David Goldman | Five Myths About China and Why They Could Get Us Killed | NatCon 3 Miami

[@hank9463]

It is not invading Taiwan, it is unifying with Taiwan. Get your history right.

[@Hing.Dickson]

The white thinking they are Chinese better than you and me...WTF are you kidding me... What Taiwan related to America ... What the shit ... Get your military out off Taiwan ...😡👎🏼

[@lovelife2263]

China plans to invade Taiwan. Get your story right!

[@jameshdr5583]

Yap….. it’s US interest to weaken China…. How despicable 🤣

[@taytk8005]

Western Countries especially The USA aided and abetted by her spineless Colonies like Australia, Canada, EU UK and NZ have since after the 2nd World War have invaded and started more than 200 wars of Invasions and Coups to Destabilize and Breakup Coutrries all over Africa, Middle East, South America, Caribbean and Asia ETC ETC

[@beastmode8203]

We call it invading you get your history right.

[@jackjhmc820]

US and Japan sending troops to defend Taiwan would actually be ILLEGAL according to international law, because Taiwan is not a UN member and most nations recognised it is part of China. It would be similar to okinawa politicians holding an illegal independence referendum and got majority vote for independence with uprising all over the island, and China sending troops to Okinawa to defend the okinawa militants from Japanese aggression.

[@alanfriesen9837]

Legality is merely a talking point when empires clash. Neither the United States nor China is going to back down over this merely because their stance is legaly questionable.

[@jackjhmc820]

@@alanfriesen9837 I just want to point out the obvious. US invaded Iraq illegally over the non existent WMDs and broke the UN charter. The so called rule based international order that America is so proud of doesn't seem to apply to America whenever it is expedient.

[@rap3208]

@@alanfriesen9837 That's what the US does to violate international order regularly, it breaks agreements that easily.

[@YULI-t1s]

Exactly

[@alanfriesen9837]

@Plain Truth I'm aware of the Three Communiqués and I'm aware that the official position of the United States is that there is one China that includes Taiwan and that the government of China is the Peoples Republic in Beijing. Perhaps I'm a bit cynical, but I do not trust the current leadership in either party within the United States to acknowledge that position should China attempt to reunify through force of arms, and I think there are a good number of American politicians who would very much like to see Taiwan declare independence either to initiate a military conflict between the United States and China, or oblivious to the reality that China would begin military operations to recover Taiwan even in the face of American threats.

[@Alex-ig2xr]

Very practical speech. However, if US is not promoting Taiwan independence, China will not view US as enemy. Two countries can live in peace instead of fighting. The common challenge is global warming and poverty, let’s work together on those issues instead.

[@garrettjohnson7546]

CCP will view any power as a threat if the power has the capability to resist the Party's goals. Communism is incompatible with any democratic society.

[@obcane3072]

If China was not promoting sovereignty over Taiwan, US will not view China as enemy. Two countries can live in peace instead of fighting.

[@sushilover5367]

@@obcane3072 the chinese sovereignty over taiwan has been an established fact since the surrender of japan in 1945.

[@obcane3072]

@@sushilover5367 that was 80 years ago. No one believes that anymore

[@sushilover5367]

@@obcane3072 the 1.4b chinese would disagree, lol.

[@shiulai5804]

I doubt whether the claim that only 30% of Chinese speak fluent mandarin is accurate for the current generation of Chinese. The overall literacy rate has gone from 20 percent in 1950 to 99.83% in 2021. Most children are taught mandarin in school. They speak more than one dialect. Or languages; since a growing number of them also speak a second language such as English and Russian etc.. In any case, it is the WRITTEN form of the Chinese language that has bound the nation together since the first dynasty was created over 2,000 years ago.

[@hclau362]

Don't sweat it. Americans always "make up facts" to support their narrative or point of view. If you worked with Americans long enough, you will get used to it and simply ignore their arguments.

[@Albert_Einstein_not]

One of the reasons for the leap in literacy was the introduction of “simplified Chinese” instead traditional Chinese used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Characters had less strokes and are easier to recognise and learn. This was not just beneficial for non_Han peoples, Han peasants and disaffected people benefited greatly from it.

[@hclau362]

@@Albert_Einstein_not Not true.... do you find a high level of illiterates in Taiwan or Hong Kong?

[@winstonyu1776]

It's bullshit

[@alfred-vz8ti]

there will certainly be a regional accent for many chinese, still. but mandarin is the national language, and young people will have acceptable command. nearly every nation has this problem, parisian french is the national language, but local dialects stray far from it.

[@mautan8453]

Any foreigner who wishes to have respectability through a decent level of credibility from an informed view should live 3 years in China, travel across different cities, towns and villages to form an independent opinion vs. relying on second hand smoke of experts who are neither onsite, understand the language, culture and have relationship with real people. Americans would also reject any European voicing their confident opinions on the version of USA based on MSNBC, CNN, BBC or Fox. Then we all will understand that people around the world have greater commonality in values and aspirations. And we have been manipulated by politicians, war mongers and corporate news that thrive on dividing the world.

[@denmac8708]

👌👋

[@youwaiyap2708]

For many decades, it's about SELLING whether the things are sporting goods, weapons, news or bullshits? 🥳🥳

[@rogerh1658]

they cant afford to travel

[@jamesbarry1673]

You forgot to mention how China makes everything you have and remember they're rich and rich. People do things and behave and see the world differently than the rest of us. And the one thing America isn't anymore is rich and productive

[@PaulSmith-yk4ev]

It’s not China or the Chinese that is the issue. It is the ccp that is horrifying to us

[@tkw3864]

Monday Wednesday Friday - China is a developing country. Tuesday Thursday Saturday - China is a threat to us. Sunday - go to the church to ‘love’ and ‘bless’ some total strangers.

[@sjelucten7150]

hypocrites

[@MrTioung111]

Devout christians and warmongers. No conflicting issue here. LOL.

[@ching-yi2007]

That was very similar to the British invasion of China: import as much opium as possible and adopt our fine religion.

[@bridgeroad9758]

That, is excatly today's USA.

[@edwardtang1977]

why not leave China alone?

[@beastmode8203]

We are going to destroy China. ☢️

[@narmortein537]

Because US will never give up her global Hegemony

[@missniney9970]

don't care why, all I know that USA will fight china to the last taiwanese..

[@dragondescendant1]

@@missniney9970 US is not capable to defend the rebels in Taiwan province, US will support rebels in Taiwan province just like US defended Vietnam and Afghanistan.

[@KayyHong]

@@missniney9970 --- the last Ukrainian, the last Indian and the last European ---

[@vlhc4642]

Brutally honest truth is, US and China are not peers, one has 1.4 billion people and top PISA scores, one has 300 million and is below average. US simply does not have the population to match China when it comes to talent or industrial output, the people just isn't there even if quality is equal, and quality isn't even equal America benefited from an early start and great staring location, but neither last forever. China wasn't a peer 10 years ago, and China won't peer in another 10 years. In an unrealistically rational world the US would be focusing on securing a solid place in a China-lead world, but in the real world, sooner or later, it will come to realize war is the only chance it has of maintaining it's unsustainable position, and it will lose everything because of it.

[@davu5637]

The truth of the matter is that politicians in the West and the US including Australia (Australia which is psychologically totally confused and suffering from an identity crisis as it thinks it is "west" when the reality is that it is geographically part of Asia!!!), are still stuck in their mental capacity and attitude in the glory days of "empire" 5-6 centuries ago. They may have learned to wear Gucci suits nowadays but nothing else seem to have evolved in their psyche and consciousness from their barbarian days. Instead of recognising their sordid past and history , they celebrate their delusions like "Thanksgiving Day" which the Native American Indians rightly and clearly remember and commemorate as their "Day of Mourning" being the beginning of the murdering, genociding, plundering, stealing, raping and ultimately, OCCUPATION , of their land uninvited, without any due compensation even till today. But these thieves and robbers take a lot of pride in the stories they tell themselves and sell to the world how great their "founding" was!!! Same stories with the "Empire" where the sun never sets. Australia with the Aborigines. New Zealand with their Maoris. The African continent with all those Europeans...........it goes on and on. This is the 21st Century , for chrissakes! Grow up and come out of that sick and primitive mentality of never ending desire to dominate, control and subjugate. The zillions of dollars spent on wars and "defence" and the other zillions being hoarded by the 1% is more than sufficient to provide every human being on the planet a very decent and never anything wanting life on this planet with the healthiest and cleanest environment. And we pride ourselves as being the only creature on earth with the intelligence, consciousness and capacity of free will and choice. And these sick politicians choose never ending squabbles, tensions and wars!!! Go figure. Expert:The U.S. in no position to be the cardinal arbiter of what democracy is kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2OkXqergJdmsLs German expert: Different systems can cooperate if united by interest of all of mankind kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2TSaGxtarGle9U Ex-CIA director Pompeo: 'We lied, we cheated, we stole' kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoHXXq2Oo5Vol8U Gen Wesley Clark Reveals US Plan To Invade Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Lybia, Somalia, Sudan, And Iran kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXjWdXdjbs2Nb9U Julian Assange on Afghan war in a 2011 video kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXqqhpJtltF9bpI It is not important to measure democracy by Western standards scholar kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYiTeHyBfZdlerM How Britain Stole Hong Kong and Forced China to Buy Heroin kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2LYg5ufjpKZjq8 Justice may be delayed, but it will not be denied. twitter.com/MFA_China/status/1470759624689152000 Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale Says Crisis of Conscience Motivated Leak www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/23/pre-sentencing-letter-drone-whistleblower-daniel-hale-says-crisis-conscience A reality check: Exporting war under veil of democracy kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6TMk5Krj9Wefas Uyghur Tribunal: US-Funded Theater Attacking China kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6WceGOmZcmkj7c The Uyghur Tribunal: US-funded Theater (Complete References) newatlas.report/2021/10/01/the-uyghur-tribunal-us-funded-theater-complete-references/ American activist and social media expert Jerry Day has called on the American nation to recognize the war crimes the U.S. government, military and corporate deep-state have committed in the Middle East and rest of the world. “They [U.S.] are simply bombing whatever they want to bomb, killing whoever they want to kill, destroying whatever they choose to destroy without legal grounds. We are the new global villain," said Day. www.yenisafak.com/en/video-gallery/news/us-is-new-global-villain-says-american-activist-2167332 Broken Treaties kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4DIeIeNjttrfsU The Warmonger's Legacy kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJzFYplrmtaIpq8 Biden, like Trump, breaks international law, violating UN neutrality by blocking countries kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZfNoq13jsSge8U World Debt Clocks www.usdebtclock.org/world-debt-clock.html From 1964 to 1973, the U.S. dropped more than two million tons of ordnance on Laos during 580,000 bombing missions-equal to a planeload of bombs every 8 minutes, 24-hours a day, for 9 years - making Laos the most heavily bombed country per capita in history. The bombings were part of the U.S. Secret War in Laos to support the Royal Lao Government against the Pathet Lao and to interdict traffic along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The bombings destroyed many villages and displaced hundreds of thousands of Lao civilians during the nine-year period. Five years ago, the US forces, using the fake intelligence of a staged video by “White Helmets” as evidence, conducted the so-called “most precise air strikes in history” in Syria, killing more than 1,600 innocent civilians. In recent years, the international community has been calling for investigations into the killing of civilians in the US’ overseas military operations. On Syria alone, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic pointed out several times in its reports in September 2019 and February 2021 that the US failed to distinguish military targets from civilians in its air strikes in Syria, which gravely violates international humanitarian law and may constitute war crimes. However, the US government has been turning a deaf ear to all this.  According to reports, over the past nearly two decades, the US conducted over 90,000 air strikes in countries including Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, which may have killed up to 48,000 civilians. But the US military time and again covered up the facts and refused to apologize, admit its crimes or hold the perpetrators accountable. It did everything possible to evade its responsibilities. On the drone strike of civilians in Afghanistan, a Pentagon spokesperson said openly in December 2021 that no US soldiers will face disciplinary action over it. The US media also disclosed at the end of last year that from 2014 to 2019, the US military turned its guns on farmers in the middle of harvest, children playing in the streets, families fleeing the fighting and villagers taking shelter in buildings. These disastrous crimes were deliberately concealed and whitewashed. US media revealed last year that according to the US military’s own confidential assessments of more than 1,300 reports of civilian casualties, civilian casualties in US air strikes have been “significantly undercounted”. Larry Lewis, a Director at the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) of the US said that on average at least one incident of civilian harm has happened every week since 9/11. There has been an overall pattern of negligence with regard to the US government on the issue of civilian harm. The US has also obstructed the International Criminal Court’s investigations into its war crimes in Afghanistan.  Every human life, regardless of nationality, race, religion or values, is equal and precious. The US should earnestly respond to the strong call of the international community, conduct a credible, independent and impartial investigation into civilian casualties caused by US air strikes, and hold the people concerned accountable. The End of American Exceptionalism kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYu4YXyOhJx0h9k Lost Angeles: City of Homeless kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXvXZKuribWFjLc GLOBALink | Malawian president lauds China for waiving African countries' interest-free loanskzbin.info/www/bejne/Z32TiZmXlr5gmtE World Debt clocks www.usdebtclock.org/world-debt-clock.html

[@vincentlee3079]

thanks

[@josef-peterroemer5309]

100% Truth!

[@petergreen5337]

❤well said and well REASONED. We thank you for your expertise and efforts.

[@LenAttard]

What you present makes David Goldman look like a babbling toddler. Well said and documented, Sir.

[@lilyinthevalley8046]

So sad to hear men like him who seemed educated and sophisticated etc talk like this. Whatever he said makes one thing clear and that is he still thinks China is the enemy. China is no one's enemy, least of all the US. But she/US is too proud and arrogant to accept that someone else is doing good and better than her. It's not China that brought her downfall. It's her own pride and arrogance...."Because in her heart she says that 'I sit as Queen and I am not a widow and I shall never see mourning.'" Revelation 18:7. Revelation tells all the reasons for her downfall and it is God Who is against her. Rev 18:5 "....and God remembered her crimes."

[@lovelife2263]

China is the enemy of humanity!

[@jameshdr5583]

Indeed

[@mcb4067]

its the other way round. Japan, S.Korea the Philippines and ASEAN welcome the the US to balance against China's wolf warrior diplomacy. Now more and more EU states are turning against her. China is isolated yet arrogantly calls anyone who disagrees with her a pawn of the US. Singapore defense minister represents this best when he humiliated the chinese general at the Shangri-La Dialogue.

[@beastmode8203]

We are going to destroy China and get out of here with that religious bullshit.

[@lilyinthevalley8046]

@@mcb4067 It makes no difference what you say. Or what I say. What is important is what the Word of God said. If America is truly a Christian nation surely you would know what God said and think about America. Revelation 17-19 revealed what God thinks of you, America. You want to know what God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob think of your beloved America, then you learn what He had said will happen to your beloved. Who is this "Mystery Babylon, the Great Harlot." Why did God call her a "Harlot". What makes a Harlot. I give you a hint. God is our bridegroom. True believers is His bride. If He named someone/something a Harlot it means it was committing adultery against God. Is China or Russia a Christian/believing nation? Are they not communists and that is why you hate them. Why God make sure the Harlot splits into three parts and burn for eternity? Why did God said "....and God remembered her crimes." Reve 18:5 What is your conclusion of Revelation 17-19? Who does God hate the most? The Beast from the earth, the Beast from the abyss, or the "Great Harlot"?

[@cheeho9698]

I think he erred that only 30% can use Putonghua or "Mandarin". That might be true pre Communist China. To date, although there are regional dialects, they use a common script and almost 70% of the population can use the common dialect Putonghua. Due to the common script, even in the old days of dialects Chinese can still communicate very well inter regionally.

[@zulkanainbaharuddin2185]

The 4th one is incorrect.

[@johnyao6797]

It is probably 90% can speak and 99% can read one common written Chinese language

[@winstonyu1776]

He got this information from China Town.

[@thedolphin5428]

Excuse me, but the USSR had a very capable space agency and military electronics up until 1991. Venus and Mars missions, ICBMs., Jeezuz, not every electronic innovation of the 70s, 80s 90s was American.

[@motherlandbot6837]

The USSR's very successful Sputnik 1 launch and orbit terrified our Congress into drastically upgrading US science education, to the delight of this budding scientist. Subsequent Sputnik successes kept the momentum for US science education going. Now we are awash in science illiterates and emotion driven examples of the "Reverse Flynn Effect", both of which fill KZbin comment boards. Our State Department seeks to maintain our struggling tech dominance with sanctions, and interference in or outright destruction of the businesses and economies of our 'allies'. Meanwhile, the EU's stunted space program was still dependent on Russian Federation technology and expertise, which it has now lost.

[@thedolphin5428]

@@motherlandbot6837 Thank you for mentioning the Reverse Flynn Effect. ABSOLUTELY TRUE. And it's not just poor nutrition > lower IQ and intellectual disabilities but also mobile phone mindsets and practices. Another significant outcome of the last decade -- clearly evident in social media -- is the Dunning-Kruger Affect. Drives me nuts.

[@icemike1]

The majority of everything invented in the United States was by black people or immigrants

[@ppazpppaz8618]

And long Covid will cripple the capabilities.

[@nieskeolinga4556]

A lot was taken from other countries and than put the name on made in the US don't forget the motto WE lie , WE cheat and we steal , us is very good at that 🤫🤔🧐

[@tsengenhu6494]

Wow I am glad someone is speaking something that is sensible , relevant factual and effective. Constantly blaming others for our wasteful spending on continuous war is detrimental to our well being. It is about time to seriously invest in R/D and education.

[@user-DongJ]

Definitely. Luckily/Unluckily for those who took the effort to understand war, power & nature from works like Sun Wu's Art of War, Karl Marx's Modes of Production & Richard Feynman's Meaning of Everything, s/he will realise there exist many who are seeking profits from these conflicts. This may explain why many elites/experts from states like US, China, EU, India, UK, Russia, AU, Brazil, etc. groups like IMF, WHO, UNP, RSF, ICC, WFP, TSB, POG, etc. & firms like Apple, Tencent, Samsung, Nestle, L'Oreal, Prosus, Tata, Linde, Sony, Gazprom, Siemens, etc. are already making their moves in the shadow space-time.

[@Time4Peace]

@@crytow5071 I'm not an American but US is still the premier innovation hub as it attract the best brain from all over the world. China is only (largely) driven by Chinese. But as more countries develop innovation will also spread across countries. Each innovation rides on other innovations for the betterment of all. Trying to restrict innovations to oneself is self limiting. Mistrust begets mistrust.

[@Time4Peace]

@@crytow5071 haha. I used Harman Kardon, Bose, PSB...I still see Bose around but many brands just disappeared. Just like for Apple, I guess it's more profitable to outsource manufacturing (10%) and gain from the rest.

[@fatdoi003]

@@crytow5071 your country been issuing green cards to attract overseas talents to serve your country

[@fatdoi003]

@@crytow5071 US may struggle in coming years to attract top talents as the country is spiralling into chaos

[@magtube90]

Taiwan young people don't want to do more than 4 months military service. So is the US going to do the fighting for Taiwan?

[@gordonchan97]

Well, Neither China nor Taiwan wants a war. I guess you have fight the war you want.

[@davidy3359]

All nothing to do with the USA so mind your own business

[@legpol]

David y: Yes, the USA should mind their own business and leave China alone to do whatever the Chinese want. Give China a free hand, America.

[@davidchou1675]

China's not the one going around the world bombing people and overthrowing governments in the name of "democracy." Funny how the U.S. shoots itself in the foot (did you even watch this video???) and then blames others for "stealing" jobs and technology!

[@kreek22]

Goldman's diagnosis is correct. His prognosis looks too optimistic for the degraded America of our time. It is difficult to imagine incremental restoration of functionality in American institutions. It is much easier to imagine either decline, slow or fast--or a hard restoration such as Napoleon instituted in France.

[@ramonching7772]

His analysis is to innovate to dominate. He should consider dropping the domination part. Just innovate to contribute to humanity.

[@Andrew-rc3vh]

His solution is war and domination of China, and because that is his goal he will be destroyed if he puts it into practice. China is not alone but is part of the SCO which governs 40% of the world's population and over 50% of the world's land and hence mineral reserves. China is not at all stupid as he rightly points out. He's the mad one.

[@shiulai5804]

@@ramonching7772 Domination is in the DNA of America, inherent in the Anglo Saxon tradition.

[@ramonching7772]

@@shiulai5804 So true. Unfortunately.

[@mcb4067]

@@ramonching7772 邓小平回答说：“回头看看这几十年来，凡是和美国搞好关系的国家，都富起来了。” Look at Japan and S.Korea. now look at China's allies - N.Korea and Russia.

[@thomasrogers9146]

A TRUE PRAGMATIC SMART INTELLECTUAL AMERICAN. I AM GLAD WE STILL HAVE PEOPLE WITH BRAINS IN OUR NATION. NO FLUFF NO PROPAGANDA, JUST FACTS.

[@Albert_Einstein_not]

Unfortunately these are few and far

[@Rjsjrjsjrjsj]

@@crytow5071 They do, huh? Then why can't they build their own fighter engines? Or design let alone build a nuclear powered carrier? U 🤡

[@MikeyJJJ]

@@Rjsjrjsjrjsj they did

[@Rjsjrjsjrjsj]

@@MikeyJJJ They did what?

[@MikeyJJJ]

@@Rjsjrjsjrjsj built their own fighter engines and nuclear powered aircraft carrier (Type 004). They even launched their own space station while being completely excluded from the ISS.

[@WilsonTan]

9:19 "China is Marxist, the same way that the Mafia is Catholic." Honestly, have not heard that before and it's brilliant.

[@chee-liekho5860]

Agree but actually China is not a Democracy nor Marxist state. It tried Democracy under Sun Yat Sang and then Chiang Kai Sek. The result is democracy is not suitable for China. It led to hyperinflation, corruption and regionalism. Then China tried communism under Mao zhi Dong. It was also disastrous. Deng Xiao Ping then returned China to its old tested 4,000 years system of centralized meritocracy of a central government. It is a practical system not an ideological system. It is a combination of what works in both democracy and marxism . His famous saying is " it does not matter whether it is a black cat or a whit cat. As long as it catches mice it is a good cat'. So US should not consider China as a threatening Marxist state because it is not.

[@sakurakou2009]

@@chee-liekho5860 chianf kai sek was dictator far from being democratic, he was nationalist yeah but not Democrat

[@Albert_Einstein_not]

@@chee-liekho5860 China considers itself a socialist state that upholds democratic principles. It’s in their constitution.

[@goingmonotheist783]

Bull 💩!!!! They are VERY MARXIST!! They are very anti religion. They own all land. It's a command economy. It's only one party system. They MANDATE MARXIST education. They can legally nationalize/ confiscate ANY property.. They are REQUIRED to be athiest to be in the party.. You have no idea~ The mafia doesn't require catholic education. The mafia doesn't require members to be catholic. The mafia doesn't pledge allegiance to the pope. Very big difference.. Stop being a sound byte fool

[@chee-liekho5860]

@@Albert_Einstein_not Goldman said " China is as socialist as the Mafia is Catholic". Agree that the constitution is as you said, Socialist, but in practise it is a pragmatism and not ideologically driven government. When Deng Xiaoping said "it does not matter whether it is a black cat or a white cat. As long as it catches rats it is a good cat". China has many private successful businesses, from Alibaba, Tencent, Huawei, Xiaomi, DJC, BYD etc which are against communism ideas . Peopke can own private properties too. I have lived and work there posted by my German bosses. China also has many state owned businesses as in a Socialist country. The Chinese model simply combine the best frim capitalism and socialism into a hybrid pragmatic system.

[@Bhupinder550]

Since when has the USA done anything Legal ? Iraq Afghanistan Syria? Hawaii? Taxes? Even the whole nation was it Legally Occupied?

[@ramonching7772]

People is key. All these "need" to innovate for hegemony purpose will do you no good. China got way more talent than the US can harness. The key is to learn to live along with others. Not to dominate others.

[@lovelife2263]

Chinese's expertise is to copy westerners' innovation. Chinese are the poorest people on earth when it comes to innovation and creativity!

[@beastmode8203]

We 🇺🇸 will stay number number one or you will get Armageddon those are your options.

[@narmortein537]

True but sadly, Anglo-Saxon does not think that way. They will never understand the teaching of 孔子。 The US - China confrontation is _not_ about democracy, _not_ about human rights, _not_ about Dictatorship, not about Taiwan, not about Xinjiang Genocide..... but because China does not obey US order!!! _I bet Beijing will be Washington best friend if China just Follow and Obey everything and anything that USA says_

[@lilypang7590]

Arrogant does not get you anywhere.

[@davidchu8179]

China is civilization state because of her "history, culture, identify, and ways of thinking".

[@lovelife2263]

China is barbaric... CCP killed the most humans in the human history! There is no civilization under CCP! Period.

[@woodensurfer]

For languages, the word speak is often used for use or practice. This is a mistake for Han Chinese. Hanyu, Han Chinese, has its written form that has weak relations to its spoken form. For centuries, only about 30% of the Chinese could communicate in speech fluently, about 30% with difficulty and only on mundane and simple matters, and about 40% not at all. But this has not affected unity to as great an extent as many suggest. This is because the written form is standardized (has been formally and completely since Qin and otherwise even earlier) and that the written form of a language is more important in communicating profound and sophisticated thoughts, which really bind a civilization. People in Guangdong read Tang poetry and Confucius thoughts just as well. Many national thinkers and revolutionists were from Guangdong; Sun Yet San was the most famous. Recently, the Chinese government has done a splendid job in promoting the uniformity of spoken Chinese. Now, nearly all young Chinese can communicate fluently.

[@garychirgwin7797]

These people have a sickness where they imagine enemies that aren't there.

[@beastmode8203]

China is the enemy.

[@wastonshi9552]

Why doesn’t US care about its own business ?

[@SylviaEBerjasMoralesNov]

Interesting. A rational talk

[@alexlazar4738]

A voice crying in the wilderness.

[@MegaPapa8888]

Keep guessing. China will always surprise "China experts."

[@qguan989]

I am not sure about National Conservatism, but dang, Dave Goldman got it spot on regarding our misconceptions about China.

[@Albert_Einstein_not]

The most important thing in America right now are LBTQ+@#$ issues and gender pronouns, we should spend our tax dollars on that!

[@cosmoray9750]

Look up " Boeing to shift 150 finance and IT jobs to India from the US "

[@joaov.m.oliveira9903]

Know abt LGBTQ China. 🇨🇳 China is gayer than the U.S., on average. But the issue doesn't come out (pun unitended) that often on public discourse and academic research there.

[@alexng5056]

I was in the US for one year and I am still very thankful. Why can't we still be 2 "friend countries"?

[@waichui2988]

I applaud Mr. Goldman for disposing of several of the myths a lot of Americans have concerning China. However, on a couple of points, he is wrong. The last hundred years saw China make the transition from an ancient society to a modern national state. The effort started in 1912, immediately after the empire collapsed. All the revolutionaries wanted to build a modern national state. One of the first things they did was to designate a national language. The war against the Japanese invasion was a big mixer. Millions of people moved half way across China and lived there for years. That, sure as anything instilled a sense of nationalism. Since 1949, the Chinese government has pushed literacy to every corner, partly to forge a national identity. Finally, infrastructure is a major factor binding people together. When they watch TV, everything is based on nationalism. Now, they can easily go anywhere in the country. Economic development pulled tens of millions of people from interior provinces to the coastal cities. All these are powerful forces forging a national identity. How should the US deal with this situation? Mr. Goldman's solution sounds like strengthening the military. That is absolutely the wrong way. Military power depends on economic power, specifically manufacturing power. The US Army was ranked behind the Bulgarian army in 1939. But the US was clearly the biggest industrial power in 1939. Thinking about everything in military terms was the way of the Soviet Union. It was the sure way to lose.

[@wenling3487]

This guy is a truth-speaking patriot to Americans BTW, I am ardent Chinese patriot. but I don't appreciate bullshit talking.

[@jaypee389]

Get Wall Street to face up to their own failures. May need a few horse heads. 😁

[@jayzee316]

not just wallstreet, military industrial complex, oil giants, media tycoons, CIA, FBI, senate, congress, white house, they all got fat and lazy and complacent as global parasites. Why are americans so fat these days?

[@davidchu8179]

Very realistic and honest geopolitical analysis of US - China relationship on Taiwan. However, his "solution" is very unrealistic as it takes the US $20 USD to match $1 USD that China spends on her military. Remember to double that figure as US needs to field two armies. Plus China will fight with a home field advantage.

[@beastmode8203]

We 🇺🇸 will go nuclear and end the world.☢️

[@lilypang7590]

The truth to succeed is look at YOURSELF, not attack others!!!

[@markc6140]

Whatever or whoever speakers came out to deliver such sensible speech it won't really change for the better. First of all, the American people must realize they have to fix their own political systems to serve the larger good. There are too many self-centred and warmongering US lawmakers sending young Americans to die unnecessary. You can calculate how many Americans' lives have lost since the illegal invasion of Iraq till now.

[@hank9463]

USA should defend Taiwan with her soldiers. This will accelerate the demise of US empire.

[@YULI-t1s]

Down the US empire! Quick! 👎👎

[@lovelife2263]

Let's decimate CCP!

[@davidchou1675]

U.S. out of North America!

[@beastmode8203]

It will accelerate nuclear Armageddon. We have already stated at the beginning if all else fails we launch all the nukes😎👉🏼☢️

[@beastmode8203]

@@davidchou1675 we aren't going anywhere.

[@qingzhou9983]

It is a shame US fully-capable did not listen to David so far. Actually his key suggestion: increasing the Federal Research Budget back to 1% of GDP is GOOD for Economy just by itself, no need for the rival competition with China. AND it is GOOD for all US Citizens: big companies with the development of base technologies for their new products and market domination, workers for new types of high pay jobs, military for new advanced weapons, Government for new Tax from better economy (a policy truly pay by its effects) etc.

[@pt20829]

Straight talk. Clean bare facts. No smoke. No ideological pretension. How refreshing! 👍 Thank you!

[@jeffreyschnedar8020]

Maybe. He also said China has hypersonic missiles that can circle the globe and hit anywhere . . . Not buying that for a second. the doom and gloom military industry has been over estimating our opponents since the 1960s. They definitely have a history of scare mongering to get more funding. We have great weapons but pay waaaaaaaay too much for them. Every time we are ready to take a very critical look at budgets there is some new existential military crisis. Leaving Afghanistan and Iraq should result in lower defence spending, not more. Eisenhower is rolling in his grave. I do agree with his proposals to change the direction of the country. Just a bit sketchy of some of his supporting examples.

[@val.t7487]

Conclusion is increased in taxes to achieve the goals....Good luck to every Americans...you all soon have to work till bone and can't afford for an annual vacation.

[@orangutan4696]

I am all for Mr. Goldman's optimism and I am also looking forward for Mr. Goldman's solutions for our national moral decay, drug epidemic, smart young presidential candidates, one man one vote that make sense, just to name a few.

[@Gobio2]

Myth no.3 - the fact that Taiwan and Korea face a greater demographic collapse than China doesn't mean that that China is not facing one, and unbelievably important

[@lagrangewei]

that not the point, the point is if Taiwan lose 10 million, it loses half it population, if China lose 10 million, it meh because they are overpopulated to begin with. the demography "bomb" is not really a bomb for China because they are overpopulated, and a century later, China will still be the 3rd most populus country with double the population of US and 90 times the population of Taiwan....

[@Gordon2itay]

I agree, it seems that by conservative estimates china population will decline to 1.2 billion in 2050, and will be much older, on the othe side the US population willbe over 400 million. China is too big the "import" immigrants... At least the Taiwanese can, especially from mainland China . Also, declining population mixed with way more elderly people, has a severe impact on the economy, right now China is at it"s peak, in 15 years from now they won't have as much to spend on military expenditures and R&D and will have to spend more on pensions and welfare programs with a declining budget.

[@orangutan4696]

@@lagrangewei Agree. Plus Chinese men are now marrying foreign girls. Also many will love to migrate to China and naturized if China relax the law tomorrow and I think they will.

[@koonsiang0345]

China has tools to manage this population issue. One of them is migrants like the US. But that will come when per capita gdp improves further and the yuan appreciates. South east Asia has a higher birth rate. 😊

[@orangutan4696]

Is it not one of his books titled "You Will Be Assimilated: China's Plan to Sino-form the World"?

[@Hcs-gt5mt]

Just watch the Chinese on the CCTV channels. You will then understand the level of developments in China in every critical aspects, be it social, technology, military, and the level of cohesiveness in the country. My advice to the US is not to force China to cross the Yalu again.

[@Samson373]

I violently agree with Goldman's admonition that the US must overcome its complacency about China. There is also, however, enormous danger in overestimating China's military. If we overestimate it, we could forfeit Taiwan to China instead of getting into a war that we could've won at acceptable cost.

[@andrewroby1130]

This is a string of bad takes; I stopped somewhere around the assumption that the US Navy would just hurl vessels against the Chinese coast until the PLA runs out of missiles.

[@youmonxintl]

Everyone knows greed of firms like Goldman Sachs is killing the world!

[@cosmoray9750]

Look up " Boeing to shift 150 finance and IT jobs to India from the US "

[@woodensurfer]

Observe and be an economist rather than a military man. The question of whether China will need to start a war on Taiwan should be answered. The answer is no. Taiwan will be too feeble, irresolute, and helpless, more emphatically too energy insecure, to require a war. Then observe US actions in regard to the Ukraine war. US has no courage to confront Russia militarily but conducted forceful sanctions. The question will be whether US sanctions on China will work. Now iffy and after 2042, 2052 no. The last question will be whether China has the patience to wait until 2042, 2052 to take decisive actions, which will not be direct attack on Taiwan? The answer is yes.

[@casablanca2778]

Chinese saying: If you want to be prosperous for a week you grow beans If you want to be prosperous for months you grow grains. If you want to be prosperous for decades or century, you grow people or talented people.. If you want a strong goverment that walk the talk then you patiently learn from China ..

[@beastmode8203]

We🇺🇸 will stay number one or you will get nuclear Armageddon those are your options.

[@jeffreyschnedar8020]

And you clearly have never lived in China as they also say China is like a bed of grass it’s beautiful on the top with the green blades of grass but still dirt underneath. Chinese corruption and mismanagement will doom them in time. Its too systemic, swept under the rug, and never fixed. Xi said he was going to fix but instead used it to erase his opponents in the party. The current property crisis is just another example of how the everything is done over there.

[@sjelucten7150]

If you are strong, appear weak (to make your opponents off guard).

[@beastmode8203]

@@sjelucten7150 that's what the US does.

[@sjelucten7150]

@@beastmode8203 That's Sun Tze Military tactic.

[@johnsamu]

He forgot to tell that DARPA was the birthplace of internet. His evaluations and conclusions are very thorough. The US education system might already be a lost cause with its wokish emphasis on things like "critical race theory", LGBTQ, "pronouns", "diversity"etc. Another problem is that the necessary HUGE amounts of money might not be available anymore because the dollar is at the risk at loosing its status as world "reserve/primary currency".

[@alanfriesen9837]

Our education system is not a lost cause over diversity and respect, those things actually improve our education system by bringing our students together. I would agree about the problem of Critical Race Theory if it were indeed taught at primary and/or secondary schools in America because of its suggestion that the answer to endemic racial bias is segregation, but it's not taught in primary and/or secondary schools so it's really not an issue. There is currently an emphasis in schools on STEM subjects, this is exactly what we need and that emphasis should probably be redoubled. Proficiency in these subjects needs to be tested. Students that can test well in these fields should be pushed forward into advanced classes, perhaps even seperate schools. And while students who struggle in these fields should not be marginalized, they shouldn't be able to hold back those who are proficient, and especially not those who are gifted. What's holding our schools back is underfunding resulting from local control, private schools, and homeschooling, fingerpointing between parents and teachers, religious meddling in some communities and poverty in others. I'm sure there are other things as well that I'm not thinking of. If we seriously wanted to maximize the productivity of our schools, we first need to get a national standard educational ideology that gets every child in every educational situation motivated to pursue their place in a common national goal. Hopefully that would be a positive goal, like colonize Mars, rather than a negative goal, like destroy China. Within that common national goal, there needs to be instilled a deep trust in the system. Right now we have a society in which half the people don't trust the government and the other half don't trust authority. There are good reasons for this lack of trust. We've been lied to and those lies have been shown to us, often by an overzealous media who cares more about their reputation as the heroes of the people than they do about the health and strength of the country. When we sent a man to the moon most people trusted our leaders. We need to have that level of trust again. And the only way we can get that is by teaching our youngsters to trust American leadership, and then trying as hard as possible to be worthy of that trust. We may be doomed.

[@johnsamu]

@@alanfriesen9837 Trust in leadership is something that has to be earned by leadership. What the world now sees is a weak, divided, OLD, incapable leadership full of political infighting at all levels, across all parties. The only reason the Ukraine help came so fast and coordinated was that it was beneficial to major industries/campaign donors aka selling weapons is good for shareholders and jobs.

[@whatnani7372]

@@alanfriesen9837 Maybe you should move to somewhere that actually values critical thinking. Then, your actions would actually have any possibility of having positive, or even just additive, effect(s). Why haven't you already done so? Are you too poor? Or should I say, is it bc you lack the financial resources to move? I'm GENUINELY curious - is it something else, do you think this place is better than others? Idk, What's so great about this place, that you would be willing to sacrifice the value of your critical thought - perhaps you could kindly explain, the way you chose to kindly explain to this "John Samu" pos. I'm a POS, too, maybe you could be so kind? eyeroll emoji*

[@alanfriesen9837]

@@johnsamu If leadership has to earn the trust, it probably won't arrive in time. That doesn't mean you're wrong-but understandable cynicism like what you're demonstrating is going to tear us down. Of course, undeserved trust might blow us up. Sometimes our choices are between scary and terrifying.

[@alanfriesen9837]

@@whatnani7372 Okay, so you say you're genuinely in all caps curious and then you suggest an eyeroll. I probably should ignore your comment, but if you are indeed genuinely curious, then I don't want to blow you off. I love my country. There are many things about my country that I disagree with, but it's still my country. I think it's better than some places, and it's among the best places overall. Some of that is because it's better to be in a powerful country than it is to be in a weak one. I worry a lot about the future here and about the people. I care a great deal about my fellow countrymen, but I am fairly powerless and sometimes the most I can do is complain, which I do, as you've already seen. I think that there are things that other countries do well, and it's in our interest to recognize those things, and to replicate them. I do understand that there are some self imposed limitations on what we can do, and some of those are wise. I also think it's in our interest to try to get along with other countries, including those with different systems.

[@Steve-pq7cb]

Regardless of the rhetoric, this guy knows the real problem with the western thinking.

[@arcencielc2065]

Can America mind its own backyard? Take care of your fellow Americans. Stop being busy body. America has no credibility to tell the world how to govern.

[@alvinseah5423]

National leadership is really crucial. We had Reagan, Thatcher, and so on. Now we have Obama, Biden, Trump. For the younger generation, we have Ocasio Cortez vs Marjorie Taylor Greene. So what do you think?

[@josef-peterroemer5309]

All a bunch war Criminals! And Crooks

[@qinfugu2816]

U S politicians are mad.

[@koohanpaik-mander7567]

For those who are willing and able to face our situation where it stands, it's a useful object of contemplation which brings up a lot of highly relevant questions about how to better live life to its fullest. Questions that kind of demand answers. Questions like, would I be happy with the way I've been spending my time lately if it turned out that tomorrow is the day the ICBMs start flying? Would I be content with the things that my interest and attention have been focusing on, not just in my outward expression but silently in my mind? What would I wish I had done? What would I wish I had done more of? What would I wish I had stopped doing? Are there any chances I'd wish I'd have taken? Chances on love? Chances on life? Things I've held off on saying to people because it would require making myself more vulnerable than I am comfortable? Am I happy with who I've been spending my time with? Have they been making the experience of this life more fulfilling than it would be without them in it, or less? Are they the people I'd want with me in the end? Has my political energy and attention been spent wisely? Have I been focusing on the most important issues I could choose to focus on, knowing that nuclear war could be right around the corner? Or have I been getting lost in vapid partisan bickering, sectarian infighting, or dopey culture war distractions? Have I done everything I possibly can to prevent a nuclear exchange between the US power alliance and Russia and/or China? Could I have helped draw more public awareness to this supremely important issue? Have I been doing my best to really be present in each moment, or is my attention mostly consumed by my churning mental monologue? Is there anything I can do to spend more time in the present instead of in my head? Am I really relishing my time here on this earth? Appreciating the thunderous beauty which surrounds me? Treasuring my encounters with my loved ones? Cherishing the sensory kiss of each moment? Adoring this world while it lasts? What intentions can I set for myself to help me really live this terrestrial life to its fullest? Have I been living a life of truth and integrity? Have my behavior, speech and thinking aligned with what I know to be true? With what I believe to be valuable? With what I think of as an authentic human being? Only you can answer these questions for yourself, but they do deserve answers.

[@beastmode8203]

We will choose nuclear war before letting China or Russia run the show.

[@ef3001]

@@beastmode8203 Old American Cold War slogan: "Better dead than Red."

[@ef3001]

If nuclear war does not happen, then you've just wasted a lot of time worrying about these questions. Well, not completely. Nuclear war may or may not happen, but it is certain each of us will some day die from SOMETHING. So do think about what will make your life worthwhile. As for nuclear war, no one wants to fight it, but every side has to act like they are not afraid to use nukes. God only knows where this will lead to...

[@beastmode8203]

@@ef3001 damn right

[@DC-ck5on]

It will be a new world. "💥"💥"💥"💥"without a stop until the storage is running out.Even the US wouldn't die out,it will suicide itself at that time.

[@Wheyong]

What he said about only 1/3 of Population can speak Mandarin is incorrect. over 90% of population can speak Mandarin

[@chateau4511]

USA encourages Taiwan to have one country two systems for a hundred years. By then salaries in mainland will be thrice that of Taiwan.

[@lovelife2263]

LIE!

[@johnfoo1959]

With Taiwan, status quo is the only peaceful solution. China has its own problem to take care of, that's why it is in no hurry to invade or capture Taiwan. Doing so may incur another headache on its side, like how to manage Taiwan politically, economically and also militarily. US should restrain itself from interfering too much into Taiwan affair and preferably leave Taiwan be and not provoking China if PEACE is US's priority in the Pacific or the world.

[@lagrangewei]

this may have changed after Taiwan incited the riot in Hongkong... I doubt Beijing will be as accepting of Taiwan existence after Taiwan provoke a rebellion... which is exactly what he is talking about, that Taiwan would become an opening to engineer a collapse of China. Taiwan need to at minimum, give Beijing assurances that it was a mistake and they will not interfere again if China is to accept status quo... the recent update to the Taiwan policy in Beijing shows the change in stances, China is starting to view Taiwan as a threat.

[@jonnam4810]

You’Re absolutely correct about taiwan. Taiwan independence will trigger last century humiliation in every chinese person on planet, They will go hardcore on it esp foreign power that involves. Funny you are mention decline on birth rate but forget to mention US cannot manufacturing advances because lack of man power.

[@beastmode8203]

Oh taiwan's going to be independent.

[@alko_xo]

The American “national security” madness’s never been so “academic”!

[@andyjones1982]

As an male engineer, I would love to work on military R&D. As an Anglo-Saxon (or rather Scots-Irish thus one of the tribes that has long been subsumed into the Anglo-American empire) I certainly don't want China to be more powerful than us. But as a moral being, I don't want to enable the Darwinian psychos who all came out of the woodwork when they realized that it was socially acceptable to prey on Russia. Until those people are separated from power in the USA, it would be better not to strengthen the US military. It would be better to redirect 90% of military funding into going to Mars or something constructive.

[@frontseated5983]

For the Americans so love the Taiwanese that they sacrifice their only begotten sons ....... Why Americans love so deeply ? Because Taiwanese are the nicest Chinese people.

[@say6607]

goldman's got a point, he's objective enough to comment on this current sino-american quarrel.

[@blackphoenix114]

To put it simply China could decimate the entire western armada if they choose to rescue taiwan.

[@greenlandconsulting]

Military complex’s spokesman

[@qinfugu2816]

he has no idea about China.

[@ssebitaabawamala6861]

You are worth listening to as long as you carry no bias.

[@pahatpahat9566]

A very enlightened talk on how China see herself which many of us, especially the West should try hard to digest!

[@alyasagan3620]

Palki, first post hear this

[@hansweissmann_xviii6754]

The Chinese would love Murica to invest heavily into weapon systems…..Like Murica only needs more weapons to get out the current malaise…..

[@beastmode8203]

China better start building more weapons because we are going to go to war very soon.

[@chateau4511]

Can America be honest and brainy enough to calculate the odds of continuing as No1? or return to the preWW2 days when it was then the No2?

[@beastmode8203]

We will stay number one or you will get nuclear Armageddon those are your options.

[@unifieddynasty]

"China is Marxist in the same way the Mafia is Catholic." 😂😂A minor insult but also an important truthful compliment.

[@MC-dg5td]

The pope is JEWISH!

[@4-SeasonNature]

David Goldman's speech reminds me of no nonsense speeches of John Mearsheimer.

[@lewislane1143]

America can won if they spend the money on their people. Be the leader in relieving poverty by shifting spending away from the military.

[@beastmode8203]

Because if all else fails we will end the world.

[@sjelucten7150]

sound advice.

[@robertschlesinger1342]

Very interesting, informative and worthwhile video.

[@xmen2130]

Are we serious about global warming? If yes, all governments must sit down and disarm otherwise it’s a question of which comes first, a nuclear war or a global warming.

[@lumri2002]

So much international politics and war business.

[@tildarusso]

Same trick: Spreading fears to the naive people again just like the old days. But, thou shall be punished for your sins: lies, bullies, murders and sabotages, etc.

[@eivindnilsen]

Just a question, why is a war not avoidable? Do we need to feed the military industrial complex all the time?

[@weiminglu5331]

Yes, I just couldn't agree with David's points more. The problem is that I don't think the US politicians in both parties can comprehend & appreciate what David said. They are too short-sighted. Sigh!

[@vipanpuri5073]

U all are world leaders are same creat trouble i around the world for your own power lust & greed

[@ipdavid1043]

USA needs to get her feet on innovation and no ideological bullshit...simple

[@NorCalMoDo]

Brutally honest. Fianlly someone suggests looking into the US itself for failure.

[@panadorth4428]

Most US rich and young do not share this view...

[@nowars4worldpeace]

Until causality counts open all eyes......

[@Time4Peace]

When I watch a speech, I look for the underlying message. Does it advocate more peace efforts or war efforts? More fear or mutual undestanding? Fear and war mongering can only lead to extermination of humankind.

[@alfredyap14]

As usual Dave is a master realist when come to vis with China. Unfortunately it’s really tough to get his ideas across to the American politicians for the following reasons: 1. The US is now lacking in cash 2. Americans are not keen on STEM… and by not welcoming the Chinese and likely also the Indians, the US doesn’t have much to offer even though the Universities and professors are top of their class. Again Goldman is spot on the Chinese Universities are as good now. 3. Biden has let the cat out on Taiwan and the CpC now believes that American Navy and soldiers will come for Taiwan’s aid. So sadly if war happens it’s no longer about Taiwan … it’s likely WW3. Are the republicans and democrats in the congress and senate prepared for WW3 if DPP in Taiwan decides to the risk of declaring independence and incite the PLA to blockage Taiwan? Goldman is spot on that CPC will not do so if not forced… 4. PLA is not the CCCP… it hasn’t intimidated the US like the soviet did. It has largely been East and South China seas focused, primarily Taiwan. So both houses cannot convince Americans of a Chinese threat… at best they get anti-Asian racism which scares the best brains home and stop others from coming including non Chinese not China citizens!!! No Americans other politicians believe in a China threat! Almost every Chinese American is law abiding and a model citizen… how would the optics work?

[@alfredyap14]

So what’s next? China’ growth trajectory is on the rise and US is having issues. Conventional American thinking is asymmetrical . It had worked with the Soviets and probably with Western countries . China is not a Western country. Asymmetry wouldn’t work. The US needs to do what China did in the 1979. Open herself up including the entire Western Hemisphere. Put down the valueless pride, be a good Christian in not being envious. Cooperate and mutual investments with China. The relationship hasn’t reached zero sum, nor will it. Leverage on China’s growth will solve US economic problems which will then help the constituents. Get the world economy back in order. Lower the tensions focus on what matters- Americans’ livelihoods and world peace.

[@beastmode8203]

We would rather nuclear war than China being number one, death is preferable to that.

[@hughmungus2760]

a further point, the US is entirely incapable of convincing its own citizens china is a real threat because its entirely incapable of weaning itself off chinese imports. Despite all of Trump's bluster, china's trade surplus has grown with the US. from the looks of things the US is attempting a combination of economic armtwisting ala japan in the 80s, and propping up seperatist movements in china. Both are more or less failing as china is smashing through one tech blockade after another, refusing to give an inch to US demands and efforts at fomenting regional seperatism have been crushed in tibet, xinjiang and hong kong, Taiwan is literally the last card the US has to play and the US risks sparking WW3 by playing it.

[@Walnut777]

We need to give the MIC 3 trillion a year instead of the measly 1. Way to go.

[@fajarliong]

Wow, a rare one brain out of one hundred mouths there.

[@syedmaricar9946]

To win war is one thing but have to win peace another.

[@chanhoong2073]

one thing different from westerners and us Asian is that westerners always look at politic/power as a zero sum game

[@wongpohchan9485]

13:26 In speeches made American thinkers, diplomats, think tank experts, politicians, I've yet to hear any of them talk on how to make peace and promote goodwill among men. It's always about promoting the setting up of more military bases, developing more lethal weapons, containment, defence, military operations, waging wars, etc. Never once have I heard of any American speaker talk sbout how to promote peace and goodwill among mankind. On the contrary American politicians and diplomat talk constantly about wars. In the last 70 years, has America brought peace to any part of the world? But I can mention the wars the US started, and it has been wars, almost non stop, waged by the US throughout the world.

[@marj5828]

Why doesn’t the US just mind its own business for once. Leave Taiwan and China to deal with their own domestic affairs. All the social problems that US is currently facing should keep their government busy for a while.

[@Ryan-qi6wq]

To defeat your enemy, you should understand both your enemy and yourself-Art of war. I’m glad that these professor don’t know shit about Chinese history nor Chinese thinking. 😂

[@ahkoy973]

US China must cooperate and live in peace for the survival of the planet and all of us

[@DC-ck5on]

Very informative,though i don't agree many parts of it. And,yeah it does convey some arrogant prejudices about China.I don't think China will unify Taiwan in the current condition,because it hasnt been up to Beijing's limit.But if one day,which hegemony fire the last straw,China will take reasonable reaction to the aggressive regime without hesitation.

[@mark8129]

U S hardly can find another scholar like him who understand China very we’ll. He need to educate those in White House to understand China

[@Kwockie007]

Great strategy to increase the spending but where are the candidates coming from. In recent years, a substantial number of them have been former students from China, and prior to that from Europe and other parts of the world. With this insular attitude, the US is devoid of fresh talent from outside and the internal culture doesn’t create hungry achievers.

[@P-qi6qx]

US... does China have oil UN.... No US....do they have microchips UN....Yes US.... They need democracy

[@colinmacdonald5732]

Obviously we need to employ a bit of Realpolitik here and throw Taiwan to the wolves. Similarly Uncle Sam should "unrecognize"Israel, and let the surrounding Arabs do what Arabs do. Would you be ok with that David?

[@NineInchTyrone]

Israel has nukes

[@victorkin11]

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