Comments by "Patrick T" (@patrickt49) on "The Economic Crisis That Threatens the Chinese Model - VisualPolitik EN" video.

What you don't understand is that China has always been like this. Yes, they had Emperors and kings, but how did those dynasties end? With social upheaval and overreach resulting in regime change. And the cycle continued for hundreds and hundreds of years.
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@2KSnSLifestyle If you have to say that Taiwan is part of China, then it is NOT a part of China. Nobody says that Hawaii, or Alaska is part of the US. Everyone just knows it and it goes without saying.
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This is the problem of centrally planned economies. The issue is the government has their hand on the supply side, but if they can't control the demand side (which is determined by the people), then it's just doomed to fail. They might as well force people to spend as well.
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@juniorleslie4804 Yes, China is the only exception in that they are literally running themselves to the ground in order to prop up their artificial GDP numbers, which is highly dubious, to say the least. That's the difference between private and state enterpriese. One is efficient and more customer oriented, and the other is based squarely on social stability at all costs even at the cost of efficiency.
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I found it strange that they kept manufacturing housing that nobody ever moved to years and years ago. Where did they think people who are going to move into these houses were going to come from? If they weren't moving in then, what made them think that things would be different in the coming years?
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@JJ-he7yy actually, China produces "low tech" chips. It will take them several years before they can catch up to the likes of Samsung, Nvidia and Intel. They don't spend on R&D. How can they when they sell goods at such a low price point that there is little to no profit margin to help fund research?
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@wolverine9377 Actually a lot of them don't know what's happening outside of what the government told them. It's called "keeping the peace" in dictatorships. What you don't know won't kill you until it's too late.
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@2KSnSLifestyle Not a good argument. So because a large segment of the population is Chinese, it automatically is a part of China? Not true. Taiwan has its own constitution, it's own government, its own passport, it's own currency that is not found in China. Heck even the the US has a separate policy when it comes to dealing with Taiwan. Just so you know, this strongly implies that they are separate entities. Taiwan is NOT a part of China.
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@2KSnSLifestyle Are you talking about the same UN that your government just slandered and discredited because of their report on Xinjiang? If that's the case, then your argument has no leg to stand on.
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@2KSnSLifestyle The Spratleys are just a stone's throw away from countries in Southeast Asia that are claiming them, so by your definition China has zero claim to those islands because China is further away.
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@2KSnSLifestyle being a Taiwan bot doesn't hold any negative connotation unlike a foaming in the mouth rabid mainland Chinese nationalist bot.
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@2KSnSLifestyle They are the "Republic of China" not the "People's Republic of China". There's a big difference. One is Communist, one is democratic.
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@2KSnSLifestyle Ok, keep telling yourself that. In the meantime, it's being administered by Taiwan, who has their own army personnel on the island, which therefore has their own laws. The fact that we are having this back and forth only serves to further question the legitimacy of the PRC's claim to Taiwan, so keep it up.
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@2KSnSLifestyle ROC IS Taiwan. North Korea and South Korea are both Koreas but they aren't the same. Same in this case, PRC and ROC, are not the same China.
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@2KSnSLifestyle Small part of China that it tries so hard to convince the whole world that it is theirs when in fact the writing is on the wall that it clearly and obviously isn't. Keep dreaming.
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@2KSnSLifestyle They are NOT the same. Read my comments clearly. Does any other province in mainland China have its own currency? No. Taiwan does. Does any other province in mainland China have its own elected leaders? No. Taiwan does. Does any other province in mainland China have its own laws which govern society? No. Taiwan does and citizens from mainland China who visit are subject to these laws which are different from Mainland China. Therefore, it only stands to reason that Taiwan is NOT a part of mainland China. They are not under the administration of Beijing.
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@2KSnSLifestyle You are seriously brain damaged if you can't even tell the difference between the PRC and ROC.
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@2KSnSLifestyle Hong Kong and Macau never became independent from China. They ARE administered by the PRC.
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@2KSnSLifestyle Taiwan wants nothing to do with China. That's why we're in this mess. China keeps forcing themselves on Taiwan like a desperate abusive man trying to win a girl that was never his.
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@juniorleslie4804 if most debt were bad debt then banks would be out of business. As long as people are kept in debt and banks can make money from interest, they will be fine. It's when people stop paying back loans that becomes the issue
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