The World according to China | VPRO Documentary

Over the next 20 years, the center of gravity of the world economy will shift to the Indo-Pacific region, the countries around the Indian and Pacific Oceans. What will the world look like if China is soon the world economic leader?
We seem to be at a turning point in our history. While one superpower, Russia, is showing its true dictatorial face with the invasion of Ukraine, the other superpower, China, is also taking an increasingly clear position. According to forecasts, this country, with its 1.4 billion inhabitants, will overtake the US as a world economic power sometime in the next 20 years.
Will we then fall back into a cold war mindset where two rival superpowers face each other as arch-enemies? Or will we move toward a multipolar world, where we will have to share power in the world?
Broadcast date: April 04, 2022
Directed by Shuchen Tan
Research: William de Bruijn
Production: Regina Rijpkema
Final editing: Doke Romeijn & Geert Rozinga
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[@cpliu]

I'm from Taiwan. I support unification with China. No matter how the western media tries to portray, "Taiwanese" share the same culture, language, etc., as Chinese in China. (BTW, did you know we have ~half of the 5000-year Chinese treasures in Taiwan that we moved from China during the Chinese Civil War in 1949?) 98% of the people came from China. We're destined to be one country no matter how the West tries to stop it.

[@kimchiba4570]

讲得好，两岸都是华人。可悲的是有些台湾人葱美亲日。我作为新加坡华侨祖籍金门哀伤

[@michaelrahm6180]

I`m from Sweden and we accept the outcome from any elections . What is your wiew if the Taiwanes majority of the people don`t whant to reunificate whit China

[@jenniferzhang864]

@Michael Rahm It’s the decision of 1.4 billion Chinese, not only 23 million Taiwanese. Those who don’t want to reunited can give up their Republic of China identity, leave Chinese island, Taiwan, to other countries. China will take back its land, no matter what, by force Or peace.

[@BuddhaWho777]

Your IP address shows you're in mainland China.

[@BuddhaWho777]

@@jenniferzhang864 The current Chinese government is illegitimate. Taiwan will stand on its own.

[@bobmorane4926]

The most interesting sentence was even if people in Catalonia wanted to separate and voted in a referendum twice successfully to separate from Spain, this was not allowed with the approval of EU !!!! So what was good for the gander isn't good for the goose !!!! Why would Taiwan be any different from Catalonia ? US ready to go to war over Taiwan but won't budge about catalonians !!! Give me a break. Taiwan is just an excuse for the US to extend its hegemony !!! The West has no credibility on this issue.

[@User888User]

Yes

[@Kiyoone]

Imagine if Hawaiians want their independence? NO WAY US ALLOWS IT. But unlike Hawaii, Taiwan is COMPOSED by people that was in China. Western countries trying to lead anything in Asian countries should be blocked. Nothing good comes from it

[@bugstomper4670]

You must work for the CCP!

[@bobmorane4926]

@@bugstomper4670 You must work for Darth Vader , the imperialist hegemon !!! It's written all over your face , where will u hide ?

[@bugstomper4670]

@@bobmorane4926 Your last name must be Moron.

[@ahjotco906]

Taiwan's language is Chinese. Taiwan's culture is Chinese culture. Taiwan's ethnicity is Chinese. The only different is the minds of Taiwanese twisted by the West.

[@adee6467]

Taiwan's government is democratic and Taiwan is richer than China. So why should they follow the communist government when they have thrice the per capita income of China?

[@ahjotco906]

@@adee6467 Taiwan's population is 24 millions similar to Shanghai. Compare the two Shanghai is richer than Taiwan. Your reasoning and comparing is not logical.

[@adee6467]

@@ahjotco906 Taiwan is not a city, it's a country. And Taiwan has developed itself better than China. Higher average income, higher HDI better in everything. So why should a more successful country follow a less successful one

[@ahjotco906]

@@adee6467 obviously you could not understand the comparison of two similar size population to their economies. I let it rest since your mind and thinking is limited.

[@yaphonghor4409]

@@adee6467 Taiwan is a province of China since ancient time...you are blind?

[@beezibee]

Uighur are not mistreated nor discriminated in China. Individuals can believe whatever religion they choose. Religion is not important in China as long as you practise yours in private.

[@greentraveler4114]

I am ordinary citizen from Taiwan, China. Yes, Taiwan is my hometown province, China is my country. There tens of millions of people in Taiwan share same or similar position about this. Our voice is not being heard or being reported by the Western authorities and media which is serving for Western governments ideological campaigns, of course. We are being oppressed by the pro independence separatists, they either attack you physically or orally in real life and online if you say you're Chinese you want to unification with mainland.

[@greentraveler4114]

I know a lot Western audience will attack me as ccp shield, but honestly, if speaking out our own real opinion and meanwhile still get paid by any governments I would happily accept the money, so please share with me a e-mail where I can apply for funding for expressing my own opinion.

[@lipincheng]

Taiwan is part of China, end of story.

[@oceanwave4502]

Unpopular opinion: China (Mainland) has been very restrained on Taiwan (so far, no direct "hot" war). Imagine if the US were in the same position as China, they would take Taiwan in a heartbeat, like they did to Afghanistan just a few weeks after 9/11. The US also attempted to assassinate Fidel Castro +600 times (true!!!), but did China ever do that to leaders in Taiwan?

[@DistantTower]

If you are a Chinese citizen, why are you on KZbin when it is specifically blocked by China?

[@rap3208]

You should vote out your separatist administration in the next election, they have put you in danger more and more by listening to the US warmongering.

[@ralphzoombeenie2330]

Twenty years ago the demand for independence in Taiwan was far less an issue, they were growing closer naturally with trade , family connection and tourism. Since then the pro-independence faction have been spreading their agenda encouraged by the US without the best interests of the people of Taiwan. The US pretense of spreading democracy and freedom is false. The US has been a plutocracy for decades, the American people's demands are rarely supported; it is by the 1% for the 1%. The results of the US spreading "freedom and democracy" can be clearly seen in the ME and Central America. The US is just another hegemonic Empire with no honest values, Asian people should look at their history with western Empires and the young people of Taiwan should not forget 228 and the 39yrs of White Terror resulting from US interference. For The US, Taiwan is seen as just another addition to 800+ military bases from which to "contain and threaten " China.

[@brianwilkinson1926]

BAHAHAHAH THE CCP IS EVIL!!!!!!!!! FACT!!!

[@stvdmc2011]

different era different time....now younger people never been to china really believe there is a race of people call Taiwanese.

[@ralphzoombeenie2330]

@@stvdmc2011 There are indigenous tribes in Taiwan and they had a tough time under the Japanese and then the early years of KMT when they retreated from mainland China. Most westerners know little of Taiwan history. See the 228 massacres and following 39yrs of White Terror.

[@Lisa-vj6pz]

People can say whatever they want about China... my dad... Told me back in the 70s... Back in the '80s.... Never mind Russia..... China is who we are going to have to worry about..... I believe that reason to be Chinese are very resourceful and they have a very good work ethic.... And they are smart..... When you think about ancient China .....

[@sinnieleeonUtube]

Your Dad seem to know his world history, China was a strong and prosperous country up until the last 200 hundred years because it failed to modernize. It is now on its path to reclaim its place on the world stage.

[@george6696]

I am so glad that the Russian and Chinese are coming together as good friends, they have so much to cooperate with each other,

[@wolfheadedconjuror]

Two totalitarian, genocidal regimes

[@george6696]

@@wolfheadedconjuror you are brain washing, there is only 2 years in America whole history that never start a war,

[@christopherbegley6461]

Yeah, Russia is such a fine upstanding country that China would do well to emulate it. You know, corrupt to the core and invade all your neighbors regularly and commit war crimes while doing so. Looking at China's 'friends' shows really what China is in substance. Nth Korea, Russia, Venezuela and the big daddy of them all, Iran. What a grand group for the future.

[@george6696]

@@christopherbegley6461 Your uncle sam only has no war in a 20 years period, the west of the 200 years history is invasion, killing and genocide to the native American Indian,

[@hanguo133]

Russia must cooperate with China to attract USA together

[@rachelshengjie7847]

So many people misjudged China .

[@Fightback2023]

So many people misjudged China because 90% of medias are controlled by US.

[@ttomtkh]

no one misjudged ccp they are evil no doubt

[@tonyca6943]

Just taking over more countries and starting pandemic while worshipping winnie the pooh. Nothing bad at all

[@BRUCE_the_MOOSE_]

His Evilness Emperor Xi has a grand vision for a new world order. And it looks suspiciously similar to the inside of a concentration camp.

[@learnerm3120]

I like this guy. He speaks my language. Chinese people are experts at suffering. American people are used to partying. Life is not about partying. It is about eating bitterness. He brings a dose of reality to what is really going on. .

[@henryng9406]

Agree, American's priorities are to party and goof off. I saw it in American schools and at work. The 2 cultures are different like night and day. While Americans are bitching, Chinese just keep on truckin. Not trying to bad mouth the US, just calling a spade a spade.

[@user-ow7ll8qk6k]

Yeah life is about misery, just work all the time to build a horrid prison for everyone to be miserable in. That's good.

[@nick-sw3in]

Kishore mahbubani is always a pleasure to hear

[@lindagonzalez5513]

Kishmore is one of the best out there !

[@1313hyme]

What Xi said is right and I feel the same too from US. If Taiwan Chinese says they are not Chinese, then it is time to take back Taiwan province since it's been occupied by non-Chinese. Also, it is true that with every year going forward, the Taiwan Chinese will lose their identity more. Anyway, one way or another, China will get Taiwan back to where it belong.

[@oneviwatara9384]

Wrong, Taiwan was never ever became part of the CCP before, during or after the CCP became an independence country from Taiwan in 1972 with the helped from US illegally 😂🤣 Oh by the way Taiwan itself was originally founded by the indigenous peoples over several thousand years ago not the Qing dynasty (Manchurian), or the ROC or the CCP or the overseas Chinese hence they only migrated to Taiwan during the Dutch occupation of Taiwan 😂🤣

[@1313hyme]

@@oneviwatara9384 it's CPC. Stay in your cave buddy.

[@oneviwatara9384]

@@1313hyme CCP, CPC and PRC are the same shit 🤡🤡🤣🤣

[@oneviwatara9384]

@@1313hyme The CCP doesn't have any legitimated claimed over any of the South China Sea territory hence the CCP only became a country in 1972 with the helped from US illegally whereas Taiwan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia and Philippines became a countries centuries ago 🤣🤣🤡🤡

[@oneviwatara9384]

@@1313hyme Inner Mongolia only became part of the ROC after the Japanese empire was being defeated in the mainland, Tibet region only became part of the CCP in 1948 after it's been annexed by the CCP, Hainan island only became part of the CCP in 1950 after it's been annexed by the CCP 🤡🤡🤣 ROC only became a country in 1911 thanks to the Japanese empire invasion of the Qing dynasty (Manchurian).

[@billlee8670]

This documentary is less biased than BBC, CNN, or Fox news. But it doesn't have the direct voice from a regular Chinese in mainland China. Ordinary Chinese especially young generations are very supportive of their current central government, and they are more proud of current China's achievement than any generations before. They are like the Americans in the 80s when the US is at the peak in the world. Also, this documentary doesn't have voice from Taiwanese who are pro-China.

[@dodieodie498]

Is this why many young people are not planning to marry or have children and are "lying flat"?

[@sunnyday1sunnday1sunnysunn96]

this IS BIASED ! that is why they DELIBERATELY LEAVE OUT voices from china! this is the TRICK !

[@priyanksaikia5549]

Because in the 80s America became a Hyperpower. And China will be achieving that Hyperpower zone soon..Right after, It is the next level. Keep Improving.

[@sydneythomason1801]

Bill Lee. Doesn't your ass feel sore with all the bullshit coming from it?

[@auburntiger6829]

@@dodieodie498 Declining birth rates is a common issue that countries face as they become industrialized and developed. Toss in stiff competition with a toxic work culture and a lack of immigration, you have a problem that is most accentuated in the East Asian region (Japan, China, and South Korea). So birth rates is a factor more associated with socio-economics rather than the approval rate of their governments. Similarly, White Americans in the USA also experienced a consistently declining birth rate since America's peak in the 80s, a trend which begun even earlier. The American replacement rate today is largely sustained by immigration and, generally speaking, people in the lower tax brackets-regardless of their confidence in the US.

[@rabbitazteca23]

Seeing Putin with Xi enjoying their time together makes me happy. I'm Learning Russian next😍😍

[@hartonolee]

I just feel its so weird other countries lecturing the Chinese citizens how bad their ccp goverment is, when they just experinced the best 50 years of their life thru this government. Its like telling bershire hathaway stockholders how lousy warren buffet is. Does it make sense?

[@nahumflores7182]

The West wants to maintain colonies to loot their natural resources. Things are changing people all over the world are waking up...there has been too much exploitation a slavery on behalf of the US and European nations all over the world.

[@brianwilkinson1926]

THANKS TO THE WEST!!! NOT THE CCP

[@nahumflores7182]

Lecturing China after destroy that country with the Opium war...history is a monster that never die!

[@lenyrockwell9164]

lee ya

[@alhassangangu4357]

@@brianwilkinson1926 explain. West came for cheap labor and profits, nothing more nothing less.

[@Kuasarakyat2]

Why don't you also interview the people who support reunification with China? 😎

[@levelazn]

that would make the video 5 hours instead of 50 minutes, much easier to just assume democracy is the only form of government haha

[@DorianLS]

@@levelazn You know, democracy has its good point but also its liabilities. For example, look at the President of the United States - an old man who is obviously senile and has no business running a major world power. But on the other hand, democracies usually are 'free' countries. It is really freedom which is most important to me; democracy is only a means to an end.

[@michaelrahm6180]

reunification whit military force ? Let the people of Taiwan decide in a democratic election. China is a country that values human life to about 2 dollars

[@xi1864]

@@michaelrahm6180 let donbas people decide first

[@ttomtkh]

hard to find one that wanted to reunified and rule by ccp, million would love to if under taiwan rule

[@greentraveler4114]

Taiwan is my province, China is my country. Both constitutions stated clearly, Taiwan and mainland belongs to one country China. Google it, Wikipedia it. Stop intervening our own family business.

[@ahieeston6746]

👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏❤

[@alanssshh]

well said

[@wasimshaikh1665]

To be honest I didn't expect this documentary to be balanced, but I was wrong. It shows perspective of both sides. It's not Chinese or Western propaganda. It's rare thing to see on KZbin these days. Thank you for the upload.

[@gypsipunk]

DUDE ~ are you blind ~ it is Straight up the middle ~ PROPAGANDA for Communism ~ can you see that now???? We would all be better off with each other in one big hug .....

[@tecumsehneo2174]

Have you lived in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and mainland China? In the 40s through 2022? If you have, you would not say this documentary is balanced. Maybe a little less biased than PBS or BBC nowadays.

[@TheRealIronMan]

What do you mean "balanced", its a documentary about China with not even one commenter living in the mainland, that's like doing a documentary about the US but you refuse to interview even one American. Also one of them quite literally works for British state media anti-China department.

[@tonyca6943]

Its clearly biased to chinnese

[@xiaofengli4426]

Having lived in the UK, China, and visited Taiwan, I think that there are vast misunderstandings among people in these regions. For example, Taiwaness people' s understanding of China mainland probably matches the situation about 30 years ago. US views of evil China is just ridiculous. There is a huge change of attitude towards US in China in the past 10 years, especially among young people. Media plays a very important role in these misunderstanging. We need to have much better understanding of each other. Just visit each other, see the place with your own eyes and talk to local people would make a huge difference.

[@GetUnwoke]

It's not just the US who has terrible views of China. Literally all of its neighboring countries along with the bulk of SEAS countries, including the Western countries all have negative views of them. It's not a misunderstanding. It's China's bullying and political manipulation which is giving themselves a terrible reputation and these countries are simply taking a stand against their BS now. I'm so glad it's happening. Definitely benefits the world to develop new supply chains, because everyone is sick of China's crap, and they forget that the USA built them up from the ground up by opening trade and investing in that country (along with technology transfers and overlooking the IP thievery China does because they're not smart enough on their own), and getting other Western nations to invest in that country. They got more handouts than any other nation before it, and they then decide to bite the hands that feed it? Lol 🤡 it's what happens when your head gets too big for the body that carries it. It topples.

[@0bservationis1]

So its not as controlled as we are led to believe? You can speak your mind without fear in China?

[@KitLee698]

Oh Yea... Just ask Tibet! STFU!!

[@erichenlon1187]

This world is coming to an end .what is coming never since creation

[@kart0917]

We are enemy , and I always know it. and chinese look at you as enemy but you don't know it, or you don't believe it, I'm glad they finally baring the fangs.

[@shoilee2000]

Most Western media capture China’s economic rise by showing images of Shenzhen, Shanghai, as these images despite capitalism as perceive by the West. These images cannot capture the merits of the land reform and there implication to city planning, to high speed train development, to highway development, to containing port development, to canal development. They have not captured the most important element in economic development, which is the human capital development. This is more than just education. It is also about more freedom on career development. It is also about exposure. It is also about experience. When Shenzhen was first declared as a special economic zone 40 years ago, there were only 6 persons in Shenzhen had had a university education. Today you can easily find more than 6 persons in an average cafe in Shenzhen with a doctoral degree. This cannot easily be captured by visual images. The goal of US military since Pearl Harbor is to take wars outside US territory. China consider Taiwan as part of China. If China has to go to war, she would also want to take war to outside China’s territory. So think hard about it. Don‘r take things too far.

[@jt7725]

Wonderful insight!

[@Longsilog4920]

@Siu Hoi Lee, taking the war away from China seems to be the intent of Xi Jinping and the CPC planning. For example the goal to fully modernize the military by 2027 and then have the most powerful military in the world by 2049. While most military development had been for defensive purposes in the last decade, it is clear the PLA are rapidly building their offensive capabilities now to be able to "win wars on every continent and in every ocean" as Xi said in the last year. The development of China's blue water navy with the new Fujian carrier, Type 55 destroyers etc. will surpass the Americans very soon in not just the largest navy but the most powerful. In this respect China will soon be ready for the inevitable war with their American enemies. But it would be best for China to wait another 8-10 years though to be at peak strength. While China is probably invincible in the East or South China Seas, the PLA Navy need building and training before they try to fight the Americans or even India in non-regional naval battles. I am not saying this is what the Chinese are wanting, only that it is inevitable. The Indians know for example that their only chance to beat China in a war is to blockade the Strait of Malacca and any other choke point to Chinese merchant shipping in order to force the PLA Navy into a non-regional battle where they will be more vulnerable. The Americans are likely pursuing a similar strategy. For example they are already stirring up cold war era type attacks on Chinese overseas interests with tactics such as proxy attacks, coups, color revolutions. Anything they can do to undermine China globally. Eventually it would not be a surprise to see them attack the Chinese base in Djibouti through some kind of proxy.

[@mylet2658]

Is it worth killing thousands of Taiwanese and destroying Taiwan ?

[@jt7725]

@@jimg5730 When China was No.1 from year 1 to year 1800, where is your country? maybe not yet exist.

[@mylet2658]

@@jimg5730 I don’t buy made in China either big mistake when there are better options

[@cc_fffknow]

Actually china has never change their policy to Taiwan for 30 years, China will try our best to avoid civil war with Taiwan if Taiwan not to cross a red line

[@andrewphoenix3609]

But the US wants to push Taiwan over the red line, just like it did with Ukraine. Taiwan would be fools to allow Nato to turn it into a killing zone. I'm sure Zelensky will be regretting getting into bed with Nato and seeing its country destroyed because it couldn't keep to its promises.

[@captainthundercock4336]

already too late

[@brainwashington1332]

@@captainthundercock4336 u don't even know what the redline is, why do u gweilos comment about things u know nothing of

[@captainthundercock4336]

@@brainwashington1332 i'm chinese of course i know!

[@georgeeinstein781]

I'm hearing vote or tampered with minds.

[@theodoreperez8267]

With china and Russia it will be a better world look what us uk and Europe did and still doing to other nations don't take my words go look at history

[@aristide2075]

A better world where these bloodthirsty and cruel tyrants murder their own people to satisfy their power, maintain order and reign. Is this the world you want? As you talk about history, go back to history too and you will see the number of deaths caused by the cruel tyrants of these countries, Stalin and Mao. Stalin caused the death of 45 million Russians and Mao 80 million Chinese. Today, this terror still exists in these countries. Assassination of opponents, disappearance of citizens, total control of the people, of the media, oppression, concentration camps. And this is the world you want to live in? This is your wonderland?

[@sunnyday1sunnday1sunnysunn96]

america and europe went round the world to rob , to rape and to murder on a massive scale and as if that was not bad enough they also remembered to preach Christianity !

[@wolfheadedconjuror]

Russia indiscrimately slaugthering civilians in Ukraine and China committing a genocide on Uyghurs... so present day actions are also important

[@greentea8852]

@@wolfheadedconjuror lol Uyghur population increased, is that your definition or the west definition of genocide?

[@saturationstation1446]

@@wolfheadedconjuror in america we indiscriminately slaughter our own working class.. so europe can maintain control of it.. there are millions of homeless people here and it keeps getting worse. people excuse starving their own citizens to death so that ceos can take another vacation each week and buy their 3rd yacht.. grow up. eurocentric culture is pure garbage that has not once in its history, been a benefit to anyone but inbred rich people...

[@kchiasong1]

La Chine est le plus magnifique des pays.

[@quoderatdemonstrandum7215]

Actually the documentary should be called 'China according to the Vpro/the West'

[@mr.cosmos5199]

This video is on the same old premise that the West which is 12% of the world can act as though they own the whole world. 😂

[@jamesrey3221]

The "west" is more of an ideology rather than ethnicity and geography. Japan, South Korea, ASEAN are part of the "west" but they are in Asia.....The west is the source of most of technology, commerce, and trade of the world, so yes they own the world.

[@mr.cosmos5199]

james rey I don’t agree but for argument sake, the West as an ideology is Christian which is East Asian. The native ideology of the West is basically Barbarism, do you know what it mean?. Your so called economic or technological dominance is just a blip of these few centuries of colonialism against the millennia of human history of dominated mostly by successive great Asian civilizations . Exactly my point of the bloated ego of the West , that being dominant for just a while likes to talk as though they dominated all human history all the time.

[@brianliew5901]

The West think they got the biggest gun but they don't have the biggest balls.

[@jamesrey3221]

@@mr.cosmos5199 Like I said the "west" is not based on religion, politics, geography or ethnicity. etc. It is a common universal doctrines promising freedom, equality, prosperity and human rights, including, security, commerce, rule of law, global responsibility, respect of national sovereignty, borders, and identity.. In contrast to dictators, tyrants, strong men, and authoritarian leaders, who are no longer welcome in the 21th century. In short it is the "west" vs Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran

[@brianliew5901]

@@jamesrey3221 Go puff more from that crack pipe; only dumb Westerners like think Westerners are welcome in the Asean region.

[@sjaw100]

Taiwan is not as democratic as you think! It shuts down opposition TVs, arrested opposition members too! Taiwanese attempt to dislodge its Chinese identity is hilarious and ridiculous! They use the same language and culture norms!

[@alanssshh]

Zhong Tian TV was banned by the Taiwan government. no one said that was not democracy.

[@XxLIVRAxX]

So does the US in regards to the UK

[@kristinfrostlazerbeams]

Silly 10 cent propaganda pieces trying to say how Taiwan is so bad when Chinese passports are being destroyed or not renewed. Taiwan doesn't imprison their citizens inside the country. Nor does Taiwan have a genocide on their hands in the form of the ethnic people. Non Han Chinese people are the enemy to a tankie.

[@SamtheIrishexan]

Not everyone is so stupid as to fall for Han propaganda. It has no use but serving a foreign power. More countries should be smart enough to ban foreign poison. In democracy you get to use KZbin. The only reason you can watch it is you live somewhere besides China, but most likely you are a VPN or paid troll. Either way.

[@nobojerry]

TRULY A QUALITY DOCUMENTARY THANKS FOR THIS UPLOAD

[@jimmyjim7858]

World powers have changed all through history. The only worry is usually at the cost of death and destruction. Hopefully humanity stops thinking in terms of which piece of land has the most power and starts thinking of how powerful we can be together as a species.

[@BRUCE_the_MOOSE_]

His Evilness Emperor Xi has a grand vision for a new world order. And it looks suspiciously similar to the inside of a concentration camp.

[@ianwilliams7802]

If your 'competitor' is beating you, they become your enemy.

[@kaiserxblue]

Exactly! this is the issue the west has against China...too bad they cannot stop it.

[@bugstomper4670]

CCP is all about 'might makes right'.

[@kaiserxblue]

@@bugstomper4670 who in this F*** world can say what's right and what's not? The US? go to hell if you tuly think that.

[@yoyolim538]

@@bugstomper4670 Really?

[@wm4934]

Just like Japan in 90s, Soviet Union in 80s

[@billlee6]

Taiwan can and should be part of China peacefully. A war is too expensive for all parties. Most of the good cards are already in the hand of China, Taiwan's logistic traffic technically is one as mentioned by the Singaporean Professor. If US won't send troops to fight North Korea after 1950, do you think US will send troops to defend Taiwan? Almost all developing countries hope any other countries should not interfere and cause additional HUGE economic problem for the world. The world economy is so intertwined now. The effect of a regional war will be rippled to other parts of the world almost instantly.

[@lindagonzalez5513]

US is trying to use Taiwan to fight China to the last person on Taiwan ! Hopefully the ppl on the island will resist it

[@Joseph-fy9rb]

Taiwan should be part of china, truth Taiwanese should dream of becoming one nation. Why would you be small island drefting in vast ocean to go nowhere, aleast with china you hangout with the big boys. No one can slap you around anymore.

[@GetUnwoke]

@@Joseph-fy9rb because DEMOCRACY. No one wants to be a part of the CCP other than the CCP. The people of Taiwan enjoy their political and creative freedoms, something mainland Chinese people will never understand.

[@AzadPersad]

@@GetUnwoke China Builds America Bombs.

[@AdrianYeung-bd6jx]

@@GetUnwoke as a Hong Kong people, i think you better leave Taiwan when you dont think you are a chinese people, only one China.

[@mafijatom3828]

Absolutely brilliant analysis. No bullshit nor any Western supremacy garbage. It's been a long time since actual reality was portrayed to the masses the way it is and not the way the West would like one to see. Extremely well done and thanks for such a valiant effort not to censor.

[@ashikhodaili4436]

The West had Ruled the East Now it is the Time The East to Rule the West Then One Day Both Shall Shake Brotherly Hands And Live in Peace and Common Development Till His Second Coming

[@FirstLast-cd6vv]

Western supremacy? F U you antiwh!te POS SOB.

[@henrygeorge6388]

Happy New year to you and to your lovely family,, oh yes yes yes You've said it all , Remain blessed Amen ❤️❤️❤️

[@elrafa5845]

Lol ok china will never be the number 1 power , they'd have to destroy America

[@TheRealIronMan]

I mean, there is still a huge amount of bullshit like the British state media propagandist here 21:49, would this guy ever describe "The American Dream" in the same type of insane demonized wordings there? Not in a million years.

[@madsam0320]

Why was that woman who does not regard herself as Chinese, speaking in mandarin? I don’t think she can speak on behalf of Taiwan, she looks like a bohemian artist, not a typical Taiwanese. Most Taiwanese still see themselves as ethnically Chinese, and as they aged, they value their roots, their cultures and traditions more.

[@secondopinion89]

Oh really? Go read the latest Pew survey on what most Taiwanese think then. 68 percent view US favourable and want closer economic ties with the democratic West than the autocratic mainland china. So yea I do think the lady represents the majority sentiment in Taiwan. China didn't care about Tibet and tried to take it by force and tried to wipe out the people and culture there. So this is typical.

[@szymborska]

The most important documentary would be showing how Washington DC controls all of Europe's foreign policy, not only towards other parts of Europe but towards East asia. Most important thing journalists in your can do is show other being manipulated by Washington's interest, and that common prosperity means collaboration across Eurasia.

[@barneast5894]

It makes me puke if anyone says that China is a superpower.

[@craigscott2315]

not entirely accurate! What you erroneously call the union jack or flag of the united kingdom is actually the union flag associated with The Kingdom of Northern Ireland and Imperial Great Britain. It is a trade organisation that usurped the united kingdoms government starting with the bank of england act 1694. Just over a decade later the trade act of union 1707 unlawfully introduced the parliament of great britain and illegal amendment clause! you can find your source learning about operation freedom, it never ended, it was extended far and wide.

[@SamtheIrishexan]

Every country makes its own policy. How do you think the Germans became so dependent on Russia? Yeah that was American strategy right there! Just because America has hegemony doesn't mean it controls other states. It may have more control than others, but there will always be a hegemon. People like you prattle on about bad America when American hegemony has overseen the greatest period of peace and prosperity in world history. So no, they can report the truth. You can quit blaming others for your problems.

[@tuw2528]

Well the US saved Europe from the Nazi’s, then rebuilt Europe then defended Western Europe from the dirty red army commies. Learn some history you dummy.

[@desamster]

@@SamtheIrishexan Greatest period of peace? Your country has been in perpetual war for the last 2 decades. Or how about the illegal drone asassination program with no transparency or accountability? Or the US overthrowing democratically elected leaders and keeping violent dictators in powers, in countries all over the world, including Latin-America, which it has been treating like its own back yard (meddle as you please). It's always war and threats and division with the US. America is now at war with itself. Extreme inequality, extreme polarization, racial violence, gun violence, militarized police, culture wars, homelessnes, drug abuse epidemics. The US hasn't brought peace and stability. It's brought arms race, tensions, instability, exploitation. It is the largest historical contributor to climate change, yet for decades it has either stubbornly denied its existence or failed to take appropriate measures. It's imposed a neo liberal free market economic system which exploits workers and nature to the point of collapse. It has failed to show restraint at the height of its power, starting a war under false pretenses and at one point planned to invade 7 (!) countries in the Middle East (they called it 'manifest destiny'). So no, America's rule has been anything but benevolent and I cannot see how the world would be anything but better off with American power receding. Our continued survival as a human species is at stake here, as is that of a large part of the biosphere.

[@user-gl2wu2fs8h]

For thousands of years before 1800 ; prior to European and American ruthless imperialism overseas, China was a prosperous country and non- Western was relatively peaceful. History reminds us that the West has no moral right to speak about human rights to the Chinese for the atrocities committed against the Chinese by the British and Allied forces in the two Opium Wars (1839 - 1842, 1856- 1860) and in 1900 respectively. China's rejuvenation is restoring its geopolitical and geoeconomics positions back to where it was before the opium trafficking, Western military forces killed, plundered, looted , divided and destroyed peace on Earth.

[@simrans3675]

Every single empire has done it. Egyptians, Romans, Greeks, Ottoman, Persian, Japanese, Dutch, Germans, British, and then US. This is nothing new. Empires rise and fall. We keep going through this stupidity of fighting and expanding one empire at the cost of another previous empire. Before Euro invasions, India and China accounted for majority of the world's GDP and it was plundered away. But CCP is expanding its empire through similar coercions as the old empires have done. When will this lunacy end? There are better ways to grow without coercion. CCP has literally engaging in shrewd and crazy ways: stealing US/West IP and tech, territorial aggression towards neighboring countries by force, building artificial islands in South China sea, predatory lending for less developed nations, running spy and bribing campaigns to bribe folks in the West etc India also wants to grow like China but it has no interest in growing through these cunning ways. China is better served to grow through its hard work and talent - and they can. Else, China may grow but no one is going to trust them. Most people still side with US and align with the values of the West. CCP does not have transparency, lacks trust, has distrust from many nations, closed markets and will be difficult for them to gain true trust and respect of the world with this mindset of force and coercion. I doubt they are going to change their aggression plans which in my opinion is the same lunacy as old empires have done - a mistake in my opinion.

[@davidcassidy177]

China has never been peaceful. its been fighting wars within itself for thousands of years. China has never had good government. All you think you know about China is a lie of the criminal Communist Party

[@criessmiles3620]

China has learned from the west Cheers from west Africa 🦅

[@TheRealIronMan]

8:00 I highly respect the guy for putting a historical context on the current world affairs, but I disagree a bit, yes China and India will grow a larger share, but so are Africa, South America and Middle East, eventually as the colonial era wealth flows back into the global economy I believe in the end most countries will have similar GDP per capita, it may take a few hundred years tho.

[@TC-ym9ru]

Imagine a world without sanctions, regime change civils wars and millions of innocent people dying in wars every year.

[@TC-ym9ru]

@@tobia5267 Yes like all other evil empire it will.

[@leol6656]

That's true, that's why the UN exists, unfortunately the US only sanctions other countries according to its own will and abuses sanctions

[@ttomtkh]

not going to happen when communist still around

[@ttomtkh]

@@tobia5267 US will stay peace come qhen you and communist goes to hell

[@Elisa-mg3rc]

To get there we need to get rid of the US empire. All they do is spread division, instability, and misery.

[@rabbitazteca23]

China and Taiwan bonded by blood and culture. We are one people and indivisible

[@0bservationis1]

China and Taiwan are indivisible? Are we talking about the same people on that Island that China has to intimidate with regular military incursions? They look pretty divisible to me. Unless every since person I have seen them interview is a CIA agent playing pretend lol

[@audreywoo3363]

I have been living in western countries for 40 years after left China. I would say many western countries including people like me living in western countries for a long time and people from Taiwan have mis-perception of what happened in China. They only see one side of China but forgot all the progress that China made such as lifting up so many people from poverty. The commitment and resources that the government made to improve those disadvantage group of population and focus on internal affairs of improving their people’s living standards are far more than any western countries did. In general, the people are happier and support their government than any of western countries as we don’t trust politicians in general. So the western media is very one sided!

[@EvanTanner512]

As an American whom been doing business in China for almost 20 years I can say with certainty the Western media is full of crap and propaganda. Of they were honest they would say how amazing the accomplishments of the CPC is over the past 40 years. On the other hand the Western powers were gifted the world after the second world war but they squandered it due to hubris. If you have the displeasure of having conversations with Americans of all backgrounds, they will tell you the most ridiculous things about China. They believe all sorts of nonsense but they swear they are well informed because they watch cable news 😂

[@level1selamat155]

But you are still Chinese routing for China is only a natural inclination

[@Albion80s]

And all that achievement of lifting the living standards of the largest number of people was accomplished without invasion and colonisation of other countries, unlike the West which got rich by colonising almost the entire world.

[@ttomtkh]

lifting up poor hm.... but who got them poor in the first place

[@ttomtkh]

the other side is the dark side, oppression of xinjiang Muslim, organ harvesting of folan gong, 4th of june 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre , the true side of ccp, how about ccp corona virus coverup

[@peckho2636]

If, for example, Californians decided to secede because the people did not like the way USA was governed, what would the US government do? Would it allow an independent nation of California? Suppose China or Russia decided to support and protect California? There is no question that the island of Taiwan is part of China. If the people of Taiwan do not like the authoritarian government of China, they can migrate, just as Chinese from the mainland have done. Californians who do want to live under the US government can also migrate, but the land of California will remain as part of the USA. So, why should USA be involved in the domestic affairs of China? Do we want to repeat another Vietnam fiasco?

[@deltasquared7777]

"If, for example, Californians decided to secede because the people did not like the way USA was governed, what would the US government do?" If the sane portions of the US had even an iota of common sense they would shove California into the Pacific Ocean as soon as possible. California is totally full of certifiable nutcases.

[@bugstomper4670]

Migrate to where? Hong Kong? There is no more Hong Kong! Xi Xinping decided to quash it.

[@ultimatekill3616]

Ukraine has been a sovereign nation since the fall of the soviet union. California isn't. Taiwan is a part china. Just not china in its current form.

[@deltasquared7777]

@@ultimatekill3616 Ukraine lost any sovereignty it might have had as an independent nation when US annexed it as a puppet state with the Maidan coup

[@boyiyelcham2630]

@@ultimatekill3616 yeah it make senes

[@wondererasl]

The background music is really revealing the emotion of Anglo-Saxon facing the raising of a different civilization. Relax and respect others then you don’t need to be panic.

[@danh_dang7912]

True democracy is respecting other's choices !

[@marklandrebe3521]

Anglo-Saxons say: KNOW YOUR STATION IN LIFE !

[@erictansweebeng5498]

Abstract from Prof Kishore's new book " Americans are proud of their democratic political system. But the facts show that America has increasingly come to resemble a plutocracy, where society is governed “of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%”. Is the United States of America still a functioning democracy or has it become, for all practical purposes, a plutocracy? And why is this question important? It’s important because the answer to the question of whether America has a dark or shining future will depend on whether it’s a democracy or plutocracy. Indeed, this question may well be the most existential question America has to address."

[@zhuangdavid5037]

a balanced reporting, well done! This has been missing from mainstream media.

[@medeliworld]

Balanced? More like Western fake MSM.

[@henk7356]

I do not agree that this is a balanced report. As I live for 25 years in Asia and do business with China and Taiwan, the balance is that the majority is seeking to prolong the status quo and unification when the time is right. Nothing can stop that.

[@medeliworld]

@@henk7356 You should start a KZbin channel to tell your story.

[@jackychen5578]

？really a balanced?

[@ameyapotdar461]

most taiwanese are in favour of maintaining a healthy relation with mailand and keep the status quo

[@brainwashington1332]

not the younger brainwashed gen.

[@ameyapotdar461]

@@brainwashington1332 There are currently more than 2million Taiwanese studying in mainland and have businesses there as well. Most people in taiwan want to avoid a conflict but the NED backed DPP government wants independence

[@VS-gr1oi]

And they DO NOT want CCP to rule them. That is the definition of "healthy relations" as it should be.

[@ameyapotdar461]

@@VS-gr1oi They want a stable relation with the mainland and don't hold animosity towards the communist party of china What you are talking is fantasy

[@VS-gr1oi]

@@ameyapotdar461 No Indian mao. They want stable Taiwan as it exist i.e. status quo. The party that want "reconciliation" with CCP, was thrown out of power by people, and DPP which WANTS status quo was brought in. So, GTFO

[@Kevin-uv1wk]

Taiwan is just too small. 17 time smaller than Ukraine. Russia has already occupied 20% Ukraine, that is 3.4 bigger than full size Taiwan. Taiwan will be leveled to 3rd world if war is unavailable. There is no chance for Russia to blockage Ukraine, but china can do so to Taiwan. Let's hope the peace.

[@derylhenriquez2962]

Taiwan is powerful and Taiwan is good in technology.

[@lukelokasf3510]

I still believe in peaceful reunification, Taiwanese are genetically Chinese, geographically part of one nation China until it was invaded and occupied by the Japanese in the early 19 century for 50 years. a declaration of independent by ROC to become Taiwan is an automatic declaration of war, i hope this will never happen.

[@africanchildsouljah]

war with taiwan means war with japan and uncle sam and that is avery dangerous combination for china

[@tonyshen8543]

@@derylhenriquez2962 that won't help, our entire country is way too small and US won't help us just like they won't help Ukraine, this is a lost cause anyway

[@user-kq5pj9py9c]

@@derylhenriquez2962 It turns out that Taiwan is very strong, so don't worry, start the war early, and we will watch the battle

[@elangbam3115]

I agree with the Chinese diplomat. Americans who party all the time and live beyond their means are not equipped to suffer long economic hardships unlike the Chinese. Chinese and Russians are tough people. They eat bitterness. Americans have to back off of Taiwan before they start loosing some of its key cities

[@polyannamoonbeam]

It is an illusion to think that all of the west is "decadent" or living beyond their means unawares. Poverty also exists in the USA Europe and is similar to other regions , believe it or not. The West lived through two World Wars,famines and previous pandemics ( Flu) . They can endure and adapt.

[@MrLee4747]

Only Chinese understand the saying "eating bitterness" means, it's appropiate time to appreciate Chineseness saying and phases.

[@anwiycti1585]

@@MrLee4747 appreciate Chineseness ：D

[@aristide2075]

Yes, what you say is true because the Russian and Chinese peoples were subjugated by bloody and cruel dictators (Stalin and Mao). These tyrants made these people suffer for several decades. Millions of people died by the cruelty of these murderous tyrants (45 million Russians for Stalin and 80 million Chinese for Mao). Today, the same suffering continues with ruthless autocrats. So these people have developed a resilience to suffering.

[@under18fearless]

@@aristide2075 You should go back to the bitterness the Chinese suffered during the 100 years of humiliation and Japanese occupation. This is why you will never understand the meaning of eating bitterness. But if the West continues on this antagonistic towards China then one you will learn to taste bitterness.

[@richardzhang2823]

Come on! That Taiwan interviewee even couldnt make an complete statement… Why people think different can't not be in one country? If that applies to the world, what chaos could it cause?

[@huangzb8060]

This "not man not woman" is not a typical Taiwanese, she is extremely anti-Chinese.

[@colincornelius8916]

I love 💕 you china

[@dankiptala7295]

All geopolitics lovers must watch this.

[@mosijahi3096]

Why?

[@robrechwithoutzaza7992]

According to the comments, this document appeals exclusively to pro-Chinese and pro-Russian people who hate democracy from the bottom of their hearts and who have an irrational hatred for the US and the West. I haven't seen the documentary yet, but judging by the comments, I think it probably won't be objective.

[@Aramsa-Khan]

Farouk Zakaria's assessment of China's internal CPC organisational department and the China-Taiwan unification is not entirely correct. The Shanghai guy is correct. The Chinese can endure difficulties and suffering, they call "eat bitterness" (Google translated 吃苦). But that was their forefathers. Will the new generations, likewise, be able to endure bitterness.

[@vwati]

51:20 totally true statement. For those of us whose countries are not large players, we just go with the flow.

[@chua2237]

America was founded on slavery and genocide, America want Chinese to use force to take back Taiwan , America since 1776 only 20 years didn't attack other countries, they are war addict.

[@NoName-oj5pl]

Imagine going from a small city in the USA to Shanghai, you'd be shocked.

[@evelynn_teoh]

... imagine going from a small city in china to Singapore or Bangkok, you'd be equally shocked.

[@wolverine9377]

@@evelynn_teoh You should have wrote this 20 years ago.

[@headoverheels88]

@@evelynn_teoh This made me lol. They're so honestly delusional. You know what that person from small city in the USA would say in Shanghai? "WHY ARE THESE LOCKDOWNS SO CRAZY. I HAVE TO GET TESTED HOW MANY TIMES A WEEK??? WAIT YOU'RE TELLING ME I ONLY HAVE 30 MINUTES TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE?!"

[@mrsan2022]

@@evelynn_teoh bangkok is not that much

[@davidschrier2250]

Yeah, you'd be shocked how dystopian and polluted China is. How you are under camera surveillance every moment.

[@TomNook.]

First time I've ever heard the point in a Western documentary re: China about how they are encircled by Allied powers, or countries with major US bases in them. Unlike the US, which is surrounded by allies and weak antagonists, and Russia who literally have pincers in Europe, South and East Asia - China is truly surrounded.

[@r3dpowel796]

Thats why they intend to take over Taiwan. and utilize Belt and road iniatives. once Taiwan fall the parth is completly open.

[@nomastersnogods9303]

"Slavery, Colonialism & Colonization" are all evil things done by evildoers. Evil China is a major participant and benefactor of centuries-long global, - Slavery, - Colonialism, - Colonization worldwide. Just saying. 🤔

[@oaasal]

围棋

[@nomastersnogods9303]

"Slavery, Colonialism & Colonization" are all evil things done and benefited by evildoers. [For honest truths, pls read the insightful multi-pages "Ole Fella" comment at, "China-US tensions: A closer look at the Five-Eyes intelligence partnership / CGTN"]. China is a major participant & benefactor of centuries-long global, - Slavery, - Colonialism, - Colonization worldwide. 🤔

[@wolfheadedconjuror]

China is surrounded by peaceful, democractic free nations... Of course this a threat to the despotic, totalitarian CCP regime

[@salvatoredinunzio4137]

What type of freedom’s do Taiwan want’s. The freedom to starving or the freedom of been homeless…. Or the freedom that Americans society are having…. Freedom of destruction and freedom of corruptions. Or freedom’s on loosing your job….. your people who wants freedom they must understand that a country with such freedom will never 👎 survive…. Laws and oder are the key 🔑 to successful society…. And a leader has the responsibility of leading the country to great society…. Including economy success. Similar to parents who raise children….. discipline is important to every child….. a house with no discipline will create difunctional children, and parents must discipline their children in a similar way that a government must discipline their citizens for not fallowing the law. Freedom with out oder shouldn’t never happen. It only destroyed the country and the individual’s who’s practicing. Chinese president as doing a great job and he’s examples of how the rest of the world should be running. And Taiwan is part of the Chinese territory and Chinese military forces should control those people. And take Taiwan back by force.

[@lipincheng]

Human civilization led by the West is not failing. It had already failed. We were just lucky to get away with the Cuban missile crisis. Time is running out for humanity.

[@mr.bluegreen3696]

Taiwan is a prosperous country, almost a first world, while china in general is still a third world trash...

[@Hippobottomless]

Lol America is not perfect lacks discipline and a lot of ppl are cry babies and spoiled, but as an immigrant who was damn near born in America came here when I was 2 yrs old I’d rather choose the American way of life than china where there is no individual freedom and the government watches ur every move and every word and it controls what websites u can visit,how many kids u can have and can take everything u owe in an instant if u don’t comply or support the government. U can give me a billion dollars it’s useless if I don’t have actual freedom.

[@Hammy651]

You have Stockholm's syndrome

[@Elisa-mg3rc]

I guess that this is the kind of question almost no one in the west asks. This video also fails to show how the US government uses brute force against its own citizens when they engage on some serious threatening activities such as independent journalism or broad protests such as the occupy movement.

[@petergreenwood7731]

Imagine a poor country with a massive arsenal full of entitled, trigger happy people. usa.

[@tdavani]

The Dutch guy is brilliant

[@barrywong4327]

I find this presentation objectionable, as follows: 1. The young lady from Taiwan is articulate. She makes the case that people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait have drifted apart in culture, tradition and value system over the decades. As such, the Chinese people in Taiwan no longer regard themselves as Chinese, rather, as separate people independent from China. This argument is ludicrous. The Chinese civilization goes back at least 4,000 years. A few decades is a blip in the continuum. In 221 BC, the Qin emperor conquered 6 other feudal states and united China as one people sharing a common government and civilization. Over 2 millennia, the Chinese people have stuck together through thick and thin. All Chinese should be proud of our enduring unity. Unity and harmony are in the DNA of the Chinese people. In contrast, conflicts, chaos and divisiveness are in the DNA of peoples in the west. 2. Taiwan's estrangement from China is a direct result of the turmoil pressed upon China by the imperial and colonial powers from the west and Japan from mid 18th century to mid 20th century. The last thing we need now is for the west to weigh in on how China should resolve this estrangement. It's akin to setting your neighbor's house on fire and then lecturing them on how they should put out the fire. Lordy, lordy! Some folks just know no shame. 3. Have you ever wondered why we don't see think-tanks and journalists from China weighing in on the merits of the Catalonian independence movement, the Quebec sovereignty movement or Scottish independence? That's because China respects other countries' rights to deal with their internal affairs. It's none of China's business. And, China does not pretend to own the best ideas and values that others must follow. Why can't the west extend the same respect and reciprocate? Clearly, the west has problems aplenty, perhaps they should work on those instead of sticking their noses into other countries' affairs. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter how many of these videos are propagated in the media, and what these "experts" espouse, it won't change China's instinct, yearning and aspiration to unify the county one iota.

[@jetsnitram7188]

Was the USA a dictatorial super power when it illegally invaded Iraq?

[@levelazn]

iraq had WMD , don't quote me haha

[@saturationstation1446]

USA has always been a proxy for europeans to commit crimes against humanity. we're how they maintain plausible deniability. its like a mafia and we're the enforcers

[@terenceteoh666]

Majority of the Taiwaness wants status quo. Only 30% wants independence. US should support Catalonia where the majority wants independence.

[@tonimartin6167]

I'm from Barcelona and only a minority wants the independence, don't lie

[@yaphonghor4409]

No status quo since unification is the ultimate aim of the greatness of a nation!!!

[@ttomtkh]

taiwanese don't want to has anything to do with china, you are not taiwanese so SHUT the FUCK UP, dont try to speak for us Taiwanese

[@ttomtkh]

@@yaphonghor4409 war is the ultimate answers, im eager to kill some communist

[@wolfheadedconjuror]

Taiwan is already independent. That is the status quo

[@richardadamwais9734]

Frankly China 🇨🇳 became economic hegemony in the world and I wish that Russia 🇷🇺 and China 🇨🇳 should form a alliance for defense in order don’t NATO reach Eastern Asia

[@chrisharris3463]

Agree

[@bobmorane4926]

China and Taiwan are technically still at war and have been pursing similar gaols, i.e the reunification of these two separate entities under one single ideology, may the winner win. What if Taiwan was much stronger and had hypersonic missiles and nuclear bombs that China doesn't have. Would the West have a different stance in that case and they've always backed Taiwan's goal of re unifying with China by overtaking China by force if necessary. I know, it sounds like fantasy that Taiwan can ever achieve their goal, but it's a goal they're willing to abandon when they realise they will have to embrace the mainland China ideology which they could have negotiated with to obtain a Hong kong style autonomy with certain bounds. But that's the price to pay when you're loser in a war, right ? Look at Japan which had to swallow the Plazza accords and abandon their ambition whenever the top dog ordered them to.

[@rap3208]

Taiwan embracing China is not such far fetched as you think. You assume that Taiwan was a bastion of democracy when it was a very authoritarian form of government much like the CPC led mainland till the late 90s. They had much in common before and even now. The China of today is far distant from the China of the 70s, or even to the late 90s. Aside from that the taiwanese people still have relatives in the mainland. Over 2 million live, work and study in the mainland. If you read western media, it seemed like the Taiwan Strait is about to explode from a tense and ticking time bomb situation. But the truth is without the US egging the present separatist taiwan administration, it would have just remained in the status quo.

[@markc6140]

@@rap3208 You are absolutely correct. The problem lies with the main instigator the US just like the current conflict in Europe. Continue to supply heavy weaponry to a proxy country and without diplomatic solution, the war will keep on going for years. The people from this proxy country will only suffer and not those instigators (US & NATO) who are rich and militarily strong.

[@steavenong]

what the ass are u talking about china and taiwan still at war. Taiwan is under china for the pass 2000 year ago.

[@pikachus5m166]

And the Plaza Accord is the primary reason for Japans 30 year stagnant economy, all because it was poised to exceed US gdp on a capita basis. The US likes to promote the idea that competition is good (usually when they have an unassailable lead) but the reality is for all to see in this cold war with China.

[@danhtran6401]

It's not fantasy, China would have lost to Japan if US didn't intervened...

[@henrygeorge6388]

Listen to this Great Chinese gentleman he thought me Something important today and that is Life is eating BITTERNESS think about that word ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@seitch1]

The US needs to stay on their side of the ocean. Instant, no conflict.

[@user-pu8hl7zc8f]

China is powerful. They got water and foods👏. My country Singapore got nothing only condominiums 😔. Everyday are waiting Malaysia to delivery foods for us 😔😔

[@daadirabbi]

Join Malaysia then the problem solved!

[@raymonddon8875]

USA # 1

[@likeforsure]

@@daadirabbi Malaysia is a failed state, no thanks.

[@issaacwan2107]

About joining Malaysia. We were part of the Federation. Was "ask" to leave. Life goes on.

[@likeforsure]

@@issaacwan2107 In retrospect, thank god we were asked to leave :)

[@georgeeinstein781]

You can know what is to come by the principles on which it is built .

[@aldyhabibie9717]

Even after how strong you have built your relation with the U.S. When Taiwanese enters U.S soil most of them will be treated like all other immigrant. When you said that "I am not Chinese, i am Taiwanese!" Americans will probably gonna say, "It doesnt matter because you all look the same to me" and they would probably going to say the same thing every immigrants are used to hear, "Go back to where you came from!" or "Speak English if you want to live here!" Yes, It is not only in America, I think i am as an indonesian will never be able to differentiate both of them either. There is no point to push the agenda of how different Taiwanese are if they aimed to somewhat deny their Chinese roots. At the end of the day Taiwan's differences to China can only be seen by the people inside those two countries not anyone outside. *The rest of the world would only know them as one ethnicity: Chinese.* I am an Indonesian of Malay ethnic. We love to point out how different we are to our Malaysian counterpart but at the end of the day, both of us identify as "Malay people" and the only thing that really seperates us is our nationality not our culture.

[@phangshuisang9541]

Very true. I am a Chinese ancestor in Malaysia. No matter how loyal to the country, the majority race will call out ' go back to xxx'.

[@othmarbrunner9639]

You are right if immigrants in a foreign country would make all effort to integrate that would not happen Immigrants to another country are suppose to take on the guest country ‘s customs as a gesture for gratitude to let them come there But in most cases they don’t they live in their own communities speak their own language shop in their own stores etc you know what please go back where you came from

[@ash9280]

Taiwanese people not calling themselves ''Chinese'' is more of a political thing. The Taiwanese culturally aren't really different from the people of the Fujian province(which is mostly come from anyway).

[@brianwilkinson1926]

babbaab china is the most racist country on earth!!!!!!!!!!!!! FACT

[@killahurtz6786]

You have a misunderstanding of how things work in the United States. Someone who is immigrating to the US is not supposed to carry with them their flag of national or ethno pride. They leave that behind and go there to become an American. Those who go there to become a "malay living in America" or any other national titles are not respected by the Americans. Because they dont go there to become Americans. So they are suspicious of them.

[@TilveranWrites]

It's pretty hard just to get through the introduction without my eyes doing somersaults. Democracy last forever? Why would we think so. Russia following the playbook of the US in Iraq and Afghanistan - but it's okay when we do it? Totally delusional.

[@grmffd1776]

Every superpower country always wanted to invite smaller up coming country. USA 🇺🇸 and Russia 🇷🇺 England always do that. why they across the sea and do what they want.

[@toozzzy396]

I am so confused Isn’t Taiwan Chinese territory

[@zsarimaxim692]

The media is trying very hard to present a false narrative while none of their respective government actually recognize the island.

[@wolfheadedconjuror]

No Taiwan is an independent, democratic nation. the CCP has never controlled Taiwan

[@toozzzy396]

@@wolfheadedconjuror that’s not true Even the United Nations 🇺🇳 and America doesn’t recognize it as an independent country

[@jamesrey3221]

ROC is the government and the official name of China, before the commies took the mainland by force.

[@dragondawn5346]

It is, since the demise of Pangea

[@sinnieleeonUtube]

Fareed, Taiwan is neither independent nor democratic, it is a vassal island. For the Taiwanese who says they are not Chinese, your language is Mandarin which is Chinese. Not only that, Taiwan called itself the Republic of China. What more can I say ? LoL

[@harrisonmurbi8145]

Please consider voicing over the non-English speakers on top of close captioning. This would make it easy to follow by listening alone as many do.

[@linhai69]

What happens when China supports Native Americans, BLM, Aborigines, First Nation People, Norther Ireland, the Falklands and the Palestinians the way white colonist supports Taiwan? It's only fair right? China should support Native Taiwanese to liberate their Island to right.

[@jirachi-wishmaker9242]

You missed Catalonia, Bavaria, Basque.

[@jirachi-wishmaker9242]

Puerto Rico

[@liquidpodcast]

Comment to help to reach to more People. Great documentary!

[@tanhil3782]

'eat with bitterness', that's strong words

[@indeficit2]

Anybody want to explain to me what Howard Zhang's saying at the very end?

[@Lisa-vj6pz]

I love my country but I love the world more...... Because I have Roots all over the world.... When the application asks me what race I am.... I think to myself what a ridiculous question they want me to divide myself up every which way.... But I am of the human race..... And we all are...... People need to look at life from that perspective.....

[@jacku8304]

You are what you look(race). Unfortunately in this world, there is no respect of what you think are. Live in reality and don't idealize too much. You could be killed by the color of your skin.

[@user-sy3dg1vk4x]

Life is just to Love and to be Loved 💕 Love alone can Conquer the WORLD 🙏

[@robertvanslooten9475]

Are you still living in the sixties?

[@rewIndustry]

the dutch subtitles are occasionally wrong - at 49:58 for example, he says "nou maar die vraag", meaning is now the question, but is translated as "we will have to see" - this is taking liberties. i only speak poor afrikaans, but if i can catch that, what else has been edited here?

[@user-yt7gm1pn6k]

14:16 why does it say President of the USA RIchard Nixon? What the fudge? Was it deliberate, or does nobody check these things?

[@frankw2410]

Wtf is a shake artist? Artists on drugs that are shaking from withdrawal symptoms?

[@angelg2638]

$80 Levis may be expensive but if Americans, or entire West, bring back home all their factories in China and their people have jobs, $80 is nothing. It is better to have a job and CHOOSE whether or not to buy something expensive than to NOT have a job (and therefore, NO money) and not be able to afford even a $20, or $10 Levis. They should think like their great grand parents did in the beginning of the Industrial Revolution - HAVING money because of a job to buy expensive goods is better than NOT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD EVEN cheap goods because of NO Money without a job!

[@dagohoylapulapu9580]

Lol say that to the big capitalist you works only for profit 😂😂😂

[@riceball4u172]

Greedy corporations will just move to the next low wage countries, it will never move back

[@user-ow7ll8qk6k]

I just rub mud on my genitals and stick a couple leaves to it. It's the price I pay for my freedom.

[@WildsDreams45]

You know things could have been different for Russia and Ukraine. There for a minute it looked like Russia would join the EU but the United States had other plans.

[@chrisharris3463]

Agree

[@willengel2458]

NATO's unwritten mission statement, to keep Germany down, to keep Russia out, to keep US in.

[@mafijatom3828]

Imagine: Russia joins the EU. The West: fuck, what are we going to do with all our military-industrial complex?? Bomb Zimbabwe? Zulus?

[@wolfheadedconjuror]

Lol what are you smoking?

[@dianapennepacker6854]

Russia and Vladimir joining the EU? HAHA. Dude Vladimir hates and threatens Europe constantly all the time. He absolutely hates NATO and thinks NATO is the cause of all Russian problems when its Russia causing their own problems. Jesus, I dislike what America does but they aren't the source of all problems especially the Ukraine war. Russia should have just coasted off of oil and invested in their people for other jobs to bring back its manufacturing base, expand in technology both software and hardware, invest in hard sciences - work on infrastructure. Instead the Oligarchs take all the natural resources Russia is blessed with to get fat off of. Nah Instead Vladimir looked at history and said - I will be the one to restore Russia to its former glory - I will reunite the old Soviet Union and make it stronger and better! THIS will be my legacy! I will be talked about over the ages of the great phoenix who rose from the ashes and spoked the raging fire that burns within each Russian from today and henceforth! I will be Vladimir Putin the Great! You're smoking the same stuff he is. Paranoid too. Western or allied defense companies from America, Europe, to South Korea thank Putin immensely for all the money they are now receiving Also great real world data on effectiveness or issues of their weapons systems and tactics. At the cost of the average Russian who now has to bleed due to a man who gives zero fucks about them. It is about his legacy. No country has ever seriously considered attacking and invading Russia. He and China could've just relaxed and let the West bicker and fight amongst themselves. Instead he lit a fire and strengthened western unity, military, 😅 and showed exactly why joining NATO is a good idea.

[@andrewondon]

That former ambassador saying the US recognises one China but in the media, the US doesn't seem to like china

[@danielwong2333]

President Xi n President Putin rightly at the right place to run the countries for life as they truly deserved to stay put as Predident of their respective country. No others at this point in time can be a better men than these two men.

[@ahieeston6746]

Setu7 untuk pemimpin ke 2 saat ini, Jika mereka sehat dan panjang umur bisa sampai tahun 2030-2035

[@stan121midling5]

says a Chinese person hehe

[@nanyanguo1]

@@stan121midling5 says the 93% of 1.4 billion chinese .

[@stan121midling5]

@@nanyanguo1 sorry ,but us Americans know that not all that 1.4 billion Chinese will not fight for China ok, this is a know and proven fact of China so oh well for China ok, hehe

[@nanyanguo1]

@@stan121midling5 rofl this is funny . Show how ignorant and propagandised you pple are. Reality is the opposite of what you said. Just by army count , their army is already double the size of uS military . What is proven is americans can only fight countries smaller n weaker than them and even then still lost to several of them. Many of them wont want to fight the Dragon. not even the Bear.

[@RobBCactive]

So what is the significance of the 228 placards? Thanks for sharing, Vpro has interesting programmes!

[@wasimshaikh1665]

It's a reference to 28th February 1947.

[@robertaw1221]

Wikipedia "February 28 incident".

[@robertaw1221]

I had a longer reply to answer you, but YT was ¢éñsørïñg it. After 228 came the white terror, Wikipedia "White Terror (Taiwan)"

[@robertaw1221]

Then Wikipedia "White Terror (Taiwan)".

[@GHOULY782]

What language is the guy in the suit speaking? Its a mix of german and something else, is it something nordic?

[@kalimanbuda6501]

"Everybody wants to rule the world " ..tears for fear...

[@BlessAllKC]

Not China, it only wants to exist as an equal to all other countries including the USA. Why should it be suppressed for peacefully developing & improving itself?? China has never colonized any other country, even at the peak of its glory during the Tang Dynasty. Admiral Zheng-He ( early 1400’s) sailed with an army of 300 ships as far as the Cape of Good Hope in the deep South of Africa, they never took any land or hurt any of the people they met. A few times they helped settle local disputes between rivalry native groups of the lands they passed by. They only sent the Chinese Emperor’s good will.

[@andrewreid5040]

long live China, long live Russia

[@ttomtkh]

long live in hell burn ccp burn, burn putin burn

[@giosercollado1890]

Long live the united states and the allies

[@DeadNerve47]

@@giosercollado1890 Divided States of Amnesia and its Lapdogs you mean?

[@giosercollado1890]

Yes that one or do you prefer to be dominated by a communist party led by one individual that suppressed its people. Learn your history. Look up the definition of communism.

[@DeadNerve47]

@@giosercollado1890 我觉得，你脑子可能不太好。多赚点钱吧，免得没钱给汽车加油，买不起吃的。然后，让你的孩子开始学中文吧，如果你希望你的孩子未来有出息的话。

[@alfredoffei3825]

The Chinese generation that embrace surfuring, is either past or going gradually. This new generation, who are use to easy way of life, I don't think can stand the yet to come surfurings. That I bet you, mister big man

[@tymac3306]

Got to love the ominous music right off the bat.

[@ramongonzalez7458]

Wow, wow, wow...thank you very much...

[@shoilee2000]

Thanks to NATO, I now know Russia has 27 territories/republics some of whom are thousands of kilometers away from Ukraine and have zero idea what is going on there.

[@reeneambaza5476]

Where is the relationship between demo-cratie and peace? Who define peace?

[@user-sw9go1kz1q]

The director is obviously trying so hard to make the documentary look neutral and objective, however it does not change the fact that this is just another western biased shit. 😀

[@fouadbenrezzak8398]

Thats why i hate it Ip not Chinese but what's makes china bad lol why usa is good Usa invaded iraq Afghanistan Vietnam usa is helping Israel to colonize another nation doing bad stuff all around China leader's just want Taiwan back and they are notwrong us people will never see Taiwan as brothers just as back for them to protect their border's China building and did the biggest fast train system in world they build roads in the far far difficult areas and more big projet to help leverage people lives Usa with its big economy and nearly small fraction of the Chinese population and yet they don't even own free healthcare How that make china bad lol Fuck usa anyway yes its still strong but i support change and Taiwanese should think twice usa will never help you or support you they just see you as protection for borders

[@pauljames5079]

And a chinese documentary would never be biased would it?

[@michaelzhang4737]

well said!bro!

[@bellystewart4290]

That's a great day today love everything else in touch with this matter thank God

[@poli6ady]

So it’s a dutch channel and documentary but this video is banned in the Netherlands 😂😂😂😂 why?

[@user-pp9pu6qo7j]

Please kindly be noted: 1\ Taiwan and Ukraine is different cases. Ukraine is a sovereign state but Taiwan is not. Before 1949, Republic of China was a the state wherein China National Party and Communist Party of China were two comrade parties working together overthow the feudalist Qing Dynasty. During the revolution, China National Party stabbed the CPC from behind and embraced landords and Western government, thus the two former brother parties became enemy. Anyway, in the time of contension, China National Party was thereafter the ruling party was later defeated andfled to Taiwai Province. Anyway, as a result of many decades of close relations with US government, US has been successful preventing CPC from recovering Taiwan. Later on, China National Party's ROC government on behalf of China in UN was deposed and replaced by Mainland's CPC government of PRC. Mark this, UN affirms PRC is the sovoreign representative of China and Taiwan is an integral part of China. Though US double handed for its own interest, USA government also accepted this principle. 2\ Mainland Chinese has always cherished Taiwanese as own sisters and brothers, therefore peaceful reunification with Taiwan has always been PRC's preferred solution. Anyway, with so many years estrangement and political profiteering and manuvring, Taiwanese tends to reach for their independence. In a legal perspective, this demands a referendum by all Chinese, not just Taiwanese. At present, this will come to nothing. 3\ The worsening situation makes peaceful reunification very unlikely, but reunification by force will infflict huge damages and injuries to Taiwan. This is why PRC government has been indecisive for past 20 some years. However, as more and more Taiwanese pivot to independence, PRC government and its army and people needn't cherish this brotherhood. 4\ Further to the current Ukrain war, everybody see how West are taking advantage of Ukraine just to weaken Russia. As for Taiwan, as a province of China, no Chinese political party dare to reounce its sovereinty, most Chinese will spare no effort or cost to recover our own land in face of imminent foreign occupation or declaration of independence of Taiwan. Chinese people treasure land, esp. our own land. Chinese people may be not good at grabbing other people's land, but we will die for safeguarding of our own land. 5\ Those Taiwanese who don't want to be Chinese can well emigrate to antwhere, e.g. America, for their own good. Those Taiwanese who stay and stand for independence, for Chinese they are traitors, will be crushed with no mercy. ------This an ordinary Chinese feelings regarding Taiwan. We mean no hurt and evil, just in light of our instinct. Take care of 01-07-2022 and good luck!

[@nseign]

Taiwan is an independent nation my friend, ancient land rights don't mean anything or half the world would still belong to rome.. 🇹🇼 🇹🇼 🇹🇼

[@user-pp9pu6qo7j]

@@nseign This is confirmed by UN, and history if you know UN.

[@nseign]

@@user-pp9pu6qo7j brother no one in the world takes the un seriously anymore, especially after their mismanagement and pandering to the ccp in the early days of the pandemic, Communist china and the uns stock has never been lower. The us is in bad shape right now as well but our leadership is subject to change and will soon.

[@user-pp9pu6qo7j]

@@nseign Yes and No. If you have enough capacity, you can ignore UN. Of course, To be a pageboy of US can help also.

[@vibora7795]

​@@nseign and still flying the roc flag??????

[@thepathakarpit]

Really really an Amazing Video. A much needed one Got to know about a lot, understood a lot. Broke some of beliefs, Which I love doing. So yeah It was awesome. Thank you for making this one...

[@vilx1308]

3:35 this part the translation is somewhat misleading, it’s talking about a political persecution caused by KMT not communist

[@udipdahal1101]

I am very happy that East is gaining back its power. Long live China 🇨🇳

[@ttomtkh]

long live die slow slow, ccp will be burn in hell horever

[@davidschrier2250]

The CCP certainly has a lot of paid spammers and spam bots

[@mosijahi3096]

Why?

[@rabbitazteca23]

That Dutch guy is very smart and perceptive and so is the guy talking about chinese eating bitter... As an Asian this is also true in general. We know what tough are really like. We lived through them and some of us still do