Vijay Prashad: The US always tells people what to do while China doesn’t

[@Chr0n]

When the US says they want to help you by building infrastructure in your country, they don't mean hospitals, roads, schools, etc. They mean military bases.

[@abdulsalamibrahim8581]

😂😂😂😂

[@twlamSG]

That's true. Maybe thats how Philippines President Marcos got conned. He thought he can reap the benefit with two infrastructure projects.

[@Lu-MingPan-b5w]

Because it should benefit the US, not the host country.

[@shivabhagwan567]

@@twlamSG The Philippine leader voluntarily invited the US and was not deception!!!

[@victorkmlee]

Military bases to house their troops and exert even more 'influence'.

[@jessicaw8682]

China is a closed society with an open mind, whereas America is an open society with a closed mind. In China you cannot change the party but you can change the policy, whereas in America you can change parties but not easily the policy.

[@blcheah2672]

I would add that China is closed because it has to defend itself against American hostility and plots. Same as other 'closed' societies such as Russia, Iran, Cuba, etc. During the Tang and Song dynasties China was extremely open. Chang'an's population was 25% foreign, an incredible figure when you consider in those days you couldn't just take an 8 hour flight to China. It took months for other Asians to reach Chang'an.

[@eveleung8855]

Bingo!!

[@Kwelinzito]

Excellent analysis!👍

[@josephguo6256]

how did u know these facts?

[@yzhang2008]

My God! You're genius!

[@northernsamba7388]

Look what Emperor Leopold did to Congo. An ugly example of imperialism. 20 million plus Africans died, colonialism and slavery, not a genocide. 6 millions by Hitler, it is a genocide. The double standards and hypocrisies continues till today, never an acknowlegement.

[@darrylnoronhagoa]

Nobody knows this... This should be a constant evil story told to today... to the world... Everyone must know this...

[@douglasbell3344]

And what US did in Vietnam, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, ..... US has constantly waged wars, pushing their own agenda and trying to force other countries to change.

[@SK-lt1so]

"If an estimate of 30 million deaths is accepted, the failure of the Great Leap Forward caused the deadliest famine in the history of China and it also caused the deadliest famine in the history of the world." I think all the "hypocrisy" was encapsulated in your post! Brilliant!

[@dwightd.eisenhower2031]

And the Uyghurs aren’t being genocided Im sure you’d say?

[@greentea8852]

@@dwightd.eisenhower2031It‘s just another lie fabricated by the west like Iraq wmd lie, Syria chemical attack lie, mkuktra, etc

[@hautaukhang1808]

The world needs more people like Vijay Prashad who dares to openly expose all the ugly side of the USA and its western allies.

[@BR-KK]

Dares? Like being critical of the US is going to land you in jail. I am an American and have been openly criticizing the US for things I don’t like for years. It’s called freedom of speech. It’s a part of our rights. Criticize the US all you want. Nothing new here. Now providing misinformation or deception, that’s a different matter.

[@samyang5873]

Americans are too proud to learn from others. They are too deeply buried under the American Exceptionalism. That's why their finger-wagging culture never stop. Regards from SEAsia.

[@danhtran6401]

Maybe they should have better universities than the US....

[@littlebigcommentaries9833]

Those awesome universities that have been in and out of scandal after scandal lol? Like the one happening right now with francesca gino and her fabricated results in studies of human behavioural science.

[@haniahannslew4108]

Totally agree 😂

[@happymelon7129]

China came to South East Asia years before European , but only trading. When European come , they colonize immediately.

[@morningstararun6278]

​@@happymelon7129And today, the western hypocrite KZbinrs are saying colonization wasn't that bad. Yeah, exploiting natural resources and crippling labor to modernize the tiny Island of Britain wasn't that bad according to them.

[@jJustPlayingNZ]

This gentleman really hits the nail on the head. I am 78 years old. I have read tens of thousands of books, I have watched hundreds of KZbin video discussions about China. In 2015, at the age of 70, I spent 6 weeks in China travelling around and mixing almost exclusively with Chinese people. Before I went there I hadn't paid much attention to China. What I saw and heard was a complete surprise to me. You could say that, in many areas of thought, especially political thought, my eyes were opened. The culture, the structure of society, the way people behaved to each other, the respect for religion, the number of minorities fully absorbed into the whole, the philosophy and the satisfaction with their government were all somewhat of a surprise to me, when I was actually living amongst the people. All countries leaders and people can learn from the Chinese modern way. We need to look carefully at our governmental systems and reform them so that we actually achieve "government of the people, by the people, for the people" instead of the "control of the people, by the rich and powerful, for the rich and powerful".

[@JJr-ce3vv]

100% correct, except all of the government of the rich people won't let the poor people be rich.

[@jJustPlayingNZ]

​@@JJr-ce3vv It's not a matter of the poor becoming rich. You don't have to be rich to be happy. In my experience I have met many unhappy well-off people. In fact they seem to make a habit of being discontented (enough is never enough). There will always be differences in riches. It is rather a matter of fair and equal treatment and opportunity together with a commitment by the government to intervene for the good of all citizens and not just "leave it to the market". In China subsidies are not frowned upon, they are the Party's way of levelling up different sections of the population. For example in some of the poorer areas subsidies play a large part in helping to create tourist destinations and transport infrastructure. The more wealthy Chinese people flock to these destinations. This is, of course, far superior to the western way of raising taxes on the wealthier and paying handouts to poor people. Creative thinking like this seems to be distinctly lacking in the west nowadays, mainly because the political parties are more concerned with winning elections.

[@ohmikesroh5904]

Thank you. Refreshing to hear from someone who got it 100 as it is.

[@haniahannslew4108]

Very well said. I totally agree with you. Chinese government’s policy treats minorities much better than Han Chinese. Many Han Chinese call it unfair, but the Chinese government has their own philosophy. The Chinese government is very strict law in discrimination against their ethnic minorities. That’s one reason why their minorities fully absorbed into a whole. In the western countries, particularly the 5 eyes English speaking countries led by the US, the country’s leader, the government, the congressmen, the ministers discriminate and encourage discrimination against ethnic minorities. Look at the US. As well as Canada and Australia. The government’s policy discriminate against ethnic Chinese people even ethnic Chinese are considered model minority in the country. This is a huge difference between China and the USA. In China, no matter how tense China-USA relationship is, the Chinese government and media never encourage hatred or speak ill, demonize or smear the other country. In the opposite, the USA is doing all those bad things. That’s why many Asians in the USA got attacked. The minorities in the USA will not have peace and fairness. This is the huge difference between east and west. The imperial colonial mindset is still alive and exists in the west.

[@johnmccormack4183]

Sounds like a humble philosophical way to live which would be culturally impossible for a myopic No 1 nation . Having lived in U.S. for almost 40 years I can tell you that they are truly infintile.... They're even proud of being almost 250 years old!!! It's laughable coming from Ireland myself and what's funnier is they don't get it !!!

[@indra-sv5rs]

Only smart and humble person can see, not like the arrogant countries

[@condorX2]

This help me understand China better. I’m from Malaysia. China has traded with Malaysia for 2000 years. In those years, they had been the world’s biggest powers many times. Never once they sent troops to take our land. Admiral Zheng He came to Malacca five times, in gigantic fleets, and a flagship eight times the size of Christopher Columbus’ flagship, Santa Maria. He could have seized Malacca easily, but he did not. In 1511, the Portuguese came. In 1642, the Dutch came. In the 18th century the British came. We were colonised by each, one after another. When China wanted spices from India, they traded with the Indians. When they wanted gems, they traded with the Persian. They didn’t take lands. The only time China expanded beyond their current borders was in Yuan Dynasty, when Genghis and his descendants Ogedei Khan, Guyuk Khan & Kublai Khan concurred China, Mid Asia and Eastern Europe. But Yuan Dynasty, although being based in China, was a part of the Mongolian Empire. Then came the Century of Humiliation. Britain smuggled opium into China to dope the population, a strategy to turn the trade deficit around, after the British could not find enough silver to pay the Qing Dynasty in their tea and porcelain trades. After the opium warehouses were burned down and ports were closed by the Chinese in ordered to curb opium, the British started the Opium War I, which China lost. Hong Kong was forced to be surrendered to the British in a peace talk (Nanjing Treaty). The British owned 90% of the opium market in China, during that time, Queen Victoria was the world’s biggest drug baron. The remaining 10% was owned by American merchants from Boston. Many of Boston’s institutions were built with profit from opium. After 12 years of Nanjing Treaty, the West started getting really really greedy. The British wanted the Qing government: 1. To open the borders of China to allow goods coming in and out freely, and tax free. 2. Make opium legal in China. Insane requests, Qing government said no. The British and French, with supports from the US and Russia from behind, started Opium War II with China, which again, China lost. The Anglo-French military raided the Summer Palace, and threatened to burn down the Imperial Palace, the Qing government was forced to pay with ports, free business zones, 300,000 kilograms of silver and Kowloon was taken. Since then, China’s resources flew out freely through these business zones and ports. In the subsequent amendment to the treaties, Chinese people were sold overseas to serve as labor. In 1900, China suffered attacks by the 8-National Alliance(Japan, Russia, Britain, France, USA, Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary). Innocent Chinese civilians in Peking (Beijing now) were murdered, buildings were destroyed & women were raped. The Imperial Palace was raided, and treasures ended up in museums like the British Museum in London and the Louvre in Paris. In late 1930s China was occupied by the Japanese in WWII. Millions of Chinese died during the occupancy. 300,000 Chinese died in Nanjing Massacre alone. Mao brought China together again from the shambles. There were peace and unity for some time. But Mao’s later reign saw sufferings and deaths from famine and power struggles. Then came Deng Xiao Ping and his infamous “black-cat and white-cat” story. His preference in pragmatism than ideologies has transformed China. This thinking allowed China to evolve all the time to adapt to the actual needs in the country, instead of rigidly bounded to ideologies. It also signified the death of Communism in actually practice in China. The current Socialism+Meritocracy+Market Economy model fits the Chinese like gloves, and it propels the uprise of China. Singapore has a similar model, and has been arguably more successful than Hong Kong, because Hong Kong being gateway to China, was riding on the economic boom in China, while Singapore had no one to gain from. In just 30 years, the CPC have moved 800 millions of people out from poverty. The rate of growth is unprecedented in human history. They have built the biggest mobile network, by far the biggest high speed rail network in the world, and they have become a behemoth in infrastructure. They made a fishing village called Shenzhen into the world’s second largest technological centre after the Silicon Valley. They are growing into a technological power house. It has the most elaborate e-commerce and cashless payment system in the world. They have launched exploration to Mars. The Chinese are living a good life and China has become one of the safest countries in the world. The level of patriotism in the country has reached an unprecedented height. For all of the achievements, the West has nothing good to say about it. China suffers from intense anti-China propagandas from the West. Western Media used the keyword “Communist” to instil fear and hatred towards China. Everything China does is negatively reported. They claimed China used slave labor in making iPhones. The truth was, Apple was the most profitable company in the world, it took most of the profit, leave some to Foxconn (a Taiwanese company) and little to the labor. They claimed China was inhuman with one-child policy. At the same time, they accused China of polluting the earth with its huge population. The fact is the Chinese consume just 30% of energy per capita compared to the US. They claimed China underwent ethnic cleansing in Xinjiang. The fact is China has a policy which priorities ethnic minorities. For a long time, the ethnic minorities were allowed to have two children and the majority Han only allowed one. The minorities are allowed a lower score for university intakes. There are 39,000 mosque in China, and 2100 in the US. China has about 3 times more mosque per muslim than the US. When terrorist attacks happened in Xinjiang, China had two choices: 1. Re-educate the Uighur extremists before they turned terrorists. 2. Let them be, after they launch attacks and killed innocent people, bomb their homes. China chose 1 to solve problem from the root and not to do killing. How the US solve terrorism? Fire missiles from battleships, drop bombs from the sky. During the pandemic, When China took extreme measures to lockdown the people, they were accused of being inhuman. When China recovered swiftly because of the extreme measures, they were accused of lying about the actual numbers. When China’s cases became so low that they could provide medical support to other countries, they were accused of politically motivated. Western Media always have reasons to bash China. Just like any country, there are irresponsible individuals from China which do bad and dirty things, but the China government overall has done very well. But I hear this comment over and over by people from the West: I like Chinese people, but the CPC is evil. What they really want is the Chinese to change the government, because the current one is too good. Fortunately China is not a multi-party democratic country, otherwise the opposition party in China will be supported by notorious NGOs (Non-Government Organization) of the USA, like the NED (National Endowment for Democracy), to topple the ruling party. The US and the British couldn’t crack Mainland China, so they work on Hong Kong. Of all the ex-British colonial countries, only the Hong Kongers were offered BNOs by the British. Because the UK would like the Hong Kongers to think they are British citizens, not Chinese. A divide-and-conquer strategy, which they often used in Color Revolutions around the world. They resort to low dirty tricks like detaining Huawei’s CFO & banning Huawei. They raised a silly trade war which benefits no one. Trade deficit always exist between a developing and a developed country. USA is like a luxury car seller who ask a farmer: why am I always buying your vegetables and you haven’t bought any of my cars? When the Chinese were making socks for the world 30 years ago, the world let it be. But when Chinese started to make high technology products, like Huawei and DJI, it caused red-alert. Because when Western and Japanese products are equal to Chinese in technologies, they could never match the Chinese in prices. First world countries want China to continue in making socks. Instead of stepping up themselves, they want to pull China down. The recent movement by the US against China has a very important background. When Libya, Iran, and China decided to ditch the US dollar in oil trades, Gaddafi’s was killed by the US, Iran was being sanctioned by the US, and now it’s China’s turn. The US has been printing money out of nothing. The only reason why the US Dollar is still widely accepted, is because it’s the only currency which oil is allowed to be traded with. The US has an agreement with Saudi that oil must be traded in US dollar ONLY. Without the petrol-dollar status, the US dollars will sink, and America will fall. Therefore anyone trying to disobey this order will be eliminated. China will soon use a gold-backed crypto-currency, the alarms in the White House go off like mad. China’s achievement has been by hard work. Not buy looting the world. I have deep sympathy for China for all the suffering, but now I feel happy for them. China is not rising, they are going back to where they belong. Good luck China. -C L

[@dwightd.eisenhower2031]

“Fortunately China is not a multi-party democratic country” What happens when China develops and, just like in already developed countries, the people clamor for rights? The Chinese government has done very good things for its people but continues to be undeniably oppressive, and at some point that won’t be acceptable anymore. The fact that one tries to defend authoritarianism like this is just gross

[@littlebigcommentaries9833]

It's just inherently bad despite the result and facts huh? Cope harder

[@haniahannslew4108]

@@dwightd.eisenhower2031 Your comment is self-contradictory. How can a country become developed when its people are oppressed? See how funny you are?

[@obama8888]

@@haniahannslew4108 Yah, and more than 160 million chinese leaves China each year to go on holidays to other parts of the world like Europe, America, Australia and the best thing is they all enjoyed their holidays and comes home to China. If China is so oppressive why don't these 160 miilion chinese just leave and not come back ?

[@happymelon7129]

China came to South East Asia years before European , but only trading. When European come , they colonize immediately.

[@professortraveler]

CHINA IS AWESOME..What a humble and Great country. I am blessed to be living in this country as an expat.❤❤

[@kittytam1545]

Especially when you know the brutal wars we suffered for the last three centuries.

[@pohth7391]

And I am very proud as a Chinese, although an 'overseas Chinese' ... my late father was from China mainland. China 🇨🇳 is my Motherland 💕

[@professortraveler]

@pohth7391 Yes, You are very lucky.

[@zactianne6331]

Why Mr. Prashad isn't the PM or President of some country baffles me. So much wisdom and clarity of mind. The only thing about the US-West saying 'do this, do that 'is that it's really 'do as I say, don't do as I do'.

[@NeerajPandey-b8c]

may b ccp make him supreme leader

[@freespeech515]

he has no clue about WEST, he is an avid book reader and babbler. Some babblers are good to listen and he is one of them. He is not idiot but ignorant of west. From his vantage point he is looking up at west

[@susanrodrigues1796]

I guess because he don't want to be controlled by the US!

[@user-nc9pc3gr4c]

The United States is the most powerful country in the world. That is what power countries do.

[@stevenhuang4193]

very simple, so called the democratic and free countries - populism chasing regardless racist, religion fundementlist ... everything goes since fooling people is way easier than good governing

[@raideepu4]

One of the wisest humans today! Respect to Mr Vijaya Prasad!

[@MASMIWA]

Excellent discourse by Vijay on the 'China way.' Americans, especially, should listen and learn from this experience, it would go a long way to putting America back on the right track.

[@andrethorpe6183]

That is a point as a retired IT educator I have sought to convey in North America... We have access to some of the best educational facilities in the world but we are inept in applying our knowledge as efficiently as China.

[@romeldphillips3146]

That horse has already bolted the stable. There is no way that Americans will accept that they can learn from other nations examples and experiences. America thinks that system it has it the best system and every policy is the correct policy. To accept that kind of change would seem like a defeat.

[@belisarius2776]

We dont listen to anything you say and for good reason

[@cosmoray9750]

Modi is always finger wagging. I seen him on the News wagging his finger all the time.

[@mohamedabdi3468]

America will never adjust due to its superiority complexity. And by the time they realise things have already fallen apart and they cannot catch-up. That's how things turn when you are failed by God's misfortune !!! 😂

[@rabbitazteca23]

this man is speaking PURE facts!

[@zhaokwong5544]

While the CCP is fighting to alleviate poverty. The US is busy fighting each parties policy and not gets done. With the progress of what the Chinese government did over the last 30 years, it is a huge accomplishment in human history. No government is perfect but CCP is amazing for it did.

[@william_marshal]

China was dragged out of it's poverty by the capitalist west investing $billions in it. The CCP had nothing to do with that except for opening the door and allowing it to happen. Now you're seeing the reverse as Western capital is removed from China and invested elsewhere like India or Indonesia. This was the fault of the CCP becoming ever more authoritarian and building up a huge military which basically the west paid for. Youth unemployment in China is now 20% and rising, you can blame the CCP for that !!! ... what the CCP have built in China is a gigantic ponzi scheme and the bubble is ready to burst !!!

[@hyc1266]

Please use CPC.

[@xmb6793]

it's CPC not CCP.. CCP is used by the west to slender china. it's a propaganda technic to conect people mind to CCCP of soviet.

[@wlk1757]

They are busy with mass shooting and how to call a gender a gender

[@K3nM3g]

CCP is thinking of how to make more money while Democrats are thinking of what can they add to LGBTQIA+++++++++++

[@cooper1819]

The way Chinese behave is part of the Chinese civilization, not just CCP - Confucian ethics. Being humble, win-win, prosperity, respect. And this approach is also seen at rest of East Asia, Asian Tigers, not imposing others of their success.

[@dyrectory_com]

You can't twist the teachings of Confucius... whereas in the West, a sub group has twisted the teaching of Christianity... look into: prosperity gospel and the charlatans that emerge from it. 🕊

[@zhaokwong5544]

Well said.

[@hyc1266]

CPC.

[@cooper1819]

@@hyc1266 What's CPC?

[@haniahannslew4108]

So true. Totally agree. Not just East Asia, but you can see SE Asian countries are the same. They don’t come to tell others countries “do this do that.”

[@Kwelinzito]

When you believe others are inferior, you are also convinced that you know what’s best for them.

[@JJr-ce3vv]

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[@vlhc4642]

Not exactly, when you KNOW you're superior you don't actually care what others do, it's those who feel inferior and insecure who likes to tell others what to do, only the insecure needs validation and only the inferior needs to compensate. All resource sparse island cultures are insecure, and the Saxon based American culture inherented this insecurity.

[@Kwelinzito]

@@vlhc4642 I will avoid criticizing your English. But most natural resources going to the powerful West are extracted from poor countries. They are being extracted on Western terms, not terms that favor poor countries. Wake up! It is r@cism by design. No country invited Europeans to colonize them, dehumanize and rob their resources and they still do. Going by your logic, victims of horrendous violence are to blame. Apparently that rule applies to people of color as is obvious in the proxy war in Ukraine.

[@wei270]

@@vlhc4642 interesting view

[@Praetorian157A]

That is so true. Other countries should go to the Chinese (like what the chinese initially did-went to learn the Singapore experience) and learn the chinese experience; send their youth to China to educate a core of youth that’s energized and tech savvy generation and incorporate what they can from China’s experience into their own country.

[@ducky271]

It’s from thousand years of history that Chinese government learned that it’s not one size fits all. China has gone through changes of dynasty over dynasty and controlled by different cultures and races. What Chinese gets to now it’s not easy but with wisdom and clear visions. Not to take the country to experience past failures but to move towards united and strong. It maybe a communism country but all the history and ancient Chinese philosophies are taught to younger generation. Chinese is still possessing the unique traditions and cultures.

[@morningstararun6278]

So in communist countries, History and ancient philosophies are not taught? It is a lame stereotype against Communists.

[@ducky271]

@@morningstararun6278 in 1966, the communism party launched cultural revolution, the youth or the red guards were taught not to love your parents but chairman Mao. It lasted until Mao’s death. The traditions and philosophy were eliminated. The current party running the country is no longer the communism but the combination of using capitalism as a tool to support the goals. Good or bad, it’s the system works for them. If you are interested in history, there are many well done history documentaries in KZbin on Chinese history.

[@morningstararun6278]

@@ducky271 😂😂 cope harder lol. Who are you? An angry Indian who cannot digest the fact that Socialism has advanced a country to become 2nd largest economy in the world, all the while not colonizing any other nations? If What China practices is Capitalism, then what is India? India has more capitalism and less socialism than China, but it is dirt poor. It is your wishful thinking to call China a capitalist country. The chinese refer to their country as a Socialist. It is the butthurt westerners, but mostly Indians who cannot replicate the same level of development in their own countries, claim China's development is because of Capitalism. If that is the case, then India should have achieved at least half of what China has achieved. I know you would bring Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. But the combined population of US, Europe, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan doesn't come anywhere near the population of China. The only country with the similar population is India. And the world knows which among the two hugely populated countries has lifted more than 700 million people out of poverty. As for you lies about Mao, I can only laugh at that.

[@shineluvslambiel]

@@morningstararun6278OP is addressing specially what Vijay said in the video. Calm down.

[@morningstararun6278]

​​@@shineluvslambiel I think I misread his comment earlier. It was a mistake.

[@siewkonsum7291]

*_Oscar Wilde_* says, _"America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without (going thru' the process of) civilization._ 😅

[@amarenehemiah7858]

And Oscar Wilde was what, apart from being a quintessential English c*unt?

[@haniahannslew4108]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@bigboialex3904]

what happened in tiananmen square?

[@LawasSarawak]

@@bigboialex3904 the western propaganda piece

[@henkmagnetic3103]

@siewkonsum7291 What a brilliant observation/comment.

[@danielkimuyu3044]

Thanks Vijay for highlighting facts about Chinese economic growth and progress.

[@jonaafr]

Vijay Prashad is the kind of specie of mankind that the world badly need. Visionary, well-spoken and full of meaningful words and senses. The world need this quality of men and women to lead, not monkeys and donkeys that we have the world over, especially in the USA and EU. Their path to success and harmony is thru their bombs and guns, especially the USA.

[@hansweissmann_xviii6754]

I can say with certainty that the Chinese model will NEVER work in India! Why? Because you FIRST need a civil war to get rid of the large landowners to free the peasantry. THEN, you need a cultural revolution to destroy the shackles of the old feudal system to free the enslaved masses. In India that system is called the caste system. That feudal system includes the intelligentsia serving the old feudal system. Hell, they are part of that feudal system. AT THE END, you need an organisation like the CPC to guarantee that the country stays the course. The Indian so-called democracy is precisely the ill that will never allow the country to stay the course, even when that course is the right one...... India is today's India is NOT without a reason.........

[@shonnyNOR]

You don't need a civil war, but a social revolution, just like England needs. As to USA, they are f**ked big time.

[@danwelterweight4137]

Very interesting perspective. I never thought about that. You are very very tight in many many ways.

[@cooper1819]

Of course India could learn much from the Chinese model - which is the East Asia model in many countries. It will not be easy, but political approach, focus on education & meritocracy and social infrastructure. Many countries in South East Asia are replicating the model... so India could do too. But India is also progress, in own way.

[@andrethorpe6183]

​@@danwelterweight4137in many aspects, he has assessed the problem quite well... I see that even in industry in North America from the way the Indian community integrate into society...very knowledgeable professionals but do not have the societal cohesiveness to work collectively like the chinese.

[@eveleung8855]

India should find a model which suits their needs depending on India's demographics, history, culture, religion background, China's model only suits China, could be not very beneficial to other countries.

[@MarkMiller304]

It’s ironic that champions of freedom loves to dictate what others can or cannot do.

[@ahkoy973]

Vijay , a voice of reason. My favourite Indian

[@stellaandeddieluechin1087]

EXCELLENT ANALYSIS OF THE CHINESE WAY OF DOING THINGS. IT IS INGRAINED IN OUR CULTURE TO ADAPT TO SITUATIONS. SIMILARILY OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE TO DO IT THEIR WAY NOT THE AMERICAN WAY.

[@uwet.8826]

Actually, a country can follow the West's path as long as it is satisfied to be always lagging behind. This was what LKY didn't want when the Western advisor told him, "if Singapore did this, Singapore will achieve Japan's stage of development in xx years time." LKY told him, "Then when Singapore achieved Japan's stage of development in xx years time, Japan will be in the next stage of development." He basically told the economic advisor, "Thanks but no thanks" and Singapore found our own path of development.

[@joellu3645]

Vijay is as brilliant and rational as ever ! The one thing which he missed (which can be excused because he is not Chinese) is that Chinese humility did not originate from Communist thinking but rather had its roots in Confucianism from 2,500 years ago. This type of mentality stands in stark contrast to the confrontational, aggressive and arrogant culture of the West.

[@Jeffrey2323]

Sorry. Chinese humility has its roots in Taoism , definitely not Confucianism. Confucianism definitely do not teach humility. It teaches order and respect in relationships.

[@willeisinga2089]

CPC has good Policy. Cooperation CPC Government and Multinational Companies. Support China ❤️. Support CPC.❤

[@kenh7645]

China not only wants to prosperous them self. They are also want to prosperous the whole world. Common destiny for mankind

[@richlam8358]

因为中国几千年的文化就是“天下大同”

[@LawasSarawak]

they are trading nation , merchant want they customer to be rich to buy their stuff. Master don't want slave to be rich

[@longtsun8286]

As a forty-year-old American whose childhood fell within the Cold War, it's heartbreaking to see the US repeat so many of the Soviet Union's mistakes- in short, the US is to China what the Soviet Union was to the US, in this Cold War II so many American politicians and political activists want to fight!

[@william_marshal]

America is a democratic country whilst Russia and China are dictatorships ... if you'd rather live in a dictatorship then go ahead and move to Russia or China ... You don't realise how good you've got it !!!

[@haniahannslew4108]

But they never go to the frontline. They only sit behind the desk and tell people to go to the frontline and fight for them while they earn money from those lobbyists and from those companies that benefit from wars. Push those politicians and political activists to the frontline and face the soldiers from the other side so that they know how hard and how precious life and that’s the only way they know how precious peace is to them. The movie Fourth of July with Tom Cruise doesn’t mean anything to the politicians and political activists because they’re not the ones get injured.

[@happymelon7129]

U$A INSISTS HE DOESN’T WANT A NEW COLD WAR. HIS ACTIONS SAY OTHERWISE Notably, U$A has framed international politics as a struggle between democracies and autocracies. Divide the world into two competing ideological blocs: democratic nations in one camp and the rest in another. This mindset revives an unhelpful Cold War-era framework that split nations into rival groups on Manichean terms, usually preventing cooperation across a range of vital issues.

[@william_marshal]

@@happymelon7129 The cold war was started by Russia, The attempt to take over Berlin in 1948 and force the allies out. It didn't work. They then started the Korea war, which led to Korea being split in half and it just went on and on Cuba, Vietnam and so on. America didn't make or want Russia to invade Ukraine but they did. These dictatorships hate the free west because we are far more prosperous. But our freedom comes at a price as Russia is now finding out !!

[@K3nM3g]

This is what happen when people and politicians don't read history, only watch propaganda media and 80s 90s movies about the red communist scare. They scared themselves to death.😅

[@MsBay129]

Thanks Vijay. I always enjoy your talk. You are an amazing guy.

[@Emmanuel-rz2vg]

BRAVO VIJAY FOR YOUR RATIONAL BRILLIANCE''

[@ttgeopol1289]

The American citizen is educated to believe their Country owns the truth, they are the good guys, and everybody in the world is happy to be their servants.

[@thenecessarygood]

Sounds like Israel 😂😂😂

[@LW78321]

Vijay has great insights into China and their achievements 👍

[@zahiromare]

The only Indian that is very honest about China.

[@zackcarl7861]

Ya because he is giving unlimited praise.

[@ch1234ak]

,he is not an Indian....he is a Chinese votary.....very surprising...to find no one from Chinese intelligensia...praising other countries....

[@human8454]

There are many indians who adimre China's development

[@ch1234ak]

@@human8454 There r almost no Chinese who praise India on any front....

[@superkd7030]

@ch1234ak There are almost no Chinese who criticizes India on any front too. China is too busy improving itself to be wasting time saying this or that about other countries. Sorry, but China lives rent free in your head, but they don't have a single though about you. You poor thing.

[@kooklockklan1974]

China learn and embrace the success of others, not tearing them down in order to remain at the top. China loves fare competition, not the Tonya Harding method.

[@haniahannslew4108]

😂 Totally agree.

[@teeong1645]

The leadership of China reached out to Chinese diaspora and they answered in droves. Indians do not have that selfless attitude to help their country..

[@utkarshg.bharti9714]

The Chinese people in such cases are coerced through intimidation because the government blackmails their families back to China (not to all but to those working in hi-tech sectors). Indian government does no such thing and there is already a voluntary reach out from the NRI community.

[@HanS662]

Someone else said it before but it could be because India was never such a thing until the British cobbled all the small Indian kingdoms together. They might not have a civilization identity like the Chinese do.

[@Tampin111]

But many Indians come in droves defending her country & verbally attacking China the moment you mention China advancement

[@xmb6793]

@@Tampin111 most of them are modi's troll army.. LOL

[@fannyalbi9040]

@@xmb6793how dare u! modi is the nicest leader in my superpower india. just for your info

[@lohyeefong9572]

China humble always learn and get more experience in the world. Never get enough through learning from others in this world. China never said I am the first or last.

[@Danderman888]

What Vijay Prashad is explaining, is the different approaches one party helps or attempts to get another to improve. One by shoe horning values and ideologies, whereas the other through coaching to tease out the best from the other. This conceptual comparisons can be made in such other dualities as Sales and Marketing, Training and Coaching. The former exudes a sense of command and control whereas the latter, humility and understanding.

[@PL-lt3wz]

Those who can't control themselves will try to control others.

[@greaterbayareahero1401]

In China the guiding principles have a long history and people are smart enough to use these guidelines to live their lives. In general, they are modest, hardworking, righteous, loyal and proud.

[@张天弟]

Mr. Prashad is a very good thinker. He sees a lot things and the logic behind.

[@charleskesner1302]

Vijay is a very wise man with a good perspective.

[@margaretliu3409]

👍👍 Vijay!!!👏👏👏😄😄😄😄💪💪💪💪💪😍😍😍😍😍💝💝💝💝💝😍💝💝😍😍💝💝💝💝💝

[@edinmazlami2599]

Bravo...👏👏👏

[@faridnajam]

Fareed Zakariya recent interview is also a good study about India's inabilities and lack of infrastructure there which are the major obstacle for quick growth and productivity. India might need a few good decades to reach the Chinese level.

[@DJs021]

Nah .... They start tonne of "massive India project" KZbin channel recently, self proclaimed to be world no1 powerhouse by 2030 meanwhile China start reforming since 1980 and that's like 30-40 years into developments. And India believed they can do it in next 7years. Hahahahahaha... No one, literally none can beat India in "talk show".

[@twlamSG]

Infrastructure is only one part of the huge formulae. Attitudes and beliefs make a huge difference.

[@fannyalbi9040]

no. my superpower india doesn’t need to learn from china. we know it

[@faridnajam]

@@fannyalbi9040 Typical BJP ignorant, I believe.

[@AD70003]

In a parliamentary democracy it’s just not possible to do things that quickly . It will take 30years more for India to reach what China is today . India will have stable growth with stable demographics throughout this century . China got old before becoming a rich nation . It’s not really good.

[@ralphseverin]

Mr. Vijay Prashad straightforward of his impression on the Chinese ascent of what is China today , specially the people's leader of their Diplomatic Culture , humble but with dignity in dealing leaders of other nations on the quest for economic change . Win-win on built road initiative !

[@NaseerAhmad-ty4ds]

"How to win friends and influence people" was I recall the title of a best seller in the US more than half a century ago...Those who have been running the US have never bothered to read this message. China, on the other hand, keeps winning friends all over the world...without bases...

[@mlm00300]

Vijay, you are such an impartial commentator and speaks objectively, again such wisdom hardly found in the self centered, arrogant imperial mentality! Thanks and always enjoying your sharing.

[@athomenotavailable]

Because Chinese culture tends to criticize oneself and each other if they did well, while American culture tends to encourage oneself and each other that they did a good job if they actually did poorly.

[@flyingdragon1978]

great and wise indian guy.

[@ongsengkee2530]

Brilliant narrative. Keep up the good work to be shared with the world.

[@whitemerlin5737]

Why does usa urge every countries to use democracy system? Because in democracy system there is opposition party which usa can support when usa doesnt like the leader in charge. Remember, divide and conquer is always in their blood

[@Shining237]

Love your videos Vijay 👍

[@dannyli9424]

" You should do this, I will teach you how to do this....your way is wrong, follow my instruction" dead on man !!! .

[@darrylnoronhagoa]

Nice... Very well told... Thanks for the insight...🙏👍

[@jamesl.o.h.6000]

Spot on man!!

[@RobertCollins-fq5tw]

I love listening to mr prashad.

[@langban2781]

Well done teaching the world with your knowledgeable approach Thank you

[@CommonSenses101]

China ask you, what can we help you? China makes assessments on your needs and make suggestions how to make or improve things better and cost effective. They don't demand this and that. Do it my way or the high way like other countries. And that makes China a unique country, being very humble.

[@OledraMathewEddemaga]

Vijay Prashad you have the correct analysis of the colonial mentality of the US and Europeans. The African leaders MUST by now know and understand the manipulative approach of the former colonialists and stand politically and economically independent. The must strive to work as generation thinkers and planners for their countries rather than taking orders or bending to the West. The education system in Africa has remained that the colonialists left. This system has left many African youth unskilled in many areas of development. This has contributed greatly to the poverty high rate of poverty and dependency syndrome. Life in the rural African countries is in miserable state.

[@kelvincostner7775]

A lot of countries started to get closer to China now

[@richardhoo8226]

Mr Vijay.. Good job.. you so humble person.. respect your wisdom sir..!😊😊😊 Good day to you.. all the best wishes for you..! Thanks

[@a9udn9u-vanced]

They don't know the most powerful leadership is called "lead by example"

[@Indiansareallpajeets]

Love Africa from China❤❤❤

[@executorben9800]

Seems like u r a keyboard warrior.....from corona land

[@Indiansareallpajeets]

@executorben9800 Free Khalistan!!!

[@Indiansareallpajeets]

@executorben9800 P a jeet

[@oileengrace8228]

Respect

[@ApplePotato]

The Chinese mentality toward problem solving is also something that is hard to replicated in other places. They don’t waste time trying to figure out a perfect solution. They learn by doing. A prime example is the Great Green Wall. They have planted enough trees to cover an area larger than Belgium in arid areas to stop desertification. From the start western scientists has criticized the plan, many saying it will fail etc. But none of them offered any viable alternative solutions because none of them knew what it should be. While the west is still debating about the problem to no end. China has planted enough vegetation, that it reduced sandstorms by 90% in Beijing. Average annual rainfall in some areas has risen by almost 50%. This also effectively increased its own carbon sink.

[@ksivaramaprasad9819]

Well done Chaina

[@touxiong6055]

That’s the truth plus American have too many wars.

[@domatthew1666]

You cracked it man!

[@neilbohrs5990]

Chinese has learnt it's lesson about the perils of being arrogant. The west, especially the US, has yet to learn this lesson but they will soon.

[@christopherleary8168]

"It's the whole finger wagging culture!!!" As Imperialists we Americans love to be patriarchal like that image of the 1950's dad with the smug grin and the pipe.

[@YTotwnow]

Your keen observations are appreciated. I follow your talks and like your objective views. 😊

[@ofeabowenputra5925]

Agree 100 %.

[@georgeeagle872]

Prashad, man with mind

[@mahannaidu5228]

India should take a leaf of the Chinese book and not pander to the West .

[@pjacobsen1000]

It's not just the US. In western culture it is normal and expected to criticize others in public. That is why you see all those vicious debates on TV. In East Asian culture, people prefer to 'keep the harmony' in society, in other words, don't create strife and discord, but keep your opinions to yourself. That's basically all there is to it.

[@louisliew9791]

Vijay you are and have been always 110% correct about the statement and the way you term the US amd the West hegemony and hypocritical behavior. The think the world is right to blame and condemn everything the US had done or is still doing. You are a genius Vijay.

[@williamlazaroo3034]

Well explained. Thanks.

[@karangputih]

The West: I am the boss, you have to obey us The Chinese: We are your friend, let's work and do cooperation

[@roydl8536]

This person was s very smart, I really enjoy his conversation

[@san3570]

That still part of Chinese Confucianism,even though we out of mainland, we still learned from that. Unfortunately the U.S government banned the Confucius Institute, it said it might have bad influences to locals😂😅😢

[@nadiawheeler4772]

Thank you ❤

[@fazuelmohammed8886]

Greed and gullible leaders around the world and also afraid to stand up for their ppl and country

[@CarpsterKing]

Chinese philosophy . What's best for me may not be best for you, but what's best for you may not be best for me. So to have the best for both of us is to learn from each of us..

[@AR-rf9hc]

Pakistan had enough with so called friendship with america, and we have suffered alot due to that. Now its indias turn

[@ineedpowers5151]

😂 India is not a fool like Pak!! India only share some similar interests with US but it's Best friend is Russia.

[@ChandanMishra-ql1bi]

True LOL

[@GGY-yh6li]

The world is a huge card table. After thousands of years, only China is still there. Now, sitting opposite him was a boy who had just arrived, drawing a good hand of cards and looking very proud. And China has plenty of patience.

[@shizhaowei8126]

Actually the ‘humble and respectfull’ attitude isn’t just a ccp thing. It’s the Chinese culture. Still, the ccp is currently doing pretty good.

[@danielpang9358]

And the history of US doesn't come close to closed to China's 5000 years history.

[@brianliew5901]

Uncle Sam is the master of the planet; either you're with us or against us!

[@SagittarianArrows]

We can all learn with what others have done successfully. That's what CCP has done. Learn from others' mistakes snd improve on it. Results & smooth operations are evident. Of course the culture takes pride in the hard efforts!

[@pakhans]

Very comprehensive analysis....

[@dechaariyaratana2340]

Vijay, what is your opinion about this event when the US rounded up uneducated Chinese laborers in Canton or Hong Kong to build the railroad from California to Chicago and manage to finish before schedule. Isn’t that was the Chinese natural talent. The paranoia behavior started the policy of containment since then.

[@smartentertainment9574]

Right explanation.

[@leewn2319]

Every country has its own peculiar problems. Hence there is no fix formulae to solve its problems. A good government will learn how other countries solve their problems, understand their concepts and policies of governance to resolve problems. Review and adapt the formulae to effectively to resolve your own problems in manners best suited for your country and your people.

[@jacintochua6885]

Not just US, its the mindset of many westerners.

[@datianlongan5567]

America needs to get out of its ivory tower once in a while to listen & learn from others

[@danhtran6401]

Learn what exactly?

[@hyc1266]

You mean the US as a country? Why US wants to listen and learn form the others when it thinks it is the boss of the world with more than 800 military bases in the world? US always wants to dominate and rule the world and will listen to nobody.

[@danhtran6401]

@@TheRedc0met that's because we have universal plumbing, landed on the moon, created wireless communications, nuclear powered submarines and carriers, so when you say learn from others, I'm curious as to what exactly you're talking about....

[@ramonburciaga6681]

Vijay is a true asset to humanity.

[@Henry-teach-Chinese-in-jokes]

I hope more people can learn Chinese to get comprehensive firsthand information about China and seek more job opportunities. Chinese is not that difficult to learn as many people imagine. Chinese primary school pupils can easily learn 3000 characters, which cover 99 percent of Chinese characters in newspapers and books. I’ve spent lots of time in making many videos teaching Chinese in a humorous way. I hope somebody can give me some advice about how I can reach my target audience who want to learn Chinese.

[@bernkoh343]

In Singapore many muslims can speak very good mandarin.

[@gj8550]

Brilliant summary of the China success story.