How Greece Is Stopping China's Plan For World Domination

Over the last 2 decades, China has been rapidly monopolizing every aspect of world trade. From buying out the worlds ports in almost every country on the planet, to being the worlds supplier of nearly 30% of the worlds goods, China has made itself the king of every aspect of World trade…
Well that is except for one aspect. Shipping. you see, despite investing hundreds of billions of dollars into their shipping industry, China is still behind two much smaller nations in regards to its shipping power.
Japan by most metrics is the 2nd most powerful shipping nation in the world, while having a population 91% smaller than that of China’s. But this somewhat makes sense as Japan in popular culture has been known as the top shipbuilding nation in the world for the past 100 years.
However, the true shipping superpower of the world is actually the small Mediterranean nation of Greece. You see, greece has a population of just 10 million people, thats about half the population of the state of new york, or 30% less than the population of the los angeles metropolitan area.
Yet, despite having a population that is 140 times smaller than China, Greece has been the worlds shipping superpower for much of the past 50 years.
Meaning that if your country imports bulk resources like oil, metals, coal, or grain...Or if you have simply bought an item from overseas, then you have most likely relied upon a Greek ship at some point in recent memory.
But that brings up the question. How did such a small country become the dominant player in one of the worlds largest industries? And what does this mean for you, the economy, and the worlds superpowers going forward?
Well...if you were to take a look at a map of Greece, you would see one of the key reasons why Greece has been a key player in the worlds shipping industry for over 2000 years.
First of all, 80% of Greece is covered in mountains. And even though there are some benefits to having a mountainous country, one of the downsides is that it is tough to grow large quantities of food. So throughout history, the Greeks have turned to the sea in order to get fish, and turned to maritime trade in order to get food like wheat and resources like Gold.
Secondly, Greece is a nation with over 5000 islands, and hundreds of which are populated. Meaning that having an up to date shipping industry was vital to the island population centers.
And lastly, Greece is in a unique geographical position in the world. It is essentially in the middle of the Mediterranean sea, it is close to the suez Canal...which is one the most important trade routes in the world, and it also has a short land connection to some of the wealthiest european nations in the world. Meaning that Greece has been destined to be a maritime, and trading nation ever since it made its geographical boundaries.
However, in modern times, it wasn’t until about 80 years ago that Greece would truly begin to takeover the worlds shipping industry.
You see, in the early 1900’s, Greece was a top 10 shipping nation in the world, but it was far behind the more powerful countries like Great Britain, The United States, and Germany..
You see, after world war 2, where Greek ships played a key role in helping the allies win the war...Several Greek businessmen thought of an idea. What if they invested heavily in the shipyards of the nations that needed to be rebuilt from the war?
Well thats what Greek businessmen like Aristotle Onassis did. For example, Onassis in 1949 invested in West German shipyards, and placed 36 large ship orders during the next several years. He also invested heavily into Japanese and other south east asian countries as well. He also began to buy up ships that were being sold off by the united states after the war as well.
And because of this, Aristotle Onassis would go on to become the largest private shipping fleet owner in the world.
But he wasn’t the only greek that had this strategy. Other Greek businessmen like Stavros Niarchos ended up doing the exact same thing. And that is why by the 1960’s, about a dozen Greek shipowners had the largest shipping fleet in the world. And they became known as the Golden Greeks.
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[@JackChappleShow]

Hey everyone! So...I had this video written and recorded a few days ago, but after editing it, I realized it wasn't up to my standards. So I actually re-wrote this entire video and re-recorded 2 days ago. And well...here it is. What are your thoughts one Greek shipping, and China's belt and road initiative? Let me know in the comments down below! Also...One more key thing I didn't include was that Greek shipowners typically fly the flags of tax-haven countries to save on fees, taxes, and regulations. I just didn't find a great place to include that in this video

[@blueflame9645]

@James Lum he clearly is paid or sponsored to spam garbage

[@lutchramnarine4671]

You should rewrite it again....Especially the title... absolutely misleading!

[@fredwinslow744]

I don’t see how your title fits at all ??????? It’s not what the video describes at all. Ow good video

[@pitviper1445]

The title is the complete opposite of what is actually happening according to this article. China is taking over Greek shipping ports and will soon build more ships than the Greeks. And now they have to shift gears from shipping oil to containers in order to try and be competitive. So how is Greece stopping China?

[@thumwengkit6026]

ii

[@anastasiskarlis1282]

Don’t confuse Greece with Greek ship owners. They’re a state of their own here.

[@terryofford4977]

Absolutely correct there! Terry Offord

[@jothegreek]

So what that means

[@tomtank6569]

But their Greek ..

[@anastasiskarlis1282]

@@tomtank6569tom tank yes they are but the majority of their fleet is under other nations flags, mostly for tax reasons. They claim to be the pillar of the economy alongside tourism, but in reality they don't pay enough in taxes and only a small portion of the population benefits directly by working in the shiping industry. The majority of the crews are either from Philippines or Eastern Europe and that's because they are really cheap to hire. So, my point was that Greece is not stoping China. To the contrary Greece sold a portion of its biggest port to them. If greek ship owners are stopping China from doing anything they are doing it on their own and Greece doesn't have much to do with it.

[@tomtank6569]

The port is still ours and one day a real government will de -privatise all important assets

[@johnpantelakis6292]

“Greece has been the world’s shipping superpower for the last 50 years. “ 3.000 years of history: Am I a joke to you?

[@user-ek8vw9nw1c]

Him:yes

[@notears587]

You aint wrong Greece has been the world's shipping power for ever since its creation

[@notears587]

@ELITE EXTREME GAMER yup

[@johnpantelakis6292]

@ELITE EXTREME GAMER From 2.000 b.c. to 1.000 ad, Greece was dominating world shipping and trade (which at the time took place almost solely on the Mediterranean). After 1.000 ad, I totally agree that the British and the Viking tribes were the most formidable shipping powers.

[@tikitasre]

thats true! Greece has been dominating in the trading - exporting for thousand years!

[@papertoyss]

Well, the last two years, ie since you approximately made this video, Greek shipowners built the most vessels than any other country globally. On February 2022 the Greek shipowners were building 187 new ships and invested $15bil holding the youngest fleet globally. According to Value Vessels the value of the Greek owned fleet, rised by 32% *within the last three years.* Therefore they intent to keep this 1st place and they 'll probably keep it, for, as you probably know, the shipbuilding industry has its limitations on how many vessels it can built. So the Greeks not only they make the most deals for new ships, but they also *prevent others* from building new ships for themselves. *Also,* the last ~12 years, they had the "crazy" idea to build the largest LNG fleet in the world, if you get what this mean nowadays... Furtermore, they had the craziest idea to invest in LNG storing making Greece the only European country which already has two LNG storing and regasification facilities, making the country rapidly an energy hub. And this while for example Germany has no such facilities (last month they decided to build one such). So, you probably need to update this video (somehow). *Finally,* China returned no favor; they invested in a Europe's key harbour, with the USA (which also invested in Greek harbours) keep wondering to this day how they missed this opportunity and how they allowed China to put in hand such an important asset.

[@kart0917]

China returned no favor? is just for now.when CCP need, it'll be use,and that the problem.

[@Yannis100ify]

Thus....China got quite comfortable with the situation....meaning... Greeks rullin and to be ruling the seas...

[@jonshultz]

I have been to Athens and the port there is really big and also Greek people are very nice

[@evangelosjustthat6209]

As a greek I grew up reading all the myths and stories of my Forefathers and general philosophy by Socrates , plato and Aristotle. Once I met some tourists from China while I myself was visiting athens as a daytrip. After we showed them around (we were speaking English as I've studied in the UK ) they stuck around and we eventually had dinner together . They ended up telling me that even during the ancient times dating back at their mythologies, they referred to the Greeks as ' Si La ' . Which literally means ' The other Great Civilization ' And that amazed me .

[@kkounal974]

Μαθαίνεις κάτι καινούργιο κάθε μέρα. Κρίμα που έγινε τόσο απολυταρχική η Κίνα σήμερα πάντως.

[@mrpontikas2167]

damn that gave me goosebumps

[@callmehcatt]

I’m a Greek and all I read was mythology like you. Είμαι Έλληνας και το μόνο που διάβασα ήταν μυθολογία σαν κι εσένα

[@rasmusholmgaardnielsen6554]

Just wanna say that si la (希腊) means Greece in Chinese. There is no more meaning to it. Just like a lot of other place names in Chinese they went with what sounds close enough to how the place is pronounced.

[@mrpontikas2167]

@@rasmusholmgaardnielsen6554 cmon man why you gotta do us like that lol

[@dimitrios1798]

But you are missing an important point. China was one of the very few countries willing to invest in Greece during Greece's financial crisis. Greece made clear that it would always favor investments from its European partners, but no European country wanted to invest in Greece. So in the end, China took the opportunity and won big time.

[@mr.awesome7002]

Is that actually true ? I'm pretty sure a lot of European investments were taking place during Greeks financial Crisis (so much so that rightly or wrongly some Greeks were accusing Europeans of buying up their country while it was down)

[@matthewargyros59]

@@mr.awesome7002 Our nationalists are not really keen on how modern economics work... They think that the "great nation of Greece" doesn't NEED outside investment, they were mad about the Canadian goldmine (literally drove them away), the French wind turbines, the BP (if I recall correctly) oil rigs (That did or hasn't still come to be for a plethora of unrelated reasons). Generally, taking a look through out Greece's industrial history from 1830 and on you'll find many practical horror stories on how either the state or the people metaphorically (or actually) murdered promising industries or drove away investments on their own...

[@mr.awesome7002]

@@matthewargyros59 Ok, thank you for clarifying. I always find it horrible, when good governance of a country or the creation of jobs is thwarted from minor ideological convictions.

[@lythd]

i mean that was said in the video? the title was just not the point argued in the video lol

[@user-jr5id6qr1q]

@@mr.awesome7002 no we were taking loans with our state property as collateral. Even the Acropolis was in the list, even though UNESCO ruled it out.

[@3520506]

The reason why the Greeks are successful in this business is because the Greeks are the only ones that know how to run this business. It doesn't matter how small the country is compared to China. The Chinese and other countries tried to surpass the Greeks in shipping but they couldn't. You mentioned about Aristotle Onassis. I have news for you he was nothing compared to other Greek shipping families. These people are very low profile. The Greek shipping dynasty way surpasses the country Greece. They are a nation of their own and I'm talking trillions here! Most of the greek-owned ships fly flags of convenience! No one will ever surpass them in this business.

[@northwave4036]

Actually I love soo much China from Greece 🇬🇷❤️🇨🇳

[@lewislinzy3437]

It was a missleading headline, almost an outright LIE.

[@user-ed7pu5uj3q]

It's what many, including me, wishes Greece *would* do.

[@scintillam_dei]

@ForestofTooMuchFood KZbin should ban itself since it never follows its own rules consistently.

[@januarysson5633]

Clickbait

[@stefanoslyras1187]

@ForestofTooMuchFood And what about the fact that Greece has the largest commercial fleet in the world...

[@arthurbenedetti9146]

the whole video, the idea that physical production is the only or even the most important form of production is ridiculous. Ignoring the main subsidies their government gives wich is already making countries increase taxes in chinese products. China is a paper dragon.

[@rosaartemisg5027]

China invested in Greece when noone else had. I live in the US and I recall the nasty criticisms and attacks my country received by everyone in a time of dire need . Disheartening and sad ! When someone is drowning you offer a helping hand . Not your back and harsh words . Greece is resilient ! When rejection becomes a deadly avalanche, remember : It only takes one person to be willing to assist , or one country , one door to open . My gratitude to China ! God bless Greece 🇬🇷 🙏 Great video but incorrect title

[@n0n570p]

It is really sad... I am Greek and leave in Greece my whole life so I went through that horrible patch these last years, and all it's glory, and when I read things like this I remember the old saying that became popular these days, written from the poet Odiseas Elitis.... "If you take Greece apart, In the end you will be left with an olive tree, a vineyard and a boat... which means that with these items you can rebuild Greece... "

[@user-jw3hp2ls1g]

@@n0n570p long live Hellas !! 💪🇬🇷

[@selflesssamaritan6417]

God bless Greece and China! Two great nations with most contributions to civilization.

[@nickmegadeth6633]

China was buying ports in general. The do ir globally to control the trades. And so it happens the port they rent or bought here in Athens I one of the biggest in Europe.

[@Ray-eg8ub]

Last time america helped greece was supporting the millitary junta

[@alexkendall8844]

Greece is a lone badass. Stepping up to a power like that and nibbling away at its power. The true country fighting for world peace.

[@thepalestinianjew230]

I love Greece especially their contribution to philosophy Everybody from Socrates to dionogies Made leaps and bounds in terms of philosophical discoveriesTruly a great nation would love to visit there sometime

[@tonytony9505]

their food is AWESOME!! gyros!!!!

[@fotiosastoria2766]

Come to kos Island 🏝 Dodecanese Islands

[@israela233]

What’s up with your username?

[@fotiosastoria2766]

@@israela233 he is a jew in Palestine I think 🤔 but of course everyone loves the Greek. Mia Where are you from

[@grandadmiralthrawn9539]

If you are to visit us then. Come here in the isle of Crete! You are going to have to time of your life, I can guarantee you that!

[@Fion330]

Greece is one of the most friendly western countries towards China. Lmao, when I saw the title I know it’s click bait

[@100wangyirenbiased2]

IKRR

[@EOKAWarrior]

Western Europeans call my civilization "Western" to forget their own civilizational deficiencies by hijacking the glory of my ancestors. Why would Greece have anything aginst China, you're on the other side of the world, lol.

[@MouAresounTaPneusta]

I thought so as well and I am Hellene. Ffs I got reminded of all the American tourists and their obsession with China now. Imagine being a teacher or construction worker, go to holidays in another continent and rant to a local waiter about «the Chinese threat»... ...δε παλεύεται άλλο, πολύ κάψιμο.

[@MouAresounTaPneusta]

Ι for once am ok with Chinese people here in general, they even speak Greek. As far as clothing goes, I prefer Greek or Bangladeshi clothes, but apart from that we coexist just fine. Idgf about who dominates the world personally, I am just a little soldier/hooker, let the «leaders» fight it out themselves. Ni hao/ Νι χάο αδερφέ

[@blankblank5409]

i

[@sbalogh53]

Your title says "How Greece Is Stopping China's Plan For World Domination" but you did not say how they are doing that.

[@kwstastsaklis8037]

Bezos ... of amazon os greek

[@ComradeHellas]

@@kwstastsaklis8037 nope

[@kennethferland5579]

Indeed, it seems more like video showed how they are failing to stop China

[@punawelewele]

It's called misdirection.

[@angy1006]

Αυτά πες τα στους Τούρκους που μας τα έχουν πριξει με την γαλάζια πατριδα!!

[@Zomfoo]

You go, Greece! 🇬🇷

[@aggelostag6132]

As a Greek I didn't know anything about this and now I have another thing to be proud of my country

[@sinkrock1]

Greek people have half blood half sea water in their veins and they are good with ships since 2000 b.C have you heard of Minoans!!!

[@waerp11]

And China just bought 60% off their blood and seawater

[@LawFirm1970]

Yes!

[@LawFirm1970]

Yes!

[@stefanoslyras1187]

@@waerp11 ehhmmm Nope...! Greece has the largest commercial fleet in the world.

[@waerp11]

@@stefanoslyras1187 yeah but when they dock they have to pay china 60%of whatever that is

[@Hi-xu9xn]

Support form Ethiopian Greece love you because my 1st Cousins are Greece Ethiopians.

[@sofiathefirst_]

Thank you!

[@somekoolusername]

shut up jew

[@marcustilliuscicero7642]

@@somekoolusername you shut up

[@marcustilliuscicero7642]

Thanks love from Greece

[@Tony_montana83]

Abebe? 😂 my best friend is half ethiopian half greek

[@k4mik4tz3]

9:20 Greeks dont only have the biggest tankers fleet but also by far the biggest LNG-tankers fleet

[@tokewon1397]

I love Greece 🇬🇷

[@JaY-uy7mn]

Greece is so pretty. I want to visit someday.

[@stergiosserres6680]

If you can save a few dollars, you'll be able to do that.

[@Dominion8592]

I’m Greek don’t thx

[@peetsnort]

I have yet to meet someone who doesn't like Greece. They have hundreds of places. At least one will charm you

[@Jimmy12707]

@@stergiosserres6680 we have € here

[@PV-pw8bf]

@@Dominion8592 why not?

[@johnpearcey]

What you meant was "How Greece is NOT stopping China..."

[@vincentyeo88]

Greece is collaborating with China.

[@viditaghule5857]

Exactly! Greece aint STOPPING chyna plan.... quite the opposite! Another blow to the democratic world.... Looks like peace is unlikely to coexist with poo's chyna.... WW iii seems inevitable..... 2026!

[@lucacontini1906]

True.

[@JoJo-no5nw]

But Cosco bought The Piree...

[@jsychw9545]

China needs a good old nuke dropped on them

[@johncunningham1098]

Having spent a lot of time Greece I can only say that. I wish theGreek shipping industry well. I believe that even the Chinese may have met their match when standing toe to toe with the Greeks. Christ has risen!

[@GreekOrthodox7]

Χριστός Ανέστη!

[@HauNguyen-oi1ms]

I am an asian guy but my heart from ancient greece, the country of science and western philosophy who make our this modern day

[@WalkingCorpse111]

Thumbs down for never getting the answer of how Greece is stopping China.

[@steliostade9128]

Maybe the fact that Greece is the top shipping power

[@steven1822]

@@steliostade9128 brilliant.

[@walterl322]

They’re not doing that... the Greek government is sympathetic towards PRC...

[@Fion330]

Greece is doing just fine with China.

[@miltospep21]

@Ahjot Ahjotson Do you know why monopolizing finally hearts trade and the consumer? ...if you don't try to figure it out...

[@makisxatzimixas2372]

As a Greek, I honestly had no idea of all this powerplay, nor did I know that Greek ships are the most popoulus in the world. Go Greece!

[@Melunitaro]

Μην λες ψεματα. Το ηξερες απο την αρχει.

[@Melunitaro]

@HellBanians It seems that you don't fully understand what Greece is doing. They have the most ships in the world, that's all. They don't help China or anything.

[@TheChalaka99]

Πώς γίνεται να είσαι Έλληνας κ να μη ξες ότι είμαστε τοπ 2-3 στη ναυτιλία..από αυτην κ τον τουρισμό ζούμε..

[@makisxatzimixas2372]

@@TheChalaka99 Το Ήξερα για ότι είμαστε τοπ ρε, είπαμε. Απλά δεν περίμενα να βρισκόμαστε τόσο ψηλά. Τυχαίνει επίσης να μην γνωρίζω κανέναν ναυτικό και κανέναν που να κατεβαίνει στα νησιά για σεζόν.

[@pasal99]

Δε θέλω να σου το χαλάσω αλλά με τη κρίση οι ελληνικές ναυτιλιακές εταιρείες έχουν φύγει στο εξωτερικό .

[@sudhirsingh9267]

All the best Greece 🇬🇷

[@yoghor]

China:You cant defeat me USA:I know,but he can *Greek noises intensifies*

[@srfrg9707]

Laughing in Greek

[@louis-philippelavoie6929]

May the greeks keep having success in the shipping industry.May they have the greatest port for trade between China and Europe.The civilised world is many times grateful to this small nation.

[@hermiec]

misleading title...vid is about how China bought Greece with aim for world shipping domination...

[@hshs5756]

@Joos YouLose And all that small hat collaboration with a nation (China) which is currently doing things very similar to Nazi Germany, only in some cases worse, like organ harvesting, murdering people on the operating table to sell their body parts. The question is why are we doing business with China at all?

[@jusdat1278]

I totally understand why he using the misleading title, Anti-China contents got more view.

[@dimitrios1798]

​ @Joos YouLose But you are missing an important point. China was one of the very few countries willing to invest in Greece during Greece's financial crisis. Greece made clear that it would always favor investments from its European partners, but no European country wanted to invest in Greece. So in the end, China took the opportunity and won big time.

[@dimitrios1798]

@Joos YouLose China is simply a great business partner.

[@dimitrios1798]

@John Smith It's not a small port. It's one of the biggest in Europe (thanks to China btw). But yeah, he is acting like a drama queen.

[@Doshiba]

Greece is such a beautiful country

[@dhanke2777]

Thank you for such a concise yet informative video.

[@xpekerin4056]

This video : How Greece stops China Also Greece : gives China docks

[@lamprosmerkourakis7283]

Our last government gave them 67% of Piraeus port for free and 25% of the an electric utility monopoly again at a bargain price. Thank god those fools are out now

[@Winchester795]

@@lamprosmerkourakis7283 which goverment? In here rodopi chinese citizens opened markets without tax in 2004-2006 when karamanis was president

[@lemagnifique1573]

Greece must kick the Chinese company out of their ports. Your national interest is more important

[@veclubby]

@@lamprosmerkourakis7283 How many back pockets were lined...

[@malachi5813]

Go Greece! From an Armenian brother

[@kostasdallas2559]

Τhank u my Armenian friend. So sorry what happened to you with the war. I feel bad and angry with the EU.

[@bill-yq7lo]

@@kostasdallas2559 And Russia also.🇬🇷🇦🇲🇬🇷🇦🇲🇬🇷🇦🇲

[@kenzuya]

@@bill-yq7lo no.russia

[@bitter_truth8646]

@@kenzuya these flags 🇬🇷 🇦🇲 are not Russia

[@bill-yq7lo]

@@bitter_truth8646 Yeah I know. We feel angry with Russia

[@catlovingtrio]

This wouldn't be the first time Greece stopped a nation's plans for world domination.

[@tomvsucc6985]

Greece: I may be in crippling debt but I have to do what I must do.

[@rayoperator2699]

Greece is the best country i ever visited, the people are nice and laid back. They know how to live their lives to the fullest.

[@jymjym7995]

as a greek i disagree

[@chone3733]

@@jymjym7995 Well we are a little laid back thats for sure xD

[@brainwaiver1]

Rescued north of Haiti '79 by Greek registered Katerina. Thank you Katerina.

[@tjrubi7463]

Let's hear more of you story ...?

[@user-bq8gk4ln5i]

Greece always dominated the sea because of it's unique geographic in-between position , but I don't see how Greece alone is stopping China.

[@hellagreeceguy6900]

Where did you get the info though, I want to know more about it. Like if you could put some links over the descr´tion it would be cool.

[@AndyBandi2000]

since ancient times the greeks had a maritime fleet, making colonies all over the mediteranean. It's a way of life since ancient times. other than that, Greece is one of the most friendliest western countries towards China, both ancient civilizations, we learned how to respect each other in the thousands of years.

[@goshu7009]

Yea right, since ancient times. Sure, but Greece is created 19th century. You are so brainwashed guys... for real.

[@NiteStorm324]

Gotta thank my Greek siblings from Armenia 🇦🇲❤🇬🇷

[@baginnnnnn]

Love ya bro👌 🇬🇷❤️🇦🇲

[@jamesdavis5517]

🇨🇴

[@cemo3292]

🤣🤣🤣

[@panoskarelas437]

Greetings brother!

[@antonakisooreos8203]

🇦🇲🇬🇷

[@RedDressGirI]

As a Greek, seeing this from someone who isn't Greek just makes me wanna scream BEAUTIFUL 💖

[@Jolly123123123]

Your networks are monstrous. Where the hell is this information coming from?? Thank you for sharing D:

[@josebaeza5128]

This title is clickbait. But I did learn something new.

[@alfalockeye9445]

More like "how Greek shipowners transfer Chinese goods, having deals with the Chinese traders"

[@johnbelcher7164]

I don't think Greece wouldn't have anything to do with China

[@LazyMe420]

@@johnbelcher7164 When Greece was in a crisis our ''brothers'' and ''sisters'' here in the west were slandering us calling us lazy, thieves and whatever else they could think of. Europe has been exploiting us since the birth of the Greek republic and is still exploiting us every chance they get, they ask for everything we got and more and give almost nothing back. We wouldn't have anything to do with China? Why not? So we wouldn't disappoint the people who capitalize on our suffering? Fuck them.

[@drunkbillygoat]

@@LazyMe420 to be fair. Greece has a massive problem with theft. I see it every damn day. Lazy? No I dont think so. Greeks work pretty damn hard.

[@LazyMe420]

@@drunkbillygoat People are a product of their environment my friend. If you don't have a roof over your head or the certainty of a daily meal theft doesn't look like such an evil thing anymore. Crime fluctuates according to the quality of life people are ''allowed'' to have, that's true for all around the world. Theft is an act of desperation and a cry for help caused by a society who can't support her children. Is there more theft in the poorer streets of Athens where some people are literally fighting for survival than in the opulent streets of Luxembourg where people are dining with golden spoons?....yeah..no shit

[@miltospep21]

@@drunkbillygoat With theft? Were you robbed by the famous Greek Mafia which must be ranked in viciousnes somewhere between Lichtenstein's and French Polynisia?

[@stefanos1679]

would love an update on this!

[@OriolePublishing]

Hi Jack! I noticed you are using a ~1.5xspeed of Bach's Cello Suite No.1 Prelude as the background music?

[@mgamerpapadakis1448]

Μαλακα αυτό δεν περίμενα να το δω 🤣🤣🤣

[@user-wt1io2pc8b]

επ και εσυ εδω

[@reetikarjalainen4994]

Кликбейт.

[@user-wt1io2pc8b]

@@reetikarjalainen4994 αυτο ξανα πες το

[@dimitrisjcgffgff6418]

@@user-wt1io2pc8b μπορεις ρε μπρο να μου εξηγησεις με λιγα λογια τι εννοει γτ δεν επιασα το 100% του βιντεο

[@user-wt1io2pc8b]

@@dimitrisjcgffgff6418 μπρο μου και εγω μια απο τα ιδια και καλα εμποδιζουμε τους κινεζους να γινουν υππερδυναμη αλλα με καποια πραγματα ειναι σαν να τους βοηθαμε και ολας να γινουν αλλα ουσιατικα τους εμποδιζουμε αυτο καταλαβα μονο

[@ardoin61]

Stand by our Greek brothers!

[@RegiaManos]

John Bolan Ardoin I wish they (Greek people)would stand up for their brothers too

[@pantelispantelis1820]

@@RegiaManos discord.com/invite/jGdUhcs

[@dimtaptrap939]

this would be great if was the roman empire, ''this is Sparta!!!''

[@toss13]

Onassis was desperately chased by CIA that even ordered to assassinate him, you can find the declassified info about it online. They orchestrated strikes in the German shipyards mentioned in this video to stop his expansion and bombed sone of his ships in Argentina, but in every step of the way he was ahead of them. He infamously had insured his ships with Lloyd's that was forced to compensate him with largest ever amount at that time for the damages inflicted by the US government, ultimately making him richer than he was before, all thanks to the desperation of CIA.

[@capitalbeat1749]

this isnt the first time the CIA tried to fuck the greeks over, the regime of the colonels was also a CIA backed dictatorship

[@timshehdy6414]

Very informative

[@alexandrosios1979]

1:35 actually showing my home Kalapaka with the Meteora mountains made me so happy. Thank you so much. It’s such an amazing place.

[@spaghetti5914]

yoooooooooo θεσσαλικος? τρικαλινη εδω, φαινονται τα μετεωρα απο το σπιτι μου

[@ihabphelobos7455]

How Great are they Greek People , GOD 🙏 BLESS them.

[@milonopoulos4170]

Thanks I’m greek

[@el_omegous_boungous]

Thank you. God bless you too

[@Tsoukis_06]

Thank you 😁👍 God bless you too

[@ngm116]

Thank you! Bless you too!

[@miltospep21]

Thank you for your kind words, though Greeks felt very hated and isolated through the economic crisis. We are not a recent nation, and every other nation that hosts Greeks is aware that we are honest, trustworthy, hard-working and open-hearted! Our immigrants must have one of the largest proportions at scientists. Where all this hate came from?

[@acote5020]

I found this a good introduction into the parts of the international shipping trade and how and why China May strive to dominate it.

[@panossavvaidis6086]

Great video, just a small clarification. It was former FM Nikos Kotzias who talked about chinese investment, not Nikos Dendias. Nikos Dendias is still the FM of Greece

[@peaceknight5485]

Very well done Greece. Wishing the very best to you. Thoughts worths work.

[@EmeraldEyesEsoteric]

So, basically, the title is a lie! Okay... thumbs down and moving on.

[@wideawakenow007]

definitely; no subs from me

[@terrylandess6072]

Aye, the end of the video came and the question was never answered. Fool me once.....

[@wackedpotato7211]

It isn't a lie lmao

[@ptop49]

The title means that because Greece is #1 in shipping in essence that is what is stopping China from being ranked #1 in that category. So partly accurate. But that aside, Greece is selling out to China much like everywhere else.

[@user-yz9kv4mp6u]

Jeff Bezos is Greek ...

[@dolphin550]

Do you have any sources and/or additional information?

[@fjw-AT5145]

I'm half Greek and half Chinese. Watching this is weird and fascinating for me.

[@Nobodyfromnowhere42]

wow , how does that work ? where do you live ? what customs do you follow ? do you speak both of them ?

[@Mac65]

You forgot the actual main reason why Greece rules the seas, it’s because the government of Greece does not regulate or tax the shipping industry. Free enterprise is always the reason for success and prosperity. The USA has a very regulated shipping industry to the point where we don’t even make trade ships anymore.

[@lisabuttonz]

True, they are made in Singapore by wage slaves from the Philippines. These workers live in ghettoes at the shipyard. Then the ships are registered in Bahamas.

[@roblangada4516]

Greece doesn't "rule the seas" though, another misleading aspect of this video. Virtually all deep water shipping lanes are protected by the US Navy.

[@Mac65]

Rob Langada yes that’s true but the context of the phrase “rule the seas” meaning the dominance of trade. Greece (practically a socialist economy) dominates sea trade because it is the only industry it does not tax or regulate. Unfortunately the USA does and the therefore has no ship building or ship trade.

[@moot2046]

This is the same funny claims like OPEC oil rules the world oil supplies. Free enterprise is a capitalism marketing myth.

[@Mac65]

moot2046 but opec no longer has the largest supply. And that’s widely known in the energy industry. Capitalism is still unknown ideal. Capitalism is a social system based on the recognition of individual rights, including property rights, in which all property is privately owned, making it truly the only moral system of society.

[@epart513]

This is a clickbait. Therer's no stopping china here.

[@RodGibsonMusic]

You fell for it but you learned something. That's how youtube works. So it's not entirely clickbait, but smart title composition.

[@mckmanx1]

@@RodGibsonMusic clickbait and straight up lying are two different things

[@anitablades6033]

@@mckmanx1 then report him, if you fall for some thing, just go on. It's maybe China trying to find out how to get to you another way. They now have your info. Because you left a comment. A lot more info. Than you really know !!!!!!!

[@twolilfishies]

hahahaha report someone because of the title. well it looks like china but maybe they are just using china like they seem to use all the other countries and people for their own gain. right, youtube? thats why youtube bans people who mention who the *they* and *them* ... but never banned for talking about china,eh?

[@HHHGeorge]

It is nice to know that a few Greek entrepreneurs had to foresight to invest in merchant shipping. It is also good to see that Greece and China are on good terms because of the Greek entrepreneurs. What has to be asked is what are the rest of the Greeks doing? If only the Greeks could work more cooperatively with each other who knows what they could achieve.

[@eldersun9877]

THIS IS ABOUT BUSINESS ..... Greek Shipping has always been a BEAST . SOMEONE has got to be #1 . Sorry China . Don't get Emotional guys

[@jaydee6268]

So the conclusion to the title is “Not at all.”

[@badman2130]

Greek ship owners already dominating the LPG shipping, which is the next step in shipping way in front then anybody else.You forget historically the best sailors in the world have always been Greeks. Even colombus took up sailors from Greek islands on his voyages. Greek war navy very proud history. You forget to mention its not only about the physical ships but talented sailors & Greek ship owners some of the most savy biz men ever !!!

[@trackdusty]

Yes but all the "Greek" seamen today have been replaced by Third World coolie labour, Filipinos and so on.

[@badman2130]

@@trackdusty yes, this is arecent development only

[@elenitsigante3256]

Greek shipping rules because of the industry skills. It is about the skills. Greek has always been a maritime nation even before Homer.

[@steliostade9128]

@@trackdusty yeah most of us re becoming mainly captains and some engineers in ships

[@colinsanders3667]

Best sailors ??!! I disagree ! The best sailors are the Norwegians , Dutch , and English. They built better ships than the Greeks ever did and their Navies were (are) way superior to that of Greece.

[@Freedom_123]

Greece 🇬🇷 is the center of the world!!

[@TheS3GG]

2 takeaways: Greek flagged vessels are only a fraction of the entire Greek operated fleet. There's a heap of other vessels are flying "flags of convenience". So you can never know the exact entire market share. Greek shipowners have supported the Chinese economy by shipbuilding in China and are continuing to do so.

[@warsmith100]

Seeing how their European "allies" are "helping" them, can't blame them really.

[@Irene-iu9sj]

When your country goes down in deep, no work, no money,you do what you can and fast,before the waves close over your head.Europe,did nothing for Greece, already knew Greece was a poor country,all mountens,rocks and sea. They could give a helping hand,they didn't. So right or wrong,we did what we could.

[@Rio-by1eh]

mano sucarita True... there was a pure LACK OF FORESIGHT ON PART OF EUROPEAN UNION AND THE WEST...HOW COULD THEY NOT CONNECT THE DOTS/

[@vwbustube]

mano sucarita Did their allies ever send them the plague, on purpose, and lie about it? This is a case of “Stupid is as stupid does.”

[@ThangboiOM]

I don't know Greece is stopping China as claimed in the title, You sound more like another westerner undermining China. China is a 5000 yrs old civilization unlike America.

[@vwbustube]

Thangboi Haokip We’re all for the Chinese people, we’re just not for their oppressors (the CCP). They have only been around less than 100 years. “Heaven will destroy the CCP.”

[@user-rc6ed9rm8m]

The actual conclusion is this; although greeks invested in Chinese shipping economy and sold the company that run the port of pireas, they still reserved ownership of their core business. And that is stopping China although the economic situation is changing. But still raw materials ( oil, processed metals etc) still need greek and other European based, or originated, shipping companies, such as the Norwegians, Cypriots, British and others for transoceanic transportation.

[@elenitsigante3256]

Akrivos!

[@berhanemichael8816]

It is excellent video about world shipping. What is difference between shipping and containers do another vision. Please talk slowly De

[@aivisgrinbergs8711]

Good video.

[@jrmorin4596]

Title should say, "Greece is accelerating" not stopping!

[@bljja07]

Why?

[@jrmorin4596]

We clearly didn't watch the same video...

[@bljja07]

Jr Morin didn’t say I watched the video. Fucking Morin...

[@CryptoBear]

@Jr Morin - Nope. It should definitely say, “Greece is Stopping”.

[@CryptoBear]

Good job @Jake 😊👍

[@heracles89]

Future looks promising for Greece - the shipping sector is already very strong and they'l hopefully have the busiest port in Europe too! It's about time they had some good news

[@CECICEO-cz9ho]

The idiots sold out to CHINA......

[@JackkDevil]

@@CECICEO-cz9ho actually 51% of it is still owned by the Greek government. So yes they sold 49% but with the billions that came now they have the 4th largest port and going on while the actual ships are own from greek businessmen. So money from China, ships from greeks and a port that is going bigger and bigger with control on paper from the Greek government that can stop with veto any aggressive moves from Cosco.

[@AimForMyHead81]

​@@CECICEO-cz9ho How

[@apostolostvable]

@@JackkDevil Varoufakis' Ministry actually renegotiated those terms to be favorable because prior governments practically gave it away to Cosco. One of the few bright spots of a turbulent mess in 2015.

[@adammarchand1487]

So how does the title apply?

[@escubingchannel]

As a Greek I can confirm that I am very proud of my country

[@Depressed_until_dead]

εγω παλι δεν ειμαι, οι περιστοτεροι ειναι ενα ματσο προβατα οπως και σε αμερικη, ρωσια και παει λεγοντας

[@escubingchannel]

@@Depressed_until_dead Έχεις ένα δίκαιο φίλε μου

[@gargaarsiyad]

Clickbait! Just hate when people do this and yet don't talk about what their title says. U haven't mentioned anything about how Greece can stop china's domination.

[@rockefellersavage4122]

The Mythbuster found the pro-china troll....sigh Hey wumao! Go back to CGTN if you want to hear positive things about china 24/7

[@montinaladine3264]

Third comment to point this out! Thank you and saved me watching the last half of this lie.

[@mysteriousstranger5100]

@The MythbusterIt doesn't take much to make CCP China look bad. Just tell everyone the truth about the CCP violating human rights of people they don't like and their aggressive imperialistic approach to foreign "diplomacy".

[@kastha4484]

dont cry about that cuz you want to throw that word around, look at the content.. i bet you cant find anything close to what this guy delivers..

[@maxlin7208]

Greece can't. Donald Trump can

[@L0b0ts]

The Greeks have skills, that's just how it is 300

[@Tztimelord]

China owns biggest port of greece

[@AmanRishitwenty15]

You watched the video?

[@dimitrispaliogiannis7953]

@@Tztimelord man we are in dept We are a bit better but un dept

[@footballeratilla]

Aha yes it must of been the spartans lol

[@_Hyunism]

Everytime I hear GREEK. I think about something is going to happen that is strong

[@Orthodoxm]

Love for Greek 🇬🇷❤️

[@theozzyjoker2985]

I think the title of the clip did not get answered. You basically said that Chinas shipping fleet will surpass Greases soooo how exactly are Grease stopping China?

[@sesameoil0009]

Tbh Greece is one of my favorite countries, mainly because of their history and culture.

[@sams8502]

Title should be “How Greece is losing its shipping power to China”

[@antoniosy4433]

Agree sam

[@johnc321]

Sam S or the world is loosing its shipping power to Communist China Party

[@THELINK972]

@Kostas T :D :D :D yeah right " if we want" .. China will own the world by then, corona only speed things up

[@razuletv5626]

China can print money any time it wants, there are no rules that are carried out by China, all the tricks and money loundry, any country that cooperates with China must be deceived and lose the counterfeit and thief countries.

[@spartan9540]

Sam S At the moment Greece’s policy is stopping Turkish aggression, honestly we will leave China to be dealt with by the Americans lol, Greece isn’t involved in these type of games. I think it would be nice to see Greece out of the EU, Merkel is no ally of the Greek nation

[@AlfordLau]

The title of this video is not entirely clickbait and without basis. The premise behind the title is that if Greece did not manage to remain dominant in the shipping industry, then China would have taken its position to become closer to the top ship owning nation of the world, trailing only Japan. I love your analysis, well researched and congruent.

[@johanneskeller6265]

Source?

[@samdekker90]

Why tf did you choose that title?? I came to find out how Greece is stopping China, but ended up making the conscious decision to never subscribe to this channel

[@ml734]

Me too vey misleading title Thumbs down .

[@mjk6618]

@cobainzlady Eh....! Not really!

[@God_s_Armys]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fH7Lm3R7eLJ_iKM China ? ?

[@tdkyyyy]

Just how biased you are!

[@TheOfficialPatriarchy]

This video portrays the opposite of the claim in the title. I feel confident that I can now avoid wasting my time watching any other videos from this channel in the future and find more trustworthy sources elsewhere, so thanks for that at least.

[@ConstantineSfyris]

You are right Vincent, but the title would NOT be misleading, if the video was talking about LNG instead of oil.. please read my full comment to understand what I am talking about.

[@christermi]

You know where the door is.

[@TheOfficialPatriarchy]

@@christermi Yup. Found the door six months ago without any help from people chiming in with unsubstantive comments.

[@carlthornton3076]

Very Good!.

[@talicatinai2637]

The Greeks bought up lots of wartime built ships and converted them to oil burners.

[@rejier85]

Yes, dozens of those Liberty cargo ships ended up to the Greek maritime lobby back in the days

[@mormonawakening2171]

Wtf...I just wasted 10 minutes of my life waiting for the answer to the title of this video. Misleading!

[@numuves]

I think it's obvious that he works for a gov't to push Western propaganda. Welcome to the Cold War 2.0 and Google is the front-line battalion. I make vids and vlogs straight from China in case you're interested

[@heidirepp7462]

Thanks. I'm halfway through was wondering when it was coming. Won't waste any more time. I just came to comments because of so many thumbs down.

[@keithbyrne1]

Yup. Waited till the end too

[@simonbarrett9568]

Very good video. It like people not like money just wars.

[@mormonawakening2171]

numuves i’m interested!

[@bojarckhoosemanschnarf5851]

Kudos to greece love from turkey

[@georgexm2032]

"The top 10 shipowning nations. Greek owners remain the dominant force in global shipowning with an owned fleet worth approximately of 100 billion USD, followed closely by Japan and China, worth of 89 and 84 billion USD respectively, according to VesselsValue's yearly World Fleet Values Ranking".

[@georgealevriadis897]

Yes if you dont pay your loans ,and have protection from your filthy politicians you would have too big maritime business

[@anastasiosanastasopoulos5736]

Jack, the title is definitely click-baity. You could have titled it something like "How China will use Greece to Conquer the World." 😉

[@calmvideo-kv6gv]

Exactly!!!!!

[@Goforitmanager]

Agree, click bait.

[@cbcluckyii4042]

Goes to show you how to grow a channel, post anything anti - China. Post anything without bias about China that may contain a positive undertone - chaos + mutiny. Start a channel on bashing China and watch your income grow.

[@andreeashow459]

@@cbcluckyii4042exact

[@martinlond648]

Yes they're a Communist Totaltarian Socialistic Regime. CCP buying up everything they Can while they're Committing Genocide , killing their own and now their Plan in full. affecting Millions making People work for low wages while the Grow their Empire . I see a great urgency to either Stop them or we will succumb to them . No thank you 😊👍 I'm for well use your Imagination 😉 😁 have a Bright Smile 😊 God See's All .

[@goohio3954]

I am tired of "clickbait". No real information just dialog. THIS IS CRAZY.

[@BairMendoza]

I always love the honey badger music in the background. ❤

[@joannisbitsikokos1789]

Glad my country is helping

[@valeriusdamon2437]

I get more proud of my heritage every day

[@thegamingmachine4963]

i am getting more proud of my country every day for 16 years now and i am 16

[@AimForMyHead81]

​@@thegamingmachine4963 nice

[@VR-ne8ec]

God blessed Greece, and its people,

[@urgedcrayon226]

why was there a pic of civ 6

[@unpaintedleo]

Ah, so thats why Greece naval invades so good in HOI4