Why China is STUPENDOUSLY Well Designed.

China and its mega cities are some of the most well designed urban spaces in the world. But what makes them so special?
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[@marcc1830]

Another thing that China does different in terms of building their infrastructure is that they make public transport a public utiliity to keep the cost as low as possible for everyone going so far as to subsidise what would lose money. Whereas, a lot of times in G7 countries, they got privatize and/or try to earn a profit. As a business person and a capitalist, I used to think the Chinese model is unstainable. Nowadays, I look at the actual productivity of a lower logistic cost that translate to lower cost of living and cost of shipping which in turn generate higher productivity may offset those susidies. And I wonder about the wisdom and efficiency of our finacialize economies and there is a margin built into every level during the contruction, the maintainance and future expansion that result in higher cost of living leading to high inflation and worse of all inflict that on the majority of the population. And to top it off, the same can be said about healthcare as well.

[@cabasadefogo9533]

Very nice observation. It’s like certain division of a company that brings prestige / innovation to the rest of the company. Even though technically it loses money.

[@MetaView7]

I read one report that says the economic effect is 15x the cost of the operation cost of the HSR. ie they can afford to subsidize the train fare.

[@George-rj4fj]

Absolutely agree 100% with your observations - a view I share and have held for decades. As someone who studied Economics and have been involved in business all my life, when I saw governments in my country began to privatize public utilities (power, roads, banks, water, health, etc), I knew that the day would come when we will regret it. Private companies operate in the interest of its owners - the shareholders and seldom if ever, in the interest of the public. Ergo, profits are all that truly matters. Whatever capital assets they may have when they bought over the utility eg power stations , they will run those highly costly assets to the ground to squeeze every single drop they can get before even considering an upgrade or a replacement and when they do, they will charge the public for it by increasing prices under the pretext of (a) degrading equipment that needs more maintenance, (b) increasing demand for a limited output from ageing equipment and (c) costs of upgrades. There is no way that a privately owned entity will "wear the costs" for the public good. So, there we have the start of inflation as the costs of power, roads, rail, transport. banking goes up, all those flows outward to the rest of the economy which in turn leads to demand from labor for higher wages to cover the increase in cost of living. This flow on effect benefits no one except the very few up the top who gain from higher prices and we have seen this happen in the U.S. where 1% of the very wealthy rides on top of the vast "poor" below them.

[@cabasadefogo9533]

@@George-rj4fj American here. More like the 0.1%. But case in point of what you said is the NFL. Where the owners are all Billionaires, yet they ALL force their city to foot the bill for new stadiums or they move the teams to another city that is willing to foot the billion dollar cost of stadiums. Just look at the Chargers that left San Diego and Raiders that left Oakland. For a country to function optimally, there needs to be a balance of capitalism and socialism.

[@rongwu-sj9ws]

You have a point. As a Chinese, I used to be surprised because China's transportation and healthcare, based on revenues and investments, were huge losses that required the state to invest heavily to keep them running. There were also a lot of protests in the country at the time that this was ridiculous. Now I kind of get it, on the surface it loses money, but in reality, it's another kind of invisible investment: a direct investment in the nation.

[@dranzacspartan8002]

That's the difference between having a government of 90% Engineers (like China) verses a government made up of 90% Corporate Lawyers (like USA). Engineers build solutions to solve problems. Corporate Lawyers check with corporations first, to see it the solutions will impact on their profits. If so, then either the project stops, or the Corporate Lawyers add more clauses to USA laws to protect the interests of Corporations ... such as Tax Payer compensations. Hence why Civic Infrastructures and Civic Services are poor in USA (compared to every other developed Country in the World) because the government of USA have very little Tax Payer money left to build solutions.

[@user-gl2wu2fs8h]

Common sense prevails. The main reason for the British messy politics is 75%++ of the cabinet ministers do not understand science and technology. They are largely made up of graduates of PPE or other Humanities disciplines. As ex-PM BoJo said, he gave up Science since was 15 and this explains he, together with his team , is alienated from the reality of problems of healthcare services, infrastructure development and manufacturing, agricultural and telecommunication policies. Professional healthcare professionals, scientists and engineers simply get these political elites to work with them pragmatically.

[@dranzacspartan8002]

@@user-gl2wu2fs8h 100% agree. Today in the 21st Century, you need leaders of a Science and Mathematical background, such as engineers. They build solutions and solve civic problems. No offence to Lawyers, but mate ... WTF do they no about Civic Infrastructures? President Xi said it at the last meeting with President Biden in San Fransisco, but the Western media quickly brushed over it, and their anchors did not discuss it. President Xi said that you have to take care of your Civilians first to gains success. This is exactly the OPPOSITE of what Corporate USA does. The first point of call for USA Politicians are all their corporations to make sure these individual billionaires are not going to have their personal profits reduced (they don't lose profits, they may end up with a little less, and Corporate USA will NOT have a bar of it ... they claim it will destroy USA ... even though the evidence points to the fact that these individual billionaire's greed is destroying their country). The irony of it all is that China have more Billionaires than USA, and every Chinese Citizens live middle class life styles (and travel). Out of the top ten cities where billionaires live, 6 are in China and only 2 are in USA. In fact, Beijing has more billionaires than USA. As President Xi said, you have to look after all your citizens first ... and the LONG TERM gains WILL COME!

[@myu954]

lol, unlike 10 years ago, there is almost no engineer left in the current Chinese ruling class. Most of the top officials were born in the 50s or early 60s when the colleges were closed down by Mao. They got their degrees from diploma mills.

[@dranzacspartan8002]

@@myu954 LMAO. You just make BS up. I really try to understand people like you, hell bent on dividing Human Beings. But I realises it's not your fault. You have been so indoctrinated that hatred runs through your veins. Let's see if we can help you. Go read 'Nineteen Eighty-four' to see why you are the way you are. Hopefully you'll get enlightened enough to pursue a path where you work towards uniting Human Beings. Anyway mate, a Coopers to you ... and I'll keep my fingers crossed that you will come to understand.

[@DccAnh]

​@@myu954 whatever you said doesn't change the fact that they're the one who make all the amazing infrastructure design of China possible, so it really doesn't even matter where they get a degrees or certificate becasue they clearly have a good grasp on how these thing work and know how to make sh!t done and that's what actually make a different, unlike usa politicians who are all talk only.

[@Faye_Liu]

Long term planning (not just on infrastructures) with future tech advancements in mind, is one of the reasons why China has been successful.

[@MetaView7]

Also, they made a good system design and duplicated it all over the country, while in the US and Europe, there are many incompatible rail systems.

[@foodparadise5792]

I see you everywhere, Carl Zha, Dr. O

[@Faye_Liu]

@@foodparadise5792 And? what's the point of your comment?

[@sarahye3529]

That’s the thing which multi party system doesn’t have

[@freemanol]

@@sarahye3529 to be fair it could have been possible in a multi party system. but western societies tend to blindly follow dogma rather than rational thinking. in the extreme they view free market = no public transport and public transport = socialism. a multi party system could work if people have deeper understanding of policies and economics, and aren't susceptible to identity politics, but most humans are still not that much smarter than apes.

[@mjmf1430]

I was working and living in China for 16 years and saw no need to drive at all. I took the public transport everywhere (taxi, bus or metro, high speed rail) they are reliable and cheap. However since coming back to Australia I had to get a car after 2 years on public transport. Although I do like taking public transport, it is not so convenient here, destinations can be difficult to get to without a car and can be expensive (taxis), public transport are also frustrating to find when you needed them most.

[@strongchallenger2269]

Depending on the suburb you are living in as in Perth . Especially in my case, I have to wait an hour interval to catch a bus to the city. 😢

[@jrwkd6114]

@@strongchallenger2269 You don't understand what he said. China's transportation is strictly planned based on scientific data. Many times when you arrive at a station, you will find that a car has just arrived, which is the feeling. Moreover, based on the spacious infrastructure roads and reasonable route planning, even traffic lights are adjusted by AI according to traffic flow

[@jrwkd6114]

@@strongchallenger2269 China has developed its own urban management system based on demand, which is very advanced and can only control everything, including sudden traffic accidents. AI will immediately detect congestion and adjust the signal time at nearby intersections to divert traffic. All drivers will receive traffic flow calculated by AI on congested sections at the same time, and drivers can choose to change roads in advance. Traffic police can directly solve most traffic accidents by uploading their duty mobile phone license plates. If the road is wide and the accident is handled in a timely manner, the vehicle can be pulled aside

[@robertdmci]

Sydney Australia has one of the best public transportation system😂

[@Hongsebaoshi]

At least in Australia it's better than the US... Well China is still better tho

[@rongwu-sj9ws]

Beijing has vowed to be a bike-friendly city, and while it's not perfect, it's really good enough. One thing that's really nice about the Communist Party is that it keeps its word. I remember a few years ago when they said they were going to create a low carbon travel, bike friendly city, I wasn't so sure. But this year, in the district where I live, 210 kilometers of bicycle greenways have been built, and another 440 kilometers are expected to be built. So when I go out now, I can use my bike exclusively and take the greenway along the river (I use my bike exclusively for all trips within 100 kilometers, and really enjoy biking!)

[@Anonymous------]

A socialist government that keeps communism ideology in mind while playing the capitalist game well is the perfect way for such a big country with so many people.

[@KF-zb6gi]

Yeah I was also skeptical communism would work, but after I learned the structure of Communist Party, I understand why it works. Compared to choosing leadership by voting, in China leadership rise up by achievement. That's why they are very serious in building infrastructure even to the most down level. In contrast, people usually forgets the achievement and mistakes of candidate after a few years. And if the media is controlled we might not know. The structure of Communist Party is a bit like corporation, which makes it very competitive, which also resulted in them being more careful. Nepotism also gets reduced especially in upper level since no one could be unbridled in a sense.

[@rongwu-sj9ws]

@@KF-zb6gi Hahaha, the Chinese themselves are surprised that the CCP seems very different from the Communist Party in the traditional sense. Sometimes we say, it's socialism with Chinese characteristics, sometimes we say, "hit the left light, turn right" (communism in name, capitalism in practice). But it also doesn't seem to be fully, nor is it capitalism. We often tease that only communism can save China, but again, only China can save communism.

[@yewsingooi9573]

​@@KF-zb6giChina also has a voting system ,but they only choose elites. Meanwhile in the West, they choose clowns. For example, the new elected Argentina president. 😂

[@icodestuff6241]

​@@KF-zb6gi Tbf, its not real communism at all. The CCP calls it socialism with Chinese characteristics. It's basically capitalism except the government itself participates in private commerce + very good public services. What I mean is that individuals can start companies (in fact its encouraged to do so) but most of the major sources of production have some degree of government control or ownership. That's why I think terms like communism and capitalism are pointless. All countries are going to have socialist and capitalist elements. i.e. the idea of retirement is 100% communist, yet America has it. I think the main reason why China is so successful is due to its centralized power. They don't have to worry about local/state laws and disagreements as well as deal with 20 different private enterprises at once just to build a railway. In decentralized economies, resources pass through multiple hands, each taking their own cut of profit and marking prices up for the next. Whereas in China, one party owns it all, greatly reducing all the intermediary costs.

[@amunra5330]

I had the privilege of riding on China's HSR over the summer. I LOVED every minute of it. I visited 9 cities in China and used the HSR to get there. You have to experience it to believe how awesome it is.

[@t-dog7401]

The byproduct of this transporting system is that if you buy anything over $2 within China online, it is ship-free.

[@yuanmingwang]

这是多家网购公司竞争的产物，他们以各种便捷服务为竞争砝码，资本企业的良性竞争受益的会是消费者

[@soumao233]

1元(RMB)也包邮。

[@taoyao4834]

就算是0.001也包邮,看具体情况

[@huiqinjinxi4514]

A country must have 3 things to achieve what China has achieved, massive landmass, massive population and the most important of all, stable and efficient government with long term plans.

[@genesright9779]

The last thing is super important.

[@Anonymous------]

A government must have one important thing in mind: caring about the people!

[@KF-zb6gi]

Yeah I think the last one is a really important variable, in most country, after change of leadership, the previous period project would be scraped away, which is why long-term project is not possible. Since the government is not united, it would take longer to pass decision, and more fight of interest between parties in congress.

[@michaelshaw7652]

The last thing, the importance of a stable and efficient government is right on, regardless of the government is under the political system of democracy or dictatorship.

[@etow8034]

Tell that to India ! ...LoL

[@k-fm4zx]

I have been working in China for 5 years and have been to many places. China is very big and diverse. Going to a province is like going abroad. It is a completely unfamiliar environment and accent. The food and culture are also different. Here you don’t need to drive. You can go everywhere in the city. There are all modes of transportation, and shared electric cars are available everywhere, saving you walking everywhere. Of course, if you choose to go to some remote mountainous areas, it is best to drive. There are so many mountains there that you can’t imagine. For those who have never been there, I would like to say don’t believe anything. The descriptions in the Western media are basically false. Yes, China's transportation is very developed because the population is too large, mainly concentrated in the central and eastern regions. There are at least millions of square kilometers in western China that have not been developed and constructed, and the population there is sparse. So the China you see in the West is not the real China. Many of them are edited later, and some even replace them with Southeast Asia to brainwash the people. According to the population distribution, at least 50% of China is undeveloped. It means that except for a few heavy industrial cities, China has almost no pollution. Westerners should understand what I said, so every time they say that China is seriously polluted, I want to laugh. The pollution of a single heavy industrial city represents the entire China, 😂😂😂 people who believe it How stupid.

[@beneric4851]

ccp bot

[@k-fm4zx]

@@beneric4851 cia😂😂😂

[@louiswu6300]

​@@beneric4851one proof: China's life expectancy is longer than US.

[@ltribley]

China's high speed rail is simply "out of this world" for those in the West who have never experienced it. The more you use it for distance travel, or for any travel in fact, the more comfortable and relaxing you feel without a car. An odd experience for those of us who cannot live without a daily driver (car). You ironically feel freerer. ...and when you get home you miss the easy accessibility to these transportation infrastructures and loss of health benefits from the additional walking. A recent 5 week trip to China from Shanghai across a number of regions and cities to the Gobi Desert and end of the Great Wall in the West really exposes you to the array of transportation options available to you. All the Metros we used in various cities were outstanding, easy to get around, and trains were always on time. Only drawback for some older stations is the lack of escalator access, though elevators for those with disabilities where frequently found. A special "callout" is for Chongqing's combined Metro and light rail system. It literally goes over, under, and through nearly everything including a "noted" station inside a building (now a tourist attraction) and I think they have the deepest line in the country. Escalator after escalator... Fastest high speed rail run was from Wuhan to Shanghai at slightly over 215 MPH, close to the 350 KM rating. China's "Inter-Province" highway, expressway system is the largest in the world and the quality of the road surfaces we drove on were near perfectly maintained with regular service areas for fuel, charging your EV, food and souvenirs. :-) Did have to slow down and follow several Yak herders on the road in the Tibetan region for a few minutes. We drove long stretches in the West to the Gobi. In the city and need a ride? Either use a GPS map application similar to Google Maps or better yet just order a ride share or taxi using the WeChat app. Incredibly convenient. Many of the taxis and ride-share cars were EV's. Bike shares are all over but for most cities the bike path is shared with motorscooters and many are adjacent to the pedestrian sidewalk making for an occastional "close call" in congested areas. In smaller towns taxis can be 3-wheel 125cc motorcycles with a cab for 3, maybe 4 with kids. Great for getting everywhere faster with the growing auto congestion in these smaller towns and cities. They know the shortcuts! BTW, both urban and long-distance buses are easy to access, cheap and reliable In China there's ALWAYS some form of transportation to get around whether in a metropolis or the most rural areas of the country.

[@morganangel340]

Trains are for BETA broke boys, real ALPHA giga-chads drive V8. 🤠😎💪

[@mikewant5230]

When we talk about freedom, you can choose all kinds of transportation in China while you are forced to take one way to move in the west. Who has freedom?

[@kennedy6618]

Also, in US. You are forced to be a homeless person. In China, the government help the citizens to be free from being a homeless.

[@weimingfeng2284]

the biggest freedom in china is: we made almost everything and offer to people in very low price and also the service 😂 life is easier in low budget😂

[@aero.l]

The West has a narrow view of what constitutes freedom. The freedom to go out at any time of the day without harm to your life or property is apparently not one of them.

[@KF-zb6gi]

US has freedom of imagination, look at how many gender they have unearthed :v

[@a.ramirez3398]

Tienamen square

[@alfred-vz8ti]

the most important aspect of prc recent flowering is its mandarin heritage. the ccprc are the new mandarins, and they have established a policy of educating their brightest people, and putting them in charge of national management. for now, at least, you can see that it works. other nations put politicians in charge. their common characteristic is self-interest propelled by rat-cunning. look around you, and weep.

[@user-zc2qi5ys7x]

The design and craftsmanship of the subway stations, and also that of the high speed train stations in China are absolutely impeccable and flawless. The interiors and exteriors of the trains are stunningly beautiful. In my country Fiji, a small country in the South Pacific, there are no subways or high speed trains. We only have olden types of locomotives for transporting sugarcane from one location to another. The locomotives are driven by steam. When I was a little kid my friends and I used to run after empty locomotives and jump on to the empty carriages for a ride. We could do that because the locomotives were traveling at a speed of less than 20km per hour, and thus we were able to outrun the locomotives and jump in and out of the locomotives at will with ease. Anyway this has nothing to do with the above post. I hope my country will soon have metro trains

[@Anonymous------]

People on tiny islands in Fiji simply jump into the sea every day to catch fish for dinner.

[@andyho9670]

Maybe oneday China can help your dream come true.

[@maolo76]

is fiji big enough to need hsr? or even metro?

[@user-zc2qi5ys7x]

@@Anonymous------ You are right, and we are still doing that. However, we catch fish using spear guns. When I was a little kid, I used to fish in the rivers using a fishing line tied to a bamboo rod and used earthworms as baits. I also used to catch malaya fish in the mangrove swamps with my bare hands. Later as I grew up, my friends and I used to go to the reefs at sea by boat and do under water fishing using a spear gun, a mask, a snorkel and an underwater torch. We mostly did this at night as it was much easier to shoot the fishes because fish sleep at night. During day time we caught less fish than at night. It has been quite a while since I last did underwater fishing. I hope to buy a boat and resume underwater fishing once again.

[@user-zc2qi5ys7x]

@@andyho9670 I sincerely hope that will happen. China has assisted my country and is still assisting my country in many ways. China has built a number of hydro power stations in my country. There are many projects China has assisted my country in, such as agricultural, fresh water aquacultural, and infrastructure projects such as roads and housing construction. At present China is involved in at least five projects in my country. Currently a Chinese company is still in the process of constructing an 18 storey building in the capital city. Our Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, has stated that China may help Fiji develop its ports and shipyards, raising the prospect of stronger ties with Beijing and the Belt & Road Initiative in a key area of Fiji's economy. As far as aid funding is concerned, not only was it from the Chinese central government, but also from local government at various levels and relevant functional departments. Aid methods included non-reimbursable assistance, interest-free loans and concessional loans (soft loans). May God bless China and my country Fiji.

[@treg9492]

Also, the convenience of e-scooters. I have my ninebot mmax 110p with an upgraded battery that cost 5yuan to charge and has a range of 150km and max speed of 70kmh, traversing on pedestrian walks, parks, shopping areas, bike lanes, hills and occasionally roads, and tunnels. Park anywhere, charge anywhere, and leave anywhere for weeks without worries of theft.

[@Harveyinchina]

I love my scooter, best way to travel the city

[@etow8034]

@@Harveyinchina Most of the high performance e-bikes are made in China with brands like Surron and E-Ride, in fact it's a hobby that is going to explode in North America ! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZDZfoeJht-qiq8

[@Shekumanstravel]

Your visual and explanation is top-notch, bro!! Keep it going, mate

[@Harveyinchina]

Thanks mate!

[@Faye_Liu]

Well researched and presented video Harvey, great work!

[@Harveyinchina]

Thanks!

[@matpk]

@@Harveyinchina Where is your Chinese passport❓ show your viewers

[@LW78321]

Very well thought out video and nicely edited! Our train system in Melbourne Australia looks exactly the same, the city train line is in the centre and the train lines all move out to the suburbs. It makes it hard to go from one suburb to the other, as you need to travel into the city first which wastes a lot of time. I'm very envious of the public transport system in China!

[@cocaineminor4420]

Australia basically has the same train system as Asian countries have I've went to china, Korea , Japan, Singapore, Australia it's all the same but Australian one is a bit different.

[@eddielong8663]

Not to worry. We only have to wait 61 years for the Suburban Rail Loop to be completed. 😢😢😢😢

[@LW78321]

@@eddielong8663I don't think I'll get to see it completed in my lifetime unfortunately 😔

[@Pockipockipocki]

Never make comparison ,its about need n requirement ,once upon a time China find hard even to feed a huge population,on top of civil war n bullied by Japan ,n the west,n European power, today thank to the huge lessons China is back on it feet!,

[@Hongsebaoshi]

I personally love Australia because I feel it's the most Sane English speaking country So much better than US, UK, and Canada Even if it is a colony of the UK. Also New Zealand. Also love Australian English

[@Omegaverse-s2m]

India: Individualism China : Nationalism India : words,drama China: Action, results

[@Anonymous------]

China: We are still developing. India: We are already number 1 in the world.

[@watcher171]

You can replace India by USA

[@bentony7548]

​​​@@Anonymous------in fact this Indian lie can fool many ppl including poor and. rich ppl in india,Bangladesh,sri-Lanka,maldive,they don't know english or they don't go surfing the internet to get right information,indian make lies,they believe, for India ,that's enough,india don't need to really surpass China....

[@KF-zb6gi]

I don't know why India still couldn't rise with the amount of engineers it has... what's the goverment doing?

[@Pockipockipocki]

Better b above number 1,in everything,achievement is nothing when cannot contribute for the better of your people?.did the rest of the world know that India is above above number 1?.

[@sl0523]

An easy way of comparison is that, in NYC, if you wanna go from Bronx to Flushing, Queens, the direct distance is 8 miles. However, if you are to take the MTA, the NYC subway, the actual traveling distance will be 16 miles, doubled. Because you have to first, travel 8 miles to Times Square, then transfer there, travel another 8 miles to Flushing, which is super inefficient.

[@bfair6284]

The latest super-high speed train can go up to 1000km/h is coming. Even in reality, it may practically run at 800km/h, it is still a great alternative to taking a flight. It is being tested right now. ❤👍👍👍

[@Harveyinchina]

I’ve read about it, I’m looking forward to travelling on it!

[@jrwkd6114]

@@Harveyinchina Train catering may disappear as most destinations may not be able to wait for the food to heat up~😂

[@rosalynnchow5057]

All Chinese majority cities, regions, areas are truly awesome. Just look at Singapore, HK, Macau and entire mainland China.

[@paulskiye6930]

​@@kanding3369Chinese ethnicity. Not People's Republic of China..

[@NoCareBearsGiven]

he said "majority Chinese" @@kanding3369

[@c雨颖]

This is not to say that Singapore is part of China@@kanding3369

[@lafayettejoe296]

​@@kanding3369eh I don't really mind if they put us with east Asia After all we are on the same level as Hong Kong.

[@lafayettejoe296]

​@@kanding3369we also compete against Hong Kong since it's similar to us.

[@weiwang9808]

The main reason beyond all is that China has a unified leadership!

[@i-eat-you]

Hence, the Chinese people do not matter and don't play any role in this?😊

[@rosalynnchow5057]

They practise MERITOCRACY and with that, comes with INTEGRITY. These two are connected and linked together. One cannot practise with integrity, full meritocracy in any democracy.

[@Sophie-iv4ci]

Are you so sure???

[@MsFancia]

It's not that they don't have different opinions and views inside the government. Some foreigners who have worked with CCP before have talked about how intense the debate between CCP politburo members before the policies are finalised but once the policies are decided after all that intense debate, all of CCP members must work to achieve that desired outcome of the finalised policies even if some of the CCP members have different opinions.

[@yudogcome5901]

Chinese leaders all have decades of experience in grassroots management before taking office. President Xi presided over the economic construction of Fujian and poverty alleviation support for Gansu at the grassroots level. Have Biden and Trump done these specific grassroots tasks? ?

[@lynnzhuang-bk3gm]

I remember a statics shows that every 1 Dollar investment in infrustracture can bring back 2 Dollar economic reture to the society . China view high speed ways and other infrustracture as investment , the return come from whole country development but not high speed way itself

[@yumo8649]

In short, government decisions should consider long-term development rather than short-term interests.

[@JenHope118]

Thank you for showing real data of China 👏👏👏👏👏🙏

[@1bhaihay]

The problem with Western Capitalism is always money, money, money first; in China it is get together, work together, contribute & the rewards come to all.

[@azharidris7092]

very informative Harvey.. you should also mentioned in the west ''especially the US'' they build for profits.. paying some of the CEO hundreds of Millions.. in the Far east including China ''the people and the motherland'' come first before individuals..

[@jayuppercase3398]

Lol

[@DK-ev9dg]

​@@jayuppercase3398why are you laughing? US is being run by greedy for profit corporations who give a damn about people convenience.

[@Harveyinchina]

100% correct

[@tonyh7158]

its okay if they build for public profit, the problem is they plan and build for special and political interest.

[@_seola_]

When the majority of ppl in government are engineers/scientist and not LAWYERS!

[@janicetone2313]

🤐 US is highly litigious society. You are so Right though. I Live here - just imagine that Everyone is trying to get Rich on ANY minute misstep.

[@i-eat-you]

@@janicetone2313 where do you live exactly?

[@weiwang3989]

China's subway and high-speed rail networks are built for ordinary people, especially the poor, so the fare is relatively cheap and affordable. State-run subway and high-speed rail companies are losing huge amounts of money every year. You won't see such huge public welfare undertakings in capitalist countries. Socialism with Chinese characteristics combines the advantages of capitalism and socialism.

[@humblehouse]

Hmmn, I wonder if your tag line meant '...stupendously well designed'?

[@Anonymous------]

Or might be "superiorly".

[@KrazeDiamond]

Infrastructure has always been a huge thing to the Chinese Civilization, evident since Shang Dynasty. Then there's two ancient Chinese sayings that resonate to this and each other: "If you wish to prosper, build roads."; "To achieve the best result of your task, be sure to use the proper tools." On top of cultural resilience, the Chinese Govt consists of 70%+ engineers, the rest are educators, scientists, scholars; and every single one is experienced as they've all worked from the bottom up so they've all have inate understanding of the situations at local levels, making them efficient and quick to adapt. What many Westerners like to discount as "Totalitarian" or even "Dictatorship" is really just good and efficient governance, which is an unfamiliar concept in their own home countries.

[@heavenbright2342]

2:17 - to understand the genius of China The key ingredient is to stop prejudging :)

[@peterwilliams7335]

Thanks for sharing this valuable information.

[@jayuppercase3398]

Lol oh yes what valuable information...thank you google translate

[@HappyPandaBear73]

Thank you so very much for sharing your insights about China!👍🙏🙂

[@mikejung2115]

Awesome video!! Very interesting and informative. Thank you.

[@Harveyinchina]

You’re welcome

[@tomsunuwar6940]

Great 🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳ever 👍👍💐

[@naivoj122]

Well, by not wasting money war and "woke" stuff.

[@Alanshao]

Its because normally the subway line build to driven profit (from sub to downtown) but china is centrally planned so it spreads out more evenly even when some of the lines are losing money

[@ExploreWithMohamed]

fantastic video

[@Harveyinchina]

Thanks!

[@morrismak]

Should mention the price also. I travel across Shenzhen and it will cost me less than $1usd

[@FlyingTiger1989]

True, but you have to go through security checks like at airports every time you take mass transit in Shenzhen, as well as other major cities in China.

[@FlyingTiger1989]

@@reality5953 Well, the PRC_are supposedly loved by all its citizens given it has been ‘elected‘ and stayed in power since 1949. So who & where are the antagonists ?!

[@jenniferzhang864]

@FlyingTiger1989 I was in China a month ago. The security checks didn’t bother me. Only terrorists are afraid of security checks

[@derekdorsette7782]

​@@FlyingTiger1989​ Please do more research on why they implemented such security checks.

[@FlyingTiger1989]

​@@derekdorsette7782It is the same reason the PRC_had spent more on internal security than on national defense, before it stopped publishing this data. The PRC_is more afraid of its people than external threats.

[@janicetone2313]

Your podcasts are getting much better. Glad you eliminated the "crazy,crazy, that's crazy" speak. This one is useful, practical, informative, and under 15 minutes. Much appreciated.

[@choifayue9848]

hats off to you Harvy, you did a superb job on Chinas transportation sys, thoroughly well researched just sbscribed PEACE

[@MsOceanstar]

Why is this vblog titled “stupidly” designed? Click bait?

[@winkus8586]

It is stupidly well designed tittle because people in the west are so interested to negative things about china.

[@Harveyinchina]

Hello, thanks for being here. Unfortunately you’ve misunderstood, but that’s okay. This is an example of an oxymoron, a figure of speech in English whereby two seemingly contradictory words appear in conjunction. For example: ‘deafening scream’, ‘terribly good’, ‘completely unfinished’ etc etc

[@MsOceanstar]

Not being a English native speaker-- I understand now! A comment from another viewer mentioned “insanely well design “ I think is much better euphemism! Or figure of speech?!

[@MsOceanstar]

@@Mr.Carbon1Yes- “insanely well designed” is a lot easier to get the meaning of the excellently well designed meaning for me as a non native English speaker! Thank you .

[@janicetone2313]

I don't like the Tricky Title either.

[@elresplandor1476]

Brother I live in Berlín and you channel give me a amazing information..thanks for you work and never stopped 👍

[@leekinboo]

damn, I havn't been back for 4 years, I can not recognize some lines in the metro maps.....

[@JohnnysCafe_]

China is by far the most advanced nation on earth

[@i-eat-you]

Scandinavian countries and Switzerland are.

[@coolspace2786]

​@@i-eat-youno they are not

[@JohnnysCafe_]

@@coolspace2786 hi coolspace, pay no attention to this guy, he's my stalker, follows me making "na ahh" comments

[@jidebolarinwa697]

China is been exaggerated, it's not as good as youtube videos like you to believe.

[@JohnnysCafe_]

@@jidebolarinwa697 take a look on Google earth at anywhere in China and you will see the most advanced cities on the planet. I'm curious, why don't you accept what you see? Is it because of the western media?

[@DominikPlaylists]

Rail preference depends on the travel time, not distance. I most certainly prefer 100 miles in a high speed rail than in a car, and if you took the newest Japanese Maglev train you could beat the 750miles before planes in many major cities finish taxing on the runway.

[@xinyiquan666]

the japan train only run at 350 km per hour, their Maglev was only on a test circle , it is a trial unit, not even real one, its decade from put into use, while chinese maglev already tested 700km per hour, currently another Maglve way in china are building a prototype that is runmning at 1000 km /hour, also japan only reached 600 km per hour on its test version , not 750 miles

[@anjack6403]

China has the highest road toll and high fuel prices, but still has the most efficient and affordable logistics costs. Why is this happening? Because of Chinese peple diligence！Although this allows capitalists to have higher profits.

[@someuser7501]

You touched upon 2 important things that make HSR possible. Population is #1, distances to key population centers (< 700 miles) is #2. Keep in mind even with the huge population using it the Chinese train system runs at a LOSS. In the US the distance between the largest US cities (New York, LA, Chicago, and Houston) are all greater than 700 miles. The problem is most people outside the US simply can't comprehend the distances between our major population centers. We are talking from London to Iran if we compare LA to NYC. Even the fastest train won't cover the distances required between major US cities in a reasonable period. These two reasons are why HSR in the US is just not feasible or practical. Right now instead of wasting money on trains we are working on low noise supersonic planes...because with distances measured > 700 miles they supply an actual need. Even going to DisneyWorld in Orlando is > 700 miles for probably 85% of the US population. Unlike China where they have 100 cities with over a million people the US is spread out and we have less than 10 and they are far far far away from each other.

[@AndrewHahaLee]

To put things into perspective, China has over 5000 years of history and civilization building - whereas a big name like America only has over 200...

[@pautjevandaag]

Ha ha that is so true! America is built on blood from the natives.

[@Phantom-z9y]

Public transport is non existent in USA. While in Asian countries it's a necessity and a convenient way of transportation system

[@АндрейМ-ф5н]

🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳👍👍👍👍👍

[@MsOceanstar]

Haha…the title has been changed from “ Why China is so stupidly well designed” t0 “ ?…studendously well designed”…much better! Thank you young man. I do appreciate the contents! You are doing a studendously good job at reporting the good stuff of China, and what a service! 👍👍👍

[@Harveyinchina]

Hahaha, than you 😁

[@simondefonseca1121]

I’m sorry but I still don’t get your point of saying that the metro lines in Beijing “don’t intersect”. They do, they really do.

[@Meta_humane]

In which Chinese city did you record this video? It looks lit

[@mikechiam2032]

China: I want to build metro = build metro America: I want to build metro = how much my donors can earn from it

[@DK-ev9dg]

All of China is well designed compared to US.

[@danhtran6401]

Then why are their bridges collapsing?... People falling in holes, cars falling in holes, the whole city under water, roofs falling, and guess what, it's time for maintenance and China is broke....

[@ProdigalExplorer]

Higher IQ civilization, enough said

[@SenZhao-k9n]

Good video! But video like this can't get pushed to more people in this platform...You know what they like.

[@MayMay-yt3ow]

Excellent channel 👏👏

[@PeeosLock]

China has billion of citizen, every infrastructure mega project need to plan for long term

[@magicsmurfy]

There's a lot of natural disadvantages each country has got. For example, China's North has always been dry, and China's South has always been full of rain water etc. This task of moving water from South to North has been ongoing for thousands of years.... and I think only in recent years China has got this done, partially but at least countinuous funding has been allocated to resolve this. While if you look at America, the East is always flooding, and the West of America is dry. Why don't they use the money they give to Zelenskky and Israel and move the water (from flooding) from Florida/Alabama to Utah, Vegas, California? It's not that America does not have money and resources to make this happen.... but they chose weapons over water. If a backward country like China can do it, the most advanced nation like America should be able to resolve this issue easily. Americans can then have a better life instead of pumping money to Europe or Asia and provoking other nations all the time. America should spend more time and money to improve the life of the Americans. I seriously don't understand what is the true mission of Congress and Senates...... do they all work for the Lockheed Martins or do they work for the citizen of United States?

[@robinhu4785]

A Congress that can’t even do a good job in gun control, do you think they are serving the people or interest groups?

[@nicoleli903]

The US government is controlled by their sponsors,so they don’t work for the nation !

[@richardisme2010]

define "backward" pls

[@dailm8056]

“If a backward country like China can do it, the most advanced nation like America should be able to resolve this issue easily. ”=======Well, dear, maybe you are still dreaming. In fact, the concepts of backwardness and advancedness refer to different fields. Maybe the United States is leading in some advanced technologies and per capita GDP, but when it comes to social management efficiency and infrastructure construction、Complete industrial chain, there is no doubt that China is the leader and the United States is the laggard.

[@magicsmurfy]

@@dailm8056 Jesus man, you obviously don't see my sarcasm. I live in China, for god sake. Of course I am taking the piss (of the Americans who think we don't even have a bloody phone in China! And we have to steal the tech from USA!)

[@weinsniklas]

Love the Chongqing footage ❤

[@qiyuxuan9437]

Also the trains and metros across different cities in China are mostly using the same standerd, built by a few state owned companies that are not profit driven, mass production cut down the cost. While, in U.S even a single city has meteo lines built by different companies and also incompatible with each other.

[@fastcx]

I guess China's leaders played well in sim city/city skylines 😂

[@Harveyinchina]

Hahaha

[@jrwkd6114]

Let me tell you one thing, professional people do professional things. These plans in China are not decided by leaders, but by multiple scientific institutions, and leaders do not have this authorization

[@petrbelohoubek6759]

i see you are growing :-) Nice job, commrades must be proud :-)

[@feng4190]

Well done thanks!

[@tau5571]

The biggest difference between Chinese and American public transportation is, Chinese public transportation serves for both rich and poor, in the US if you want a cheap public transportation, the quality would be extremely low, or you need to pay a high price for a better service only for rich people. For example, the metro link near LA.

[@user-rg8yx5nl4d]

America transports money, and China transports air at high speed.

[@wallacekatini3424]

Wow,simply incredible 🎉 Nice one Harvey 😊

[@Harveyinchina]

Thanks! 😃

[@Tsyjzyt]

“…than every country………………….combined”😂

[@EkantBhairab]

China is great 👍🎉❤

[@i-eat-you]

Axel Heiberg Island is also great.

[@jimwhite1756]

Are you that ashamed of being impressed with China you have to say stupidly? Their successful transport design was not an accident.

[@Harveyinchina]

Hello, thanks for being here. Unfortunately you’ve misunderstood, but that’s okay. This is an example of an oxymoron, a figure of speech in English whereby two seemingly contradictory words appear in conjunction. For example: ‘deafening scream’, ‘terribly good’, ‘completely unfinished’ etc etc

[@jason59k55]

is incredible how a still developing nation has gotten so far in transport and infrastructure

[@AndrewManook]

It's a developed nation.

[@user-sv9pm5mw6y]

@@AndrewManook nope China is a developing country

[@dapan978]

毫无疑问，报道真实中国的视频不会有流量。

[@entertainmentjoke2871]

Political factor is the main reason.

[@Branch7ShuZhi]

Transportation is really efficiency of moving people around at the cheapest cost, time which is related to productivity would be part of the consideration. USA is a car centered transportation system, whereas China is public transport centered very much like Singapore. It may be too late to change American transportation system to rail with feeder buses as land is way too expensive and the construction cost too high, with car manufacturing being a key industrial lobby. In short, America is stuck in its development and perhaps only a evolution (slow) or revolution (fast) of political system can change its course. Wishing the best to the West as they struggle to find their ways way forward.

[@DontUputThatEvilOnMe]

I feel like this video should be titled why Chinas Rail system is well designed

[@Mel_Gerrard]

Great insights

[@nmew6926]

In US there are 1,26 million lawyers. Wastage of human resources

[@jonseilim4321]

A rival to OBF has appeared!

[@darksideamv1529]

Whats the background music at around 2:30?

[@jjma5406]

I love China

[@buhmacseries6322]

In the west, I would NEVER ride public transport...too many dark hearted thugs running around doing dark deeds

[@clairde]

Socialism + State Capitalism + Effective Engineering and Planning did this, Imagine if China is a fully democratic laissez-faire capitalistic country, The big cities will be a big transport hub, densely populated, privatized public transportation that costs a lot for average citizens, productivity growth will be slower due to the reluctance of spending for expensive public transport. The low tier cities won't get any investment at all from transport companies, it remained backward and no incentive for profits for the companies. Breeding ground for corruption, big tender project with vague results. It would be a chaotic mess and leader would change every 4/5 years, projects come and go with no tangible result because just for a political point.

[@Harveyinchina]

💯

[@willy_gooseling69]

then maybe there won't be as much high speed railway, but at least people would be able to access youtube

[@vegamoonlight]

​@@willy_gooseling69and your point is? China has apps equivalent to KZbin. You are living in an ignorant society.

[@user-zy4nh3bj3b]

​@@willy_gooseling69我可以看KZbin啊

[@theremoon92]

@@willy_gooseling69 youtube很重要吗？

[@lv1148]

UK can barely build their HS rail. Survey after survey , enquiry after enquiry. Useless

[@Harveyinchina]

Very disappointing. Heading back to the UK in March for a visit - not looking forward to using public transportation

[@chrthewrestler2301]

because chinese people LISTEN and learn and we, as white, we don't listen and refuse to learn from others. you have to admit that. plus, we do politics, but china does WORK. this is why we have the difference. i admit it.

[@commie563]

Central Planning.

[@alonzo_go]

I'd take chinese numbers with a pinch of salt. Their HSR lines are running >1 Trillion USD in debt.

[@Harveyinchina]

Even the US estimates don’t run that high. Did you calculate it yourself? If not, I’d be interested in reading your source

[@user-mv1fs3wr5r]

@@Harveyinchina You should be aware that videos like this will attract also negative or ill-meaning comments directed toward china either due to envy of china's rise, bruised egos, bigotry etc. They will try to find fault only or resort to peurile insults and caricatures of asians. Most ppl are unevolved especially in character and have a primitive win/lose mentality out of myopic selfishness instead of a higher mind of understanding cooperation/collaboration for the greater good. Capitalism vs communism when in truth, a combination of the two is optimal and better comprehensive across the board to address issues, not just one or the other. A common point is utilizing western tech but it is only one aspect of civilization, though very important that is not all the skills that is needed or optimal. Technology is actually a universal culture which is why the future is a global technocracy. This is something only the highest genuises as in the actual inventors of the highest calibre and evolution understand that it was meant to change the world (like tesla), not only their limited and selfish provincial or nationalistic interests who politicize only for their interests. The chinese are wiser, better strategists, planning and with better foresight. They also understand to share this tech with developing countries to assist and better themselves. Imagine if the world were to put their minds together with their advantages globally for the greater good of humanity rather than competing against those advantages and throwing shade out of egoism and insecurity, the world would be much farther ahead than it is now. Though the west believes they are advanced and evolved in every way and have nothing positive to learn from others, east asians are highly evolved in ways and aspects that they lack including their philosophy.

[@vegamoonlight]

It's from the trade surplus and of course, Chinese taxpayers for the welfare of their country. Why are many in the West have their brains fried?

[@stock99]

china adopt the idea of '5 elements' model in its civilization and thus can better manage complex develoment in a more tidy fashion. Give US a few thousand years, I am sure it will reach simliar status if not better.

[@jogana6909]

China is the best

[@arthurchu4491]

Chinese mindset: How to improve efficiency and cutting down the cost of transportation. USA mindset: How to milk people to maximize profit margins.

[@xmz341]

人是目的而不是手段。

[@lijenhsin421]

At 1:29 you'll see that Taiwan is clouded in the 'China' Highspeed Rail system and then you know this is one of those Chinese sponcered propaganda video

[@Harveyinchina]

Don’t be an idiot, the map simply shows all the high speed rail that is built or being built. There is a line being built between Fujian Province and the province of Taiwan. And learn how to spell properly.

[@lokechanmun8587]

Why the word "stupidly" ?

[@yumichow4375]

👍👍👍👍

[@jiemangelus999]

is that taiwan on the china map?

[@maggiechan33]

"Stupidly well-designed" is an oxymoron.

[@wl6020]

I lived in beijing and nyc, the big problem with beijings subway is that it needs express trains (one stop every 4th stop) and commuter rail. It takes a very long time to go from one end to the other in beijing. Same goes for shanghai and other big cities in china.

[@yuminghu]

It is a good idea, but, not sure if it can be implemented. Because every 3 to 5 minutes, there is a train passing by a station. If an express train is deployed, other trains on the rail must step aside to let the express train passing, which is not sure to be doable.

[@wl6020]

@@yuminghu in new york, express trains is on the same line, but different track. So there is 2 tracks going the same direction, and each express stop has 2 platforms.

[@silviasanchez-uc8zl]

讲得好，给你应有的夸中国的视频播放量😂

[@Pockipockipocki]

Stupidly well said!,