The BBC LIED About China!

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[@Wombbatts]

💰💰💰 Bank transfers show Biden family paid $2,000,000 a year "for years" by China communist controlled company.

[@whatarewetoday4585]

Hello, you are from South Africa so you might not know but Canada doesn't use the word, "Indian" for Native Americans anymore, it's considered bad. Also, something cool is that not all Natives built the same kind of house

[@sheilacoulton775]

@@whatarewetoday4585 Well said, yes different tribes build differently, also they have to consider the weather changes as well, I am descended from the Migmaw ,my 9th gr. Grandmother married into the French Acadian Family.

[@losebjughashvili8465]

@@whatarewetoday4585 Sorry, I’m a Native American, I was born right in America. They are called “American Indians” to avoid confusion with my heritage (I don’t claim I’m Irish or. ), as well as Asian Indians. Or indigenous people. Part Seminole here……if that matters….at all. I’m also , Irish, French, Dutch, and English. But mostly, American.

[@DiegoCamiloAyalaCace]

whats the meaning of the rocket in the thumbnail?

[@countmorbid3187]

There was a time the BBC was appreciated ... MTV was broadcasting music ... Discovery made great documentaries ... Those days are gone ...

[@genepozniak]

That's why Ayn Rand's novel, Atlas Shrugged, was SO hilariously ironic. I can never forget the last line of the book, when John Galt pens the first(?) line of the new US Constitution, "Congress shall make no laws abridging the freedom of business." 🤣

[@Bendejo-lm8wo]

And Disney didn’t want to Brain warp your children.

[@Ragatokk]

History channel was about history...

[@cdeford]

You have to wonder what other documentaries have been fabricated.

[@warcrimeenjoyer219]

Animal plant is still going strong

[@johndavid6199]

As soldiers in Northern Ireland during the troubles, we kept away from the BBC crews when they were in our area as there were always problems. It was well known that they stirred up trouble so they could film the result. The BBC has blood on their hands.

[@satouhikou1103]

Did you know that the BBC caused the troubles?

[@charlesponzi9608]

Today they have COVID-19 plandemic blood on their hands.

[@monkofmayhem1373]

As an irishman in northern ireland you guys did plenty of fucked up shit on your own.

[@RobBCactive]

Or did PIRA see them too and take an opportunity for publicity?

[@titusho4608]

🫢🫢🫢

[@jeanettenorman7052]

The disappointing thing is to have lived and watched the decline in BBC standards as they silde into the mud of disrepute. The positive thing is that you guys are there to alert us to to the truth of events and issues. Thankyou

[@lindahunter1969]

Yes BBC doesn't mean quality anymore, it's sad for the world

[@jcjc4164]

Doesn't BBC rely on some outside produced content?

[@I_Don_t_want_a_handle]

@@jcjc4164 Yes, more often owned by their friends, family or ex-employees. It's a circle-jerk of nepotism and deceit.

[@krollpeter]

There was a time when the BBC was renowned for quality journalism and excellent documentary ...

[@ChatGPT1111]

The BBC is just one cog of a thousand all on the progressive payroll. Pay to play and play to pay is the order of the day.

[@LeeGee]

"The BBC lied..." A coming of age moment.

[@crispysocksss]

Big black coke

[@hiredranger7410]

Sadly, these day they do that a lot.

[@AnaFolkenstal]

Reminds me a bit of the Lemmings scene from that Disney "documentary" where they chase them over the cliff…

[@cptrelentless80085]

Stuck them on record players to spin them round

[@post-leftluddite]

It's funny, the whole of civilization is like that... I mean, look at the dire UN warning about the environment, but we just keep on performing the forced march of civilization

[@---bs8dp]

I forgot about that shit

[@worldcomicsreview354]

@@post-leftluddite CLIMATE CATASTROPHE by 2000 if action not taken. Well okay 2005. Erm, 2010. OK actually 2015. Maybe 2020? ...er...

[@alfrede.newman6626]

@@worldcomicsreview354 ... Yeah... but they keep hoping.. 😏

[@cat_purrs_art_works]

I found and watched the Wild China documentary about two years ago, around 2020, and I remember feeling that the bucolic scenarios depicted in the film were kind of at odds with reality. It makes sense to me now that at least a few parts of film were staged. Good work, guys!

[@I_Don_t_want_a_handle]

There is a British resonance though. Some years ago a group of Chinese cockle pickers, essentially imported slaves, died on a beach near Blackpool when the sea came in too quickly for them to get away. Blackpool bay is renowned for its dangerous sands. The BBC has always been a bit reticent about this story. Perhaps they were wanting, for some bizarre reason, to make it seem like this activity was a common sight in China and the slaves that died in Britain were just doing what Chinese coastal villagers do ...

[@geoduct]

Bucolic. Great word fo0r describing it

[@elizabethflowers4706]

The wild china documentary was made in 2008 I believe that a lot of things change in over 15 years and if I remember correctly David Attenborough said that changes were being made so BBC did not lie at the time of filming the documentary.

[@I_Don_t_want_a_handle]

@@elizabethflowers4706 LOL. His own shows have a lot of chicanery, masquerading as actual footage.

[@markroc]

when I was in China. There were miles and miles of Seafood farms at the mouth of the most polluted rivers in the world the rivers were black and stunk to high heaven, but they flowed out into the ocean where all the seafood factory farms were growing all the seafood to feed China.

[@jimdennis2451]

"Puts hair on your chest!"

[@markroc]

@@jimdennis2451 removes hair from the body..acidic...just the smell will curl the hairs in your nose

[@williamlloyd3769]

BTW, there was a fraud scandal related to farming oysters. Apparently a company claimed they could raise oysters faster to market size using their methods in a shorter time then the current methods. They were actually buying oysters from legitimate farms and selling it as their own. Company valuation value kept inflating until it became unsustainable. PS - interesting video but would of liked to know what they were doing with seaweed. In California they harvested kelp for years for gelatin for makeup.

[@ultimobile]

in my observation frozen scallops from China in Australia looked bigger than those from other countries but when put in a frying pan, they rapidly shrank to tiny - in other words, had somehow been pumped up with water or something to add weight/profit fraudulently probably the same reason for the huge Chinese demand for powdered milk for babies - after the melamine scandal - because Australian baby food won't kill your baby ...

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[@ChristyOFaghan]

i'm more disappointed in the BBC, since they used to be the journalistic standard around the world but over the last 15-20 years they're veered more toward sensationalism and have engaged in numerous scandals of their own making, lacking authentic oversight and integrity

[@repealsection230forbigtech4]

The BBC has ALWAYS been fake news; portraying an image of propriety while being the exact opposite; ALWAYS. The , only difference over the last 20 years is that they were much much much better at it in the distant past, because they had the stiff upper lip, better training and some standards where they wouldn't take a risk at being too overt with their Disinfo. Now their public face has started to match their true dishonest nature. In 1971 when Britain's ally, Pakistan, was commiting mass killings in what is now called Bangladesh, the BBC completely covered it up (2-3 million people were killed). When India intervened and successfully defeated the Pakistan Army, taking 93,000 PoWs, stopped the killing and liberate the Bangladesh people, the BBC portrayed India as an aggressor and Pakistan as the victim.

[@lostonearth7856]

You sure it was the BBC who changed or was it actually you? I mean you should still ask that question and see what is wrong.

[@clickallnight]

I can imagine this particular sham being a convenient collusion between the in-country team and the local leaders. I doubt the head of the BBC was looking at their raw footage and saying "More lies!"

[@ahyokecheang3082]

The "standard" nowadays is only $.

[@KevinSolway]

While the BBC used to be better than it is now, it was probably was never very good. It's just that there was nobody fact-checking them.

[@agalah408]

In 2019 I was planning to visit the Baishuitai hot spring terraces in China. They were supposed to be spectacular. However it was odd. I could not organise trains or planes into the area even though it was still advertised in some places. Eventually I found out that 10 months earlier an earthquake in the region collapsed the whole lot into a big muddy goo. So they quietly closed down the entire region to visitors, while they re-built it all in concrete. Maybe they never finished it because of covid. I'm not going back!

[@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367]

Everything in China is fake.... That fake terracotta army thing is the biggest joke.... BBC has been paid by the Chinese government for propaganda material directly since atleats the 80s... Openly too.. No shame

[@nelsonchinasamy9857]

Yeah that is China for you. Scary, you never know what else they may be hiding.

[@RobVespa]

Great video (unfortunately, it's yet another sad video) - It's so nice to see you guys together! I got the warm and fuzzies when hearing that music from days past. Hope you're doing well. All the best! Aside: I'm still so disheartened about how things have changed for the worse (much worse, I think, than anyone anticipated) in China. When you first started your channels, everything seemed so promising - a renaissance, or rebirth, of sorts. It's just so sad. I feel for the millions in China who have no choice but to get by in an oppressed society - and for all those who've been conditioned (through no fault of their own). Edit: Another sad thing about China is how much beauty and wonder you two actually showed to the outside world. I'd always wanted to visit China, something I unfortunately think will never happen now, but after coming across your channels, that desire was renewed. The China you showed was interesting - rich and often beautiful and fill of promise. Then things changed... and they seemed to change quickly... and here we are today. I'm glad you and yours got out safely.

[@natelax1367]

It is a bit depressing looking through their video catalog. They were so optimistic and happy traveling through china showing bits of the culture I would never see otherwise. Now they come off like a disappointed parent who isn’t happy with the poor choices their kid is making.

[@HenritheHorse]

It's happening to the whole world sadly if people don't wake up.

[@tabbeene7296]

*queue music* 🎶 I remember you... 🎶

[@tabbeene7296]

I agree. You can rewatch there older videos and watch the tension rise as the videos play.

[@jaykay415]

I wonder if a certain generation who saw the promise and freedom of those earlier days (people around 40-60?) and now feel the restriction and nationalism are sharply aware of this unfortunate trajectory.

[@daviddonnelly2700]

You guys are honest. Factual. You embody integrity. Respect. Thank You.

[@andy4an]

that's AMAZING! i love all these behind the scenes for your documentaries. there's so much wierd stuff that didn't make the cut. that said, your documentaries were both amazing, and everyone should still go rent them (this is a completely legitimate and unbiased comment and i didn't receive any* money from ADV China to post it)

[@bettyvanderhooven-schmaasc4235]

I hope Mr Shu doesn't get into trouble.

[@daniell1483]

From the US, I have always appreciated the way the BBC tried to portray itself as politically neutral and just focused on accuracy. It really seems that neutrality is sliding away.

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

The neutrality was never real. You just previously didn't have enough information to see through it.

[@averageamerican6727]

It's long gone.

[@johnhenshaw7655]

Bbc neutrality went many many years ago.they are not very nice.

[@Fickets]

They had you fooled if you ever assumed the BBC was “neutral”

[@aramisone7198]

Fox News is also neutral lol

[@sigmamale6128]

Now this, this is epic.

[@1800Mstreet]

Rongcheng has had some movers and shakers for a long time. In 1991 I was one of the foreign teachers in Shandong taken there to be decorations at a fisherman's festival. Lots of TV cameras, seafood factories and seafood banquets. We were taken to "fishermen's houses" that were huge for the time, but there were also very old rustic looking villages too. We were told the fishermen were rich because the seafood industry was liberalized first.

[@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367]

"Fisherman" aka local communist party boss

[@declancooney1029]

☘☘☘☘☘love your work. Lived in ChongQing way back where you guys were there in China and can confirm ALL that you say and show on your videos. Love China and the Chinese, miss not being there too, but hate the ccp. Love the music at the beginning...who is it? ☘☘☘☘

[@iamhardwell2844]

Ccp republic democratic what's the difference between them?

[@GetFochD]

@@iamhardwell2844 shilllll alerttt

[@AndroidFerret]

China is DISGUSTING and its people are sadly mostly too .. Wet markets ? Wale killing ? T.square ? 24/7 surveillance? Ccp corruption greed and morder ? Animal abuse everywhere? eating EVERYTHING EVEN ALIVE ? Horrible people everywhere SPYING on their neighbours and friends exactly like in DDR Germany or any communist countries ? And don't get me wrong ..I'd say ANY volk is f..ed ..but Chinese politicians and ccp lovers and alive animals eater are especially disgusting Whats NICE about China???

[@hanfucolorful9656]

@@iamhardwell2844 We all know there are no birds in China 7:04, so the CCP put fake beautiful AI birds in Shenzhen park to mislead people around the world, search KZbin using the below keywords, to see the funny fake AI birds, all kinds of AI birds. 4K Nikon P1000 Birds in the parks, Shenzhen, China. 尼康 P1000 深圳洪湖公園觀鳥

[@SaltareObscurum]

Yeah the CCP is weird. I mean they ban Winnie Pooh bc the Internet was saying he Looks like the Leader 😂 Or other bs like sending North Korea refugees back the North Korea where they get Well „disapier“ often for leaving the Country etc etc Chinese People Are Great just the CCP is like the NS back in the day

[@goodgame2186]

BBC lied?!?! I am shocked, SHOCKED! Pardon me as I clutch my pearls at this revelation!

[@JaSon-wc4pn]

Don't worry Jim will fix it

[@ruthanneseven]

Wow. N. Korea with money. What an apt description! Before our trip to China, we watched Kitaro's Silk Road series. We smashed the The Three Gorges River cruise and Silk Road together on one long trip. We tried to get to as many preserved spiritual spots as possible. The cruise was abruptly terminated after 3 days. One day earlier, they'd captured a "spy plane", so we were nervous. Kitaro's video helped us and seemed pretty legit. The trip from Urumqui to Kashgar got cancelled 2 days in a row due to high winds, we were nearly stranded once, shaken down ONCE (almost) and by the time we got to Beijing, I was a paranoid wreck. We saw signs for the 2008 Olympics in spring 2001. We couldn't fathom it. No way! We'd accidently seen an heard about dark stuff, but we used our own code to communicate on the fly, even to throw them off a bit as our guide and driver talked in Chinese in front of us. Ugh. Thanks guys! I always love seeing what you have to offer. It keeps my visit there alive in my heart and head. And villages littered with pink plastic bags blowing in the wind...

[@glenngogogo]

Great show...an Australian watching a South African and an American...talking informed about China...now that connectedness...

[@gregmuon]

The conquering northern and southern china videos are great and well worth renting/buying if you haven't seen them. I can't believe it's already been nearly 5 years.

[@yiamas07]

I remember this series, about 15 years ago. A lot of it was beautifully shot, in fairness, and especially back then, an element of 'staging' was obviously going to happen, to sell the series across the world! Personally, I dislike documentaries spread over many episodes the way the BBC (used) to do it, I'm more into gritty, factual and with a splatter of humour...

[@goldenageflash5924]

It's a pity that even reputable Nature Vloggers occasionally "stage" events for ratings I grew up watching Mutual of Omaha Wild Kingdom (late 1960s and early 1970s) An lion and tiger had a fight scene If anyone has a basic knowledge of Bio-Geography, lions and tigers hardly ever cross each other's paths: they reside in two different continent's! All for ratings...

[@yiamas07]

@@goldenageflash5924 yup, you are spitting facts! 👍

[@goldenageflash5924]

@@yiamas07 👍

[@Vajrapani108]

@@goldenageflash5924 they don't? Even now that statement is false, as Asiatic lions are a thing, and were very much a thing few hundred years ago. Lion-tiger interaction would have certainly happened more often than you think. But well, we've almost killed the lions and are killing the tigers so idk..

[@youthinasia4103]

I remember watching that special on BBC and I was really interested in their lifestyle n way of doing things there. It’s unfortunate they went that route n fabricated that reality.

[@bettyvanderhooven-schmaasc4235]

Tragic really. The Wild China of Wild China doesn't exist. Let's call it what it is, bullshyt

[@greyman6353]

Sad that a once trusted institution has succumbed to the lure of viewership over integrity. Journalistic integrity seems like a myth these days

[@youthinasia4103]

@@greyman6353 it’s true I feel ya there!

[@charlesponzi9608]

Tell lie vision

[@QuixEnd]

I. Love. These. The footage and b-roll adds so much too! You guys make me feel better about turning 30 (Idk I've seen like 100 of these but idk I'm still stoked every time)

[@AceFuzzLord]

The way they do these sponsored ads is so bizarre I refuse to skip them

[@IronFreee]

When I was a photographer I occasionally moved things around or exclude something to get a better composition and focus on the subject or to get a certain mood. But I would never thought of staging something like that :D

[@rob4b]

What the BBC lied.. never.

[@VortexVisionary]

Technically he said china made BBC lie

[@adriatical9016]

@@VortexVisionary And the BBC was fully aware of it.

[@VortexVisionary]

@@adriatical9016 point is they had to obey china while in china or leave and not film anything.

[@adriatical9016]

@George Washington Yes, they tend to have a lot of accounts shadowbanned, like on many other platforms.

[@chrisrebar2381]

@@adriatical9016 Yes, And yet they still went along with it

[@albertvanlingen7590]

Getting the truth out💪✅ Big support from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@RobinPhillips1957]

There are almost no wild birds in China, killed for food! There are many interesting /wonderful things in China, but they are drastically reduced by the CCP. The CCP is the worst thing that has happened to this wonderful nation! And it continues!

[@29evolution]

Its just not China, CCP is coming for all of us. Until we don’t stop CCP ...the humanity is at risk.

[@BrandochGarage]

I really miss the motorbike travelogue days. Some beautiful sunny weather here. I need a bit of freedom like that in my life right now.

[@mountainman978]

Nice hearing you on the Jordan harbinger show today looking forward to part 2

[@davidwelty9763]

Disney actually did this first with the Reflections of China film created for Epcot and filmed in a 360 round “circarama” format. This was done in 1981 in conjunction with the Chinese communist party to show only the best of China. This film is still shown daily in the park.

[@seamushowling572]

Shockingly, I'm not one bit surprised.

[@georgegonzalez2476]

What’s the deal with those open drainage ditches right at the edge of the roadways? They look deadly.

[@chad_mackinson]

Yeah, proper fieldwork is crucial or otherwise it's Nanook of the North. Stay awesome!

[@Astarath]

I always get nervous around oyster farms when I'm on a boat. One of the worst things that could happen is falling overboard into them. You'd get sliced and diced by hundreds of tiny little razor sharp shells.

[@clickallnight]

Didn't that happen to Spongebob?

[@erikwestrheim804]

@@clickallnight OOOFFH

[@ultimobile]

so after it happened twice, you'd be mincemeat?

[@stanleydolan5609]

That would have been referred to as the Chinese death of thousand cuts.

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[@YodielandInhabitant710]

@@sephkurai They're in panama so the US government can't have access to their data with gag orders to boot.

[@MyLittleMagneton]

@@sephkurai Yep, 90% of the "safety" claims are complete bull.

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[@YodielandInhabitant710]

@@BichaelStevens Can they? They don't have jurisdiction

[@BichaelStevens]

@@YodielandInhabitant710 They'll find a way, like how they find a way to summon any Chinese to go back home regardless of location, visa, citizenship. No Chinese outside of China are safe. Even the half-chinese with US/Canada citizenships

[@MIK33EY]

Over the years I’ve learnt more and more of how amazing seaweed is for its countless uses and health benefits from multiple cultures and communities around the world.. As a result I honestly think calling it a weed is disparaging.

[@h8sjws735]

🤣🤣🤣 Thank God it doesn't concern itself with such things..but im certain if you pointed out how seaweed is a victim on Twitter you might gain some traction on renaming the species. Maybe if seaweed were non-binary and declared their pronouns, people could be forced to call it something else? 🤔

[@MIK33EY]

@@h8sjws735 I would hate to expose seaweed to Twitter-activism. Being called a weed in name only is bad enough, but even pausing for just a moment trying to imagine what could happen if the Twitter hoards took it up as a cause is horrifying. I can already picture the tree huggers battling in the streets against flower power hippies, fire bombing each other with paisley beanbags. 😂😂

[@libbymcglynn5]

@@h8sjws735 Your comment had me pausing the video until I could compose myself! It was so funny I wasn’t expecting to read that! Lol Even OP found it funny! Thank you!

[@comment3711]

I watched that documentary. It was beautifully done. The footage of people using ropes to glide across the forested valleys was mesmerizing.

[@disconnect167]

All wildlife documentaries are done like that. Attenborough & the lot.

[@Moloko_b]

Wouldn’t be the first time the BBC has done this. Wasn’t there a case of making up some things happening on a Natural History documentary? Also, that coastal village reminded me of some costal fishing villages here in the UK. So cool, guys 😎❤️👍🏻

[@FunkyNige]

They used footage from a zoo of a polar bear being born

[@GMSA59]

Looking at the size of the beach, no way would harvesting every morning would have been sustainable

[@davida369]

It always baffles me how people pick and choose what they believe from the BBC, If I watch or listen to anything the BBC broadcasts I do so with dark cynicism.

[@KeithCindyPanama]

Seen videos of people screaming from apartment balcony in Shanghai. Is this true?!!

[@lebowski_dude]

Fun fact. Many of the amazing scenes in BBC wildlife documentaries - the ones that make you think "how on earth did they film that?" - weren't shot on location. They were filmed in some guy's garage in Bristol.

[@WestCoastWheelman]

These days I find the behind the scenes "how it's made" kinda stuff is way more interesting than the documentaries themselves.

[@SuperFranzs]

@@WestCoastWheelman I like Sir. David Attenborough's Green Earth. They show how it's filmed in the end of each episode.

[@icerrose3425]

Where did that 'Bottles and Bones' song come from? That's what I'd really like to know.

[@ddegn]

Have you guys watched/listened to the channel "China Update"? The channel has about 11K subscribers. A guy (Tony IIRC) makes a video almost everyday describing the latest economic news from China. I think he lives in China and I also think he's honest. I personally enjoy his channel and I recommend it to anyone interested in news about China. Thanks guys for another interesting video.

[@29evolution]

If he is honest about China then he definitely won’t be living in China. If he is living in China then he definitely won’t be honest about China without being jailed or harassed by CCP thugs.

[@ddegn]

@@29evolution Have you watched any videos on the channel? He mainly deals with financial news in China. He has a canned intro out outro where you see his face but most of the video is just his voice with drone shots around China. Watch and episode of two and you see for yourself if he's being honest. I'm trying to remember why I think he lives in China. Now that I think about it, I'm not positive he does but I'm pretty sure he does.

[@tensevo]

When I find myself in a Potemkin village, at first you think well this is just great, then the reality kicks in, and you feel all misplaced and somehow in the way.

[@airborneranger-ret]

"The BBC lied?" Why should they be different from what they do elsewhere?

[@Eriktheinventor]

That man was going "Hayaaa" like Uncle Roger. The sound of protest and sad.

[@smeraldoderosa7556]

Awesome as always guys! Absolutely fascinating. Looking at the travel images in this video i could have sworn I was seeing images of Abruzzo, the region in central Italy where I'm from and I thought of an old saying: tutto il mondo è paese, the whole world is a town. Essentially no matter where you go most people wish for the same basic things in life. Love what you do. Ciao ragazzi e state attenti.

[@nickg1895]

I like how the drainage system for the roads are just ditches dug next to the road. That's pretty funny.

[@maggieincanada2062]

BBC is not what it was any more. What a shame!

[@Tespri]

According to BBC British people had black people there for thousands of years and same with roman aristocracy... BBC has been nothing but far left propaganda machine for couple decades.

[@maggieincanada2062]

@@Tespri Woke rubbish everywhere nowadays! I miss the days when I tuned in to BBC for real reporting.

[@Tespri]

@@maggieincanada2062 Perhaps it always was rubbish, we just didn't know it since information wasn't as available as today.

[@abbyalphonse499]

@@maggieincanada2062 Pffft "woke"

[@commie_remover]

@@abbyalphonse499 yes, wokeism, also called neo-communism.

[@generalmartok3990]

I low key miss tractors and tuk tuks carting ridiculous amounts of random stuff around. Someone please grab me by the shoulders and tell me not to go back.

[@peterreston6478]

I took a group of my students from Shanda to Seaweed Village, where you visited, many years ago. It was very pleasant. Two ancient sisters invited me into their cottage. They told me they had been living in the village all their lives. When I told them how much I liked their cottage they offered to sell it to me because they wanted something more modern. You are wrong about the birds, by the way, there are plenty of them. You just have to know where to look.

[@miyakoaida2220]

20 minutes of video in the background, count the birds that flew into the frame.

[@holboroman]

In the zoo.

[@holboroman]

@@richardjames1431 Yes a real possibility!

[@dongshengdi773]

I know someone who always wants his beer warm because warm beer has stronger taste . COLD beer admittedly has weak taste .

[@benzotheclown1148]

Could you please tell us about Dianxi Xiaoge? Her "Farm to table" food channel is beautiful, but I've heard she's an ex-cop. I think she's in Yunnan. She's obviously gotten the ok to have a channel. Is the shangri-la image a farce? I love both of your channels. Wish I could afford to watch your conquering china Doc's, but I'm a broke mofo lol Edit: I saw the Wild China documentary years ago. It's a shame that so much of it is a sham

[@Jake-dh9qk]

@RCMKPS Liziqi is having legal disputes with her agency cus her agency decided to sell off her brand.

[@kraig800i]

I don't know if it has any causation but I remember watching a similar documentation about Japan. It might have also been the BBC or Discovery channel. One of the things that stuck with me was a scene about women in the south of Japan that free dive for albalone. They were reported to be in the ages of 70-102 and they were just out there in their little village fishing for shell fish to sell to the local shops and what ever they didn't sell they eat. It sticks with me and there's been a few conversations I've had with friends later in life in which they knew exactly what I was referring to. It's like documentary gold to film old ways of doing things working in a society that is mass farmed, mass butchered, mass processed.

[@bartekdyszkiewicz1359]

What are your thoughts of the film "那山那人那狗" and is there still any rural mountain villages that keep there local culture as presented in the film?

[@nopoohfan7112]

Thanks. I lived in yantai in shandong province for many years. The only time we saw this is when the company would take us on outings and part of it was to dig these up for fun. Most of the beaches in shandong are for tourists or locals to enjoy swimming or walking. Shandong is very subservient to the CCP in my experience.

[@stephenbrickwood1602]

I worked on construction projects in Indonesia and work safety was zero. When someone was hurt he hobbled away. I tried to make a difference but I was only a consultant. Beautiful country Beautiful people.

[@aaronhurt5976]

I watched Wild China probably not too long after it first aired, and I loved it, such a beautiful documentory. And now hearing all this... go figure; it certainly sounds like what most media that's supposed to go out to other countries, that's about modern China.

[@ForestTekkenVideos]

The BBC lied! I am shocked and appalled. Great video! 👍

[@chitrungkim]

Being a Vietnamese refugeee having escaped Communist VN over 40 yrs ago, I find the stories you guys talk about so familiar. They are so loyal to their doctrines

[@juniormushu]

Yeah the BBC isn't shady at all. Hey remember when they said building 7 fell 15 minutes before it happened?

[@kevinbarnbrook4728]

Picking cockles from the beach, sounds like Morecambe Bay all over again.

[@bimb0cat]

Wild China was a joint-production with China state TV. Given what you say at 14:00-onwards about "not fully blaming the BBC" and explaining how the Chinese government and state institutions only like to show the best about China, shouldn't a fairedrtitle for this video be "The BBC might have been duped by Chinese state TV"? But then then that wouldn't get so many clicks and publicity for your own documentaries.

[@jaykay415]

With the tidy hedges and flowering bushes, the absence of trash and tacky shops...it actually calls to mind a modern Western-style suburb.

[@arthurtreibs4174]

THANKS GUYS FOR MYTHBUSTING ALL THE FAKERS OF THE WORLD. YOU GUYS ARE LEGENDS.

[@stanleydolan5609]

Not condoning nor congratulating, just if you had a person visiting you’d try to impress by showing sites. When visiting the farm lands there , I was more concerned of average daily life than sightseeing for a better understanding of their life in whole. But would openly admit, enjoyed visiting the Buddhist temples and shrines.

[@truckloadoftruth4772]

Winston without a helmet in China looks like Harrison Ford riding his Harley in Easy Riders :-) except the motorcycles are different!

[@geistlos333]

You used "nice" and "Baltimore" in the same sentence - major faux pass LOL

[@jim_ginge]

1:42 - the subtitles say "welcome to wrong chunks" 😂😂 if there was ever a perfect city name, this is it!

[@Mink0twink]

Thanks for all the work you do!

[@rambo8wradio]

"North Korea but with money" - I love this metaphor.

[@TinyMaths]

When I saw your faces on the thumbnail and then the BBC logo, I was ambivalent. Firstly, my heart jumped with excitement that you guys were being featured; but then I thought, "NO, I don't think I can watch because, even though I love what you guys do, I don't want to support the BBC by clicking on their video". Thank god my first understanding of the thumbnail was mistaken.

[@shoominati23]

I didn't know Le Chifre was now seeking work as a content creator since his employment with James Bond was abruptly terminated

[@johngifford7725]

As awesome as your travels in China were, I would love to see you do the Trans America Trail. Especially with your focus on meeting people. I'd pay to see that. Seriously. Stay Awesome!

[@mrniceguy7168]

“North Korea, with money.” Damn, what a fine description.

[@Hobohunter23]

I lived in Dubai for years- a very similar vibe from the government, even if they are a lot less totalitarian in Dubai. It's all a facade, curated for the global audience who will either never go there and see the horrors, or if they do, will only see the finest tourist destinations. Not the sewage pits, or the slaves. The vast majority of people in the west really have no idea how the world operates. Crime, dilapidation, and fake shit everywhere.

[@Mr_DE_0395]

I'm quite uncomfortable when I see the word BBC showing up because .. uh... reasons..

[@zyspan]

I loved that BBC series. I hope that the whole thing isn't sullied by this lapse. I vaguely remember an episode about a family eating wild honey but that might have another programme.

[@cidklutch]

Well... the BBC IS state media, probably shouldn't trust anything they put out

[@gordonliu3972]

Good work lads. Looking forward to ADV Podcast tomorrow!

[@MartintheTinman]

A Government entity lied, say it isn't so

[@paulmcgrory5165]

The Blues Brothers. In front of a green screen lol

[@ultimobile]

love your work - yeah that was my experience in China - the common people were lovely - the government was ugly.

[@michaelhanford8139]

Sounds like the USA.

[@nmew6926]

In the US, both the common ppl and government are ugly

[@alisondonly8074]

Taking out the seaweed is like ripping up the coral reefs...

[@Fr.VeniceLAI]

..really like your videos.. they are so re-freshing always. Let's hope someday, foreigners can once again travel and move around freely without fear and hinderance can film & document interesting sights and places in this beautiful country of China.

[@thierrydupont3177]

im curious i like the topics a lot but there is not a lot of moto riding videos talking about topics or showing things recently is it because of fuel price or when is it coming back cant wait to see your trips wherever you go but im only on youtube not patreons is it where these videos are ?

[@Geozuki554]

BBC is state media here in the UK. We are actually forced to pay for ot through a special 'TV license'.

[@FunkyNige]

LicenCe ;)

[@Shiplap4]

Your absolutely NOT forced to pay , that’s your choice .

[@TheHistory1776]

Whoever designed and built the small tractor pulling the large seaweed load....well done.

[@borninthewrongtime6449]

Loved this! Anytime you guys are on your bikes and showing us around China, I certainly miss it! This was very surprising, bc the BBC has such high standards, but I suppose, like any production..they want the best angle on everything! Thanks for cutting thru the BS for us!

[@corinful]

BBC high standards 😂😂😂 best thing I've heard all day. The BBC is as corrupt and crooked as they come. They are meant to be impartial when it comes many things but they arent

[@vondahe]

Obviously you cannot dig up that many mussels every single day. Who would believe that???

[@ADVJapan]

"We are probably the most unbiased Channel out there for Chinese content." - That's an understatement. Too bad China can't accept that extra 10%. You guys were the only "real" dudes there. Oh yeah, STAY AWESOME!

[@warrenjohnknight.9831]

What they say definitely isn't what they do, hence Chinese whispers. 😨.

[@annsmith1116]

This has just threw me back to 2004 when 21 Chinese immigrants drowned in Morecambe Bay here in the UK. I remember it because it was a big story back in the day when there was not much of an alternative to the MSM and it upset me very much to think the slave trade was still operating in Britain. I question everything the MSM tells me these days. Its very sad to live in a world where we can't trust anything we are told. I only know this, every Chinese person, every European and every Russian person I've ever met has been a solid hardworking and decent human being that was respected by me and it was mutual. I've had quite enough of politicians in the west trying to tell us who I can and can not trust. I would much rather make my own mind up. Thanks for the info.

[@enalb5085]

I'd be more surprised if the BBC told the truth BBC building in London has a statue of a man dragging a child away LOL

[@niallrussell7184]

come on guys, you know perfectly well that other media companies are used to actually produce the content. outsourcing of everything is common today, leading to death of proper journalism, from local to national level, and things like documentaries.

[@antonidas3812]

The place you went actually had a very interesting story. One of the fishing ship like the ones from 17:43 experienced a serious mutiny and mass murder in the middle of the sea back in 2011, an event we in China like to refer to as the Pacific Battle Royale.

[@MRblazedBEANS]

It's cool how you guys went from China vlogger/youtuber, to legit journalists

[@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367]

Ah well... They had no choice

[@sroberts605]

I don't think it's legit to put this out with a huge banner saying the BBC lied, when they don't follow up with any investigation as to why it happened. They didn't ask the guy why he thought it had happened, whether they used to collect from these shores in the past (the oyster farm may have disrupted wildlife here), was there equivalent locally? They didn't ask the BBC. They don't appear to have followed the train of thought anywhere other than jumping to headline grabbing-sensationalism