How China's Modernisation Works: Part 2 of 3

[@dons6556]

Amazing information, thanks Jerry! Just came back from a 3 weeks 6 cities tour of China and was able to experience the unmatched infrastructures, communications, food, and the professional services. Love the no sales tax and no tipping part of daily life. Suggest doing a cost of living comparison between China, where you are, and UK/USA. That should open people’s eyes, it was noted on 小紅書by many westerners

[@louiserobinson9776]

Last November when I was in Chongqing I saw people live-streaming in the mountainous area of Wulong. Here in England, I can’t even get a signal in the city centre!

[@toycreator]

one of the best descriptions of China , thank you Jerry.

[@rassabossa4554]

China's modernity continues to stun me. I was in SKP mall in Beiijing this afternoon and learned it used to be the highest grossing mall in 2021 with $3.4 billion USD in sales. When I was in Kunming a month ago, I realized I forgot my fingernail clippers and in around 30 minutes they were delivered to my hotel room at (IIRC) about $3.00 USD. I spent a couple of weeks there and rode in many fully electric cars that were stunningly quiet and comfortable. Anyone who thinks China is not living in the future has not been to China. I ordered some food a couple of nights ago and it was delivered to my room by a robot. _This_ is what the West is really afraid of because if the rest of the world saw how modern China was they would demand it from their own government.

[@Macsalleh]

Tell it to American,straight away they said China stole their technology

[@kiongchen2015]

China is moving forward every day and it's not surprising when you get up the next day you think you have gone to a new place. Jerry, another superb piece. Thanks.

[@ooikk8458]

very impressive.

[@felixluk3167]

That reminds me, China's 5G coverage is so pervasive that, vbloggers in the middle of the Inner Mongolian steppes can do live streaming.

[@jamessiu7660]

Well, again this video is so personal and real to me as you took me to and talked about the shopping mall just a few days ago. Indeed, shopping in China goes online and by delivery. Yet I am more impressed by the Holiday Plaza next to it as it showed more of the Chinese culture apart from the modern items. I think modernization should root from and embrace its culture. Jerry, I am glad to have come to Zhongshan even just for one day. You have definitely inspired me what to do as I embark on my “Modernization of China” trip in coming May and June.

[@士雪]

Very informative and this video gives me a glimpse of life in zhong shan.

[@jf-be4zy]

Another interesting series from someone who has been there to see the changes. Thanks Jerry!

[@nova9819]

Love your videos Jerry ❤

[@weavebrain]

Great analysis as always Jerry thanks 🙏

[@ailinchong7506]

Wow Jerry modernisation in China is sooo awesome 👌👍thanks sharing your experience, most definitely inspiring, enlightening & educational insights! I’m jealous of your life in China 🇨🇳. I live in Australia & we have nothing like China 😱never seen a robot delivering goods. Thanks sharing 🙏look forward to your 3rd session with enthusiasm 👌👍as always brilliantly articulated 🙏

[@TeohLieongChuan]

aah aussies forever bending over for the yanks how can you ever progress!!!!!

[@nonglouie5106]

Out of all the many modern innovations in China demonstrating one close to home is indeed persuasive and powerful! No doubt the US is far behind. Mindsets are just different. One is stoic, almost paranoid-all fear based of losing hegemony.. the other pliable and practical. Thanks Jerry for your honesty and insights.

[@xyyyyx3247]

When I was at school 40+yrs ago I was taught in my geography classes that the USSR (Russia) was part of the Asia continent.

[@davidnimmo6006]

Best wishes for new year

[@lingostarr6635]

Happy spring festival Jerry. Wishing you health, wealth and happiness. You're one of the good ones

[@nyax4361]

I watched a Japanese documentary called 长江(the Yangtze Rizer) filmed in 1979 and 1980. It was the old China, which looked so alien yet fascinating. Comparing the 1979 China to a TV series 公安局长 from 2003, the 2003 China was still not this futuristic but already looked quite close the China now. The changes happened in the 80s and 90s are the things I'm looking for (for some films that is, to see the China around 1990.

[@CancanTonia]

You may be interested in 外来妹, it's about China opening policy when Hongkong & Taiwan business first invested and open factories in Pearl River Delta. 编辑部的故事 is Chinese sitcom but very classic and funny.

[@herman389]

Good presentation jerry, love it so much..❤❤❤

[@ferryrustandi944]

I live in a city which is a provincial capital in a SE Asian country. Yet, the city in which I live is decades behind Zhong Shan, which is just an ordinary small city by China’s standard. And there hasn’t been any significant development in the city in which I live in at least the last 15 years. Just by the look of the road, highway and shopping centers shown in this video, Zhong Shan is comparable to the capital of the country in which I live. Liked and shared 👍👍👍

[@ferryrustandi944]

My grandparents (both maternal and paternal) came from Fuqing (in Fujian Province, China), which is an even much smaller city than Zhong Shan. I had the opportunity to visit my ancestral hometown sometime in late 2000s and early 2010s. Even then, my ancestral hometown looked similar to how the city where I live looks today. The progress and development that China has achieved is just beyond me.

[@George-k6o9t]

I hear that in China, if you are properly registered in an app, you can pay in certain shops, by palm print and/or facial recognition in situations where you have forgotten to bring your phone and cash along. If this is the case, China has really moved into the future! No card, no checks, no cash, no worries.

[@rassabossa4554]

That is correct. My friend paid to get on the metro yesterday by facial recognition so I could use his metro card.

[@coacheddie6450]

Yes, after you register palm pay with the Wechat app. Wechat even credited me with a store coupon and so I got myself a beer 😄

[@craigrik2699]

Hey Jerry, I note Prof Warrick Powell say that only 10-12% of NEV's are sold internationally whilst the rest are consumed internally. Another great podcast mate, all the best

[@boonteoh2346]

China keep chugging on!! 🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳

[@George-k6o9t]

In Australia, MOST shops and all supermarkets CHARGE like wounded bulls for DELIVERY and "handling" when you order online from their websites. In some cases, if you place an order of an certain value and more, the business may waive the delivery fee. Delivery charges are usually around AUD$10.00 per order. As a result of this, I seldom ever buy online from local businesses unless there is no charge for delivery but I order from businesses like Amazon Prime and other overseas businesses that do not charge for delivery. I think that customers who order online should not be charged delivery and handling fees as they are already bringing business to the online store. Charging customers for handling and delivery fees is rather rude, especially when a business is trying to drum up more sales through their website. Some may rise to the defense of the business and say that the business has to recoup its costs but they are already making a profit from the sale and charging customers for their additional costs is a problem that the business should not be simply passing to the customer. When I was visiting the U.S., online businesses there do not usually charge for delivery either - the same as in Asian countries. For this NOT to happen here in Australia is just another example where the Australian public is being taken for mugs and ripped off by businesses taking advantage of the "softness' and easy compliance of the long suffering consumer.

[@明智邏輯]

Hi Jarry can you do a show about your experience coming back to visit Australia or UK after living in China for so long... I missed Shanghai already after my earlier visit... Especially now our lift is broken and we need to wait over a week to be fixed here in Melbourne. Same thing happened in Shanghai, the morning there was a problem with the lift, 2 hours later it was fixed.... Sigh... I'm wondering what's going on here... Well also Melbourne airport train still non existing even it had been talked about linking it to city for decades...

[@lingostarr6635]

Lets not mention high speed train between melbourne and sydney. Not likely even in our lifetime 😅

[@yong9613]

This should be in a Saga format with lots of volumes (and supplemetal notes in between)😉

[@Liesterminator5]

Only for people who have followed China for the past 20 years can appreciate how much China have progressed

[@MaThyssen]

Tourists likely won't see the benefits this modernisation has for parts of the society we are not privy to. A school system that can rely on stable and modern infrastructure, a healthcare system that is constantly expanding, physically and digitally, probably many more areas of live that are blind to even at home.

[@geraldkohar]

42 secs since uploaded!

[@fatdoi003]

your mouse is taken to you in the hotel.... soon your grocery will be also delivered to your home front door by robots in your estate...

[@Black_Sun_Dark_Star]

Hmm... are Moscow and St Petersburg still considered European cities? Europe has always rejected Russia. I do see a lot of similarities between Singapore and Zhongshan. USA's shopping malls are the ones that are collapsing. And they have been for more than a decade now. Problem is, they have very few experience stores to complement their online sales.

[@mijmijrm]

the confusion of geographical categorisation and political categorisation is disastrous. The European history is one of international empire and international, slaving, looting, etc - which is the platform for the current European view of the world. Russia doesn't share that historical perspective. Russia doesn't see the world in the same way. It's nonsense to consider Russia to be "European" in a political/cultural sense. Russia is an independent entity with its own perspective. /my random thoughts .. total lack of evidence for support.

[@ferryrustandi944]

@@mijmijrmYet Russia was once an empire and was one of the countries in the Eight-Nation Alliance that invaded and occupied China. I am more of the opinion that Russia was western (European) centric country (although much of its landmass is located in Asia) until not so long ago when other western countries colluded together against Russian interests in Ukraine (2014 colour revolution , i. e. Maidan revolution) and they rejected Russia when Russia tried to enter NATO. Ukraine was the tipping point where Russia realized that the other western countries could never be trusted and no matter how hard Russia tried to be part of the western world, the other western countries hate Russia and would never accept Russia as one of them. That’s why Russia is now working closely together with eastern countries (especially China) and the global south. Had the other western countries been more receptive to Russia, I believe the world affairs would have unfolded in a very different way to what we are seeing now.

[@lucleoni]

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[@sinalbertckwong6406]

If those residencial buildings is (as at this vid) currently unoccupied, wonder residents moving in would be chaotic. Unless moving in is stagger over many months!!! 😅😅😅

[@rgoonewardene380]

The reason most people would not guess Moscow or St Petersburg is because most people think Russia is not in Europe.

[@xyyyyx3247]

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[@alanhe2049]

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[@LONGChaiMeng-g6o]

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