What The Chinese Think Of Taiwan | Street Interview

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Nancy Pelosi’s recent visit to Taiwan has increased the ongoing tensions between China and the US over Taiwan, over which China vowed to “take resolute and forceful measures.” But what do ordinary Chinese think about their relationship to Taiwan?
A little while ago, we conducted a street interview in Taiwan to get ordinary Taiwanese citizens’ opinions on China. Be sure to check out the video for some context ► • What Taiwanese Think o...
We acknowledge that this is a very sensitive topic in China but we want to make it very clear, again, that we do not seek or possess any government’s permits for our street interviews in China. It’s actually pretty tough for us to put a video like this together but we can assure you that none of our interviewees get paid to share their thoughts and our team is standing out on the street to approach people for many hours a day. It’s all our Asian Boss community members, fans and freelancers who make these videos possible.
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0:00 - Intro
1:30 - Are you okay speaking about this topic?
1:57 - What kind of news do you hear about Taiwan from Chinese media?
3:32 - What is your personal impression of Taiwan?
5:20 - Reactions to “Taiwanese on China” video
10:09 - What do ordinary Chinese citizens think about the Taiwan sovereignty issue?
15:03 - Do you think China would use force to unify with Taiwan?
16:31 - How sensitive is it to talk about Taiwan in China?
19:54 - How do you respond to those accusing our interviewees of being paid actors?
20:59 - Message to Taiwanese and Western audience
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[@AsianBoss]

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[@MrNeilTV]

What this has shown me, as most videos like this: people just want to peacefully coexist and be prosperous. Politicians are the problem.

[@Chuanese]

Unfortunately you are wrong. Issue here is asian boss interview mostly younger people. Or only young people talk to them. Politician reflect on view of the population, most older generation has alot more skin in the game then young people, since they were there, or remember the history of Taiwan. I would love to see they do an interview with the parents and the interview people. Things will get heated pretty fast.

[@ravanasura8308]

someone should play villan

[@turfthenerf]

@@Lee-ic8ln I don’t think you understand. The reporter tried her best to talk about censorship without talking about censorship. Anyone grew up in China will be genuinely scared to talk about anything related to this topic facing a foreign media--because even if you expressively embrace the propaganda you may still get in trouble. A lot people would straight up refuse to be interviewed. Also if anyone take any payment from the interviewer or the foreign media is going to face interrogations as if they are spies. There are a lot of grey areas in this interview and everyone is risking their social life.(they can be shamed publicly, which means you will no longer get hired or any social benefits)

[@hyperxplays]

No, entire governments and armies are the problem…

[@hkwo829]

Communists are THE problem

[@kkgc5760]

I'm a oversea chinese, when i was in highschool, my closest friends are from taiwan, korea and japan. We always talked about if one day we become presidents we will unite asia haha but as i grew up i realize how ridiculous we were, and that's kind of very sad to think about.

[@gentoffire]

Oh bro. Don’t be sad. Its invaluable memory and genuine hearts.

[@bellalin6839]

This comment makes me wanna cry for some reason :’(

[@seancrowe3353]

The pure heart of youth

[@ehjo4904]

Why? Look at Europe !

[@luxor5572]

I love this comment

[@portable_charger]

我是中国人，我很爱中国，很爱我的家。我也很喜欢台湾。不管统一不统一，我真诚地希望大陆和台湾的人民能抛开政治和平相处。战争不会对双方人民有利只会伤到老百姓。

[@s9209122222]

這應該要和中國政府說😅

[@jianxiangtang4006]

我认为你不必担心，中国政府没有你想象的那么可怕。

[@jianxiangtang4006]

也许大部分人会说中国政府独裁。但是我告诉你他们一直在骗你。

[@jianxiangtang4006]

我也是中国大陆人我不是好好的吗？

[@jianxiangtang4006]

也许你会不相信，没关系你到大陆看看不就知道了嘛

[@juanbustos1338]

I loved this video. At the end, regardless of nationality and political views, most people just want peace. I completely agree with the lady that said "China loves to demonize America and America loves to demonize China" because it's so true. These videos help people to create a better judgement about all this international drama and overpass biased views from both sides.

[@zebulon9307]

The problem is that these calm and peaceful statements are not reflected in the official statements and actions of the government. Those people in the streets will be happily ignored.

[@emmanuelegbe7643]

LONGUEIL,CANADA MAKA KOTTO

[@tomchen1451]

看笑了，美国人干的那些事还要妖魔化吗？ 哈哈哈哈哈，不会真以为美国是一个大善人

[@CCC-kf1du]

中国喜欢妖魔化美国？拜托你看清楚美国的嘴脸好吗？全世界都看得清楚，什么所谓的自由所谓的民主都是假象，为了满足自身的利益通过军事或者经济掠夺全世界，这是彻头彻尾自私自利的行为；什么鬼灯塔国？什么鬼自由？

[@upendo.3570]

​@@emmanuelegbe7643 ???

[@umbriel7740]

I'm Chinese and I wish for nothing but peace. I don't care if reunification happens or not. What's important is people can live safe, peaceful and prosperous lives.

[@je_cite_qqn]

西方反华宣传和台湾反华宣传是一样的，都是说： 1. 中国没有自由 2. 中国没有民主 3. 中国没有人权 4. 中国没有宪法 5. 在中国不可以批评政府 6. 在中国不可以游行 7. 在中国监控摄像机监视人 8. 在中国有社会信用 9. 中国杀新疆人，或者劳教所 10. 中国压制香港人和西藏人 11. 马云被抓住因为不给他自由说话 12. Peng Shuai 被抓住不在了，被政府杀死了 等等 等等 等等 有这么多的坏事情，我们天天媒体上听这种事，我们怎么会认为中国好呢？所以西方人，台湾人，这么怕中国，这么讨厌中国。慢慢的，我发现很多是假的。但是还有99%人都还认为是真的。我们西方媒体这么说中国，台湾媒体这么说中国，但是对面没有中国人来说是假的，我们就没办法知道是假的。所以我说中国人要多来评论说中国正真是什么样的，这样以后我们西方人，还有台湾人，地球大家，就会知道正真的中国，不是这样那么坏那么可怕反华媒体说的。 （从法语，app自动翻译）

[@Lucky-qd6nh]

Reunification will happen, but in a peaceful way.

[@abomala1607]

that's wise words. Everybody should think same.

[@lexdu5155]

不愧是爱丁堡，投降派鸽派太多了，毕竟家里真的有头牛！真实情况是大陆最鹰派的就是民间老百姓😄

[@real_dddf]

lasting peace and prosperity can only come from reunification. But of course, all efforts must be taken to ensure reunification is peaceful.

[@zakku0635]

As a Taiwanese, I love my Chinese brothers. Hope this conflict can be resolved peacefully.

[@Neuvari]

im an overseas chinese, we all are one big family really

[@booaks2980]

I'm a Chinese, and trust me, we just want peace, literally like all the intensity and potential of war are created by politicians not caring about their citizens. Peace to you as well.

[@zakku0635]

@@booaks2980 that's good to hear. I can confidently say that most Taiwanese have nothing against the Chinese people.

[@danganrompa2626]

Yes, me as an overseas Chinese also hope all the best for Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese Chinese. The past conflict need not to happen again. It's all over because all of that is the past. No need to provoke and get provoked about. We are all Chinese. It's best to revive the glory of Zhong Guo than to keep painful memories in the past. 🙇

[@sayaandyangsaya2756]

Agree Do not vote for “民进党‘’ who always wants to anti-China, I am a Malaysian also know that.

[@MichoTeh]

Thank you so much for doing these topic coverage in China and to share their POV with us. Keep up the good work!

[@expansionproz5314]

I watched some of your interviews and loved the way you conducted the interviews from an Asian perspective. you surely know how to make good questions and also your team are from various asian countries so can made such unbiased episode. Really great job!

[@bosshoss4785]

Shout out to the crew at Asian Boss for putting these incredible videos together. Always love to listen to both sides from over here in America. Especially since it is very difficult to get their perspectives from this side of the world.

[@user-ju5dt2ib1r]

保護好這位公民! 包括她 這期訪問的中國人 不論立場 也都算很理性的! 希望兩國友好 人民安康 各自珍重同時也可以 友好往來 題外話 說自古以來台灣就是中國的這個理由真的毫無說服力 要說自古以來的話 中國 和 歐洲部分地區 都還是蒙古的 自古以來 韓國也還是中國的 自古要多古?

[@condorX2]

Aye. My Taiwanese classmate says most Taiwanese don't welcome Pelosi at all. Is this true? So why does she still insist to visit? For the politically astute, especially with what’s happening in Ukraine, the Taiwanese people should have realized by now that American politicians are there to score political points for themselves, and not at all for the interest of the Taiwanese people. Just as Pelosi is the first to lead the charge to promote Joshua Wong and the Hong Kong protest, she’s also going over to ensure a high profile for the DPP and to kick off the Democrat’s China bashing for this year’s midterm election - a very thin majority that the Democrats are likely to lose badly, especially with Biden’s plummeting poll numbers going down to sub-30%. Pelosi’s desperate to try anything. Taiwanese are smart enough to know that if Biden would not dare challenge Russia in Ukraine that he is lying through his teeth that he would be defending Taiwan should the DPP dare to declare independence and force China to enforce their red-line forewarning of military force. Other than increasing U.S.-China tension, what business is it of Pelosi to be making this trip to Taiwan in the first place? -Fred Chuatiuco Pelosi is a trouble maker of the worst kind. She has lost the fight for HK pro demo group. Now she is looking at Taiwan for her next fight. Diversion is one of the tools of a politician. -Chilly Padi I believe as time wears on, Pelosi will look more and more like a callous fool. It will become plain for all to see how her vanity, recklessness, and vindictiveness have caused pain and suffering in the people across the Taiwan Strait that she so callously left behind. Most likely, she doesn’t give a damn anyway. In the meantime, she also severely compromised US leverage on China regarding Taiwan. We will see the effect of this soon. She will be viewed as The Fool in 5 years. -Chiu Yu Great way to deflect attention from her husband’s DWI court appearance on Wednesday. -Austin Powers Great way to divert attention off of Hunter’s laptop as well. -Susanna Guillory Why is she going to Asia? The homeless scene in her hometown San Francisco is getting worse every year. She says she has “global responsibility” but no responsibility to her own countrymen? -Renee Chen It’s amazing how she’s so worried about other countries, yet if you look at her district in San Francisco, California, and surrounding cities, they’re many areas filled with tents 🏕 and homelessness. -Acapellapoet Tv

[@user-ju5dt2ib1r]

@@cathywuthering6422 聯合國從來都沒說過台灣屬於中國。台灣憲法寫的中國是中華民國，除非你認為中華民國和中華人民共和國是同個國家。 國際法沒那麼重要，俄羅斯是按照國際法去侵略烏克蘭的嗎?聯合國成立前 所有國家都不是國家?因為他們那時都沒有被聯合國承認?只懂國際法 不懂本質的話 那的確有點low 還有 別說蔡英文咄咄逼人 整天用武器威脅說要侵略他國的可不是台灣

[@AUMINER1]

CCP is a threat to humanity

[@condorX2]

@@cathywuthering6422 👍

[@dominiquewong4706]

As a Taiwanese, I would like to thank Asian Boss for these great interviews. For the woman who said that we did not show xenophobia several years back then, I can assure our friends from the other side. Even though there are more conflicts between Taiwan and China, the people here in general are still very friendly toward the Chinese, that has not yet change. What I am happy about this interview is that most people still wants and value peace. I do think "Peace" is the biggest consensive for both Taiwanese and Chinese. So we should both work together to keep it that way.

[@___menggg]

两边的老百姓当然希望和平了呀👍🏻

[@dominiquewong4706]

@@___menggg 對阿 兩岸的百姓都只想要和平而已

[@zeth479]

@@dominiquewong4706 而且都是华人。不管怎样都还是比较亲切的。其实我觉得很多人与其说反感台湾自主，更反感的是台湾会被美国利用。

[@___menggg]

@@dominiquewong4706 我觉得 你走你的阳关道我过我的独木桥 求同存异挺好的 什么独立国家的问题 无非就是 把皇帝的黄袍穿外面跟当衬衣穿的区别你说是吧

[@user-ch9ni9on6n]

我作为大陆人的看法是和平为重，我尊重你们的制度和文化，也不想去改变，更多的是希望两岸的关系友好，即便你不承认你是中国的，毕竟咱们都说着汉语，你承认是同一个文化源头，就够了。 但是从另一个角度来说，一定程度上国人对台湾的仇视来自于台湾和美国以及日本的关系友好(尤其是日本)，而且甚至有军事上的威胁，并且也在妖魔化大陆，一定程度导致上两岸的交流太少，摩擦增多。

[@evelynfujiayi]

Amazing street interview. Thank you for sharing the insights. I can tell they are all very honestly answered what they are thinking.

[@arianapu6808]

I think the fundamental difference is that Taiwanese think that there is a difference is a huge problem, and the mainland Chinese think that there is a difference is not a big deal, in the eyes of Taiwanese this difference is enough to distinguish between two countries, and mainland Chinese think that this difference is just a difference between provinces or between the south and the north.

[@SU_fan_44]

I am an American, and I really enjoy your videos. No need to defend yourselves. There are plenty of us that want to understand.

[@markus711]

That's right...

[@AUMINER1]

CCP is a threat to humanity

[@mamoon_3738]

They are defending themselves against China not you.

[@AUMINER1]

@@mamoon_3738 They are defending themselves from hunter and joe'

[@GK-ek2rs]

@@mamoon_3738 by declaring not using actors? No. they re defending because some westerners like u won't believe how free their speeches are.

[@fuentesdaniel77]

You really should get an award for these interviews. This clip and the last on the Phillipines prove Asian Boss going from excellent to incredible - so very informative and relevant. I love how you don't dumb down. Such thoughful and insightful questions and concise format, it is amazing how you can keep it up.

[@cliffordstanley2189]

The greatest of all videos. Thank you.

[@marukchozt6744]

I don't think the questions we use in these conversations really get to the bottom of all of this, as the two sides fundamentally don't share the same definition of "independence" and "country". For an average mainlander, it isn't hard to recognize that Taiwan is indeed operating independently, but it is not rid of the tie with mainland due to historical complexities, and therefore it is not a country. For an average Taiwanese, operating independently means they are a country, and they simply need to be recognized as such by more countries in the world. This disparity of definition often lead to the two sides simply talking past each other most of the time.

[@RayMak]

They are very true about the media influence. Younger Chinese are so open minded. We need to learn to love and be kind to each other. It can be achieved.

[@AfroJewelz]

nah, ~ i don't think we are open enough to torlerate any kinds of Taiwans' pro-independs. yes you can think about it. but we only warn once strongly forbids you acually practise. because no one except E-SPORTS Players gain second lifes

[@kenchan8099]

Ah.. World peace. I had the same dream when I was a kid.

[@raytvmy]

Hate china because they just don't allow any criticism... That sux alot

[@p_a_t_t3343]

平和ボケ, this is a Japanese word to you😅

[@BR-ye7px]

@@AfroJewelz Taiwan was never part of the communist party, never, not even once, not for a day or a second

[@originaozz]

7:56 this lady basically sums up what citizens really feel. Everyone just want to live a normal, peaceful life. It really depends on what you are brought up to or seek to believe, but all that is trivial to having a life.

[@alanclw6024]

Everyone wants a peaceful life. Similarly, everyone want to eat nice juice meat but not many want to know how the meat came to their plate.

[@nataliecunha2108]

I agree with you and I liked her point of view.

[@Logic105]

So in conclusion, America needs to gtfo and leave both sides alone.

[@mikeandersson7962]

Both side can live and get alone together, but im afraid american doesn't want it so.

[@thomasdong3882]

@@alanclw6024 u have to know American government is the one that is causing all these problems cuz u know they always try to do stuff behind peoples back so America is the big problem

[@peacelife]

👏👏 for pulling this vid together. I understand it is hard. Glad these people feel freely to express. I hope they don't get any repercussion.

[@weihong5294]

I’m native Chinese. “China” to us is not a term we’d use to describe a nation or administration, but a civilization. We live on a land that has seen rises and falls of SO many dynasties and CCP is just one of them. It was China when ROC ruled, and it was China when Qing dynasty ruled. When I grew up, my text book said “Taiwan has always been an inseparable part of China” and this China, to my understanding, didn’t mean CCP. I have family members living and dying in Taiwan, because of the civil war, and I really don’t want a war to happen to us again. I also don’t think CCP wants a war. Wars are endless drainage of national wealth and the only country existing that had benefited from wars is the US. I’m pro status quo.

[@oldman9138]

As an American, I am really glad I have found your channel and can see the true people's reaction versus propaganda from the government. As a country I feel we are so ignorant of other's situations.

[@miomiomiaou1037]

@Xu Chun Taiwan is only pseudo, the real name is "China" ("Republic of China" precisely), so Taiwan is China, and Mainland is China too. Like North Korea and South Korea, like West Germany and East Germany.

[@itsnemosoul8398]

@@miomiomiaou1037 North and South Korea are two seperate countries. Eastern and Western Germany all belong to Germany there's no doubt about that. Not a good comparison to make.

[@user-dv4sv6yv6v]

Yeah.That is true.

[@user-pq2tf2uw5v]

Maybe he means the German during the cold war.

[@user-sb9ho5jz3e]

@@miomiomiaou1037 One difference is that the ROC included the entirety of mainland China (PRC). The term Taiwan itself suggests independence.

[@danielgee7028]

That lady with her face mosaiced is definitely not a chinese mainlander, her accent and the way she used some phrases are more like people from taiwan. The way she mentioned "information" as "咨询“ revealed where she comes from, as China mainlanders would use word "信息“ for “information”. She also mentioned "Censorship" and use the word "监察“ whereas mainlanders would normally use word "审查" for“Censorship”. Trust me, I am a native Chinese speaker, I have quite a few friends and classmates who come from taiwan. I can tell the subtle differences in the accents and the ways two sides speak. That lady is more like someone from taiwan or at least heavily influenced by it so she is pro-Taiwan, more of a rare exception than norm. Due to this reason, unfortunately, this has reduced the credibility of the interview as it is supposed to be an interview for ordinary local China mainlanders.

[@xiangcui9869]

Second this. I immediately picked up the same clue when she used the term "资讯”. Overall, street interviews in Shanghai is not very representative of the overall Chinese.

[@user-mj9tr3ym5t]

Well sadly these DPP tools are everywhere

[@gjc7969]

If she had experience living overseas, the way she spoke is quite natural to me. As I previously worked for a foreign owned company in Shanghai, the phrase & style she spoke reminded me of several of my ex-coworkers who had overseas experience though they all held Chinese passports. I reckon she had a standard Southern Chinese accent, but most likely NOT a Taiwan/Malaysia/Singapore accent. I noticed she correctly used "社交软件“ for social media software rather than "社群“ that is commonly used in Taiwan. As the way she mentioned "information", as a local born and raised Shanghainese, I used the term "资讯” as well cos the Shanghai local News (SMG group) broadcasted "资讯”. Overall, I agree with the view that Shanghai is not a good representation of the overall China. But I incline to believe she is a genuine ordinary local Mainland citizen (most likely to have been exposed to overseas experience) living in Shanghai representing a minority view. Btw, I also noticed the interview was took place in 西岸 WEST BUND, which is quite a decent area in Xuhui, Shanghai. Although I believe interviewees are all ordinary Chinese, there might be a selection bias which tend to interview towards cohort with higher average income or access to better education and/or uncensored information.

[@danielgee7028]

@@gjc7969 Yes what you said is definitely a possibility. That’s why I said she might be someone who is "heavily influenced by Taiwan and therefore is pro-Taiwan", but this is a rare exception in Mainland China than a norm. My observation is that those people tend to work for western or Taiwan companies in China and they usually have very limited (if not at all) real-life and work experience abroad. Their perception of western society or Taiwan in general tends to be based on second-hand sometimes even false information from outside (such as western news outlets), or based on their limited experience abroad(less than several years). one interesting phenomenon I have noticed is that the more a china mainlander lives in western countries (say over 5-10 years), the more he/she tends to be disappointed by what has been happening in the past decade or so where the US and the entire western world is not as ideal and confident and prosperous as it is used to be. And the majority of those oversea Chinese would genuinely want to see a more powerful, prosperous and united China, I would call that patriotic (not necessarily Pro-CPC though). I think one of the key reasons for that shift is mainly because what they have seen, felt everyday and lived abroad long enough, and have more access to all kinds of information, and came up with their own judgement based on reasonable logic and common-sense, not based on propaganda from either side.

[@Andy-P]

OMG! if you don't have a pro-CCP view then you are not ftom the mainland. Well I never....

[@Fomites]

Australian here. My wife is from Chengdu and we live in Australia. Thank you for this video showing the benign attitudes of both Taiwanese and Chinese residents. This is in contrast to media (especially here in the West, and especially the Right wing) and politicians. The people do not want conflict. I think you would get similar results if you did interviews here under the same conditions. Having spent a lot of time in China (and a short time in Taiwan) I am not surprised at the conversations. Well done!

[@fungweiwei73]

Oh mate I studied in Taiwan and Chengdu

[@The_Art_of_AI_888]

No offense, but given your background, you should be educated enough and know Taiwanese are also the same Chinese people right? Since they are also Chinese, shouldn't you use the word "Taiwanese and Mainlanders residents" instead of "Taiwanese and Chinese residents" here? Why do you make it sound as if Chinese and Taiwanese are 2 different races from different countries? Please don't be biased and be careful not to spread any more misinformation that could mislead anyone who is not familiar with or not educated enough about the current complicated situation of China and Taiwan.

[@user-sb9ho5jz3e]

@@The_Art_of_AI_888 Ethnicity and nationality are two different terms

[@The_Art_of_AI_888]

@@user-sb9ho5jz3e Go check UN official website and educate yourself some history, Taiwan is under Republic of China, which was founded in Mainland China by Mainland Chinese to represent all Chinese population/citizens/residents in all Mainland China and Taiwan...

[@rksleung]

Right wing? Right wing doesn't want conflicts. Nowadays, it's the Neocons And Dems that want conflicts.

[@GameFlife]

Been struggle past couple day on these issue but this clear up very well thanks you very much

[@valeriawicker8437]

Thank you for your diligent reporting and transparency. I was unaware of the pressure your audience puts on you all. I want to say I really appreciate the embedded reporting you do. It brings Asia closer to many of us in the West. I'm like so many of the people who you interviewed, just yearning for global peace. I'd like to make a donation to encourage AB in this work.

[@jacobpapaly378]

Thank you so much for making this video, we really appreciate all of your hard work!

[@jamesjackson9591]

This was a pretty dope video and I was honestly expecting more pro-unification interviews coming into this video. As an American...I have nothing to say about what should be done between the two countries, but I will say it is great to hear people understand that information can be (and quite often) one-direction and it is up to each person to seek out various forms of media to piece together an educated opinion.

[@WU-ee3vs]

china's big decisions were not based on the understanding of ordinary people's from the street. China has the most smart people managing the nation. When the street public realize nation's security is threatened, they will be more insightful - pro unification! most chinese are protected by nation too well.

[@user-cv9ic9pq5v]

黑衣服打马赛克的，90%不是大陆人，大陆人很少说资讯这个词。还是找了演员，演不同的声音的。。

[@bushengwang71]

我也是这个感觉，大陆人很少用‘中共’这个简称，倒是台湾政论节目上听到比较多

[@cicies_mc]

口音是台湾或海外的那种。大陆人不会说中共这种说法。

[@AdmirerofLaLune]

只能说你所处的环境和你所能接触到的圈子很少说资讯这个词，理由不够充分。

[@user-ik3xr4sr4k]

​@@AdmirerofLaLune就是演员，资讯，中共，这个词内地根本不这么说，还有外网监督审查，不敢说怕被抓社交软件不敢谈政治，典型的西方媒体刻板印象，国内大量翻墙教学，那么多军事论坛，只要不是反动言论你可以随意讨论，要不然哪有那么多殖人在网上互喷

[@harleygong1923]

@@AdmirerofLaLune就是台湾人😮大陆人绝对不可能用资讯

[@lephuongbui6383]

The girl in 8:05 is really on point. She described exactly why these opposite stances exist, in a very humanistic way. These conflicts are solely for political purposes that are somehow pointless to citizens. Shout out to Asian Boss for this content, if I don't have the chance to watch this, I couldn't have some different views from Chinese people.

[@courtly5982]

That girl got brainwashed by western media, Taiwan was a revenant of the republic of China, their founder founded modern China, sun yat sen and my great grandfather fought a revolution and against the Japanese to protect the Chinese identity, it is shameful for Taiwan to run off, as they were the former republic, and they dare take away that land without the consent of me and other citizens of China.

[@miomiomiaou1037]

@Xu Chun Taiwan is only pseudo, the real name is "China" ("Republic of China" precisely), so Taiwan is China, and Mainland is China too. Like North Korea and South Korea, like West Germany and East Germany.

[@user-yb6km4kh1o]

中国国民普遍被中国政府保护得太好了，对国外特别是美国和台湾的反中程度完全不知。 上海是被西方和港台反中思想渗透得比较厉害的地方，视频中的两个年轻女人，一个单纯无知，一个被完全洗脑或收买。 为什么说台湾是中国的，因为当初是中国大陆和日本打仗，日本战败后，把从中国抢去的台湾归还给了中国大陆，自然应该代表整个大陆的政府获得台湾的统治权。 中国大陆人因为抗日战争伤亡3000多万人还造成无法计算的财产损失。 而当初从大陆迁离的国民党只有几百万人，而台湾原住民是跟随日本投降回归中国的，他们都不该代表全体大陆人获得台湾土地的控制权。

[@KuostA]

@@miomiomiaou1037 Taiwan is Taiwan, and never will be China, get over it. why do u care? how does it affect u? pleb

[@KuostA]

@Yarxk lmao way to exemplify Communist China's indoctrination smfh you're sad and fail. but not your fault being such a blind CCP sheeple. You're completely wrong about everything u just said, I wont even waste my time trying to address it.

[@partiallyhydrogen8ed]

Thank you for spending so much time making videos for us!

[@YEETSWORLDWIDE]

This journal piece is amazing. Thank you.

[@johnnyhshify]

Great content, please keep it up. Need more genuine and moderate voices with sound reasoning from both sides after a series of senseless provocations, self interest and emotion-driven agendas.

[@davehue9517]

You guys are awesome and have some of the best Street interviews anywhere...it is sad to see so many Chinese people hesitant to speak about issues with Taiwan, but they speak anyways...just shows people everywhere desire to share their opinions and want a peaceful existence...

[@joacoosi]

Thank you Asian Boss for always giving a voice to real people from all the sides. We need peace and union more than ever, and showing real people makes us remember how in the end we all just want peace.

[@jiroh8123]

The guy who talks about snacks when asked what he thinks about Taiwan is me to the highest level

[@yangh7503]

I learn English through your channel because the vocabulary and grammar you use are particularly suitable for people like me who are not very proficient in English. I hope you can keep updating and have fun

[@williamkingi404]

As a foreigner who is currently living in Shanghai, I appreciate how balanced these discussions were. It can be really hard to see beyond your own prejudice, and all the interviewees seemed to support a peaceful resolution. Whether this small snapshot is an indication of how Chinese citizens generally feel is a different topic, but I think the issue was discussed rationally and fairly. As always, appreciate content Asian Boss is sharing, stay curious!

[@llkk290]

Apparently there are 2 actors in it

[@mikicerise6250]

It may be indicative of how Shanghainese generally feel.

[@hullmees666]

actually the peace talk is nauseating. its meaningless drivel. putin and his supporters talk about love of peace all the time as well.

[@je_cite_qqn]

🇨🇵La démocratie ce n'est pas "voter". Si voter pour son président c'est être dans une démocratie, alors les étrangers qui n'ont pas le droit de vote sont en dictature en France, cette contradiction c'est oui et non à la fois, ça n'a aucun sens. Vous savez qu'en Chine les Chinois se sentent en démocratie ? Si vous demandez à des Chinois, ils vous répondront "nous sommes en démocratie en Chine car le gouvernement nous écoute" mais en France ce sera "nous sommes en démocratie car nous avons le droit de vote". De mon point de vue, en observant les choses, la vision chinoise de la démocratie (écoute des revendications du peuple régulièrement) est plus proche d'un système démocratique que la vision française de la démocratie (1 vote puis tu te tais pendant 5 ans). Et peut-être que c'est ce qui explique qu'en Chine ils n'ont pas besoin du droit de vote et ne demandent pas le droit de vote d'ailleurs, car le peuple est écouté pendant 5 ans, 10 ans, tout le temps. C'est intéressant la vision chinoise de la démocratie. Plus ça va, plus j'ai l'impression que c'est la Chine qui touche du doigt la vraie démocratie. Nous en France en revanche on touche plutôt du doigt la vraie dictature parfaite tellement elle passe inaperçue au point que le peuple ne s'en rend même pas compte. C'est intéressant de discuter avec des Chinois sur le sujet, si certains ont l'occasion d'en rencontrer faut en profiter pour engager la conversation sur le sujet même s'ils sont souvent timides.

[@je_cite_qqn]

我写法语的评论，我用app自动翻译，让你们懂我的评论： 民主不是“投票”。 如果投票给它的总统意味着进入民主国家，那么没有选举权的外国人在法国处于独裁统治之下，这种矛盾同时是是与否，这是没有意义的。 你知道中国人在中国感受到民主吗？ 如果你问中国人，他们会回答你“我们在中国是民主的，因为政府听我们的”，但在法国会是“我们在民主，因为我们有投票权”。 在我看来，观察事物，中国的民主愿景（经常倾听人民的诉求）比法国的民主愿景（1票，你沉默5年）更接近民主制度。 也许这就是为什么在中国他们不需要投票权并且不要求投票权的原因，因为人们被倾听了 5 年、10 年，所有时间。 中国的民主愿景很有趣。 越往前走，我越有一种印象，就是中国接触到了真正的民主。 另一方面，在法国，我们对真正完美的独裁统治的接触如此之多，以至于人们没有注意到它，以至于人们甚至没有意识到这一点。 和中国人谈论这个话题很有趣，如果有人有机会见到他们，即使他们经常害羞，你也应该借此机会开始谈论这个话题。

[@kevindexterpattee]

Thank you for making content like this. It's super helpful to those who aren't able to travel to China or Taiwan and see for themselves. Taking time to listen to each other is more important than ever. Keep up the great work!

[@user-on9fw4jt7l]

In fact, it is very powerless. Taiwanese people all know that the Chinese people do not want war, but you have absolutely no control over your government. There is no mechanism to prevent the Communist Party from continuing to harass Taiwan. He is playing a big game.

[@miomiomiaou1037]

@Xu Chun Taiwan is only pseudo, the real name is "China" ("Republic of China" precisely), so Taiwan is China, and Mainland is China too. Like North Korea and South Korea, like West Germany and East Germany.

[@firstnamelastname9365]

@@s7r49 chinese people have more freedom than you think, if anything, taiwan will just take money from china and use chinese while defaming the same people that feed them, noone like such type, it is great every time i heard taiwanese people introduce themselves differently, i dont wish to be seen like you, you guys are good at talking though, very arrogant, not much else

[@x0Kamix0x]

Let’s be real, Taiwan and Mainland China have a higher chance of working things out in an amicable manner if there wasn’t constant meddling by the US.

[@JasmineDragonXYL]

Just like a lot of other conflicting countries

[@nandehutu2194]

什么是中国，什么是台湾? 其实真正的区别是一个是共产党的统治，一个不是，与中国人还是台湾人没关系。所谓的独立， 也是说台湾的统治不属于共产党， 这才是根本。如果大陆不是中共的独裁统治， 就不存在什么独立的问题。所以说了半天根本没有涉及到根本问题。所谓的一国两制， 就是在中共统治下容忍台湾的自制。 哪天中共不高兴了就可以取消自制， 因为你是中国的， 必须听中央政府的， 香港不是最好的例子吗。所以一国两制是鬼话， 不要相信。

[@jamessmith_321]

这个评论应该高亮

[@user-latinastarseed]

正解❤️

[@Lee-hd5zm]

正解

[@spencerxu9546]

Hi Asian Boss official, I'm a viewer from mainland China and I've been following this channel for years. Love your content and how everything works in this community. I don't know how to reach out but I would love to be an interviewer out here in China and be part of the team. I'm currently living in Shenzhen which is one of the four biggest cities in China, so apart from Shanghai, I think people in Shenzhen also have a lot of perspectives to offer. Hope you can see this comment and let me know. Thank you!

[@bj3485]

are u going to 'dissapear' the lovely people at asian boss?

[@merry_christmas]

Great suggestion. Although I know the Asian Boss resources are limited, I always feel that interviewing Shanghai/Beijing citizens gives a very different impression from thoughts in other regions. Shenzhen is a lot closer to HK and has a different culture, so that might lead to differing views.

[@qianfong5397]

看完这一期采访你真的觉得Asian BOSS是中立的吗？我认为99%中国人不会说出那位马赛克女士一样的言论。另外采访是被剪辑过的，而且选择在上海不能代表普通大陆民众，很显然这个频道也是有政治倾向的。

[@noname-mm9of]

@@JoanneMe100 unfortunately, there is no such thing as 2 systems.. as soon as the CCP have a grasp on Taiwan. They will work on eliminating the 2 systems.. only reason they can’t do that right now is because the locals are resisting. And they have the courage to resist because the US backs them up.. so the answer is No, the US can not stay away as CCP will see that as an opportunity to turn Taiwan into another Hongkong.

[@user-wp6kx1ps1i]

说实话，我认为香港并没有变得不好，不仅生活上没有变化，政治上也不是那么糟糕，你能反对美国人民冲击白宫，却允许香港人冲击政府大楼，这算不算是一种双标

[@kinseyyuen479]

I think there's a minor mistranslation at 4:21: the interviewee mentioned that the youth nowadays are very '卷' (literal translation: roll), but the translation shows '倦' (tired). '卷' is a short form of '內卷' (literal translation: involution), an internet buzzword describing the increasing competitiveness in many facets of Chinese society. The term was initially used to describe the ridiculous levels of internal competition among top high schools and universities but gradually expanded to the work environment as well.

[@user-gu9fl3gk1d]

Thank you for the interviews from ordinary people.

[@joshuabrown6481]

Well done, fair and balanced. I especially appriciated that you showed people in China the responses of the Taiwanese people. That's not something that happens often, I think.

[@CypherNugget]

One part of the process that I've always respected you for that is often overlooked is actually getting people to do an interview. I can imagine the awkwardness sometimes of going up to people to get them to participate.

[@Superpooper-2020]

Min0rities in my inddia can't even eat beeef or they get put int0 concentrat!0n camp$

[@ioannishoeft1272]

I want to thank this channel for its incredible work. As a person grown up and located in the center of Europe these interviews always expand my point of view. It creates an authentic impression of how people in East Asia think and what their life is like. The world needs more media like this.

[@asianprince8718]

East Asia had very long history that some of it take years to understand, just like Europe.

[@miomiomiaou1037]

@Xu Chun Taiwan is only pseudo, the real name is "China" ("Republic of China" precisely), so Taiwan is China, and Mainland is China too. Like North Korea and South Korea, like West Germany and East Germany.

[@asianprince8718]

@@miomiomiaou1037 有點不太懂，你是說台灣國這只是假象嗎？國際間還是認同一中而已？

[@miomiomiaou1037]

@@asianprince8718 Taiwan is not a name, only a pseudo. The real name is "China" ("Republic of China").

[@zslz6424]

@@asianprince8718 Taiwan's constitution claims territory that includes Taiwan, the mainland and even Mongolia

[@elllllllle939]

People you choose to interview here are wonderfully selected. They must come from well-educated background. No swear words, no radical prejudices. Most are very wise and open-minded. I have faith in younger Chinese generation and I really hope the best for China

[@FreeHopeful]

I have watched both segments of the video. Although the host claimed to conduct interviews impartially, there were still some leading questions during the interviews. For instance, when discussing Taiwan as part of China, the host asked, “Was this what you were taught in school?” I didn't hear similar questions during the interview in Taiwan. I'd also like to ask. "Were you taught that Taiwan is independent in school?" It's widely known that the pro-independence education has been ongoing in Taiwan for over two decades, and this so-called neutral stance appears rather questionable. Besides, we are freely to discuss about Taiwan, in public or in social media.

[@kacysnowman4246]

sure the host still leading questions personally it is ugly

[@mythandmighty]

You are freely discussed in public? Then why the lady who has the different views than CCP needs to be blurred? If you cannot have an opposite views than the government, that is not a tree freedom. And CCP is really good to utilize all the laws to block deferent voices in the name of patriotism.

[@kacysnowman4246]

@@mythandmighty your brain locked in death or live ，the advantages and disadvantages of government we also can talk with our friends but not on Internet because of the description maybe not ture so that cause some influence ,but in realize we can be free to talk

[@psychogenesis6755]

You guys are amazing. I appreciate these videos a ton

[@llkk290]

Apparently there are 2 actors in it。

[@matpk]

You should go to Street of Kyiv and ask people there what they think of Russia!

[@bohu1267]

I was thinking the girl not showing her face may be actually from Taiwan 😆. She was using "咨询“ instead of "信息“. The former word definitely has a Taiwanese root.

[@peterzhu8586]

Definitely

[@Drakholm]

Same experience I had visiting China for several months in 2008. Young people were VERY open minded. Perhaps not in terms of action/their own behaviors but they were enthusiastic for outside perspectives. I hope Nationalism/Trade Warfare doesn't get in the way of natural, human comraderie. Dont get the wrong idea about Chinese people based on their sometimes tourist behavior. Visit them on their home turf and they're amongst the most hospitable/genuine people you'll find. Much like humanity's past, China is invaluable for humanity's future. I am confident the West and East Asia can clasp hands.

[@nielsnijmegen2917]

Great to see this! It shows Chinese people are thinking as individuals and can also feel how others might be of a different opinion. Nice and with intelligent answers. They generally seem to listen to other sources than the official ones, which is good, I think. It gives hope for a (more) peaceful approach by China in the future.

[@containternet9290]

Don't be fooled, this video manipulates people into thinking that there's no tension between them and that it's best for China to let Taiwan become independent, but this is nonsense, the following day Taiwan becomes independent there will be US military bases there. Almost all Mainlanders are aware of that, you see Taiwan is not even independent now and the US is already using it to contain China, imagine now if Taiwan was already independent? LOL

[@tzu-huisherryyang9251]

As a Taiwanese who has spent a limited amount of time interacting with local Chinese citizens in Shanghai and has been educated and lived in the US and Japan, here are some of my observations and perspectives based on my personal experiences. Chinese people, be it Taiwan or Mainland China generally do not initiate confrontations, particularly if it would involve conflicts of ideologies. I found it easy to befriend local Chinese to a certain degree during my time in China but there were definitely things that I saw in China that I wouldn't expect to experience in Taiwan. To put it simply, despite the fact that we generally speak Mandarin Chinese and have no trouble understanding each other's language, for the Taiwanese to communicate with the Chinese or vice versa, it would simply feel like a form of cross-cultural communication. It simply feels foreign in many ways. Just like how the British communicate with Americans or Americans with Canadians, etc, etc. I've seen some comments from overseas Chinese bringing up the difficulty of forming friendships with oversea Taiwanese due to judgments made about one's nationalities. I don't think that's entirely true but it certainly would easily lead to conflicts if all the parties in a relationship would have to communicate from completely different ideologies. Imagine a republican trying to befriend a democrat....would lead to nothing but nightmares for both parties, so why run the risk? To leave my comment on a positive note, respect is one key thing we shall all learn to bring to any type of communication. Respect the difference, respect the opinions. Thanks to Asian Boss for taking that first step to listening and understanding.

[@vilaviva9897]

即便在大陆，不同地域之间的人们交流也会有文化差异影响。我觉得这可能和政治体制以及经济发展程度有关，而不是根源性的差异。

[@rain2489]

Even if you have different ideologies, you can live in the same country, like republicans and democrats.

[@MN12warbird]

Im a filipino American living in Chicago but this reminds me of my home islands in the phillipines. Where we are known to speak hundreds of dialects between our 7000 islands. Its like me, an illocano in the north luzon speaking to a visayan in the south in davao or a cebuano in the middle islands. Even though we generally speak tagalog theres definitely differences in language, similar how Mexicans and Puerto ricans may understand each other but completely different and regard themselves differently. Id also say the same thing about cali ppl talk different than Midwestern people just how the urban east coast usa is way different than how the south usa speaks, the southern accent, even where im from when i travel around the us other people know i have a Chicago accent.

[@LunaticTheCat]

Unfortunately respect is not something the CCP is capable of.

[@zackwang9314]

@@LunaticTheCat You bring nothing to the topic except Sinophobia.

[@pat5212]

One of the best Asian boss video ever The authenticity and the humanity I witnessed here is priceless

[@PRSundarr64]

You need to have a strategy of earning $1000 daily in crypto currency. Don't sleep on this.

[@miomiomiaou1037]

@Xu Chun Taiwan is only pseudo, the real name is "China" ("Republic of China" precisely), so Taiwan is China, and Mainland is China too. Like North Korea and South Korea, like West Germany and East Germany

[@thamg.2550]

Keep fooling yourself

[@davidredei7729]

"I think mainland China will most likely treat this issue like how they did with Hong Kong: under generous and embracing conditions." This is exactly what Taiwanese fear the most.

[@EadricRicmund]

A lot of the conflict on the Taiwan issue among civilians stems from the fact that a lot of Mainland civilians cannot separate the mindset that Country, Party, and Ethnicity are three different things. Also the CCP refuse to refer to Taiwan as Republic of China so civilians would think Taiwan as a new break off renegade state instead of a government that existed prior to the CCP, since if the CCP recognize Taiwan as something that existed prior to CCP it will put their right to governance in mainland at risk.

[@frankieteo6659]

Fruitful interview. Good to hear from ordinary citizens on their honest view. Asian is still Asian, Peace is the most important. Thank you and God Bless..

[@johnclark1146]

Thanks, you answered many of my questions with this one. I agree with the lady’s opinion - it’d be nice if we could stop demonizing each other. With how serious the climate situation is becoming we all need to find a way to work together.

[@canpek545]

As Chinese living in the US for decades, I will say Chinese know more about the US than the Americans know about China.

[@johnli7818]

It is so mutual.. both countries are brainwashing their people to hate each others so... yea.. only if dont have country as a concept but as people of earth. otherwise, there will be no peace on earth.

[@jeffluo9591]

If there is one country in the world that really love wars, it's prolly the US, right?

[@majinboo6377]

@阿孚 nobody said chinese people in china are evil or stupid, people from all around the world understand that chinese people in china have no choice but to follow, though i have to say, most people there are still uncivilized and have no manner and respect and ignorant. but i guess with time it will improve.

[@Yangpeiling-de-zhangfu]

@@majinboo6377 No one agrees with you. China is the oldest civilization in the world

[@LukasPrimahatva]

Great work!

[@DennisHe]

Many people in Mainland China have relatives in Taiwan in my area. I heard a lot of stories of that, such as brothers went to Taiwan with parents left in Mainland, or husband went to Taiwan, left wife and child in Mainland . My grandfather's older brother was a soldier fought for Kuomintang, he went to Taiwan in 1949, because CCP defeated Kuomintang during the National War. At that time, he thought and was told that they will come back to Mainland China soon. So it is the history that Taiwan is part of China. But I really hope this can be settled in a peaceful way.

[@mythandmighty]

Those people retreated to Taiwan from China in the 1949 civil war only consisted of 15-20 percent of the total population in Taiwan.

[@rogersliu6157]

打马赛克的女人不是大陆人，我声明一下，因为大陆人不会说”中共“，这个报道有失偏颇，你们确认了这个人是大陆人吗？你们看身份证了吗？

[@zhoushenfans]

确实

[@psychogenesis6755]

I didn't even catch that, 谢谢你

[@rogersliu6157]

@@psychogenesis6755 YES, the real Chinese people, who lives in mainland of China for decades, will not call China as "zhogngong"（中共）；this woman with demosaicing can't be A REAL Chinese,may be she is just a Taiwan people;

[@bryanmushroom]

赞同

[@feiyiban1017]

对的

[@jakobie]

The lady with her face blurred out is most likely not a mainlander. Even those from the southern provinces would have a slight lilt to their intonation.

[@yiqingshouhui]

应该是在陆的台务工人员，不过听口音更像香港的，不懂

[@kokodesu511]

I agree with you. She said 资讯, which is generally used in Taiwan or Hongkong. Sometimes mainlanders use this word, but mostly say 信息 instead.

[@inin2973]

@@kokodesu511 我們不說軟件，我們說的是軟體及app,微博跟微信的發音我們也不同

[@willyang4487]

@@inin2973 也有可能是在中國大陸工作生活的大馬華人或者新加坡人。

[@inin2973]

@@willyang4487 同意！

[@jianyilu3434]

So that lady in black, as a Chinese, what did you see about Xinjiang that made you agree with those?

[@user-dq9wj2wj7y]

这个演的是真的明显，属实给我看乐了

[@jacobwong2230]

I’m Chinese and Filipino and I have a Taiwanese friend And we are close I also have Korean Japanese and Chinese friends

[@oscarcyber3308]

Ofc cuz lannangs and Taiwanese are friends. We do dislike the people from the taidiok though

[@grahamee9122]

Thank you Asian Boss for this thoughtful clip. Having lived in China and with family in Taiwan I know that the bellicose rhetoric we often hear in both Chinese and Western media is not necessarily echoed by the common folk. I - like the people in this video - wish for peace and more respectful discourse. More of these please, Asian Boss!

[@Oisin2]

I was surprised by what a balanced job you did in presenting different opinions on this topic. Well done.

[@PRSundarr64]

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[@miomiomiaou1037]

@Xu Chun Taiwan is only pseudo, the real name is "China" ("Republic of China" precisely), so Taiwan is China, and Mainland is China too. Like North Korea and South Korea, like West Germany and East Germany.

[@BAYHeng]

打码那个，大概率是个演员。她说的话完美符合西方对中国的刻板印象，尤其是提到谈论台湾问题会不会对她有什么影响的时候，其他人的反应才是正常中国人的反应，而打码那位的反应真的太奇怪了。包括新疆，中国国内的自由派都不会拿新疆来做文章，她一提到新疆，又是在迎合刻板印象。说真的，不是说不能接受不同的声音，但是她，我感觉她并不是真的很了解中国。

[@mendytai3131]

她说她不看国内新闻

[@StrangaNomo]

那是你不懂新疆

[@hhhjing6373]

要我我也会那么说, 她说的是真实的情况啊, 被网爆就是很可怕. 你不至于上来就给人戴帽子吧

[@BAYHeng]

@@hhhjing6373 可以看出来这个刻板印象确实很根深蒂固了

[@BAYHeng]

@@StrangaNomo 好好好，个个都是懂哥，比不上，行了吧

[@gnznroses]

It's not that Asian Boss has used actors, it's that Asian Boss arranged for a person in Taiwan who is pro-China to be interviewed for one of their videos, in order to show "both sides" of public opinion, which is a misrepresentation.

[@KaiwenXu-gz6si]

18:00 I don’t think what she said is true about you can’t discuss about the issue. You can find a lot of discussion about Taiwan in Chinese social platform. Especially during the Pelosi’s visit. But the problem is, the point she hold is so different against most people. I won’t be surprised if she get targeted. Not saying it is from the government but from ordinary Chinese people. Just like what “political correctness” means in the West. EDIT: as point out by the comments below and other comments by Chinese speakers, the accent of this interviewee and usage of several words were quite different from mainland Chinese. So highly possible, she is not from or at least not educated in mainland China. That may well explain why her point of view is so different from the others in this interview.

[@kevinmiller9760]

微博都崩了, 头条和B站大规模控评, 理性中立的评论大概率被删除, 甚至有些微信群群主怕出事都会把群给关掉,至少我好几个群是这样。

[@derekxxx2006]

Her accent doesn't sound like a mainlander either

[@user-gy1yx2pt7y]

she is from Taiwan , her accent and expression are so weird to me

[@mky99]

我在贴吧说 美国人不喜欢佩洛西因为谁会喜欢 不为民众只为自己腰包的政客呢… 都被系统删了… 我说佩洛西都不行… 太容易被删了…

[@multistan9582]

@@kevinmiller9760 so they only want the comments showing one point of view and no other... Then they use it as evidence saying all Chinese people agree with this topic.... Thats not right... No one thinks the same.Opinions are going to differ.

[@ponderanceofagravedigger2564]

Just wanted to say I love these videos. Very informative on how everyone feels about different topics. Here in the United States it's hard to know how people feel and what they think on that side of the world. We will never meet but whoever reads this lets hope our governments will use sound judgements and no violence. We are all brothers and sisters of one planet. Love you all.

[@dataworkersu_ren3563]

sad，normal people cant do anything， strategists of both sides defined interests of own country. This island is important for both sides. So we all have to face the conflict in 5or 10years... Sadly

[@anthonyaragon5322]

Please also conduct interview about the opinions of Chinese people about "South China Sea" and their perspective about the Philippines

[@meng-hsinwu5839]

As a Taiwanese person, I am really glad people's perspectives in Shanghai are not as radical as I thought. Maybe comments left by little Pinky are not so predominant. Most people still anticipate friendliness between the two sides.

[@jamielondon6436]

It gave me goosebumps watching those Chinese citizens listen to what the Taiwanese had to say - like estranged siblings getting a surprise message from the other … whatever effect that may have! Too often, not talking to each other is a major reason for splits to get worse, so thank you for being the bridge, Asian Boss, if nothing else!

[@AssAssiN05GW]

Thx！

[@yifuyang6188]

If you can read Chinese, you’d know that we interact with each other quite often on the internet. And the interactions aren’t particularly pleasant in a lot of cases😂😂 So there is no such thing as not talking to each other.

[@jamielondon6436]

@@yifuyang6188 Good to know.

[@tiger3091]

From an Indian The people across the sea are both Han Chinese...it was just a battle of ideological stupidities in the 1940s, artificially imposed, might I say, by the western n eastern block...which made them fight! As the years hv progressed, the differences hv decreased...because, at the end of the day- they are similiar kind of Orientals, han Chinese who think alike! Chinese r not so much repressed as western media shows them to be, n neither r Taiwanese so anti-Chinese. The people continuously visit across d mainland for jobs n meeting relatives! The taiwanese should handle this with care because the US lackey prime minister of Taiwan would lead them to ruins, all in d name of democracy n western values...for once, CCP should not behave like immature novices in matters concerning foreign policy! U hv d economic wherewithal...use it to coerce the Taiwanese government- use it. No missiles, army,AF would be required! US bullying needs to be countered tactfully....n Taiwan needs to understand that the Yankees won't cm 2 d rescue once China starts screwing Taiwan. Taiwan may think today that US really cares for it, in the name of shared ideals, free speech n democracy....but the actual reality couldn't farther from the real facts on ground, which is that US wants to make an Ukraine out of Taiwan by instigating China...n when conflict breaks out, sit back n hv popcorn! N yea, Ship costly weapons to Taiwan benefitting its militant-industrial complex. Raytheon, Boeing, Lockheed would be so happy to see the Taiwanese rat caught in the trap.. My dear Taiwanese friends, please see through this! I m not requesting to give up ur sovereignty, but act smartly in ur own interests for long term peace. Find more common grounds, people!

[@mareksicinski3726]

What this is mosneical They have a chance to view others opinion but that’s it. They’re not all the same sides, and they’re not all ‘siblings’

[@amehirosatou6945]

It's a interesting thing that when she interviewed mainland people,she said “大陆”“台湾”but the captions show it as Chinese and Taiwan，not"mainland" and Taiwan

[@hao-yt7gj]

Obviously the lady in black is not from the mainland,because "中共" is a very Taiwanese term and has some derogatory meaning.We generally do not use political parties to represent the country. As far as I know, this is how it is called in the West and Taiwan.I think you should remain objective and neutral when conducting interviews, as you have always emphasized.

[@garyyuan6388]

中共中央政治局，中共中央宣传部，中共中央党校，我不好评价你从哪里感觉出来的国内不用中共😅

[@garyyuan6388]

细说中共是贬义，明天马上给你拉清单😅

[@hao-yt7gj]

@@garyyuan6388 可能我电影看多了，但是我问了周围的同学们，很多都有这样的感觉，但也有和你说的一样。在我所接受教育的环境中，没有任何人把党只叫“中共”，除了前缀。我所听到的来源只有白匪和台湾部分媒体。可能是这种错觉，但我不认为这是个好的叫法（单指政党的话）

[@asdfgqqq1573]

9:18 how brave she is. Much respect to her. Hope she is okay

[@chiisana0sekai]

Moral of the story, people just want to live in peace and enjoy their everyday life. That's the ultimate blessing for everyone on every side. If the politician insist on using force, I hope they can have a sword fight among themselves in the colosseum or something. Leave us normal folks alone.

[@tonychen9549]

i have the exactly the same idea as yours, "go fight your own war leave us alone."

[@voiceofreason6515]

I don't understand you at all. Maybe you're a bland person with no views about anything but for those of us who have opinions and want control over our lives living in a dictatorship is extremely degrading and belittling. We will do anything not to live that way. Some things in life are worth defending and if more people stood up against tyranny the people of China would not live under CCP oppression.

[@mengwu1113]

@@voiceofreason6515 If you want to fight for your opinions then you go arm yourself and go fight. Go ahead and go involve yourself in a war killing millions of innocent chinese and taiwanese. If you dont want to sacrifice yourself and lives of other, do that then keep your entitled opinions to yourself. Most of us in asian people prefer peace over fighting. If we have a house, food, friends, we are happy and do not ask for much else.

[@voiceofreason6515]

@@mengwu1113 That’s not true, free people like the people of Taiwan don’t want to be ruled by the CCP and they will fight for their rights. The democracies of the world have an obligation to help them.

[@mengwu1113]

@@voiceofreason6515 That is the reason for war. When you cannot tolerate any other political style other then your own. When you think your way is the best way for everyone.

[@iiimseth]

I am about 90% sure that the Woman wearing black tank was not from Mainland China, if you check 17:01, she said "当局，Dang Ju" which is a word that people from Mainland China would never use, and in opposite, it is a popular word in Taiwan.

[@amwz7476]

其实当她将新疆和香港混为一谈，就已经暴露了～～

[@zhangburnham7226]

不用搞文字狱，而且这词意思到了也没带色彩，不用纠着这些

[@amwz7476]

@@zhangburnham7226 我其实刚开始并没有太强烈的发表评论的欲望，只是看到视频的最半段主动提及“受访人被质疑为演员”的话题，顿时觉得这一期内容必有蹊跷😷

[@zhangburnham7226]

@@amwz7476 我也觉得，是不是演不演员你在视频里怎么辩解都没有用，这个视频本来就不是给那些认为是请演员的人看的

[@amwz7476]

@@zhangburnham7226 所以更需要真实和客观！再怎么扯淡也不能如此这般、堂而皇之地造谣“国内不能谈论台湾等敏感话题”……台湾敏感个鬼～～

[@tilliedan3800]

As a mainland Chinese I totally agree with that person in white and sunglasses. All we want is love an peace.

[@thegreatone4090]

Taiwan is part of China because if Chiang won and Mao loss the civil war China and Taiwan would’ve been one country. Taiwan was always a part of China dating back 5,000 years

[@stijnhs]

I remember doing a semester of study abroad in Xiamen University, China in 2018. Back then I was also in a debating class. We were allowed to talk on a wide variety of topics but the teacher strictly forbid anyone from debating about the "Taiwan issue".

[@bobograndman]

Because it can get so heated I assume, hard to focus strictly on the assignment when people generally have strong opinions either way. In US high school debate, we never debated abortion for just this reason. In an HK class where we did a debate, we did abortion since the opinions are less strong there

[@ellenation2294]

Probably to prevent a rukus but I think it’s mainly cus it’s an official public space …. Which involves a lot of people and they didn’t want trouble for the uni…. U can talk about but have to be low key

[@abreathoffreshair1]

@@bobograndman Disallowing debate of abortion rights in an educational institution sounds gutless and pathetic. Disallowing debate of Taiwan in China would instead be to avoid the professors being jailed or executed.

[@jindi524]

@@abreathoffreshair1 jailed or executed? Fired at the worst scenario. Please get your information straight. Sad that freedom of speech has become freedom of BS

[@PeaceBeUponRichPiana]

@@jindi524 Let's say for the sake of the argument it is ''just'' getting fired for something like this is still insane and shows the lack of freedom of speech in China.

[@nuubxiii5278]

There is a massive difference in maturity between KZbin comments, more specifically on this video regarding the situation with Taiwan than the comments on TikTok. People that really want to learn others’ perspectives go out of their way to search for this type of information. Meanwhile, TikTok is a platform full of ignorant and prideful kids that have no real experience in life and do not understand the severity of what they are saying. My point is, if any Chinese people are reading American’s comments on TikTok regarding war, please do not pay attention to them. They are most likely dumb innocent teenagers that don’t represent what Americans want from this situation. We, just like you, do not want a war. We respect you and your opinions and we want this Taiwan situation to be handled peacefully and diplomatically. The comment thread on this video represents us much better! I send love from the US to both China and Taiwan and may we all continue to live peacefully!🙏🏼

[@TylerThomas]

Chinese people are surprisingly very balanced and thoughtful. Gives me hope. I'm reminded that we're all just people trying to make it in the world. Its our leadership and govt. that cause most of the issues.

[@user-tv4hr3rq6i]

I think question can be added like what Chinese mainland and Taiwan can do differently to improve relationship between each other.

[@bacon3535]

Thank you asian boss, I can't imagine how difficult it must be to stand outside for hours until an interview happens. As an American who mostly hears the worst news ever recently I hope the era of peace they're talking about wins out.

[@DancingPanda0329]

I appreciate this channel so much. I feel like I see real everyday people expressing real thoughts and emotions.

[@linbenson5983]

I dare not say who I can represent. I just believe that a peaceful approach is always the best way, and a way that can make people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait live better and better is always the best way. No matter what kind of approach this is.

[@ximengxo]

You can easily profile an average mainland-Chinese interviewee from their outlook, accent, and opinion on the mainland-Taiwan issue. I'm also interested in the location(s) where you conducted the interview--just off the top of my head, interviewees in the southern-eastern part of the mainland might more likely show friendliness and peacefulness on this issue than the northern Chinese.

[@charlenezhou5894]

The interview was made in Shanghai. There's at least a couple of the interviewees were not local, that includes the lady who said 'return is a must' -- she had a northern accent. It was shocking to hear that from her tho considering that she's a younger generation. It was obvious her thought was challenged by the interviewer when they asked her how she formed such a strong belief. It's a shame to see how some people don't have the critical thinking skills that we all need in this interesting time.

[@ximengxo]

@@charlenezhou5894 Sadly critical skills are the last thing PRC would like in citizens

[@charlenezhou5894]

@@ximengxo critical thinking skills were actually taught in mainstream schools in China, at least in Shanghai when I was a student. The problem is some people just couldn’t grasp it and use it in their real lives because our education was quite test oriented.

[@ximengxo]

@@charlenezhou5894 True that. Everything is deterministic and has one and only correct answer in China rn. How sad.

[@alexshawcn]

the fact that you look down upon with with such discusting prejudice and arrogance is the reason why the world splits. Such a nice critical and analytical way of thinking.​@ximengxo

[@katiirabbi]

"I don't read news from domestic sources, but I think what they are saying about Taiwan are all negative." Well as someone who actually consumes content from Weibo and the like, I can tell you that a good amount of positive messaging exist when it comes to Taiwan, whether it's related to entertainment business or travel, food, etc. And when topics like "re-unification" do come up on trending, the gov will suppress the discussion in an effort to curb excessive emotional response. Yesterday when Pelosi visited TW, weibo was flooded with angry netizens calling for more aggressive response to take back Taiwan. Then today the topic is no longer trending. It's important to understand that the state's no.1 priority is stability. There can be different voices even for sensitive topics, but as long as the voice doesn't get loud enough to rally up an army to revolt, the government usually turns a blind eye. Yes censorship exists in China but it's nowhere as extreme or scary as foreign media makes it seem. And anyone's a fool to think their own country isn't monitoring private communications (looking at you NSA).

[@DhruvPatel-zg1zs]

bro in other countries you can use almost any social media app without any vpn. we can almost read, play games all around the world. I don't think china is comparable to us.

[@ftu2021]

@@DhruvPatel-zg1zs i cant access to RT but china can. its easy to cherry pick things. Does india have a CS LOL Server?

[@Kimmimaro86]

I'm foreigner in China, that's also what I think about China's internet. It's kinda like national security issues and censored both side when it went extreme.

[@Casper-zk2uc]

@@DhruvPatel-zg1zs I am in EU, I can't reach some sites, they are not available here, banned. Also, our social media sites are blocking posts that are not in line with official policies, take vaccination for example.

[@johnli7818]

@@DhruvPatel-zg1zs well that works for the Chinese so you dont have to worry.

[@stephanekuo2585]

Thanks for taking these street interviews, which help all around the world know what citizens in Shanghai think about the relationship between Taiwan strait. Most of the respondents clearly understand to respect the different opinions and willingness, and some of them realize indeed not to touch "what could be sensitive" in public. Give Asian Boss a thumb up!

[@WayneLu12345]

Taiwan: We've been separated for a long time, leave me alone. China: I'm sorry I am sick. Stalking someone is fun. I am so obsessed with you. The World: China needs treatments from pychiatric hospital.

[@linsong2788]

@@WayneLu12345 I don't see the point of your personification dialogue, especially under the theme of harmony.

[@je_cite_qqn]

我写法语的评论，我用app自动翻译，让你们懂我的评论： 民主不是“投票”。 如果投票给它的总统意味着进入民主国家，那么没有选举权的外国人在法国处于独裁统治之下，这种矛盾同时是是与否，这是没有意义的。 你知道中国人在中国感受到民主吗？ 如果你问中国人，他们会回答你“我们在中国是民主的，因为政府听我们的”，但在法国会是“我们在民主，因为我们有投票权”。 在我看来，观察事物，中国的民主愿景（经常倾听人民的诉求）比法国的民主愿景（1票，你沉默5年）更接近民主制度。 也许这就是为什么在中国他们不需要投票权并且不要求投票权的原因，因为人们被倾听了 5 年、10 年，所有时间。 中国的民主愿景很有趣。 越往前走，我越有一种印象，就是中国接触到了真正的民主。 另一方面，在法国，我们对真正完美的独裁统治的接触如此之多，以至于人们没有注意到它，以至于人们甚至没有意识到这一点。 和中国人谈论这个话题很有趣，如果有人有机会见到他们，即使他们经常害羞，你也应该借此机会开始谈论这个话题。

[@user-yi3qp6ps9h]

@@WayneLu12345 呵呵，你这种说法骗骗外国人还行，台湾想独立，自己买个岛去独立，记得把搜刮全中国人的黄金，还有故宫的国宝留下，然后滚蛋。

[@miomiomiaou1037]

@Xu Chun Taiwan is only pseudo, the real name is "China" ("Republic of China" precisely), so Taiwan is China, and Mainland is China too. Like North Korea and South Korea, like West Germany and East Germany.

[@weifengli7959]

It's a very interesting topic. I'm glad if there's interview from Chinese(or/and Taiwanese) oversea

[@jumpvelocity3953]

This conflict is just painful to think of as an overseas Chinese

[@angelbaby373]

Thank you Asian boss. I think you did a great job. For those people who always criticise Asian boss for hiring actor or actress to play the interview especially on the topics about China, my suggestion is that if you never been to China it’s your time to try to walk out of your shell, go visit China and see in your real eyes, don’t always rely on what you hear on TV and news. Good luck!

[@nomoresunforever3695]

We can't visit China due to covid lockdown. All foreigners are banned.

[@LuLu-ii9vn]

I really appreciate the effort and the risk of making these interviews. It's hard to have only one point of view. Communities have the right to develop by themselves.

[@AUMINER1]

Taiwan is a sovereign nation - communist CPP is wrong

[@AUMINER1]

Taiwan is a sovereign nation - communist CPP is wrong

[@condorX2]

Yep. My Taiwanese classmate says most Taiwanese don't welcome Pelosi at all. Is this true? So why does she still insist to visit? For the politically astute, especially with what’s happening in Ukraine, the Taiwanese people should have realized by now that American politicians are there to score political points for themselves, and not at all for the interest of the Taiwanese people. Just as Pelosi is the first to lead the charge to promote Joshua Wong and the Hong Kong protest, she’s also going over to ensure a high profile for the DPP and to kick off the Democrat’s China bashing for this year’s midterm election - a very thin majority that the Democrats are likely to lose badly, especially with Biden’s plummeting poll numbers going down to sub-30%. Pelosi’s desperate to try anything. Taiwanese are smart enough to know that if Biden would not dare challenge Russia in Ukraine that he is lying through his teeth that he would be defending Taiwan should the DPP dare to declare independence and force China to enforce their red-line forewarning of military force. Other than increasing U.S.-China tension, what business is it of Pelosi to be making this trip to Taiwan in the first place? -Fred Chuatiuco Pelosi is a trouble maker of the worst kind. She has lost the fight for HK pro demo group. Now she is looking at Taiwan for her next fight. Diversion is one of the tools of a politician. -Chilly Padi I believe as time wears on, Pelosi will look more and more like a callous fool. It will become plain for all to see how her vanity, recklessness, and vindictiveness have caused pain and suffering in the people across the Taiwan Strait that she so callously left behind. Most likely, she doesn’t give a damn anyway. In the meantime, she also severely compromised US leverage on China regarding Taiwan. We will see the effect of this soon. She will be viewed as The Fool in 5 years. -Chiu Yu Great way to deflect attention from her husband’s DWI court appearance on Wednesday. -Austin Powers Great way to divert attention off of Hunter’s laptop as well. -Susanna Guillory Why is she going to Asia? The homeless scene in her hometown San Francisco is getting worse every year. She says she has “global responsibility” but no responsibility to her own countrymen? -Renee Chen It’s amazing how she’s so worried about other countries, yet if you look at her district in San Francisco, California, and surrounding cities, they’re many areas filled with tents 🏕 and homelessness. -Acapellapoet Tv

[@AUMINER1]

Taiwan is a sovereign nation - communist CPP is wrong

[@AUMINER1]

Taiwan is a sovereign nation - communist CPP is wrong

[@charlossu8405]

I'm a mainland chinese ,not into politics nor national fights .I WISH NOTHING BUT PEACE ,harmony in diversity and differences.

[@lanlan-lq1kc]

The girl in black I think she is from Taiwan actually, because the Taiwan accent is easy to distinguish. Mainland and Taiwan use different words in a same thing.

[@uveralan]

nonono...just south china accent generally basicly no accent

[@megamymelo]

yasss, i think so. she said "资讯（zixun）", but only Taiwan ppl would use that word. In mainland we don't say "资讯(zixun)", we would say “信息(xinxi)”。

[@thornados4969]

@@megamymelo She was the only telling the truth about communist china's control on people especially online socially like wechat and webo.

[@sherrymichan]

Thank you for this interview. I also appreciate all the people being interviewed and felt at ease watching this interview. I think at our level (i.e., citizens of both sides), we are generally friendly with each other - to me, China and Taiwan are less like siblings but more like cousins. We have been separated for so long, and although there are major similarities to our cultural roots, but through the years, we had gradually evolved into more independent cultures and we should just respect that as it is and not change anything. With these sensitive topics (Ukraine vs Russia, North vs South Korea, China vs Taiwan), it's never about the people, but the politicians involved. Citizens just want peace, be friendly with each other and continue with the daily minuscule happiness in our lives.

[@je_cite_qqn]

🇨🇵La démocratie ce n'est pas "voter". Si voter pour son président c'est être dans une démocratie, alors les étrangers qui n'ont pas le droit de vote sont en dictature en France, cette contradiction c'est oui et non à la fois, ça n'a aucun sens. Vous savez qu'en Chine les Chinois se sentent en démocratie ? Si vous demandez à des Chinois, ils vous répondront "nous sommes en démocratie en Chine car le gouvernement nous écoute" mais en France ce sera "nous sommes en démocratie car nous avons le droit de vote". De mon point de vue, en observant les choses, la vision chinoise de la démocratie (écoute des revendications du peuple régulièrement) est plus proche d'un système démocratique que la vision française de la démocratie (1 vote puis tu te tais pendant 5 ans). Et peut-être que c'est ce qui explique qu'en Chine ils n'ont pas besoin du droit de vote et ne demandent pas le droit de vote d'ailleurs, car le peuple est écouté pendant 5 ans, 10 ans, tout le temps. C'est intéressant la vision chinoise de la démocratie. Plus ça va, plus j'ai l'impression que c'est la Chine qui touche du doigt la vraie démocratie. Nous en France en revanche on touche plutôt du doigt la vraie dictature parfaite tellement elle passe inaperçue au point que le peuple ne s'en rend même pas compte. C'est intéressant de discuter avec des Chinois sur le sujet, si certains ont l'occasion d'en rencontrer faut en profiter pour engager la conversation sur le sujet même s'ils sont souvent timides.

[@je_cite_qqn]

我写法语的评论，我用app自动翻译，让你们懂我的评论： 民主不是“投票”。 如果投票给它的总统意味着进入民主国家，那么没有选举权的外国人在法国处于独裁统治之下，这种矛盾同时是是与否，这是没有意义的。 你知道中国人在中国感受到民主吗？ 如果你问中国人，他们会回答你“我们在中国是民主的，因为政府听我们的”，但在法国会是“我们在民主，因为我们有投票权”。 在我看来，观察事物，中国的民主愿景（经常倾听人民的诉求）比法国的民主愿景（1票，你沉默5年）更接近民主制度。 也许这就是为什么在中国他们不需要投票权并且不要求投票权的原因，因为人们被倾听了 5 年、10 年，所有时间。 中国的民主愿景很有趣。 越往前走，我越有一种印象，就是中国接触到了真正的民主。 另一方面，在法国，我们对真正完美的独裁统治的接触如此之多，以至于人们没有注意到它，以至于人们甚至没有意识到这一点。 和中国人谈论这个话题很有趣，如果有人有机会见到他们，即使他们经常害羞，你也应该借此机会开始谈论这个话题。

[@wenbingong7253]

The last thing China wants to see is not Taiwan independence, but the existence of two Chinas, because this will greatly weaken the Chinese government's position and voice in the Chinese-speaking community. Of course, I have to say that if Taiwan wants independence, Kinmen and Matsu must be returned to Fujian Province. Of course, the issue of attribution of Chinese cultural relics in the National Palace Museum in Taipei will also become difficult. China will rethink the positioning of Taiwan. At this time, Taiwan will never represent the inheritance of Chinese culture. The problem will of course be more complicated, but based on the current situation, to be honest, it is unlikely. 中国最不想看到的其实不是台湾独立，而是两个中国的存在，因为这会大大削弱中国政府在华语社区的地位和话语权。 当然，我不得不说，如果台湾想要独立，金门和马祖肯定是要归还到福建省的。当然台北故宫博物院的中国文物的归属问题也会变得棘手。中国会重新思索台湾的定位问题，这时候的台湾，绝没有可能代表中华文化的传承。问题当然会更复杂，不过依据现在的形势，说实话，不太可能。

[@chinoisepatriote]

I post videos about Taiwan

[@carlos_wang8150]

I really appreciate everyone that was interview

[@ITSBurgerPT]

this video gives me hope that the Taiwan-China issue wont develop into an international tragedy, or worse

[@mky99]

it shouldn’t give u hope tho… cuz government officials in china don’t give af what these ppl in the interview think…

[@SnowofLight]

Idk. A lot of normal russians didn't want war and it still went ahead

[@ITSBurgerPT]

@@mky99 Its true that China is not a democratic country but no government can rule a people who hates it, those where the words of Machiavelli and he wasn't exactly known for his positive outlook. If a good amount of Chinese people are against a violent takeover of Taiwan, that makes said takeover much harder to achieve and maintain, specially if the whole ethos of your country resolves around preserving the status quo. Main point is, China wont make major moves on Taiwan if that will cause more harm than good for the CCP.

[@thecoolzguy832]

@@SnowofLight they went war because west Country provoke them if west just shut their mouth then war like that will never happened.

[@vhyj5563]

@@thecoolzguy832 西方国家只会卖更多军火。赚更多钱。

[@user-tr3ol5si8n]

I think the girl covering the face is from Taiwan, she talks like Taiwanese, and the way she speaks is not like us.

[@Hannahhuan32]

Not really, her word of use is not from Taiwan lolll