Water Crisis - China's Reckoning (Part 3)

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[@PolyMatter]

After watching this video, here's the final and fourth part: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2mag2aCpZWdmpI

[@icantcomeupwithagoodusername24]

What

[@hechno9080]

@@icantcomeupwithagoodusername24 you heard the man

[@uydagcusdgfughfgsfggsifg753]

Fuck yes

[@jp38able]

I would rather move to china than learn math!!!11!!!

[@drendenoxendine3491]

Part 4??? I've been hooked from the start, looking forward to it!

[@ihavetowait90daystochangem67]

China could easily solve this by using the 2x2 infinite water exploit in Minecraft

[@thepepchannel7940]

Genius. Absolutely genius

[@commentsectionman8575]

Yeah this is big brain time

[@Lacter12]

you're furry Justin Y

[@gabrielrendon]

写下来，写下来！

[@someone7826]

I don't think it is an actual exploit.

[@MarkWTK]

The trilogy is completed. Wait, there's a part 4?!

[@theramendutchman]

Ah yes, the Pirates of the Caribbean move!

[@SharjeelZahid1]

Pulled an Eragon

[@Wolfknight16]

That would make it a saga.

[@adrianoaraujo5275]

i would love to know that china's going to ruin

[@jordancutting6384]

The trilogy of 4

[@sneaks9150]

*And at age 75 he swam 9 miles across the river* Everyone: Fake NK: *claps forever*

[@gian.4388]

Ironically enough, the Yangtze river was already so polluted that two of his bodyguard later got sick

[@RanduniumRafa8372]

@@jumolangma8557 oh ok

[@Jaeounion]

@@jumolangma8557 Let's all play spot the Chinese national.

[@Varitok1]

@@jumolangma8557 I bet the president of the free and true successor state to China, Taiwan could have swam it legitmately.

[@jumolangma8557]

@Some Guy you believe only in what you are fed to.

[@RanduniumRafa8372]

Polymatter: "The Chinese government was seen as a greater force than nature that can conquer nature" The Dutch: LMAO

[@Nietabs]

Burritos

[@sxli3340]

Here again we can see it pierces the brachial fascia. We can see its piercing

[@shannonmikko9865]

de sea is g e k o l o n i s e e r d

[@sxli3340]

ye

[@BarberJ95]

[History With Hilbert Dutch Anthem plays]

[@santiagocueva936]

4:33 Chad Brilliant sponsoring a serious water crisis by 2030

[@florianplack2973]

Haha that's too good!

[@zojirushi1]

xD

[@Blade_Of_Heaven]

I'm sure a blind person would really be confused.

[@yogesha4727]

laughed too much at this xD

[@Kromiball]

brilliant is based

[@utuberme1]

Boy was I glad to hear that Part 4 wouldn't be on nebula.

[@quintiax]

I'd be fine if he said he'd release it a week earlier on Nebula. But it'd be scummy if it only was on Nebula. However just posting it at the same time is alright to me.

[@Blackdiamond2]

Don't give him ideas

[@user-be1lo1ef6m]

It's like "your free trial has expired" equivalent

[@theramendutchman]

​@@user-be1lo1ef6m Polymatter: "You free trial of seemingly unbiased, professional grade documentaries has expired." Me: "Understandable, have some subscription money." (I'm honestly, earnestly considering getting his Nebula stuff)

[@minicineastemovies]

@@theramendutchman nebula is literally a dollar a month too

[@ADHDgonewild7]

The fact they think that water too polluted for industrial use is safe to grow their food with is terrifying

[@dieptrieu6564]

Here's the thing. The plants doesn't take everything from the water. It's only take the needed nutrition. So the wasted and dangerous parts( mostly metal) are left in the soil. Hence why you can use more polluted water for agriculture.

[@ADHDgonewild7]

@@dieptrieu6564 false. Very false. Plants will pick metals and other contaminants. Look up phytoremediation. It where they use plants to clear heavy metal out of contaminated land.

[@dieptrieu6564]

@@ADHDgonewild7 The thing here is that the amount of metal they picked are not extremely high. Plants and living being still need metal in their diets after all. The biggest problems of highly polluted water is not metal, but rather poisonous chemical.

[@ADHDgonewild7]

@@dieptrieu6564 I’m an environmental scientist so bear with me if I go into too much detail here but let me explain; Most plants don’t get the majority from the water itself they get it from the soil. Heavy metals in the water will settle out and become sediment where they can be picked up by plants. Because water pools, that means you will have high concentration of contamination in specific areas, erosion and other activities can spread them around a bit but for the most part it stays in “hot zones.” Farm irrigation is trying to keep the water from running off so all that heavy metal is concentrated right where the food is growing. Metals like iron are perfectly natural, they are a nutrient for plants, animals, and humans. Heavy metals like lead on the other hand are only natural in very minute amounts. Too much of them are toxic. Some plants can somewhat tolerate them but they won’t be healthy, most animals and humans can’t process them very well so they will stay in our systems for a very long time. There is something known as bioaccumulation. I’ll summarize it like this; lets say a wheat plant picks two lead from contaminated soil. lets say it takes 10 wheat to make the bread you eat, you now have 20 lead inside you. You eat bread everyday this week, you now have 140 lead inside you. Lets say your body can only filter out one lead a week, but you can’t just stop eating so have no choice but to keep eating this bread. If you do the math, you can see how this can become a big problem over time. If there’s anything I learned becoming an environmental scientist it’s that nothing is simple and everything is interconnected. You are absolutely right though the chemicals are also a very big problem but that is an essay for another day. If you’d like to know more on the subject feel free to ask

[@dieptrieu6564]

@@ADHDgonewild7 But the point is that plants are still living being, it will die if it take way too much poison into itself. Yes, metal poisoning is bad, but it's not bad enough to kill crops. And as long as the crop survived, people can eat it. And yes, human consume too much metal is also bad. But again, not bad enough to kill us. Otherwise you will see more chinese dieing of young age rather than living till seniors. So all in all, polluted water used for crops is a far less dangerous problem than people think. I'd assume that China also have enough environmental scientist to know what type of water is good enough for their agriculture. These guys are not dumb

[@fuzzyhair321]

As an Australian, water management is apart of our culture we live almost permanently in drought like conditions. So seeing other countries ruining their water is to me via sacrilege

[@AFlyingCookieLOL]

@@jackorlove4055 That must mean it must been the nature of democracies to bomb 3rd world countries

[@snafu1635]

@@jackorlove4055 Aral sea moment

[@snafu1635]

@Souven Tudu Central Asia, between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

[@snafu1635]

@Souven Tudu because of the the Communist inefficient irrigation design and excessive use of Aral sea water, cause the Aral sea disaster (Sorry for the broken grammar).

[@snafu1635]

@Souven Tudu I dunno 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@anderlillemaa4392]

A part 4 that ties everything together? I don't need sleep, I need answers.

[@Psillytripper]

Lol yes we demand answers! Even at 4am!

[@ischios]

It'll probably be about maintaining power

[@otty4000]

In my opinion what china fears most is a middle class revolution.

[@WanderTheNomad]

@@otty4000 It's about time. Hasn't China had a rich history of revolutions?

[@d16024]

@@WanderTheNomad bang on

[@xeanderman6688]

"North vs South" Hey, I've seen this one, this is a classic!

[@skybananaqueen4051]

There is actually a big political and cultural divide between north and south China though

[@skrrtskrrt2410]

@@skybananaqueen4051 exactly

[@justinh6651]

What do you mean? It's brand new!

[@cakeisyummy5755]

Italy:

[@ShieldAre]

Wei vs. Wu and Shu, round 2.

[@awwee34]

I'm calling it now - Part 4 is maintaining legitimacy in the eyes of the people!

[@captiannemo1587]

Thats probably not it... but this issue does drive most of what China does... once it says it will do X it amusingly does so even if its utterly badly thought out or negatively impacts its own people.

[@huiweng2927]

你信不信最后是洗白反转？？ mark my word.

[@sagmilling]

The Mandate of Heaven. It even applies to atheist technocrats in China.

[@sxli3340]

g legitimacy in the eyes of the people

[@poochie3457]

LOL

[@darthutah6649]

Who else wants to bet that part 4 will be the mandate of heaven?

[@darthutah6649]

@Jacob Thompson Tbh, I think it actually works in China's favor. Think about it, the idea that the people have the right to overthrow a government which doesn't act in their interests can keep even the most authoritarian government in line. Democracies can settle for mediocrity. No one (well, almost no one) will try to topple an elected official because they don't like them. In a democracy, change is supposed to come through the democratic process. Logic would dictate that democracy would make elected officials responsible to the people but that's not necessarily the case. For starters, elections cost money, giving those with money the ability to influence elections. Obviously, bribery is illegal but rich people and special interest groups can donate to candidates who favor policies that they like. And in the US, there are only two parties, meaning that both candidates can essentially be the same except for their rhetoric. You also have gerrymandering in which districts are drawn to favor those in power.

[@chewygum1854]

@@darthutah6649 I think he's talking about the necrocratic aspect of the mandate of heaven. Chinese governance shuns the idea of repealing laws.

[@harshjain3122]

@@darthutah6649 I think it will be about AI and digital currency. Ig? (Jake tran vibes people?)

[@pappyodanial]

Heaven tried with the floods but the commies are like ants very hard to kill

[@Stinger913]

@@darthutah6649 A one party system can gerrymander districts however it likes. Same with the “elected” officials. They are charged with caring the people but they don’t always have to. In a democracy you can have a protest vote. Depending on your one party state, “protesting” lands you in jail.

[@AriadyPutra]

I actually like Mao's flag design more than the current one

[@joaquincimas1707]

I agree with Mr. Soros. PD: Can you paid me? ;))

[@-haclong2366]

@George Soros You only give me 50 Fen p.c. 😧

[@antonidas3812]

That design was inspired by the national flags of the republics that joined the Soviet Union. It was rejected on the basis of reminding people of a divided country.

[@erikrinard7908]

I think there’s something to the idea of representing the river on the flag, but I don’t really love the version shown in the video.

[@user-cr3pn7rk2v]

Reminds me of the South Vietnam flag

[@nafis_zaki]

Me: nervously watching this video in Bangladesh which is filled with water, but faces almost all the same problems and sometimes even worse issues.

[@john.u.2678]

Bangladesh has the problem where their entire country will be underwater. I wish you good luck in the coming years.

[@dantevonzuben8713]

what is the problem?

[@tellingfoxtales]

@@dantevonzuben8713 high population density, rising sea levels, extreme seasonal flooding, pollution, and poverty. It's a catastrophe waiting to happen.

[@mfaizsyahmi]

Bangladesh: Too downstream to control the rivers, too low-lying to survive sea level rise, too many people in one place, not enough voice in the world to make a change in the world that can slow these things.

[@devansh3700]

Well china is damming yantze river (bramhaputra) so both india and bangladesh have to suffer

[@ranilabeyasinghe]

4:37 That was so random. Made me think the water crisis was sponsored by Brilliant. 😂

[@ferdjur4195]

With your contribution you can help drain the world's water resources.

[@cakeisyummy5755]

@@ferdjur4195 Nestlé:

[@cakeisyummy5755]

Nestlé is the only Company that would sponsor a Water Crisis.

[@cruzgomes5660]

Nice pfp

[@lordspaghettifan5300]

"That is if you can see past the normal pollution" Apply Level II water to burned area

[@FigureOnAStick]

They can't, they ran out

[@pastasoo]

He explains Mao's take on it but he didn't explained Xi's take, which is that nature is not a force to be reckoned with, written in a paper 2 decades ago. Many people seem to not realize that this isn't the party of Mao's CCP these days and very little of his politics still exist today. Xi is a climate change advocate and believes 100% in science unlike certain governments.

[@1999twan]

Finally part 3. I've waited for this shit longer than the end of Covid

[@sonuchauhan-ne3cj]

Next one will probably take another month.

[@dongster529]

Plot twist: We are only at the start of Covid part 1

[@hopfrogg9599]

And with that cliffhanger, it's gonna seem like forever til we get part 4.

[@zojirushi1]

Hopfrogg What do you think part 4 is going to be about?

[@osirisapex7483]

Plot twist: part 4

[@BagerGman]

The water waste here in Beijing is nuts.They bring a hose nearly the size a fire hose to water a hedge. Most of the hoses also have tones of leaks and holes. A good 1/4 - 1-3 of the public bathrooms have a broken toilet that constantly spews water or over flushes. They use massive water trucks to high pressure clean most of the streets on a regular basis. Sprinkler systems that seem to water more of the sidewalk than the trees or grass form poor alignment. Misters use to lower dust around many of the construction areas in the city. The 2 building I have lived in, fairly new constructions, have had major leaking pipe problems. These are just a few examples of many many ways I see water wasted every day. Maybe if they work on the waste in just these areas it wont do much, but every little bit helps.

[@MeiinUK]

The country and the leadership went against mother nature.. This bravado attitude ... do you think that people care about the basic things?? No.

[@yonathanrakau1783]

Thats a bad water conservation habbit there, we are told to conserve water and electricity as much as possible from young age here despite not lacking any of those

[@BagerGman]

@@yonathanrakau1783 Yea, living there I taught middle and highschool students. They could and would tell me water waste is bad. Conservation is taught, but not in a practical way. They can say saving is good, but couldn't point out waste they had seen. They are young, so understandable. However, if education is done correctly, they could point out a bad thing that they have seen. I think pointing out poor public infrastructure is probably not taught as that would make the local supervisors look bad. They certainly cant point out local regulation issues in class to avoid backlash, so they just say save water on your own. It is a complex issue, and it needs top to bottom understanding. Teach to save water but also teach to call out efficiency issues when seen.

[@whereswaldo5740]

They need to fight for every drop. 🙄🥴

[@zinedinezethro9157]

In only 3 20 mins videos he can fully explain the whole problem and make even those who are not into things like this actually undertands and that's just amazing

[@Daree41]

@小熊维尼 Noone is saying that Mainland China will colapse. Only that is has a several issues to deal with.

[@yufengweng8741]

But has China tried the 2x2 water glitch

[@saintcityriot1]

This series fucking rules. I've read several books on Chinese cultural and economic issues, and you do a better job in 20 minutes videos of distilling the information than any of the books I've read.

[@jerryrichardson2799]

I agree, it's excellent.

[@SunYat-sen]

I love this series!

[@dozaarchives2225]

Agreed

[@huntarthebarbarian8407]

Do you have any recommendations for the books you’ve read?

[@saintcityriot1]

@@huntarthebarbarian8407 China in Ten Words by Yu Hua, and China in the 21st Century by Jeff Wasserstrom were both pretty neat. Both just giving some cultural background that you wouldn't really know if you grew up in the west.

[@gtjz6683]

In Chinese there’s a saying: “water can carry a vessel, so can it topple it” used as a metaphor for how emperors rule over the people but people can also remove their rulers, while literally water (flooding/draught) had been the downfall of many many dynasties. That’s why our first mythical emperors (Da Yu) is not a conquerer or scholar as one night expect, but a dam engineer.

[@arnie2103]

Channels like yours don't make me miss what Discovery and History Channel used to be.

[@greygowder5558]

This video makes even more sense when we look at China's recent focus on the Himalayan mountain borderlands. The Himalayas form the headwaters of several of the world's most significant watersheds. Much in the way Turkey is attempting to use dam projects to exert control over its downstream neighbors and how Ethiopia seems to be doing the same with the Nile, China may consider the Indian sub-continent's headwaters in the Himalayas as both a lifeline they can try to divert to their other river systems through Tibet and a way to exert political and military control over their chief regional rival India.

[@FakeAssHandsomeMcGee_]

Yes. I think that is also a reason India doesn’t want to leave Jammu and Kashmir. I think some good amount of water goes from there into India. If Kashmir joined Pakistan then China would have some control due to good Chinese-Pakistani relations. The water could be diverted away from India and that perhaps worries New Delhi.

[@dieptrieu6564]

@@FakeAssHandsomeMcGee_ Eh, noone want to lose territory, water or not

[@nithinv5990]

​@@FakeAssHandsomeMcGee_ But the thing is Pakistan as a whole in a worse state than China in terms of water scarcity. Further, Pakistan wastes most of its water that has been allocated to it under the Indus water treaty by not using it properly. India is only allowed to use a very tiny share of those waters in the Kashmir region. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Waters_Treaty India uses a fraction of its share because of it itself being in the upstream area. India's problem with water much south of Kashmir (where its share of water in the treaty lies), in Punjab region especially, where most of the usable water including ground water is used for flood irrigation like South PRC and very little is the output. So, India doesn't leave Indian J&K and doesn't ask for Pakistani J&K because of territorial legalities. Pakistan on the other hand prefers Indian J&K because it provides them unhindered access to Himalayan sources of water. Only place China and India can go for a tussle over water is the Brahmaputra valley in the Northeast India bordering Sichuan. Note: Water cannot be pumped from Indus in Kashmir region to China, impossible because of Himalayas and Pakistan is not that dumb. Indus water - India-Pak. Brahmaputra water - India-China.

[@amitsingh-yk3ps]

india doesnt have huge benefit from water from tibet but worry about bangladesh

[@BvousBrainSystems]

I have a playlist of videos in case a boomer asks me why KZbin is better than television, and this series is the star of that playlist.

[@357Addict]

You think older people don't watch this too? My 83 year old mother probably watches at much KZbin as you do. Of course, she looks at a lot of cat videos.

[@jamess1787]

@@357Addict your 83 year old mother is not a boomer, that lady was born around the great depression. The boomers had everything, pot, food, Vietnam drama.... Your mother: lived through it all!

[@pauldirac808]

Us boomers also have a work ethic, integrity,dignity,and lots and lots of common sense unlike today’s man child’s , pampered emperors and selfish idiots . Your welcome

[@BvousBrainSystems]

@@pauldirac808 Don't necessarily have the best grammar teachers though

[@pauldirac808]

@@BvousBrainSystems yes well starting work at aged 13 and contributing to society and serving my country in between for the next sixty years gives me every right to mess up my grammar. Unlike yourself I’m not looking to be offended by bad grammar and your comments only reflects your immaturity.(Refer to my previous comment )

[@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368]

CCP: "We're dominating you!" Nature: "Yeah good luck with that."

[@DzinkyDzink]

Nature: "Boy, you're not even into fusion yet..."

[@stephenfraser280]

Incredible series so far. Was happy to find out there will be a part 4. This has become one of my favorite channels lately. Keep up the awesome work, and can't wait for the next update!

[@ccl3130]

CCP: "Your powers are weak old man." Nature: "Strike me down and I shall return more powerful than you can possibly imagine."

[@DzinkyDzink]

Punching Nature in the face is like plucking sleeping Tiger's whiskers. It is now aware of your presence...

[@youngcaptainkeos2133]

this is very scary... you taught me that a country is not just about GDP, it's about how long they can manage it and how good they are at keeping it. so keep making these amazing videos..

[@dongster529]

Most countries require some sort of central forward planning to succeed. The US is prolly the only country that can afford to change public policy every 4 years and still sort of function, since it is effectively the headquarters of both the world's corporatocracy and arms dealing.

[@bobs_toys]

This is the thing with people who say they X socialist country was a success because it did well for a while. It doesn't count if it can't keep doing well. The USSR's 70 years seems like a good amount of time, until you realise it was less than a human lifetime.

[@eccentricthinker142]

@@dongster529 Unfortunately that was due to the mostly decentralized nature of the US economy. Centralization seems to have caused our problems...

[@dongster529]

​@@eccentricthinker142 Centralization isn't the problem, the problem is the real power has been dominated by the various corporatocratic interests decades if not centuries ago. Everything in America has been commercialized and priced in, from running water to the office of the president. Which is why the quality of your leaders have been dropping like a cliff for years, only the corrupt politicians can pull enough billions and support to get into office. The interests of the corpo class rarely aligns with the other people, which is why they need the Bidens and Hillarys. Career politicians that only care every 4 years.

[@ilect1690]

look at ireland they had a 30% GDP increase in 1 year but in reality it was just apple putting 300 billion dollars into their ireland headquaters none of that money is going into paying taxes and none of it is going to the people of ireland

[@4bytesuserpage]

i watched this in nebula but i will watch it here again and leave a casual comment for youtube algorithm

[@MiloTheFirst1]

you are the real mvp

[@roeland195]

@@MiloTheFirst1 You know? I think I'll join you

[@jaymzx0]

Thumbs up and posting for the algorithm. All hail the algorithm.

[@kgw72]

Me too!

[@yw298]

A Chinese here offering my perspective. I agree with your first two points about the issues in the Chinese society. This third point on water is not as strong as the first two. Recently I hear less and less discussions about a lack of water in China, and I’m not sure how it got picked up again here. Water problem has been a long-standing issue in northern China, and people have been living with that for decades. Firstly, water pollution, just like air pollution, has been gradually easing as recently China transitioned to a more mature economy which depends less on high pollution industries. Secondly, Desalination, as you pointed out, has very high cost and is definitely a worse choice considering China already have so much fresh water resource in the south, compared to Israel which doesn’t have much of these. Thirdly, proposing a market for water instead of highly subsidized water is not fair at all, considering the low income that those farmers have. The consequence of this would be lower production of crops and higher prices of food, which affect more poor people. Instead, the South-North water transfer project actually did provide ~15% of the water demand according to your data, which is fascinating considering how many people and how much demand there are. The building of such mass engineering projects, like other infrastructures that China has been building, can help create more demand for construction materials, create a lot of job opportunities, and in turn keep the economy going in the short term, at least.

[@naufaltriandiroziqi8538]

I still think the market based pricing is a good idea though. Remember, water productivity is very low. If we increase the price, the farmers will have incentive to use water more productively.

[@CX6998]

這個頻道雖然有些問題和論點講得不錯,但是始終還是用西方人角度看事.

[@lilyc2712]

In addition, this video used 20 year old stats for water productivity. The newest number for China is 21$ according world bank, higher than the upper middle income countries of 18$, less than 5$ seems to be around 2002.

[@kenm3855]

+100 social credit

[@megatron805]

1989 Tiananmen Square massacre

[@typecek]

I absolutely love this series. The amount of research and work you put into it is just mindblowing. Thank you

[@MJYoutubers]

“We must begin thinking like a river if we are to leave a legacy of beauty and life for future generations” - David Brower

[@leanderbarreto6523]

I don't think a river does

[@physchir]

rivers don't think.... obviously

[@michaela2634]

"We must become thoughtless if we want to generic platitude" - A pseudointellectual

[@userequaltoNull]

"we must take the easiest path possible, in all circumstances. That will solve things"

[@sylvanfranklin6904]

Next video on Wendover: Airplanes - China's Reckoning (Part 4) lmao this is all you need to get likes on polymatter or HAI, we need some more original jokes

[@spicemasterii6775]

Lol. Is PolyMatter related to Wendover? Similar styles

[@ingore9021]

@@spicemasterii6775 I think there just friends

[@spicemasterii6775]

Wendover: "China's airplane problem" And a few "you seeeeeeee" thrown in b

[@spicemasterii6775]

@@ingore9021 I see. Thanks.

[@dosmastrify]

They do actually have a burgeoning airline industry which is hoping to challenge Boeing and Airbus inside of the next decade

[@TheMikew79]

This channel is fantastic, you are doing a huge service in accurately educating your viewers. I for one have learned a great deal. Great work!

[@FaithfulObjectivist]

Outstanding work on this series! Will look into other works on your channels.

[@Rafeno760]

Yessss I've been waiting for this

[@SirShanova]

Same

[@pussybaka5872]

@@SirShanova crimea is is in russia

[@Betterhose]

China's grab for global domination scares the sh*t out of me. His video series alleviated some of that fear. I was thrilled for the final "chapter". Understanding your opponent is a crucial step.

[@osirisapex7483]

Get ready for part 4!

[@FT-ni2he]

@@Betterhose No need to sptead fear. We Chinese dont seek world dominance. We only hate America and would make all our endeavour to protect Asia from becoming a USA colony, and ensure no countries are threaten by American haegonmony.

[@hitenshah821]

I cannot even begin to understand the level of research that has gone into this series. I am more interested in the creator's process now. The level of comprehension and the clarity of thought is mind-boggling. Thank you! I feel we can learn so much from you..

[@anandpandey5105]

Bro, I am worried about India now, because I don't think we are in greater position.

[@dozaarchives2225]

India has to deal with Covid first and come to grips with the coverups and corruption.

[@anandpandey5105]

@@dozaarchives2225 don't worry, we are not going anywhere.

[@whoisjoe5610]

@@anandpandey5105 Well, I think if we modernise our agricultural water usage and make it so that water isn't wasted in farms, cities, towns, etc., then I think we have a strong chance of actually not falling to the same place as China. China just wants to look strong, which is why they are scared of the decreasing demand. When India eventually modernises, it will have to modernise it's agricultural sector just as quickly, and use modern technology unlike China, whose rural areas are still 3rd world backwater like ours. We need foreign investment in the agricultural sector to fully modernise it. Otherwise we're fucked.

[@KissatenYoba]

@@whoisjoe5610 they have 70% mechanization of farming sector. BEIJING - China has seen an outstanding shift in its farming sector with the mechanization rate exceeding 70 percent in 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said. The production of three staple crops including wheat, rice and corn is now mainly completed with farming machines, according to the ministry. In USA in 2012, mechanization rate was 79% (decreased from from 2007 by 4 points)

[@niklashenckell8051]

Loving the series. Amazing work, brilliant visualizations! Keep it up, can't wait for the next part.

[@tornadochaser7226]

Impeccable quality of videos. This must be one of the highest quality and best series on KZbin

[@charlesevanshughes3638]

They just need two water blocks and boom, infinite water.

[@permafrost5415]

Facs

[@jamess1787]

4

[@gaoth88]

3 iron, 2 coal, 8 cobble +2 water, yep :)

[@craftthemoon]

This is one of my favorite KZbin series, lets go! Thanks for putting put this quality content for free, PolyMatter!

[@jerryrichardson2799]

Totally agree, thank you.

[@nathanaelmol]

I was amazed when it was over so fast. I really wish these were longer.

[@bailvik6390]

This has been one of the most informative series on China that i have ever seen I also have to give you high credit for the pastebin with all the sources it has been a blast to read.

[@Roxor128]

Me hearing the figures for China's rainfall: South: "Wow, that's about 2.5 times what I get here." North: "Wow, that's only half of what I get here." Me on seeing Australia as having the most expensive water on the chart: "Yep. Sounds about right."

[@salsacolasa5021]

Literally liquid oil here

[@Alias_Anybody]

@@salsacolasa5021 Oil is already liquid.

[@m2heavyindustries378]

@@Alias_Anybody Clear oil? Drinkable oil?

[@bp9696]

I'm a simple man, I see a PolyMatter video, I click. Too bad I already ran out of popcorn.

[@aliksanon6491]

Rappers make diss tracks Intellectuals make documentaries PolyMatter makes 4 part dissumentaries

[@snelpiller]

this 3 part (soon 4) has been amazing. Great job, sincerly.

[@travis-travels]

Only one thing you forgot to mention... when an aquifer is pulled from TOO MUCH, once it collapses, the damage is permanent. You can no longer pull from the aquifer because there is no aquifer to pull from. GREAT video! Can’t wait for part 4!

[@miguelfelipe9113]

"Depicted nature as a common enemy" and just like that you can no longer breath

[@TorreFernand]

Venezuela has treated nature as a common enemy for 200 years (because, and I'm not joking, "how dare it give us an earthquake when we were fighting for our independence?!") and it really only came back to bite them in the but very recently

[@The8BitPianist]

This joke is somehow at the same time less and more funny given the air pollution problem killing people

[@G-Mastah-Fash]

And nature is just like: "I am a god, how can you kill a god? What a grand and intoxicating innocence!"

[@jimmywest8684]

@@G-Mastah-Fash the Chinese are atheists. They don’t believe in god.

[@rokko_hates_japan]

Whether or not they believe, their day of reckoning will come.

[@terrywilkinson1570]

So well done I now want to watch it all again to fill in what I missed. Excellent visuals and the commentator had a great style. Do I watch the other 3 parts or go back and re watch this again.Hmmm. Thanks for making knowledge so enjoyable.

[@5133937]

Great history lesson, tantalizing cliff hanger. Looking forward to Part 4!

[@lewismassie]

"An inexact but useful artificial dividing line" I really like this use of phrase and I think it should be used more often.

[@speedy01247]

The line is natural though. (Its a river not a randomly made human line)

[@CantusTropus]

@@speedy01247 It is kind of odd for him to describe it like that. I guess he means "it's a little artificial to split China up like this", but TBH it doesn't seem that artificial to me - major rivers are usually borders between different political entities or climactic zones.

[@tentaclesmesticles]

AHHHHH I'm going to lose it waiting for part 4

[@frenstcht]

Five bucks says part 4 can be summed up in one word: Face.

[@JewTube001]

F A C E A C E

[@Fenrir5530]

Yes, I have to agree. Face culture in China a big thing

[@10sDPR]

I live in China. Your answer is definitely the correct one.

[@JackRobertsUK]

Excellent series of videos. Insightful, well-researched and well produced. I say this as a long-time worker in the media industry.

[@johnteran8889]

"according to chinese government provided stasticis" which means it's likely much worse.

[@ekerilaz723]

No it means it straight up is, Chinese statistics are always false

[@jerryrichardson2799]

@@ekerilaz723 Correct! When the CCP says something is bad it's actually terrible.

[@ekerilaz723]

@@jerryrichardson2799 Even other CCP members don't trust their own statistics

[@garmenlin5990]

*Cough* Andrew Cuomo *Cough*

[@truck_0097]

I mean it makes sense. Chinese statistic is an art, not science.

[@neonbunnies9596]

Everyone: Talks about how China could use the 2x2 Minecraft infinite water trick 1x3 infinite water trick: *Sad water noises*

[@2MeterLP]

2x2 is better, because you can take from any water source block. If you take one of the side sources in 1x3, it breaks.

[@neonbunnies9596]

@@2MeterLP but why would you take one of the sides

[@2MeterLP]

@@neonbunnies9596 Because you can only take the middle one in a 1x3 setup, you have to aim properly everytime. With 2x2 its just easier and quicker.

[@PixelLife101]

@Tmb1112 3x1 has its uses, mainly on that floatin island gamemode

[@charliepearce8767]

Adult children need to coexist with the reality of the real world and get outta moms basement and get a job. Skateboards, Minecraft, 20, 30 year old reacting to this comment negativity Need to get a life....like mining for real !

[@njml4178]

I used this video series for an assignment. Thank you once again

[@lionljb]

Denmark with the entirety of Greenland (and it's frozen water): "It's showtime"

[@cakeisyummy5755]

*Nuna asiilasooq Intensifies.*

[@olefella7561]

Greenland belongs to indigenous Native Greenlanders, period.

[@lionljb]

@@olefella7561 yes and no. It's an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark

[@thetaomega7816]

@@olefella7561 Nigga how does it belong to somebody that was rightfully conquered

[@a0flj0]

@@thetaomega7816 There's no!such thing as rightfully conquered.

[@MrRat49]

The quality of this content is incredible

[@Crazy111AUT]

Damn, this is the first time I´m REALLY looking for an upcoming video for a very long time.

[@danieljunginger]

This series is amazing! Very informative although comprehensible and fun to watch! Very exited for part 4

[@ErelH]

4:31 The Ministry of Water Resources predicts a serious water crisis by 2030, sponsored by Brilliant. Not cool, Brilliant

[@B4umkuchen]

This drinking water problem is actually a ticking timebomb in the south to southeast region of Asia. China controls the wellspring of some of the major rivers for India, Vietnam and many other southeast Asian countries. This dire factor can become really heated in the coming years thanks to climate change.

[@malin5468]

Yes, Asian water wars are coming.

[@michaelbarahona7871]

These are awesome.. I’m excited for part 4

[@proscott33]

Can't wait for part 4! Awesome work!

[@highlow8694]

When the series ends can you do it again but on different countries like US, EU, India or Russia

[@saketpatil1306]

Make on India, other countries are already developed

[@thebigbangtheoryispuregarbage]

And countries like Nigeria, Pakistan ,Brazil etc

[@gamingcreatesworlddd2425]

@Souven Tudu it functions as a nation

[@DzinkyDzink]

@@cheesemccheese5780 Russia took a punch in the gut in 2014 and has been spiraling out of control ever since. Inept govt and everpresent corruption only make things worse - every attempt at solving any of the numerous issues are mere facade or backfire.

[@nom3nnescio]

Shurely you know EU is not a "country" ffs.

[@balam314]

YESSSSS FINALLY I've been waiting for this for weeks! Thank you PolyMatter, I think the decision to hold back the video to perfect it was the right one.

[@wohnungsnomade]

Great video, and series. I can't wait for part 4. My only critique is, it is sometimes a litle hard to follow the meaning of all the figures and statistics. So I had to pause and take a closer look. But besides that its awesome.

[@user-hf3fu2xt2j]

Man, this video is enormous in amount of research you done just to make it. This is incredible

[@Achmedsander]

man, when your water quality scales best starts with "nearly drinkable"...

[@unrealed]

This series is your finest work yet. Can't wait for part 4 and hope there's more series of vids in the future

[@slummypond]

Really enjoying this series - keep it up!

[@Super-chad]

This is one of the *best* Polymatter videos ever! The graphics are so interesting

[@economicsinaction]

This channel is amazing! This mini-series has been fantastic :)

[@electri2024]

Hey economics in action! Love your channel!

[@economicsinaction]

@@electri2024 Thanks :)

[@nilsfischer2626]

Didn‘t expect a Tetrology, but I‘m excited. Loving this series so far

[@torque3331]

This aged quite well

[@LargeSauce]

This series deserves millions of views really interesting stuff

[@grimx5772]

Man now I gotta wait a month or 2 for part 4... considering the high quality content, it’s worth the wait!

[@paulharris4821]

I am highly impressed by what you put together. Well done. I'm looking forward to part 4.

[@jukeboxhero1649]

This is super informative. Excellent work!

[@JakeLikesTech]

"He swam a whole 9 miles according to state propaganda." Yea, he probably just dipped his feet in the water for like 5 minutes and called it a day.

[@debudutta1]

I am really impressed with the storytelling and the way data is presented in this series! Kudos.

[@ryanshearer5569]

Spectacular work this whole series, absolutely fantastic.

[@JeremyBalliston]

I really enjoyed this series. Looking forward to part 4.

[@randomtourist6656]

Loving this series

[@Betterhose]

There's gonna be a 4th part?! 😲😲 I am already hyped!

[@phonethiha6240]

Thanks you polymatter. I was waiting for another of your videos.

[@jordanadams7856]

I've been looking forward to this!

[@kchalu]

Can’t wait for part four!

[@Aedar]

can I just say, putting everything else aside, the flag design at 1:40 looks brilliant

[@derpedarp9041]

This Honestly, the only thing I'd consider adding is another yellow stripe to symbolize the country's other river, and give it the four smaller stars in the top left that it currently has, and you have a very nice Chinese flag that's a good deal improved from their current one.

[@vanivc7849]

You have no idea how long I waited for this!

[@wileysneak]

thank you for subtitles :)

[@Nettsinthewoods]

An excellent video on a fascinating subject. Thank you. I’ll watch all of them

[@aliyare349]

Have been waiting for this for so long. This 3 part series have been great. 🙏🏾

[@schelle3333]

These videos explain things clearly using layman's terms. I hope part 4 doesn't take too long. Thank you.

[@mrdarklight]

This whole series is fantastic. Well done!

[@oreooreo481]

This is all just insanely interesting. I can't stop watching.