US can't compete with China's technology, so it wages economic war

[@sid31663]

China learned it's lesson to develop itself without speaking a word

[@ronaldlim4455]

China is no NATO but MALT (More Action Less Talk)

[@marieblanchedumont5634]

Exactly that is what they did slowly but firmly and with intelligence

[@colberthunter12]

​@@marieblanchedumont5634China stole Intellectual property and secretly built itself up with that technology not to compete but to dominate all countries marketing making them all client States beholden to China, and guess what imagine your leaders having to get on their knees and bow to the Chinese president when they meet up, that is a Chinese tradition when they are in charge.

[@Jk19-x6x]

@@sid31663 do it without stealing someone else's Ideas

[@thedramainew]

They develop viruses too apprently and then destroy the evidence 👀

[@chihoang4085]

My family want to go green in US, but we won't do it with substandard overpriced US junk.

[@davidlazarus67]

Some is very good, but as you said overpriced. Chinese solar has become so competitive because they have such a large domestic market to scale to lower costs.

[@fannyalbi9040]

@@davidlazarus67domestic income made the technology companies have enough money for better quality

[@davidlazarus67]

@user-lk7cv8vg7r I don’t disagree with that, I have been green for a very long time. I tolerated the downsides of low energy bulbs but transitioned to LED as soon as I could. I had the odd junk bulb but these have improved and now I have an entire home lit solely by LED. I have also low electricity bills as a consequence. What western countries are planning will only make energy poverty a greater problem and will actually eliminate the opportunities in the rest of the economy.

[@davidlazarus67]

@@fannyalbi9040 Yes but the costs of R&D reducing the profits is what’s holding them back. In China they have continued to reinvest in R&D which is why they can saturate their own country and if it’s good value for Chinese it will be good value elsewhere. This is something that US companies ignore. So they will forever have new competitors who under cut their prices and are better goods as well.

[@JasonVu-h7t]

why are the Chinese people suffering so much economically that they are trying to get in to USA through the Mexican border? why can't college graduates find jobs? why have so many foreigners leaving Shanghai, Beijing, etc.? why hast the Chinese stock market lost almost $7 trillion over the last 4-5 years?

[@yaphonghor4409]

Ben is clearly expressing amazing double standards practiced by US and EU! When suited, free trade is promoted! When competition is tough, sets up barriers and forgets about free trade!

[@7yqgevdj6]

Western folk don't understand coz they in the inside. When you look it from outside is different Free trade for all but when China is ahead in 5g you go allover world telling govt not buy Huawei 5g

[@grandwonder5858]

USA - the Tonya Harding of international competition! “If we can’t beat you, we’re gonna break your legs so that you can’t compete against us!” said the lowly USA!

[@jogana6909]

Thirty years ago, the US advocated "globalization" because US manufacturing was in an advantage. Thirty years later, the US advocated "de-globalization" because US manufacturing was at a disadvantage. Such double standards are shameless.

[@GoldSkye]

They still like globalization when it suits them.

[@rfink222]

American politicians and businesses doing whatever they can to take advantage of people, doesn't matter if it is American citizens or foreigners.

[@Hottiehoes]

Now there’s an honest comment there’s a comment that makes sense.

[@JosefuJosia]

Exactly, shame to westerners, where is WTO????? Shame !

[@livanoguerrero3385]

China has never applied the globalización rules and has allways subsidized exports , tax imports as it pleases and trest their workers like shit...

[@zhangruyi3153]

Imposing 60 percent tax on Chinese goods is such a blessing for China. WHY? This will put a brake on the Chinese addiction to doing business with the US. It is best for China to have a clean break [decouple] with the US. This way China can develop and be the best in the world for everything.

[@tourniqut]

China is probably not gonna be the best for everything, corruption ruins most of what they do, but because only europe and britania pay premium chinese products will be cheaper worldwide

[@rubencouso7497]

I think the same, to be honest

[@DailyBeatings]

China will just sell intermediate products to Vietnam and Mexico, who will then do the final assembly and slap on a made in Vietnam or Mexico label. Of course the product will be sold at a substantial markup, but that's the price for looking like you're doing something.

[@davefroman4700]

US accounts for less than 10% of China's exports. They could cut them off entirely and it wouldn't hurt China much.

[@drakekoefoed1642]

us junk will not compete, and with wages driven below the living level, nobody here will buy them. china has the whole world for a market. usa has the serf class, workers whose standard of living has declined steadily since the red scare and all that stopped the new deal and began the road to corporate control.

[@mariafelicecittadinicesi5669]

I am just back from China, having lived in Beijing for 6 years. So I can agree completely with your excellent report. I will just add that air quality has very much improved in the last few years, in that huge 22 million people town, due to all these innovative measures - like electric or hybrid cars.

[@RomeshSenewiratne-Alagaratnam]

In the 1840s Opium Wars against China, the Brits claimed it had nothing to do with opium but was about 'free trade'.

[@garrycoleman8537]

The British were ment to bring silver in exchange, but they ran out of it, thus they traded opuim by forcing the addiction on the Chinese!

[@louiswu6300]

For the British in 1800s. The difficulty was to find a good reason to colonial each country they have met.

[@riceball4u172]

The apples doesn't fall far from the tree.

[@Philip-lk5db]

Britain was the biggest drug dealers and slave owners but somehow they can justify it. Got over 8million Chinese hooked on that poison- never again and never forget. US can sanction China and any countries that don’t take their BS. Leave us alone and look after your own people first.

[@CorneyKAlone]

"If you can only be tall because somebody is on their knees, then you have a serious problem. A serious neurosis white supremacy problem". - Toni Morrison

[@jacintochua6885]

The real losers will be American consumers. Really crazy!

[@donHooligan]

perhaps they should grow food and stop being (mindless) consumers.

[@edwardwongiii2229]

And many American businesses too which may cause thousands of bankruptcies and many thousands more unemployed. The elites of course don't care as their lifestyles are protected no matter what.

[@Travel_Rest_Travel]

Mindless... we, the American people, are not "mindless" consumers. We look at our wallets and mind that. What a pathetic response. Did you mindlessly consume your house and car? Or did you shop the best you could find on your budget?@@donHooligan

[@donHooligan]

@@Travel_Rest_Travel the great satan speaks... "we look at our wallets..." money worship always leads to a reprobate mind. when money is top priority, morality is simply an obstacle that must be overcome.

[@morganangel340]

@@Travel_Rest_Travel considering so many Americans buy so much stuff they don't need, with money they don't have, yes... "mindless" consumers is the right term.

[@VivianKreimer]

Thank you BEN for stating the TRUTH 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇪🇭🇪🇭🇷🇺

[@joethao2161]

Thanks Ben!!! I got nothing but respect for someone like you. We need more intelligent people who are willing to speak truth and facts. America, right now we need real journalism not fake news like CNN and Fox News.

[@TacticalMayo]

This is leftist communist.

[@YCHTT]

Their fake news goes way beyond just mainstream media, so-called, but alternative media, think tanks, even the academic education system, etc.

[@dachochiyo3992]

really disappointed on CNN fake news and Fox propaganda

[@honchotopshotta7589]

Real news: the U.S. has over 330,000 churches, they pull the strings, not big oil.

[@HassanFahmi-qd3hn]

Very valuable information. Can I have a trans script?

[@paulskiye6930]

No matter who's in charge in the USA, their foreign policy never changes.

[@drakekoefoed1642]

"in usa you can change the party but not the policy. in china you can change the policy but not the party."

[@donnab.333]

@monipenny408 🤭🤭

[@thecelt4807]

they (the presidents ) have masters of policy who give them the policy who aren't elected only the presidents are for the illusion of freedom of choice by the debt consumer slaves who dont know they are in a circus , ill informed oblivious MacDonalds consuming slaves ignorant unconscious fools no better than cattle receiving their booster shots waving their election flags blind ,,,, pathetic really isnt it when ya see it

[@StaceeEldrige]

Without the petrodollar system, the U.S. dollar would be a pile of waste paper. What the Middle East is doing now is cutting petrodollar settlements@monipenny408

[@dnickaroo3574]

US had Wars against 90+ nations since WW2.

[@christopherbong6639]

China should not be bothered and focus on business with the global south.

[@taariqmayet9547]

Brics is the future !!!

[@grandwonder5858]

USA - the Tonya Harding of international competition! “If we can’t beat you, we’re gonna break your legs so that you can’t compete against us!” said the lowly USA!

[@Illstatefishing]

Im currently in Brazil, and these chinese products are good and reliable, especially TVs, and other appliances. The US wouldnt last a day with the competition

[@DarlyaFaroeste]

​@user-lk7cv8vg7rThere are many chinese stores doing really well in the major commercial centres of Brazil for eg Sao Paulo, Chinese goods selling out in a rush, I live in Brazil too 😊

[@lealyan]

every products like toys, shoes, trousers, electric appliances etc. etc..🤷🏽‍♂️

[@frankojudoka]

Watchout for the CIA.

[@Bensux]

I bought a cheap chinese IP security camera for my house. Some reviews said it wouldn't last more than a few months. It's been 2 years and the camera works as good as new. Hot weather and heavy rain haven't affected its performance. 👌 People can bash chinese manufacturing all they want, but they still make good products.

[@briansimon8969]

Chinese products are better than they were years ago. We have thrown so much Chinese stuff into the garbage over the last 20 years. TVs are good, washing and drying machines are good

[@kamaldaud2782]

China GDP 6-9% annually. US GDP 3% annually. The US citizens live on borrowed money.

[@katarinadicamella]

No worries, because US can PRINT money~😂

[@kamaldaud2782]

@@katarinadicamella hahaha no worries..why worry no money print more money😂

[@katarinadicamella]

@@kamaldaud2782 exactly, it's all front, we are all suckers, play by the dollar!! and that's a fact behind the dark truth of dollar~😓 hegemony!!

[@frank-js9nf]

​@@katarinadicamellathis USA can not use for long , the world refuse cut from USA

[@johnlay3040]

​​@@katarinadicamellaThat will have to end soon. You cannot keep on printing if nobody wants/needs to buy. 😂😂

[@andrespages5961]

I'm always wiser every time I hear your seminars. Thank you Ben. Please don't stop sharing.🎉

[@asiancutiePacolovespecialchara]

China does not need us their economy is growing quick they are number two in the world and United States owes China billions of dollars

[@kooisengchng5283]

China is not a slave to any “-ism”. It has a pragmatic approach to development. “it does not matter what colour the cat is, as long as it catches the mice”.

[@WanderingSword]

Yup

[@widodoakrom3938]

True

[@poladroidgmd2083]

From an outsider's perspective, China looks like a country with an economic system fundamentally different from the western free market capitalism.

[@Amazon820]

China does not take silly orders from the US or Europe

[@crescentprincekronos2518]

​@@poladroidgmd2083would you call it a more purpose driven form of capitalism or greedy free for all like ours?

[@kabelontobo303]

There's no stopping China now I'm afraid. They've vastly improved their product offering and when all else is considered their cars are real value for money. We are getting a new car next week and it's gonna be a Chinese brand. They offer a lot more than the European cars in terms of the technology inside the car. Slowly but surely, they are starting to replace the European manufacturers in new car sales here in South Africa.

[@liujessie-pm3tz]

I suggest you find a way to buy Chinese EV cars from China, the price is at least 50% lower!

[@xinmengtu]

Yes, I've been working on a project for industrial transformation recently, delving into the development history of many rapidly growing industrial regions in China. It's evident that they realized early on the importance of not relying long-term on low value-added manufacturing, as it could be replaced for various reasons. Therefore, they have been continuously upgrading their industries, moving towards the field of scientific and technological research and development, a process that has lasted nearly 20 years. Chinese people often worry about not being diligent enough or not doing well enough, so they start planning for the next ten or even twenty years while taking this step.

[@Gregory-o9c]

De Gaulle , who advised Nixon to open to China which motivated him to go and make an opening to this country , convinced him that the 21rst Century will be that of China , regardless of what the US does ! A famous french writer wrote JJ Schreiber : “ when China will wake up , the enire World will shake ! Nixon , tricky Dick , managed to get all the merit for the visit and managed to occult DeGaulle advisesc ! But the US ignored the advise of avoiding the VietNAM war as he forsaw a fiasco ! Which it was ! The US has not educated his people and the scientific ignorance will cost dearly ! The US has not achieved to melt thoroughly the cultural lumps and has become a soup of insoluble ingredients ! The US can hardly fool the World now !

[@wmchan44]

To restrict Chinese products into the USA, the Americans need to find alternatives. Not so simple. China, on the other hand, can sell their desirable products to new markets that opens up in Asia, Africa and South America.

[@Jk19-x6x]

@@wmchan44 don't need options, need to buy American, simple need to make Chinese goods very expensive, by comparison made in the USA is the cheapest option. Simple

[@wmchan44]

@keithkantrowitz7591 The real situation is not so simple as the human generated requirements had grown into too many items in modern times. In other words, you cannot economically produce every needed items within your own country today as compared to ancient times when you only need to grow food to survive. Just take the example of the white goods (refrigerators, washing machines, etc), China large factory can produce, say, a million pieces at $100 each for the world market (economy of scale) while if USA smaller factory producing 10,000 pieces for domestic consumption may cost $1,000 each to produce. It is therefore more sensible to use your workers to produce, say, commercial airplanes to sell to China and buy the white goods from China. Selling 1 airplane can buy you millions of white goods. Uncle Sam politics are going in the wrong direction now. Which actually benefits China as it force them to wean itself from the US market.

[@Jk19-x6x]

@wmchan44 can't sell anything to people that have no money

[@Jk19-x6x]

@wmchan44 America did without China 50 years ago...Can do without China now

[@wmchan44]

@@Jk19-x6x True. That's why the Chinese has the BRI projects to bring development to the global south so that they can have money to buy goods, preferably Chinese made.

[@teatree6228]

China says- regardless of who is potus- business as usual

[@taiwanstillisntacountry]

Current POTUS : we will no support the independence of the Chinese Island of Taiwan.

[@fannyalbi9040]

@@taiwanstillisntacountryy not, china learn from united snakes way embargoes cuba, sanction taiwan trade

[@sleefy2343]

@@fannyalbi9040more like united sanction of America

[@evelynlo458]

​@taiwanstillisntacountryhow does it taste?

[@The_Reckoning617]

Trump is so dumb tariffs are paid by us we would have a 60% tariff to import goods … i’m so sick of this isolation mentality between russia and china 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Carbuncle0168]

I like your purple pfp. Btw, tarot card reading? Are you Black Swan from Star Rail? 💜

[@vanhocwong6689]

The "special" interest groups control the US economy. And they own most of the wealth. They won't standby and watch their wealth disappear.

[@ItsukaShimotsuki]

This is actually smart. He gets to rip off his base, tax the working class to close up the US national debt (the rich on the other hand won't be affected) and his base would be thinking they are winning.

[@oot007]

@@ItsukaShimotsuki >"close up the US national debt" That's a WWE fantasy

[@TJ-Judge]

Same, we should be creating good trade deals with them and building positive relations instead

[@dragonrider4567]

America is building bombs, China is building bridges...🎉

[@briansims1987]

@@dragonrider4567 why is China expading the PLA Navy Army Airforce? Funny looking bridges😃😃

[@briansims1987]

@@dragonrider4567 You speak with Forked Tongue Mr Chinaman!

[@masterpou7244]

​@@briansims1987...probably because they can see that the US will want a war to pump up their economy ... weapons are the only things made in the USA.. so yeah China knows the US playbook

[@annetteburger1912]

Sadly so true, conflict,bombs&weapons so important to US/West while China & Russia focused on their economy & trade!

[@georget1050]

@@briansims1987maybe it’s because of American Bombs

[@chihoang4085]

Excellent analysis. I was educated as an economist...looking back, so much of it was western propaganda.

[@davidlazarus67]

Economists have basically paid to be brainwashed, and get paid a lot for bullshit analysis. The western system will collapse because of its hubris.

[@neon1300]

I studied economics as an elective course twenty years ago, and it is probably one of decisions that I regret the most. I paid the university for them to brainwash me with the neo-liberal BS.

[@davidlazarus67]

Neoliberalism is another scam to benefit the wests elites.

[@TacticalMayo]

And this is ccp propaganda.

[@drakekoefoed1642]

the way capitalism really works is well known to marxists. that's what you study if you want to learn what they lied about in college.

[@deanndux]

😂 the US can't stand someone being better. Instead of helping industries have a competitive edge they resort to force and bitterness.im sorry, but this is way too childish. Their plans wont work

[@TacticalMayo]

The United States will win 🇺🇲

[@grandwonder5858]

USA - the Tonya Harding of international competition! “If we can’t beat you, we’re gonna break your legs so that you can’t compete against us!” said the lowly USA!

[@vincenttay2812]

US has always been a world dictator and arm twisting thug

[@WingPoyLeong]

The US will use the Tonia Harding technique on any competitors when they have lost.

[@youwaiyap2708]

@@WingPoyLeong Yes! A decade or more ago Westen politicians aggressively pushing for Green this & that, but now a non-Western nation has surged ahead, they wanna re-write the rule, even their own plan? Too amazing??? 🤦‍♀🤦‍♀🤪🤪

[@yass1068]

Two people selected by few thousand of party members from two main parties, are presented to millions of Americans to chose one between them. Is that what they call democracy?

[@Lyra0966]

China is an absolute juggernaut. US and European economic pressure on China will obviously result largely in damage to their respective economies. The more rational policy would be to work WITH China rather than against it. However, the Western mindset, which is essentially a racist and resentful one, can not abide the thought of losing their historical dominance of global trade. The West is staggeringly hypocritical, and is increasingly demonstrating how poor a loser and spiteful it is. I look forward to the time when all the nations of the global south (the global majority) no longer feel they have to act deferentially towards the US empire.

[@grandwonder5858]

USA - the Tonya Harding of international competition! “If we can’t beat you, we’re gonna break your legs so that you can’t compete against us!” said the lowly USA!

[@LW78321]

Well said 👏👏

[@ClownCarCoup]

China has bigger problems than trade wars with the West. It’s housing Hubble house of cards is beginning to topple.

[@BBshark000]

Pretty sound analysis. One minor point though: Europe has essentially been economically irrelevant for an extended period of time now. The “Western mindset” is essentially the US mindset with the Europe simply being a blind follower of the US without openly admitting to it. This is hurting Europe in an unforeseeable fashion - they are simply doing nothing but working for the USD whilst having a stagnant economy which is bound to go bust.

[@ClownCarCoup]

China has bigger issues (housing bubble) currently than its trade wars with the West. The problem with China is it doesn’t play by the international rules of fair trade and IP theft. It’s pursuit of self-reliance has decreased its dependency on imports, but China continues to maintain its reliance on foreign demand.

[@ekujohnson1362]

The only problem is jealous badheart they can't compete anymore: They only compete with war machine.

[@urrywest]

They have a short term speculative model... It can't win over china's 'cheating' ...

[@TacticalMayo]

Good 👍🏻

[@Arkoudeides.]

War machine?Not anymore.Even Russia is far superior.

[@urrywest]

Musk's main industry can't compeate with China and he knows it. That is why he is asking for protectionism.

[@robertlawson4295]

And they are not even good at war machine(ery) ... Russia smashes to bits anything the USA makes. A real bunch of losers ... 🤣🤣🤣

[@ABELARDOASISTIDO]

if China can make the best out of this US sanctions and tariff restrictions later, and when the US after a while will realize its needs for China and if that time comes, China will no longer supply the US consumption, it will be that US will buy these goods from other countries who have these goods at much higher price by then, just like what the US has done to Europe when they sold their LNG at much higher price after they destroyed the Nordstrom pipelines. What goes around comes around.

[@lixocontextualista]

US: wages economic war with China China: "Why are you punching yourself? 😂"

[@pbworld7858]

Russia to China: Sshhh

[@NotYourCitizenAnymore]

Because it’s a globalist goal to collapse the west and lead the way into the future with Technocratic China.. something Ben will never acknowledge

[@TacticalMayo]

The United States will win 🇺🇲

[@everforward8651]

My laugh of the day!

[@NotYourCitizenAnymore]

My comments get erased from this channel but I still have a to get all the replies?? Annoying

[@JoseLopez-ys2oz]

The United States (US) is freaking out, because the People’s Republic of China is proving to the world that the western neoliberal capitalistic model can’t compete with China’s state led socialist model. The US government, therefore, has decided to abandon its free trade policy, to impose instead unilateral sanctions and other restrictions in order to stop China’s growth. This, however, will have the effect of accelerating de-dollarization! The West knows that its economic model does not benefit 100% of its people. It serves only its oligarchs. That is why the West must resort to lies, deception and crimes to try to disrupt China’s superior economic model that serves 100% of her people. And, China has accomplished this without colonizing anyone! It is important to note that the US has repeatedly refused to comply with 42 United Nations’ resolutions asking it to immediately return Puerto Rico’s sovereignty to the Puerto Ricans. The US, hypocritically, claims to support Taiwan’s inalienable right to self-determination and independence! Moreover, the US still has today 38 million Americans living in poverty, while 9 of the 10 richest men in the world are US citizens. China, on the hand, has already eradicated her poverty at home, despite having 4 times the US’ populations. The US government claims to be the champion of democracy with only 33% of Americans reporting satisfaction with our government. 90% of Chinese, contrary to western propaganda, are satisfied with their government! Let the people themselves judge democracy.

[@roqbar8764]

Right, there's no poverty in China!

[@davidalexander9873]

​@@roqbar8764 in the past 20 years, China has lifted almost a billion people out of poverty and into the middle class. Meanwhile by US metrics poverty is on the increase as is lack of access to healthcare, depletion of social services, wearing down of infrastructure etc. You can dig your head in the sand but the reality is China is making life better for its citizens by every metric as opposed to the US where everything is pointing in the other direction for the average American.

[@roqbar8764]

My head is up and swiveling, and I see them immigrating over here en masse, so things can't be that great. You can only keep eating gutter-oil-fried fake rice for so long, I guess. @@davidalexander9873

[@hindustan8796]

​@@roqbar8764oh really ! Why have 45000 Chinese migrated to the U S ? Americans r still in their own country.

[@peachychoc7905]

@@hindustan8796LOL! What an MSM Sheeple! I bet you believed that Ir4q had WMD and Ukraine is winning the war

[@SteveBurg2001]

It gives me no pleasure to say this, but America is done. This is not the same country as it was 30-40 years ago. It's an empty shell sustained by extreme levels of debt. And word is getting around now.

[@bobbylow175]

Musk is so arrogant. His hubris will be his downfall.

[@resnica3557]

Racial discrimination and superiority complex in his bone and DNA, like the majority of those that survive only by making up lies to smear and denigrate China and Chinese products.

[@pbworld7858]

He has an ego problem.

[@wyliamulayye7534]

I bet BYD is sending Musk a thank you card that says "Thank you so much, my dear friend, for without you, we won't know how great we are and we will be a lesser person 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thanks and we owe you a dinner, Mr. Musk"

[@touchofclassfun6984]

Not only arrogant but immature too.

[@checkmaify]

For sure, has he really ever invented anything; I mean, is a great salesman and forcing himself to ownership of companies

[@RomeoFabros-q8q]

Tariff is always pass-on to the buyer, therefore 60% increase in tariff on Chinese products will be paid by American consumer! Moreover, many American manufacturers will loose the opportunity to buy cheap raw materials for their key industries! This will lead to unemployment and inflation in US!

[@ryanwalters6184]

Nah it will lead to investment in america because there is still demand.

[@cutbaitgofishing]

Most trump supporters have no idea, Bidens clowns are no different.

[@briansims1987]

@@RomeoFabros-q8q China is not the only supplier to goods for the US. Vietnam, India and Mexico are nicer countries to deal with.

[@andrewcruz-nz1eb]

@@briansims1987true but most of them or all of them get their products n raw materials from China. China is part of their supply chain, thus their products will be more expensive as they also need to make a profit. 😅😅😅

[@paulusiipinge4292]

USA has no shame...why can't you just compete with China...or are you just damn to compete with China...😅

[@shinjokagama7521]

You speak the Truth.

[@TacticalMayo]

Nope

[@ks56202]

@@TacticalMayo Nope is Yes

[@TacticalMayo]

@@ks56202 nope is nope.

[@ks56202]

@@TacticalMayo nope is yes

[@TacticalMayo]

@@ks56202 not when I say it.

[@helios4u2]

CONGRATULATION TO CHINA AND ITS ETERNAL GENIOUS

[@TacticalMayo]

LOL!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AntPet999]

As someone from a former Soviet republic, I regret our governments betrayed what our ancestors were building and developing. They believed Western countries, believed in democracy, freedom, were charmed with the movies, clothes, architecture. But that was mostly well-managed presentation of those. And if there were crucial economical problems in USSR in 80es, then they should have done like China did - make economy more open, competitive market, but carefully and gradually.... In the city where I live now, there were space related industries, was aircrafts plant, tractor machines plant... now people mostly earn money by reselling Chinese goods. (Especially cheap goods, because most people don't have high salaries, and thanks to China world can consume cheap products...) Not far from my house - huge building - Palace of Culture. Performances were held there for common people. (Such were all over USSR). Now it's mostly abandoned, not demolished probably because building itself is great, I think. It seems, we live on ruins of what used to be a powerful and advanced country. In my parents times, job was given right after you graduate from university, same with housing, you didn't have to pay all your life for basic needs. They were granted. Like they say 'we exchanged all these for Cola, Jeans and Bubble Gum". I myself believed that USSR was totalitarian state with heavy propaganda. But now I understand that that propaganda was a Defense from outer unfriendly world, and 'totalitarian'' was just Order in society that every state needs. And what West offers now? Slavery in exchange for necessities, overthrowing governments threat, if it is too independent, capitalistic social injustice...

[@sosiski1223]

again!!! You are just so great with your reports. The world gets real with data like this. I am working with distributed node networks and Chinese are leading also in that tech. World wake up and admit that China is the new power!!!🙏

[@TacticalMayo]

Tankie 🤣

[@TacticalMayo]

The United States is the global power of the world.

[@sleefy2343]

It has always been a superpower since ancient times

[@acerrome9672]

Obrigado.

[@980ssbbearcat2]

There are two types of people in our world; one that jealous at the other but take the jealousy as an encouragement to improve their life, while the other type of people who just jealous and complaint and whine , but do nothing to improve their life. The US falls into this category.

[@TacticalMayo]

USA 🇺🇲 USA 🇺🇲 USA 🇺🇲

[@drakekoefoed1642]

then there are those who are not jealous but resent the liars cheaters and thieves. they call us socialists.

[@vivalasvegas1999]

Not only they do nothing to improve their life, they also trying to destroy those people who works hard to improve themselves and their lives

[@wyn2302]

I was told there are three kinds, leader, folloè

[@wyn2302]

I was told there are three kinds, leader, folloè

[@Steward10237]

What is driving all of this? Simple, China is just more capable, more educated and has an amazing culture that understands the importance of family and togetherness. Everything that America is not.

[@Faye_Liu]

Ben, your Chinese must be improving a lot, I noticed you pronounced the name of the Chinese commerce minister with the correct tones. Well done!

[@urrywest]

He lives in China.... It must be a challenge for us english speakers.

[@ricotheman8139]

I noticed too. Great work Ben!

[@Lim-212]

Yes, 王文涛 Wang wentao, the commerce minister, Ben pronounced it perfectly. 加油Ben !

[@katong1953]

@F_Liu. I noticed too.

[@ronaldlim4455]

I replayed it and read his lips, confirmed it's from him. Good job 😂

[@dzxy314]

Well said about western double standards

[@sebbydoh8603]

Thanks for the content, comrade. This is my new favorite channel. Not sure how I didn't find you sooner.

[@vitorlima1092]

Thank you from Brazil BN! Journalism still exisists!

[@charlesyang4923]

China has made unprecedented progress in meeting the human needs of its population since the end of the Cold War. Surprisingly to the West, this happened without free, competitive elections or any pretense at “Western style” democracy. This presents a different attraction to all developing countries with a different approach of modernization without being westernization.

[@Charlie-xx2wj]

The Zemun-Borca Bridge in Serbia is the first bridge built in Europe by China. No EU bridge-building company wanted to build it because of its difficulty and length, stretching a long distance over an unsteady ground body of water. So Serbia turned to China. As Serbia belonged to the EU, various EU engineers descended upon Serbia to inspect the Chinese construction and materials to see if they met EU standards. To their surprise, they found that the Chinese bridge-building standards were more stringent than those of the EU.

[@J_Au]

They play dirty because they cannot competit fairly

[@vernevens1598]

How do you expect your country to compete. You send your kids to school and they are exposed to cross dressers and sick bs like that and every one gets a prize even if you do nothing. In China kids in school are taught AI, computers and high tech. You are all asleep and you are not going to like the consequences.

[@ericwong4213]

It's not a surprise. US is infamous in term of fooling the World about free market, drawing everyone to invest in USA back in 70s-90s. Then one by one, every small nation get targetted by all their investment frozen in the name of "Freedom", followed by US military bombing. The largest victim is African nations, as they do not infrastructure to build their nation, all the US loan they get is useless, so they invest them back into US market, and back in 90s, one by one it's frozen in the name of human right freedom.

[@KenHubbard-jz1vq]

@@J_Au ENTIRELY DUE TO THE CAPITALIST SYSTEM THAT IS WELL PAST ITS USED BY DATE AND HAS DRIVEN THE MIDDLE CLASS FROM COMFORT STREET TO STRUGGLE STREET AND THE POOR MOVED UNDER THE BRIDGE WELCOME TO THE CAPITALIST SYSTEM

[@grandwonder5858]

USA - the Tonya Harding of international competition! “If we can’t beat you, we’re gonna break your legs so that you can’t compete against us!” said the lowly USA!

[@Seven.Heavenly.Sins.666]

Just because your friendly neighbor is building a bigger house. So, you and your friends decided to burn it down?

[@drakekoefoed1642]

same neighbor who helps everyone else build their house.

[@roqbar8764]

Your escalators burn down by themselves

[@Seven.Heavenly.Sins.666]

@@roqbar8764 Your balls are on fire.

[@Elmer84092]

shut up, we have the freedom to do so.

[@Seven.Heavenly.Sins.666]

@@Elmer84092 I have the condom to poke fun at anything I want, so you shut up.

[@terrywong7879]

Great lecture!!!

[@claudermiller]

Wait till working people get hit with these 60% tariffs. It'll be like when Trump went after Canada and the price of lumber skyrocketed.

[@dmoreyn]

The red states will swallow it as they're screaming maga

[@Qiangyu]

I thought Elon Musk was for advancing mankind, but why is he so against the country that can bring mankind the most forward?

[@fannyalbi9040]

only now u saw his hypocrisy?

[@multiplierfx6429]

Elon is only for advancing Elon brand. Same as Trump and any other grifter from the US where you can only get ahead by scamming others.

[@Newstradamus.77]

don´t ever believe in a western oligarch they are all liars. they only care for their oligarch class. many idiots believe that Musk care about his employes but that is the biggest BS. he is now att war with the Unions in Scandinavian countries bc he refues to have a deal with the Unions.

[@judykraska400]

He is only for his wealth, and a liar as all the other US elitists .

[@yaoliang1580]

This creature is extremely cunning and dangerous

[@PerceivedREALITY999]

Thank you Ben. Independent journalists with journalistic integrity are the heroes of our time.

[@rakstock68]

This guy doesn't even know what he's talking about 😂

[@ginettenestor5108]

In this critical juncture, we need journalists like Ben more than ever: intelligent and courageous Good Work!!

[@Hottip-jb2dl]

Ben Norton, everytime I listen to your presentations I am in awe of your vast knowledge. I say again, you are the best , bar none. You are simply the best. Thanks you Ben Norton for sharing with us your vast knowledge. 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@campaneroprimero3753]

I love this channel. Ben Norton does an excellent job in Research Depth and in Honesty.

[@raylee5030]

Thanks!

[@bigmeany214]

Nowhere else can I get this kind of invaluable information. Thanks, Ben.

[@kfcheah5697]

The US is frightened that the Chinese Yuan will soon displace their "toilet paper" as the world's reserve currency.

[@AlldatJazz-rw9wy]

And so we go from Charmin the US was making, to toilet paper, made in China, that's worse than Charmin. 😂 got it.....

[@thoraero]

They are simply addicted to money printing, and too prideful to play by the same macroeconomic rules now after cheating all these years.

[@samyang5873]

I'm fortunate enough to witness China's economic planning & progressive development through the decades. They truly are planners for the long term. They visualise in the long run. When you are quietly humble , you continue to learn , research & innovate. When you're arrogant you stop learning cos you think you have the best , you are the best & you have reached the peak. There is no peak to the Chinese. 没有最好，只有更好。No good is good enough to China. 🍻Cheers!! 干杯!!🇸🇬

[@elmohead]

Born too late to explore the seas. Born too early to explore the stars. Born just in time to see the rise of China.

[@crestfire8008]

How are you born too late to explore the seas? You can explore them right now

[@nmew6926]

In time to see moon and mars landing

[@timetraveller2300]

@@crestfire8008 age of discovery? uncharted waters? Columbus?

[@MrAlxsr]

That was very beautiful.

[@crestfire8008]

@@timetraveller2300 so you have explored everything under the sea?

[@naturalhealermom]

Excellent analysis. I learn so much from watching you. Thank you.

[@martingrantham4040]

So glad you are studying in China and sharing your perspective! As a biologist, I realized long ago that the greatest advances in evolution were all based on cooperation rather than competition. In the US competition is regarded as the most important of interactions, and this may be true initially/superficially, but progress is much more profoundly dependent on cooperation. Right now all the most important, existential challenges humanity faces can only be met through global cooperation. The USA is following a path leading to human extinction. Many thanks for your work!

[@bobsmith3983]

More like extinction of the Western capitalist system.

[@terryfraser4596]

BEN, your research and presentation ALWAYS makes my jaw drop and my eyes pop. Good hearted people are a rare gem. Thank You. One word for America, "JEALOUS".

[@Thinkofwhat]

Hey folks please share widely….we need Ben’s channel spreading widely and quickly!!

[@vsalasarcr]

¡Gracias!

[@往事如风也如剑]

兄弟，你这是什么钱这么多😂

[@ikaros2342]

吓得我马上算了一下，值30块~~🤣

[@trollthetruthand5458]

As long as the Chinese has influence in Africa, the surpass of America is enviable, Russia blocked France in the west Sahel for one reason to militarize the border between the Arabic people and the Africans isolating European power of choice.

[@davefroman4700]

LOL. Russia had nothing to do with the countries in the Sahel breaking away from France. Those are internal issues. They are supporting the new governments after the fact. Russia and China do not over throw other governments for their own gain like the US has repeatedly.

[@TacticalMayo]

Nope they will never surpass the United States of America 🇺🇲

[@drakekoefoed1642]

russia just wants a free africa so they can sell them stuff and let them prosper. they gave away a lot of grain a few months ago.

[@davefroman4700]

@@TacticalMayo They already have. And thinking you are going to invade them? Is a fools errand. They produce more steel than the rest of the world combined. They have half a dozen steel mills that they shut down due to pollution near their cities. But all of them are preserved, maintained and guarded. They could have them all back online in a week if they were threatened. And while the US has to buy weapons at extortionist prices? China OWNS the Military industrial complex. It gets it all at cost. And unlike the west where its not financially feasible to have excess production capacity laying around idle, They have a ton of military production that is sitting there waiting to go if they need it.

[@trollthetruthand5458]

@@davefroman4700 👀 okay maybe you should reschedule your next comment.

[@kko-punch7059]

The Young American generation should listen to this man on present and the past of this young country. 300 hundred years of any country in history is an infant.

[@nasledje]

The US is not a country. The US is an occupied and stolen territory from the Indians. Millions of Indians have been murdered and dead for a long time. Today, the Israelis are doing the same thing with Palestinians and you are supporting them.

[@Kenshin009]

Ben_Norton, I thank you for your excellence. You're a living legend.

[@homersimpson5501]

Imagine one of us saying I’m going to extort or pressure someone into submitting to us. Everyone knows this is unprofessional and not right. How can they openly say this in principle

[@Africanchild825]

This is what they have always done.The native Americans and black people will testify to that.

[@socialismdeclassified]

I learn so much from this channel, it is probably the most informative channel on KZbin.

[@RivercrestGuest]

Hooray! HARDWORK pays off! Thanks for the encouraging report.

[@monahaque1660]

The US is scared of China! 😂

[@marsaeolus9248]

Extremely scared

[@annle9671]

No just smarter and more cautious.

[@deedledeedle8790]

Literally no one is afraid of china.

[@Africanchild825]

@@annle9671They are scared...of losing dominance.

[@Africanchild825]

@@annle9671 Oh please! The US is as scared as scared can be. The US is seeing the western heagemony it has had for centuries disappear rapidly because of China.That is very scary considering the bullying the US has been doing.

[@phildazz]

Thanks Ben, you are definitely Mr Awesome. Great work of fascinating content

[@luckarl]

It takes a wise and educated man to understand the complex of Western Occidental philosophy and how they had took advantage of the rest of the global south. People of the global south have very different philosophy where it is okay to share and to make other as a winner, too.

[@kenric1460]

Very well researched. Thanks! 👍

[@user-DongJ]

All hail China's advance lithium battery pioneers! 👏 Long live Chinese solar machinery engineers! ✌️ May they and their descendants live in Peace & Prosperity for Ten Thousand years! 🙏✨💪

[@johnleong4807]

Your beautiful research serves well. American political system needs drastically overhaul to serve the people not the elites.

[@LegendNinja41]

China & the Chinese should invest where they are wanted and liked, not the Usa, Canada, EU etc.

[@nowthen3150]

Another great video!!!! Thank you for sharing Ben!!

[@ianboreham7669]

Great work Ben

[@TachyonXC]

Loser always find excuses, while Winner find solutions.

[@userxfgtx665fgt34]

This is what bullies do. They get jealous because of their failures compared to the success of the others so they will wage sabotage against others

[@TopherJayy]

😂they can't blame nobody but themselves.

[@grandwonder5858]

USA - the Tonya Harding of international competition! “If we can’t beat you, we’re gonna break your legs so that you can’t compete against us!” said the lowly USA!

[@thomasho4825]

Thanks

[@shaunehuolohan5736]

China has 600,000 engineers graduating every year, how do you compete with that. Very enjoyable summary of today's global economic realities and the historical context on how we achieved it.

[@NgugiKamau-rr3zp]

600000 engineers yearly 😢😢😢😢

[@danielli9167]

How: US congress will pass a law to force every nation on the earth to ban engineering schools.

[@xipingcao]

应该这样说每年有6百万理工科大学毕业生，这可能占全球理工科大学毕业生一半以上。中国大学毕业生每年接近1200万，50%学理工科。美国听说学理工科的占大学生20%。 每年毕业的理工科大学生中国是美国的10倍。 理工科大学毕业生是制造业的人力基石

[@georgetteclarke3538]

numbers mean nothing without creativity with ingenuity

[@grandwonder5858]

Meanwhile the US produces 600,000 new homeless people every year!

[@wongpohchan9485]

You only increase tariffs on imported goods when your country is manufacturing those goods. If not the high tariffs will hit the consumers like a ton of bricks.

[@clarenceedwards2866]

They're like drowning men repeatedly catching at the proverbial straws rather than being proactive by teaching their people to swim. So the US continues to repeat the same action but expect to obtain a different result. Exponential insanity.

[@aldindurakovic8828]

China has solid tech , why shoudn't the Chinese be blessed like Japan decades ago ..... Companies like Hisense are doing well .....📟💻🖥⌨💿🔭📡📚💹

[@YPXL729]

Thanks, Ben. A really good and thorough review on this issue.

[@tarmizijes8769]

Why America so scared to China, you have Iron Man,Captain America,Rambo use them to beat China they only have one Jacky Chan, hahahahaha......LOL.

[@muhammadal-hashimi2487]

Mr. Ben Norton, you are a real sharp cookie! I read Ha Joon Chang's book several years ago while working on my PhD. In fact, I quoted from it in my doctoral thesis! Also, you expose the fallacy of comparative advantage. When I was working on my master's degree, I severely antagonized the professor of my international trade class when I did the same thing! I had to back off because I am sure that I would have flunked that class had I not done so! Great video, Ben. You are a genius!

Very good work, Ben! Thank you !

[@mirkostanic92]

🤯 Ben, well deserved sub and respect!!! It is only through the thorough research, where the truth finds the way. This was so educational, thank you!

[@thierrynolevaux9268]

Just look at how many engineers are created every day in China or India compared to the US. Not even close and it tells you everything you need to know about the future.

[@cheryllee7224]

Absolutely loved your analysis, thank you for helping me understand the current situation! Please continue!

[@ZenatiOmar]

Thank you for your visions ❤

[@piwemkhize6032]

Thank you for great journalism.

[@duinay3]

The US is the Tonya Harding of global competition 😂

[@scottw4208]

😂

[@savvyroca]

😢

[@smwah3238]

Well said

[@HeinzWick]

How are American companies surviving when much of their products are depending on China. Increasing tariffs results in higher inflation in the USA , more economical decline.The decline of the USA has started a long time ago. The reason for this are several facts : To be a politician you have to be a very effective liar, the education system is not competitive with other countries etc.

[@goldreserve]

Move production out of China e.g. India or Mexico. 2023 US imports from Mexico surpassed China.

[@Time4Peace]

Each time I watch this channel, l learn a lot from it. Thank you Ben forcupur hard work.

[@edscheid]

Awesome work Ben!

[@iqbang9236]

The cunning, hypocrisy of Western capitalism.

[@salomonkohana5231]

Because they lost their mind. They still think that wars is a money maker.

[@MikeForster-fl6om]

It is.