Comments by "Vale Tudo" (@valetudo1569) on "DW News" channel.

  1. Apparently problems don't exist if you just cover your eyes
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  2. Shutting down the nuclear plants was just silly...especially in a place that isn't that sunny or particularly windy
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  3. Communists/authoritarians will never give up power willingly
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  4.  @tasreasfatemsa8266 Democracies are by no means perfect but they seem to be a much better alternative to strongman authoritarianism.
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  5. This man is right. I live in a very wealthy part of China and even here people are hurting financially and youth struggling to find jobs. If there is 5% growth - nobody knows where it is going because its not felt even in an area like mine that typically has high economic growth.
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  6. I think it's a big a problem in Chinese society that there is apathy towards those who are not close friends and family, instead of empathy towards their fellow man. Not everybody, but it's a big problem
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  7. Economist Michael Pettis said this would happen. As China shifts its investment from real estate into manufacturing in a desperate attempt to keep its economic model going - countries are going to be unwilling to absorb additional exports from China at the cost of their own industries, which have already been hollowed out from China's subsidies
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  8. You need to take a look in the mirror and ask yourself what China has done to make this situation worse. I think the US has made some mistakes here, but if you only see the US as making mistakes in their actions, you are bias and don't realize it. It takes two to tango
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  9. Women have more choice yet men still want to hold onto the traditional way of women doing everything - cooking, cleaning, taking care of children... and now + working. The world changed fast but the expectations of men are slow to change...especially in a traditional and patriarchal society like China. This leads to more women saying "no thanks".
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  10.  @smoothoperator2008s  Lol I love how people quote China GDP growth as if it's the same as other countries. Their GDP is a manufactured input, not an output of actual economic activity like other transparent countries. For every RMB of GDP they had to spend 7 rmb of debt, with that number growing exponentially. Even worse - it's largely spent in unproductive assets that just boost numbers on paper but do little to actual produce any value for the function of the economy. and their consumption is 7%? I go balls deep into the economics and have not seen that from any credible source. Their problem is literally low consumption and high macro debt. You're off dude
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  11. US wars? Russia invaded Ukraine, in Europe. US has given an immense amount of help at Europe's request... ok Chinese bot
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  12. I agree with the EU. Hamas is bad and wrong but Israel has gone too far in disregarding and in some cases punishing Palestinian civilians
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  13.  @tasreasfatemsa8266  In 2020 Li Keqiang said over 600 million in China live on 140$ a month. So its not the same, and the total amount of poor are relevant.
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  14. @Kim It's definitely becoming less attractive for a lot of foreign workers. I do live in China, but I do it for my own personal reasons.. not because it's my best option financially or living standards. Almost half of my foreign friends have left though...
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  15. I would disagree with this woman. Unfortunately, the people blame the local government for the bank issue... and not the central government. They are unaware of how the policies of the central government have actually led to this issue on the local level.
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  16.  @chinavirus841  I'd say nobody is winning, and considering that everybody thought they'd be done in 2 weeks - I'd say they're doing quite well for themselves.
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  17. Way more than 80 million. There are 100 million in Guangzhou alone... if you factor in all of the Cantonese speakers in the entire world? Many many millions more. I know most of the big Chinese populations in places like Monterey Park and Alhambra, CA - alone are Cantonese speakers.
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  18. @TienyeeTien  Lol I am. 我在中国已经住了六年半了
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  19. BBC is legit
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  20. Id say deceptive
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  21.  @zacksmith5963  You do realize that China's debt to GDP ratio is greater than the US right? You really should not be mentioning debt when trying to compare China to the US
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  22.  @williamkinkade2538  I haven't seen any Han prejudice in this thread...knock it off.
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  23.  @wanglei5500  US and its allies do not want their technology to be used to build up a military they may have to fight. If China can get around it, that is their right and all the more power to them.
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  24.  @odysliu9102  I live in China and the original poster is correct, and you likely know it as well. These kind of open discussions are not allowed to be on Chinese TV or on social media. The only thing allowed is praise of the party or things that are bad against the West, especially US
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  25. @ Well you can ask the gentleman in the video about that. Don't take my word for it - all I can do is offer my personal experience. But I do have friends all over and somehow they are all experiencing the same. Its common knowledge inside China that jobs are hard to find and things are much slower... I don't know what to tell you. If you want more concrete data - watch the video again or just search it here on google or youtube. There is tons of data to support what I'm saying.
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  26. Well the US actually invented the semi-conductor, and the internet, and GPS. What has China invented recently? US stopped producing semiconductors willingly, by outsourcing them to Taiwan and other countries. However they do design all of the software for advanced semi-conductors though... like the ones Taiwan makes. China doesn't have to worry though, because their chips are the things that go into kids toys, and scooters, remote controls, etc.. so it they don't need the US software
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  27. I'd say the problem is Europe doesn't agree or like China's behavior, but they're not economically strong enough to really do much about it. I think they would like the luxury of taking a stronger stance against China like the US, but they're just not able to. Hence the EU Pres stating how they really feel yet the leaders of each individual country cow-towing to Beijing to economic deals. It's a big mess and I think it's gonna sting even worse when Beijing ends up invading Taiwan and Europe finds itself in another Russia/Ukraine type situation.
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  28.  @happymelon7129  Nobody has changed the definition in the US lol. You're just making things up because you have no argument. US is doing quite well, bad example you chose
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  29. Yeah, Winnie the Pooh
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  30. Lol okay
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  31. As an export based economy with weak consumption - China literally relies the most on globalization out of all major economies... irrevocable economic collapse would exactly be what happens to China. The opposite of what you say is true... hence why others are for decoupling and only China is screaming not to de-couple
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  32. Well, he's right
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  33. Hey, Taiwan it's own country. I think you have a typo there
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  34. All by design. I'll tell you one thing from personal experience - the Chinese Tiktok (Douyin) does not do that... infact, the opposite
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  35.  @PewterThos  In addition to this, the fact that about 70% of Chinese household wealth is in housing and the prices are now falling means peoples net worth are going to decrease by a lot. This has a lot of negative implications for consumption and the economy as a whole.
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  36.  @fooksengloke3625  Lol thats funny because literally every Chinese I know that is financially able to move out of China - has. I can think of 5 people/families that I personally know, off the top of my head.
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  37. If you take it out of context like that, its chilling. However the Ukrainians want to defend their own country and want the means to do so. The US and others are providing them with that
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  38.  @civicblade1  Stop it.... CGTN is from the State, and will never host or show people actually having a legitimate round table discussion with views that they do not control and could be critical of them.
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  39.  @DEonaraR  Very funny. That is a completely different problem that is much harder to fix, politically. Difference is? In America people can admit their country's problems
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  40.  Fortifier1021  I'd guess its much more on the otherside....especially with 30 million more men than women.
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  41.  Fortifier1021  Those are two separate things. thats why I put the "+".
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  42. China has looted and plundered its own people for years. Now they're doing the same to African countries and other in the SE sea. China would be nowhere without the west welcoming it into the global system. Maybe it should remember that
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  43. Those companies are American companies that are beholden to US law. Why would they ban them first? Get outta here
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  44. Hmm sounds like you've been listening to Peter Zeihan, which I do as well and largely agree with , however I think the timing is not correct on the demographic decline. The demographic decline is likely to really start being a drag in the next decade, however China still faces many near term problems - massively high debt/GDP ratio and lack of growth drivers since real estate growth of the past is likely gone and infrastructure investment doesn't bare the fruit it once did. With all of that said - time is not on China's side, and things are likely to get worse if they don't invade Taiwan by the early 2030's at the latest. More likely it'll be a selling point for XI's 4th term in 2027
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  45. Taiwan does not want war with China, and cannot create it. The balance of power is not equal, and only one can hurt the other. It's up to China to pull the trigger, or not
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  46. Lol the brick is a joke. Are you kidding
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  47. The fact that this comment is so badly worded and hard to understand - yet has so many likes, leads me to believe it's a bot account....which there has been a massive surge of on DW lately. Taiwan is a country, knock it off. CCP never controlled it, waited way too long to the point TW has their own government, passports, currencies, diplomatic ties, laws, etc etc. They even have to wait in the foreigner line when they come into China...so even China knows this.
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  48. There is a reason they are on board with it, and its not the whole "puppet master" conspiracy
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  49.  @wanglei5500  The problem with your term "Chinese sea areas" is that China illegally claims the entire South China Sea as their territory. This is against an international court that said China had no right to the territory. Those waters are international and the waters specifically close to the Philippines is theirs. The CCP does not respect others or international law.. the CCP only cares about its own national interest.
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  50. What is she supposed to lie because she's in China? She spoke her truth and isn't afraid of China or going to sugar coat anything just because of where she stands
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  51.  @JayMayne-zo1qh  Lol US has the most powerful military in the world. You're on drugs dude
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  52.  @doubtingthomas9612  Chinese bot trying to masquerade as an actual native American to distract from China by pointing out something negative about the US. Nobody believes you...
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  53. Me too. I've been saying this for years
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  54. China was the main beneficiary to the rules based order in the last 30 years, and as soon as they became big enough to do so - they seek to undermine it. Talk about biting the hand that fed them, ridiculous...
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  55. The projections for China's economic growth by the IMF is way too high. Zero Covid is still a giant weight on the economy, and will cause economic scarring in terms of consumer spending, business investment...and accelerate businesses leaving. The major crackdowns in education, technology, and especially real estate will also put a massive dent in their growth. The most important is real estate. It's been fueled by debt and responsible for 30% of GDP + 70% of household wealth. The era of 5%+ growth is over for China. I predict 2-3% for the rest of the decade and then after that? The population decline really kicks in and we see Japan era stagnation...but worse, because their per capita GDP won't be nearly as high as Japan's was
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  56.  jacksmith6015 Well you can tell that to China, because they constantly use the term "The West" in international and domestic messaging & media. And it's quite the opposite of what you said, I already replied to your other comment with more on that. China would be decades behind of where they are now if not for help from the west.
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  57.  @asahel980  If you think these problems the youth are facing in China is the same as other major economies - you're crazy. It is not the same as this all over the world.
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  58.  @PlanetCHINA.1  Trade doesn't = like. To answer your question: India, Vietnam, south Korea, Japan, Philippines (doesn't actually like China but keeps channels open for the money and investment...hence allowing US military expansion), and Malaysia is the same as Philippines as they have expressed feeling bullied but keep channels open for the money. I would not even consider North Korea or Russia "friends" as distrust runs very deep between them and China, and it's merely a relationship based on current dynamics, rather than actual shared values (other than hating the west) and long history of trust. Look at how Pakistan's population has responded to increase Chinese presence in their country. China has no friends, man. All of their "positive" relationships are purely transactional, and between the governments - and not the citizens of said country.
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  59.  @NinjaRunningWild  So actually, tons of evidence now that they have over counted by 100 mill and 1.28, but regardless - stating a big population as evidence that the quality of that population must be good, is silly. Take 30 minutes to actually read up on China's population and how demographics actually work before making silly statements
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  60. They are though - see TSMC building a massive chip factory
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  61. Lol I know you are not talking about the US debt right now. China is facing massive debt issues
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  62.  @liminhao1985  Well yeah, there is one now. It's ruled itself since 1949. Wake up.
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  63. Cry more, WuMao
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  64. Hey waste more time, sure
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  65.  @TienyeeTien  Yes the whole "you're channel is xxx years old" has nothing to do with anything. Newflash - people can have more than one google account.. not that it is relevant to this conversation.
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  66. Chinese BOTS all over DW comment section in this video.
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  67. Well, that would be China
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  68.  @JB-xm8qi  Actually I'm learning Chinese, but very funny
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  69.  @jackyan8925  I bet you China's big growth days are behind it. I doubt it will actually see 6% again, and if it does - almost certainly fueled by debt. It's easy to say "we are switching our economic growth mode" but it's extremely hard to do, and there is very little evidence of it so far. Chinese consumption is very low because the government keeps a lot of the wealth from the GDP gains, instead of giving back to the citizens...hence the low average wage in China relative to the GDP gains of the last 30 years
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  70.  @jackyan8925  Hmm so I would see it the other way. China has the opportunity to sell to the world because of the global order created by the EU and US, that has allowed globalization to occur. In addition, China has has greatly benefitted from the EU and US opening their economies to China, even when China has not done the same. It is China that has been the beneficiary, and yet it bites the hands that fed it. There are alternatives to China (Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, Thailand, etc) but there are not alternatives to the demand from the EU and the US. So who is gifted here....? It is not the customer, who is gifted by the seller... but it is the seller, who is gifted by the customer who chooses to buy from them...even though they have increasingly more options to choose from.
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  71.  @jackyan8925  By the way, I don't think China should "Lie down". I think China should work as hard as it can to make the lives better for it's people. I love the Chinese people and want the best for them... I think humans are humans, and I want the best for the human race. I hope the Chinese people continue to rise up and their quality of life improves
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  72.  @wanglei5500  But what you're saying is factually false. Many countries lay claim to those areas, but none of them officially own it by law. According to United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) - those waters are legally international waters. That means that states do not have the right to limit navigation or exercise any control for security purposes.. Any claim needs to be worked out legally in international court, and nobody should be forcing others out of those waters without a court ruling.
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  73.  @f1aziz  Umm relax, buddy. I ain't "woke", I'm sayin she spoke what she believes to be true...and I think she is right. Calm down with your woke nonsense...
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  74. Except that the EU shares values of democracy and freedom with the US, and has a deep alliance with the US that spans many decades. Without the US - Russia would have defeated Ukraine right now... they are largely the largest contributor of aid and weapons to Ukraine. They also have helped securing oil and gas to Europe after Russia invaded Ukraine. Your comment is a bit silly and shows your ignorance on the history and relations between EU and US
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  75. Lol, right them a letter and tell them to do that
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  76. No, its China
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  77.  @waynegore5291  What are you talking about
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  78. A lot of it will, over time...and to Vietnam/India/Thailand. As of now - those countries lack enough of the skilled labor and supply chains necessary for US companies to do that.
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  79.  @JayMayne-zo1qh  If you say so
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  80. So thats where you are wrong... it's ambitions are not like very other country in the world. It's ambitions are to strengthen and maximize the power of one monopolistic political party within, and bend the world to the will of that party. No thank you
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  81.  @odysliu9102  So, I live in China. I know what's discussed openly on social media and TV. Even on social media - there is pretty strict censorship. People can voice their opinions...to a certain degree, but it is not as public or official as this. Anything from a news source like DW would not be allowed or heavily controlled. Publicly is not the same thing, because it's between 1 on 1 or maybe small groups.. this is with thousands or possible millions. It's time to come to the conclusion that the Chinese government is not open to discussions that could possibly be critical of itself, inside China. If you are Chinese (which I think you are) I think you know what I mean. I still love China and the Chinese people, but it is what it is.
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  82. I don't remember the report but it was said that Cambodia and Singapore are the most infiltrated countries by the CCP
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  83.  @marktn9851  I can't subscribe to that theory. It just doesn't add up...not even close
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  84.  @MB2.0  China has shown restraint because it has absolutely no choice. I am not sure if you are aware of this - China is 10x more vulnerable to sanctions than Russia, and their military is nowhere near that of the US. These are just facts, don't get your feelings hurt
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  85.  @TheKkpop1  Lol peaceful? Xi has been anything but that. Deng (best leader so far), Jiang, and Hu Jintao were all relatively peaceful. Xi? He's like the Chinese Trump... trying to fight everybody and ruining China's relationship. China is violating freedom of navigation laws - that is why US conducted drills. The world will stand up to China and not let it bully smaller countries around the world by violating global norms and disregarding international laws. Play by global laws, or the world will stand up to Xi's aggressive CCP
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  86.  @MB2.0  Absolutely false. Of course they are interconnected...it's the only thing preventing a true cold war. However - The US economy is much more open to Chinese economy than vice versa. China's economy is still pretty closed off compared to the rest of the world. What this mean is the US is less exposed to China than China is to the US. You will tell me I'm wrong but this is the objective truth. If push comes to shove though, and China takes action against Taiwan - the US will absolutely sanction them and it will hurt much more than what happened to Russia. Here is why - China relies on imports of food (a lot they get from the US), oil, and advanced manufacturing of chips and equipment. Most of which is traded on the US dollar. If the US reaaaallly wanted to - it could stop food imports, sanction oil and everything traded on the dollar, and the Chinese economy would be done in a year. They could also send one nuclear powered carrier to the Persian Gulf and block oil imports. China's navy still runs on fuel and doesn't have the range to sail to the Persian gulf to stop an oil embargo. I don't think the US would do that, because believe it or not it actually cares about the lives of people in China. Plus taking such strong action like that against a country would only be warranted if something big happed, such as: Russia invading Ukraine, or China invading Taiwan China actually knows this vulnerability and is the reason why they haven't invaded Taiwan yet, or shot down Pelosi's plane. They absolutely will not invade Taiwan until they can guard against these sanctions and the US dollar.... + build up their military more
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  87.  @marktn9851  You don't like what I'm saying but I'm telling you the truth. Xi is much more aggressive than his predecessors. He feels China is strong now and trying to assert strength and dominance, but I believe he's overconfident. It would be much better if he abided by Deng Xiao Ping's words of ""Hide Your Strength, Bide Your time"
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  88.  @marktn9851  I think that is the Chinese point of view, but it's not the view of many Asian countries who actually want the US to counter-balance what they see is an aggressive and assertive China. These countries are: Japan, S. Korea, Australia, the Philippines, and India. These are all US allies, with the exception of India (informal ally). Keep in mind it was not the US who launched missiles into the waters around Taiwan and into Japan's EEZ. It's also not the US who had a conflict with India on their border just recently. It is not the US who basically claimed the entire South China Sea for itself, at the expense of all of the countries who depend on it for their economies - and all because of an "ancient map" that was supposedly found. China also claimed they would not militarize the South China Sea - and they did exactly that. These are all extremely aggressive actions on the part of China since Xi took power. It seems the "Apex Predator" is behaving just as that - using it's newfound strength to overpower smaller countries and economies. The US has had military bases in countries that asked for it all around the world for many years, long before any issues with China. You're talk of biolabs makes me think you might believe those conspiracy theories about US biolabs making Covid or bioweapons, or something. And yes, the US has made many mistakes in the past with wars and a ton of other issues. No doubt about it - but that does not excuse China's behavior now. It's not one is wrong and one is right, or that US has been wrong so it doesn't matter what China does. Any country that does bad things should be held accountable, and China is not exempt from this. A small history lesson: One of the main reasons China has risen is because of globalization that came from the Freedom Of Navigation (FON) principle and the rules based order that was set up and led by the US after WWII. This made the waters of the ocean safe and allowed globalization to occur. The very same globalization that allowed to China to use the global oceans to sell to the entire world, and import vast amount of natural resources, like: oil, minerals, steel, etc etc. Especially given that China had zero functional navy at the time and had no way to protect it's shipments. If you don't believe me, you can look this up as it's documented world history. The very same freedom of navigation principle that the allowed China to rise - is now being violated in the South China Sea, by none other than the PRC. So yes the US has done many atrocious things in history. Nobody is here to say the US has a clean record, if that's what you think. But do not forget that two "wrongs" do not make a "right", and that the US has also done many things that has benefited the globe and allowed countries (especially China) to grow immensely and create a middle class. This is not taught or talked about in China because in China, America = "bad guy". But it is the truth, and it'd be wise for the CCP to keep this in mind when blaming the US for all of it's problems, and taking sole credit for everything that China has become.
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  89.  @marktn9851  Lol ya okay, I'm a bot I never spread falsehoods. Everything I say I've researched extensively from legitimate sources....or else I wouldn't speak on it I've also lived it. I lived in China for many years and just left after the recent lockdowns. 我会说中文, I've spoken extensively to locals to back up what I know and to get their opinions, I've seen the change in attitudes from the leadership, I've seen how the media portrays the outside world. So do not tell me I'm spreading falsehoods and trying to distort views. I have done the work to validate the opinions that I have
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  90. Ummm the bots are from the Chinese side. This is not China... US gov does not control the news or bots
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  91.  @wumaobot Those "obsolete weapons" seem to be helping them pretty well against an invader... and western countries are actually giving those weapons and money as aid. That means they don't have to pay them back, dummy.
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  92. In addition to the transparency - democracies have the ability to get rid of ineffective leaders. Authoritarian countries do not, and get stuck with theirs.
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  93. ​ @saltymonke3682  Not in the real world
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  94. Oh stop it... you're take wreaks of bias and you are mischaracterizing the issue. The issue is - if they block whatever they don't like, why do they allow this? China clearly hates the US and its allowing of these comments is to pain Israel as the bad guy as they are scene as a close ally of the US. Quit with your disingenuous nonsense
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  95. Yeah, kill more fish
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  96. Hmm RMB is nowhere close to being the reserve currency though. The Euro and Yen are way ahead of it in terms of global use
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  97. China mustve been real jealous then when they banned FB, Google, Instagram, skype, linkedin, etc etc etc
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  98. National jealousy is China banning google, instagram, facebook, whatsapp, Skype, Zoom... just to create their own copy cats
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  99. The Taiwan Straight is international waters, you dummy. This is internationally recognized under freedom of navigation
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  100.  @WanWanOfficialX  What a dumb example. You really think Taiwan is comparable to Texas? Please, tell me when the CCP governed Taiwan. Please, tell me that Taiwanese share the same values with the CCP like like Texas does with the rest of the country. Please, tell me more about how people from Texas have separate passports, currency and a completely different government from the rest of the US - the way Taiwan does to China. Tell me how the US wants to take away Texas freedom of speech, freedom to the use the internet, freedom to criticize anybody they want, etc etc etc They don't want a Chinese dictator to rule their lives and control everything they do. They don't worship Xi, and never will
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  101. I'm not happy that his daughter died nor do I wish upon anybody. However, it is ironic that he now feels the same pain that his ideology has brought on so many Ukrainians
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  102.  @thomaszhang3101  Lol and where is all that quantum incryption? Newsflash: China hasn't invented anything since paper
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  103.  @eunidapieters9331  Well the US outsourced a lot of low-level manufacturing...because it was expensive to do it at home. However, a lot of people agree that it was mistake to do it so much. I have also seen counter-arguments to it being necessary as part of switching to an advanced service/consumer based economy and to having your currency as the global currency. Not sure which answer is more correct
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  104. Lol yeah EU should just accept China's values of breaking trade rules and running massive subsidies that hallow out their manufacturing. WuMao nonsense...
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  105.  @RobespierreThePoof  It's easy to talk, but I'm not seeing a ton of action. It's my feeling that they are somewhat aligned with the US on these big issues, but not completely, and again - not much action. I think China is just too big of a partner right now and without a collectively strong economic position, I just don't think they can afford to really put their feelings into action. Anyways, just my opinion. We'll see how this all pla
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  106. China sure is successful at divide and conquer within the EU, with Macron sucking up to the CCP. This German representative speaks up now but their leader was just over there cozying up to Beijing not too long ago. All of this appears as weakness to Beijing. They want to de-unionize the European Union... and are largely succeeding.
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  107.  Fortifier1021  Well I mean it's pretty well documented. Next you might ask me where I heard the earth was round. I also live in China and people here are very aware of it. Its no secret
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  108.  @user-wb8mp9by9f  Lol that would've been a great joke in the 3rd grade.
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  109.  @user-wb8mp9by9f  Lol ya see. Now you know I live here
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  110.  @user-wb8mp9by9f  Nope! Not super young but not a boomer either
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  111.  @bogdar2019  Who "had" those civillians do it?
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  112. It absolutely has global ambitions to restructure the entire global order with itself at the front. Everybody is awake to this now and it is not a secret anymore...thats where all of this controversy comes from. Nobody wants China to lead any global order, and this is the pushback for that concept
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  113.  @dannnsss8034  The funny thing is - they always brag that they don't interfere in everyones issues... when it's clearly the opposite
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  114. Then don't watch, baby. Boohoo
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  115.  @waynegore5291  Yeah, like they do in China, right? Block any news that makes you look bad
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  116.  @jereflechis4014  Exactly. I can't believe anybody is surprised he rigged the election...of course
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  117. Not when you have an agressive and coercive authoritarian regime trying to bully and invade another democratic country.
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  118.  @wayangpok  The world will not stand by as China invades a sovereign, Democratic country. We will not have a Ukraine 2.0
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  119.  @lvjinbin28 I don't listen to Mr. Gordon, he's a bit too hyperbolic for me. I look at actual data and also countries who went through something similar - ie Japan. All of that "China will collapse in 24 hours!" was all youtube clickbait that everybody bought into. This is different... China copied Japan's economic model to the T, and failed to correct its problems. Those situations aren't 100% the same, but it's a good indicator as to where things are going.
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  120.  @zhuangdavid5037  Please enlighten us
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  121. Let me teach you something about economics: The US economy is much more open to China's than vice versa. This makes the US relatively insulated from economic attack from China. Ask yourself why Trump was able to increase tariffs on so many of Chinese goods but they could only do a small fraction of US goods. 2ndly, China still relies on the global financial system to conduct business, which is run on the US dollar. China is a net importer of food (a lot from the US), oil, and commodities... all the US would need to do is sanction those areas and the Chinese economy in it's current condition collapses in under a year. Ask yourself why China did not intervene in Pelosi's visit like it so threatened? Because right now, they would get demolished without the US ever needing to fire a bullet. China is working on preventing this in the future - but it will take a lot of time and resources. Lastly - China relies a whooooole lot more on the US for components than vice versa. The US imports a lot of low value-added products from the US. China imports a lot of high-value added in terms of technology and equipment from the US. Lets be clear - As of today, China needs the US a lot more than vice versa. Hence why Pelosi felt confident to land on Taiwan. She knew they would not pull the trigger
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  122.  lai show  Stop your nonsense lies. Urumqi, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Foxconn facilities aka "Iphone city", Shanghai, and even Beijing. So this is not an incident in a certain city. You are either a paid Wumao or your just a hardcore nationalist that cannot accept that there are actually people in China who do not support the government and do not agree with their decisions. Stop lying, stop deflecting blame. The Chinese government F****d up majorly here and people are standing up against it.
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  123.  lai show  Oh and I forgot to mention the Universities in Nanjing and another city. So that's 8 different locations
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  124. More bot/WuMao nonsense. Man DW comments used to be a good place to see differing opinions.. and in the last few weeks the bots have swarmed this place too. Just like WION and SCMP
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  125. I think the question is who is going to stop China aggression?
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  126. They are literally the reason why there is no peace. They invaded them
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  127. What a dumb thing to say. Their sell of arms don't count as a trade "agreement", and are individual sales. It'll likely be aimed towards industries China has blocked
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  128.  @sydneyguillermand4763  Hmm yeah but those are hack clickbait videos. China isn't going to collapse over night or any time soon... I think what is far more likely is a very long period of stagnation... once their debt capacity is reached and the effects of the aging population really start to bite. But again, it doesn't mean collapse and it probably won't be any time soon.
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  129.  @davidrave563  Lol conspiracy nonsense
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  130.  @PlanetCHINA.1  Oh and the massive US military presence in the SC Sea is a direct response to the large Chinese presence.. because China is stealing other countries territory...again, look at Philippines allowing US access to more bases, look at Vietnam and basically every other country in the area. China ain't makin' no friends in the SC Sea
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  131.  @quyenluong3705  If you don't know what "all the hype is about" then you don't understand the problem. I don't feel like typing multiple paragraphs but automation is not as easy as flipping a switch.. it's extremely capital intensive as machines do very specific tasks.. this means they need constant upgrading. It also takes away China's competitive edge as other countries start to automate as well. The population decline means much less work force but they don't just disappear - they become dependents, so its a double-whammy. And then there is something called the skills gap. Automation would likely replace a lot of lower skilled jobs, but thats not actually where China would have it's problem. China actually has a ton of low-skilled labor it's the higher value added jobs that are going to suffer. So, it'll actually be possible for China to have a dwindling workforce and high unemployment at the same time. Not enough people in the jobs they need - and automation taking the jobs that many low-skilled labor depends on.
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  132. The anti US and western ones are propagated and boosted by the state. The side against the West always wins because thats how it's designed to be in those arguments
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  133.  @jdmilion1096  Is it a gummy bear? Sorry
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  134. I think you are absolutely right and said it perfectly.
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  135.  @samanthaw4955  This happens all of the time when Republicans control the house. US will be fine... I'd be much more worried about China's structural issues, massive debt to GDP (actual % is more than double the US) and population decline.
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  136.  @hejay1245  Don't speak too soon。 China is still the largest emitter of carbon and very polluted in most areas. Until they can actually deploy this green tech you speak of and apply it - it's all just hearsay.
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  137.  @fooksengloke3625  Okay you typed wayyy too much. Make it shorter, or people won't waste their time reading from a random person on youtube. Infrastructure is not always an asset... when the return on the infrastructure is less than the money (debt - in China's case) used to build it - then it's a liability. China is using debt to fund infrastructure that costs more money than it will ever make. It worked great in 2008 but it has outlived it's usefulness about 15 years ago... but they don't have any other way to achieve "growth"
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  138. @sandponics Nope talking about China. 你可以读吗？
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  139.  @awesomegmg956  I explained it in my comment above yours
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  140.  @ĐoànĐạiDương-f1n  China's actual debt is estimated to be around 2.5x it's GDP. It owes it to its people as they were the ones who generated that GDP and it was their savings the banks used as leverage. Ultimately its their current wealth and future wealth that was plundered and will take the hit. We are seeing it in real time as real estate takes a dive and 70% of Chinese household wealth is in real estate. Debt was used to build nonproductive assets (real estate and other unproductive infrastructure) for local government revenue that are worthless since they were speculative and/or cost more than the revenue they produce (ie railways to Xinjiang). As real estate goes down - so does the household wealth of the average Chinese citizen, and then goes their consumption, and then comes deflation
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  141.  @daedricxarmor1430  What on earth are you talking about lol. I'm not a Xi supporter
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  142.  @thetrueworld8317  It's always about comparing the US and China to you guys right? How many in the people in the US compare themselves to China or point at China and say "Oh yeah! Well look at China!" when they have a problem? Not very many... Anyways, a better question to ask is how much nonfunctional infrastructure China has built in the past 10 years? That is the bigger factor. China's infrastructure investment model topped out around 15 years ago. Before that time - they lacked infrastructure investment and needed it... so it returned a positive investment. If you spend 1 rmb and get anything more than 1 rmb - it's a good deal. However, after that time - they started getting less and less for their investments and now its estimated for every 7 rmb they spend on investment, they get 1 rmb back. To put it simply - they have too much infrastructure, and because it worked in the past - they just kept going, and never switched their economic model. What was a good thing in the past - is killing them now. I'm not just making this up....Tons upon tons of videos on this and legit economic articles written up about this. It's been a known issue for a very long time
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  143. Right thats why China doesn't invade right now, right? Thats why China didn't shoot down Pelosi's plane right? Look, here is the truth - China's military, as of today, would have no chance against the US. This is objective truth, and why China didn't attack or stop Pelosi or Taiwan like they said they would.
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  144. @kudi lmaooo you are on drugs. What are you using for that info? The Chinese internet? China's central government hide's most of the debt on it's balance sheet in corporate debt and local government debt. In 2020 - their real debt to GDP was 270+ ... and that was BEFORE these recent lockdowns. You are ridiculous How do you think all of these giant buildings got built so fast? How about all of these high-speed rails? What about all of these apartments? China must be somekind of money-magician... No, it was not from profits, it was from debt. Newsflash: China lies about their numbers
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  145.  @directxxxx71  They got the tech from the solar panel industry from Germany. Not like they invented it themselves.....goodluck doing that in the future, unless they steal it (probably)
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  146. Lol how many CCP officials friends and family with foreign passports or have their wealth tied up in foreign countries
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  147.  @freespeech8520  Well actually watch the video and see all the people that were hurt. 300 people reported losing a family member... you didn't even watch did you. Pitiful
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  148. These bot accounts are as bad as the ones on financial advice channels with 200+ likes and fraudulent info. Newsflash: nobody believes your nonsense
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  149. Funny how when US representatives go to China - the WuMao and bots are all on here saying how they are begging for help because "look who came to who". Yet when Xi meets Biden in USA, its all "Great they are working together!" the hypocrisy is headspinning
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  150. Is this a bot account? Logan is legit and nothing like Gordon Chang, and not predicting the collapse of the Chinese economy. Also, people have been predicting the collapse of the US since 1960's and before... so stop complaining. Big boy countries need to take big boy criticisms.
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  151. Maybe you didn't understand the video, but its because of China's policies that its companies are skittish about investing in China. Use comprehension and listening skills next time
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  152.  @protagonist9716 Lol okay. China is going through hard times right now.. maybe you should worry more about that
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  153.  @protagonist9716  Do you not realize whats going on with China right now? For that 5% - they had to spend x7 as much in debt to achieve it. China's real/organic growth is closer to 1%. The rest is all supply-side nonproductive nonsense from debt, all to boost GDP numbers on paper. Don't believe me? You don't need to.. because you will soon see in the next 1-2 years that this economic "miracle" is ending, and will be much like Japan in the 1990's...except not as developed, not as rich, and experiencing population decline 20 years before Japan did. Oh and btw - 我不是德国人
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  154.  @niburu1508  Oh I'm sorry, I thought this was a video about China, and a comment about China... I missed the part where it said the whole world?
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  155. It's part of China's "dual circulation", "made in China 2025", and "self-reliance" strategy that all focus on increasing others dependence on China - while reducing their own dependence on the world. Decoupling punches a hole in this goal and exactly why they are screaming for the major economies not to diversify or de-risk....even though they themselves have been doing it for years.
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  156.  @japjungho4645  Its a downtown area of a first tier city. Probably some of the highest GDP per capita in China. And you're "losing hope" thing is your words not mine. Just saying that its pretty common talked about how jobs are hard to come by and the economy sucks. Tell me I'm lying.. if you live in China - you know what I'm saying is true.
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  157.  @TienyeeTien  I do live in China and so we both know you are lying. Stop it.. you are doing a disservice to all of the people struggling right now by spreading your lies.
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  158.  @user-wb8mp9by9f  Come to China and ask people. If you live in China - then we both know you're lying
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  159.  @TienyeeTien  Lol what is the joke
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  160.  @TienyeeTien  Who said I didn't have a VPN before I came here? I did. This is not my first google account
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  161.  @TienyeeTien  Oh can you WuMao's stop with the whole "CIA spy" thing. Its a long story but I got locked out of my old account bc I couldn't access the phone number I used for the account verification.
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  162. @ I just posted this for the other guy here user-web8mp or whatever on another video since he is also accusing me of being a fraud who doesn't live in China. Here is a copy and paste: I'm not gonna show you personal info so you can go report me. But I'll tell you whatever else you want to hear - the metros and busses come every 5 minutes or so, EV cars are everywhere, e' le me is quite nice and convenient, I can get a plumber to come to my house and fix something for about 50 yuan, A lot of people are starting to travel for Chinese New Year so the big cities are about to be pretty empty compared to usual, if you go to a restaurant people will ask you "ji wei" to see how many people, there are street cleaners each morning who pick up the trash (most are older people). A lot of the older people spit on the floor outside but not many of the younger people do it. Is that good enough or do you want me to think of more details about daily life? So for you, TienyeeTien - Do you want any more details about daily life in China to show you that I live here?
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  163.  @user-wb8mp9by9f  Lol, this is true. Wish I could
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  164.  @user-wb8mp9by9f  Yup I have no shame about anything I've said
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  165.  @TienyeeTien  I'm confused... are you calling me Taiwanese?
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  166.  @TienyeeTien  Lol okay guy
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  167.  @Rex-ww4cw  Its absolutely not worse in the US. Im talking about local gov and corporate debt...This is what you have to consider in China because this is where most of the debt is held....its not by the national government like in most countries. They are in debt to the banks which is also run by the local governments - and this how the problem started. They control the very banks that lend to them so its created a massive pile of bad loans and debt. It is absolutely a massive problem, just because its in domestic currency doesn't make the debt any better - ask Japan China's debt to GDP is worse than the US and its at a much lower development level and GDP figure. Add to that a shrinking population and deflation - it is a massive problem
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  168.  @stunstar4553  Income has grown much much smaller than GDP growth - and that is the problem. That is why consumption is so low, Chinese households retain a smaller share of GDP in the form of wages relative to other countries at its development stage. Most of that GDP, especially in the last decade, is not retained by the people. It's the reason why GDP growth will probably be 5% this year yet the stock market is down and earnings per share is what it was 10 years ago. China makes nice GDP numbers by building unproductive assets, such as: bridges to nowhere, ghost cities, and rails that actually lose money. These produce nice GDP numbers but do little to improve peoples lives or put money in their pocket. China's economic model is also coming to an end. Debt capacity is close and it's likely they'll follow Japan's path of stagnation.
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  169.  @peacelover2008  So this is false. Its expensive to move from China to America and its actually the people that have money that do it. After the Covid lockdowns - the lines to get US visas were literally out the door. Chinese immigration to the US is still quite high and increased substantially after Covid. Chinese illegal immigration is also at a record high. None of this stuff you're saying is based on fact. US also has a large Chinese population and on average they make a ton of money compared to almost every other minority group. So all of this nonsense and they went to US and moved back after seeing the real US - is a bunch of bs. Chinese people flourish in the US system, hence why so many rich Chinese make sure their kids have US & other foreign passports.
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  170.  @stunstar4553 Chinese people's income have grown a lot in the last 30 years - but have not kept up with GDP growth. Much of the wealth generated from the GDP is retained by the government and much more so than other countries at China's development level. I also reject the common misconception that Chinese people have low consumption due to mere frugality. Low household income + lack of a social safety net (ie unemployment benefits, low pensions, Hukou system preventing people from getting benefits where they live, etc) causes them to save a high amount of their income for bad times. Gen Z may have higher consumption, but a lot of that is due to them still living with parents or having family support in some way. Their incomes are still quite low relative to cost of living...ie they still need a lot of help to buy their own home and start a family. If without family support and single or even with just a spouse - their consumption will fall like all others
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  171. Your comment shows you understand nothing
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  172.  @mjabb02  Please show me where I said people wouldn't be able to buy food?
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  173.  @mjabb02  Go look up "economics of consumption" and "negative wealth effect" and then come back and talk to me. You have opinions about things you know nothing about
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  174. I feel like some people in the German government are too optimistic and trusting. Similar to how they were with Russia
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  175. China still needs a lot of foreign direct investment
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  176.  @samthesuspect  Not to mention one of those members is India, and they hate China
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  177.  @leolima75  China got caught trying to infiltrate and influence UK Parliament with a spy named Christine Lee China tried to place Nick Zhao into Australian Parliament and then murdered him right before he testified about it. Defected spy Wang Liqiang has admitted to China's massive influence campaign all over the world. He gave great detail to intelligence officials about their operations in Australia and other countries China got caught trying to use a spy named Christine Fang to influence a US lawmaker Eric Swalwell. She fled before she got caught China has also been caught trying to buy and influence Australian media to influence public opinion in Australia to be more favorable about China. China forcibly detained US Fed employee in a hotel in Shanghai, and blackmaled him with threats to his family if he did not give them sensitive US economic data. They bugged his phone and his computer These are just a few, of many "known" cases. Just because China does not rush in with guns, does not mean that they do not interfere. They are simply more sneaky and deceptive about their interference.
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  178. ​ @leolima75  What is true is that most of the major countries do spy on each other to some extent, including the US. The US and most other developed countries have a limit though. They steer clear of going as far as China has. The other issue with that is China is always the loudest one telling everybody to stay out of it's internal affairs - walk the walk, don't just talk the talk. If you are being so loud about interference in your internal affairs - you better not be doing it yourself, and they definitely are. Assange has broken US law and has extradition treaties with other countries. The treaties are part of the benefit of cultivating alliances and good relationships with many other countries in the world. Please tell which countries China is officially allied to
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  179. Lol what a dumb thing to say
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  180. @Yarxk I dunno - India, Japan, Vietnam, Korea, Taiwan - are all happy at what the US is doing. US has caused war, youre right. US citizens can admit this. China has also invaded: Korea, Vietnam, India, and Tibet. Their hands are not clean
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  181. Don't think even tourist can help this giant debt burden. In addition, China (government) is extremely controlling about foreigners coming in and what they see, so no way would they let them stay in empty Chinese peoples homes. Lastly - China would be the last country other than North Korea to allow immigration. The government is quite xenophobic
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  182.  @fooksengloke3625  There will be no boom. There are literally way more homes than people need in China. The breakneck growth is a thing of the past and the housing bubble is deflating
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  183.  @fooksengloke3625  Only economy struggling is China's. Lol they went back because they are tired of the CCP nonsense that has dominated daily life in China
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  184.  serria john  Hmm what? Foreigners can't work in factories or "baseline jobs". We are only here to do jobs that there are not enough Chinese people that can do it. Thats why we have foreign expert certificates. Salaries are good but I'd say cost of living in the big cities has gone up quite a bit. Not like the old days for sure, but sure better than places like LA and NY
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  185.  serria john  hmm the sanctions on the tech sector are extremely targeted. I haven't seen anybody that has attributed that to an overall slow-down. There are no real financial sanction either... it's mostly tech focused on semiconductors. The slowdown right now is largely due to zero covid policy that we had for so long
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  186. Hmm I would disagree about life being more relaxed, that's more of your opinion than a fact. I live in a big city in China and it's pretty hectic..and especially for a foreigner - it can be pretty stressful.
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  187. I'm a little confused by this comment and your other one about iphones. I'm not saying baseline jobs aren't tough or boring, I'm sayin foreigners don't have the option to work in these jobs even if they wanted to. The jobs that foreigners are allowed to have are very restricted in China and can't be something like working in a factory and assembling iphones
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  188. The ones who "left" were going to get kicked out for being tied to the State. No company with their right mind would choose to leave the largest capital market in the world for a smaller one if they had the option not to. Anyways I'm not disagreeing with the other things you said, but why are you telling me this? I never refuted any of that
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  189.  @jackyan8925  Enough of the common and over-used excuse of "Foreigners don't understand China.". Maybe we just disagree with you. 1. I don't think that will happen, even with all of the technology theft. 2. No evidence of this, quite the contrary given the shrinking workforce and increase in elderly dependents.. and besides that - China's domestic consumption has always lagged as an economic driver. 3. Easier said than done.... you are speaking like you can see the future, but is merely hope.
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  190.  @jackyan8925  I'm not bullish on the longterm prospects of the Chinese economy. I think their best days are behind them and a lot of their growth was fueled by debt... with a debt to GDP ratio more than double the US... that + being at a much lower development level + declining population = bad things in the next decade and beyond
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  191.  @jackyan8925  Well seems you have it all figured out then right? All you have to do is sit back and watch China become #1. I don't see it the same way you do, but that's fine with me. Let the best man win
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  192.  @jackyan8925  So one way to not win a discussion or have people see things your way - is to say "You foreigners". It comes off pretty racist...just like if somebody said "You Chinese". It's just not a good idea if you're trying to get your point across... Anyways, It's a fact that China has problems with stealing IP. It's not just the US, but in with any country that has something valuable. Huawei hasn't invented anything and built all of it's technology off of pre-existing technology.
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  193.  @jackyan8925  Hmm I'm a bit confused. You do know that China's population is shrinking now, right? Just making sure... China's (and when I say China I mean the CCP, not the people) development has been and continues to be a huge detriment to the environment. I don't 100% fault them though as any country would do what it needs to do to industrialize, though I do think they care less about the environment and wild life than they should. About technology - I just think that 1. China's system doesn't encourage the creativity, thinking outside of the box, and openness to the criticism and new ideas - all which are crucial for innovation. I also think the CCP is impatient and wants technology now... rather than fostering the type of society and environment that cultivates innovation. Thats why I think China will never escape the middle income trap and grow through innovation and consumption... because they don't allow the recipe for that. My opinion
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  194.  @onealmorgen2987  You sure type a lot like that other guy that was replying to me. I agree with you that it's a transaction, I was merely responding to the other guy (or is it actually you?) that made it seem like the west should be grateful that China sells us cheap things... it's absurd. It's a fair transaction, not a gift
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  195.  @jackyan8925  So it's a fact that China steals technology, and not just from the US. How do I know? Because multiple countries say the same thing. Even countries who want to be friendly with China say that China has stolen their technology. So how about this - when China stops trying to take shortcuts to being #1 and actually does the hard work and time to innovate and invent their own technology - then I will stop. Until then? I will tell the truth and say things that hurt your nationalistic feeelings. Sorry (but not really sorry). Please respond, so I can hurt your feelings more
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  196.  @jackyan8925  You know how I know this is not true? Because there is nothing to steal
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  197.  @jackyan8925  You're so China-minded you don't know how ridiculous you are. So, everybody on earth does not think/know China is "overtaking US" (I don't care if they 'think‘ they do, but this is factually not true.), and I don't care about Tesla. This is the difference cultures - you think because Tesla is "US company" that US people care about Tesla....because Chinese people care about byd and other Chinese companies... It's not the same. In US, a company is by itself...meaning, If they do good - they do good on their own. Nobody "cares" about them. The attitude is - You make your own future based on your qualities, and not on your country or your connections. I lived in both US and China, so I understand the difference, that you clearly, do not. US people are not as nationalistic.
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  198.  @jackyan8925  Ok sure: Chinese hackers have stolen information on the Patriot missile system, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, and the U.S. Navy's new Littoral combat ship. These blueprints of U.S. weapon and control systems were stolen to advance the development of Chinese weaponry. Then there is: Xiaoqing Zheng, 59, of Niskayuna, New York, was convicted of conspiracy to commit economic espionage following a four-week jury trial that ended in March last year, according to US Justice Department. These are a few of very many, and only towards the US. Do you want me to show more? And against other countries besides the US? Please do... because I have plenty....
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  199.  @jackyan8925  "If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas." ---- I'm not worried about China surpassing the US in technology.....
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  200.  @jackyan8925  Lol Wow, so the US - which has deep relationships in Europe and many other countries - is worried about China's relationships in Russia and Iran? Lmao.... when you think about the entire world - Iran & Russia are tiny. It would be smarter to align yourself with the bigger, richer, and more influential economies. China made a mistake in picking their "friends"...
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  201.  @fooksengloke3625  1. Chinese government statistics aren't worth the paper they're printed on. However what anecdotal evidence are you referring to? I have said a lot in this thread so I'm not sure which thing your talking about. I'll try to give some clarity though 2. Due to my line of work, I actually know quite a few rich Chinese families personally, in China. The father of one is even a CCP member and the father of another works for Douyin (not joking). Btw I live in China, thats how this is possible.
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  202.  @jackyan8925  I wasn't even talking about the J-20? And I don't know what Chinese website you got that info off of but it's factual not true.. F35 came out years before the J20. Even Russia has claimed that China stole aircraft technology from them (see the T-10K-3). China's society doesn't cultivate creativity and innovation. The government also doesn't punish IP theft and even rewards it.. plus a "win by any means necessary" attitude. This is why China is known for copying and not innovating... there hasn't been major innovation in China since the invention of paper
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  203.  @jackyan8925  Wait, so why are we talking about jets again? I never said anything about jets to get you to start talking. Look, it's a fact that even Russia has complained about China stealing it's military tech for aircraft. Period
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  204.  @jackyan8925  Yeah it competes with the F35 because it's made with it's stolen technology
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  205.  @jackyan8925  Lol more like they're waiting for the US to develop the 6th generation so they can steal it
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  206. @sandponics Lol nonsense. Don't get your feelings hurt because somebody said something you don't like about China. Grow some balls
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  207.  @INTJ791  haha nope. You'd be shocked to know I have a Chinese phone
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  208. Oh the WuMao are all over this post...of course. You get your feelings hurt hearing something not-positive about your beloved 国家。
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  209. Lol I like how this dude is blasting Europeans as "colonialists" and "cheating" the developing countries of grain... as he himself straight up invades a developing country and robs of them of their homes and livelihoods. The arrogance and ego of this man...
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  210. Russia is the reason why there is no peace in the first place. They invaded Ukraine
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