Wu'er Kaixi | This House Believes China is an Existential Threat ... 3/6

Wu'er Kaixi | This House Believes China is an Existential Threat ... 3/6 | Oxford Union

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From China's treatment of the Uyghurs and strict COVID-19 policy, to it's state surveillance and aggressive foreign policy, growing numbers of critics view China as an existential threat to freedom and democracy. However, others liken China's actions to those of the USA or argue that it has been a positive force, lifting more than 800 million people from poverty. Are criticism of China simple and imposition of a Western value system or does China really pose an existential threat to our way of life?
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@williamds1 Жыл бұрын

That's a barn burner of speech & gets right to the heart of the matter. Thank you.

@haijunpeng3848 Жыл бұрын

Wu'er Kaixi, who converted to Christianity from Muslim, is right about the Western policy against China. These policies can be categorized into 3 kinds of illusions, first naive, second selfish, and lastly stupid. This man is so smart and insightful, I would vote for him if he ran for the US president or UK prime minister election.

@CelineMitchell Жыл бұрын

He was born Muslim.... he is Uyghur

@haijunpeng3848 Жыл бұрын

@@CelineMitchell OMG, this Uyghur survived from Tiananmen protest in 1989, then the Ürümqi riots in 2008, then the Xinjiang Concentration Camp in 2019, and then the COVID-19 restriction in 2021, he must be a Superman!

@leebarry5686 Жыл бұрын

He converted to Christianity? Never! Unless he is mad.

@leebarry5686 Жыл бұрын

@@CelineMitchell yes, he will be a Muslim forever!

@chunyanmi5643 9 ай бұрын

What is wrong with Muslim? When the Japanese is humiliating our ancestors, and still pushing us and our offsprings to hell, when the Japanese is still stealing everything from us right now, you are here blame everything, from blaming ourselves, blaming our ancestors, blaming Muslim, blaming everything else.

@jozekpavcnik7977 Жыл бұрын

What a great example of a passionate speaker that includes their experience and their speech is not purely based on data. A well composed speech that is almost impossible to dispute. Well done

@user-ri3hn5iz1r Жыл бұрын

Not the right to choose a particular kind of tea but moral values, free speech, dialogue and the right to criticise the government. True.

@_TravelWithLove Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your insights and wisdoms filled speech !! Intelligent and factual !! Outstanding !! Greetings from California … I wish you and folks good health, success and happiness !! Much Love ✌️😎💕

@joelafrite7850 Жыл бұрын

If China dared to actively meddle or patronize the West in that way... I only say Julian Assange and Edward Snowden.

@cristiani.lepindea8676 Жыл бұрын

@sophiemariekung5086 10 ай бұрын

When facing with foreign subversive elements, Deng Xiaoping chose to put the house in order first, realizing that glasnost and perestroika simultaneously were impossible given China's socio-economic and political stage. Deng, the architect of the new China after 1978, then continued on with his socialist market economy building the foundation for China's rise.

@iw4075 Жыл бұрын

I just want to say an aspect that is usually not known in the WEST about the students who ran away from the Tiananmen incident is that they betrayed their friends who were protesting side by side with them. They rallied a lot of people for the protest but ended up now living overseas with "prestige" for being participants/leaders, while most people who participated suffered the consequences and punished. It's a similar situation for HK young leaders who ended up running to the UK and leaving the rest of the community to rebuild the confidence of the society that drove a lot of the Western businesses away due to political instability. This is why I do not respect them. You have to change the system from inside, it never works with pressures from outside. You have to be smart with the tactics.

@user-lp7wo7og4x Жыл бұрын

Fab speech

@sheldonhuang6370 Жыл бұрын

I respect what said, anHis speech was very provocative and emotional, but I can understand and Tiananmen is almost an indelible stain on the Chinese government (especially Deng), which is irrefutable. But in terms of facts, there is indeed no evidence for the massacre of Uighurs, and no evidence means no evidence. As for Hong Kong, the return of sovereignty to China in 1997 is internationally recognized, and if he wants to discuss the liberal international order, he must abide by it. The later part he was actually talking about the myth of "end of the history", or the failure of classical modernization theory which means the economic growth brings democracy automatically, now we see China and we realize it is not the case. It was been discussed for tens of years in International relations field and I am suprised he mentioned the nearsightedness of democracy regimes, because there are some arguments that the west should react more on Tiananmen incident. I feel bad for his personal experience, he has the rights to call CCP thugs, but what if they are not thugs anymore or new leaders are good, actually before Xi got power, many people believe China was experiencing a mild transformation of political system(well and then Xi got elected again and again). As he blames the U.S for continuing the relationships with China, he might already realize, the freedom or human rights are never concerned as long as it does affect the votes or economy. above is purely my personal opinion

@BruceBrewsky Жыл бұрын

Watching the pro-china speaker behind him get more and more upset is the cherry on top of this fantastic speech.

@Wilson24678 Жыл бұрын

Watching the anti-china speaker behind him get more and more fanatic is the cherry on top of this fanatic speech.

@desydukuk291 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant

@bikramjitbiswas9478 Жыл бұрын

look at the face of that lady ccp agent in purple behind- she couldnt believe the truths bombs being hurled by this gentleman lol

@amunra5330 6 ай бұрын

You imperialists' have no ground to stand on.

@diraziz396 Жыл бұрын

Thank you - Dig Deeper and you may Link Them to Brexit-Trump-French Chaos-Ukraine

@Joshuazhangjiong 7 ай бұрын

Wuer KX's assessment exaggerates the threat. While the CCP's authoritarianism is concerning, democratic systems have proven remarkably resilient against even severe challenges. Their ideological differences need not destine China and the West to conflict. History shows us that divergent political systems can and have peacefully coexisted. With economic interdependence today, outright conflict is thankfully less plausible. Further, engagement promotes reform by exposing China to outside ideas. Severing ties risks strengthening Chinese nationalism. We must be cautious of overstating the case. The CCP's control over information limits our understanding of its intentions, and it shows no signs seeking to directly undermine other regimes. Its drive remains domestic control, not global conquest. To accuse is to provoke. 'Existential threats' become self-fulfilling if we abandon diplomacy for hostility. A tempered, nuanced approach best safeguards our interests and ideals. Vigilance with engagement is wiser than hostility that risks escalation. Differences need not doom us to enmity if we embrace understanding over alarmism. I urge continued prudent discussion, not conflict. At last, many Chinese people have understood that fortunately, the revolution launched by those students did not succeed. This is because their subsequent words and deeds proved that if they had succeeded, it would have only led to one tragedy replacing another. The positivity that they could generate to China may have been far less than those of the people they're fighting against.