Kim Meets Putin, Maduro Meets Xi: A New Era of Global Politics

New relationships are growing and strengthening among countries in the Global South. Leader of North Korea Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting, while Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro traveled to Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. What do these big geopolitical shifts mean for the residents of the Global South and the globe?
Brian Becker is joined by Ben Norton, an investigative journalist based in Latin America, and editor of the independent news website Geopolitical Economy Report at geopoliticaleconomy.com.
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[@christinestranz2775]

The world is truly sick of the corrupt US bullying the rest of the world. America needs to take care of its own problems and leave everyone else alone!

[@GeistInTheMachine]

Amen.

[@qsr1776]

Are you a Trumper then??

[@christinestranz2775]

@@qsr1776 I am a person with enough common sense to know that the US is the primary source of all the chaos in this world. All politicians are corrupt Biden, Obama, Trump no difference!

[@rlai2201]

@@qsr1776Are you a Zionist then?

[@qsr1776]

@@rlai2201 I’m not, I’m just asking. Cause it’s just like how Trump and his cronies want to *end* American intervention across the world and that will bring hell on Earth!! Because he’s an agent of Putin! I got that from mainstream news!!

[@grassrootstalks7448]

It's so refreshing to see 2 American speaking true. The world is tired of America and Europe bullying everyone

[@MMariT]

It's wonderful that they have each other against their bullies US and their puppets. 😢😮

[@egbubie]

You think you gonna get a better deal with China and Russia you must be a day dreamer

[@TacticalMayo]

These are not American these are tankies.

[@AnointedSeed7]

FACTS 🎯

[@boxscorewatcher413]

@@TacticalMayo You mad bro?

[@dawidroos2452]

The world is waiting for Putin & Xi to bring peace to the globe.

[@TacticalMayo]

LOL yeah right 🤣

[@donHooligan]

#BRICS "Everyone jump upon the peace train!" --Cat Stevens Xi is the carrot and Vlad is the stick.

[@donHooligan]

#Karma@@KillerOfUkrani

[@TacticalMayo]

@@KillerOfUkrani keep dreaming vodnik.

[@RubenMtuwaMungu-bz8ee]

What kind of peace Putin &Xi can bring to the globe? Only Jesus Christ can bring peace to globle. How many real christians in America & Europe? To reject Jesus Christ as savior means to reject peace in the globe because everything starts from heart

[@marshallrichards7043]

I agree that it is be very refreshing to hear two Americans calling a spade a spade. America’s hegemony is coming to an end

[@PAULLONDEN]

Might be true but do'nt expect the US one party state to go down without a fight. It might drag her vassal mercenary NATO partners down with her. Europe might be in for a major economic crash after the US cut of Germany's cheap oil form Russia. Who needs ennemies with such friends ? Ayway.....since when is China " "socialist" ? ....lol . China and Russia are as cut throat capitalist as Uncle Sam's utopia.

[@user-gb9jt7mg8l]

But, WHORULES AMERICA -0 and Britain? It is not the British people or the American people.

[@catherinefong8143]

Nice to hear someone in America who knows the history well and fair in his perspective judgements.

[@marklewin6370]

Wow...what an excellent channel speaking the truths about these Americans sinful politicians

[@stuartwray6175]

...the truth about these sinful US politicians.

[@MSDGroup-ez6zk]

USA's ambition to have nuclear or deadly mass killing machines was triggered by President Truman who did not want to share its technology on weapons so the US could control the world. This ambition thus triggered the Soviets, China and many other countries to have this technology. Those countries felt insecure because every time they fought with the US, the US would use nukes threats to bully them. The results were thousands of nuclear bombs have been produced around the world. When no one could beat the US to be a superpower country, they bullied the world. Thus the world has created a competition with China and Russia who have veto rights in the UN. Now the US makes the same mistakes as when Truman had an ambition that only America should have the nukes. So I guess the world should punish the USA by not buying American products or its currency. When the USA has no money, it cannot produce any weapons that can harm the world. This is not the only one in the USA that harms the world. Petrodollar is another way the USA kills humans.

[@kreamable]

What an wonderful channel speaking the reality about u.s so-called democratic leaders

[@TryRickPayton]

Yes it’s the truth and that is why our government will fall

[@googoogaga007]

sinful godless people not only political leaders

[@sarunds74]

Syria is also suffering from this vile blockade that USA is so fond of. Please shine a light on Syria and the vile sanctions placed on them.

[@user-es1pw4oq9e]

And Yemen

[@JaquiBlass]

☝🏾💙🏴‍☠️💃🏻

[@ukchinese]

Sharing below written by a Malaysian KZbinr a while back: I’m from Malaysia. China has traded with Malaysia for 2000 years. In those years, they had been the world’s biggest powers many times. Never once they sent troops to take our land. China's admiral Zhenghe came to Malacca five times, in gigantic fleets, and a flagship eight times the size of Christopher Columbus’ flagship, Santa Maria. He could have seized Malacca easily, but he did not. In 1511, the Portuguese came. In 1642, the Dutch came. In the 18th century the British came. We were colonised by each, one after another. When China wanted spices from India, they traded with the Indians. When they wanted gems, they traded with the Persian. They didn’t take lands. The only time China expanded beyond their current borders was in Yuan Dynasty, when Genghis and his descendants Ogedei Khan, Guyuk Khan & Kublai Khan concurred China, Mid Asia and Eastern Europe. But Yuan Dynasty, although being based in China, was a part of the Mongolian Empire. Then came year 1800, the Century of Humiliation. Britain smuggled opium into China to dope the population, a strategy to turn the trade deficit around, after the British could not find enough silver to pay the Qing Dynasty in their tea and porcelain trades and the doping went on for over 30 years. After the opium warehouses were burned down and ports were closed by the Chinese in ordered to curb opium, the British started the Opium War I, which China lost. Hong Kong was forced to be surrendered to the British in a peace talk (Nanjing Treaty). The British owned 90% of the opium market in China, during that time, Queen Victoria was the world’s biggest drug baron. The remaining 10% was owned by American merchants from Boston. Many of Boston’s institutions were built with profit from opium. After 12 years of Nanjing Treaty, the West started getting really really greedy. The British wanted the Qing government: 1. To open the borders of China to allow goods coming in and out freely, and tax free. 2. Make opium legal in China. Insane requests, Qing government said no. The British and French (with supports from the US), started Opium War II with China, which again, China lost. The Anglo-French military raided the Summer Palace, and threatened to burn down the Imperial Palace, the Qing government was forced to pay with ports, free business zones, 300,000 kilograms of silver and Kowloon was taken. Since then, China’s resources flew out freely through these business zones and ports. In the subsequent amendment to the treaties, Chinese people were sold overseas to serve as labor. In 1900, China suffered attacks by the 8-National Alliance. These 8-Robbers were: Empire of Japan, Russian Empire, British Empire (including India), France, USA, Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary. Innocent Chinese civilians in Peking (Beijing now) were murdered, buildings were destroyed & women were raped. The Imperial Palace was raided, and treasures ended up in museums like the British Museum in London and the Louvre in Paris. In late 1930s China was occupied by the Japanese in WWII. Millions of Chinese died during the occupancy. 300,000 Chinese died in Nanjing Massacre alone. Mao brought China together again from the shambles. There were peace and unity for some time. But Mao’s later reign saw sufferings and deaths from famine and power struggles. Then came Deng Xiao Ping and his infamous “black-cat and white-cat” story. His preference in pragmatism than ideologies transformed China. This thinking allowed China to evolve all the time to adapt to the actual needs in the country, instead of rigidly bounded to ideologies. It also signified the death of Communism in actually practice in China. The current Socialism+Meritocracy+Market Economy model fits the Chinese like gloves, and it propels the uprise of China. Singapore has a similar model, and has been arguably more successful than Hong Kong, because Hong Kong being gateway to China, was riding on the economic boom in China, while Singapore had no one to gain from. In just 30 years, the CPC have moved 800 millions of people out from poverty. The rate of growth is unprecedented in human history. They have built the biggest mobile network, by far the biggest high speed rail network in the world, and they have become a behemoth in infrastructure. They made a fishing village called Shenzhen into the world’s second largest technological centre after the Silicon Valley. They are growing into a technological power house. It has the most elaborate e-commerce and cashless payment system in the world. They have launched exploration to Mars. The Chinese are living a good life and China has become one of the safest countries in the world. The level of patriotism in the country has reached an unprecedented height. For all of the achievements, the West has nothing good to say about it. China suffers from intense anti-China propagandas from the West. Western Media used the keyword “Communist” to instil fear and hatred towards China. Everything China does is negatively reported. They claimed China used slave labor in making iPhones. The truth was, Apple was the most profitable company in the world, it took most of the profit, leave some to Foxconn (a Taiwanese company) and little to the labor. They claimed China was inhuman with one-child policy. At the same time, they accused China of polluting the earth with its huge population. The fact is the Chinese consume just 30% of energy per capita compared to the US. They claimed China underwent ethnic cleansing in Xinjiang. The fact is China has a policy which priorities ethnic minorities. For a long time, the ethnic minorities were allowed to have two children and the majority Han only allowed one. The minorities are allowed a lower score for university intakes. There are 39,000 mosque in China, and 2100 in the US. China has about 3 times more mosque per muslim than the US. When terrorist attacks happened in Xinjiang, China had two choices: 1. Re-educate the Uighur extremists before they turned terrorists. 2. Let them be, after they launch attacks and killed innocent people, bomb their homes. China chose option 1 to solve problem from the root and not to do killing. How the US solve terrorism? Fire missiles from battleships, drop bombs from the sky. During the pandemic, when China took extreme measures to lockdown the people, they were accused of being inhuman. When China recovered swiftly because of the extreme measures, they were accused of lying about the actual numbers. When China’s cases became so low that they could provide medical support to other countries, they were accused of politically motivated. Western Media always have reasons to bash China. Just like any country, there are irresponsible individuals from China which do bad and dirty things, but the China government overall has done very well. But I hear this comment over and over by people from the West: I like Chinese people, but the CPC is evil. What they really want is the Chinese to change the government, because the current one is too good. Fortunately China is not a multi-party democratic country, otherwise the opposition party in China will be supported by notorious NGOs (Non-Government Organization) of the USA, like the NED (National Endowment for Democracy), to topple the ruling party. The US and the British couldn’t crack Mainland China, so they worked on Hong Kong. Firstly, CIA funded HK separatists to cause months of riots. Then, of all the ex-British colonial countries, only the Hong Kongers were offered BNOs by the British. Because the UK would like the Hong Kongers to think they are British citizens, not Chinese. Now they are enlisting the corrupted leaders in Taiwan to try to upset China. A divide-and-conquer strategy, which they often used in Color Revolutions around the world. They resorted to low dirty tricks like detaining Huawei’s CFO & banning Huawei. They raised a silly trade war which benefits no one. Trade deficit always exist between a developing and a developed country. USA is like a luxury car seller who ask a farmer: why am I always buying your vegetables and you haven’t bought any of my cars? When the Chinese were making socks for the world 30 years ago, the world let it be. But when Chinese started to make high technology products, like Huawei and DJI, it caused red-alert. Because when Western and Japanese products are equal to Chinese in technologies, they could never match the Chinese in prices. First world countries want China to continue in making socks. Instead of stepping up themselves, they want to pull China down. The recent movement by the US against China has a very important background. When Libya, Iran, and China decided to ditch the US dollar in oil trades, Gaddafi’s was killed by the US, Iran was being sanctioned by the US, and now it’s China’s turn. The US has been printing money out of nothing. The only reason why the US Dollar is still widely accepted, is because it’s the only currency which oil is allowed to be traded with. The US has an agreement with Saudi that oil must be traded in US dollar ONLY. Without the petrol-dollar status, the US dollars will sink, and America will fall. Therefore anyone trying to disobey this order will be eliminated. China is in the process of introducing a gold-backed crypto-currency, the alarms in the White House go off like mad. China’s achievement has been by hard work. Not by looting the world. I have deep sympathy for China for all the suffering, but now I feel happy for them. China is not rising, they are going back to where they belong. Good luck China.

[@agnieszkasokoowska3037]

Winnie the Poo, tell us, How many million Wumao posted disinformation on the comment sections of KZbin right now?. China is invented by the Communist Soviet Union on 1st October 1949. How on earth non exists China do business with Malaysia in the past 2000 years ?. China is only 73 years old. Manchuria Khanate ( 1644-1912) is jot China's Qing dynasty. Too many Wumao on the comment section on KZbin. China is the Global Disinformation Superpower. Get lost Wumao.

[@heidehshahsavan8824]

❤Thank you for this very interesting information! 🙏🏻👌❣💦💯💥

[@benjaminlee5408]

Awesome analysis! TQ for sharing your informative take!

[@24haikus]

This is a pretty incredible piece you have written. You do a great service. How do you know all of this history so well? It seems personal.

[@tristanx3508]

Reason why Hong Kong is wealthy due to acting as middleman for China import/export before and after China's Open Door Policy in 1979. Now China developed many port and Special Economic Zone, hence Hong Kong is not as prosperous now. Hong Kong youth are angry due to no future prospect for job and housing but did not know colonial British purposely design the Hong Kong system for easily manage by means of allowing only one influential family to control one particular industry/sector and as a result housing monopoly causes crazy high rental cost. China give many benefits to foreign investors when China were poor but now China want rebalance a more equal level-playing-field to all reference to the local domestic companies, foreign multinational corporations suddenly call foil and unfair, saying China a harder place to make money now despite the fact foreigners have been reaping many advantages for decades. Makes me wonder is it the Western system or the genetic mindset of its people resulting in these immoral and unethical practices. I guess both system and inherent mindset feeding each other into a vicious cycle.

[@lavendereucalyptus3225]

Venezuela president Maduro: “I use Huawei phone, US government can not wiretap my phone, thus US accuses me of posing threat to U.S. national security simply because I’m PROTECTING Venezuela’s national security”. 👍😜👍

[@agnieszkasokoowska3037]

What?...Winnie the Poo, tell us, How many million Wumao posted disinformation on the comment sections of KZbin right now?. China is invented by the Communist Soviet Union on 1st October 1949. How on earth non exists China do business with Malaysia in the past 2000 years ?. China is only 73 years old. Manchuria Khanate ( 1644-1912) is jot China's Qing dynasty. Too many Wumao on the comment section on KZbin. China is the Global Disinformation Superpower. Get lost Wumao. ...v...

[@anaignatowicz2779]

Venezuela should aligned with China and Russia against the US

[@amanitephalloide]

Don’t forget N Korea 😂😂😂😂

[@amanitephalloide]

Cause Putin is crawling to Kim fuk in for more ammo 👍😂😂😂

[@jahibono8513]

Sudah saatnya US Sadar bukan zamannya lagi memaksakan kehendaknya dengan segala carra untuk tujuan kemaun pada negara lain yang tidak sependapat dengan nya, apalagi tujuan busuk nya, menjajah, mengisap bahan kekayaan negara lain, iri negara lain yang lebih damai sejahtera makmur, merasa superior dari negara-negara lain, tehnologi, kekuatan militernya, singkatnya iri, dengki seperti setan atau ibris

[@kalala08]

These guys truly are smart and well informed

[@WongTinKay]

I'm so proud of China. Thank you Ben Norton and Brian Becker for your very informative video.

[@kawataufik5098]

Capitalism and not democratic country China!

[@kawataufik5098]

Remember mao kill 30 millions of Oun people? He named himself communist but actually he destroyed name of communism

[@kawataufik5098]

After destroying N. Korea by USA then nothing left then said we help N. Korea China never help any country only go for make money

[@kawataufik5098]

China even not against USA attack Iraq what they did ?

[@kawataufik5098]

All of them criminals all governments history prove that

[@guytruth5598]

US is good at dividing the world but doesn't realizing that at the end of it, division can create a cooperation. Thanks God. I love you.

[@unifieddynasty]

I love that during the meeting, a Hong Kong Chinese reporter initially asked Maduro a question in English but was told that the available translators were only between Chinese and Spanish, so the reporter laughed and started speaking Chinese and Maduro joked that this was a new era. 😁

[@franciskamanga3085]

Kkkkk. I remember also Maduro speaking broken English when he was asking trump for a meeting

[@francesarcher7087]

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[@melanoderme]

Awesome 😅

[@JaquiBlass]

☝🏾💙💃🏻☮️🌻

[@TryRickPayton]

Yes if the country of Korea was United they would definitely be a sovereign country

[@user-kr3hl3ps7s]

I think it's time for the world to come together and teach the (U.S) and any other western countries a lesson.

[@timothypharmd]

You are amazing journalists. Thank you.

[@vickyvicky4916]

👍👍❤❤🎉👏 WONDERFUL NEWS TO SEE THESE WORLD LEADERS ENGAGED IN DIALOGUE FOR the PURPOSE OF COLLABORATION.... AS IT SHOULD BE!!! A WIN-WIN SITUATION THAT BENEFITS the PEOPLE of THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES ❤❤❤❤

[@strasbourgerelsass1467]

🤣 World leaders. Dictators only. And their people suffer for many reasons.

[@LW78321]

Thank you Brian and Ben ❤

[@x0718]

I waited for this for decades.

[@Peace-for-the-world]

Ben Norton is an wonderful journalist, great information supported by historical facts , always learn from his comments .

[@AlfredoPalapus-lc9ss]

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[@stuartwray6175]

a wonderful journalist...

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[@The-Dirty-Straw]

I'm pretty right-wing, but I love hearing this angle of geopolitical thought that I've never heard anyone on KZbin voice. I knew there was a lot more to this than what we're led to believe. Appreciate it!

[@frankfortin549]

I agree totally!!

[@user-di5ne5fw4g]

Its amazing how little some people know. America knows their government is corrupt and we are trying to get rid of them, its taking us a while because our corrupt government is getting help from other corrupt countries, China. Why is China paying our president and his son and family ,personally?

[@noras6597]

appreciate your open-mindedness and curiosity

[@rahulramteke3210]

> Right wing Murk yourself

[@SelamEri-lx3km]

There’s no right wing or left wing it is just them and us. They are taking America hostage we don’t even matter anymore.

[@oyoter9ox]

Kim is very civil and shows great respect to the host with proper attire unlike that Zongkey with his t-shirt.

[@artyerlich3514]

Russia and China has my support from Australia. Bless these nations for standing up for world freedom 🙏 🙌

[@user-di5ne5fw4g]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@genocidejoe]

​@@user-di5ne5fw4gthere is balance in the world for the first time in over 400 years Thanks to these two.

[@marcella7739]

Great news channel I’m from 🇺🇸 USA we can never get good honest news on any tv channels it’s always false.

[@youstat8249]

Its almost over for amerikas evil policy the world is done with amerika everybody hates usa .maybe jou dont knowe it but its treu africans hate amerika middle east hates amerika russia hates amerika china hates amerika iran hates amerika v3nezuela hates amerika .we wait with hope when amerika falls we wont forget how much poeple amerika killed in wars to steel their resources 2billion muslims will always be enemies of amerika bec3ause the wars usa have put on us .the world against amerika 3ngland and france .

[@pacoshuman7642]

Yes, people of the US don't want war, but I am amazed at how closed minded they are about China! The politicians can easily switch their minds.

[@hotstepper887]

Stop talking crap, you people are the problem, what don't you understand?

[@hotstepper887]

Honesty today, is something we see little of, and whether intentional dishonesty, or misguided beliefs, there's never any excuse to see what we all really have seen from the American people themselves. Every democratic society has a responsibility to keep their own government under control, no excuses. The Americans need to understand that no matter where anyone's loyalty may lie, we NEVER support wrong over right, but should always be more than willing and prepared to stand up and fight for, right, over wrong! The Americans completely misunderstand this truth today, and it's driving us all to Nuclear war... Americans really do believe, that supporting your own country (no matter what), is the patriotic thing to do! Really, quite unbelievably, this is exactly what these people really think today. Only, that's so far from patriotism, It's not even close, but it is the complete opposite of patriotism, It's treason, and It's outright treachery. So why are they all being traitors against themselves? It can only be because they don't know what patriotism really is! To the rest of the world, when, and if you ever found out that your own country is doing things it shouldn't against other countries and their people, like breaking International law, and like committing criminal acts of murder and terrorism, then being (100% against) your country and government, is known as being patriotic! And even more patriotic than it is if proudly supporting and praising your country, for maybe doing something good, something helpful, or something right. Because if you have ever found out that your own government is doing wrongs to other countries and their people, to then support it, or to ignore it, or even worse, to deny it?, is committing treason against your own country! No patriot would ever support his own country if he'd found out his country was doing wrongs to others in the world, because doing so would be, in effect, exactly the same as him supporting the corruption, supporting the terrorism, supporting the brutal murder of innocent people, and supporting his own government breaking International law! And that would be no different from supporting his very own country's demise! And that's known as treachery! Not patriotism! And that enormous mistake they continue to make, also comes down to morals, ethics, and a reasonable education. We all must understand right from wrong, above all else, right?. We should also understand the importance of truth, right? And the truth really is, that there's only one major thing at fault, so guess what it is? It is, entirely, and without any doubt whatsoever 100%, the American people themselves who are all at fault! And when I say "all Americans", I mean all! I'm not tarnishing anything, or anyone, I am only speaking the truth. If not all Americans, then please do show us any American standing up against this, and demanding it stops? And I say this with every right, and with every damn reason, (least of which is, it's only the truth). The truth is, that in 2015, Russia exposed the US government (to the American people), and to the entire world, for supporting terrorists in Syria! And that forced the US government, (to admit to the American people) and the whole world, that they had recruited - trained - armed - supplied - protected - paid - and used, brutal terrorists, the “Free Syria Army”, in Syria, (sorry, the Americans use the term "moderate head chopping so-called rebels", it's only terrorists to the rest of this world, pardon me, my mistake). Yet not a single one of the Americans have ever condemned it, not one has done the right thing, and stood up against it, or even protested against it, demanding it stops, (as every other society on earth, would be doing, if any of our governments were forced to admit what the USA admitted). We'd all be out on the streets in the millions, bringing our countries to a standstill, if any of our governments had admitted what the US government has, right? So, It just seems today that these Americans must feel that's below them all, or something just as cowardly, self-righteous and ignorant, I guess, those lives, just don't matter? In fact, let's just the truth, far from seeing anyone of them protest against it? What is the reality, what have we really seen, from any of them, (since they all found that out)?? We've seen millions of them cheering their criminal presidents, and we've seen millions of them chanting USA USA USA, (just like the Nazi's of the 30s). And we have never seen a single American, stand up against it, let alone start demanding it stops, why not? 2018... Teresa May announces British strikes on Syria, within 3 hours, literally hundreds of thousands of people are stood outside Parliament protesting against it. 2018, Emmanuel Macron announces French strikes on Syria, later that evening in Paris, hundreds of thousands of people are protesting against it. 2015, Russia exposes the USA to the American people and the entire world for supporting and supplying terrorists in Syria, and still, 9 years later, man! Not one American has even condemned it, let alone stood up and protested against it! They don't even know, let alone understand, that the only society we've ever seen do this before, throughout modern history, (a society not even bother to stand up and protest against their own government's admitted criminal murder and killing of innocent people) once the people found out, was indeed, Nazi Germany 1933-1945! That's the only time in modern history the people of any society, have done (or not done), what these American people are today. This is just another truth, another truth, that seems to be forgotten today, but what was the most asked question after WW2, a question asked all the way into the early 1980s? "Why did the German people do nothing"? What's worse, is, we can understand today, why the German people did what they did, they were starving to death with the harshness of the Versailles treaty, and dying in large numbers during the great depression, so quite naturally, they'd of supported absolutely anything that offered them hope! These Americans have absolutely no such excuse. This is the biggest problem facing all of us all today, it is the biggest problem the rest of us have ever faced in our lifetimes! So, I wonder why this is so clear to me, but seemingly so few others? In fact, I'd be fascinated to hear a European or Brit tell us who they think is going to pay for these self-righteous American fools refusal to do a thing about it? Will it be all the Americans paying for their own lack of morals, their own lack of ethics, their own stupidity, that sees them, once again, swallowing dangerous, yet remedial propaganda, and outright deliberate lies? Or will it actually be the Europeans and British, well? WHO? The Americans clearly, and without any doubt at all, have no morals, and as for any kind of understanding of ethics?, you're joking, they'd all need to look up what ethics are! Truth will always come out, and it must always come out, and must always be said, and that truth today is, it's these American people themselves, who are all, 100% at fault and responsible for all of this today. Obviously because it's up to all of them to stand up and start demanding their government stops all of this! Nobody else can do that, only they can! - But the huge problem we all have, and we all face today, is, that none of these uneducated, and extremely cowardly fools and clowns will do a thing. Get it yet? Basic principles, ffs!! Principles like, the (people) of any society, only ever need to remember that the easiest way to figure out the right from the wrong? (in any likely oncoming or future war scenario), is to just ask yourself what you'd be fighting for? Because it's the answer to that question, that should always be showing you whose right, and whose wrong. For example, if the American just asked themselves, that if, the USA went to war today, against either Russia or China? What would they all be fighting for? Then ask themselves what the Russians or the Chinese would be fighting for? They'd come to find, that both the Russians and the Chinese would be fighting for their own freedom, and fighting for their own country's freedom! While the Americans would only be fighting for attempted American global tyranny, (and that's no different from Nazi Tyranny). How Ironic! - That's what they're all, in effect, supporting today, and if they really can't see that?, well, all I can say to that, is, the Nazis were just like that, they all claimed they couldn't see it either! The Americans will all be seen by history, as the Axis powers, trying for American Tyranny over the rest of the world. While the Russians, the Chinese, and much of the rest of this world, will all be seen by history as the allied powers, fighting against this clear attempted American tyranny, and fighting for their own freedom. Make of that what you will, but again, it's just more of that good old thing known as truth, honesty, and the reality. It really is the United Nazi States of Global Terrorism, America - Enemy of the world.

[@StephenButlerOne]

​​@@hotstepper887well said. You missed out Saudi asked america, and offered to cover the costs, of getting involved in Syria. There is an official minutes, where the then VP brought this up. 1w months later, Assad had gone form Hollywood star status to the devil, and American (and UK) has intelligence, and SF on the ground in Sryia. It took Putin outing them for them to pivot on the free army BS, go quiet for 6 months than rebrand them as ISIS. I remember this well, and couldn't believe no one else was seeing what I was seeing. I think that was the last time I watched the BBC news, and any MSM since. Venezuela is another sad tail of American meddling.

[@dennislee121]

Those politicians 100% are dictators under the so call unlimited terms all living in the 18-19 century with imperialistic mentality to instigate global unrest into proxy war provocation to blame others! They 100% are the World’s criminals and need to be thrown out of office . The 100% are racist , prejudice and discrimination with the false flag of freedom & demockracy catered to criminals !!! Mark that.

[@theprophet489]

American population is a brainwashed society living in a dream fantasy world where they believe usa is invincible and they can bully and control the world is time the world unite against the bully

[@ecc1417]

SANCTION SANCTION, AND SANCTIONS 🤔 🤔 🤔 it will force coutries UNITE TOGETHER to defent them self ✊❤🕊❤✊👍👍👍

[@user-zv5oo6cs7r]

This is the first time I have heard America go to war with out united nations permission

[@user-kr3hl3ps7s]

The US should learn from their mistakes over the past years of illegal invasions, sanctions,and interfering in different countries; politically, economically, and militarily . It's time for the US to make peace ✌️ with the rest of the world ,if they want to be great again

[@BahaaFahmy-ch2lg]

The US should send Ukrainian aid to Russia and they will deliver it to Ukraine.

[@rodneychew9893]

The vicious US hegemone must explain to the world why it is acting so autocratic of forcing sovereign countries not to have relationship with the more trustworthy Russians and Chinese.

[@garzila]

The US has been doing this for years. Countries need to divest and shift their allegiance away from the West.

[@musasam7408]

I totally agree with your assertion of Russian trustworthiness. We Africans knows about this during the struggle for independence. Russia provided logistic to almost all liberation movements. She did not take part in any occupation of other people's land and subjected them to assimilate and copy their way of life.

[@RandyCamper]

I taught ESL in DC for 25 years. I became close with several.South Korean businessmen and diplomats. They often confided that if the North and South reunited theyd be a powerhouse. The North has the raw materials the South lacks, and the South the tech they lack. They said many times that when unification comes they'd need to retain the nukes. They know their history of their colonization

[@siewkonsum7291]

Cuba shld jointly set up a military base with the China in Cuba to safeguard free navigation in the Cuban sea and Gulf of Mexico. And North Korea should the same with Russia to safeguard the Korean - Japan seas. 😊

[@Shining237]

Thank-you Gentlemen - your unbiased insight and resourcefulness is always enlightening to hear 👍🎯

[@foldvary56]

Outstanding seminal program.

[@Mike-ys4sr2023]

Thanks Brian Becker for great reporting. I watched your repeating on Canadian TV news channels years ago. I moved to Canada from Guyana in 1974 so i saw all the US propaganda campaigns from a Canadian side. 😅😂

[@craigwilson1144]

Ben the facts you expose are astounding as much as they are terrifying

[@dwainethomas-xn9py]

Wonderful show guys very informative

[@frankcrozier2592]

Love it let their be peace and harmony across the planet we deserve it.

[@timothychung4811]

North Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Venezuela and two more ? In the next round of BRICS?

[@khunmikeon858]

Despite the strong historical connections between China and Thailand and the huge Chinese tourism into Thailand it is the case that Thailand is held tightly by the USA at present. Malaysia has fallen recently to complete USA influence.

[@timothychung4811]

@@khunmikeon858 You are taking ng bout the long game? Thailand will be there. China is building their high-speed as we speak.

[@linus631]

Venezuela & China stand together get Stronger! ❤😊😊❤

[@pieterviljoen1257]

What an absolute amazing discussion. You guys are extremely knowledgable and up to speed. I seldom encounter a channel which just hammers out fact after fact after fact. I am extremely impressed.👌🏻 I will share this discussion with many others. Keep going guys. 👊🏻

[@amitongborie3874]

🎉🎉

[@panama209]

Great information better journalism thank you both ,God bless you

[@veronikaquinton8447]

Ben Norton is brilliant, extremely informative 👏 👌

[@brianwheeldon4643]

Well said Ben, and thanks Brian for the valuable interview and in leading the conversation to best display Ben's considerable knowledge.

[@dstallionlerwa7299]

Thank God, the world is finally coming to its senses. This much needed change should have been centuries ago. Russia and China will bring justice, peace, and prosperity to the world. No more bullying the defenseless and the exploited.

[@AtheistEve]

Putin needs to withdraw from Ukraine then.

[@henry5118]

@@AtheistEveGo and tell him 😀

[@MMariT]

​@@henry5118😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@darrellurban4577]

Ben Norton is a breath of fresh air. Thanks for what you do.

[@susanzhong1988]

Thank you for seeing the USA for what they are

[@tatatata1994]

I am a great admirer of Ben. Looking forward to more commentaries from him.

[@attentionarapeller]

Brian Becker, you are the best of all!! You says the truth better than all the other. I am fan of you.

[@anaignatowicz2779]

Great program. So informative. Very professional.

[@tuyolento3295]

So knowledgeable Ben Norton❤

[@WeddyHadera]

Wow, just wow! Jaw dropping conversation! Excellent sources and precise info! Love this absolutely. Thank you 🙏🏽!

[@jeffturner2102]

Excellent program guys! Keep the great work up telling the truth 100% respect to you both.

[@Kuasarakyat2]

I luv this channel ❤❤❤

[@namkebanyanklariti]

Over due. We don't need a new system of oppression but rather a new equal system that values each of its member's currency equally thus respecting each country's sovereignty.

[@SectionSixteen]

This was so informative, so eye-opening. You have made the world far more intelligible to me. Thank you. I just had no idea about so much! 👍

[@raylee9234]

Great work Ben Norton

[@user-yj6lu2zw9d]

Two bravest brain finally meets. I hope they have nailed it at the right time@

[@anthonyyap7787]

In Eastern philosophy, we believe in “Karma” similar to “reap what you sow”. In time the US will receive its just rewards.

[@charlismichael]

In Africa too.

[@adoumgoulgue4537]

This helps understand how international politics is shaping everything. Thank you.

[@lorrycamill6502]

Joey Byedin administration is a sinking Titanic 😂😂😂

[@lorascelsi8102]

Well said

[@lenarobinson438]

Love Ben Norton! Very informative. Thank you

[@erikanunez-xs8om]

Bravo Bravo Ben Norton

[@southpaw786]

Thank you Brian Becker, Ben Norton and Break Through News. Your work is vital.

[@user-bo5qb8gu1s]

This change is long overdue... What a difference dialogue nakes, instead of Senseless Bloodshed 🙏🙏🙏🇭🇹🇨🇳🇻🇪🙏🙏🙏☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️

[@bobilaforce8252]

The World outside of the collective West is unstoppable, as the fall of the hegemonic empire!!! ! Huge Respet to both gentlemen from Belgrade / Serbia

[@user-mn3rc9tz2s]

I LOVE SERBIA AND RUSSIA

[@bobilaforce8252]

@@user-mn3rc9tz2s thank you🤗

[@stephenlock7236]

The South Korean people need to re-acquire their own sense of national security, cultural, economic and political sovereignty. Values that are now dictated by the occupying US regime. Korean citizens need to take matters into their own hands as their government is just a proxy of the US regime.

[@TheReaper-ep2cq]

The South koreans are happy that they have the support of the US. Without the US then what is gonna stop North Korea from invading again?

[@lisa.e5776]

Actually, it was the Chinese who fought the Fascist Japanese and the Russian that fought the Fascist Germany. Ironicallly, USA and its alliaces were the beneficiaries of WWII

[@thucduyen9592]

Exactly, fascist Japan was not punished for the most despicable human crimes they inflicted on China and various ASEAN countries during WWII. They were celebrated and China is the evil one LOL ? My former Japanese boss was very proud of his grandfather & father exploit during WWII when I confronted him. Many of my former colleagues told me that they weren’t taught this horrific part of their history in school.

[@dww-yo4xz]

Don't forget that after gaining victory over the Axis countries in Europe, the Soviet Union declared war to Japan and crashed the Japanese Quantoung Army. Also the Soviet Union prepared and trained the Chinese Army and was supporting Mao's Great Track by all means including the military support. And I guess the Chinese people remember that.

[@kaleeysmith8801]

the crooks like to make big noise and steal the show, and those who are humble likes not to make a big deal about it.

[@uzopaul871]

They keep telling us how powerful they are but i have not seen any war they fought without dragging other countries along

[@ladybug2x2y22z]

Russian troops did fight Japanese, their troops was stationed there all WW2 1941-1945. Father of current Noth Korean president fought Japanese as part of Russian troops

[@renatosassone-corsi1042]

Wonderful reports, thanks for informing the world !

[@marcsongaudin8429]

“Too much power in one man’s hand is dangerous,’ is this freedom,” chanted Lucky Dube. It was huge mistake previous leaders made.

[@user-ww5qw8jd3b]

Who is that man?

[@jvs333]

Looks like a chess move: RUSSIA - CHINA - IRAN - SAUDI ARABIA - AFRICA - SOUTH AMERICA - NORTH KOREA Holding all the world’s resource commodities

[@jvs333]

@@border1185 yes slipped my thoughts. Thanks!

[@ladybug2x2y22z]

Add Brazil and India

[@jvs333]

@@ladybug2x2y22z THROW INDIA OUT of BRICS !!

[@jvs333]

@@ladybug2x2y22z I did South America because it includes other SA countries

[@MSDGroup-ez6zk]

USA's ambition to have nuclear or deadly mass killing machines was triggered by President Truman who did not want to share its technology on weapons so the US could control the world. This ambition thus triggered the Soviets, China and many other countries to have this technology. Those countries felt insecure because every time they fought with the US, the US would use nukes threats to bully them. The results were thousands of nuclear bombs have been produced around the world. When no one could beat the US to be a superpower country, they bullied the world. Thus the world has created a competition with China and Russia who have veto rights in the UN. Now the US makes the same mistakes as when Truman had an ambition that only America should have the nukes. So I guess the world should punish the USA by not buying American products or its currency. When the USA has no money, it cannot produce any weapons that can harm the world. This is not the only one in the USA that harms the world. Petrodollar is another way the USA kills humans.

[@jayanandmc1400]

India and china have disagreement on few things. But in global politics, at prrsent Chins shows some posative movement that help many countries to stand with their vertebra straight and question those who were exploit them.

[@user-md4ji2we2o]

I appreciate both of you guys

[@JabariVOCPodcast]

Thank you for covering this

[@tonycaine5930]

Who wants to follow the world's bully?

[@mphorambiyana6930]

This is criminality, what is the use of United nations when things like this happens, what are they doing.

[@Grace-bk4tq]

The history of the Korean War was one thing I had planned to study. This is helpful cos it encapsulates that history relative to the machinations of US imperialism and interference in Asia. So much warmongering for blood money & hunger for world power.👹 In one hour of a program, so much information on history & geopolitics into the current state of global political change. Thank you both for your analysis presented in easily understood terms.😊

[@arthurhwang117]

Read “Cry Korea” by Reginald Thompson

[@MSDGroup-ez6zk]

USA's ambition to have nuclear or deadly mass killing machines was triggered by President Truman who did not want to share its technology on weapons so the US could control the world. This ambition thus triggered the Soviets, China and many other countries to have this technology. Those countries felt insecure because every time they fought with the US, the US would use nukes threats to bully them. The results were thousands of nuclear bombs have been produced around the world. When no one could beat the US to be a superpower country, they bullied the world. Thus the world has created a competition with China and Russia who have veto rights in the UN. Now the US makes the same mistakes as when Truman had an ambition that only America should have the nukes. So I guess the world should punish the USA by not buying American products or its currency. When the USA has no money, it cannot produce any weapons that can harm the world. This is not the only one in the USA that harms the world. Petrodollar is another way the USA kills humans.

[@Grace-bk4tq]

@@arthurhwang117 thank you for the book recommended

[@kstephenson9465]

Ben’s terrific! 👍🏽

[@erikanunez-xs8om]

Ben Magnifico

[@BarneyEdwards]

Commendable work, thanks chaps!

[@akku2171]

North Korea will be given manufacturing technologies, electronic engineering technologies, space technologies, agricultural businesses help, mining potential will be developed, and trading neighbors such as China and Russia will begin. Western imposed sanctions will have died out now. Sovereign countries will be trading with each other with own currencies. Western blockades had been killed.

[@johnchurch7892]

Thank you both for explaining examples of the Root of Hegemonic Evil.

[@JaimeSalazar-wm6dh]

China isn't the same as in the world war two that Japan successfully and easily occupied Manchuria. China now has a strong military capability never to be under estimated...has a strong economy not like before.

[@Erictheghboy]

Absolute delusion for a country to think they can win in a nuclear war. It’s like Two countries standing waist dip in gasoline. One holding 1000 lit 🔥 match and the other 1000 lit match.

[@aximisu]

So well explained. So much hste from America to all this countries which don't do how they say. I hope that the way of thinking will change în good.

[@honzo1078]

I really appreciate seeing both of you present at least the outline of the true history of post-wwii Korea, something long overdue in the west. I will say, though, that I didn't hear anyone say that the original division of Korea into Russian and US zones was intended as a guide to military operations against Japan. The US did not send troops to South Korea until after the Japanese surrender, and then they simply kept the Japanese occupation in place and gave its top functionaries orders. When this caused insurrection in the south, the US installed an administration of Koreans who had collaborated with the Japanese occupation, and made many of the Japanese officials into an 'advisory council.' Foreign occupation was supposed to end in 1949 after several years of a jointly supervised period in which the whole peninsula would have one elected government, but the US suppressed the nationwide elections in its zone and held its own elections. These elections were largely boycotted, and there were mass protests and a general strike following. My grandfather was a minister in the Rhee government in the south. He was an ardent anti-communist, but he told me clearly that if not for US shennanigans the whole country would be united with a democratically elected government- but the dominant party would be the Communists, so suppressing democracy was the only choice. Of course, he was a yangban, the scion of a family of landowners in the north, who lands were nationalized and redistributed by the communists so... It's also not clear to me that there was ever a time when there was no US military presence in South Korea once they finally showed up. The US occupation began in 1945 and continues to this day.

[@grantperkins368]

Thank you

[@bluemarlin9110]

Thank you for sharing your personal story

[@jackieOAT]

It's great to hear from someone South Korea. My grandma was in a similar situation, she was born in Czechoslovakia just before WW2. Her father was a small landowner and he was opposing the nationalisation of the land. Grandma and her siblings had to work very hard on the fields and eventually when communists prevailed and the land was taken, they were actually relieved. They said it was back breaking work. Also they gave them some money for it as a compensation.

[@wedieyobeyob2177]

Thanks for opening our eyes 👁️! The USA likes to divide anyone they go! Always north and south! I feel the USA is acting as a 👮of worldwide. If it was Africa, I understand the lack of education and being brainwashed to feel inferior! But like Canada + others who want to be Western? Why? Why is it when they Can have the best life without the USA why do they need the USA to help? Funny some people hate what e. g Do they do like Jewish 🔯 to Palestine 🇵🇸? The truth is it is the USA who are 🔥 destroying Palestine & Jewish 🔯 think they need the USA... Forever... No peace between both families! Another fact, Ukrainians & Russians fighting Why? Ukraine forced to join Westerners? 😂👁️👮 I do wish 🙏 we open our eyes.

[@mahdnova3465]

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[@gerrydaquino6182]

Living under the US as we realize today, is like living in a room inhabited by cannibals, eventually you are going to end up as dinner.

[@uzopaul871]

Exactly

[@jennyrokeach523]

Thank you both, extremely informative.

[@johndarling2574]

We need more from you two... JD member Canada's labor party NDP (what the US needs)

[@pedrolevon897]

You are brilliant ❤❤

[@ngandosambalundula8183]

What a masterly presentation by these two seasoned geopolitical-cum-geoeconomic refined analysts, Brian and Ben! Huge appreciation to you both whilst awaiting many more of the same top quality dispassionate cool-headed debates!

[@robertkowalski3365]

Why China don't buy Iranian oil on the condition they pick it up with own state vessels. Would the USA dare to confiscate it since at that moment it would be a Chinese oil?

[@constantinerokososky849]

What a great program , wow , EXELENT , Very impressive , Ben Norton is correct on every assessment that he made. As well as the other participan. Well done video 👍👍

[@user-vr6xm5gi5r]

Excellent! Data based, truthful. Thank you so much.

[@abissuminvocat]

In fact, North Korea can become for Russia on the Pacific coast what the Baltic states were in the Baltic - a transit hub for sending goods by sea. And while the Baltic states are destroying their ports to please the European Union and the United States, Korea has the opportunity to earn money and develop its economy. While normal countries are fighting for the transit of goods through their territory, since this is a source of income and investment, Poland, Finland and the Baltic states are building fences. And who here lacks intelligence?

[@carmenonea3800]

looks like they replaced Natural Intelligence with AI WEF Bots

[@flalji2166]

India must become part of this group to go back to old school of trust and cooperation. 😊

[@minkahristova3824]

The best of the best thanks

[@dathguy556]

Did y'all like the video.

[@davidji1968]

Great video, in depth analysis.

[@renl-rated2883]

Am I hearing honesty 😮 wow it might be 1% hope for this “world”

[@charlesoh14]

Brian & Ben, enjoyed your conversation on the truth. Will look out for more! Cheers!🎉

[@hotstepper887]

Very well explained geopolitical structure of the world today.

[@kayrams1792]

Moon Jai In was the best leader SoKo had. He was humble and loved all Koreas as well one but he could defeat the US grib on South Koreans. It worth noting that most good and intelligent American citizens are sick and tired of being undermined by their government and the swamp.