How China Can Win the Cold War with the U.S., Here are Four Suggestions | Yanis Varoufakis

[@petershi2268]

this is hands down the most intelligent speach I ever watched in the past 8 years! He connected all the dots!

[@Thewonderingminds]

and how many speeches is that that you have watched and how many of them analysed in group format ??? 1?

[@freemanol]

Unfortunately if he becomes more well known, people will start attacking him as pro-china. Westerners have been completely indoctrinated

[@petergreen5337]

❤well said and well REASONED.

[@dooley-ch]

Your intelligent speaker is the failed finance minister of Greece. He completely screwed his country and then walked away leaving others to sort out his mess. As the say those who can do and those who can't teach.

[@mando-C137]

​@@dooley-chHilarious. He was one of the few who understands the failed monetary system of the EU.

[@JL88]

Yanis Varoufakis again shows how brilliant a thinker he is. Thanks for putting this address available.

[@dooley-ch]

Your brilliant speaker is the failed finance minister of Greece. He completely screwed his country and then walked away leaving others to sort out his mess. As the say those who can do and those who can't teach.

[@maggiechan33]

Thank you Mr Varoufakis and Thinkers Forum for an exceptional presentation; KUDOS to you and the courageous Mr Assange.

[@petergreen5337]

❤agreed

[@maggiechan33]

@@petergreen5337 Thank you, Peter. Stay Strong !

[@erikalesi7603]

Protect this man at all costs.

[@ONETimothy2.12-14]

Yeah this man lives in the US. You know what could never happen? Some talking about China like that while living in China.

[@madsam0320]

⁠​⁠​⁠he lives in Greece, and he was talking in China.

[@WosGehtDauneee]

Cause he talks so much sh**?

[@shadowlessbeam8124]

You all seems to know a lot of shits but know nothing cause you are too bias, cannot accept the true it hard ah.

[@akhalif68]

Varoufakis lives somewhere in Greece...

[@herminator250]

Brilliant thinker!

[@HockSengNg-i7n]

Very excellent speech. Yanis was spot on. Speaking the truth and nothing but the truth. Keep up the good work. God bless and take care.

[@dooley-ch]

Your intelligent speaker is the failed finance minister of Greece. He completely screwed his country and then walked away leaving others to sort out his mess. As the say those who can do and those who can't teach.

[@lama5272]

Kudos to the speaker who is putting his whole hearted effort in promoting peace and preserve humanity... With plenty of good insights! The world needs more of such leaders!! 😊😊

[@loo6837]

Yanis, thank you for your courage for stating FACTS... 💯 ❤like always so full of knowledge and GRACE ❤

[@dahmaneachour3951]

What a brilliant, impressive and informative speech. Thank you so much for sharing the video.

[@kenw2365]

Excellent analysis!❤

[@tossa5885]

Of course I can't verify what the certainly knowledgeable Yanis Varoufakis is stating - but it all fits together like hell 😀😎👍

[@keffinsg]

The professor is an excellent teacher. He is able to fine tune the way he illustrates things to suit his audience. The ability to teach well is a gift. There are other brilliant men around, but not all are able to teach well.

[@zhangruyi3153]

He was a professor at Sussex University before he became a politian in Greece.

[@dooley-ch]

Your teacher is the failed finance minister of Greece. He completely screwed his country and then walked away leaving others to sort out his mess. As the say those who can do and those who can't teach.

[@619victor]

​@@dooley-chhe stood up for his principles when the EU and his own prime minister sacrificed Greece on the altar of neoliberalism. If you think he's a failed minister then that says far more about you than him.

[@zhangruyi3153]

@@dooley-ch I think you will find that Germany and France actually ruin Greece. I remember reading about how these two nasty countries and the EU screwed Greece and turned that country into a mess. Varoufakis was so mad with these countries and the EU that he walked away from this evil institution.

[@NoDrizzy630]

@@dooley-chyou post the same thing under everything. He must be on to something if he riled you up so much.

[@moemadouh2107]

Yianis is one of the most important thinkers of our time after Chomsky

[@horridohobbies]

*It was Julius Nyerere who famously quipped: “The United States is also a one-party state but with typical American extravagance, they have two of them.”*

[@gregwang8628]

Excellently put it!

[@stvdmc2011]

40 years in America, both parties do the share shit when in power.

[@trvst5938]

Until we repeal The Hague Act we can’t prosecute our war criminals. They’re all immune. Look at Trump. They’re delaying his trial until after his presidency.

[@Spectre2434]

ROFL

[@WalkOverHotCoal]

That way they can blame each other for the failures.

[@madeline5188]

Yanis is one of the very few European intellects worth listening to. All other media outlets simply copy and paste from whatever the NY Times or Wall Street Journals are saying. It's also refreshing and insightful to hear his perspectives.

[@AntW11]

This is the most important talk on current affairs that I have heard in years. A brilliant analysis.

[@eiwhaz-tina6528]

This guy it's just---Pure brain

[@sengbrewery]

the best adviser

[@tenchichrono]

Brilliantly explained! Thank you.

[@jeanhuynh8548]

Yanis is a treasure for China! Listen to him and heed his advices.

[@fullblownmind1551]

Lol I think China has enough problems without yanis fucking it up worse for them

[@hpaul2864]

Brilliant Yanis Varoufakis. Thank You.

[@MM-sr6fw]

A true thinker. Things you don’t hear MSM experts talk about.

[@zevlove612]

Excellent

[@geektechpow4537]

Yanis is as always an excellent speaker. he has a lot of experience of geopolitics and everything is saying is true.

[@lmlwep4094]

Great analysis and fair comments, I hope your suggestions will be heard by Chinese leaders. China foreign policy tends to keep low profile and focus on own interests, but China can not become economic leader without being a culture influencer.

[@ergocaustic3473]

How do you imagine China being a cultural influencer?

[@Emanon...]

I think that's a wrong approach, I believe. Economic dominance is itself "soft power" as the world will increasingly look to you for brands and consumer goods. Once you have large Chinese companies that produce great products, people will shift their opinion of Chinese culture as well. That will include popular culture as well over time. There's a reason why Chinese and Indian culture is very prevalent in Asia, but hardly noticed in eg Europe. For us in Europe, they're the "poor, low quality manufacturing base" still in the minds of especially the older generation. The opposite can apply as well: Sweden, Korea, France, Spain. Examples of economically strong to middle nations but cultural superpowers compared to their economic footprint. (edited for typos)

[@setisuafa-os9tv]

You want CCP to be an open book😂. Lala land.

[@KaiserHooray]

Recently, China issued USD bonds to the Saudis. These traded at only 0.007-0.029% above the 3Y/5Y rates and were oversubscribed by 19.9x. The Saudis will receive Chinese industrial products in return. With those USD, the Chinese will pay back the US on behalf of those countries trapped in USD debt. In exchange, those countries send resources to China. So, the end result is the world gets rid of their USD (instead of investing in US where it could be seized), countries free themselves of US debt trap, and the dollar floods back to the US.

[@thisiskevin1000]

And a currency swap deal

[@stom8360]

Brilliant 👍👏❤️

[@piyathcolornote]

And the USA continues to print money... Yes your way is a long term cause, but this new electronic transaction system is a gamechanger.

[@grb1969]

This is why the inflation prices of all assets continues to accelerate. US Dollar debt-deflation through Quantitative Easing drives the Velocity of currencies through the Monroe Doctrine grift of Economic Codependency. The World is shorting the US Dollar, and its caused the political Establishment to have gone insane with rage that Western Empire has already collapsed. The conspiracy minded might see this as an intentional implosion or the US Dollar as an attempt to force the adoption of CBDCs obligatory for all Global citizen-slaves. WW3 is the goal of an insane ideology that needs to artificially inflate the commodities markets to act as an accelerated means of capturing Vassal States. Debt-deflation is a psychopathic methodology for sustaining the appearances of Social Management, where Institutional legitimacy no longer exists.

[@Vladimirleninputin]

WoW incredible achievement but it's working in a way that's magical 🙏🏼 it's reminding me about the story, one ant can not do much but 1,4 billion can preform miracles or a lot 😊

[@ahha2744]

I wish I could give this a million likes. And I really wish more people around the world and more Chinese watch this. Fantastic explanation of the American mindset and suggestions to move towards a fairer and safer world. God help us!

[@hsingchen5141]

A great speech with remarkable understanding and analyses of an impending threatening problem, together with valuable and vital suggestions to counteract it. Deeply grateful.

[@solivagant1170]

Interesting talk.

[@bobiel9048]

"America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between" - Oscar Wilde.

[@JK-gu3tl]

Nonsense

[@bobiel9048]

@@JK-gu3tl There is no We The People in the US. We The Money only. The striking and peculiar characteristic of American society is, that it is not so much a democracy as a huge commercial company for the discovery, cultivation, and capitalization of its enormous territory.... The United States is primarily a commercial society ... and only secondarily a nation...

[@junkeatng]

This USD system is unsustainable. For the few to enjoy disproportionate wealth, the rest have to contribute disproportionately to the system. Fewer and fewer countries are willing to do that.

[@Liviticus]

Unfair for certain, but not unsustainable. They have been sustaining it for almost a century now, as explained in the video regarding Henry Kissinger's "homework assignment."

[@junkeatng]

@Liviticus it's absolutely breaking down. US dishes out largesse to its allies and friendly countries to maintain their loyalty. Those who don't benefit from that arrangement naturally have to contribute to the pool of largesse disproportionately. It's a zero sum game. For some to gain, others have to lose. That's why the others are looking at reducing dependence on USD.

[@Jonathancunningham-s8s]

There are more billionaires in China than there are in the U.S.

[@leonardpearlman4017]

I think this is what he's trying to say!

[@lewiskwong6783]

Very rare to hear smart and sensible guy talking objectively on the cold war.

[@flutieflambert]

Whenever I need reassurance that the world isn’t completely mad and senseless, I listen to Yanis, which is to say, I listen to him very frequently.

[@K1VV1939]

Always a pleasure to hear him

[@larsnystrom6698]

Well worth listening to! The description of the reason for the US trade war with China is a good overview of what many of us already knew, but we might not have had it expressed that clearly before. What to do about it, though, needs much work!

[@Mellisa026]

Yanis, outstanding. No notes, no tele-prompter, yet so eloquent. Important point about US deficit financing, but also useful to emphasise to China the consequences of ignoring the US working class.

[@souria1671]

L’occident est dans une panique car certains pays avancent industriellement, c’est tout. L’occident a peur que la Chine 🇨🇳 les dépasse économiquement alors il lui cherche des problèmes, il faut savoir que la machine est déjà partie, il ne peut pas l’arrêter trop tard. Bravo 👏👏 la Chine 🇨🇳 ❤

[@samvan7787]

thought provoking and best analysis I have not heard anywhere. Thanks for sharing your insight. If he can hold some critical position in one of the super power, this world would be a better place for all.

[@gorgaable]

I agree, very clearly presented that made it impossible to actually not understand every point he's making. It's interesting that he was Greece's finance minister during the state's bankruptcy around late 2000s I believe.

[@phillipholland6967]

best investment of 37 minutes I've made in a while..

[@seikatsuseikatsu1175]

100 hundred percent u r right

[@akhluwig]

Brilliant analysis by Mr. Varoufakis. Thanks for sharing it.

[@leventkilicoglu8607]

Excellent way of explaining politics. Bravo 👏 👏

[@muhammadsarfaraz-k8t]

Thank you comrade Yanis, this is most intelligent speech of the last 5 years!❤

[@serasichongchinliong3450]

Well said!

[@ScorpioRising3]

Thank you for sharing your gifts... Courageously showing up for Peace, Justice, & Truth, and sharing your revealing insights for the Collective. Continue to awaken the masses, Yanis. *bow*

[@davidlee9493]

Such a smart and honest man!

[@jackjanpour8532]

Best explanation.

[@wuhui]

I love this guy, wat a speech 🎉I was mesmerised by the whole of it. Every second is well said !!

[@Vladimirleninputin]

Wow 37 MINUTS to explain the obviously truth in a way that is bullet profe ❤ wonderful 👍🏼😊

[@umeshutan6959]

Yanis Varoufakis is a brilliant thinker.

[@hartonolee]

If this speech is not translated for the chinese, it would truly be a disservice to them. Every policy maker in china should take note of his four points.

[@gelinrefira]

They already know. This is for the west who still think they can do whatever they want without suffering any consequences.

[@cb250nighthawk3]

This forum had Wei Wei in there. She would be the one to do it.

[@fannyalbi9040]

is he not she​@@cb250nighthawk3

[@PhiloSurfer]

@@cb250nighthawk3 He, not she.

[@setisuafa-os9tv]

Only one policy-maker in China😂

[@petergreen5337]

❤Thank you very much for your TRUTHFUL advice and professional insight Professor Yanis.

[@enriquearruda3762]

Mr Varoufakis is awesome!

[@arifin1954]

Thank you Mr Varoufakis for the informative analysis and solutions. Thanks to Thinkers Forum.

[@ptan4120]

Yanis Varoufakis speaks with such clarity and insight that not many westerners dare to say or do!

[@akhalif68]

Another fascinating & deep analysis of US Emperial disintegration & trouble-making...Many thanks to YV

[@gritnltw]

I have been "following" Yiani since 2010, the beginning of Greek financial crisis. Voted him, but Greece, like most of the Western countries being puppet states and being guided by specific 3 Embassies, could not tolerate such a voice. I agree with everything he says. But having lived and still live in Asia for more than 10 years, he is right, China should invest in its soft power, blend with local communities. Slow, but concrete process. Hope to see him again in China and listen to his speeches. 加油!

[@igolfer]

I hope the U.S. and China will never fight another war with each other. The two great countries can bring peace and prosperity to each other and to the whole world. As Admiral Paparo says and recognizes China is no longer what it was years before. In my opinion, It is critical to understand that China is very well prepared for any conflict with the U.S., whether it is a trade war or a hot war. It is worth reckoning this question: has the U.S. won anything against China since the establishment of the PRC in 1949? In the modern world, most of the world troubles were created by the U.S. and most of the alleviation of poverty was achieved by China. The trade war started by Trump and carried on by Biden is only making China stronger and more advanced in indigenous technologies. I hope Trump has learned his lesson the second time around. It is a self-indulgent delusion that the West under the coercion of the United States would be able somehow to stop or contain the rise of China with so-called small yard with high fences. It is a self defeating hypothesis. The U.S. and China should be partners and friends instead of enemies or competitors, for the benefits of the humanity and for a better world for all.

[@gelinrefira]

That will depend solely on the US stop being an AH.

[@cb250nighthawk3]

As he stated, the US has the mindset of being the biggest bully ever in the world. It's going to take a while for this to change.

[@maggiechan33]

Sorry to disappoint you, but trump will never learn.

[@Stefan-oi9nk]

3 wars have been fought between US and PRC directly and indirectly: 2 wins and 1 tie for PRC if you call Korean War a tie.

[@gradydavis251]

The U.S. and China have benefited massively from their cooperation and trade with one another. The current success of each nation would not have been possible to the same extent without the participation of one another. As these nations lift each other up the rest of the world rises along with them. This “Cold War” conflict is self imposed by the governments of both countries to drum up nationalist sentiments for political reasons & this kind of thinking should be rejected wholeheartedly.

[@truthbearer888]

Yanis Varoufakis is a brilliant economist and thinker. He concisely laid out the issues and challenges that lay ahead in the cold war started by the US against China. We need more clear-headed leaders like him to educate more people to make this world a safer place for all.

[@crimsoncoyote1660]

Yanis is a brilliant thinker!

[@TingMo-n4i]

Yanis, I love listening to your wonderful smart and dead-on prediction. ❤ keep up the good work 🎉

[@darrenpalmer4847]

EXCELLENT talk!

[@zemabar]

I didn't Varoufakis was such a brilliant analyst.

[@gregorycarver9256]

Wow, this was amazing. Brilliant words, change is coming boys and girls..

[@andrewwalker7439]

Somebody who actually knows what he’s talking about,respect to you brother

[@peternyc]

This video accomplishes so much. Excellent.

[@liengamier3290]

Victoria Nuland is een vrouw die zo ellende heeft georganiseerd rond de wereld

[@o_o8203]

The US officially recognizes Taiwan as part of China, and China definitely didn't force them to do that.

[@grb1969]

The USA gambled on the Monroe Doctrine, yet failed to maintain Dollar Dependency among its economic Colonies. The abject failure of Western Civilization is why War is escalating. Narcissistic denial may keep the facade of functional governance and commerce but Institutional failures are endemic. And, the failure of fiat-currencies isn’t far behind.

[@martinchristianaguilar5135]

In the Past 🇨🇳-Merchants 🇺🇸- Bandits

[@lucyblueeyes3858]

Yanis is spot on regarding Mearsheimer.

[@jsyo9639]

Yanick is a very knowledgeable guy who ruffled all uneducated n ignorant people

[@Yogi-Megan]

Geopolitics 101 Good summation points with spices!

[@dennyliu7494]

Leaders in China must listen to Mr. Varoufakis, the wisest politician I have ever listened to. He understands the world better than anyone else, not only in Europe but also in Asia and America. Europe will thrive again if Mr. Varoufakis heads the EU instead of Von der Leyen.

[@gyorgymakay8042]

Brilliant and true

[@georgejesson1944]

Facts, bravo👍

[@buickadelaide1283]

Yanis VAROUFAKIS ,,,IS A GIANT IN GEOPOLITICAL THINKING ,,,HE EXPLAINS EVERYTHING,,THAT EVEN ..AVERAGE JOE n SALLY CAN UNDERSTAND THE KEY QUESTIONS OF OUR TIMES,

[@hammadsethi5329]

Very smart individual indeed…

[@アランパーソンプロジェクト]

Truth 👍👍👍

[@SOV3r3IGN]

Wow... Xi should take Yanis as his personal adviser :D

[@morbid747]

The West don't understand China. It has a 5000 year old culture that emphasize on accumulating wealth via trade , not by slavery and colonialism. In fact , whenever a chinese greets another , they always ask have you eaten meaning are you living well in life. During the Chinese new year holiday the greetings has always being i wish you prosperity and good health. It shows the importance of wealth in the culture and society. The great wall of China was also built to keep invaders out because China always focused on it's internal security , not aggresively going outwards of their own sphere of influence seeking invasion and pillaging other foreign lands.

[@tomthomson7367]

Well, they like slavery very much and colonized Tibet, Xinjiang and so on... en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_China

[@JK-gu3tl]

Tibet disagree.

[@Vin.1904]

​@@JK-gu3tl they are part of china since the fall of mongol empire. Just look at the map of Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, & Qing Dynasty

[@JK-gu3tl]

@@Vin.1904 doesn't make it right.

[@Vin.1904]

@@JK-gu3tl how? Cant let one of your province to self declared independence. Even the US wont let that happen to one of their state

[@fabiodeoliveiraribeiro1602]

This is a good piece of analysis of the current situation in the world. Just as the past can be rewritten but not changed, the future cannot be predicted based on the conditions that exist today. The life of each man is short and lasts on average 70 or 80 years, less depending on the country. The life of nations is long, but they also undergo transformations and eventually disappear leaving nothing but language, stories and monuments. The life of empires is a little longer than that of nations, but they also decline and collapse. And then there is China, a nation that has survived several transformations and has seen Chinese empires rise and fall several times over thousands of years. There is nothing comparable to this in the West. The Western mindset is capable of imagining an American century. The Chinese mindset is not limited by that small space of time. And this is an additional problem that Americans and Europeans cannot even formulate anything about because they live under the pressure of the very short term.

[@highdynamicphotographyfilm2235]

Great mind. I love him

[@haniahannslew4108]

Wonderful presentation. 👍 Yanis is absolutely RIGHT about soft power that China needs to give and to create in other countries. That is EXACTLY what China is weak at and really lack of understanding in how to create soft power in the lower and middle classes in other countries. The soft power here IS NOT spreading the culture BUT standing on the side of the social class, the people of the lower and middle classes. The simple understanding of this is to look at China’s communism in the beginning. Why and who did China start communism and socialism for? It is for the people of peasant and people of the poor who are suppressed by the landlords and the oligarchs.

[@markusseah6803]

Thanks!

[@Sam-cz2bz]

His mind is so brilliant

[@forsakensavior7316]

Love you man

[@Mike-ys4sr2023]

I can almost guarantee you US and China will not have a shooting war. US will be too Depleted in economy and military before US is finished in Ukraine and Israel..😅 😂 Thanks again Mr Yanis for your great analysis and information.

[@Steve-iu5hy]

There can be proxy always, That’s why taiwan is been overly talked abt even all these hosts or media guys don’t even know where the fk taiwan is, also nato has done everything to cause trouble for China, xinjiang Tibet and so on….

[@thelovertunisia]

Exactly. The west is already lost, people just don't realize it!

[@nobdoy586]

Excellent ❤

[@mtteslian9159]

Perfect!

[@YilyFoote]

Important is the outcome of the thinkers discussions,

[@dyong888]

Incredible. Like and shared.

[@naky6]

Yanos always going deep in analysing international politics, economy, societies. The voice we should be listening more often.

[@seekfunk3536]

While I think he is very reasonable，the sad thing is that I also think To debate about it is useless. Because in the US and the west in general, politicians are still in their colonial dreams.

[@WMAlbers1]

The great "thinkers" won't help us from sleep-walking into WWIII.

[@abdullahalqarni5688]

30:00 I like this point, it is very clear example.

[@digitalpau2347]

you talk a lot of truth

[@laifongleng4414]

The most advanced among the brutal practitioners of the new political psychology was Dr. John Rawlings Rees. Ree s and Tavistock understood that manipulation based upon bourgeois conceptions of the outside world as magical was fundamental to mass control. In other words, the Institute looked for methods by which to manage populations by exploiting their ideology. By first creating numerous social groups and then setting such groups into competition.

[@haniahannslew4108]

Wonderful presentation. 👍 China needs to listen to Yanis’s advice on the soft power topic and reduce the financial dependency on the uncle Sam.. Yanis is absolutely RIGHT about soft power that China needs to give and to create in other countries. That is EXACTLY what China is weak at and really lack of understanding in how to create soft power in the lower and middle classes in other countries. The soft power here IS NOT spreading the culture BUT standing on the side of the social class, the people of the lower and middle classes. The simple understanding of this is to look at China’s communism in the beginning. Why and who did China start communism and socialism for? It is for the people of peasant and people of the poor who are suppressed by the landlords and the oligarchs.

[@plerpplerp5599]

The current geopolitical situation reflects a continuation of Cold War dynamics, characterized by great power competition between the US and China, ideological divides, proxy conflicts, a technological arms race, economic decoupling, alliance formation, and military buildups, all contributing to a significant geopolitical standoff.

[@agostini434]

Chinese should thank him and listen carefully to every words he said.

[@1313hyme]

The Chinese already knew that. But, the Americans need to learn from Yanis.