Why Chinese Manufacturing Wins

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[@Wendoverproductions]

I hope you enjoy this video! There's a bit of a unique situation in this video where the sponsor is partially the subject of the video as well. This is because they were able to give me a level of access that normally would not have been possible (Chinese factories are not easy to film in.) I want to stress that I did have creative control over the video but take my presentation with a grain of salt nonetheless. I visited a well-regarded, ethical factory which isn't necessarily a reflection of all factories in China, as you may know. I also didn't cover some of the issues with manufacturing in China and other less-developed countries since I was taking a more holistic, economic view rather than a person view.

[@lacanm1554]

Wendover Productions this is a very interesting topic, thank you for doing this!

[@kariannerickson3228]

Wendover Productions you should do something about Scandinavia

[@kurthamel2012]

Wendover Productions at the beginning of the video you use the term "dark ages" - just FYI historians no longer use that term to describe that period of history because it's simply a poor description of the period.

[@Wendoverproductions]

Also forgot to mention that a script with sources for everything said is linked in the description if you're interested!

[@Emanuel-ht9yl]

It is very intresting

[@user-en7ir2jp8y]

What's fascinating is that Shenzhen grew from being three times smaller than my town to being three times larger, by population, than my whole country!

[@rafiathallahseniang129]

from?

[@mustysheep3977]

@@rafiathallahseniang129 serbia

[@joelcrow]

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[@srilemobitelsrile8809]

@@joelcrow Or Croatia

[@bighueso2428]

Overpopulation

[@dragondescendant1]

When I was little kid growing up in Hong Kong, Shenzhen was nothing but a piece of dessert, farmland, I can't believe it has grown the way it is.

[@r.d.9399]

Thanks to the U.S. pumping tons of money into the country to lift millions out of poverty while Americans suffer.

[@dragondescendant1]

@@r.d.9399 U.S. did not pump money into China, there was never foreign aid from U.S., there was never free money, it is Chinese who made themselves prosper. In the mean time, U.S. could buy things you can afford, China also made Dow Jones shot through the roof, U.S. companies are taking advantage of cheap labor from China, U.S. companies are very profitable, China also made your retirement account gone up, U.S. is not suffering because of China, retract yourself, try not to listen to trump, it makes your mental health suffer.

[@r.d.9399]

@@dragondescendant1 That's laughable at best. The Chinese did not magically make this happen. The trade deficit with the U.S. was the main influx of money. Pay attention.

[@MusicGameFinatic999]

@@dragondescendant1 lol not all americans think that way. This man has no clue what hes talking about

[@dragondescendant1]

@@MusicGameFinatic999 I know.

[@gaius100bc]

dang it, was watching 11 minute advertisement for some Chinese batteries, and realized it's an ad only at the end. well played

[@naughtycabbage2618]

Imma unsubscribe this nonsense

[@dhavalsata8877]

Same feeling 😭

[@lemuelantonio3174]

lol, true

[@troodonfarhad3102]

Well he didn't lie so who cares or exaggerate

[@naughtycabbage2618]

@@troodonfarhad3102 "why Chinese manufacturing wins" then proceeds to go by the way we are sponsored, at the very end!!

[@skyechen2673]

"China doesn't charge taxes on exports, and USA doesn't charge taxes on imports" That didn't age well

[@timberwolfe1645]

Why would one charge taxes on Exports?

[@frankmoran4556]

Can you explain why?

[@pyrophobia133]

@@frankmoran4556 trade war

[@andreivarasciuc1627]

@@timberwolfe1645 Tax revenue and encouragement to sell locally

[@SpiraSpiraSpira]

@@timberwolfe1645 incentive to sell locally. If a country is entirely dependent on exports then they are dependent on foreign states continuing to import.

[@dezzodarling]

I went to Shenzen in 1989 - the tallest buildings were single storey warehouses and the road between Shenzen and Macau was 2 lanes, but bicycles 3 deep occupied the edges so it was effective single lane "with passing". There wasn't even a direct road from New Territory (Kowloon) so you had to go via Macau by ferry, then 1 hour by jalopy! Today, it has 22 million population and over 50 buildings at 100 storeys. Say what you will - that is MEGA progress in really short time!!!

[@user-cv4ut7tl2o]

1989? Are you sure? I was there in 1989. There were a lot of skyscrapers already.

[@christmasdreams1]

@@user-cv4ut7tl2o Yes, it was definitely 1989.

[@theolich4384]

And real estate prices rivals Tokyo and New York. It's crazy down there.

[@anaishakumar341]

Theolich, that depends on how you live in shenzhen. it is an accommodating city with many youngsters who live in the slum but who knows, they could be a next jack ma.

[@vejet]

Shenzhen literally has two buildings at 100 stories not 50 - Ping Am & KK100

[@KeefeL]

My father moved his business to SZ from HK in 2005, and watching it change has been surreal to say the least

[@cypherpunk1984]

The video hasn't mentioned there is a brand in Shenzhen: Huawei! My parents moved to Shenzhen in 1984 when I was 1 year old. I grew up with this city and I've seen huge development and changes. And it is still far from the end of its development.

[@chrisp7110]

Yeah I agree. They didnt mention all the other tech companies there either. I met a white lady born and raised in Shenzhen, she works for a start up there and spoke perfect Mandarin and her parents are from London. She came to the US with her team to advertise their product, it had something to do with automation for businesses

[@cypherpunk1984]

Eric Pasternak We people do more than talk.

[@nakkiolololo4581]

@@cypherpunk1984 talk is what your country dosent want you to do and suppresses you when u do, its not ur choice

[@cypherpunk1984]

@@nakkiolololo4581 Yeah you can talk all day long in your country and see huge economic growth by talking.

[@williammoore6534]

Huawei is a huge national security thteat as well as China and should be dealt with as such

[@MrPooner71]

Lol, I also have an Anker battery pack which has survived being dropped in a pool and still works just fine.

[@summermata7876]

Eclipse .

[@x_x5009]

my anker battery pack fell on a nokia and dented its glass and only 90% of my ankler battery pack is crushed to pulp!! what an immense strength ! causing a dent to Nokia ... wow ... just wow

[@bolee3625]

they sell razor?

[@shipfreevideo2562]

Abhay Achal Shits on public streets are made in india

[@mwbgaming28]

i made my own battery bank that is better and cheaper than anything on the market today from any company 600wh battery 40w detachable solar panel 4 USB outputs at 2.4A each 24V cigarette lighter output 12V cigarette lighter output 240V 500W AC output 3D printed enclosure with cooling fans cost of materials: $350AUD cost of similar anker device: $1200AUD (no solar charging and only 120v AC)

[@paulmaxwell8851]

As an experimenter and solar innovator I buy lots of hardware from China. Mostly electronics but also hydraulics, motors, flow gauges, all kinds of things. I've been very impressed by the quality overall. In some cases I cannot find equivalent products here in Canada, such as the ultra-low power consuming three port motorized valve in my boiler room. All my solar pumps are Chinese. My evacuated tube water heating panels are Chinese. All are great. Jim Kuan below pointed out that American importers only bring in the very cheapest Chinese products to sell to the Walmart crowd, thus giving consumers the impression that Chinese products are shoddy. Nothing could be further from the truth. China makes terrific goods, if you know where to look and are willing to pay a fair price. Cheers from Canada.

[@jameslee2248]

Finally someone honest. All the best for future China-Canada trades.

[@Maxflay3r]

@Zsavage1 So... like many asian inventions that came through the silk road and europe took inspiration from back when it was ass backwards? Like gunpowder, for example? I always laugh at the argument of 'stealing' technology. It has happened countless times before, it will happen again. And it's only stealing depending on where you draw the line. Even in europe, countries stole tech from each other. Look at tank designs inspired by the T34. Or how the whole american space program is built on nazi german rocket research. Even within a country, groups and individuals 'stole' from each other. The truth is, all technology is built on something before it. It is the natural course of its development. Look up the expression 'standing on the shoulders of giants'. No doubt, in the far future, if china or some other country surpasses the technological development of, say, europe, europeans will be the ones stealing. And that will be fine.

[@dimik3855]

@@Maxflay3r Also, if I was a company in China who was producing tech goods for the American or European markets, where people often feel entitled to expect quality at a cheap price, then I sure would decide to make my own at an even cheaper price. As far as copying or bootlegging Hollywood movies, screw them. They make enough money producing mostly crappy films as it is. Hollywood is all about the money-making cultural garbage that doesn't do the world any good.

[@xklymr4395]

@@Maxflay3r absolutely agree your point. even in china, xiao mi ,hua wei ,oneplus copy each other if someone has a good idea. teardrop notch, underscreen finger print sensor,sliding screen etc. finally customers happy.

[@Maxflay3r]

@J Johnson even if we exclude wartime stealing, the only reason it took longer in the past was due to how slow communication used to be. We enjoy an unprecedented speed of information due to the rise of the internet. Back then it took months of traveling along an uncertain trade route, not to mention the years and decades it took for a new thing to spread and be adapted. If medieval Europeans had access to high speed optic fibre communications, I doubt they would have given a shit whether a certain alchemic formula was "patented" in China or not.

[@reidmock2165]

I know he's sponsored, but Anker batteries are actually really good, which is truly something considering how cheap they are

[@cnafyi]

Really good - and well built / safe too

[@jamiejusthappenedtobehere2434]

I love mine. I had it for a few years now and it keeps on going. I was surprised to hear its not a major brand.

[@reidmock2165]

@@jamiejusthappenedtobehere2434 1 year after my comment, my battery is still just as good as the day I bought it lol

[@notcorruptions6534]

ah your social credit score going up eh?

[@dv6808]

and chinese.

[@jaybee8434]

Why i have missed this channel!? This is Awesome and informative material, Love the channel!! @wendover productions

[@chrischen1178]

When your life is getting better, your neighbors will start to hate you.

[@SaintSC05]

Why do you think everyone hates America? They hate us cause they ain't us.

[@chfgbp6098]

Chris Chen : the secret is to be so big and strong that u dont need to care, like the great US of A.

[@SaintSC05]

Hell yeah we got Trump!

[@lvd8122]

It's always been that way, sadly the hate goes both ways:(

[@marvinzhang3734]

SaintSC05 trump? Lol who?

[@NicholasKratzer]

Honestly, Anker has such a strong brand that I had no idea it was China based. They've certainly earned their good reputation with me. *looks over at my Anker battery and all my Anker charge cables*

[@theolich4384]

Pretty amazing that the CEO speaks perfect English.

[@mwanikimwaniki6801]

@@theolich4384 Probably western educated

[@t-bone9239]

I am German and the name sounds very german which is why I thought it’s a German brand. It was actually one of the reasons why I bought my anker portable battery lol

[@mohdghani7171]

I thought Anker was US brand. I am using their tws earphone.

[@ctynwbraygalm]

@@mohdghani7171 is it a good brand?

[@armin38822]

I used to work in a store that was selling equpitment for exteme sports but all top notch quality. They had jackets for snowboarding that would be up to 800 euros but all were made in china. Deisgned in switzerland but made in china. And the store owner told me that even if the swiss wanted to make the jackets at home they still wouldn't be able to match the production quality in china. We look down on that ''made in china '' label but think about it : for how long have they been making stuff ? I think by now,they prefected every single thing.

[@david-rd2qc]

Cheep labor, high quality 😈

[@nakkiolololo4581]

Who designes the product, the manafacturers only manafacture, they dont determine them by themselves, evreything is from the designer. Most tech in China is from west. And western investment. Hope this helps, love 😃😃😃😃

[@nakkiolololo4581]

@@tytoalba4794 other countries are still cheaper, china needs to focus on other industries.

[@user-uq3um5nq7d]

@@nakkiolololo4581 You see, the problem here is: they now produce higher quality stuff at higher price, not only one of those fakes that are cheaper that aren't durable Cheap =/= Quality

[@FYTT5349]

@@nakkiolololo4581 On the contrary, the number of patent applications in China has far exceeded that of the United States, Germany and Japan. If you buy a LV suitcase, only the design is from west, patents for the production of suitcases are all made in china.

[@flashstar1234]

China: Exists Wendover productions, Polymatter, Reallifelore, Half as interesting: It’s free real estate

[@user-uq3um5nq7d]

Ikr, even when I watch a video about Kpop, he somehow got China involved in it

[@the1onlynoob]

I went to Shenzhen because I wanted to build my own PC. They sell “parts” parts. Instead of motherboards and graphics cards, they sell legitimate resistors, microchips, soldering lines, led, and all the little parts that make electronics at ridiculous low prices. Like if you ask the store clerk for LAN cable, they sell you by length and normally 100m on a wheel. Needless to say I could “build a PC” from those parts

[@AmbivalentMind]

"The US doesn't charge taxes on imports." Boi, this video hasn't aged well.

[@028TuvaluanHero]

TY TRUMP lol

[@robertmclennan5310]

No, we pay the taxes! We pay the new Tariffs! Who gets the money? Our government, of course, to do with what they want! You got a small tax cut but are now paying higher sales taxes, and higher prices, thanks Trump!

[@EQOAnostalgia]

Piss off Robert, Rome wasn't built in a day.

[@robertmclennan5310]

I have had a product Design Studio since 1995, and yes this is how it works with the Chinese government, and I suppose in a way it is fair!

[@joshuabrown4858]

@@robertmclennan5310 yeah no shit dummass that's how it works

[@gordon4672]

Now I finally know why the currency difference are so huge between China and the west. I'm from HK and our current is even a little cheaper than Chinese ones. It made spending money students like me and my friends who study abroad a consistent losing bargain . Imagine paying 3 hours worth of minimum wage from home just to get a meal where you're studying.

[@Darkest_matter]

Then you start working where you study right?

[@wric01]

Everything centralized to manufacture. Designers engineers raw materials machinery logistics shipping etc. Core of success is it's infrastructure and shipping hubs which is built for world's biggest exports in mind.

[@hirohamatani4562]

You are the one really understand. Fine.

[@thesunflowchannel1995]

That moment when you realise that the phone you're watching this video about Shenzhen on was more than likely made in Shenzhen.

[@stewtoubia]

Property in Shenzhen is, on average, more expensive than San Fransisco and other major cities, yet residents make $3 an hour? Its just...I cant... WHAT?

[@1arritechno]

Stew ; yes $3 - $4 an hour.... however , most probably do 80 hrs a week and pool their money with family , to buy an apartment...

[@misterdd7239]

Most of those factory workers to do not come from Shenzhen. They come from rural parts of China, villages mostly. you dont expect degree holders to work in factories right lol.

[@user-vw8ex6kn6b]

Those who spend between $ 3 and $ 4 an hour can not buy a house in Shenzhen. They have land and houses in his hometown. And the Chinese government has made it easier for these low-wage people to return home at any time through faster railways, so there is no need to buy a house in Shenzhen.

[@misterdd7239]

@johnlocke445 which west are you refering to? Every country has different policies 🤔 For properties to have value i am sure most reasons you stated would not have mattered say for someone whose property appreciated by 30-50 times of its costs compared to a property which never appreciates yet you're paying property taxes month after month and the government repossess it in the event you're unable to afford it. Get ny drift?

[@blueslee1]

$3 in China you can buy a good meal. There is exchange rate. Should consider the purchasing power, not just the numbers.

[@stpuwl468]

including your sponsor this naturally in your video is smart.

[@franciswaters7043]

Got some wireless earphones from anker. Really good. Never even knew they were a Chinese company untill now

[@JyotiSharma-ih8lp]

German company bought by China

[@prevaloir5362]

@@JyotiSharma-ih8lp A Chinese company created by a man from China who resided in the states a little while before heading back and starting Anker. Get your facts straight or shut the fuck up.

[@adammarinas4181]

lol. my charger port is anker been using it for years and still works perfect

[@qwenm824]

its not working purposely，throw it away

[@extraterrestrial546]

Respect to China from India. I have seen so many videos about China and I'd like to say that Chinese people are one of the most hardworking people in the world,just like Japanese and South Koreans. China even built the longest bridge in the ocean recently!! Well done Chinese people, Well done.

[@extraterrestrial546]

@Caelan King Where did you pull that information from?? Air? or BBC?? XD

[@super167169]

As a Chinese, I admire Indian.Chinese culture has one & only one standard of success : MONEY. Indian is more on the spiritual side,like yoga & meditation, these aspect is way above money.

[@paulmaxwell8851]

Wow, you're pretty out of touch with reality. @Caelan King

[@JollyJuiice]

Indeed. If only these hard working people would get the free exchange of the worlds information that other countries do.

[@directorlunchie2322]

good news about Chinese never been reported, recently Insider even refuse to mention mooncake is chinese instead they called it Asian and can be found in All Asian markets... like Bangaldesh, Indian and Pakistani market.... It's so infuriating to see how british and other western media manipulate their news to get the world to hate Chinese because China is growing to become more powerful.

[@recepates5091]

4 project deadlines, 2 homeworks, one experiment report waiting and i just can't stop binging your videos at 3 am. 10/10 channel man, keep ruining my career please

[@roro4787]

Me too

[@htabbas]

Procrastination at its best 😂

[@leeoswald668]

Anker is an amazing company 👍 Anker boxes are so popular in China, it's super convenient

[@pratikkshirsagar6481]

I'm INDIAN but inspite of army issues Chinese people are Inspiration for us because of their hardworking,risk taking and many more things , respect china

[@user-jj4sj9rf7x]

Respect India from China!

[@liangjiang3122]

India and China are both countries with more than 100 Million people, combined we have about 1/3 of the world's population. We owe it to the human race to be in peace and live good lives.

[@arjundiwakar]

It's all well and good loving the Chinese but past bitter lessons have taught us not to be naive regarding Chinese ambitions. Nehru learnt it the hard way in 1962 after being naive about China's relationship vis-a-vis India while enthusiastically singing the slogans of "Hindi-Cheen bhai bhai"/"Indians and Chinese are brothers". I obviously have immense respect for the Chinese for the manner in which they have developed their economy in the last few decades but I'll always be skeptical of them especially with regards to their relations with India. Afterall, the Chinese don't cozy up with Pakistan for nothing, Pakistan is a way of checking India for the Chinese.

[@therenegadekautsky1423]

Liang Jiang would you at all be interested in talking with a communist American from the rural south about what that means. I have a grave warning for China and India based on the history of America, empire bares bad fruit. Be careful what it is you wish for, and if you see evil do something about it. I personally am prepared to die for humanities future and oppose the evil that my country, the great empire of the world currently, commits. Understand that is where I come from when I warn you of China and India’s future, unless of course you do something about it. For the collective of Humanity. Individuals make families, families make communities, communities make states, which make countries, which makes all of humanity. What we do at an individual level impacts the collective of all humans. And vice versa. What is necessary for our survival and prosperity as a species is that we all learn to love each other, and to protect the civil liberty of all people, that means we cannot tolerate the exploitation and abuse of freedom by the elite class any longer, they bring pain and injustice across the globe. The oligarchs of America, of the international banks and of any other country, threaten our ability survive, with climate change, the profit seekers guarantee our death for their profit unless we do something about it. That is just but one injustice against us. Many exist.

[@magnusm4]

"hardworking" Right when compared to their pay yes, it's basically slavery. They have no choice. "risk taking" If countries stopped being dumb corrupt businesses and actually did they job of caring for peace and the people then china would collapse. "and many more things" Such as stealing patents, buying up companies for their tech, oppressing and suppressing the people and the truth to keep power and abuse other countries's weak will to actually uphold what they say and stand for like Hitler did when he took Austria and other countries while Britain and France didn't lift a finger despite Hitler breaking every treaty and promise. Also due to their one child policy and gender imbalance there's been a resurface of bridekidnapping in China as well as kidnappings in foreign countries to be brought to China including Thailand and Mongolia

[@crazyc4793]

Shenzhen is a unique case. First of all, Shenzhen is actually not the "factory" but the "development lab" of China (and possibly the world's). In terms of PCT patent issued, Shenzhen accounts for 8-9% of the world (And half of the total PCT issued in China). The two other places that have similar sized PCT total are Tokyo and San Francisco Bay Area. So Shenzhen is really the innovation hub of the world. A lot of Apple and Samsung's technologies are actually developed in Shenzhen. World-renowned technology companies like Huawei, Tencent(Wechat), TP-Link, Mindray, DJI, BYD, ZTE are all based in Shenzhen. The close proximity to manufacturing lines actually references to the factories in nearby cities as Shenzhen is way too expensive for them to stay ( Shenzhen has the highest GDP per capita, highest paying jobs and highest percentage of well-educated population in China). 2. Shenzhen is also the financial hub of China, some of the biggest banks, insurance companies and real-estate companies in China are based in Shenzhen. 3. Surprise! Shenzhen is actually the one of the cleanest cities in China. 4. Shenzhen is very expensive in a lot of ways (for example real-estates), but the average income is also very high.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Doesn't surprise me. They managed to make that city work.

[@TasX]

Yeah. Development there is scary. I went there once for a week, and they began construction of some supermarket area as I arrived. And by the time I left, they finished construction.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I suppose that's how efficiency works. This is not like taking nearly a century to build a cathedral.

[@crazyc4793]

Reaper5.56 Xx Dude, get educated before coming here and argue with me. The ignorance level in your comment is off the chart.

[@shannahu7095]

Sunway TaihuLight is the world fastest supercomputer in the world build with Chinese designed chips and designed in China.(93 Petaflops) Tianhe 2 is the world second fastest supercomputer build with intel chips and designed in China.(33 Petaflops). The first exascale supercomputer is almost finished. Also designed and built in China. (1 exaFlop=1000 Petaflops) If American supercomputer firma's already have trouble with understanding how the Sunway TaihuLight supercomputer is build on such a small footprint with much better power efficiency than Intel chips or Nvidia GPU's. How can they understand the new exascale supercomputer. China already stopped copying in some industries, they already left that stage behind.

[@brenda-pc6ff]

I love anker products!!! Nice to see them sponsoring your video!

[@danielm.2377]

@7:10 this reminds of companies buying and selling "gaming chairs" where they all sell the same chair but put their label on it instead.

[@TechZG]

Shenzhen is without a doubt the electronics capital of the world, i see it every day

[@tianhaoguo2729]

Best design and ideas are from the US. But if you want to make it. You need to go to Shenzhen. You can buy ideas or hire professors. But you cannot move a whole industry and millions of workers. So Shenzhen is somehow unique.

[@darlingzz26]

TechZG Do u know anything about HuaQiang Bri?

[@lunafringe10]

you cant eat , cloth yourself, and house yourself with tech.

[@MrBoreray]

Hong Kong created Shenzhen- it's basically the same as the 'twin' cities on the U.S.--Mexico border

[@darlingzz26]

bus king Who told u this??? Created!!watch your words. You may never seen how many efforts we did. created? How you explain in actually we feed Hong Kong during this long term. Only on the mainland China has the best opportunities and treasures,cause we are too many and fucking powerful?understand?this is fact,this is how we participate world act. whatever you accept or not, it influence u every single seconds, and only end until you go to grave.

[@jimkuan8493]

China can produce any quality of products. But American importers only want to import $1 cost products and sell them at $20. Thus the appearance of cheap Chinese products.

[@kristopherhasenbuhler5393]

jim kuan good call! I want proof!

[@dineshpkm]

Yes we need to agree. In India we the export products are of better quality

[@brennencox516]

Agreed. Manufactures manufacture the quality required of their customers. That said, Apple products are shit.

[@brennencox516]

What innovation is required for manufacturing? You give a manufacturer your required specifications, if they can't meet them, they have not met the requirements of any standard contract (I'm sure). Sure a manufacturer could be innovative, and suggest ways to save cost or improve quality, but a customer may not care for either.

[@brennencox516]

I dont see how that problem is 'innovation' related manufacturing though. That's a symptom or result of more relaxed safety standards.

[@elvinowe]

i've been using a few anker wireless chargers for a year or two now and they're great. cool to see where they came from.

[@keithjongunputin137]

basically 1. China's business ecosystem has evolved to make it a more efficient and cost-effective place to manufacture products. 2. Chinese manufacturers generally operate under a much more permissive regulatory environment. 3. Artificially depressing the value of its currency in order to keep the price of its goods lower than those produced by foreign competitors.

[@tuggspeedman1359]

They also run labor camps, use slavery and have sweatshops a plenty.

[@izyaboicallume]

@@tuggspeedman1359 why am i not a slave then :V

[@contractorwolf]

I buy a lot of DIY electronics parts from Shenzhen for sensors and screens for connecting to Arduino's, etc. They have always been quality parts, and they are really on the bleeding edge of technology. They often come with strange packaging, but I love it. Hope to visit the crazy electronics markets one day. Loved the video @wendoverproductions, subscribed.

[@colin-campbell]

Keep the blog posts for Wordpress, champ.

[@contractorwolf]

@@colin-campbell trouble reading? Just try and sound out the words, it will make sense after a while. Skip the big words if you have to, champ.

[@colin-campbell]

james wolf Yikes, I touched a nerve.

[@fibblyfobbly2195]

Good for you traitor. giving money to communist enemy who de industrialization your own nation.

[@menthy]

@@fibblyfobbly2195 The device you typed your comment on, any of it made in China by chance, huh? You shouldn't cast stones if you live in a glass house.

[@mattp6747]

I like these up close "interview" sort of videos. Definitely support more of these. Great video!

[@joeykauhi7938]

That laser printing thing was pretty cool

[@timberwolfe1645]

Wondeful Video!!!!! This is one of your best so far! And it's on China, which is sore subject, so great job to you!

[@stanislavsd]

Wow dude, I have been living in Shenzhen for years now. I would never expected to see an episode about the place. Some details are a little off but great episode, couldn't agree more!

[@SilverSurferrrrrrrr]

Stan Kostic Shenzhen is amazing! And its so clean

[@krisskross3076]

what is off?

[@cafeytsao1671]

Stan Kostic y

[@tsunghan_yu]

I wonder what's off too

[@Pitchoo973]

clean ? not sure about that

[@valerianmp]

Many people said china product is shit. Maybe because they only buy the cheap one. Anker is good but they dont come cheap

[@mcauley19]

Vale Rian I got a pair of quality anker Bluetooth earbuds and they were only 34 bucks, I’d say they at least have some cheap options!

[@bulink2581]

and guess what, anker is a Chinese company🐸👏

[@andytang8759]

yes,you're right.

[@arturchop4749]

*made* *in* *China*

[@dasaggropop1244]

there are a lot of good chinese brands these days. the time of cheap knockoffs is over. now they get into market leadership of innovative future tech.

[@Kalydosos]

This Vlog is very, very informative thanks allot.

[@lilmane1070]

Shoutout to the excellent Anker speakers and Xiaomi electric scooters

[@libertysprings2244]

Great video, thanks! 15 yrs ago I had a friend in China and it was hard to explain about how important branding is for products here. Looks like they're getting the hang of it now! Anker is getting great reviews and has a sleek black simple professional look. I'll buy some!

[@redbutterfly88]

Not only electronics but its also popular with immitation of luxury goods like bags, shoes and they can do anything u ask.

[@asmodeusasteroth7137]

I have beautiful Chanel stuff And it almost exact copies

[@paris7304]

Almost exact Replica With affordable price... welfare for all human beings...

[@chrisp7110]

Yep but its not the only manufacturing city. There are plenty of others. It is just a well known one as of this video because its where all the tech scene is.

[@zyzzkant4733]

The undetected fake goods

[@rupert5390]

Oh how lovely - they are so clever they can copy anything you want - let me guess which character in the wizard of Oz you represent - you have a heart, you have courage, you don't have a >>>>>>> - they can copy anything but you're OK with your economy gurgling down the toilet because they steal all the IP (that's intellectual property - that's what people invent, like micro chips and kevlar and rocket engines - you're OK with that?)

[@indianarmydefence1661]

China is peaceful nation China have land dispute with 22 nation Marin dispute with 15 nation I never seen this type of peace loving country in universe

[@dotpls]

Sudhir Desai u sound mad 🤣 hows mumbai doing right now ? lolol

[@williammoore6534]

@@dotpls at first i really thought you where on of those china suck ups

[@PotatoGawds]

i have an Anker portable battery and i love it!

[@polarisraven5613]

Anker's awesome. 2017 I got one as my phone oftenkept dying 1/2 to 3/4 through my 12 hour shift (played a lot of games on the van ride to the field, blasted music out of an Altec Lansing Lifejacket 3 during the shift [combines/harvestors], played on my phone on the way back, something like 13 - 16 hours a day of use basically), found how much I was relying on it, 2018 it was my staple gift.

[@zenniz1992]

Brands like XiaoMi, Huawei and Oppo are pretty good. Their parts are supplied by the same manufacture for Apple.

[@VinodKumar-mj5nm]

Oneplus.. has beaten them all

[@ashishsachdeva432]

My Vivo is good too. Better than my previous Mi

[@DipakBose-bq1vv]

WB IsMe The parts are coming from the USA

[@modelthread2337]

Oppo is nice but their ColorOS is trash.

[@shihaong2220]

@@DipakBose-bq1vv No, not all of them. Just the chips. But that is going to change really soon as Donald Trump is putting a new law to limit chip-makers from selling their chips to China.

[@isaacchong562]

reshoring factories is also good for the Environment as it minimizes Scope 3 GHG emissions.

[@amapparatistkwabena]

Alyssa speaks English so well and so professionally!

[@nihalbhandary162]

@@generationalpha8454 No one asked.

[@jwhisky4128]

I'm a simple man from Shenzhen, every time I see my town I like.

[@jamessmaby8758]

But can You Breath ?

[@lettersandnumbersuc]

We like too. :-)

[@green323turbo]

Why does China hate the rest of the world so much ?

[@doejoan2542]

@@jamessmaby8758 You may check the air quality of Shenzhen now. Probably better than your hometown lol. Shenzhen is thousands miles away from Beijing. Will you say air in Norway is similar to air in Spain? Use you brain and "google" first before you try to question others

[@liekkaslove]

@@green323turbo Whoever said that must be a hater.

[@psychicopus]

From India. We love the Chinese. You guys are an inspiration to the world! Keep up the hard work, integrity, and peace!

[@liangjiang3122]

Love from China, we owe it to the world to make 1/3 of the world's human live good lives.

[@tlootl121]

Indian people are smart and work hard. Hope India achieves great things in the future.

[@mssouth1964]

i agree the chinese people most of them are probably hardworking good people.however it does not matter what they think its the communist leaders that controll everything about 60.000 goverment communist workers

[@kightremin]

Really? Actually Chinese are deeply inspired by India. A great country with great thinkers!

[@stevenm8970]

I love the Chinese too! I also really dislike vast majority of minorities in my country, and would love to lock them in camps and bulldoze their homes. I have nothing but respect for China.

[@jameschang2287]

I think you should have also talked about about manufacturing know-how. Large OEM's like Foxconn and Pouchen. These companies are where the Chinese companies learned about manufacturing and scale.

[@gabriellamassoud7977]

Hello

[@idrisi8352]

And also learned how to treat their workers like shit

[@loveithateit8520]

The way China is making progress now and the crucial steps it’s been taking in development projects especially with the developing and poor countries is actually a very smart move. Have read a lot about the strategies that were being used by Chinese heads since last decade and the new ones being implemented for the coming centuries,if China gets rid of the list for land grabbing and get their relationship with its neighbours back to normal then there’s no way stopping China 🇨🇳. A great nation with a greater ambition. Me being Indian 🇮🇳 just wishing one thing,Hope the world prosper together for better. Namaste 🙏🏾.

[@alphasheep99]

Shut up stop endorsing China

[@trumanhw]

*GREAT choice in music for this video Sam. Thanks again. :)*

[@nhlamulokhosa3137]

This video was made in China like the phone I'm typing with😅

[@lifePaultheball]

Lol I am an One Plus user. And I am from India. Due to recent border situation we are advised to not use Chinese products. But it's just not possible.

[@rupert5390]

You're not though are you - I suspect you're not made in America either.

[@AkashSingh-mc1wv]

@@lifePaultheball it is possible you fool..our people need to take risks, do starups and remove the Baniya mindset of saving on money and fear.

[@yangkong7935]

Gez 13 well i was born in China... so yeah.

[@user-uw6kw7gb8k]

@@lifePaultheball In fact, I think the ban on Chinese products is stupid. There is a large trade deficit between China and India, and Chinese companies have invested heavily in India in order to make profits. Driving out Chinese businesses will only deprive India of the opportunity to earn back its trade deficit and spend higher prices on Western products.

[@anthonymort5202]

Ladies and gentlemen Wendover Productions just gave you a lesson in sponsors content I knew this wasn't a video about China

[@spoileralert3754]

Excellent video package. Could you do a 2nd version of China's growth by each decade? ☮️

[@allex2451]

I use Anker power banks since 2014. Just bought A newer model again. Working Great!!!!! I love them... great Chinese product

[@ollac3758]

Agree

[@wenJL]

Xiao Mi and Huawei Power bank are the best, the brand Anker I had never heard of...

[@allex2451]

@@wenJL I never used Xiao mi, Huawei P4 few years (2015) ago but it sucks.. whats so ever . I used anker since 2014, that brand works!!!! No way to send pics at this moment... But Anker is good!! I use power Bank, Bluetooth speaker and IQ car chargers... Sorry but they work... I hate fakes but this guys are legit. (No publicity) or those guys better pay me for this

[@ridhofc7140]

i was using xiaomi redmi note 3 chinese version, it lasted like 3 years because i dropped the phone way too often. At the end, it's a great product i can guarantee for you. Just dont drop it too often

[@kiyoshim9593]

I had a Power bank made in Canada and was perfect, hope that someday we can see power banks made in USA.

[@karel007]

I’m not Chinese and I live in north of china for some years. It’s true that life is different from the rest of the world. For the better! It’s completely different as told by some media! Nowadays the quality of Chinese products is very good and improving for the better. Come look for yourself .

[@rogerdodger8415]

Karel Machielsen Yeah, we have to live with those "improved" Chinese products! Such junk! Anyone who deals in manufacturing knows how bad Chinese products are.

[@toxxmynew9749]

okay，lets see what happens in the future

[@rogerdodger8415]

Niu Jia I can be your crystal ball. Here's what happens. Other countries like India, and the nations of Africa will begin to provide even lower cost labor. Meanwhile, the United States will move towards intelligent and low cost robotics, driving down the cost of manufacturing and making Chinese labor obsolete. These two developments will cause the Chinese economy to falter as they increase military spending to an unprecedented level.

[@rogerdodger8415]

Niu Jia mobile.nytimes.com/2017/10/13/world/asia/china-science-fraud-scandals.html

[@theuglykwan]

+Roger didit While the US is not as reliant on manufacturing labour, it will also have an effect on the US economy. Also, if the Chinese economy falters the US won't escape either. Why would China increase military spending if the economy falters? No matter how high they increase it they can't rival the US so why implode themselves by doing so? They just want to catch up enough to control their backyard. That is something that can be put on the backburner as the US overspends - China does too but is trying to control that.

[@TechlordXD]

0:42 the crazy thing is the now in 2021, China's GDP is already over $16Trillion

[@turbochad69]

And it’s starting to crash now. It’s crazy how quickly things can unravel in such a short period of time.

[@TechlordXD]

@@turbochad69 Crash? how

[@turbochad69]

@@TechlordXD Evergrande , Chinese dams collapsing, food shortages, huge amounts of dissent from the people, companies leaving China, and huge amounts of economic closure by the Chinese government.

[@TechlordXD]

@@turbochad69 many countries have gone through much worse, even if the economy does crash, it will recover eventually

[@turbochad69]

@@TechlordXD hmmmm, that’s not what I meant. Think about it, just how well will it recover, in fact in what ways will it recover? Will China be divided ever more? Will the Chinese people do something about this? I mean seriously, in what way will China recover, and how long will it take?

[@tompalmer5986]

This is very positive. Let's get into economic competition and not military confrontation.

[@philliprogers964]

When Apple started manufacturing phones, they wanted Intel to help them. But Intel refused because of all setup costs. Now Intel is a shadow of its former self

[@madeinchina1450]

9:05 from this map, it shows that look like that India land is kind of dry, unlike East part of China so green.

[@kirokyo]

Honest non-sponsored comment - The two Anker batteries I have, as well as chargers far exceed my expectations. They hold their charge for more or less forever, charge quick as advertised, and the design feels premium... I seriously did not realize it was a Chinese brand. I have used other Chinese brands in the past and haven't been disappointed, but they were on the cheaper feel side. Anker's stuff is a different class.

[@ezioauditore5616]

you can buy trash, or buy cheap, or buy excellent quality, chinese do have quality, but you have to see which one it is

[@Lolzzn12]

Anker has never let me down either- they are quality and nothing but

[@fibblyfobbly2195]

Anker is Indonesian brand in China. It is also a Heineken beer label name too (same name). So is the cheapish GT tyres (botj wete made in Indonesia till about 2000. Everyone thinks GT Tyre is gran turismo but no it is "gadjah tunggal" sanskrit (lynchpin of the world).

[@IndoGunsnGear]

@@fibblyfobbly2195 uhmm what? Anker is not from Indonesia. Trust me, im Indonesian

[@LiamNI]

You forgot to mention that he (Deng Xiaoping) visited Shannon in Ireland, the first ever SEZ in the world.

[@GrandpaFatmouth]

Good video. I have anker and dji in my bag right now.

[@ajbahlam]

At Britain's time, products made in Germany were seen as craps. Later, products made in America took the crap position. Then, products made in Japan became the new craps. However, they all washed away the crap names gradually. I guess products made in China are also changing in quality now.

[@seanhazelwood3311]

Except China hasn't changed the quality...only the quantity. Iphones are garbage too.

[@seanhazelwood3311]

When one is available again, I intend to.

[@user-qy9pj6sy8g]

"The US doesn't charge taxes on imports." Boi, this video hasn't aged well. Market analysis of the Asia-Pacific region (16 November 2018) e-fin.top

[@pumpkin520]

@@seanhazelwood3311 - When? Hope u could live that long to see it ~ lol

[@seanhazelwood3311]

All Americans wish for manufacturing to return to the US. I have faith it will.

[@Alex1986Sevilla]

It's no longer about the wages. India, Bangladesh and other countries have even cheaper labor. What really sets China apart is this: 1. Energy. China has been securing energy deals very aggressively all over the world. You don't get power outages in China like you do in India. 2. Rare earth minerals. Probably the most important point. China produces a lot of the stuff and has limited or even banned the exports of rare earth minerals. So, if you want to build electronics, you need to open factories in China. Those two aspects are far more important then the rest. Wages will keep going up in China, but companies need the rare earth minerals that China is producing. There are no alternatives.

[@shreyaspatil2321]

Alex1986Sevilla Power outages in India are also not common these days . Surely , there are some isolated parts of the country and rural areas but power outages are rare . In cities , it doesn't happen now . Even in my village , power doesn't go off . Even if it does , it's for like only 30 minutes in a day . So we brought an inverter battery and charge it up . It is super cheap and lasts for 2 days at max .

[@Alex1986Sevilla]

I did mention labor... in the first and second sentence, I even said "cheaper labor".

[@karthick86c]

India was late to the party and China was there first. China opened its doors around 1978 whereas India in the year 1991. That makes part of the difference why China has an upper hand in manufacturing. Things move slowly in India because you have to appease a lot of people, not the case in China simply due to the fact in China government has absolute control. We Indians should look more in alleviating poverty and educating the next generation of Indians rather than considering ourselves competing with China.

[@zsydeepsky2]

China also has labor laws...after all, China was a pure communism nation which worker union is one of the fundamental political organization

[@theuglykwan]

+Karthik C You need to compete with China. As a Chinese I see the Chinese government already pushing you around. If you don't catch up soon you're screwed.

[@nilsonnobuakiyamauti9933]

Thank you very much for the subtitles in Portuguese!

[@ericpham8205]

efficiency use of materials and energy is the noble human goal

[@TechnoLawyer]

Anker makes good low price chargers and power banks btw. Cheap on Amazon, work great. They've been my go-to for that stuff for years. Kudos to them bringing you out.

[@rodrigoblanc4558]

Did I just find one of the best YT channels ever? Really good content

[@sambrewer2306]

Check out Real Engineering. 👍

[@littleb9298]

Or not, coz people will find out that they were ignorant.

[@alfonsrasmus4710]

Yes you did

[@prakharmishra3000]

No you didn't

[@alfonsrasmus4710]

@@prakharmishra3000 yes he/she did

[@computerimporter2683]

thank you for mentioning Bangladesh Wendover

[@twig4661]

thats what i was thinking... good port locations, and lots of workers wiling to work for cheap, combined with no taxes to import and export

[@bobyale6159]

Surprised to know that Anker is Chinese. I'm actually happy with my Anker purchases.

[@thebigk3009]

Me too

[@lunafringe10]

Anker is German, sold to China

[@theamazingwhaleshark4478]

@@lunafringe10 I did some research, Anker was founded by this Chinese guy in California but the name comes from German

[@VideoCesar07]

Same here. I bought a multi-port USB charger from them back in 2013 and it only now recently started having problems. Had other chargers that would only last a year or two before dying. Have a portable chargers and another multi-port USB chargers and those things have been solid. Many people think Chinese electronics and they think cheap and low quality. There is nothing cheap or low quality about Anker.

[@Charlie-vr8pt]

Juju Rellama You are a joke

[@2guysstore140]

Why do I import my products from China, to sell on Amazon? because here in the United States the companies do not sell to small companies, they ask you first the name of the company to give you some information about their products, then tell you that you can not buy their products, that you have to buy them 1 million annually, in China they do not ask you if you are big or small company, they don't give to F *** and they fit to your budget, I tried to buy my products here in the United States and it was "impossible" for me, that's why I buy in China!!!!!!!!!!!!! in CHINA they sell quality products if you want to sell "QUALITY" what can you tell me about the big brands of electronic products like APPLE? (made in Shenzhen, China) Don't keep saying we don't want to buy the products made here in the USA !!! they do not sell them to us (I'm not Target or Walmart) trump speaks BS, all HIS products are made in CHINA !!!

[@ezioauditore5616]

the most real answer

[@johnzuijdveld9585]

Ah I hadn't researched, but I'm glad to now know that it was in the late1970's-1980's that China had opened some areas for development. And in rushed the international companies ALL keen to spend many millions to upgrade China's pre-2nd WW infrastructure and factories/plants, with the aim of making HUGE profits. Later the Chinese Govt. made it increasingly harder for foreign companies to operate there and copied and replicated the technologies and designs they had been shown. This is how China got their edge and their leg up from a 3 world nation to now!

[@deepalib3096]

Shengen is the manufacturing heart of all electronic goods

[@ironirontanktank3137]

7:20 hey i just brought xiaomi HD pro headphead is sound very extreme clear and deep strong bass i love china product in previously i use the beats dr dre waste my money

[@TsunaXZ]

Lol beats nowadays doesn't worth the money.

[@vguyver2]

@@TsunaXZ because you are paying for the brand, not the product, thus it's a mark up. China doesn't seem to follow that line internationally (yet) but the quality of the products is truly competitive. An example aside from Xiaomi products is the One touch brand of phones.

[@bjorn1583]

@Komorebi23 l have a samsung and it is the worst phone l have ever owned, will never buy another

[@mangoamigo1188]

@Komorebi23 I just bought huawei x8 max. 7.2 inch screen ...battery last so long for watching video and Internet all day. Best phone I ever had.

[@edward3709]

@@mangoamigo1188 mate 20 pro is the best phone on the market, reverse wireless charging, 0-78 in 30min, and 78% lasts for 2 days and it can charge other phones and comes with an inscreen fingerprint and the cameras can see wider than your eyes

[@robw3872]

My mom use to work for a company that worked with white label "brands" and would have the products sold through Amazon in the US. She told me how stressful yet interesting it was because there are other countries competing for this market as well and other white label companies wanting in. She was a a global supply chain manager so she oversaw basically products going in and out of the country. It was really cool. But it is true though that sometimes the cultural differences do get in the way. That's why having a US based company help out with the design process is really key to having successful products sold here. Americans like brands, flashy boxes, a good logo, etc. All of that goes into how we buy things. As a side note, it was fun when she worked there because I got to try out prototype stuff and give my feedback on it since my Mom didn't really use consumer electronics like I did. So it was fun. Interesting video. The global economy is insane.

[@seandelaney1700]

Very informative Rob, thank you.

[@perryFBA]

Man the english of the Anker representatives are amazing

[@areeyedee]

We have made the fatal error of being too dependent on other countries. China has been the world’s largest producer of pharmaceutical ingredients since the start of the millennium, and it now produces 60% of all intermediates, which are the essential building-blocks for the active ingredients used in medicines. Although both the European Fine Chemicals Group and Aschimfarma, through its Vice-President Baccalini, have shown that Europe can cover 90% of the production and technology requirements for the 350 pharmaceuticals tested, it is home to just one laboratory covering all the stages in the production of life-saving antibiotics such as penicillin. The EU is 85-90 % dependent on the Chinese market for all ingredients and 33% dependent on it for active ingredients. WAKE UP PEOPLE. I extra made a song that talks about this and other issues.

[@Sir_Budginton]

I have a question, how do we make transistors so small, modern transistors are like 10nm long,which is like 30 ATOMS, if that. How on earth do you make something that small!!! Can robots even move such tiny distances, do they place atoms one at a time. Seriously how!!!

[@evanwheeler634]

Hanif Shakiba +

[@russianbear0027]

Hanif Shakiba start with a silicon slab that's perfectly smooth at the atomic level (done by growing the crystal) then cover it with a masking substance that blocks gold from adhering. Then selectively remove the mask in the shape you want (or block the mask from attaching in those specific spots in the first place) Then essentially electroplate the slab with gold to create the components. Repeat this a few thousand times for each layer. With some gross simplification, that's essentially it. We don't place each atom, but instead rely on chemistry to deposit the atoms in the shape we want. How the shape is created using the mask substance, I'm not entirely sure, may be lasers or etching of some sort.

[@Sir_Budginton]

Dennis Kovalev thanks, that makes sense.

[@Sir_Budginton]

mage7 yeah, I mean things like your laptop or phone will reach a limit on processing power because eventually we will reach that limit and there is only so big you can make a phone or laptop before people will stop buying it. Of course there are developments in quantum computing which may allow for computers millions if not billions of times faster than today but they will probably remain those giant super computers that take up whole rooms, because I don't think they can be easily programmed to do a specific task like run a game (but don't quote me on it) so our phones and laptops will likely just be regular old boring computers with transistors with so few atoms you could count them on your hands.

[@postvideo97]

Quantum computing is not yet accessible due to two main reasons: 1- Quantum noise is too prevalent in high-temperature environments, unless we find a way to reduce the impact of the noise, all quantum computers have to be cooled down to near absolute zero. So unless you can cool your cellphone down to near absolute zero, forget mobile quantum computing. 2- Quantum computers cost too much to make. Each quantum gate costs significantly more than a traditional Boolean gate. Just like how transistors used to cost much more, quantum gates costs a lot right now.

[@andycrossfit2101]

Deng is the Man 1978 : 4 % of world's GDP at USD. 200 billion 2017 : 15% of the world's GDP at 11.2 T

[@giancarlolagiusa2641]

If you look at what China looked like in 1925 and then again 1972, the economic policy changes were pretty obvious.

[@at9871]

They played politics really well. Since even as far back as the sixties, the US Gov gave the Chinese both the plans and the machinery to the M14 rifles. Back when they were Commies and we were supposedly at war. Then bring on the 90s, and you have that happening to whole factories in the US across sectors. If not for the corruption in the US, China never would of been able to suck so much wealth out of the US and expand anywhere near as fast as it did. MAGA the tariffs are helping.

[@at9871]

You obviously do not understand how Tariffs and Manufacturing protection laws work. Many countries have them on the books, and if Not for NAFTA and later President's actions, any country that moved a factory out of the US, would be either facing such a large Tariff it was unprofitable, if they were not simply banned from doing business in the US altogether, as there are nations on this planet that would use that as a penalty. The CIA funneled weapons, money, and training through more than just China, those operations in Afghanistan, which later bit us in the ass, would of succeeded with or without them. Those wars were indeed wasted blood and treasure, and went against the will of the people. But those expenditures were minimal compared to the amount of wealth willingly transferred from the US Economy over the past three decades, to most notably China. If China were truly forced to play on a level playing field, and pay proper penalties for breaking international trade agreements, they would not have amassed the wealth they did, in such a short time. I am not saying the Chinese are incapable, they have been a powerful nation many times in the past, and can be again, but sucking the lifeblood out of the US, accelerated the process beyond what they could have done organically.

[@at9871]

People really don't need to waste money on all the cheap crap coming from China anyway. Hell perhaps the quality of many items would be higher and it would be cost effective to repair things. China tying up Russian troops being a leading role in Afghanistan is dicey at best. Its like saying Alaska being within striking distance of Russia put them or us on edge which was baseless. The Russians had nukes, which meant any Communist Chinese horde marching north would of been nuked once they got within a certain amount of kilometers into Soviet soil. So no China didn't really merit tying up that many Soviet resources. There were military commanders and politicians, who mysteriously died, at the end of WW2 saying we fought the wrong people. We probably did, but on the flip side, the US spent far, far more money developing nukes, than we ever spent maintaining an armed force. Much of that expenditure would of been spent regardless, with only a portion being for the wars. Technically part of my life was before all the outsourcing, and I could watch as my Nation started dying as all of that wealth, factories, jobs, were sucked out of this Nation due to trade deals made by corrupt politicians to benefit the Chinese. It is the responsibility of the Chinese government to improve the lives of their people, but raiding the US to do it, is not something I condone of my government doing. It taking the election of Donald Trump to see a change to this took far too long. If you go back far enough in US history my people were just as thoroughly taken advantage of, allowing companies to do that to other nations people, and still have access to our markets merely allowed it to continue, after we had eradicated it here, which is something you should not want.

[@at9871]

Afghanistan has never, ever been worth anything for the ground it is. It has always been a backwater, where nations playing the great game, lose lives and treasure. If the USSR really cared about it, they would of properly sent troops, much like when the USA went into Afghanistan, our leaders cared more about invading elsewhere, then properly invading the one country the nations people agreed to go to war for. I highly doubt the threat of Chinese troops, made that large an impact on the USSR's troop deployments in China. Communist China was already firmly established as a slaughterer of millions of their own civilians by the time the traitors in the US gave them the M14 Rifle plans and production tools, in the 1960s, during the Vietnam War era. General Patton is indeed the most obvious and famous example. And technically it occurred just after victory in Europe and the cessation of hostilities there. Given the sheer cost in human lives, almost every Communist regime has inflicted upon its own, and neighboring populations, has indeed shined it as a force in the world that should never be allowed to come into power. Much of the propaganda against Germany and National Socialism, was merely that false lies and propaganda. If anything in hindsight, we should have allied with the Germans against the Soviets, and stamped out Communism before it drained two of the worlds largest nations and decades to do so. My nation is indeed in decline. The loss of factories has turned many once thriving towns and cities into rotting ghost towns. Families ripped apart just to find work, and an increase in crime, forced acceptance of nonconforming immigrants, and a decline in much of what allowed the nation to prosper. This having been a result of utterly stupid, if not seditious trade policies. Among other things. There is a difference between mutually beneficial trade, and your idea of sharing prosperity. A good economic relationship benefits both sides, not one side unilaterally, which had been the relationship between China and the US since Bill Clinton was President. You seem to be under the impression that factories, and economies are finite, that there is a pie only so big and you must take your share. A truly healthy economic system grows, but then again, the founding principles of Communism would not allow for such a thing. Hence why China today had to veer so far from Mao. Instead of stealing American factories, you could have built your own, and sold your products, like any other entrepreneur, My people should not of been forced to subsidize you, your own government should have. I will not dispute the US spends too much on military spending, I would prefer we were not the world's policeman. Let other nations foot the bill for keeping themselves safe, and sea lanes free of pirates. Something China has benefited from greatly. Our past poltiicans have left us with responsibilities I would love my nation to pull out of. Fixing the damage caused by our trading relationship with China and others, but most notably China, is one of the major factors of fixing our house. Stopping the flow of illegals, and deporting many of the unneeded and illegal wards of the state is another. Hell, a large portion of the Visa over-stayers we need to deport come from China, among others of course.

[@nikimilky]

Thanks anker for making this video possible.

[@trycoldman2358]

Those factory suicide nets be spittin facts tho

[@joaomanuelaraujo250]

“The US doesn’t charge taxes on imports” in late 2017, early 2019 US-China Trade war

[@bademoxy]

yeah , and the trade imbalance dropped by 2/3rds! Orange man bad? the US jobless rate has now dropped to it's lowest level in over TWO generations! But "there's no connection between these two factors"? next,observe leftists ignore the causal relationship between Clinton era's jobs offshoring and traditional men's fall into nihilism & addiction.

[@weasle2904]

​@@thedirtbagstash Record stock market. Record GDP. Record Unemployment (fact). So yeah. Meanwhile China is falling and their domestic economy is on the brink of collapse, their economy has been a bubble for too long.

[@android61242]

​@@thedirtbagstash u-6 u-5 and the official rate all track with one another so it doesn't matter what rate you use. Unemployment has been recovering since the financial crisis not because of a president or another. The thing a president can do is reduce economic uncertainty based on potential radical change. Obama wasn't crazy and Trump isn't crazy. Trumps tax cuts worked and his trade "dealings" do essentially nothing. As long as warren or sanders don't look more likely markets will do as well as they can. Again presidents don't run markets but markets use information. If information comes out that some public office holder can effect markets then markets react. Market sentiment surrounding Trump has generally been high.

[@davidrapalyea7727]

@@weasle2904 Re: "bubbles" Ten years ago my local real estate industry overbuilt mountain cabins. I think China overbuilt whole cities. I must assume many of them are still empty otherwise we would all know of it. It was a kind of jobs program I think, after 2008.

[@davidrapalyea7727]

@@android61242 Democrats are not crazy about fracking or pipelines. They love spotted owls a lot as well. Some even want to "protect" temporary mud puddle "wet lands". I suspect business sees a steady/fair wind and is taking full advantage. Especially natural gas since it is essentially free but for the shipping. Let us know when the oil fields no longer need to flare so much they look like Chicago at night from space.

[@mohdodat2]

Awww...what happened to airplane videos?

[@Wendoverproductions]

Literally the last video was an airplane video -_-

[@mohdodat2]

Wendover Productions XD you were on a roll, though.

[@f.j.n.9215]

I still remember the days when every video was an airplane video. What happened to you man?

[@ba11in0nabudget4]

Clearly not enough. We need more airplane videos /s

[@1224chrisng]

#WendoverPlaneFetish

[@jeffreysharp6258]

My boy Jonathan struggling over here😂 keep at it

[@chinalocaltravel]

I also curious about this topic, I work in a refrigerator factory in China.

[@trapador36]

I am a simple man, i see new Wendover Productions video, i watch

[@jacorp7476]

There are so many comments like this. On all of his videos.

[@onionblaster5150]

Jacorp, well, they did say they were simple...

[@northarlem]

Kevin Sang Then please remove it.

[@aazz5038]

blabla62871 triggered

[@LividImp]

Nah, you're a simpleton because you cut 'n' paste your comments.

[@lama2584]

I love Anker products, randomly found them and stick to their brand mostly. Was surprised when the narrator mentioned them

[@tahahadada1936]

Great quality

[@JeyAnirudhJekka]

6:47 okay so no one is gonna talk about these sentences said by that man?

[@sudeepbenerjee9470]

hi can you make a recent video post the current condition march 2020

[@nolikeygsomnipresence270]

Genuinely one of the most interesting videos I’ve *ever* seen.

[@chrisyang0423]

There is a Chinese idiom, "the frog at the bottom of the well". One day, a bird lands at the opening of the well and calls to the frog, "come out here and see the great and wonderful world!" The frog, having never been to the outside world, says, "there is no better place than here." I love this idiom because it perfectly reflects American exceptionalism and its vain pride in believing that it is the world's greatest country.

[@de-hongwong351]

Robert Uka a bit rude for Americans to make black people slaves, right?

[@TheNinjaOwls]

Yeah that sucks.

[@zhin8294]

Gotta say, this is one of the most sophisticated savage burn I've ever seen in my life. I admire your level of Savagery sir.

[@SpKSkiing]

Maybe not the greatest country but where I can raise a family in a safe community working hard and eating when I want, having nice habitat and being able to go where I want when I want is pretty great!

[@Anon-nv7bp]

DugongTM A bit rude for Blacks to enslave their fellow blacks, right?

[@unicronplus4526]

5:40 the guy is clearly just reading a statement you prepared for him

[@minghowlogic6223]

Great video, as always.