Shocking Truth About China Told by an American | Cyrus Janssen

[@MaxChernov]

China or USA?

[@waixingren4198]

usa rules

[@glennchua9043]

China is great. I used to work and lived in Shanghai for two and the half year during 2009 to 2012, really open my eye and experience their life style and culture, it's very beautiful and i love it there. I am back in Singapore now.

[@abhisekprasadmallick8387]

​@@waixingren4198 then please go out at evening alone and have a stroll

[@bell-xk5dd]

Standards of living in China is at least 20 years ahead of the US. China is an orderly country, very clean, addictions and homelessness is unheard of there, low crime rate, cost of living is low, everything is so cheap there 😂 and I love roaming around all the big malls in Shenzhen, food is everywhere, affordable and abundant, so of course I choose China 🎉.

[@诚聘板主]

In China, Westerners are a specially treated group. If something belonging to a Westerner goes missing in China, the police will quickly help you find it. But the Chinese will not receive such treatment. "一等洋人二等官三等少民四等汉" Even Chinese women want to marry Westerners. Of course Westerners are very happy in China.They want you to take them out of China 😀

[@CyrusJanssen]

Max, it was an honor to sit down with you for this interview! I'm a huge fan of your channel and really love what you are doing! What a pleasure to meet you in Malaysia, I'll definitely come to Singapore in the future and look forward to recording more videos together my friend! Thank you so much

[@JustJamesDean]

China is an amazing place You should educate your kids in China Peace

[@MaxChernov]

Cyrus, you’re a legend! I’m glad we met in real life! See you in Singapore next year!

[@天空宇宙-u5l]

Welcome to Singapore❤

[@Dan8254]

​@@JustJamesDean I bet he won't. He moved his Chinese wife and children to Canada despite proclaiming that he will never leave China.

[@JustJamesDean]

@@Dan8254 does that mean Canada is better than China?

[@luminus4836]

What he had said is absolutely true ,visit China and you realise how developed they are , beautiful friendly country🎉 Greetings from France!!

[@JustJamesDean]

Eat rats, wtf?

[@NorahBieber]

we all know this is ccp propaganda channel

[@wulfychen3058]

@@NorahBieber China does not spend 1.6 billion USD to smear and disinform the world! You're one of those poor simpleton whom had garbage spew at you daily and made you sound and look stupid!!

[@PhiloSurfer]

@@NorahBieber And we all know you are anti-China troll just by the use of CCP. What is CCP? California Communist Party?

[@mingchenhuang532]

我也知道你被反华洗脑😂

[@Aki-yn4pg]

I’m Singaporean. I first visited China in 1997 till now 2024. It was a totally different China back then but already it was a sleeping dragon beginning to wake up and take the world by storm. Today China has transformed so much and flourished by leaps and bounds. Many have walked out of poverty and standards of living have improved so much. In fact they are doing better than most countries . I visit China often and always look forward to go back because it’s so diverse and fascinating. There are a lot more potential for growth in many aspects. They have the vast fertile lands, state of the art technologies, great infrastructure, digitally and IT savvy, hardworking and very talented people, always hungry for new technology and creativity. The Chinese minds are sharp and nimble. They have good entrepreneurship capabilities and are very resourceful. They can think of ways to work against the odds and survive even in the most undesirable situations. That’s in their blood since centuries back. Do not underestimate them.

[@sotecluxan4221]

Stupid chat of a CCP-asset. Ask e. g. Aiweiwei, Liu Hu, Zhu Dake. Check Falungong! Check their work camps! Foxconn. Let Taiwan decide, if she want to belong to Red China or stay independently. Reckless communists! Spore is a cruel dictatorship, so u like China, too!

[@JustJamesDean]

Great. Give them democracy like Singapore

[@starlights006]

@@JustJamesDean if china was a democratic country the us or the world will cannot stop them, the best example of democratic china is Taiwan but in a tiny scale , now just imagine the same but with 1.4B of people , the world or usa just cannot control them or they have no argument to opposing the power of that democratic china, the best tool of the usa is saying china is a communist country (idk if im explained good enough ).

[@danielchong2312]

@@JustJamesDean If democracy has come down to choosing between Trump and Harris, most of Chinese will say "No, thank you, keep it to yourself please" 🤣🤣🤣

[@JustJamesDean]

@@danielchong2312 lets look at the alternative The great leap forward The great famine (eating babies/children, yes it happened, ask your grand parents) The cultural revolution One child policy (330 million abortions) Tianamen Square Organ Harvest Billionaires falling out of windows Better?

[@mikemooney9124]

I’ve lived in China as an expat for 15 years working in a British university, it’s been the experience of a lifetime. It’s the safest country I’ve ever lived in and it has a wonderfully curious and educated people. I would advise everyone who is inclined, to visit china and experience the friendliness of its people and the depth of its culture, you will never forget it.

[@YakuzaSRC]

Just let me know how to be sure that I won't be detained there for my "anti-CCP views, expressed here on KZbin under a psuedo-name"???

[@austinbetters8730]

My question to you is how often do we hear western people bashing the citizens of china. But we bash the government, the peeps of china are probably nice people but as an America we like to talk shitt about all of those who govern including our own. Are we free to do this about the ccp while in CHINA

[@jeremyling-n4d]

@@austinbetters8730 What's the use? How many workers, farmers, and businessmen are proficient in politics? Everyone has different ideas, and ultimately nothing can be accomplished. China follows an elite politics model. Ordinary people only need to do their own jobs well. Let the professionals handle professional matters. This is precisely why the United States can't defeat China. Moreover, tell me, what's the use of your vote? Can you be lucky enough to get a million-dollar reward from Elon Musk?

[@austinbetters8730]

@jeremyling-n4d might be one of the most silly things I've heard. What a take to say the cup is beyond reproach. You're Fanatic or blind

[@austinbetters8730]

@@jeremyling-n4d joined 2 weeks ago so you're a bot

[@dimsumyen4034]

Watching it from HK where I was born and raised but had lived abroad for almost 30 years … NewYork, California, Switzerland, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, Shanghai and Shenzhen. Thank you so much for speaking the truth.

[@诚聘板主]

There are millions of Chinese immigrants and naturalized citizens in Europe, the United States, Japan, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. China is so good, why don’t Chinese people stay in China?

[@enkii82]

@@诚聘板主 because Chinese are too smart, hence too competitive! so some less competitive chinese got out of china so they can be a champion among those kinda smart people in those kinda competitive countries.

[@cindychen991]

@@诚聘板主 I recommend you a book named “Fortress Besieged" by Qian Zhongshu. You may find out the reason…

[@诚聘板主]

@@cindychen991 》》》《围城》是一部多层意蕴的小说。小说中刻画了一大批20世纪30年代的知识分子形象，他们游离于抗日战争之外，他们都留学归来，受到西方文化的熏陶，但是他们缺乏远大的理想，又缺乏同传统势力和思想斗争的勇气，甚至无法把握自己的生活。揭示人生的无奈和命运的神奇，从婚姻是围城到人生是围城，主角方鸿渐不断渴望跳出围城，但是却又落入另一个围城，描绘了人生和现实世界的斗争和束缚。 我不在乎你什麽圍城不圍城的，我只希望台灣獨立，福建獨立，西藏獨立，其他人愛咋地咋地。

[@诚聘板主]

@@cindychen991 》》》《围城》是一部多层意蕴的小说。小说中刻画了一大批20世纪30年代的知识分子形象，他们游离于抗日战争之外，他们都留学归来，受到西方文化的熏陶，但是他们缺乏远大的理想，又缺乏同传统势力和思想斗争的勇气，甚至无法把握自己的生活。揭示人生的无奈和命运的神奇，从婚姻是围城到人生是围城，主角方鸿渐不断渴望跳出围城，但是却又落入另一个围城，描绘了人生和现实世界的斗争和束缚。 我不在乎你什麽圍城不圍城的，我只希望台灣獨立，福建獨立，西藏獨立，其他人愛咋地咋地。

[@jinshensoon2240]

Went to New York last year, and China recently. This is in central and southern Manhattan btw, US, the smell of urine mix with human shit and marijuana 8am in the morning with needles and homeless laying around while China is squeaking clean, no homeless in Beijing just tons of crowd. I think US is a place you can do whatever you want, but nothing is guaranteed. China is a place you play nice and be hardworking and not entitled, you will likely be alright. Both places have their charm, but as an Asian, I would prefer be nice, be respectful and hardworking and have a balance life than to deal with shit

[@melonmind.eng333]

Not just New York, also in LA as well

[@JustJamesDean]

no poor people in Beijing everybody drives lambo with 200m stock accounts

[@student7052]

You haven't seen Chinese shit in the middle of the street in China, and outside of China.

[@AmelieZh]

@@JustJamesDeannot true lol

[@JustJamesDean]

@@AmelieZh what do you mean? There are no poor people in Beijing, roads are full of lambo, cardboard aunty has 200m stock accounts

[@vincentwebz]

On KZbin, I've been subscribed to Max Chernov and Cyrus Janssen for a while; both of them are excellent. Now, they're doing a mashup that offers insightful information about things we may not know. Their videos are both valuable and outstanding.

[@sinos8515]

Australia here, love both your channels. Thanks for all your great contents!

[@KatJade269]

I watched both channels, Max Chernov and Cyrus Janssen. Singaporean 🇸🇬 here. 😊

[@诚聘板主]

you should watch serpentza too. you can know real China from his channel.

[@sunnyang6464]

Me too! I watched Cyrus on Piers Morgan not too long ago and have been watching Max for just the longest time. Now I’m just waiting to bump into Max on the street one of these days haha. Plus Cyrus always gives a very balanced and nuanced view on Western-Asian relations which I really appreciate. With those rhetoric of theirs I really cannot imagine how some of those western officials got voted into office in the first place!

[@youtubetebie7799]

I am a subscriber of Cyrus Janssen but I rarely watch his videos maybe once in a while for like 2 minutes BUT I watched this video 42 minutes without a pause till the end 😊 excellent content, the best from both of you 😊

[@arthurlincoln9093]

Did you require alcohol by the end. Our Cyrus is big on truth but we all know he tells lies for a career.

[@bobsmith3983]

@@arthurlincoln9093 Balderdash on the lies part.

[@sotecluxan4221]

Stupid chat of a CCP-asset. Ask e. g. Aiweiwei, Liu Hu, Zhu Dake. Check Falungong! Check their work camps! Foxconn. Let Taiwan decide, if she want to belong to Red China or stay independently. Reckless communists!

[@arthurlincoln9093]

@@bobsmith3983 Cyrus is like the guy who tells you your dog is dead in the street and omits the part where he ran it over.

[@malcolm83]

I love his contents, and as someone from a South East Asian country Ithink Cyril is right most of the time. The freedom that he enjoys in China is what I would like to call as 'Asian freedom' where the gov allows you to do and be whatever you want, as long as it does not come at a cost of stability and cohesion of the society, kinda like the one you have in Singapore.

[@activelistener4484]

Ya, all of Asia is so fragile! That KZbin. Meta are all controlled.

[@NatalieGal-u2t]

It’s not true! You can call out our PM for any mistakes he made online, you can’t call out the Chinese leader for the mistakes he made. You will get your comment deleted the moment you post online on Chinese platform.

[@ndorobei4391]

Marxism is from Europe

[@jaxleejiaxuan9021]

​@NatalieGal-u2t just like you does make a mistake at home right? (Just like if you're the one control the country.)

[@BigJoe-g3o]

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[@jasxteo]

He is true about Americans who stay in the country and don’t have passport. Reminded me about that senator who don’t know where is Singapore.

[@hyc1266]

Many US senators don't understand how WIFI works and can't do math.

[@thisiskevin1000]

That’s Iraq War veteran Josh Hawley 😅😅😅😅

[@user-ki1bk5fi8b]

talking about ted cruse of texes and marco rubio of florida?

[@ckcchua2360]

We need to know about the Communist today there is no Chinese today as you described how about the Communists actually improve the life of the Chinese, you don't need to say that you are whether a communist or not that's already remind me that there is a senator not long ago in 2023 that they describe the CEO of the tick tok having asking a lot of funny questions do what the CEO and disrespect you said you go to you can see there is four periods of mass going on when having cathedral church in Ghuanchou China and please let me tell you if you go to Istanbul the second capital weather antara the turkey capital you never see any church but only Muslim can stay and to leave in Turkey they actually don't tolerate those Church they don't believe the European doing anything at all

[@HKChineseCanadian]

Nice to hear an honest voice regarding China. I went there recently with my daughter from Canada. China was the most beautiful and amazing country that we ever visited. We are planning another trip back next year!

[@JustJamesDean]

@@HKChineseCanadian organs are cheap too

[@CrzyD-cv8xz]

​@@JustJamesDeanalmost as cheap as your Mahthur but not quite 😂

[@JustJamesDean]

@@CrzyD-cv8xz my who?

[@UnoriginallyOriginal]

@@JustJamesDeanwe’re not talking about the US here, but yes Organs are very cheap and readily available in the States.

[@默-c1r]

​@@JustJamesDean Probably because there's so much less demand for organs where people aren't constantly losing them from knife crime, gun crime, or drugs like the West.

[@CraigSalmonowicz]

Great interview. Cyrus is spot on. I have been in Shanghai over 14 years and have experienced everything you discuss. Keep up with the great content!

[@cxy-s5k]

Then you are one of those westerners who went through Covid and still chose to stay👍

[@ghhdgjjfjjggj]

Who the hell is talking about the Chinese people? We know they are nice people. When people criticize China, they criticize the TOTALITARIAN, AUTHORIZATION GOVERNMENT THAT SHOT DOWN THEIR OWN STUDENTS FOR PEACEFUL PROTESTS! You really don't think people don't know China is becoming an economic super power? Do you think people are arguing against that?

[@yuan-hsiangliao4968]

謝謝你！先生！ 说岀你对中國的感受。👍🍀🙏

[@dsoh244]

I listen regularly to both of you but decided to subscribe because you guys are able to stand up and put out honest, well researched and fair content

[@JenHope118]

Yes! Correct! I have been in and out of China as well. China is safe and clean. Thank you for showing the truth about China.

[@asianconnection7701]

The US is a mess.

[@Korbkorn]

It showed you have not seen the UNDERBELLY of China, only the rich, developed and touristy areas.

[@JenHope118]

@@Korbkorn so you are saying your society have zero underbelly ...the mentality sick , the homeless, the gangsters , the whores? Unbelievable! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@myname8419]

@@Korbkorn Sure, lets compare the poor areas of China and US then.

[@yehuihe1825]

@@Korbkorn lol underbelly of any country is a mess bro. Even Switzerland

[@MarkBourne1958]

I’ve lived in China since 2007 and fully agree with Cyrus’s comments about the country. As an Australian, I can confidently say I enjoy living in China far more than I ever did in Australia. Australia, along with much of the world, has completely misunderstood China. In my view, the Western world feels embarrassed by what China provides for its people-things that many Western nations fail to offer their own citizens.

[@arthurlincoln9093]

Your comment is odd since more Chinese and other foreigners want to live in Australia than China. You moved to China and ten Chinese took your place. Why? Because these people prefer Australian liberalism and respect for the individual instead of the dead hand of the CCP where censorship, control, repression and a complete absence of justice are the norm.

[@freespeech8293]

@@arthurlincoln9093 Bullshit...! You're full of yourself. Have you even been to or lived in China...? The reason some Chinese move to other Western countries is because of a misconception that life in Western countries is better than China. It's a point of show off and social status to go abroad. They look down on themselves and put the West on a pedestal, since they've always been put down by the West as a race or culture. They give up their Chinese citizenship for an illusion and a mirage of what has been advertised by the West. They lose their Chinese citizenship and can't get it back. Besides economy, standards of life, social standards, and social services, democracy and individual freedom have also deteriorated or disappeared in most Western countries. Australia, United States, Canada, and just about all of Europe showed their true face by their heavy handed treatment of their citizens during the Covid pandemic. Police rounded up the citizens by force in Australia. "No jab, no job," was practiced in United States. Similar policies were adopted in Canada, UK, and the rest of EU. You dare to talk about individual rights and democracy in Western countries. You're anti CCP, but pro propaganda producing and war mongering Western Capitalist countries, where the rich gets richer, the poor gets poorer, and the middle class is disappearing. It's a modern-day slavery in most of the Western countries. While freedom and democracy has been sold to the public as a bill of goods. The West has ruled by lies, bullying, wars, and colonization of other weak and peaceful countries. It's not your fault for saying what you say. You're brainwashed by the system and addicted to their disinformation, lies, and propaganda. United States and the rest of the Western countries have their own forms of censorship, control, repression, and injustice. Since its done so deceptively, you don't recognize it, and if you do, you're too helpless to do anything about it. You're either genuinely clueless, or too young to know any better. Either way, you have a lot to learn. In the meantime, enjoy your delusional reality.

[@bobsmith3983]

@@arthurlincoln9093 Balderdash. 120 million Chinese leave China on vacation every year and 120 million Chinese return. They visit other countries and realize that their lives in China better than the average so why would they leave. The censorship, control, repression and a complete absence of justice are actually sadly the norm in the West and far more severe than in China. The average Chinese couldn't afford to live in Australia but could live well and safely in China. People immigrate for many reasons. Do the math if all the ethnic Chinese moved to China and ten times the amount of mainland Chinese took their place there would be 14 million Chinese in Australia which would be 50% of the the population and only .01% of mainland Chinese population just to show how insignificant Australia is to China. Australia's resources could easily be sourced elsewhere.

[@Dan8254]

@@arthurlincoln9093 You are spot on. These people think they know China well because they only see what China wants them to see. Go to every single country in Asia, Europe. Ask the Chinese diasporas in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and America this question: "Would you want to migrate to mainland China?" I guarantee the vast majority will answer: "hell no".

[@Dan8254]

@@bobsmith3983 "People emigrate for many reasons"???? Wrong. *People emigrate because they think the other country is better*

[@zhangmw4931]

Cyrus Janssen. Your success model is a symbolic model of how people from diverse cultures and race should embrace shared learning and respect rather than placing one-self above the rest, and that's how the imbalance arise between current US & China relationship. Congratulate you for being outwardly spot-on to venture into China at young age and cast a remarkable journey that you'll never forget till you aged. Your encouragement for more American young people to replicate your journey is encouraging and if you could add a portfolio to lead them to China to start anew a life where you started, you would have been a great ambassador to bringing world peace and joy. Great job Cyrus.

[@thisiskevin1000]

And he is not alone. There are plenty of them across social media

[@CyrusJanssen]

Thank you so much for this encouraging and beautiful message! Appreciate your support

[@yuhung4521]

說得好!

[@JawJaw-dt7se]

Cyrus，我真的很喜欢你展现出的真诚 我小时候曾经幻想过世界大同、和谐相处一类的概念，但显而易见的是，随着年龄增长，我逐渐认识到所有这些事情都是不可实现的 我们现在的世界被地缘政治的旋涡牢牢攫住，个人的利益与安危在改天换地的剧烈动荡面前都是一粒微尘，但，每次看到你的这些视频--我们客观一点说，不论你展现出的真诚到底是不是真的literally那么真诚--都能让我对世界大同的幻想又变得稍微现实那么一点

[@davidhoo9093]

I watch Cyruss Jensen chanel alot for his view on China . i am also delighted that you manage to reach out to him to do this interview & i enjoy it.

[@gtcmgt71]

We like Cyrus’ video because he is a decent guy, not because he is an American.

[@trantuankiet05]

racist

[@remix-yy1hs]

Americans are not decent bro​@@trantuankiet05

[@mc.builder8267]

@@trantuankiet05how?

[@CyrusJanssen]

Appreciate the support!

[@arthurlincoln9093]

Trust me. He is not a decent guy. He is disloyal to his homeland, bad mouths our freedoms, will do or say anything for a few Yuan and would swap his own grandmother for a set of golf clubs. He also has a Turkish hair transplant so vain as well.

[@insomniacfirehorse6425]

Im an Asian, I used to work in China for 8yrs, within that time I dont have any bad experience, when i leave a tip to the resto they running behind me to return, how many time I left my mobile in taxi and shop, im getting it back. I walk midnight alone im the road, too safe, in US either i will be a waitres or a janitress, in China I worked as a office manager. $80k usd after tax, not including 2x bonus equivalent of a month salary

[@潇流风]

😢can u give me a chance. I am looking new job now

[@timjohnson8820]

go back and live there if you like it so much. you won't of course now that the China economy is collapsing

[@supsurv3419]

u foreigners may not know, there was a time it was not safe in China too. so for us who know how it was and how it is now, the comparison is shocking. the government made a lot of effort.

[@aaronk9627]

lie.. in china, they don't give you 80k usd of a month salary. He is just one of mad people on the internet.

[@SamyBarnat]

Seeing people from USA like him with nuance open minded and more importantly fair considering the whole world not only their nation gives me hope for humanity thank you for existing sir.

[@frankm6218]

I am subscriber of both Max and Cyrus. I don’t care what their political opinions are but I do care if they are honest, no BS. In today’s world, it is hard to find someone’s are honest. Thanks Max and Cyrus!

[@thisiskevin1000]

Those are mostly bots or professional trolls 😅😅😅😅

[@timjohnson8820]

they are paid by the CCP to spread propaganda and fools like you are who they target

[@hindugoat2302]

@@thisiskevin1000 half these comments are automatically generated by the bots including this one

[@simonmiller5118]

I have been dealing with both the US and China for twenty years. During the GFC the US completely screwed me, almost making me bankrupt. What they did was illegal. I lost six million dollars because of their bullying and illegal practices. The Chinese business partners on the other hand helped me...they still are helping me. China has never asked me or any of my countrymen to fight for them and has never attacked my country. History shows they have mostly been at the wrong end of the sword.

[@Detonator007]

Why should political vantage points matter … the truth is the truth

[@ГошаЧехонте]

Max, thanks for the interview with Cyrus! He is a man with a big heart!

[@LeeJcc]

One of the best and most important interviews, Max. Well done, and keep it up.

[@karangputih]

You are a rare western who can see something different inside China, thank you

[@thisiskevin1000]

There are plenty of foreign vloggers talking about China on this platform

[@Xuyyds]

​@@thisiskevin1000但是大多数博主都是反华的，这是事实

[@garouuchiha4041]

Alot of Caucasian Americans are a piece of crap that are racist and closed minded and so immature. But people like him of Caucasian Americans in the video, are mature, open minded, well educated, not racist, etc.

[@constanzechia4525]

Cyrus deserves all the success he's enjoying now because he believes and acts on a cause bigger than most people: Be the change you want to see in the world.

[@CyrusJanssen]

Appreciate those kind words

[@codyphillips1926]

That's like giving a spy an award for a job well done for betraying their own country and getting rich.😂

[@greenbug3335]

Thanks for the interview with Cyrus. I consider him my brother.

[@TheFeederabis]

the way cyrus speaks is very engaging, love his stories and explanation. 1 more utubers to my list. thanks max 😁

[@SaraBurt612]

Great to see an interview with a China expat! China is a fantastic place to be an expat! Looking forward to more interviews with expats in China. Old hand expats that were living there before 2008 and before 1997 have really great stories of having seen drastic cultural change.

[@ejsoh5291]

OMG legendary American who lived in China!! Great guest Max!

[@user-ki1bk5fi8b]

endia here #1 safe clean no molesting women, no eat cows

[@markshen3280]

I congratulate him for speaking up FOR China 🇨🇳 and what his thoughts, feelings, ideas, experiences, and opinions on China 🇨🇳 👍👍👍👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@diaries818]

非常好的视频，希望能上传到中国的社交平台上，感谢你们的观点，非常客观且不存在敌意。

[@liaojohnweechun7454]

That was again a Beautiful contribution to the positive minds around the world from Cyrus Janssen 👌👏👏🥰🥰

[@henrya636]

Great interview that you do, Max. I have been following him for years.

[@spiderbob007]

The U.S. is a competitive culture. China is a cooperative culture. In the absence of an external foe, the U.S. tends to turn upon itself; therefore it's always looking for an external foe.

[@JustJamesDean]

Incorrect China invaded Vietnam, India, Tibet, Philippines, bhutan

[@Space_Magic_cube]

@@JustJamesDean Go back to read the real history.

[@iczerone2000]

@@JustJamesDean Go and try to get a education! Cause you know nothing! But we get it! You're just another brainless retard who thinks you know everything but doesn't

[@solonavi3928]

​@@Space_Magic_cubethe above mentioned are history too. Don't be selective.

[@cheechaenfoo2732]

Agree with you, but the US just takes external foe to the next next next level. Are Afghanistan, Iraq, Korea, Vietnam on the borders of the US? ​@@solonavi3928

[@Twelvestrings]

I loved Shanghai. Always felt completely safe there. Beautiful amazing city.

[@zxyq1]

You changed what is meant by freedom to argue for its existence!

[@michaelseet9320]

the freedom to personal safety is the biggest freedom...

[@enzos711]

Bullshit ..

[@bobsmith3983]

To live a comfortable and stress free life is also desirable.

[@suikilam]

​​@@bobsmith3983只要你有條件，在任何地方，都可以生活得舒適又沒有壓力。

[@brentbovay9630]

The greatest freedom is freedom of speech and the ability to read or watch whatever you want , free from government intrusion.

[@michaelseet9320]

@@brentbovay9630 i am sure we in Asia have more rights to read whatever we want and watch what we want..last i checked Grapes of Wrath is banned in countless of states in merikkka.. and you all one to ban tik tok because they spying on you lol..please you are losing..so much for freedom of speech lol

[@Qantz]

Thank you for interviewing Cyrus. He a hero, a leader, a legend. When it comes to building bridges between China and US, no one can forget him. Total respect and forever grateful 🙏

[@arthurlincoln9093]

Not many Americans would regard Cyrus Janssen as an honest man. America is a multi cultural, multi ethnic, multi faith society gathered together from all corners of the world under one flag, the Stars and Stripes. People believe that the American way of life is the one that will bring them most benefit difficult as it can be, especially in. 2024. If we want to see China's problems, I highly recommend China Observer on KZbin where China's netizens and their cameras present the unvarnished truth.

[@Qantz]

@@arthurlincoln9093 China observer knows nothing about China. Cyrus advocates peace while observer promotes war, division, anti Chinese propaganda. What is the American type of life? Why can't there be more than one type of life? The way you talk about stars and stripes and flags is the problem with you. America is just one country out of hundreds. Stop thinking you're everything about this world.

[@Qantz]

@@arthurlincoln9093 People like you will never see what Cyrus brings to the table. Your type is all about stars and stripes and flags and USA which means nothing to 95% of the world. USA is just one country out of hundreds in this world and American life is suitable for America. No one must follow your way of life. China observer and the likes of yourself do not know anything about China, Chinese, or the rest of the world. You guys are just petty losers unadaptable to change and unable to celebrate the success of others.

[@Dan8254]

@@arthurlincoln9093 Honesty and mainland Chinese propaganda can never be in the same boat.

[@aidenchen1275]

@@Dan8254 "we lie, we cheat, we steal", said the United States Secretary of State

[@YINGX]

Someone I watch almost everyday, great guest!

[@szvqorwnpstahskypfwmp9821]

Regardless of how you feel about the U.S. and China, it's in everyone's interest in this global world that these two countries get along for the sake of world peace and prosperity due to their dominance worldwide. I am not a fan of these two countries per se but I want them to get along for the reasons I've stated. I think everyone would agree with me.

[@Mary-h8m7v]

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God” ( Matthew 5:9 ). We need more wise people like you Cyrus to make this world a better and peaceful place for everyone on the earth!

[@jeremyc8681]

A

[@AquaStevae]

Well, you're definitely a sheep...

[@faustinodibauda251]

Bravo well said Cyrus! Great interview Max❤

[@holandaque]

Well spoken Cyrus, another great video!!! Thanks guys, great talk that I really enjoyed!!! Keep on going both of you!!! Peace!!!!!!!!!

[@eliseosancheztrasobares9401]

I also went to China in 2007, I lived there for 5 years, the best years of my life. I follow Cyrus and I agree with what he is saying about China

[@SlimJim3082]

Most people talking crap about China have never been out of their home state lmao. And it's mostly americans or indians

[@JL_hahaha0303]

Oh boy you'll be surprised the amt of Chinese actually talk shit about the country and have fled the country, those who stay and can't flee, can only remain silent.

[@user-xv5cj1c666]

Even Chinese don't understand China.

[@ttw2688]

@@user-xv5cj1c666 just like everyone else in every country in the world.

[@BigJoe-g3o]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5Lcn5ahjsyJo68

[@erwin5760]

lots of indiots

[@markshen3280]

I agree totally with Cyrus. The western world, England 🇬🇧, Canada 🇨🇦, Australia 🇦🇺, and especially the USA 🇺🇸 need to step out of the box, break open the bubble about their stereotype perception Olof and about China 🇨🇳.

[@gwo-burneloh9493]

Look at it this way. Almost half of Australians believe china will imminently invade Australia. Imagine what their so called “free” press have been feeding them to come to this conclusion.

[@cool_things_collection]

Very true

[@月隐谷]

No, the fundamental reason for all this is that the United States is afraid of losing its hegemony.

[@j.h.3851]

What are you crazy then they would have to compete with Huawei on 5G, Xingjiang's cotton and BYD EVs ... This would make things cheaper everyone's life better but ruin those industries.

[@j.h.3851]

What are you crazy then they would have to compete with Huawei on 5G, Xingjiang's cotton and BYD EVs ... This would make things cheaper everyone's life better but ruin those industries.

[@maggiema2777]

There is no American understands China better than Cyrus, this guy is so awesome, he is the bridge between Chinese and American people 😊 someone lived in Europe for 10 years and the overseas experience has made me love my country-people’s republic of China more, now I am living my life again back home 😊

[@bobsmith3983]

Good for you. Perspective helps you make the right decisions.

[@maggiema2777]

@@bobsmith3983 Absolutely 👍!

[@thisiskevin1000]

He is not alone. There are plenty of them on social media

[@xeonmike]

I'm a Canadian who's spent half of my life in Canada and the other half in Hong Kong and I've seen the changes in China since the 1997 handover. I can say I'm 100% agree with what you said about the misconception and the impact from the media. Many of my colleagues are from Europe and they are very surprised to experience that you can be on the streets at midnight and still feel safe without worrying about pick pockets etc, largely due to the CCTVs have deterred these petty theft. They're even more surprised that in Guangzhou if you're in cab and stuck in traffic for over 15mins, the cab automatically calls in the police to sort out the traffic jam, it's fully automated without any intervention from the driver. That you can literally buy even street food just with a digital wallet and scanning a QR code without any physical cash. All these are unheard of day back in the 80s. Also many people seems to have forgotten that why US enjoyed such a prosperous time back in the Bill Clinton era was due to China being the world's manufacturer had taken up all the cheap labour work so that people in the US can enjoy such high standards of living because the goods are cheap, referring back to your iPhone example. Thanks for sharing your experience and trying to promote a more accurate view on what China is really now and how things have changed. Keep it up!

[@happyending1458]

We have been going to China annually since 2007. In certain cities, China has shown significant improvement, similar to Singapore. The streets are tidy, well-constructed roads, efficient transportation, friendly inhabitants, and above all, free of thieves. We would rather visit China than countries in Europe.

[@JustJamesDean]

Great, move to China, sorted

[@xueshang1035]

I just knew some haters would comment here😂 ignore them honey, facts are facts

[@lauchlanguddy1004]

looks good, is crap.

[@K30A]

​@@lauchlanguddy1004your own country is crap!

[@泗水河川]

People only believe in what they wanna or brainwashed to believe, don’t care about them. Welcome to China 🇨🇳

[@suchitabhat5051]

This is an amazing podcast. Loved it. So much negative is said about China but that definitely comes from the political clout. The Chinese People's Party is not China, the country. I have visited China and loved it ❤.

[@JustJamesDean]

The ccp would disagree with you

[@humoriezt_aris]

We have also HSR from China,,yes China from Indonesia 🇮🇩🇨🇳🎉

[@Dan8254]

Ya, was it free? Or were you being conned to pay for something that will never reached break even point in 100 years?

[@mariaannainditahernawati7132]

sepertinya uang propaganda anti tiongkok langsung bekerja ya malah kemudian nuduh pihak lain dpt uang propaganda dr tiongkok salah satunya pasti urusan jebakan utang padahal usa juga melakukannya dg beragam cara nggak heran ketika ada negara punya tehnologi dr tiongkok pasti itu utang satu jari nuduh orang tapi 4 jari lainnya nuduh sendiri 😆

[@Dan8254]

@@mariaannainditahernawati7132 Check your facts. All numbers from Indon gov: It was built for Rp108B or around USD7.2B. ticket sales for the 1st yr was Rp824B (oct 2023 till Jul 2024) or aroundd Rp1.2B/yr. So do your math: without even calculating the operating costs (salary, electricity, maintenance, repair and bank interest), it will take Indonesians a full 90 years just to pay for the initial investment (Capex). Dont forget that the whole train sets need to be replaced every 25-30 yrs or so, excluding replacement of track, power and signalling systems.

[@humoriezt_aris]

@@Dan8254 nothing free even for coffee 🤣🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@Dan8254]

@@humoriezt_aris Facts: it cost Rp108T to build. According to gov data, the 1st year of operation is expected to bring in Rp1.2T revenue from ticket sales. Do the math yourself you will come to conclusions that it will take you and your next generations 90 full years just to pay the initial cost (Capex) of Rp108T, not including cost of staff salary, electricity, maintenance, repair and bank interest. Now draw your own conclusion

[@AutumnFarLay-r1y]

Cyrus, your present comments on China and USA are true and fair! Keep up with the righteous spirit!

[@Sayfeijai]

I follow Cyrus ! Very smart dude .

[@daveb3987]

This was a great interview. I like his point about the One China policy. Reminds me of what happened recently where US leaders (including Pelosi) and the entire Australian media (especially the right wing Murdoch press) flipped their lids at Former Aus PM Paul Keating saying that “Taiwan is Chinese Real Estate”. China is a great nation, regardless of its political leadership. Thanks for this, enjoyed it.

[@thisiskevin1000]

Good governance and long term foresight matters. Political ideologies should be shut out of the conversations.

[@kitlee4486]

He said American lives in bubble that USA is the most beautiful place on earth?? Since 1985, USA is still stuck in the old shabby entique city. Not much change. Still same old broken roads and highways.

[@erwin5760]

US getting filthier everday

[@wengsoonyuen2086]

Haha China has certainly changed with so many tofu dreg highways, bridges, train stations and residential buildings?

[@yangtzeling7468]

In all fairness, beauty is beyond just roads and highways. America has many amazing natural sights. China too.

[@bobsmith3983]

US citizens are constantly propagandized by their government into believing that the US is utopia which it is not. The truth is out there for everyone to see. You just need to filter out the 🐂💩.

[@michaelharris764]

I enjoyed the interview about China. I think most Americans have these perceived negatism about China, but the more I see flyover views and you, 2 channels of people living and talking to Chinese people. I'm convinced it's a really swell country to visit you. Thanks for the interview of Cyrus

[@d2p229]

CYRUS IS VERY DIRECT, HONEST AND ACCURATE ABOUT CHINA / US RELATIONS. AND WHAT HE SAID THAT MOST AMERICANS DON’T EVEN HAVE A PASSPORT AND DON’T EVEN KNOW MUCH ABOUT THEIR NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES ARE FACTS. DIFFERENT COUNTRIES HAVE DIFFERENT CULTURES AND TRADITIONS. IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A STRONG OPINION ABOUT ANOTHER COUNTRY YOU SHOULD FIRST TRAVEL OUT OF YOUR OWN COUNTRY FIRST. TRAVELING IS THE BEST EDUCATION.

[@thisiskevin1000]

Only a third of 360 million Americans have passports - so 120 million citizens have it as their proof of identification. And now the era of low-cost airlines and hybrid airlines made travel possible

[@richardwong2950]

English friends in the UK conclude to me that either the quality of clothes made in China is poor or they are made by forced labour. I have corrected them that the clothes are of reasonable or good quality, but affordable due to massive, mainly automated production in factories and a good supply chain. I have further explained that there is no forced labour in China, and that people have been lifted out of poverty and live a much better life than before, benefiting from improved infrastructure and communication.

[@JustJamesDean]

No gutter oil and dog meat restaurants too

[@xueshang1035]

Thank you for taking your time to explain this.

[@tabletennis1686]

@@JustJamesDean guess you have not been to Asia countries

[@JustJamesDean]

@@tabletennis1686 China is not part of Asia? I didnt know

[@謝東霖-w5v]

@@JustJamesDean USA is not part of Americas? Americas is not part of Earth? I didnt know

[@Antinonsens]

Thank you for constantly telling the truth about China.❤

[@duglasherrera5283]

Thank you for bringing this information to people like me who have never been to China but don't see the people of China as enemies, if anything, peace should always be the goal

[@freedomID05]

Singapore is great!!!. They have a good leadership and PM. They are not 1.3 billion poor and not a Industrial nation. It is a financial huge with lots of foreign companies. Singaporean are smart, a small county don't want to a proxy of anyone. Focus on Money than Military. However, I don't understand some people say no freedom. What does that really means? Absolutely freedom is contradictory to laws and enforcements. How would Freedom apply to family community and company business policies. Could those people give some real good examples because I live in a democratic Freedom country. We have free guns and gun control, but most students got killed and they're innocent get killed. We have freedom of speech. we used that to say F..k the president, govt, polices, mother/father and brothers. We don't like walls but we have hundreds of military bases over the world. the biggest and the most advanced Arsenal around the globe. We have good social programs for illegal immigrants, for robberies and murderers, but the citizen cannot retire and the business forced to close. We say college students are our future but they cannot speak the death of innocent people in Gaza. They got arrested, jailed and Congress passed a law just for that. We love our environment free trade and competitions, then we pass sanctions, we increase trade tariff, we blocked Huawei, tiktak, import eCars in the name of security and buy more oils so the rich continues to gets richer Because we say we are democratic and free nation make us good therefore others are bad and dictators? Is the definition of Communist b/c is the election system is different, by State representatives vs Buy votes with interest campaign donations. Now a day I am so confuse with media and so people just throws words or opinions just basic on feelings regardless is right or wrong. Just like at the mirror, there is a reflection of you, another human being from the half side of the world who is less fortunate and try to survive and find dignity at the same time. PEACE.... DO Trade and Business. NOT WAR!!!!! 🕊

[@freespeech8293]

You just described exactly what the American government's hypothetical policies are all about. They act against their own good policies and end up creating destructive laws and policies. It's a complete hypocrisy. They keep shooting themselves in the foot, and finally will end up shooting themselves in the head for making stupid decisions. They're not happy to see other countries prosper, unless they're the number one and in control. They want to colonize the whole world and bully them into submission. But the Chinese should unite and not give them that satisfaction.

[@曾林-k7q]

中国人都觉得美国人民很善良，但是很反感西方政客，他们说了太多的谎话，用军事基地包围着我们，只允许我们生产廉价产品，不允许我们发展科技，😂😂😂😂

[@AoHappy-th6pz]

不要看宣传什么，而要看是怎么做的

[@seowlingwee4693]

🎉I am a Singaporean. I deeply and truly think China is a great place for tourists and locals.

[@JustJamesDean]

Why would a Singaporean support a communist regime?

[@Ben-nl3ty]

super cool to see this viewpoint, great interview

[@nickyge7909]

❤happy to find someone see with own eyes instead of listening to the media’s hatred words

[@hien323fable]

I'm subscribed to Cyrus on his channel, it's great to see him being interviewed, to hear his story of how he became interested in China and how he learned Chinese. I'm motivated to learn mandarin now 😂

[@richiesd1]

Cyrus speaks super fast and well. Its a special skill that only certain people like John Kennedy have -- clearly convey a lot of information in a clear understandable way.

[@mikexhotmail]

He speak as a pretty fit and healthy athlete.

[@shaqisumari304]

China is so far ahead in tech and live quality compared to most EU nations

[@cjnguyen5812]

thats a joke, ur smart phones and EV are garbage

[@garyhooper2728]

I agree with your comments, I have lived here for more than 20 years now fully localized, with family

[@partsandlaborgroup]

Cyrus's hair is crazy awesome.

[@asianconnection7701]

Great and cheap place to get your hair done,Thailand.

[@CyrusJanssen]

haha appreciate that!

[@LW78321]

I appreciate Cyrus' passion to bring US and China relations, and showing the world the truth about China

[@JustJamesDean]

He is a paid shill

[@oscarchute5702]

You have evidence?

[@LW78321]

You don't agree with him so you just call him a shill? Right... Very mature

[@JustJamesDean]

@@oscarchute5702 you have counter evidence?

[@kbmblizz1940]

I wish to be free from worry of random gun crime, homeless druggies.

[@ssyu7786]

Cyrus is a very aspirant person, and his experience of learning Mandarin has inspired me a lot. I'm also learning English and waiting for future opportunities to come after getting myself well-prepared.

[@godfatherofcinema]

Glad I found this enlightening and inspiring interview with Mr. Janssen. I've been following him and watching every video I can squeeze in. Glad I discovered his content. This world's a lot bigger than I thought and these interviews help me to understand and appreciate our differences and similarities. Thanks.

[@JacklynHerrera-wj7zm]

As the election gets nearer, it’s important to look at how changes in policy could affect market growth. The results of the election can influence how industries do, cause market ups and downs, and require you to adjust your investment strategy because of possible changes to the constitution

[@janicerhansenmx679]

sure. Even if unemployment goes up and the economy gets tougher, there are still good investment options. My 120,000 portfolio has increased by 70% over the last four months by investing in fluctuating sectors

[@saulgoodman_98]

:0 How do you go about investing? I'm having difficulties thinking of a plan.

[@janicerhansenmx679]

I use market research tools, stay up to date on financial news, and interact with my financial advisor on a daily basis. She helps me navigate the market

[@HelenChaseKiddyEnamaine]

How do one go about an advisor?

[@janicerhansenmx679]

June Renae Matthysse. There will definitely be more information about her available if you search for her online

[@taboobunny9186]

Cyrus is absolutely right about China. More people needs to hear him talk about the real situation in China.

[@ayatullahqomenk7733]

yeah...cyruuus, you open our eyes about U.S and CHina to the world

[@wtfa2910]

I think one of the biggest misconceptions is that it doesn't really matter who you are if you've gone to another country your experiences are going to be terribly different to anyone who's native to that country and just because you've experienced something doesn't mean the person from your country is going to experience the same thing

[@stockroomtim]

That's fair enough. I still think it's better if people travel and find out for themselves rather than blindly believing the misconceptions of others

[@dawnho7744]

Thank you Max for this interview. Now that I know who Cyrus is, I think I'm gonna follow his channel. He sparks my interest. Once again, you're really good at what you do, Max!

[@MaxChernov]

thanks so much!

[@overseeingeye]

I’m beginning to think that certain people don’t want to hear about how good China is. The idea that they’ve been surpassed is in direct conflict with their mindset and upbringing.

[@JustJamesDean]

what's good about China?

[@overseeingeye]

Already expecting a flurry of jingoist posts 😆

[@aidenchen1275]

@@JustJamesDean what's good about China? No need to send their underage children to be the sex slave of the wealthy and powerful rulers like America

[@DavidPerry-pm1hk]

I agree with you, my man! I wrote a song back in the late 70s early 80s, titled: "Be The Example." This song expresses my heart, my perspective on being the example we folks need to see!

[@eddyevodius]

10:41 When you speak to a man in a language that he understands, it goes to his head, but if you speak to a man in his native tongue, it goes to his heart. "Nelson Mandela" 15:19 I Don't think you can really understand your home country until you leave and you look at it from the outside looking in 18:10 Without China, we couldn't function

[@johntse8655]

wow, he is so right about really knowing your country by staying outside for something, at least two years or more, my experience is when I went to Australia, the first year was amazing because everything is new, different or novel, then, by the second year, it starts to become routine, the climate and job becomes the main focus, comes third year, I am starting to question if I want to stay forever, to really know the difference, one has to come back to the home country yearly, this will prevent the acclimatization ( like a frog slowly boiling in the pot" too soon and so the difference become a lot glaring. after five years, with a big, landed home, visited lots of places around, I begin to realize that even though Australia is like heaven with open spaces and cheap homes (as compared to Singapore), I still prefer the constant topical climate because I cannot take the seasons and the convenience and closeness of everything, so I traded my landed home and slow life for a pigeon in the sky and the hustle and bustle of semi city life back in Singapore. I do miss Australia, but I can visit anytime. actually, where is home may be different when one is young and free, married with children and old but free and easy.

[@cafecholonify]

Cyrus has a great point and correct. People got brainwashed… We can’t afford 🍏 products if they are made in USA. In other words, let compare JP and USA makes vehicles, which one do you buy in terms of quality and durability. Thank you! P.S. It’s all political…

[@JustJamesDean]

Definitely not buying made in china

[@pacassf]

Congrats on your experience!! I am an ethics Chinese and I have been living in the US for over 50 years. I have visited China several times. Your experience is the same as mine.

[@Lisa-kx5wd]

Cyrus knows Chinese history and the world geopolitics so well. Amazing! Great job!!!

[@andrewchong2616]

Wow max & Cyrus …. Nice!!!!

[@manfred_cb]

Nice interview. Subscribed 👍

[@angelac3750]

Thank you for this interview. I find it fascinating. I totally agreed with Cyrus. I was there in China 2011 and I love it. The people are so respectful and polite and hard working. I subscribe to both Max and Cyrus because this topic is so interesting ❤

[@genie4005]

What a great programme Max. Cyrus spoke his heartfelt feelings about the US-China relationship. Indeed, the US should not externalise its own issues but deal with it directly. China is not and has never been the problem to the US. Cease the escalation and bring back the good relationship for the sake of the well being of this world.

[@JustJamesDean]

Weird

[@fritzcervz6945]

Demonizing China and Russia is in the curriculum of the USA education system. 😊

[@mysticdreamworks]

The fact that.. America vs Russia vs China. And... One American , One Russian, talking about China. In a room of melting pot KL Malaysia (my country). Its a nice thing right? I followed Max quit long time ago, I recently subscribe to Cyrus channel too, of course coz of Nomad Capitalist speaker list (as a average joe / common local, i couldnt afford the price tag lol) but following NC channel for so long, good enough for me. There's another person I wish Max can interview someday, Jason from Living In China youtube channel. 😆

[@KapiH]

I mean realistically anyone with no bias would see it's China/Japan/S. Korea/Singapore/Western Europe in that order for modern countries, where the first two are far ahead. Where the US and Russia catch up on and are known for is the amount of money invested in the war machine around the world, in which again there is a huge gap between US and Russia now, to the point that China is probably number two without participating in any battles. And finally Hollywood, yes that is the one big thing going for America and even Canada, it's the entertainment industry as a whole that is good, and that is why Japan, South Korea and now China are pushing for music, TV shows Video Games to spread around the world.

[@jerryteng3679]

Highly educational. He provides perspectives from both the Chinese and American viewpoints. His deep understanding of Chinese culture stems from living and experiencing it for a long time.

[@jtang8768]

I also don't think USA and China will go for war. USA is a business man, and China is a wise old man, they will figure out.

[@JustJamesDean]

You dare to disagree with the President? He already said he is going to war You are so going to jail

[@jojokong3128]

我不那么乐观，主要是美国的民主被绑在了犹太集团的战车上。而犹太集团怎么会眼睁睁的看着另一个和犹太人一样精明的集团崛起呢？所以，这次发生在以色列的战争很有可能最终演变成第三次世界大战的导火索。

[@mikexhotmail]

USA also a cowboy by the way.

[@thisiskevin1000]

Businesses, civil society and social media influencers are very vocal against that

[@xueshang1035]

China is a business man as well, as a matter of fact, all we want is business (economy). That’s exactly where the conflict started. US is not comfortable with the upcoming competition coming from China on the global “free market”. US has this fundamental fear of losing their advantage on dollar value and their ability to control global economy. They want to be the BOSS, forever 🤷🏻‍♀️ that’s why they’ll do everything they can to make people hate China.

[@MehdiJaouhar]

I was teaching in China from 2010 to 2020 and I can say China is the safest Country in the world. Many times forget my phone in , Coffee shops, Busses in Taxis and I always got my XIAOMI back only in China it can happen and also people so friendly and helpful I'm going back on November 10

[@jamierudberg4843]

Cyrus, this has be one of the most educational and honest interviews ive seen about China and life in general in recent times. As someone having studied Mandarin for 14 years and traveled to China 4 times, my most recent trip being in early August, i am just blown away with thier infrastructure and transportation system! WeChat is another achievement in itself too!! I'm currently teaching English in South Korea but defiantly will relocate to China either next year or by 2026 the latest!

[@JustJamesDean]

What education dies he have apart from playing golf?

[@JustJamesDean]

Good luck with tofu dreg infrastructure Even the Premier said so

[@rm83689]

@@JustJamesDean Keep dreaming, troll! 😂

[@JustJamesDean]

@@rm83689 right, just ignore history. I bet you also ignore the fact Mao caused the great famine.

[@rm83689]

@@JustJamesDean That's according to the Western (anti-China) propaganda, right? LMAO