Why China is Building the World’s Biggest City

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[@PolyMatter]

Didn’t think I forgot about China, did you?

[@cgunugc]

How could we ever think you forgot about China?

[@s0lanav]

Keep it up!

[@GuinessOriginal]

Have you done a Brexit video yet because I can forsee something similar happening in NI 😂

[@joaopedrodias9477]

In Portugal, we drive on the right* side of the road, not on the left side. So the fact people drive on the left side in Macau it's probably not because of portuguese influence. I might be wrong or just misunderstood things

[@advaithhl]

But, you forgot about Apple! You just made a video without mentioning Apple at least once.

[@sethaaron510]

Fun fact, I live in downtown eastern Shenzhen. It takes me less time getting to downtown Hong Kong than the western CBD district of Shenzhen. Crossing the Wenjindu immigration literally takes 1-2 mins. I love almost everything about Hong Kong, except for the prohibitive price of services. This video has been made quite accurate unlike many other channels.

[@nathanlim5421]

OPEN UP! POLICE! YOU HAVE BEEN DETECTED USING A FORBIDDEN WEBSITE!

[@febru5703]

Used to live in GZ and can confir that crossing the border in SZ is pretty simple if you don´t go during the peak times... have waited anywhere from 2 minutes to 2 hours. How`s the property market in SZ doing?

[@yangchen9556]

rellix. Fuck you bitch!

[@Clarity520]

@@nathanlim5421 haha very funny... Try again next time

[@Cafeston]

The crossing is theoretically pretty quick. But in reality, it still takes you a couple of hours door to door.

[@jmmendez3468]

China: *exists* Polymatter: Write that down, write that down!

[@andreyzhuravlev414]

KZbin comment about Polymatter writing down everything that China does: *exists* JM Mendez: Write that down, write that down!

[@mcdibbles6611]

Andrey Zhuravlev haha so true

[@angelantayhua3096]

JM Mendez ughhhjhhhhhgghghhhh

[@wisdomleader85]

Polymatter has been a Chinese channel since ancient times.

[@kozad86]

Meme: Is stale. JM: Persists!

[@unifieddynasty]

Guangzhou is not just an administrative center. It is also a massive manufacturing and supply chain hub.

[@danielsteger8456]

whoah dude no way

[@KewalTravel]

Isnt youtube ban in china? 🧐

[@unifieddynasty]

@@KewalTravel How is that relevant to my comment? Yes, youtube is banned in China, similar to how Tik Tok is banned in India. People who want to go on youtube in China can simply use a vpn. Vpns are very easy to obtain and use. The government rarely enforces the ban with any strictness.

[@tomcrik7678]

@@KewalTravel Watching youtube is not as difficult as you think

[@KewalTravel]

@@tomcrik7678 really? Coz i heard that vpn is also baned there 😂

[@juliomarcus]

I never been in Macau, but in Portugal they drive on the right hand side of the road, not left like in Britain.

[@baboige5052]

Cool bro

[@Kikilu7552]

mostly casinos. pretty much one in every block you walk by. i was there in 2019

[@alexdyk9813]

It’s because Portugal used to drive on the left, until 1928 when they switched to the right. Macau apparently didn’t follow Portugal’s switch, so they still drive on the right.

[@dazza2350]

@@alexdyk9813 based macau

[@michaellim7002]

@@alexdyk9813 Left hand drive is also influenced by Hong Kong which is a British colony till 1997.

[@marufhassan634]

China : We need to let the world know about our new city connection plan. Polymatter : Let us Introduce ourselves.

[@kelvinpang438]

*Polymatter:Write that down write that down!

[@thivyaprasad1414]

Let us introduce ourselves is one of the funniest memes of all the time

[@littlemorven8992]

Let us hongkongers introduce ourselves

[@xianyang5271]

sorry, did not get the point. Means let the world introduce it ?

[@spamtelevision]

China build cities, but ignore the nature

[@saggalousmmwamow9069]

I'm a native Hong Konger and I'm amazed by how knowledgeable the creator of this video is about Hong Kong.

[@NightcorEDM]

This video isn't about Hong Kong?

[@valbaturin9362]

2:21 how to get from Kowloon to Shenzhen in just 14 minutes?

[@yuruwu9939]

Val Baturin express train traveling underground

[@ldslee3175]

By metro. 14mins from a downtown to another downtown. @@valbaturin9362

[@noone-pl2gj]

@@NightcorEDM it is

[@justaguynamednoah2234]

Is anyone going to talk about how epic Hong Kong’s flag is

[@shikhargupta4063]

Its BEAUTIFUL

[@user-uq3um5nq7d]

I prefer British flag though, I don't like red that much

[@ktjfssblock2]

it's a fxxking "flag of fan". and it's a flower (Bauhinia × blakeana)that usually not re-produce. In chinese culture; its a bad sign.

[@hitsugayatoshiro9517]

@@user-uq3um5nq7d it's in UK

[@NightcorEDM]

Macau is better

[@nanorepublic4200]

Tokyo:I’m the most populated city! Pearl River Delta City:hold my beer.

[@Artuar3CRaFT]

Delhi India: Hold my bags

[@blupdaboloh]

70 million people city? My whole country counts 60 something million people in total. LOL

[@armin7851]

Bosnia has 4 million people. haha

[@alexh349]

Yeah, bad right?

[@zeflute4586]

I'm guessing western europe. Britain, France, Italy, all 60 millions ish, what a balanced situation...

[@MankindDiary]

But then China has population of 1,2 bln people. The entire Western civilization counts for less :D

[@andregoy6996]

Congo?

[@glennt1962]

What an excellent video well researched and made, one of the best I’ve seen to date.

[@hc1759]

Please keep up the good work. I just found your channel, and it’s amazing

[@TheDIrtyHobo]

As an American living abroad in China, I've been across the borders of futian (HK) and gongbei (MC) checkpoint and back at least a dozen times now, and it's really not as complicated as it's made out to be. Being a complete foreigner, it takes me about 30 minutes because I have to wait in a special, less staffed line. My girlfriend, who is native Chinese, does it in about 10 minutes. You'll have longer wait times trying to get a subway token. There are tons of people that commute across the border daily, especially Shenzhen students. Also, real talk, Shenzhen is a nicer city than Hong Kong. HK is dirtier, more crowded, and more expensive. The only benefit is using western internet without a VPN.

[@andrewhaohuang289]

I completely agree that Shenzhen is wayyyyyyy better

[@TheDIrtyHobo]

@Main Channel In my experience of watching other people because I've *clearly* never used one, no. Almost anyone with a strong grasp on English will have one, from what I've seen. Instagram is still insanely popular despite being banned, and most of the staff at English schools will have a facebook to keep in contact with their foreign friends that have gone back home. I've never once heard of anyone getting in trouble for it.

[@medicine7999]

like your comment，so accuratly，Hong Kong is so crowed that i dont want to stay there one more min

[@linliu2431]

TheDirtyHobo wry true , I wonder the video maker has ever been there and his source of information .

[@user-lm9lx6fe1l]

Main Channel it can get risky if one sells large amount of vpn services to others. But other wise I as a shenzhener has never herd of anyone getting trouble for it.

[@flipprthereal1138]

Polymatter: Its unlikely that either country would risk raising tensions any further. *USA: Huwawei is now banned from using Android and Google Play*

[@jaydenli6709]

Huawei *

[@josephleonard6695]

Polymatter: am i a joke to you?

[@anguianoalan100]

Plot twist google begs to be allowed to continue to work with Huawei over fear it will lose value information from spying on millions of people and money because it realizes Huawei has its own os that could challenge google

[@proboxpepper6752]

Huawei is back now! Trump realized his ban didn’t work as planned.

[@proboxpepper6752]

Blake Brown Well Google and other American companies can do business now with Huawei.

[@dmitryfomin2671]

We used to go to HK and Macau almost every week for shopping and fun, crossing borders took like 15 minutes or a bit more in rush hours. However, after COVID, it's impossible to cross at all for us foreigners. So, for the past couple of years we have to live in this megacity, restricted to the mainland only. Its quite funny though because the center of Macau is closer to my house than my city center.

[@whiteholeeducationcenter]

Progress of China in just short span of time.amazes me.

[@bobs_toys]

It's amazing what can happen when a government stops actively trying to ruin its economy and lets us develop. This progress is based on the communist party allowing in capitalism. It's a failure of their ideology.

[@sayanmallick2644]

This comment is not sponsored by Skillshare. The first 200 people to like this comment will get nothing.

[@bocbinsgames6745]

Love my nothing

[@MrThatguy333]

I'm not happy with my nothing anymore and would like to return it. How do we go about this?

[@wenshenlian]

@@MrThatguy333 dislike the comment and hand over the nothing

[@MrThatguy333]

@@wenshenlian done. But I don't see a return address on this nothing so I'm just going to put it in the street and hope it gets back to OP.

[@satyarthasaxena4582]

What about after 200

[@Aschraffff]

I left work an hour ago in Switzerland (basel), went to Germany for groceries and now watching this video home in France. All by bike and no border controls. Thank you schengen!

[@mishrahimanshu9765]

Aschraffff United Europe

[@kewu7397]

Now we all know which area u are probably living LOL

[@lukecarlin9946]

BREXIT

[@seanross9175]

Sick....

[@smite8611]

@@johnalessi1835 Where are you from? :)

[@jonathanfan8813]

China is not just building the Guangzhou Hong Kong cities cluster, but also building others like Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Shanghai-Nanjing-Hangzhou, and some smaller scale city clusters like Shenyang-Teling-Panjin, Chengdu-Mianyang-Dujiangyan, Xian-Xianyang, etc. There will be many clustered cities in the future, all connected together. China is a huge powerhouse, nobody should ignore it.

[@easypolitics6673]

I always like your videos which give objective viewpoint! Well Done!

[@krishnasomasundaram9155]

Polymatter is obsessed with apple,Amazon and china eyy 1k likes

[@lazyking8246]

Well they are great topics to talk about XD

[@deathless3518]

krishna somasundaram you just describes Ll the most relevant things

[@amapparatistkwabena]

No, they're just obsessed with what matters right now. They'll fill in the blanks with the shakers and movers as they change.

[@FlameRat_YehLon]

And the two As both perform not that well in China last year, one got their stock price drop like crazy by just mentioning China in report, the other got pissed so much that they just get part of their once quite popular services out of China entirely.

[@nofood1]

Next video: Starbucks

[@akashdobhal3054]

What I learn today? DJI is a Chinese company.

[@Xind0898]

alot of actual decent Chinese tech company tries to avoid 'Chinese brand' when they market aboard, because of how 'Chinese brand' is poorly regarded in the rest of the world right now

[@sea0pal]

Akash Dobhal does that change your perception of the company? I’m genuinely curious

[@jkangc5120]

Huawei is a Chinese name. DJI comes from a Chinese name Da Jiang Innovations.

[@bipolargamer99x]

With American components

[@jkangc5120]

@@bipolargamer99x which consumer technology product on earth doesn't rely on global components?

[@soup789100]

China risking it all internationally for hong kong makes a lot more sense now

[@KRYMauL]

To be fair it was the main port that bankrupted the last dynasty. Not to say what they're doing is right, but they still have a reason.

[@Bexxxyable]

@@KRYMauL what they're doing is definitely right, there's no two ways about it. It's the western powers that have fuelled the instability in HK to try to contain China again after the opium wars. So, what China is doing is absolutely correct and I'm a HK citizen.

[@KRYMauL]

@@Bexxxyable My dad’s a Hong Kong native and so are my Grandparents. My grandparents believe that China should reunite and just be left in their cage to fight among themselves.

[@Kanthannic]

@@Bexxxyable Are you now. Is that why people still get arrested here daily and everybody i know are considering to leave or going to leave or already left? Stop with your fantasy of a terrible "foreign black hand" responsible for everything bad in china. Its a propaganda and crowd control tactic to create a foe to distract people from the real enemy (CCP) and its honestly pathetic to see some people genuinely fall for it.

[@spqr950]

@@Kanthannic we are not assuming. the US's hatred towards us is in race but not country. We were still under Qing dynasty's ruling when the US introduced Chinese Exclusion Act. It was also the only chapter in Code of Laws of the USA that discrimates one certain single race. We, Chinese are the only people asked to be discrimated by the US by law. We have to assume the possibility that the US may enslave us. Don't forget China offically abandoned slavery in 1723 but the US, as "the lighthouse of democracy", did not abandon slavery until 1865, under the pressure of civil war.

[@Africa41]

Just kinda stumbled onto a video about in and out and now I'm binge watching

[@ayuzefovich]

China: Connects four giant cities into the most powerful economical and production cluster Me: Shit, I'm taking class on how to make animated videos

[@micci973]

😂😂😂, that's hilarious.

[@yahshuasaves3726]

You are not a country. You’re a person. Btw find God. He’s good.

[@BowlofIndoMee]

How is that a bad thing?

[@iggyblitz8739]

Well they have the money and power, big deal, not that impressive.

[@goliaboi]

are you using skill share XD

[@sololay3861]

That was the best transition I've seen for a commercial.

[@hashimadil571]

then u probably didnt watch much of his videos xd

[@pax4370]

Solo lay first time visitin in here mate?

[@root8982]

Yeah, until you see his next video.

[@dosmundos3830]

@tush43 1st and last for me lol

[@slkass9116]

its epic!

[@safehallak]

Great video, very nice details.

[@tiffanyjiaxinhuang8503]

Thank you for this video! It’s true, my family and relatives all live and work across those cities and it gradually takes less time for us to visit each other for years.

[@goncalosanhudodeportocarre9591]

Just for the record in Portugal we drive on right side of the road

[@neanam]

😎

[@jackh3570]

Yes but you didn't when Macau was taken and it's never changed to the right

[@AaronShenghao]

It only made it worse because you clearly forced the poor Chinese drive on the left side of the road and make them import stuff from Japan/Australia/UK. It is joke alright? We all know driving on the left is the correct and traditional side... before a dude from France forced everyone to drive on the right...

[@kalinsapotato]

You guys didn't when you settled Macau.

[@jklalskjdjhg7227]

Imperator technically the left side is better, manly because most people are right eyed and that is the side that opposing traffic come from.

[@Nukeguy909]

Oh wow if these cities connect it'll have a bigger population than the UK, that's pretty crazy

[@lucimaralves490]

Shanghai itself is only 3-4m away to be comparable to all of the Nordic countries combined.

[@haumea207]

Not that crazy, most of the uk is full of fields

[@Josh-gw4ys]

ZX81 Most of Australia is full of out back, most of Russia is full of snow. What’s your point?😂

[@haumea207]

Josh I meant the uk isn’t that densely populated or that big and most Russians live on the European part and Australians live near the coast.. and that Russia is having a huge population decrease

[@acoral1035]

@@haumea207 football fields!

[@funmaster4632]

thank you for telling both sides and trying to give both arguments

[@kinorinadiy]

This channel deserves more subs and views

[@thomasturner6980]

Countries with 30 million people: *_exists_* Chinese City: *Hold my beer*

[@Shyguyyyyy]

@Bitcoin Beast lol

[@satyarthasaxena4582]

Hold my people

[@yungstallion2201]

Ooooooo hey, I found you again on a random channel!!!!!!!!!!!

[@satyarthasaxena4582]

@@yungstallion2201 who? Me?

[@yungstallion2201]

No 😂

[@BackfallGenius]

I've crossed that bridge from Macau to Hong Kong and my goodness, what a weird experience. It was almost entirely empty, save for a few commercial trucks and government vehicles. There were immigration checks, toll booths, and lots of seascapes. From what our driver told us, the only time it's really busy is during the weekend, which the elite Hong Kong businessmen go over to Macau to gamble away their money and then return to work the following week. The rest of the time, it's just a barren strip. That's insane for a $8 million dollar construction project.

[@DagmawiAbate]

$80 biliion

[@ceciliabush3495]

God bless you and great cheer 🙏🏼💕

[@blakeparker6588]

the video is so welly made, like it so much

[@francis6489]

There's not enough mainstream attention towards the opportunities and threats of a strong China. These videos are great as a gateway to learn more about China!

[@NeverMetTheGuy]

Let's Travel is correct Omoshne.

[@bangbangliu2146]

@Let's Travel Omoshne never implied that PolyMatter was the only channel making videos about China.

[@AFlyingCookieLOL]

So China is a threat while US is at war for most of it's history? China Uncensored to biased western propaganda that only give you half the truth while using biased US sources exclusively The constitution isn't for you to spread slander!

[@xrli]

@King Wiwuz IV Prosperous for the minority of the western world. Not so much for the majority that you're ignoring.

[@eshansingh1]

@nimajneb106 the problem is not about America, it is about the fact that China is an authoritarian communist-but-not-actually country.

[@JassNL]

10:41 is literally my house... in The Netherlands lol.

[@joewu7092]

Nice...

[@violenceisfun991]

Don't say that online man, you could get burgled

[@Jay-iu4st]

Waar is dat dan?

[@theuglykwan]

@@violenceisfun991 Why would that increase chance of being burgled?

[@violenceisfun991]

theuglykwan, because now we know he's in the Netherlands we just have to wait for him to post online that he is not home and then we can go steal from him

[@darkpikachu_.]

i think you make good videos so i'm subscribing

[@koxunarcadia]

I once crossed the bridge (on a bus), the bus is relatively full (mostly tourists), the bridge and tunnel looks epic, but there's barely any other vehicles on the bridge, like less than 10 cars passed the bus throughout the whole journey.

[@bryce6744]

we live in a very interesting period of history.

[@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368]

All periods of history are interesting. You're just paying attention to it now because you're experiencing it.

[@Al-Amin.A.Dangana]

True

[@samisikdar5417]

We really don’t

[@patrickconway3387]

Timeless Grass how?

[@railroadforest30]

Indeed

[@valentinmoeller]

My favorite KZbin Channel. By far.

[@0XZ]

iTouchtester!!

[@misteraplikasi896]

Sepi bang?

[@tejshah8364]

Bcz u are a fool

[@DonkeyKong992]

Same here

[@Julian-ke2tg]

@@tejshah8364 mad

[@MrGanbat84]

I like these flags such as Shenzen, Hk and Macau. Beautiful flags

[@brownycow22]

Hong Kong's flag is my favourite based on pure aesthetics

[@metagde6402]

Hong kongs flag would be actually kept after it joins china Since the regional flags are never removed. All regions have a flag like US states

[@user-yt7ro2tv1y]

这你要感谢邓小平，他提出一国两制的设想

[@troy5094]

As a Chinese I've never seen the flag the video used for Guangzhou though

[@normbaconoffical]

THANKS!!!!!

[@strafrag1]

Very interesting video. Thanks.

[@jacopoi7047]

The quality of your videos is just amazing!

[@kevinsantoso7430]

Videos... Is... Why? ;-;

[@jacopoi7047]

@@kevinsantoso7430 quality of x are amazing? incorrect, quality of x is amazing

[@flyingzone356]

This video is amazing! Thank you so much for the very up-to-date information on the region.

[@virginiaeasterling4347]

Awsome Update

[@TheThaiLife]

Great video

[@MarricMedia]

Thank you for this very up to date and correct video - heard of all the projects and the Greater Bay Area but never put it into a bigger picture. Greetings from Hong Kong

[@live688]

Really appreciate the video, especially the useful source links for further info! :)

[@KristinGrady]

That bridge has got to be a driving nightmare! Hope they make it more driver-friendly.

[@HECKproductions]

talkst about train in china shows german intercity express

[@lzh4950]

Some of China's high-speed trains are based on the ICE3 though I believe

[@rej1skyspell686]

@@lzh4950 rip china we love our ice3 here in germany 😂

[@lphaetaamma291]

I assume China does not paint its trains in the "Deutsche Bahn"-coulours (the Deutsche Bahn (=german railway service) has its far- distance trains painted white with a red stripe and its more local trains red with some white ornaments. In the last time they have painted a part of the red stripe on ICEs/Inter-City-Expresses green to show they are an ecological way of traveling

[@Ethereal18]

You state everything very clear, unlike other channels. Well done. Keep it up. and thank you

[@santiagocarreno5881]

Wow, I didnt know youtube had professional ball lickers :I

[@goldsilvervscrisiscollapse4320]

unsubbed, did not realise you were a biased propaganda mouthpiece for the US. Here are some facts: this extradiction law is by no means different from what HK has signed with numerous other nations and only specifically allows a certain class of crimminal to be extradited. Further, do note how hypocritical it is for you to side with HK on this issue but say basically nothing about the US's extradidtion of Jullian Assange and Hua Wei's CEO as a bargaining chip in Trump's trade war. Finally I would point out that HK depends entirely on China for its food, water and trade- for HK to sever ties with the mainland as you seem to be pushing for would be suicide, and realistically no Western country would bother to fill this void, nor can they do so. Do try to recall that China's investment in HK is mutually beneficial to both HK and China, as China could have easily focused on only mainland countries and not attempted to even include HK and saved themselves the headache of dealing with an adolescent nation pining for British rule where neither freedom nor democracy had ever been given to them since they were taken hostage in the Opium War.

[@dianamolnar3779]

Won't be alive do not care

[@Mickeydicky]

santiago carreño shush it hater

[@bigboymatthew7471]

@@goldsilvervscrisiscollapse4320 what r u talking about

[@Ryuzakari]

Wow dude clearly these videos call for a huge amount of effort and dedication to make, and yet they're flawless, well done Sir, you earned my subscription.

[@chocotimo4354]

Wow interesting content

[@shubhamshinde998]

So much information in 10 minutes, I’m starting to love this channel !!

[@wendelrichard5]

I must say, all the subtle everything in this video, including the way to learn a skill and stuff at the end was just perfect. 10/10

[@extreme-tea]

Playback at 2x and it sounds like someone from hong kong narrating the video. Great vid as always. Keep up the good work.

[@pokemoncatch6727]

No it sounds robotic

[@eyoutube1]

Wow great product placement at the end. Seriously didn't see that coming lmao

[@supi768]

Very good Video, I like almost all of yours! But I noticed a mistake in the Thumbnail, I am pretty sure the fast train shown there is a german ICE 3 (Inter city express) train ;)

[@Cal3sty]

wow learned so much even though i live in shenzhen. good work, im subscribing.

[@maxbet3968]

Very informative video, presentation was spectacular! Keep the content flowing man, especially on foreign/domestic business policy!

[@Padoinky]

Justen Peterson agreed

[@Sulbongsunin]

Wow, this aged pretty well right on the money even taking into consideration current events. BTW, I,ve been to that train to Shenzhen several times but nah, it does not make 14mins. Still, quite fast though.

[@gtsaki]

Great video and very informative. One small thing: Portugal drives on the right side not the left

[@Rawi888]

Hey Polymatter. I really love your videos, so I had to thank you for existing. Seeing someone as inquisitve as you has really allowed me to take a look at our world in my own creative way. I am now doing an international buisness study and I'm focusing on consumer behaviour. Its great because I watch your videos when I procrastinate, but your content is basically my study. As a result, I get to have an upper hand because of your work and I really wanted to thank you for all your inspiration as it has brought me to where I am. I will soon be making content of my own, and one day, I hope to inspire you as well. Thank you for being you. with regards Rauana VT Murangi

[@yungstallion2201]

Soooo, are we just going to ignore the fact that this city will have more people than France, UK or Thailand

[@bigfatw0rld243]

How those countries plan on keeping themselves from falling behind are simply strictly on their own terms.

[@mikesteps26]

Advocatus Diaboli not for long. Their population will lose 400-500 million people towards the end of the century and Africa and India will emerge as the new superpowers

[@tmd-w1552]

@@mikesteps26 That's why China is making so much investment in Africa

[@tmd-w1552]

@@mikesteps26 We have the youngest population in the world

[@ParadiseQ]

@@mikesteps26 Actually I do like to see China losing populations (not by killing of course). Less people means more space, less traffic, easier access to public service, and so on. Less people does not mean less respect - same for all the other countries around the world.

[@martinxian6023]

I like how PolyMatter's videos are more neutral than most those news channels, no political propaganda or picking sides, just stating the facts, both pros and cons

[@63256325N]

Too many different rules for this kid.....😁 Thanks for the video.

[@wonderowl530]

Damn, your best yet. The depth of this video makes me feel like I've read a 20 pages report. Glad to have you in KZbin.

[@danielsjohnson]

Maybe the script WAS twenty pages long.

[@eddyvideostar]

tO Wonder: It is easier for most people to hear rather than to read. For print has a magnetizing and hypnotic effect by solidifying "the truth," with the refusal to cast away doubt, having expended so much energy, hard work, comprehension and retaining that -- to heck -- *I HAVE to believe it!*

[@vz-v]

Nov 2019, I'm not sure if this video aged well, I'm trying to figure it out.

[@MeidoInHebun]

It did state that protests could get stronger and freedom gradually lost. Real life events just happened way faster than usual in this case.

[@nunyabusiness6450]

Definitely didn't age well. HK is now the topic of a cold war between the US+UK and China though I wouldn't say the US and UK are allies in this, China just threatened both of them lol

[@andro7862]

@@nunyabusiness6450 I don't think the UK has much to say. This is more about China-USA. But yeah it just keeps getting worse.

[@karuscuvic]

6:13 mistake "the former" San Fran was the latter REEEEEE. Love the channel though

[@daviddima6067]

Hongkong: we got youtube not like china Polly: *GOOD*

[@johnyankee6999]

It is very weird that people are proud that they can use youtube, there are thousands of vedio website in China, do I need to feel proud that I can use Tencent video to watch videos?

[@leondongcn]

Hong Kong worm

[@jinkyumpark]

中国交通事故合集每日更新 Wow so this is what some Chinese think when they don’t have freedom to freaking choose

[@nehcooahnait7827]

JinGyeom Park hummm... he is trolling you hanguk kid

[@johnyankee6999]

@@jinkyumpark If u have thousands of websites to choose from, why care about several specific ones with the language that 99.99% of the Chinese dont understand? I just find it is meanless. why do you need to use someone else's websites with the languages u dont understand instead of your own country's websites with the languages you know well? I have been in the USA for 2 years now and the only USA website I use is youtube, I dont see anything different if I cant use youtube anymore. it's just not a big deal.

[@victornderu143]

Please increase the number of videos you make. They are superb.

[@Walleggwp]

Quality over quantity.

[@ancientmapper3574]

He isnt a robot...if you want more videos, subscribe, like the videos, support him on patreon and so on, he makes a living through this

[@Earth098]

Open minded and unbiased Informative, clear, and easy to follow No dumb jokes

[@mohit2010ify]

British were very smart in dividing people based on their differences like what they did to India and Pakistan, China and Hong Kong. And we still fight each other over those differences.

[@jaiswaladitya511]

Intelligent

[@MrTobiization]

I‘ve been to Hong Kong & Macau a year ago and the way you can use the ferries to the airport is really cool. Theoretically (if your airline supports it) you can Check in your bag at Macau Ferry Terminal to a ferry to the transit area of Hong Kong Airport. Therefore there is no need for immigration in Hongkong and you could just leave the ferry walking to you plane without any further inconveniences.

[@navaneethmnambiar2577]

We've said this before and I'll say it again: your content is unique. No one could explain these things like you do. And no one can do sponsored content like you do! Love your work! Keep them coming👌👌

[@Padoinky]

Navaneeth M Nambiar agreed - a multimedia cheat-sheet, on significant, yet somewhat currently obscure topics, initially for the informed/familiar 1%, with the content, communications style and conciseness that will ultimately appeal to the 49% that should care and be aware of the topic and its ramifications

[@MrZattack101]

Absolutely crazy

[@RatatRatR]

Love this area.

[@THOMAS-zw2he]

As a Hong Konger, I am so glad to see foreigners are paying attention on our political affairs with China. Thanks PolyMatter

[@AaronShenghao]

Well you know when politicians can't solve a problem with their tongues... they will start to use teeth.. Let's hope they can solve the problem with the tongue, other wise the whole world will suffer...

[@jackierandom8948]

mainland actually, hong kong is not the same level with china

[@Cee2TheZee]

one of us! one of us! one of us! one of US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US!

[@kevinso5436]

The greater bay area is an extremely disgusting plan to deform HK's deteriorating legal system and economic system.

[@jackierandom8948]

@@kevinso5436 so you mean Hongkong should not connect to the surrounding city?

[@aussieboy4090]

Every Chinese province is equivalent to a country in population. lol

[@user-jj4sj9rf7x]

Beijing has more than 20million people XDDDD

[@manueloctaviomartinez3173]

Rabbits

[@Zyzzyx336]

@@manueloctaviomartinez3173 More like ancient civilisation

[@TheSuperBoyProject]

@@Zyzzyx336 greece.

[@Zyzzyx336]

@@TheSuperBoyProject Older than Greece with muuuch better geography and don't forget the size of China.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

I have seen Squarespace and Skillshare ads on YT like 500 times and I still have absolutely no idea what they even are or do cause I skip through them lol

[@captainmarvel4015]

"Complicated crossing procedures" - just like every border crossing. Love how you are making something simple into something that sounds so complicated just for the sake of it.

[@coldyy720]

yea but theyre supposed to be the same country. not two entirely different states. you would think the crossing would be a bit more streamlined

[@captainmarvel4015]

@@coldyy720 you basically scan your ID and your baggage then that's it. They don't need you to provide complicated documents. For driving you just drive through the customs check point with your ID. The road automatically changes once you cross over.

[@anthonyaoo]

I'm from Macau 🇲🇴 ! Thank you for mentioning my home 😎

[@peiweili8186]

@ok 01 why are you so aggressive and impolite? plz don't be ignorant.

[@NightcorEDM]

@ok 01 hongkie eat enough shit yet?

[@alexandrumilos6149]

And how do you have KZbin? Isn't it forbidden there?

[@jiahaochu2685]

Anthony Ao 下面那個應該喺香港人，我替他向你道歉，香港一小部分人超級討厭，我喜歡澳門哈哈

[@aubrywen332]

@@alexandrumilos6149 Because of one country two systems, Macao and Hong Kong practice a capitalist system and mainland China maintains socialism

[@spidermain]

I immediately knew what you were going to talk about when I saw the thumbnail.

[@christiancanalishimizu9116]

1:00 That relaxes my OCD.

[@iBenTV]

"Those separations are exactly what makes their home so great." As a Hongkonger, you absolutely nailed it!

[@iBenTV]

smogiji ok boomer

[@iBenTV]

smogiji tragic

[@iBenTV]

smogiji too busy dealing with a pathetic government

[@nalinh0]

how are those 5 demands going lmao

[@AriaPersia]

​@Christoric How's the situation there? we haven't heard much from HK lately, would love to have an update. I'm an Iranian myself who have experienced a religious dictatorship and one thing that Westerners don't really appreciate is their freedom /:

[@eip81]

Nice video mostly (though still with some usual western biases). I was originally from Hong Kong, part of the greater Pearl Delta Region. The PRD was a historically wealthy and important economic/industrial region for South China going back to ancient times. South China is mountainous, but the Pearl Delta is a large region of fertile soil and flat plains which made it suitable for high concentration of people and capital. The PRD is basically equivalent to the Yangtze Delta, Ganges Delta, and the Low Countries of Europe. When China opened up, Shenzhen was one of the first five designated "Special Economic Zones", which was to serve as a lab experiment for capitalist reform and foreign investment. Shenzhen was strategically chosen because for its location across the border from Hong Kong, making it easy to access capital. The experiment worked. SZ started off as a typical low-cost manufacturing hub. It moved upscale to electronics assembly. Now, it is becoming an innovation hub, with mutually beneficial relations to Hong Kong as we have world class universities. This year, Shenzhen's GDP passed Hong Kong's for the first time. The government of China is right to build closer integration of this whole region of 50 million plus people. The Hong Kong-Macau-Zhuhai bridge was opened this year. HK finally completed its leg of high speed rail last year. In the coming years, there are going to be more bridges built across the Pearl Delta, airport expansion in Hong Kong, among other things. The west side of Macau (Hengqing island) is going to be turned into an entertainment hub to complement Macau's casino. These are large scale projects you can see on Google Maps or other equivalents. We take pride in our PRD region: in our unique food and Cantonese culture, as well as our contribution to China's national economy. We look forward to increasing our business and cultural ties with the rest of the world.

[@AFlyingCookieLOL]

Definitely western biases

[@basil8474]

China: Howmany videos can you make? PolyMatter: YeS

[@burgatron526]

why are the first and last letters capitalized?

[@plumeater1]

Yes

[@CompactStar]

BURGATRON To MaKe iT SeEm SiLLy

[@mfhart]

Good vid. Although the issue around which currency people use is really not an issue. No one expects to only use cash any more in Asia.

[@limjian7638]

I am so glad you pronounce Yuan correct!

[@TheEFVG]

He, that's Rotterdam (the Netherlands) at 10:38, not Hong Kong or Shenzen.

[@St3phaan]

exactly, very strange to see it in a video about China..

[@TheEFVG]

@G Man That is interesting! How so? And how soon is soon? Rotterdams Chinatown is not THAT amazing nowadays...

[@lachiere_sixx7735]

@ Exactly. Because Chinese "culture" is a ghetto to begin with. Of course, China got it's new glass buildings like Dubai did as well. But before 20 years ago, it was still one dilapidated shit hole in most places. For instance. Back in the days when nothing else than Chinese restaurants, Chinese food was pretty popular, in a Dutch country that has no real cuisine of it's own. However nowadays in the Netherlands there are so many cultures to be found that it's nowadays dominated by most other Asian, Greek, Italian cuisines, while Chinese food has in most places rotten away to a far away spot. Anyway. You're right. Chinese cities of glass and metal in the western civilization globalization are a far cry better than all it's own architectures and dilapidated areas before it. With love

[@TheEFVG]

@ I know they are not representative, but if you find me a ghetto in the Netherlands, I will happily buy you a beer. Spoiler: they do not exist in the Netherlands.

[@TheEFVG]

@@lachiere_sixx7735 To say that chinese culture is a ghetto, makes no sense to me. When European tribes were still walking around in bearskins, the Chinese already had cities. Isn't that also part of Chinese culture? But I have to agree that Mao and communism were very bad for China and its culture. In a lot of cases, it ment the end of it. The Netherlands has no cuisine of its own? Wow, you need to eat out a bit more, buddy. And it's not the Chinese food in particular that has been popular for a long time in The Netherlands, but Indonesian food. Babi Pangang and Satay aren't Chinese, but Indonesian. ("Chinees-Indisch restaurant, if you know what i mean.) If you know your history, you understand why there is a lot of food from the East-Indies in The Netherlands. Not that there is anything wrong with Chinese food by the way, it is one of things I really appreciate about Chinese culture. It is certainly on par with Italian or French cuisine. And it is certainly not rotting away here. Oh, and I hate glass and steel architecture. It is architecture with no sense of place; it is cheap, easy and impersonal. I would rather stroll through a dilapidated Hutong than another glass and steel Dubai. (By the way: strolling through Dubai is almost impossible. You would know that if you've been there.)

[@bigfatw0rld243]

Vancouver-Seattle-Portland. Think about the idea!

[@snakepliskin23]

It’s called interstate-5 Lol

[@red5t653]

@Fanniumen Well, that's the Northeast Corridor, of which you have within the New York metro area (aka the Tri-state Area)

[@Sammul1989]

7 million people though

[@wangbob1532]

I live in a city nearby and i am amazed how much Polymatter knows about china

[@nathand6232]

"The former" means "the first one" (6:08), used incorrectly when you spoke on Hong Kong vs. San Fran rents. But this was an outstanding video!

[@kevinsantoso7430]

Wendover: "Hey! We do many videos about china more than any other channel on Yout-" Poly Matter: "Hold My Beer"

[@zaedin1]

Greater Bay Area: We will have 70 Million people living here. JingJinJi and Yangtze River Delta Region: *Laughs* “You are funny”

[@FlameRat_YehLon]

These regions arguably are not competing in the same industry so they are not replacing each other really. Also developments around the pearl river delta is more spread out I think, which could be a unique advantage over the other two regions.

[@GyacoYu]

GingDzinGi is not a metropolitan area.

[@FlameRat_YehLon]

@@GyacoYu Technically people do use high speed train between Beijing and Tianjin to go to work daily, and IIRC Beijing subway covers more than Beijing itself. The potential is there even if it's not a metropolis.

[@GyacoYu]

野龍 But Chengde, Handan and Zhangjiakou is technically a part of Gingzin'gi.

[@j.g.l7524]

That's nomal...See China's Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone....Several cities with over 100 million people and GDP of 3 trillion dollars....

[@exenderlloyd7750]

Can you cover Jing Jin Ji and the Yangtze River Delta megacities aswell? Yangtze consisting of Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing and Hefei, and Jing Jin Ji consisting of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.

[@aadanbuck2709]

Why does the video start with drone footage of Ambridge PA? Pretty cool just wondering why that footage or where you got it

[@ede292]

I want to see a Polymatter video on how automation will affect the labor force.

[@aturchomicz821]

They really dont need to remind us of the great unemployement of the 2030s.

[@JimboRustles]

There's a bot working on that video right now.

[@frieza2235]

Hasn't he already done this though

[@alexandrumilos6149]

Link?