Comments by "神州 Shenzhou" (@Shenzhou.) on "My China Ted Talk | Behind the Scenes | Cyrus Janssen" video.

Comrad Civil If China can someday surpass the United States as the premier world superpower in the future, then why not Canada realign their interests to prepare for the future? Why stick with a sinking ship?
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@jaydee6268 America is actually dependent on China for almost 80% of its medicines, which is especially important given the current situation. Fox Business reports that according to FDA estimate at least 80 percent of active ingredients found in all of America’s medicine come from abroad, primarily from China. And it’s not just the ingredients, China wants to become the world’s dominant generic drug maker. So far Chinese companies are making generic for everything from high blood pressure to chemotherapy drugs. 90 percent of America’s prescriptions are for generic drugs. Source: U.S. is Dependent on China for Almost 80% of Its Medicine saraacarter.com/u-s-is-dependent-on-china-for-almost-80-of-its-medicine/ Even medical masks are mostly Made in China and the USA urgently needs our masks during this difficult period. Source: The U.S. Needs China’s Masks, as Acrimony Grows nytimes.com/2020/03/23/business/coronavirus-china-masks.html American front-line medical personnel are running desperately short of masks and protective equipment as they battle the coronavirus outbreak. China, already the world’s largest producer of such gear by far, has ramped up factory output and is now signaling that it wants to help.
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@jaydee6268 Medical-Industrial Complex? That sounds far better than a Military-Industrial Complex that promotes warfare.
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@jaydee6268 China is currently at peace and not at war with any country, since our last major conflict in 1979. Instead of making war, China is building infrastructure like roads, railways, highways, bridges, tunnels, powerstations, dams, ports, airports, etc and investing in developing countries like Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and also African countries like Nigeria, Kenya, Chad, Sudan, Ghana, Mozambique, Tanzania, etc. Whereas the United States is warmonger being involved in Gulf War, Iraq War, Afghan War, Libyan War, Syrian War, Yemen War, etc, even in the 21st century. USA is bombing in those Middle Eastern countries and enacting regime change by cutting off their "heads" (Saddam Hussein, Muammar Gaddafi, etc) and then installing their own US puppet governments in place. Video: U.S. should focus more on infrastructure rather than warmongering youtu.be/LyhK2PQyE_w
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@jaydee6268 If you go and read Taiwan's own constitution, it says that Taiwan is part of China under their own constitution. In fact, Taiwan claims all of mainland China (including Tibet, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, etc) as part of their territory, including territory currently under the control of Mongolia, Burma, Bhutan, India, Japan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia and Tajikistan. Source: Map of ROC Administrative and Claims wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ROC_Administrative_and_Claims.svg Since there hasn't been any amendments to Taiwan's constitution then by default, Taiwan is part of China under their own constitution. And since Taiwan can claim all of mainland China, then why can't mainland China claim Taiwan as well?
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@jaydee6268 What makes you think PRC will a be sore loser and start a nuclear war? China signed a No First Use (NFU) policy with regards to nuclear weapons, meaning that China will not use nukes unless we are ourselves attacked with nukes first. China declared our NFU policy in 1964, and has since maintained this policy. Source: No first use wikipedia.org/wiki/No_first_use Whereas the USA did not sign such a policy and they can launch a preemptive nuclear strike against anywhere in the world, presumably without legal consequences. So if there is to be a nuclear war, China won't be the one starting it.
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@jaydee6268 "神州 Shenzhou Actually I thought I said the opposite:" You said earlier (and I quote your words) that: "I highly doubt the conflict will escalate to nuclear war unless the PRC is a sore loser." but I have already shown that PRC subscribe to No First Use policy in which China will not use nuclear weapons unless we are ourselves attacked with nukes first. So how would PRC be a sore loser?
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@jaydee6268 Why did the ROC 🇹🇼 lose the mainland to PROC 🇨🇳 and had to flee to Formosa (Taiwan)? During the Chinese Civil War, the Nationalist Kuomintang had massive wealth (they taxed peasants heavily) they had superior weapons and superior numbers over the communists, yet they still lost the mainland to dirt-poor, heavily outnumbered, ill-equipped, starving Communist peasants and had to flee to Taiwan. This demonstrates KMT's gross incompetence in their right to rule the mainland, as well as solidifying the Communists right to rule the mainland.
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@jaydee6268 About nuclear weapons, China is home to the world's longest range ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile), the DongFeng-41 (东风-41), with operational range between 12,000 km to 15,000 km, surpassing the US LGM-30 Minuteman range of 13,000 km. Video: China missile test DF-41 launch from railroad train youtu.be/h2kjMctT8yU?t=13
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@jaydee6268 Taiwan had been under authoritarian single-party KMT rule for more than half its life. For decades the KMT ruled Taiwan with iron fist and Chiang kai-shek was a dictator who jailed and executed dissidents and political rivals (whether real or perceived) in a period known as White Terror (白色恐怖) and imposed martial law on Taiwan for more than 38 years, which was qualified as "the longest imposition of martial law by a regime anywhere in the world" at that time. Source: White Terror (Taiwan) wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Terror_(Taiwan) But under authoritarian single-party KMT rule, Taiwan actually flourished and prospered, in what's known as the Taiwan Miracle (台湾奇迹). Between 1952 – 1982, Taiwan's economic growth was on average 8.7%, and between 1983 – 1986 at 6.9%. Taiwan GDP grew by 360% between 1965 – 1986. The percentage of global exports was over 2% in 1986, over other recently industrialized countries, and the global industrial production output grew a further 680% between 1965 – 1986. And its all been achieved under KMT leadership. Source: Taiwan Miracle wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_Miracle Only in the late 1990s, when democracy was introduced (because USA threatened to cut off weapons sales to Taiwan) did Taiwan's economic growth became more modest. Today, Taiwan's economy is stagnating, wages are stagnant, cost of living is rising, unemployment is rising, and Taiwan graduates are seeking employment opportunities abroad, such as in mainland China or Singapore.
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@jaydee6268 Article 4 of the Constitution of the Republic of China (Taiwan) 🇹🇼 reads the following: The territory of the Republic of China according to its existing national boundaries shall not be altered except by resolution of the National Assembly. Source: Constitution of the Republic of China (Taiwan) law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?PCode=A0000001 Since there is no amendments to ROC's constitution by resolution of the National Assembly, then by default, Taiwan is part of China under their own constitution.
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@jaydee6268 China's DongFeng-41 (东风-41) ICBM even has MIRV (Multiple Independent Reentry Vehicle capability, meaning that each missile contains 6 to 10 warheads that can independently target different sites. Video: China's DF-41 ICBM The World’s Longest range Nuclear Missile youtu.be/6NzwzpMyuAc?t=60 So just 5 of these DF-41 babies can theoretically target up to 30-50 different sites.
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@jaydee6268 China has inducted the world's first operational anti-ship ballistic missile, a "carrier killer" capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, known as the DF-21D. Video: China DF-21D Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile youtu.be/p-cEunmqXM8 The DF-21D is capable of targeting aircraft carrier strike groups out in the open ocean, from the safety of the land. The DF-21D is launched from land-based mobile launchers and flies high up into the stratosphere, using its advanced maneuverability to avoid interception by anti-missile defenses below, before falling at hypersonic speeds (above Mach 20) The warhead is even capable of terminal guidance, making last minute adjustments to its trajectory just seconds before impact.
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@jaydee6268 Taiwan has no nuclear weapons, what are you talking about? In 1972 the US President ordered nuclear weapons to be removed from Taiwan and this was implemented by 1974. As for China's military, the People's Liberation Army is world's largest land army and China's Type 99 Main Battle Tank has commanded healthy respect from international observers, as its performance parameters are equal to many top Western designs (like the Russian T-90 and the US M1 Abrams), and the Type 99 also packs a few unique tricks of its own. Source: China's Deadly Type 99 Tank vs. Russia's T-90 and America's M-1 Abrams nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/chinas-deadly-type-99-tank-vs-russias-t-90-americas-m-1-17836 China's Type 99 Main Battle Tank was even featured in our 70th anniversary National Day parade. Video: China's new generation main battlefield tanks revealed in National Day Parade youtu.be/Ec4Bu2orKTk
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@jaydee6268 Besides the DF-21D "Carrier Killer" Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile, China also has DF-26 ASBM, which is a bigger variant with extended range, able to hit the US territory of Guam. Hence, DF-26 is nicknamed "Guam Killer." China's new Dongfeng-26 ballistic missile can hit the US territory of Guam. Video: China's DF-26 ballistic missile drill sends 'clear message' to the U.S. youtu.be/Y5f-qvnabHY The mid-range missile can travel up to 5,740km (3,570 miles). It's in-flight maneuverability makes it easier to hit moving targets like aircraft carriers. This DF-26 drills are seen as a message to the US about China's growing military power.
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@jaydee6268 So you want to see China's modern military technology? China has hypersonic missiles like the DF-ZF, which have been tested 7 times already and travels at speeds between 4,000 and 7,000 miles per hour. Source: China Successfully Tests Hypersonic Missile freebeacon.com/national-security/china-successfully-tests-hypersonic-missile/ U.S. intelligence officials have assessed that China plans to use the glider to deliver nuclear weapons through increasingly sophisticated missile defenses. The DF-ZF also could be used as part of a conventional strategic strike weapon capable of hitting targets around the world within an hour.
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@jaydee6268 The DF-17 is the first hypersonic glide vehicle-equipped missile intended for operational deployment ever tested. Source: Introducing the DF-17: China’s Newly Tested Ballistic Missile Armed With a Hypersonic Glide Vehicle thediplomat.com/2017/12/introducing-the-df-17-chinas-newly-tested-ballistic-missile-armed-with-a-hypersonic-glide-vehicle/
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@jaydee6268 China has successfully tested a cutting-edge hypersonic aircraft, Xingkong-2 (星空-2) or Starry Sky-2. Video: Military News: China tests hypersonic aircraft Starry Sky-2 youtu.be/aVWQ2uOCepU Starry Sky-2 was launched using a rocket and the aircraft rides shockwaves generated by its hypersonic flight and the test craft maintained speeds above Mach 5.5 for more than 400 seconds, reaching a top speed of 7,344 kmph. Experts say that the aircraft's speed and unpredictable trajectory will challenge modern missile defense systems.
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@matpk Chinese passport isn't particularly strong, the Western passport is typically stronger.
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@sherm7107 About Communism vs Capitalism, it's no secret today that capitalism is killing the planet. Capitalism is the overproduction of goods for the sake of profits, unnecessarily polluting the Earth in the process, with the eventual goal being the complete depletion of the Earth's resources. Because our modern industries are just too efficient, we can literally produce enough food, goods, houses, schools, hospitals, etc for everyone on the Earth. Yet despite this, we still have starving people in the world, homeless people, illiteracy, people lacking access to healthcare, etc. Because under the capitalist system, the goods go to those who can afford it. Communism is the belief that every resource should be allocated to the people according to needs. The Earth's resources are finite, and capitalism only seeks to exhaust the Earth's resources in pursuit of profit, whereas communism is committed to the idea of distributing resources according to needs. Sure, it's not a perfect system but it seems preferable to capitalism, which is overproduction for the sake of profits. What's the point of hoarding profit? When we all eventually die, can capitalists take their profits into the afterlife? No.
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@Student0Toucher China has 5000 years of history and is among the world's oldest "continuous" civilization still alive today, whereas other ancient civilizations like Mesopotamia, Rome and Egypt have since succumbed to history. China has witnessed the birth and death of various other nations, the rise and fall of numerous other empires, yet China has survived the violent passage of time to modern times relatively intact, whereas even Rome eventually crumbled. China has always been under the authoritarian rule (and we still are today) of emperors and the imperial court, because that's how China has been successfully governed for millennia. Not all countries have to adopt Western democracy to be successful and China is living proof of this.
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