Trump's Trade War (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

As the trade war between the U.S. and China escalates, FRONTLINE and NPR take a look at what led to the rising tensions and what’s at stake.
“Trump’s Trade War” presents the inside story of President Trump’s gamble to confront China over trade. Reporting from the U.S. and China, FRONTLINE and NPR investigate what led the world’s two largest economies to the brink, and the billions at stake.
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Click here for an inside look at the White House’s fight over China and the trade war: to.pbs.org/2WIgfYV

[@Kludgzenjammer]

Okay, sure thing.

[@556user]

Can't believe a thing you say.

[@karendalsadik7119]

Yiran D you mean the Chinese government is helping the Chinese business

[@Irenekistner]

Robert Smith what do you recommend watching, may I ask?

[@ysheen7204]

@@hakunamatata887 you need study more about China, even though some points you mentioned have merits, but most are incorrect !

[@xiaoliangtube]

This is probably the most balanced documentary I’ve seen from US based media. Kudos to PBS for bringing quality journalism to US audiences. It takes two to tango. Both sides need to make compromises to make this trade relationship work. Doing that is in the interest of themselves and the world.

[@ParadoxRoyal]

It's because PBS is publicly funded.

[@ethanallen2889]

xiaoliangtube ...This is anti-American propaganda from Democrats and their China master.

[@AKDGsonic]

@@ethanallen2889 relax, Clinton was considered more dangerous than Trump for Chinese Communists, but now it seems an embarrassing anticipation

[@ethanallen2889]

AKDGsonic 😂

[@fangal12]

This is the reason why PBS is the only televised news I watch (albeit on KZbin).

[@joshredinger9922]

We need more reporters like this....gives the opinion of both sides with no slant to either side ....much props to this lady and her crew

[@kietitheodore3813]

i think she was more worried that her beloved motherland has in trouble

[@ivantoscano6785]

Josh redinger bullshit who side is she in? She seems for China.

[@DAII-fr7qz]

Are you serious... she has a clear leftist slant, Chinese slant, Anti "President Trump ".... clear as day... she can't even say "President Trump "..

[@Asounation]

@M L I always find Americans entertaining to read. Your entire, and I repeat ENTIRE agricultural sector is heavily subsidized to the tune of 20 billion, but I guess its ok, since it works in your favour. Hypocrisy?

[@Asounation]

@M L Petrodollar, Military Industrial complex, abusing your status in the UN, tossing your might around to bully nations into ceding to you, quantitative easing, which is print money out of your ass without the consequence of inflation thanks to the status of the dollar. Something no country in the world can do. Not to mention you invade countries on a whim to serve your interests. Literally, have your finger dipped in every single conflict since WWII. Yet you want to cry foul? Common man. Your absolute lack of perspective and grasp of the overall picture is.....how to say this politely, so American of you.

[@janklaasen1014]

As a European there are many moments that I think. Are All Americans really this ignorant. But you only have to see one PBS Documentary to realize. Thank God there are also Intelligent Americans.

[@John_Doe3]

Using our greed against us is the smartest thing China has done. And our CEOs and politicians are more than happy to give them our business.

[@drnoahdaniel]

“We just want China to play by the rules”.... Wake up pal. Their rules are not our rules.

[@RedRider1600]

They have to follow WTO rules, like everyone else.

[@homeiztherealestatesocialn9082]

While you and many like you think small to play by the rules, 50 years will pass by and the U.S will become a 3rd world country.

[@drnoahdaniel]

All empires fall, but not without bloodshed. If and when America falls, it will not be without bombs being dropped. Borders are either crossed for trade or crossed for war. Let’s all pray it continues for trade.

[@stephenwest2]

As if the US followed any rules either.

[@stephenwest2]

@@drnoahdaniel The Soviet Union collapsed with little bloodshed. Here's to hoping the US empire can go out with the same grace.

[@baxterPepper]

Damm!!! This is better than going watch new movies in theater.

[@TheWormzerjr]

click my name to watch Son of perdition part 4

[@Ziontrainism]

America:End Game

[@thegodfather1907]

Fuck China, we don't need to buy their crappy products. They need us more then we need them.

[@luckyseven2027]

@@thegodfather1907 fuck you

[@Ss-hn5rf]

@@luckyseven2027 quit your bullshit you two and let your countries fight for you instead lol.

[@mohamedkotbi776]

Looooove Frontline, straight up reporting no lies no bull 👍👍👍👍👍

[@Chertoff88]

I'm not an expert in anything however during Trump's trade war my 401k was doing amazing, the cost of goods at the store was literally half of what it is now and we were not abandoning our allies to torture and death, no one was watching Afghans plummet to their deaths from the landing gear of planes to escape the terrorists. Intellectuals can debate all they want I intend to trust my eyes.

[@farbulosity]

You are smart

[@jcmendezify]

This journalist is so fierce and she asked the right questions. Truly amazing

[@wtkprol]

Looks like a good ds too.

[@Bruintjebeer6]

Leaning on an philosophy from the fifties is extremely dangerous. Feeling superior is multiplying the danger.

[@matheustostes8565]

Trump absolutely won the debate on tariffs, Biden has kept the tariffs and no one seriously debates reversion of this policy.

[@chrisdonnelly3577]

Why and how do Americans take Steve Bannon seriously? The guy is a wealthy bum.

[@kekistan4873]

Even he can beat kamala Harris in polls. Don't be a moron to just everybody.

[@johnhaggerty6009]

It sent shivers through my spine when Steve Bannon said the only way for the trade war to be won is to have regime change in China.

[@dozzer009]

I know. That will never happen.

[@speedygrasshopper9768]

Yeah I don't think a country with only 320M people will make a dent against one with 1.3B, both nuclear, so mutually assured destruction. So war is impossible. The neocons only go after small and weak countries to change their presidents and steal their resources, like iraq, libya, syria, now venezuela, they couldn't even handle vietnam, another ridiculous endeavor in which 1.3M people, mostly very poor civilians, died for exactly nothing.

[@minibikepartsnow]

Steven Bannon and trump for prison to prevent ww3

[@szaki]

Nice dream for the US! China is a nuclear power also! You want to go for a dooms day scenario? Very stupid, I think!

[@minibikepartsnow]

@@szaki For Prison ##

[@tpersoage]

Great piece! This is true journalism, the black the white and the grey; a view from all angles and perspectives.

[@albrodeur1748]

Great comment, you are absolutely right. Most people today want to pick a tribe and push an absolutist view. The world is much more complicated than these simple minds.

[@retiredshitposter1062]

what a fking joke this was blatant pro-china propaganda.

[@PhiloSurfer]

From all angels, devils and angles.... ;)

[@tpersoage]

@@PhiloSurfer Thanks for highlighting my typo. You've made me a better man and the world a better place. ;)

[@gaelpierrot3173]

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[@KraussHelmut]

Fair reporting. Well done

[@shermanmartin2751]

With this type of historic performance on trade…why would you ever vote for Trump

[@MicheleDamato-co7vh]

Cause without him, you've got the end of civilisation as we knew it...... it's already shattered after 4 years under biden.

[@zakabasi8905]

Steve Bannon going for the Guinness World record for most shirts worn at the same time by the same person.

[@drmodestoesq]

Take a drink every time he puts on a shirt. Hey wait...the bottle is almost empty. What the....?

[@dylanm3519]

it is to soak up all that fat boys alcoholic sweat. He may also go in the Guinness book for having sweat that can be used as lamp fuel.

[@vivigesso3756]

Bannon is genius when it comes to politics.

[@thegeneral6610]

junkie cold sweats

[@peapoo4]

Lol, did not even notice that till you brought it up

[@emmanuelsithagu2144]

"Kingdoms rise and Kingdoms fall" History taught us so.....

[@tomviktorsson5052]

Then why is CHina still here stupid shit?

[@don7777s]

Praise King Trump!

[@channinja9673]

King dump rises and kingdom falls

[@emmanuelsithagu2144]

@@tomviktorsson5052 lol, my apologies for my stupidity Tom.

[@KmT81]

As you say! Ancient Egypt Greek Roman Civilization American Empire and now is coming China! But those people are dangerous as they buy raw materials,food,textiles and re sell them and their population are like ants!

[@edenrosejensen944]

This documentary is one of the best I've ever seen . The lady asked the right questions that any person would ask . I know we all want and we all say we need to work together for both countries but I know its not gonna happen

[@anypercentdeathless]

Nice punctuation. Are you five?

[@RaunchyRoger007]

@@anypercentdeathlessare u 5? Responding on a year old comment criticizing punctuation on text typed by a phone probably

[@peckhamprincess7098]

​@@RaunchyRoger007 Ditto, petty AF

[@ROBLOXGamingDavid]

Some may say that these are not the right questions.

[@robertacosta6633]

No that title belongs The United States of Secrets Also by done Frontline.

[@DaleBernardoQueLio]

I recently posted this in relation to U.S., China relations: China has an ominous sociological, philosophical, and practical set of issues with many points of convergence with other peoples. Energy, population control, long term economic prosperity, and a lean military are all common agenda items. For all of us as humanity, I pray we can have productive discussion and action with lasting obligations by both parties (China and The U.S.A.)

[@capichow]

Correct We can’t help murders tho Ccp is cutting kids eyes out for sale Ripping organs out or god loving people Traps families and kills them beat on everyone Yes they charge us and we do t charge them Trump is not laying down and letting murders make money off us We also need to make money And drilling is one of them We will drill soon and pay our debt off China can’t make products for the world Especially the way they do it and abuse people to China will not be involved with us Until they stop the hate the war and the human genocide And it’s not china it’s ccp It’s the abuse The life’s at stake It the ones China is using for the cheap products our countries still buy Yes your country supports the organs ripping and selling and eye cut out kids head while alive And if you or anyone who likes to support that and knows about it Yet continues to buy those products Then support it If you support that abuse and don’t understand what trump is doing then stay with a Biden that keeps open borders And keep the Rothschild money we give out lives for War viruses racism and overdose Live with that Your children will live with this as well If no one want to pay the debt they never pay off Right off your grandmother or grandpa Just know They worked really hard and killed many lives to get that No war is not needed Rothschild wants that Why do you think he gets the mothers to vote for our life’s and future life’s to be taken It at your door step it’s at all of ours Death is from the people we borrow money from Covid is from British sold to china 911 was a inside job asbestos If you or anyone think trump is wrong Then stay with Biden and the deep state that bows to evil What I know Is I have kids And non are going to give there life for money not from no virus war or starvation We have oil and gas And we need innocent people dying to make your products Look at your country They continue to support ccp and there abuses

[@capichow]

Let’s step into 2023 I bet you can’t wait for this craziness to stop Or does everyone like to support murders and genocide

[@capichow]

Silverstein said pull it You like that government?

[@capichow]

There is a path we are heading down And it going down the road less travel And That is a good thing God bless to you ❤️🏆🌌♾️✨

[@capichow]

❤️🙏🏼♾️🏡 All my grandma wanted was home They strapped her down And she screamed for home And the covered her screams for home with drugs They strapped her down took her loans drugged her up That’s the government we have She was able to come home finally ⚱️

[@PoopiteeScoop]

Woah. Frontline and it's reporters have been blowing me away lately. This was phenomenal. Bravo 👏👏

[@silversrayleigh8980]

Anti Trump throughout this whole video...

[@PoopiteeScoop]

@Silvers Rayleigh, eh I disagree. I thought it was critical and fairly representative of both sides. Either way, kept my attention the entire time. So applauded nonetheless.

[@Hero.Lone-Wolf]

Pls go to their website to further check out their deep impact Documentaries over the years ...

[@retiredshitposter1062]

@@PoopiteeScoop lmfao so much selective editing, neo-communist totalitarian d*ck sucking, and blatant propaganda. this report made me sick.

[@thecanadiankiwibirb4512]

Retired Shitposter Ok

[@HowardDeng-iw2yk]

Grandpa Xi's face expression is always the same you cannot tell if he is smiling or crying.

[@levelazn]

thats good poker face.

[@satoshinakamoto7253]

winnie the pooh

[@Racko.]

*Yellow bear with red shirt and no pants resemblance*

[@Allgood33]

Here's a mean girl comment.

[@blessnorthamerica7919]

Asian thing , isn’t just China or Chinese ppl , all Asian people hold their facial expressions conservatively.

[@joshdunbar9721]

PBS is so underrated!. Great documentary 👍

[@sseruwagiabdallah]

The best content on American politics by far🎉

[@Ottospiritual]

Anyone else here after COVID19 outbreak?

[@janosnemeth4793]

fuck you

[@sandeepkini301]

Absolutely, 50.4 - 52.15 record play has all sirens ringing

[@user-gb2zr9qw6n]

@Donovan Dey Trump is the national shame of the United States. We are in favor of suppressing China, because China is in the process of industrial upgrading and we cannot avoid this time grabbing our market share. But what Trump has done has cost the United States the connections it has established globally. All he cares about is elections

[@Ottospiritual]

Janos Nemeth hi, fuck you too.

[@karanmahida8710]

@Donovan Dey all these media outlets are now conveniently silent about china. No problem in criticising trump as he deserves it, but must'nt be used as a tool to divert attention from the real culprits. Know your enemies and act now, otherwise it'll be too late for america.

[@richard2845]

if paid by 15 billion dollars, it's fairly enough to not call it theft. It's simply deal made

[@bschell1969]

zhmz888 they hack and reverse engineer anything they cannot buy you mean...

[@michaelotieno6524]

@@bschell1969 Every company reverse engineers its rivals products. It is not even limited to technology even banks do it.

[@CaiGefei]

@@bschell1969 At least they try to buy it first.

[@alwayzAngry]

Not necessarily. They just need to buy a large enough share to have access to intellectual property and fund a direct competitor. Also I hear they don’t respect our patent laws

[@danrynazewski4151]

Didn't the US take technology from other countries when we started our rise to the top?

[@johnchang2550]

I am not an economist, but I know before the trade war, an impact wrench at Home Depot was $200, and all the sudden it increased to $240 after the trade war. I was plan to buy it but $40 extra cost made me not to buy.

[@samueldesire5883]

👨‍🚀🛰🏡🇲🇺🇨🇳🇺🇸

[@AlCapone71]

And that's Trumps fault?. Lol

[@Walter_E_Kurtz]

I'm curious what you think now a year after you first wrote the comment.

[@anthonynicholich9654]

America and the world should be thanking China for being able to produce such an affordable products and present them to the world. Ignorant arrogant uneducated smericans don't see it that way and are jealous at everyone that's better than them or doing anything better than they do.

[@tabo01]

@@AlCapone71 Trump was so stupid, he thought other nations would not retaliate. Yeah, it WAS HIS FAULT. Increased the trade deficit 40%.

[@chesterliu5564]

The best justice documentary About trade war. The US is supposed to report objectively like this. This is the real way of super country.

[@codered9576]

Thank you PBS always feel more educated when watching your context. I live up north in Canada and what affects the U.S. affects Canada.

[@verawallace9055]

When I moved North couple decades ago,PBS was my favorite Station, their Nature Program was Captivating

[@nachospopthe3rd564]

PBS is orange man bad dude there full of it

[@verawallace9055]

@@nachospopthe3rd564 Please ,am trying to forget that he ever existed

[@anthonylopresti3078]

Yea why are we not surprised.. Canada..

[@EMendonca-mp2mf]

@The Truth They Dont Want You To Know no they are not misinformation.. they are very informative..

[@viveksingh4]

Wow..this documentary adds to a new dimension to my understanding about China 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Absolutely amazing

[@anypercentdeathless]

Simp.

[@StonksBro1999]

Looking back and listening to this I now understand what is happening. 🤧

[@heidicpop]

As a Chinese, I like how business industry people in the video said that to better equip with ourselves instead of blaming others. it works for anyone regardless of ideologies.

[@jpjay1584]

that´s how it sounds if you interview educated and reasonable people (on both sides) good video!

[@jaylarsen3647]

Kana Huang - There is no understanding of the damage done to your own fellow Citizens, nor the damage done to us in the West, in your comment. The message of just doing better is an elitist and treasonous stance, denying the depth of the crimes, and the power and momentum accrued through the perpetration of those crimes. Until it no longer 'works for everyone', but rather there is hegemonic control and then tyranny. Which is exactly what China represents.

[@jaylarsen3647]

PBS is one of the Leftist MSM sell outs. Deeply antagonistic to the preservation of traditional, Christian, historical America, the vanguard of Western Civilization. Enjoying all the benefits and liberties, but cursing the precepts and moral framework that stands as the most powerful adversary to their progressive agenda.

[@heidicpop]

@@jaylarsen3647 i understand your point. but I'm not a policy maker anyway, it's just a piece of personal information I took from the video. whether it is patriotic or treasonous, it belongs to the political professionals. tbh, it still works fine with the quote "fix our (supreme democratic liberal political)system instead of blaming others("regime change","China undoubtedly represents red hegemonic control and tyranny"). thx for the reply and info, I didn't know PBS is a left side media.

[@BLUDDYknucklez]

@Hank Fountain But you're a Jew

[@americaisfallingapart]

I have always loved Frontline :)

[@lzkrishmom]

Cary: Totally agree. I only watch PBS now a days because it is the most unbiased news source.

[@jonathannixon8652]

So true out of all the lies in 📺

[@jonathannixon8652]

I love it aswell. Frontline tells it the way it is!

[@Fukuro14]

​@@lzkrishmom coming back to this after PBS covered Jan 06 and the role Trump played in it is so funny

[@lzkrishmom]

@@Fukuro14 Jan 06 is more like scary!

[@afiamabelgana1945]

Thanks peace be with you all and bless you with more strength thanks 🙋🙏👋

[@Dark_Asteroid]

High tariffs and low taxes promotes home production. Low tariffs and high taxes promotes the opposite.

[@franciscorobles7679]

The best documentary I have seen in long time.

[@americanexpat8792]

I’m an American that has done business in over 25 countries and am always amazed by little Americans understand about the rest of the world. The idea that the Chinese are going to change to be like us is absolutely crazy. Their economic model is solidly rooted in Confucius principles. They value the ‘group’ - not the ‘individual’. Their economic model reflects those values. As others have noted late in the video, we should look inward as to all the ways that we could adapt and improve. Our biggest issue is our neoliberal economic model that values the immediate short-term shareholder goals each and every quarter at the expense of everything else. It’s a trillion dollars in stock buybacks from a misguided tax cut that could have been used to instead invest in cutting edge futuristic products and services. But instead, it props up the stock price, which drives an executive’s bonus, even though they didn’t anything to earn it. The Chinese are actually doing it right since they are focused on creating real value. It’s the Americans that need to change.

[@ethanallen2889]

Marty Moran ....😂 China is raping the world.

[@Spokker]

All the cheating China does certainly helps.

[@dennish5150]

You mean when a government supports its industry is cheating. Just like what Trump is doing then I will say :-)

[@matthewcheng8533]

@@ethanallen2889 ....😂 USA is bombing the world

[@ethanallen2889]

Matthew Cheng ...😂 No it isn't!😂 You meant that China is raping the world.

[@robertrainey2258]

Really good stuff Laura Sullivan and Frontline! Most American citizens won't watch Frontline, PBS, NPR. It's sad bc that's where we'll get honest mostly unbiased reporting.

[@allanlicudjacildo525]

Don't underestimate their knowledge strategy and logic and psychology. To over come you must counter the positive flow of yinyang balances

[@kevinmaltby2346]

Always be smarter than your enemy. 24x7 ~

[@jeffersoncristobal6386]

Thank Obama for that. 8 yrs giving away rights, cash and lets any country rape the US

[@daben7145]

with trump and his brainwashed fanboys in control murica will have a hard time finding a country thats more dumb than they are, even underdeveloped 3rd world countries have a higher avg intelligence, so goodbye former world power. At least china doesnt bomb other countries justified with lies every 10 years, US even managed to lose all these wars. :D:D:D

[@chrishicks8734]

@@daben7145 we can win the ones that matter, stop this proxy shit nuke Russia and china

[@olpi71]

China is NOT our enemy !

[@chrishicks8734]

@@olpi71 that's the single stupidest thing I've read ever.

[@glascoebowie9359]

When China was building factories and warehouses the USA Was looking for cheap labor

[@chieflouie2821]

Not the US. The global companies.

[@wengwang5361]

@@chieflouie2821 The global companies owned bu us business men

[@eblita3698]

@YourNatureBoy27 No, US should have concentrated on skills, better education and good relations. Wild West movies were out of date last century. There isn't a way of blocking: i.e. Thanks to Trump the US farmer lost 1/3 exportmarket of soy. The Chinese buy from Brazil instead. Every primitive blocking strikes back on yourself.

[@eblita3698]

So you sit down, cry and blame. You are part of the US problem

[@eblita3698]

@YourNatureBoy27 You are part of the US problem.

[@user-zx2zg1lm5f]

Good Morning Patrick Slane...Thanks NYPD 😊

[@genes2311]

Is it me or did those electric cars looked like cheap Tesla knock-offs ? LOL

[@kelly2fly]

Off topic: President Xi's wife looks very elegant and graceful.

[@natemarx4999]

@Malik Martin Especially the reporter

[@ErikID142]

You'll need to hide better you shill.

[@user-tr4by5fb7o]

She is a professional and perfect Chinese singer. Before her husband elected to be the Chinese president, she already became famous before President Xi.

[@kelly2fly]

Erik B just because I complimented a rivalry's wife doesn't make me a shill. Please have some decency before accusing others. Good manners will take you farther in life.

[@kelly2fly]

Teddy Chen thanks for the info. She seems interesting.

[@johnblaze816]

Steve Banon is crazy

[@falconso3229]

She visits silikon valley bank 😅😅

[@garyphan7852]

Thank you FRONTLINE PBS

[@limvivian9083]

you can see how difference western and eastern thinking, and this is probably the most balanced documentary i had see in western media

[@napoleonsmith7793]

propaganda. bannon is the one that is right.

[@nicholasdonofrio627]

"You know uh you know, the US government listens to Companies" Most honest comment by the Chamber of Commerce you will ever hear.

[@marcuscyr2241]

This hasn’t aged well

[@user-ss2dm4zh7n]

Nice documentary and well-balanced interviews. Good job.

[@ewgegkeugrwug1739]

通过投资购买技术正好利用了资本家的贪婪心理。做法虽然低劣但是有效。。

[@erenzitelmann5802]

Biased interview. China steals. China is evil.

[@joshdunbar9721]

PBS does very great job and I agree with you. 👍

[@lillymoss1316]

This was very interesting an very informative

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

Trump was right about one thing; these free trade deals were never about free trade. They were about free investment. MFN status for China has meant that American corporations can relocate their American plants to China where most of the production will take place and then send the finished goods to America. If we also sold American-made finished goods to China like our politicians led us to believe then it would be free trade. But America mostly sells raw materials to China that will be used to make the finished products imported to the US. It was all done in the name of profit maximization. And in many cases, prices for these goods did not decrease.

[@coshvjicujmlqef6047]

so? these american corporations who made trillion dollar from trading with China do not give you a UBI. Blame your politicians bro, not China

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

@@coshvjicujmlqef6047You obviously didn't read my comment very carefully. These corporations didn't make trillions trading with China; they made trillions investing in China. Big difference. And if you live in America then wise up man because it will affect you also if it hasn't already. And yes I do blame these bought and sold politicians.

[@coshvjicujmlqef6047]

They can just give a UBI like andrew yang does. Give every american $1000 per month. problem solved.

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

@@coshvjicujmlqef6047 $1000 per month is chicken feed. See how far that wil get you in a place like New York. Even in the Ozarks of Arkansas, I'm sure you can live like a king on a thousand buck a month...if you don't eat!

[@coshvjicujmlqef6047]

why would you live in new york when you can get your $1000 per month for free without working?

[@yonatanklein7156]

Chinese dude "we do not want to replace the us as the global superpower" same guy later on "I think china should be more powerful then the us"👌

[@johnhuang3278]

I know we all look alike but It’s a different guy

[@steppenwolf3252]

There's plenty to go around if we do it right.

[@anypercentdeathless]

@@johnhuang3278 Your punctuation-or lack thereof-is all alike.

[@michaelbraun5074]

This documentary kinda feels like that Michael Phelps quote, “Winners focus on winning, losers focus on winners” China has a winners mentality when USA has a mentality of wanting to destroy China.. not a mindset to have USA We as Americans must focus on growth not destroying in order to continue to be a strong nation!

[@hamrazahmad850]

You people are already lose....Just to accept your lose and open the global economy now.....the hands of last many American leaders are dirty from the blood of Muslim kids in different Muslims countries for Oil and other resources and that's the ultimate cause of American downfall.....pray for more and more strength of China from Pakistan....Amen

[@TusharSharma-cy9xo]

@@hamrazahmad850 Sit down kid, Stop the chest thumping, china fkin owns all the central banks of pakistan.

[@sensingmoss8552]

I like Laura the journalist, she is unbiased, calm and most importantly attentive listening.

[@rainingoutside5776]

She is great, professional, prudent and objective. She is an example to all journalists. I like her. Thumb up!

[@DAII-fr7qz]

So unbiased that she can't say "President " Trump...

[@Son0fFalse]

I enjoy the journalism, I do not find much of this on the news anymore.

[@aroundtheworldatthespeedof768]

PBS frontline seems to be my default autoplay despite never watching a or liking a video of this. This has occurred over the last 6 videos I've watched despite disliking each and turning off immediately.

[@googleuser6275]

Did not expect Bannon to be this blunt. Should change his name to loose cannon.

[@lukesmith3741]

did u expect him to be elegantly diplomatic?

[@rainingoutside5776]

Again, I like this lady journalist, her name is Laura Sullivan. She is objective, smart, professional. Her name should be remembered by us. She is the example to all the journalists.

[@volcanicsour]

so so Insightful

[@tamaracardon2562]

Amen..

[@turik97]

Omg, sound accompaniment so good, video montage also at very high level, facts are true and interviews are impressive - host, team and all who made this video possible - you did the great job!

[@michaelweston7748]

FAKE NEWS< FAKE LIKES< FAKE COMMENTS TOO?

[@turik97]

@@michaelweston7748 wtf?

[@michaelweston7748]

@@turik97 Your nuts my friend, this was propaganda through and through, and you have no clue... CNN MUCH?

[@20thcenturyfoxyoutube]

30:32 forced tech transfer 36:39 tech theft via hacking into companies 37:44 we need that market 49:17 "deferred maintenance"

[@I.AM.JUPITER]

33:44 oh my God, the opening ceremonies of those Olympics in 2008 did blow me away. It got better and better and better.

[@AlejandroRamos-kn5cd]

No wonder things are so goddammed expensive right now late 2023 dec

[@newyardleysinclair9960]

"Trump will turn on Xi" as if China is looking out for us. LoL

[@dividedconquered3784]

Trump is loyal to noone but himself!

[@clawrence66]

Nicole Cordova wait Trump 2020/2024 is a Demoncrap Slaver when did that happen

[@patbillings4580]

We, apparently, need to act carefully & with highest negotiating skill.

[@chrishicks8734]

Time to go do freedom of navigation all the way to hong kong ports

[@saveyourself8798]

@@dividedconquered3784 bruh Trump has been the strongest president against china

[@DataJuggler]

28:00 Why is that difficult for Americans to understand? Americans need to embrace their motto: 'All people are created equal'.

[@robinswamidasan]

@Gregory Alfano There will be a level playing field when Chinese wages and standards of living are the same as that in the US. Likewise for the rest of the world.

[@theninearemine8499]

Foreigners really need to stop trying to tell Americans what America is... Just look at this moronic claim about what our motto is...

[@BoskoBuha99]

@Gregory Alfano Actually that quote is from the Decleration of independence not the US constitution.

[@jacobkrone272]

So why is China allowed to steal while everybody else is punished?

[@chrissilliker8633]

bannon is a great strategist. Would have made a great presideny as well I think

[@sandhyagudigudi3998]

Patience gives so much solutions of peoples problems 😂❤

[@sample.text.]

Outstanding work by this journalist.

[@retiredshitposter1062]

brilliant propaganda. retards drool while slow clapping.

[@jsmall10671]

One thing I think they left out: how much the US government subsidizes certain industries. They only mentioned that China does so.

[@aldofromsf]

How much do you make as a Chi-Com apologist?

[@jacquelinewang4713]

There are fundamental differences between the two countries, where China can make economic and political decisions top-down (expanding into tech, upgrading manufacturing, etc.) and the American system is bottom-up, where the everyday people are concerned about jobs, and politicians are elected to fulfill these needs by individuals. These people might have no knowledge of how America can develop and transform the economy anyway.

[@zachryyinch7132]

You have to come and live in America so you can understand the people your speaking of

[@sjhaji]

Yes hounrable Sir.

[@MrChet407]

I believe us Americans need to focus on school more.

[@ambiorixbelgae9768]

Why so they can brainwash us all into being d*ckeat*rs?😂

[@muuhoang7592]

MrChet407 - It depends on what aspect of “school” you are talking about. Of course the MS and HS systems in the US are significantly off based, and need change. Most importantly, we need to purge all political motivated teachers.

[@williamwilson6499]

Mrchet407 We Americans.

[@Hour882Die]

Edukation iz veriy inportant.

[@dougg1075]

School expenses going up and all these Walmart and dollar store employees are supposed to send their kids! Debt through the roof for an education you can’t use.

[@Itthew]

Wow great to see Laura Sullivan ! Her documentary on affordable housing had a huge impact on my view on the issue. Keep up the good work PBS !!

[@boyiyelcham2630]

Great report

[@KirsyReeds-yj3qj]

Welcome to DHS...Thanks NYPD

[@escueme]

We have no one to thank other than the big consulting firms for selling the idea of outsourcing jobs to their clients back in the early 2000's.

[@brinjoness3386]

outsourcing started in the 60's, private equity compelled it in the 80's, greed fuels it now.

[@netzoned]

Right now, we have that insane imbecile Trump to blame. He is the one fucking up America. And, he is a traitor that should be in prison. ... *_Rep. Ken Buck, REPUBLICAN-Colorado: "Could you charge the President with a crime after he left office?" ... Mueller: "Yes."_* ... *_Rep. Ken Buck, REPUBLICAN-Colorado: "You believe that he committed - you could charge the President of the United States with obstruction of justice after he left office?" ... Mueller: "Yes."_* ... _LOCK HIM UP!_

[@Ari-lu5ve]

Amen

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

More like the Central Bankers and the CFR in the late 1970s and early 1980s. By the late 1990s half of America's factories/Mills were closed.

[@GS-zc4sk]

@@netzoned Howes that panning out?

[@jai6491]

Critical materials MUST BE BROUGHT BACK. This coronavirus has opened the eyes of most Americans.

[@josephotieno5907]

Signs of malicious relationship/unfair exposure

[@vicemontey4297]

To do this you need to start deregulating and having a deeper look in government blockers if you want manufactures back in America. Here is an example of what I mean: If regulations force manufactures to pay more for production raising said market value product from $4.00 to $16.00 then said regulation probably needs amending because nobody is going to buy $16.00 worth of junk if $4.00 is standard price. This $16.00 issue also goes into perception of labor pay because people might think the company is making 4x profit when in reality they are really making $0.50 profit per sale because of existing government demanded costs which leaves little growth in paychecks and when Unions decide to rise because of perceived growth and be denied because of reality. They will strike and force a massive loss to the manufacture. This loss in labor participation combined with rising government enforced costs and shrinking market sales due to high priced products will lead to manufactures leaving or closing down again. So it at least all starts with government deregulation or restructure of regulations to begin with.

[@jai6491]

Vice Montel it is the personal greed of big business and politicians who sell us out. China requires technology transfer to do business there and that transfer of technology plays a big part in our deficits. They take that technology to build their own products, apply tariffs to our products that’s for sale making our goods expensive there while we take in their goods with very low tariffs and sell it cheaply here.

[@vicemontey4297]

@@jai6491 Yes they do and it is a huge issue that our government has allowed to occur, knowingly, by both sides. The only way to have stopped this is to push back with companies that deal with China, but it's already too late for that. IMO We can't do much to China because we, under the last 30 years, built China's economy from our own pockets and they used the money to make more money with other nations. The ship has sailed on stopping China economically if the other powers that be do not agree with stopping them and they don't because China already owns huge ports in those countries and has secured itself politically in the U.N. That's what I talked about having our government start with itself because honestly we can't do much to China anymore since both political parties opened their doors to Chinese offers.

[@diegoangulo370]

Good journalism 👍

[@michaelschneider-]

+1. .. Thank You, Frontline & Ms. Laura Sullivan. ..Another informative piece by the world class Frontline Staff.

[@nepallotsofyaks4721]

When team loses in soccer we blame opposing team, ground , weather etc. instead of improving ourselves for next months to come.

[@jliu34740]

Lakpa Sherpa one way to improve ourselves is to kill the opponent

[@seyhakmony]

Lakpa Sherpa economic can’t compare to soccer man

[@darkmattersolo2137]

@@jliu34740 You are an idiot

[@darkmattersolo2137]

@My Thoughts It's a free market within its fabric of its structure is design to optimize their profits no matter what, It's a fundamental of capitalist if thats foundation is built on that, what do you think will happen?

[@lynnkelley6655]

The real problem in America is that those at the top have rigged the system so they're the only ones who benefit from global productivity. They only call it socialism or communism when anyone else benefits.

[@mclovin3269]

I don't know much about economics though, unstable tariff policies seem to do more harm than good for both China and the U.S. If I were a business owner(very unlikely though) I wouldn't want to deal with sudden price changes on the government's whim. I'd pay extra cost to remove any uncertainty.

[@user-mm2bz5pf9y]

More harm to the American than the Chinese according to this documentary

[@owangatang2000]

what a fantastic documentary. i learned so much about the intricacies of the topic. Thank you PBS frontline for your continued amazing work.

[@igye2360]

PBS Frontline always the standard....👍

[@retiredshitposter1062]

LOL please for the love of God.. get some critical thinking skills. this was selectively edited trash / propaganda. it was so blatant I almost threw up in my mouth. that dirty bald headed monopoly man verbally jerking off a totalitarian / neo-communist regime was sickening. and the interviewer was pushing narrative with loaded / leading questions. WAKE UP IDIOT.

[@someoneelse.2252]

Igy: C'mon... PBS is funded by Liberal backers. This video I'd say was pretty slanted. Connect the dots...........

[@teamtoken]

@@retiredshitposter1062 how? he gave a perfectly reasonable analysis of the situation going by the facts of what he has experienced and seen. He's totally right, if the US tries to back China into a corner then they will simply innovate around them and keep going. The better solution is to just beat them by improving your own industrial base and workforce

[@jacqdanieles]

25:23 Chinese government support of WM Motor resulted in a factory being built from scratch in 16 months to produce 200K electric vehicles annually. Meanwhile, our government is promising "coal jobs are coming back". Jeez, no prizes for guessing how this ends.

[@misuchimiss1161]

@Gregory Alfano Unemployment= under employed =3 jobs to pay bills 5 million jobs where??? Not for working class people maybe flippin' burgers. And yeah, training and school is exorbitant so don't say 'go to school, get training' and sh**t cuz it's unaffordable, and tons of people have degrees and still can't find a decent paying job.

[@jacqdanieles]

Gregory Alfano. Butthurt you may be, but thems the facts.

[@erniew5805]

@Ice Man but when talk of moving manufacturing out of China. the only countries mentioned are other low wage countries not the USA

[@billthecat3688]

@Matt R - Still butthurt over Horrible Hillary losing to a celebrity reality TV show real-estate billionaire. Leftist tears bring me such joy. Sore loser!

[@taylorswiftnumberon1]

@@misuchimiss1161 Get out of that state you live in that's run by Democrats.

[@gaarrrr]

Decoupling is the right strategy. In the long run it will pay off. A lot of people who are favouring continued investment of Chinese money in tech companies have vested interests. No one can say with absolute confidence that there is no ulterior motive of Chinese to get ownership of the technology being developed. However, de coupling should also go hand in hand with domestic govt to reform and find ways to support tech innovation thru domestic funding. Being an Indian and working in manufacturing industry I have seen first hand Chinese intrusion in Indian economy. I think this narrative of mutual devp is not that accurate. China is not a democracy, it is not transparent n govt can manipulate every information that comes out of china even to the level of officials talkin about mutual development like they do here in this doc. Indians for sure don't trust china even for a sec

[@capichow]

If you all thought you were troubled3 years ago Look at you land now Look at the death now

[@raychaudhuri6281]

What a documentary, a learning lesson for other countries including INDIA. Hats off to this Lady Anchor!!

[@krishnakhatri2427]

why indian scammers are watching this channel ? poppowers

[@didyoumissedmegobareatersk2204]

😂😂Yll ain't doin sh.t lmao Your only Call scamming centers which will make you super power will shutdown soon

[@kazikazini1042]

Whoever takes care of Steve Bannon's wardrobe is sleeping on the job. I guess it's himself.

[@lisafenno4563]

The thought of having Steve Bannon in any advisory role in the WH. makes my stomach turn. Disgusting human being.

[@alanalan4935]

These people didn't watch enough motivational videos : " Stop worrying others are becoming better than you , Become better than yourself today ! " Why trying too hard to go around suppressing other rising countries ? It will do us nothing good whenever we tried to suppress others.

[@douglasbuchanan2973]

THE TRUTH ONLY TRUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks

[@QuantumBoyMacau]

"Land is still owned by China" While the US citizens are paying tens of thousands of property tax every year and no property tax in China.

[@heilnop8014]

I mean, land in China is owned by the Communist Party, no citizen in china has the same property rights that the US have.

[@QuantumBoyMacau]

@@heilnop8014 what right? paying tax? or stole by the banks like in 2008?

[@KaladarSTUCHH-]

@@heilnop8014 That's not true, there are strong property protections in china, stronger than India. When a Chinese citizen refused to give up her land for road, government built road around her home. As an non-chinese( may be american) judging a country and people that you never visited is ignorent. Stop watching your billionaire controlled media, you are million times brainwashed than average chinese.

[@QuantumBoyMacau]

@Jason Fuller You people are sad, believing BS that you don't even know. I own property on both sides so I know the fact.

[@walterwhite2244]

@@KaladarSTUCHH- My civilization is best. Once I ate bad fried rice and it came out better smelling than China or it's history.

[@driedbrainfreeze2149]

Won't see these facts on the msm. That's a damn shame. Frontline still supplying journalism👌👍

[@Varnic98]

PBS is msm, dumbass

[@speedygrasshopper9768]

Trump is always on the message since the 1980's, that's why the fake american corporate media attacks him relentlessly, it's all about the tariffs baby, the billionaires are making their billions on slave labor overseas and have done so in every administration, because both parties are fake and corrupt and they seeked to destroy him, but the American people want their jobs back from slave labor nations and make and sell here, products will still cost the same plus there will be jobs, just less profit for billionaires.

[@ChateauShack]

@John Tripp Personally, I think we should all tone down on the consumption of goods that 'they' say we need yet we really don't. Cheap clothing, made with cheap labor, costs next to nothing to produce yet people on this side of the ocean pay through the nose to own it, making some corporations rich. Never mind Amazon and Walmart, dollar stores should be illegal; they contain nothing but junk that no one really needs that end up filling garbage dumps and polluting the environment from its creation to its end. Our society is so ill, we're putting too much value on all the wrong things.

[@cyc7lops]

Freeze, except now Frontline has Hollyweird director Dan Reed (Leaving Neverland, the Michael Jackson one-sided character assassination by two guys and their families trying to shake down his estate for $1.5 billion -- you won't hear about THAT in Reed's "documentary") working for Frontline. The guy describes himself as "a hired gun," and he's completely unethical, so I can no longer trust Frontline. Did you see the Frontline "Mueller Report" video that came out just as Trump was vindicated? It was another character assassination disgrace, so my view of Frontline will never be the same. Sad.

[@jacqdanieles]

@Varnic98. Which sources of unbiased, non-msm news sources do you use?

[@svenwang3300]

42:58, we know what SVB happened in 2023😂

[@user-hm1xq8mb3r]

We'd be in a much better position with Trump. China, the Ukraine etc people better wake up.