What I Learnt Visiting the UK after 3 years in China... 🇬🇧→🇨🇳

[@horaceleung8646]

Why are there homeless people? Why is there no homeless person in China? I think there are several aspects that need to be understood. 1. Drugs. Many people become homeless because they use drugs, which is the most common in Western countries. The Chinese government regards drug control as a very important policy. Because in modern history, China was devastated by drugs, and opium made China a weak country. Therefore, the Chinese government does not want to repeat the same mistake. A very simple example is that if you are found to have more than 50g of drugs on your body, you may be sentenced to death. 2. Poverty. Many homeless people around the world are homeless because of this reason. However, Chinese society is an agricultural civilization, and self-sufficiency is a clear characteristic of agricultural civilization. And Chinese people are one of the most obedient races, as long as they can eat enough, they will not do anything rebellious. At the beginning of China's development, many rural people would go to cities to seek opportunities, but cities could not accommodate everyone, so there were indeed homeless people at that time. However, when many people recognize reality, they will go back to their hometowns to continue farming or doing some small handicrafts to support themselves, after all, the cost of living in rural areas is much lower than in cities. 3. Laziness. Laziness is an important factor leading to poverty, but Chinese people are renowned worldwide for their diligence. If a beggar with sound limbs looks under 50 years old, then no one will give you a penny. Because in the eyes of Chinese people, when such a young person goes begging everywhere, it is caused by laziness, not for any other reason. Therefore, they will only look down upon and not help. 4. Family. Chinese family culture is deeply rooted, and this family is not just about your parents and children, but also includes your uncles, aunts, and so on. When a homeless person appears in a family, it is something that embarrasses the entire family. So, once such a thing happens, family members will find him, take him home, and provide some help. 5. Government. In Western countries, the government does not care if you are a homeless person because they believe you have the "right" to be a homeless person, so they will not provide any assistance to the homeless person. In China, because there is no drug problem, the only possibility of becoming a homeless person is poverty. The Chinese government has used many methods to help the poor, including providing job positions, providing all agricultural materials, and even helping them build houses. This is also a very important reason why there are no homeless people in China.

[@philipsalmon2192]

Comprehensive answer🎉

[@myleshagar9722]

Those Canadians old enough to remember our once drug free society feel very familiar in China, much like pre-1968 Canada in terms of drug culture.

[@罗云泷]

China has also experienced a large number of people using drugs in its history. That dynasty was called the late Qing Dynasty, while the Western world called them the sick men of East Asia. In the end, that dynasty was destroyed

[@donktec]

More often than not people are not homeless because they use drugs, but use drugs because they are homeless.

[@chiangkohsien9120]

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[@walterchin8832]

Great analysis between China and UK on crime, homeless people and cost of living.

[@andrewmills623]

Both countries have their differences, positive & negative, good & bad, in their own unique way great places to live, to which I'm grateful to have experienced both. I don't deny that there are issues in the UK, but we both know that not everything smells of roses in China. I'm sure you have a great life in China, earn good money, live in a nice apartment, but remember where you were raised & how it gave you the tools to be the man you are today. Remember both are great countries, just different!!🇬🇧🤝🇨🇳

[@dunkierookie970]

👍

[@sheilafong1594]

Those fake comments are usually from Fulan Gong schill or Serpenza minions .

[@thisiskevin1000]

Bot generated

[@swedishpagan417]

I know SerpentSA, we had beer togheter in Shenzhen, that was before he became a lying US chill, probably paid by CIA😢

[@ric6074]

​@@swedishpagan417 Spot on commonsense. 🤣

[@Luming-di9rf]

@@swedishpagan417 He's a lying racist loser parasite.

[@pikachus5m166]

@@swedishpagan417 The US wouldn't do it directly, more like through one of their CIA/NED outlets like the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, which certainly had a hand in the Hong Kong riots.

[@iWantPeace838]

I remember watching the first "Harvey in China" during the pandemic. This boy has grown into a real man. Pre-written script or not, his presentation is clear, precise and logical. He doesn't do the cheerleader style praising, but instead, gives objective observations and figures to support his view. Well done, mate.

[@Harveyinchina]

That’s very nice, thank you

[@minzhang9112]

Agree

[@milexiangyangli5666]

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[@Anonymous------]

Yes, he is a very mature young man, a very rare breed in today's west.

[@ht2866]

Well done and a fair comparison Harvey! I'm from Sweden and now retired in China, I know exactly what you're talking about. Only a person who have been living in 2 places can make a fair and accurate comparison. Keep up with the good job. 👍

[@林北就是唱秋]

In China we say, stop bullshitting, and get things done!

[@Andy-P]

Poor confidence in the domestic market - how is that being sorted?

[@AchungKameiKamei]

Thanks you for the reality of China that show us and to the World

[@tuesdae666]

From Singapore. I had always been so proud of my country. Best passport, best airport, best airline etc (the best, and sometimes second or third but overall still quite strong), highest gdp in Asia, top 5-10 gdp in the world, cleanest, most productive blah blah all sorts of accolades. I went to shanghai in 2016 and stayed there almost 5 years, until covid hit. I was blown away. Aside from culture, and beauty, and soul, let's just focus on Singapore fintech, marketing, logistics, cost to labour ratio, and labour to income ratio, and then income to living ratio cannot compare to China. Basically that means living standards. You can earn a rather low salary in China but you can make ends meet. You can pay rent, you can buy food. You can raise your kids, you can have education. Convenience is out of this world. I was trying to buy shoes on taobao (China amazon) and I didn't know my feet size. I paid 10rmb for a rider to deliver a measuring tape to me (that's like 1.2 us dollars for the service) and then I bought two pairs of those beautiful shoes in 2 sizes (44 and 43) because it's so easy to return the wrong size. And it's cheap enough that even if I forgot or were too lazy, it's not gonna be a big pain.

[@ThereIsAlwaysaWay2]

Singapore has become extremely costly, and more and more stress out.

[@infoseeker1187]

I've spent a few years in Singapore before 2000. It was very affordable then and government working hard to make things up and coming. I'm happy for Singapore that it's grown into the current prosperity. It's an island nation, so bound to be limited in land and resources which push prices up, whereas China being a huge country has the room to grow and people can move to rural area or inland cities when they don't need to stay in the big city. My Singapore friend just retired from a corporate job with a private home living with elderly parents. In order to keep cost low, he's plannig to sell the apartment, switch to government housing, so that they can apply for medical support when needed. In China, they'd have a lot more options to live a comfortable life.

[@andiy2521]

Singapore is a great country. To some extent, Singapore has given China a kind of governance experience. Singapore's governance model is more suitable for Chinese society. China and Singapore have achieved visa-free exchange. I am very happy to visit Singapore in the future

[@truezyf]

​@@andiy2521 新加坡仅仅是一座500万人的城市，它没有沙漠、森林、矿山、数亿农民，它能为上海宁波天津提供一些经验，但是对超巨大的中国，帮助有限。

[@ganzhishijie]

新加坡的发展也是一场史诗级伟大。

[@redmi4a375]

Harvey your presentation is great _ pace, measured and not racing like a bullet train. Pauses at the right places. No tripping over words or joining sentences in a long endless string without any pause. And Harvey, your pronunciation and articulation is sharp and clear _ no mumbling ir muttering _ wirh the right intonation and expressions . Thank you for the wonderful presentation.❤❤❤

[@sktan3743]

The youths are the future of a country. UK needs a crop of youths with your calibre and open minds to reset its goals of serving its peoples. For a start tugging at the skirt of US is not serving the interest of British people and nation.

[@goolsen5630]

China is the safest country in the world.🇨🇦

[@zhalang576]

one of the safest country

[@stevekelley9874]

In north America homelessness has skyrocket since the pandemic so has crime and drug problems every where comparing China 🇨🇳 vrs the west is like comparing the Jetsons vs the Flintstones keep up the good work 😮 from ottawa Canada 🇨🇦

[@myleshagar9722]

This old Canadian lived 12 years in China and shared the views of this presenter on returningj to Canada. Instead of spewing off anti-Chinese drivel, we should be taking very careful notes and learning from superior acheievements.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

It wasn't the Pandemic. Things were already bad

[@dyrectory_com]

Toronto condo situation... I'm sure you're aware of it, people trying to sell their condos now. As for Calgary, it's no longer affordable, rents have gone way up... supposedly no rent controls in Calgary. Vancouver, well it's Vancouver.

[@Birdylockso]

My heart goes out to the future generations of those Hong Kong people who moved to the UK in the last few years. Their BNO might not work as intended, and at best, they would be second-class citizens in a crumbling empire.

[@truezyf]

In China, officials are under great pressure to maintain economic growth and social stability, and if there are too many homeless people on the streets, they will be reprimanded by their superiors. Meanwhile in the West, officials have no moral burden to save the poor on the streets. "u lost ur job? u lost ur house? that is ur fault, none of my bussiness."

[@felipemuci5944]

I'm a Brazilian that went to Britain a couple of times. The education level there always impresses me. Every single person that I met was very sensible with great knowledge (I'm 46, and the people I talked to were older). You remind me of them, except for the young age. You express your thoughts very clearly and beautifully. I hope Britain can recover its identity, which has nothing to do with immigrants: media creates fanatic points of view. The old British sobriety is being replaced with hysteria. That's why people like you are important. The world needs this calm and intelligent posture.

[@shinlee2579]

what a brilliant and eloquent truth telling young man that does Britain proud.

[@alfong8279]

Great, concise comparison of current UK and China society, thanks.

[@hongqingxiang3374]

Thank you for your sharing🙏👍🙏

[@NewAlbionTV]

China is a major country with thousands years of history and business trade. UK is small, pale and insignificant in comparison. This is especially true today when UK indeed is a small insignificant island with only pomp and ceremonial shows still running. Everything else is falling apart in UK. China on the other hand is a powerhouse of modern economy and trade. Things will only get worse in UK. This is driven by UK's long term losses such as loss of European Market, the USA does not want to sign free trade deal with UK, and UK is effectively participating in military conflict with Russia resulting in further losses for UK. UK recently lost access to Russian fishing waters which provided cheap source of fish such as cod in the past. So for UK it is losses losses and losses in all directions. And BBC is telling us that UK is eagerly going to give £3b per year to Ukraine to achieve more losses. What is UK going to get in Ukraine? Even if Ukraine is successful (so to speak). It will be a ruin with destroyed industry, destroyed agriculture and requiring not £3b per year, more like £800b per year to keep it going.

[@joyceching6487]

SAY THAT AGAIN, That "the USA does not want to sign Free Trade deal with UK" ... So, What's That "Special Relationship" between 🇺🇸 and 🇬🇧 repeated ad nauseum for??? 😂

[@NewAlbionTV]

@@joyceching6487 The Special Relationship is an example of hypocrisy. UK is quite frankly despised in USA. It is of little use and too small for "free-trade" agreements. In a recent interview involving US senator she said literally this: "Cameron can kiss my ass". This is US senator responding to David Cameron who held some kind of official post at the time and dared to ask US about funding for Ukraine.

[@NewAlbionTV]

@@joyceching6487 Liz Truss wen to USA hoping to sign this "free-trade deal" and was told to get lost. The usual "special relationship" treatment.

[@X-H-Wu]

Don't blame your government. It is US order. UK is so dependent on the US that it can't say no.

[@BERNARDTan-s1u]

UK is no longer the blue eye boy of USA but just a drumstick, eaten and just discarded.

[@YongLi-np3wg]

Living In Beijing. Housing market is still at eight year low but becoming steady. Job market is not good but not terrible. Consumer spending is going up. Parking lot of big malls started to be full again after covid. People are discussing which EV is more trendy and where to spend holiday domestically since the outside world is so unstable. I'd say all in all the economy here is stabilizing.

[@巴塞罗那自干五]

一般找不到工作的属于高不成低不就 好的工作能力不行 普通的工作像送外卖 开滴滴 服务员。。。又看不上 我一个亲戚的孩子 上了一个野鸡大学 学了个类似传媒之类的专业 毕业了根本找不到工作 当初还不如去蓝翔学门手艺呢

[@rogerstarkey5390]

The BIG advantages China has? 1) Still lower wages but with a relatively INCREASING Standard of living, (We in the west have "Consumed" our way into Personal and National Debt.) The low cost relative to others make China ULTRA competitive. 2) BRICS brings an EXPANDING Trade market of countries that can grow in a similar manner, having low income, but the desire to move a way from being Capitalised by others (You know who) by using the new technologies offered by China (AND which those previously dominant countries are essentially refusing by imposition of tariffs). . There's going to be a literal "POWER SHIFT" around the Planet..... In terms of Energy and political standing. (It MAY get "messy")

[@ThereIsAlwaysaWay2]

And housing market going down is A POSITIVE, so people can afford renting, buying, and living. Thinking housing must always go up is a WESTERN rent seeking behavior where the rich uses housing to steal from the middle class and the poor. If it stabilizes, or even go down a little, it's a big win for all (except the rich .... and it's always a good sign when rich gets a little poorer)

[@jemler3speak]

No wayyyy, False information, last time I visited China they are still riding on cows, people are eating grass there literally, all those infrastructure and EVs are slideshow CG, China is collapsing folks, grab some popcorn and watch netflix 😊

[@xuray6082]

No person is perfect, so, no country is perfect. China too, but she( I am Chinese) is improving day by day.

[@zuriyel5368]

Yup. Regardless of China's flaws, you can see an active effort to improve things in every aspect. I don't see that with any Western country today. They've become so complacent, but there's also no common ideology to tie society together.

[@georgelimlosuy]

A great presentation. You are a very clear and articulate speaker and you are speaking from actual experiences of the two countries that you are comparing which cannot be said by many western journalists and TV hosts who get their information from other western people who never live in China.

[@JJr-ce3vv]

Meanwhile the Western countries are getting worse day by day.... Sign.

[@ThereIsAlwaysaWay2]

When your government represents only 25% of the population (UK) or 32% (Canada) or 24% (France) YOU'RE NOT A DEMOCRACY. I prefer Chinese leadership by competency, where you cannot be and actor and lead the country (Canada, Ukraine). You have to had practice management, economical policies, rise into the ranks, HAVE GOOD RESULTS for more then 25 years just to put a foot in the race.

[@da12641]

💯👏🍺

[@stee12318]

The problem is people in democracies were never taught about how to make a difference in democracies. Designed this way.

[@ThereIsAlwaysaWay2]

@@stee12318 Should revote over and over and over again until one party get 60% votes. And I don't care people have to vote 20 times to get there.

[@Clean6666]

@@ThereIsAlwaysaWay2 I have found that people in Western countries have a strange understanding of freedom and democracy. Freedom and democracy are concepts, and the electoral system is a system. Ideas and systems are inherently two different things, and an electoral system does not represent freedom and democracy.The Chinese people also pursue freedom and democracy, but they are taking different paths. I also believe that the economy is the key to determining whether a country is developed and whether people's happiness is high. This has nothing to do with the system, the problem lies with the people who implement the system.

[@ThereIsAlwaysaWay2]

@@Clean6666 What do you know, you're just a cat 🤣🤣🤣Joke aside, I agree, but the economy OF THE MEDIM CLASS, not the economy of the billionaires/trillionaires. Will bring cat food next time 😜

[@stupidwars88]

Doesn't matter whether it's a democracy or autocracy or monarchy or whatever else, bad leaders make bad nations. Westerners are too confident their political system is the solution for all their woes. You just need to elect the next competent person, they say and things will magically improve. Western democracies have turned into popularity, beauty shows over wedge issues where the prettiest wins instead of the most competent. China on the other hand has a stringent selection system that picks leaders based on results and performance track records. Not saying 1 system is necessarily better or worse than the other here but the collective west should take a fresh, new, non-ideologically look at their system that is obviously not delivering results for their people today.

[@hermesliteratus882]

Well, after the recent UK election, you guys will have to try your luck with the new prime minister for the next few years.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

We need to deal with China.... and QUICKLY(I mean trade)

[@drbanana4993]

uk democracy is like degenerate gambler. loss after loss and still keep playing. just keep shuffling the same cards.

[@johnchung9976]

Thank you for sharing 🙏

[@Phatthana529]

I have just visited China did not see anybody sleeping rough no litter on the streets or in the countryside we are fed down right lies about this country I wonder why

[@JKENLAO-pi7to]

如果被你知道了真相，西方国家颜面何在！还有很重要的一点西方人可能不知道的，中国人基本上是不用交税的。中国的税收主要是富人和国有企业。

[@后宫后]

中国的阴谋论者不比西方人更少，我指的是对执政党的不确定性

[@phillee8666]

In the western countries, the smallest unit of a society is individual person. Any individual who reach 18 year old, should become independent and leave the family. In China, the smallest unit of the society is family. Family will support all members. They will not let a family member sleeping in streets. That will be considered big shame. If a family member loss job, s/he could stay at home with family for the time being. Parents will fully support kid's education, no matter how hard it might be as long as kids are pursuing higher education for better future. So, family is the basic unit of the Chinese society. They tend to stay together or at least get reunion in the holidays if kids are working away from family.

[@limap76]

I like his calm British accent.

[@coyote1651]

I think much the same as you about my own Country Australia, I don't think it's as bad as the UK but still getting bad every time I go to China the more I don't want to go home😊

[@hsheuw]

Are you trying to encourage Indonesians as your poor neighbour to the North to head to China rather than Aus for better future..? 😂 What you are saying here sounds rather damning to me…😢

[@amjedali5164]

The NHS is a joke these days, my relatives living there that are 4th or 5th generation ethnically Pakistani are actually traveling to Pakistan for medical care as Pakistan has a booming and really good private hospital system these days. Iam from Australia our system is good but Americanization in the system is creeping in. The pay vs expenses are terrible in the UK, Average Chinese have a way higher purchasing power than the UK and everything so well managed, clean and affordable in China. The growth of China in the Last 12 months is equivalent to the whole Australian economy which is in the top 20 largest economies in the world, so it added a whole Australia in 1 year.

[@ThereIsAlwaysaWay2]

Even in Canada, when I need care, I go to Mexico, or US if it's minor. Best healthcare I ever saw was Malaysia.

[@lohrobert9784]

​@@ThereIsAlwaysaWay2Indeed,Malaysia 🇲🇾 has the best health care system.

[@PakistanIcecream000]

I'm a briton of Pakistani descent living in the UK and when I asked for an appointment to be seen by a doctor they shockingly said that I had to wait 6 weeks before seeing one. The worst part of the experience is them pretending that there's something wrong with people who wish to complain about it.

[@ThereIsAlwaysaWay2]

@@PakistanIcecream000 In the meanwhile, Pakistan healthcare drastically improved.

[@Andy-P]

Let's all move to Pakistan?

[@davepsk7334]

Deny, deny, denied. Your observations were incorrect!! There are no homeless, no crimes, no dilapidated structures nor unhappy finger happy gun totting individuals in the UK. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 At least we closed our eyes to it, ignored and brushed it off as nothing. Because we believe in an alternative reality that's not in present view. Got it?

[@samyap5471]

Tell it like it is . Well done. And those who doubt you..let them wallow in their ignorance

[@SimonSeow]

While the UK just follows whatever the US commands

[@AMEENHAI]

as i am visiting both China and the UK regularily for the last 20 years, i do totally agree with you, however i am waiting for you to give the analysis and explanation for why is the UK in decline.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

Brextwit didn't help..... but we were heading in the wrong direction anyway.

[@dyrectory_com]

Everyone's out to make a profit at the expense of everyone else... politician included. Plus there is no long term plan in the UK with an emphasis uplifting the conditions of the 98%, unlike China. 💡

[@ThereIsAlwaysaWay2]

Blackrock, StateStreet, JPMorgan, Venture Capitalism, Endowments, and Foundations. It's called "Rent Seeking Capitalism" or "Crony Capitalism" when HUGE corporations steal the wealth of countries and let the country die. Politician's become "employees" of those corporations and have as #1 role to suck dry to country and put that money in the pockets of their masters. If you want details, watch on youtube the documentary - MONOPOLY - Who owns the world? Documentary by Tim Gielen (very clear, short, complete)

[@AMEENHAI]

@@rogerstarkey5390 i believe that brexit is one reason only besides many other reasons dating back to 1944

[@Samsara_is_dukkha]

Why? North Sea Gas fields in decline for the past 20+ years... Bad management... Falling backward into the future... Exporting war...

[@fuhsulu5651]

Bravo young man with Right Vision!

[@dav5253]

It's simply stupid and dumb to think that the United Kingdom (UK) is a democratic country. Can you see the "Kingdom" in the name of the country? Yes, it is a kingdom not a democratic country. You can do all the voting you want, but in the end, the king has the final say over everyone. That's what a kingdom means.

[@simonmaskell-ur2nk]

Firstly Foreigners cannot buy a property in China. Unlike the UK where foreign investors money launder by buying property that sits unused. In Shenzhen the price of property was going up and up. Lots of Hong Kongers were buying. Shenzhen locals complained to local government and now to buy a property in Shenzhen you must have been living there for 5 years. If the police see a homeless person 8n China they will help them find somewhere. The Chinese police are known as problem solvers. I part live in China and also London. British born, give me China every day of the week. The UK feels so toxic. China has collective unity. You can be yourself in China, not in the UK though.

[@hsheuw]

I don't get why Britain seem to have so much disdain for contemporary China. CCP governance closely resembles Singapore's PAP which rules a highly prosperous nation-state that happens to be former British colony. In many ways, they were readily responsible in installing "a dictator" : the late founding father of Singapore, Mr Lee Kuan Yew before its self-rule. I doubt those colonial overlords even had the mood to discuss democracy, humanright and all those silly nonsense in the 50s to 60s If anything, Britain should be proud that the China model (which is derived from Singaporean counterpart) can turn out to be this successful.😁☺

[@JohnnysCafe_]

The UKs poor have fallen father behind that of other European countries, for example a UK pension has dropped to 15th below that of Bulgaria, Ireland, Bosnia, Cyprus, Ukraine, Spain and many others, the poor are getting poorer. The bedroom tax, pole tax, even have to pay money to watch own television. It must be very tough trying to make ends meet.

[@JKENLAO-pi7to]

我发现全世界的退休金都是减少的，可能只有中国在增加，我父亲12年前从800元一个月上升到现在2000多一个月。

[@jacobrocks7]

UK does have better football..I love London but I wouldn’t live there

[@regularperson4106]

The U.$ and U.K should stop their warmongering ways.

[@orbleh3622]

I really can't stand it, talking about serious things and showing off girlfriend at the same time...

[@jordandexter7927]

Amazing!.. such matured and balanced views from such a young man and so well articulated. Great presentation Harvey and thanks for the share of your insights.

[@LivinginHongkong1]

Im in Hong kong i do not want too move back too uk at all

[@binhe6500]

you were the brave one who came to china during the pandemic.

[@terryyeung7470]

The subtitles on your video cannot be translated into Chinese language😅

[@faterrorism]

I am not interested in what Britain looks like today. I just wanna ask, when will the British Museum return the stolen Chinese cultural relics?

[@consciousplanet8887]

It will never happen. Its like asking them to repay back to india what it took

[@LW78321]

Well said Harvey! Travelling really opens a person's eyes to different perspectives and the truth

[@rogerstarkey5390]

Harvey. Compare the Long term plans of China and the attitude towards them with the similar plans and attitudes towards Tesla. It's remarkable.

[@terrainofthought]

What needs to be appreciated is this. Europe with its polulation of 200 million had already achieved unprecedented economic transformation in the first phase of the industrial revolution between the 1780s and 1849, that is more than 200 years ago. China on the other hand with its staggering 900 million strong population was one of the poorest countries in the world as early as 1978. And it is in the short span of 46 years that the country has achieved the economic transformation to give its 1.9 billion people the social security that rivals that of the 746 million Europeans. That there is the real achievement of China.

[@MS113MS]

Honest comments on China and Britain. Hope and pray for Britain to change for the better and prosper just like China.

[@Phuckitall]

Excellent presentation, Harvey. One small point... Per Ambassador Chas Freeman: The term 'multi-polar' suggests that each 'pole' is an end-point. By contrast, 'multi-nodal' represents continuity, where each 'node' represents a passing point - of tech- and knowledge-sharing, et al. Our world doesn't need poles (Irony: I live in Poland! 😂). We need nodes - power-sharing points within a larger network. For your consideration, Cheers.

[@thisiskevin1000]

Decentralize power and influence

[@rogerstarkey5390]

Benevolent Cooperationism ("Chill" and "Work together") World Politicians need to grow up and behave like adults instead of teenagers.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

To Borrow the quote from Mr Orwell, we can perhaps look forward to the time where "All Countries are equal, but some are more equal that others"?

[@martinleung212]

With the UK economy as it is, the new PM still thinks it appropriate to increase the defence budget and perhaps help Ukraine to prolong the war further. Great.

[@罗云泷]

The happiest life for British people is to use British income and benefits to enjoy low prices and convenient advanced living in China

[@rogerstarkey5390]

Harvey "The future of the UK looks uncertain...." Strictly speaking... "the COUNTRIES (plural) face numerous challenges" Scotland? With a Ton of Green Energy and low population..... May be ok. The rest of us???? It could get "Messy" (Not as bad as the US)

[@finlayli]

well said, young man!

[@NeoAikBeng梁奕敏]

its people like you that makes things british optimistic and hopeful, language and way of life. good presentation!

[@GiorniVenibato]

If Uk can start manufacturing name brand goods. It will help!

[@Arcy0429]

Kudos to Harvey! 😊

[@marcoszeto8230]

people of the world united and together let us make the world a better place for everyone

[@EcchiRevenge]

Hope for the best for people of UK, may they return to glory. Not return to the British Empire but they do deserve some real progress in infrastructure.

[@yonight6871]

Why do British Prime Ministers change so frequently? This is detrimental to national development. A policy can easily be reversed by a new prime minister.

[@ThereIsAlwaysaWay2]

It's because of Blackrock, StateStreet, JPMorgan, Venture Capitalism, Endowments, and Foundations. It's called "Rent Seeking Capitalism" or "Crony Capitalism" when HUGE corporations steal the wealth of countries and let the country die. Politician's become "employees" of those corporations and have as #1 role to suck dry to country and put that money in the pockets of their masters. If you want details, watch on youtube the documentary - MONOPOLY - Who owns the world? Documentary by Tim Gielen (very clear, short, complete)

[@jasonyeh787]

How about the comparisons of higher education? We see in several Global University Ranking reports that many US and UK universities continue to outperform those Chinese counterparts. If indeed so, why those scholars, intellectuals, scientists, etc. in the West do not stand up for better governance, improving economy and stable society?

[@FunFactFreaks]

It's simple. Either you want to live in a democracy (that includes all the baggage and freedoms that goes with it) or you want to live in a communist state. As a person who has lived in both for over 30 years I will take democracy any day.

[@wgemini4422]

It can be argued that China is a dictatorship, but it's not a communist state. Probably less so than Canada and a lot of European countries.

[@brodomasmu3938]

IMO, that in China rich people is the same in the government. Conglomerates & business have to adjust to the goal of the government. The punishment is severe. Country is no 1. Maybe that is the difference from democrat and capitalist.

[@-nf9vt]

Have a translator with you as you travel to a foreign country. Immersive translate is a great one

[@曾林-k7q]

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[@airstripone2419]

Dude, the UK certainly has its problems but to think China is a developed country makes me wonder if you've ever actually been there, let alone, lived there for three years. Watch for the spit on the streets and the callous disregard for life when you return to China. Good luck.

[@FloraLok-r2y]

Talking about homeless, my son working quite a lot, he saw a lot of homeless people, it made him quite upset.

[@angusyhchan]

Exactly, China should enjoy a “developed country” status in international trade instead of staying as “developing country” in WTO, that’s ridiculous

[@phuongtu1999]

China and Uk have their own system. These system is never going to change. Both is good only in home culture. you can never the local mentality.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

"Spot the Creator living in China??" QR CODE LINKS!!! 😉👍 😂

[@wgemini4422]

Here is how I would distinguish a developed nation and a developing nation. In a developed nation, you can criticize it. Now, I am sure China is very good, maybe in many senses better than the UK, but no country is perfect. What is unsettling is that I see few criticism if any from all these westerners youtubers living in China. Some of the reporting are clearly one-sided and even distorting, like the lady on an airport escalator boasting she didn't have to walk, really? I appreciate that these reporting do help counter some of the stereotyping and unbalanced reports of western media, who to be honest are horrifically bad. However, it would be far more effective if these reporting themselves were more balanced. For example, Chinese youtubers have shown the homeless, albeit self inflicted, problems in China as well as horrific living conditions for many Chinese workers. Yet we got a dozen foreigners telling us homeless does not exist in China. I have no idea why that is the case, but that is not good for the channels and frankly is not good for China's image. Give us balanced reports and show that China is confident enough to tolerate criticism, then we can say China is a developed country. Having a homeless problem especially at the level in China is not the problem, hiding it is. I am looking forward to your videos on Chinese economy and I hope it would be balanced rather than just praises because we all know China has its problems. Nothing will think less of China just because it has some problems.

[@peterjol]

Something that 'seems' like it might be different in the UK is that the poor cannot go out to rural areas and with their own hard work, become self sufficient, growing their own food and building their own shelters (homes). All land is privately owned and trespassers will be prosecuted. There is nowhere you could go and fend for yourselves, You are not welcomed anywhere and anything you want to do to look after yourself would be illegal.

[@davidescozzi9885]

You have an amazing talent in the narrative. I appreciate your clear way of explaining things and I personally believe you, as I have been "dealing" with Chinese people since a while now, and I am respecting their ways and their professional attitude, are surely the future.

[@kcpncfs9234]

look at the people of China, an extremely large amount of them dont fight government but keep working properly to live another day.

[@sallywoon9464]

Western countries need a young man like you, understanding other country and accept their culture and learn from them.

[@freemenclub]

Coming back to any western country is really sad and disgusting...I really miss China

[@zhalang576]

Anyone from UK or US who are young, if you feel the University is very expensive in your country, try China. It's affordable and unique experience to study there.

[@ShanKe-p4q]

Thanks for the objective analysis

[@freespeech8520]

Well, the UK just had a "good" election, I guess.

[@greendragonspirit1646]

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[@chichiuhui658]

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[@AW-gu5gj]

Thanks for sharing your thought. Well done!

[@Bawdale]

I am a Londoner and I love the UK. We have so much potential, I worked in HK for 5 years and travelled to China many times since 1995 so have seen the speed of China's transformation. The average UK citizen cannot comprehend Chinese cities being more advanced than London. They also believe Chinese citizens have no personal freedom. This perception comes from our media which works together to portray countries outside the West as poor, dangerous and undesirable. The reality is often the opposite. China is simply a safer and more harmonious society than the UK could ever hope to be, it's a cultural thing, we are more self-oriented not community-oriented. I work in finance and my vision of the future is that we in the West will suffer continued high inflation and low investment in our communities. China has not experienced the inflation we have suffered, this will continue.

[@Seibanori]

Then you have not learned China well enough. China has no inflation you said? That’s funny. Lol

[@Bawdale]

@@Seibanori Straight off Google "China Inflation Rate is at 0.30%, compared to 0.30% last month and 0.20% last year. This is lower than the long-term average of 1.69%."

[@Seibanori]

@@Bawdale that is literally the fakest new I’ve ever heard. Coming from a Chinese, I was shocked when I got back to China from Canada for a vacation. I fully aware how much inflation is going on in Canada, but still. Our gov won’t tell you anything bad about our country I’ll assure you that. The unemployment rate that our new measures system is stated that in 2023 unemployment rate for young people (18-25) is on somewhere between 15%, but in reality, there are numerous videos showcasing that if measured by our old measurements system, the statistics should be at least 25%. Everything looks too good about China that it might seem fake to you is most likely to be actually fake about this country. You just don’t know it good enough since you are a ‘foreigner’.

[@Seibanori]

@@Bawdale like half of the country is still making 1000rmb pre month(if you don’t know how much rmb worth in value then it’s around 150 usd) and the price is going up crazy, every single friend I’ve ever asked for said the exact same thing, and it’s not even rising prices too, in a lot of restaurants or supermarkets they are decreasing the scale simultaneously. Everyone knows that, we all know that, we just never have the chance to earn an accurate status to learn how much the exact inflation is. Real estate drops at its 8 years low countrywide. Every single small business I’ve ever heard of is claiming the business is hard to do more than ever. Big companies are facing bankruptcy one after another. Even HongKong economy is having its worst time ever. All the rich people are fleeing the country, especially rich from Hongkong.

[@longsan1885]

@@Seibanori yes, everything you HEARD it.

[@galaxyceiling4137]

I’m glad that I found this channel.

[@Ape12345]

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[@Andy-P]

What is the UK youth unemployment rate compared to China?

[@wgemini4422]

Not comparable since they are calculated differently. China's youth unemployment dropped significantly last year only because they no longer count students as unemployed. The new number is about the same as UK, but I am still not sure they are comparable. Doesn't mean China doesn't have a problem, but it's not as easy as just comparing the numbers.

[@Andy-P]

@@wgemini4422 Thanks for responding. As with many things the China way of doing figures is different.

[@wgemini4422]

@@Andy-P Yes, however, that's not unusual. For example, Canada and the US calculate inflation differently, so the rates are not directly comparable. I always find unemployment statistics rather useless unless it includes labor participation rate as well. The NEET value is probably more useful, but I can't find it for China. Supposedly, a lot of Chinese youth started to take a "lying down" life style.

[@Andy-P]

@@wgemini4422 Great comment!

[@fatdoi003]

i'd rather live in slower growth and low inflation society as salary seldom catches up with inflation

[@user-xv5cj1c666]

Where are you currently living in ?

[@sunnywu2464]

In China, work or starve. In UK, work or welfare.

[@tonywyli]

Welfare in UK is s joke.

[@mariaperea9949]

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[@jolee6049]

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[@PowerfulRuben]

Niaho ma

[@user-xv5cj1c666]

Bu how。

[@AlllanDilllone]

sure . would you dare to change your passport to ccp cn passport ?

[@albertwoodeasy9021]

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[@handwerp]

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