middle manager or a banker, who will fix your roads or your pipes? The problem is that they only started this 2 years ago, and like the man said, he's 28 and many of his generation do now want to work below their education. So they would rather be unemployed looking for work than get retrained to go work in a factory or build a building.

[@Andy-P]

Blame America. Yes that may be the problem. Maybe unemployment because the Chinese economy needs to allocate more wealth to the household and less to the state or maybe the crackdown on the Tech companies who used to hire most of these young graduates?

[@MarkYeung1]

The last few years a lot of college/university grads are coming out, that's partially responsible for the high youth unemployment. The COVID recovery has been slow. That doesn't help either.

[@dice138]

@@TacticalMayo What you're trying to do here will have no effect on us respecting Cyrus too. So why don't you quit.

[@davidwong5197]

@@comeforaride Expectation and entitlement is the problem. I watched another video about a girl just got her degree in business management. She said she can't even finf an asistant manager job. Reality is nobody will hire a manager without experience. It's pity, university does not teach reality. I have an engineering class. The professors divided us up into several team to develop and bid for a project. The winners get A and everyone else get F. He said in real life there is no runner up. A great lesson.

[@kabysummit5801]

Cyrus, I’d love to meet you in person one day. I’m Chinese American born in Taiwan raised in the US. I’ll be moving to the PH in early 2024 for work and marriage. I’ll be closer to China. Look forward to wonderful discovery

[@CyrusJanssen]

That’s awesome! Congrats on the move and hope to meet you one day 😊

[@metestube]

KZbin is not accessible in China by regular Chinese internet users. How do those people on the street know about your channel?

[@Flitalidapouet]

I've heard that Chinese eat food, go to the toilet, and hope for peace on earth..... just like us. Look at me being a heretic right now 🤣🤣🤣

[@angrydad1907]

I call bs on that😂

[@Flitalidapouet]

@@angrydad1907 Hahaha, you got me bro. 🤣

[@haithum1884]

Great positive work, creating harmony between different human races!

[@cccqqwwe]

Wow, one day in Shanghai can surely show the ENTIRE Chinese economy. Bravo.