Eric Hyer: Is China the Cause of International (Dis)order?
The rise of China has unsettled the “liberal international order” established by the United States and its European partners at the end of World War II. While China is no longer a “revolutionary” power, many believe that it is a “revisionist” power and has set about changing some of the basic principles and norms of the liberal international order. But how should the United States respond? In this talk, Dr. Hyer will sketch in the rise of China and the impact this has had upon the liberal international order and American primacy, and how the United States has responded.
Eric Hyer received his Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University in 1990 and is presently an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Brigham Young University as well as the Coordinator for the Asian Studies program. His research focuses on China’s foreign relations. He has authored many articles on China’s arms sales, territorial issues, and US-China relations. His book The Pragmatic Dragon: China’s Grand Strategy and Boundary Settlements was published by University of British Columbia Press in 2015.
The following is what I borrowed from a Malaysian KZheadr’s comment: I’m from Malaysia. China has traded with Malaysia for 2000 years. In those years, they had been the world’s biggest powers many times. Never once they sent troops to take our land. Admiral Zhenghe came to Malacca five times, in gigantic fleets, and a flagship eight times the size of Christopher Columbus’ flagship, Santa Maria. He could have seized Malacca easily, but he did not. In 1511, the Portuguese came. In 1642, the Dutch came. In the 18th century the British came. We were colonised by each, one after another. When China wanted spices from India, they traded with the Indians. When they wanted gems, they traded with the Persian. They didn’t take lands. The only time China expanded beyond their current borders was in Yuan Dynasty, when Genghis and his descendants Ogedei Khan, Guyuk Khan & Kublai Khan concurred China, Mid Asia and Eastern Europe. But Yuan Dynasty, although being based in China, was a part of the Mongolian Empire. Then came the Century of Humiliation. Britain smuggled opium into China to dope the population, a strategy to turn the trade deficit around, after the British could not find enough silver to pay the Qing Dynasty in their tea and porcelain trades. After the opium warehouses were burned down and ports were closed by the Chinese in ordered to curb opium, the British started the Opium War I, which China lost. Hong Kong was forced to be surrendered to the British in a peace talk (Nanjing Treaty). The British owned 90% of the opium market in China, during that time, Queen Victoria was the world’s biggest drug baron. The remaining 10% was owned by American merchants from Boston. Many of Boston’s institutions were built with profit from opium. After 12 years of Nanjing Treaty, the West started getting really really greedy. The British wanted the Qing government: 1. To open the borders of China to allow goods coming in and out freely, and tax free. 2. Make opium legal in China. Insane requests, Qing government said no. The British and French (with supports from the US), started Opium War II with China, which again, China lost. The Anglo-French military raided the Summer Palace, and threatened to burn down the Imperial Palace, the Qing government was forced to pay with ports, free business zones, 300,000 kilograms of silver and Kowloon was taken. Since then, China’s resources flew out freely through these business zones and ports. In the subsequent amendment to the treaties, Chinese people were sold overseas to serve as labor. In 1900, China suffered attacks by the 8-National Alliance (Empire of Japan, Russian Empire, British Empire (including India), France, USA, Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary). Innocent Chinese civilians in Peking (Beijing now) were murdered, buildings were destroyed & women were raped. The Imperial Palace was raided, and treasures ended up in museums like the British Museum in London and the Louvre in Paris. In late 1930s China was occupied by the Japanese in WWII. Millions of Chinese died during the occupancy. 300,000 Chinese died in Nanjing Massacre alone. Mao brought China together again from the shambles. There were peace and unity for some time. But Mao’s later reign saw sufferings and deaths from famine and power struggles. Then came Deng Xiao Ping and his infamous “black-cat and white-cat” story. His preference in pragmatism than ideologies has transformed China. This thinking allowed China to evolve all the time to adapt to the actual needs in the country, instead of rigidly bounded to ideologies. It also signified the death of Communism in actually practice in China. The current Socialism+Meritocracy+Market Economy model fits the Chinese like gloves, and it propels the uprise of China. Singapore has a similar model, and has been arguably more successful than Hong Kong, because Hong Kong being gateway to China, was riding on the economic boom in China, while Singapore had no one to gain from. In just 30 years, the CPC have moved 800 millions of people out from poverty. The rate of growth is unprecedented in human history. They have built the biggest mobile network, by far the biggest high speed rail network in the world, and they have become a behemoth in infrastructure. They made a fishing village called Shenzhen into the world’s second largest technological centre after the Silicon Valley. They are growing into a technological power house. It has the most elaborate e-commerce and cashless payment system in the world. They have launched exploration to Mars. The Chinese are living a good life and China has become one of the safest countries in the world. The level of patriotism in the country has reached an unprecedented height. For all of the achievements, the West has nothing good to say about it. China suffers from intense anti-China propagandas from the West. Western Media used the keyword “Communist” to instil fear and hatred towards China. Everything China does is negatively reported. They claimed China used slave labor in making iPhones. The truth was, Apple was the most profitable company in the world, it took most of the profit, leave some to Foxconn (a Taiwanese company) and little to the labor. They claimed China was inhuman with one-child policy. At the same time, they accused China of polluting the earth with its huge population. The fact is the Chinese consume just 30% of energy per capita compared to the US. They claimed China underwent ethnic cleansing in Xinjiang. The fact is China has a policy which priorities ethnic minorities. For a long time, the ethnic minorities were allowed to have two children and the majority Han only allowed one. The minorities are allowed a lower score for university intakes. There are 39,000 mosque in China, and 2100 in the US. China has about 3 times more mosque per muslim than the US. When terrorist attacks happened in Xinjiang, China had two choices: 1. Re-educate the Uighur extremists before they turned terrorists. 2. Let them be, after they launch attacks and killed innocent people, bomb their homes. China chose 1 to solve problem from the root and not to do killing. How the US solve terrorism? Fire missiles from battleships, drop bombs from the sky. During the pandemic, When China took extreme measures to lockdown the people, they were accused of being inhuman. When China recovered swiftly because of the extreme measures, they were accused of lying about the actual numbers. When China’s cases became so low that they could provide medical support to other countries, they were accused of politically motivated. Western Media always have reasons to bash China. Just like any country, there are irresponsible individuals from China which do bad and dirty things, but the China government overall has done very well. But I hear this comment over and over by people from the West: I like Chinese people, but the CPC is evil. What they really want is the Chinese to change the government, because the current one is too good. Fortunately China is not a multi-party democratic country, otherwise the opposition party in China will be supported by notorious NGOs (Non-Government Organization) of the USA, like the NED (National Endowment for Democracy), to topple the ruling party. The US and the British couldn’t crack Mainland China, so they work on Hong Kong. Of all the ex-British colonial countries, only the Hong Kongers were offered BNOs by the British. Because the UK would like the Hong Kongers to think they are British citizens, not Chinese. A divide-and-conquer strategy, which they often used in Color Revolutions around the world. They resort to low dirty tricks like detaining Huawei’s CFO & banning Huawei. They raised a silly trade war which benefits no one. Trade deficit always exist between a developing and a developed country. USA is like a luxury car seller who ask a farmer: why am I always buying your vegetables and you haven’t bought any of my cars? When the Chinese were making socks for the world 30 years ago, the world let it be. But when Chinese started to make high technology products, like Huawei and DJI, it caused red-alert. Because when Western and Japanese products are equal to Chinese in technologies, they could never match the Chinese in prices. First world countries want China to continue in making socks. Instead of stepping up themselves, they want to pull China down. The recent movement by the US against China has a very important background. When Libya, Iran, and China decided to ditch the US dollar in oil trades, Gaddafi’s was killed by the US, Iran was being sanctioned by the US, and now it’s China’s turn. The US has been printing money out of nothing. The only reason why the US Dollar is still widely accepted, is because it’s the only currency which oil is allowed to be traded with. The US has an agreement with Saudi that oil must be traded in US dollar ONLY. Without the petrol-dollar status, the US dollars will sink, and America will fall. Therefore anyone trying to disobey this order will be eliminated. China will soon use a gold-backed crypto-currency, the alarms in the White House go off like mad. China’s achievement has been by hard work. Not by looting the world. I have deep sympathy for China for all the suffering, but now I feel happy for them. China is not rising, they are going back to where they belong. Good luck China.
Thank you
Thank you for such a great presentation of the historical facts and today’s reality of what China is today ; to those who wish to know the real China. Your account reflects a pragmatic approach to explaining the historical journals of country called China with all its complexities.
Beautifully written, thank you.
My country Bangladesh, historically Bengal region was World's 12th largest economy. British came and devastation would be an understatement to describe what they did to us. Millions and millions of people died because of hunger in their 200 years rule. During world war 2, 1.5 million people died in a famine. This famine occured not because there was any food shortage, but because British captured the food from the market to prevent Japanese advancement. USA practically was behind the genocide of 3 million people in Bangladesh's war of independence in 1971. After our independence, we faced another famine which killed 1.5 million people. Because USA stopped our food supply, because we had diplomatic relation with Cuba. When these countries utters democracy, human rights etc bullshits, all I feel like to say is may you burn in lowest level of hell forever
This so called Malaysian You tuber is factually wrong... 1. He has forgotten that Malaysia fought a 11 year bloody insurgency war against the Communist supported by the CCP twice. In the first war, 14,500 Malaysians were killed, that's 3 a day. Chin Peng the then Secretary General of Malaysian Communist Party wrote, if it hadn't been for the Vietanam War, arms from from China would have flowed into Malaysia and it would have been decisive. 2. China support and involvement with PKI, Parti Komunist Indonesia was a factor that resulted in a failed coup. The night before the coup," Zhou EnLai announced that "Indonesia will bring us a graet present ". The coup failed and more than 2 million people died! 3. Moa did his utmost to support Communist revolution by providing arms to Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Tanzania, Mozambique, Ghana, Peru, Kenya Communist to generate revolution. China acievement? Not sure what you mean, please look at history!
I was born and raised in HK and witnessed first hand the riots in HK in 2019. What shocked me the most was how western media and politicians could be so biased and inaccurate in their accounts of the terrorist attacks HK was facing back then. They called the HK terrorists heroic democratic fighters, and demonised the HK police who were just doing their duty to keep the place safe. HK police were accused of brutality, but actually no rioters were killed in the incident that lasted several months. The funny thing is, the same thing happened in the Capitol Hill for just one day and some of the protestors were gunned down immediately and some passed away mysteriously later, and they were called rightfully the rioters. Every country has the right to defend its territory and maintain law and order and keep the place safe for everyone, so does China. And now back to the question whether what happened in HK in 2019 was a terrorist attack, I think no one who has lived through it would call it otherwise. Then this leads us to ask the second question - who masterminded it, who funded it, who pulled the strings behind? The answer is evident.
Inaccurate? On June 14, 2019 more than 3 million Hong Kong residents flooded the street to protest against the CCP regime; that's almost one-half of the population. Any dictator, ruler with any self respect would be ashamed of themselves but not CCP! This is followed by November Legislative Election when 90% of the Pro-CCP were voted out. It is time to give the residents of Hong Kong by way of referendum to decide if they want to vote to remain with China. After all, it says in the Communist Constitution, the wishes of the people of the people comes first!
The second point is weather it's a terrorist attack? Moa ZaeDong started out making repeated terrorist attack, assassination, and purging within his own ranks! Can you comment on this?
@@andrewwong1146 more than 3 million? in which universe? lol
@@andrewwong1146 3 million people came out protesting? The opposition camp also claimed dozens of rioters were being killed at the Prince Edward Subway Station, and surprisingly in China’s speed everything was cleaned up and the train ran smoothly right after that. No one in his right mind will believe it.
First of all, who told u there was 3 m people go to the street to "protest"? some just go out to have normal activity likes shopping at the mall, trying different restaurant on the street. There's no way to have 3m people on the street in a super small areas in HK island. If you just talk about some random n.o from internet or some online media to judge a thing. Then I can tell you U.S and some western countries are the real jokes on fighting crime related to guns and covid. How many people die because of the so called " freedom" of western countries. All the gun shooting at school, mall ,on the street because "majority" of US citizens want to have gun. In your way of saying, 20M+ US citizens want to have gun and think that's the best way to keep the country safe, how do I get 20M+ ? media and internet told me that lol. Majority of citizens think wearing mask is useless in terms of science to stop the the spread of covid, why the doctor wear mask in the surgery room, it's useless to stop the spread of virus lol. Who told me that? the internet , I don't need to know if it's true or not, most people not wearing mask nowadays on the street and people like Andrew Wong told us bababa on internet so I just believe everything on internet lol
A wonderful speech !! Hong Kong isn't a sad case at all. I am a 60 year old man HK born Chinese. We still enjoy a lot more freedom than most of China cities. Due to political chaos in HK back to 2018/2019 I think it was a correct move imposed by Beijing officials.
Current world trade and financial order can not be sustained as long as USA shows its hegemony! Entire world needs an efficient and sufficient counter balance to the West. If it is not China under the spot light, it will be another country for sure.
Professor Hyer: I agree with you that People outside of China should visit China, learn Chinese language and try to understand China. Especially, including yourself, should visit Xinjiang to see how happy the people's life there. Should visit Hong Kong to see Hong Kong still has better freedom than U.S.A. Main Street News Media really did not tell the truth.
what good china has anyway..
@@baldogtondo7017 Go find out if you can afford it - find out why their government has over 90% approval from their citizens - from survey from Harvard University - or better still go look it up and visit and see why
Go see for yourself 😅@@baldogtondo7017
Yes
Have you visited Xinjiang and KH in person? Please do it before suggesting others to.
The US has 800 military bases in 70 countries. US may be a democracy at home. It is an imperial power outside of America.
A truly democratic country will reduce inequality, not increase it. Inequality in the USA continues increasing over decades. They are not democracy at all, just a misunderstanding.
It rigs its elections and its primaries and has even assassinates one of their presidents. Its not a democracy at home either.
democracy? when your choice is either a rotten apple or a rotten orange? I’ll rather have no choice but it’s a good fruit giving lots of vitamins.
The US is a bully that takes its orders from Britain and Israel.
@@maolinren7292 America is a ROGUE country as per its own definition of a ROGUE country!!! There is the ORIGINAL AMERICA OF THE NATIVES and the ROGUE FOUNDING FATHERS AMERICA!!!
China is not disturbing international order, it is disturbing American order for the world. And I think it is a good thing.
'I have spoken. That's my order.' That's the US order. To the world.
It is definitely a good thing as in good VS evil. Some people may ask if China and the US can get along. After all the wars and regime change, interference in other nations, assassinations, racism and racist policies, invasions, never ending wars, arms dealing death and destruction, drug pushing. This is an evil nation run by evil people. Would you want China to be allies with such evil? Sooner or later either China will become as wicked or maybe China will influence the US to turn good. That's not going to happen. As long as the US exists it will continue to be evil. There's no changing it. It is The Great Satan.
where have you have been ? ha..
good one
Current world trade and financial order can not be sustained as long as USA shows its hegemony! Entire world needs an efficient and sufficient counter balance to the West. If it is not China under the spot light, it will be another country for sure.
The way this man explained about the port that China took from Sri Lanka was that China built the port and because Sri Lanka could pay the loan to China so the China took the port. To make it clear, Sri Lanka got a loan from the west and couldn’t pay back. Sri Lanka asked China for help to pay back the loan. I think it’s fair that China uses the port because the debt of Sri Lanka settled with China’s help.
China did not take the port, let alone by force. Sri Lanka leased the port to China in return to pay off debts that Sri Lanka owed the west. And also because under sri Lanka control, the port was unused and not making money. So they leased it to China so that Chinese ships will stop there and use it, and make sri Lanka money. That is not the same as "china debt trap Sri Lanka and forcefully taking the port". All the debt trap narrative is just anti China propaganda and has been debunked by Dr/professor Deborah Brautigam, an expert on Africa and Chinese investment and belt and road initiative. She has studied BRI in extensive detail and found that china has not taken one thing, or maliciously debt trapped anyone. That is what West and imf/world bank has done and is pure projection and slander to try disrupt china's belt and road initiative. Nothing new. They are trying to not only contain but to destroy china's economy. The chip ban, Huawei ban/kidnap, etc is akin to an act of war against china. Every successful Chinese company is now on entity list or banned list.
To be correct, it was the Western IMF bank demanded loan payment, after Sri Lanka declare their farms were to go "Green Farming" and fail. The Western Nation help destroy Sri Lanka to the point even India refuse to help them out.
Roughly 1yr after this clip, China made history by brokering a peace deal between 2 arch-rivals - Saudi Arabia and Iran. This is a game-changer as China is becoming a true leader in the international arena setting the international order that promotes peace and developement through multilateral dialogue, mutual respect and diplomatic resolution. So, to answer your question, China is the cause of international order and peace.
In order to present a complete picture, your commentary should also mention the international distrust and hard feelings that have fallen on China. This is due to aggressive tactics in the northern Philippines, continued flight incursion into Taiwan air space, over-fishing in Vietnamese waters and now off the coast of south America, and more. This agressiveness may eventually lead to wars in that area.
@@jefflopes8810 in order to present a complete picture, your comments should include the hegemonic nature and actions of a comparable superpower (the USA) such as wars, color revolutions, unilateral sanctions, unfair trade practices, infringement of human rights, international laws and code of conduct, and of course the negative impact of all of which on international peace and order!
After the United States withdrew from the Vietnam War, the Vietnamese government united with the Soviet Union and began massacring all Chinese Vietnamese in Vietnam, and invaded Cambodia and planned to attack Laos. In this regard, China launched an attack on Vietnam to force Vietnam to withdraw its troops from Cambodia and give up annexing other neighboring countries. China withdrew its troops from Vietnam after learning that Vietnam had withdrawn its troops from Cambodia.
@@jefflopes8810 so the military base on philipine is not a threat ?? You give places for criminals in your frontyard, and as we know US always create hoax to spin the facts
Those are small potatoes, Taiwan issue has always been there since China was founded and is an internal Chinese issue. Anyone else meddling in that is the troublemaker. China has not changed its position since 1949 when it was founded. Every country including UN recognizes that Taiwan is part of China and that China is PRC. So they have absolutely zero moral ground to stand on if they oppose Chinese unification. And yet USA keeps selling taiwan arms to provoke a war and keep china divided. obviously china isn't going to just allow foreign countries to fund and arm separatists and the loser if the civil war. International distrust? There is no international distrust. It is just few countries with US military bases and us vassals. they make up like 5% of the world, while 85% of the world(global south) is all behind China and trusts China more than ever. That is the real international opinion. Not us and it's few puppets. Their fear and paranoia is just because china is too successful and rich and strong now, and they can no longer do gunboat diplomacy or sanction China anymore. But more importantly, with china's rise, the whole world now has other options and thus they cannot do gunboat diplomacy or economic hitjobs and sanctions and debt traps on them. Africa, middle east, south America, most of Asia, half of Europe are all siding with China. only those few occupied vassal puppet countries with us bases are forced to go against China because they can't resist usas threats and pressure. And even then it is mainly just some statements that mean nothing and in reality they have china as their biggest and most important trading partner. even usa fits this bill.
As a Canadian I (we) see China as a builder and USA as a Bomber. Guess who we are cheering for.
Perhaps as a naive Canadian you should ask the people who have been forced out of China or more correctly fled China for their perspective before shooting your mouth off. I’ve lived in Blanada, sorry Canada, for many years and aside from the dislike of the US that’s seems intrinsic to its culture it is like a political Disneyland with Canadians having zero understanding of Realpolitik. The danger of China is real, the country is jingoistic in the extreme and is increasingly aggressive on the world stage. One has only to see their aggression towards Australia because Australia dared to suggest a proper investigation into Covid origins. Angola, in Africa is, in effect a Chinese colony. Angola’s leaders are bribed, Chinese workers take the oil and the average Angolan sees not a scintilla of benefit. In Zambia forests are being destroyed and the timber sent to China for cheap furniture. I could go on.....for heaven sake do some research and leave Political Disneyland for awhile.
could not agree with you more Vic toews, spot on!
@@algoa456 An advise to you, your brain is wrecked and your imagination has run wild. Don't stop your medication anytime soon. One thing for sure, you are not FIT to be on the radar screen of China. You are nothing! No disrespect to you Sir, Canada is a nobody in geopolitics.😁
@@blackknight4996 hello Hoo Flung Dung nice to hear from you. Is Xi paying you for your stupid comments. If China is so good why are millions of Chinese leaving the country?
Me too
This professor used a definition of Communism I learnt as a child almost 60 year ago. China has changed so much during my life time, how can Americans still understand China with such an old definition of an ideology?? I grew up under the British colony and was taught to dislike communism, but during my life time, I saw how that one party managed to work consistently through faults and trials. It finally brought out the fruit of stability, development and so many miracles within my life time to this 1.4 billions of people. As a Chinese not born in China, I cheer them on and finally understand a country need a government which work consistency with the people's welfare as a goal. If it had been this every 4 years swinging back to the opposite and undo every effort, with all powerful capitalists lobbying for their own benefits like in America, China will be a hell with its 4.5 times of population. In Hong Kong I saw how western "democracy" and those uncontrolled "freedom" turned my home into hell. I am glad MY country CHINA intervene, that is the job of a responsible government. I don't believe in the spoon-fed ideology of "democracy" any more because after I lived in the US, I see the mockery of this democracy. Whatever you do, it is always the rich and powerful that wins! Most Americans are being turned into slaves of those capitalists without even realizing it, I was shocked people many people had to work 4 to 5 jobs to make ends meet and still have no money in their banks..... Don't be sad for Hong Kong, just leave us alone and don't pour billions of dollar to bribe our young people to subvert our government, keep those money to fix your own infrastructure which are crumbling. If it is so good and it works for you, congratulations. Can America be democratic enough to let another country with another culture choose a path of their own?? Why everyone has to use your system?? Why you always want to become heroes when there was no war, so you have to create war? The acts of bombing and sanctioning are acts of terrorism and dictators, if you don't realize it. And the professor have no clue how Asians thinks, we are all cultures that yearns for stability, no one will jump up to bomb and send their children to the graves because they "don't like a communist country taking a democratic country". Except a few western trained young people, they don't care about ideologies to
Best comment ever
说的真好！作为一个80后的大陆人我完全赞同你的观点！说出了我的心声！
This are shits propaganda professor.
I'm from Hong Kong, and ur comment 100% accurate and I appreciate it. Thank you. To the west, do not fool people into think HK is not part if China, Britain stole HK with their opium war. Am I glad that the west now is heavily dependent on China and now doubting their own ideology of democracy. Please do not force your type of democracy to us.
@@xelkim9666 how is Hong Kong now? Do you feel a sense of more pro independence (rioters) or opposite?
USA was directly supported Pakistan in genocide of 3 million Bangladeshi people in 1971 and total destruction of the country. While China is helping Bangladesh immensely in its infrastructure providing 24 billion dollars, that too without interfering in the internal affairs. USA spends trillions of dollars in bombing countries, China spends billions in helping those countries rebuild . Whom should we support as rational human beings? Lots of love from Bangladesh ❤️💖🇧🇩 I love Chinese dramas and I am in love with their mindset and culture. They are hard working, intelligent and honest people. I would prefer single party regime if one party works its level best for the welfare of the citizens. We can all see how well world's largest democracy, India is performing compared to China, where society has become full of hatred, poverty and corruption is at its maximum level, GDP growth is in its negative figure. If democracy means that, then no thanks, I don't want democracy. Lots of love from Bangladesh to China 💖💖💖🇧🇩🇨🇳
Fantastic presentation by the gentleman, but there are many flaws and basic understanding of the situation clearly led naked by the naive and uninformed questions asked by these young Americans. To start with, it's frightening to see in these young minds the pure American exceptionalism to do whatever they feel like around the world without consequences and not abiding by any international rule (which they were pivotal to). How can Americans talk about human rights when they take unilateral decisions against international laws and destroy the country, economy, livelihood, and safety of numerous countries all in the name of democracy. The professor talked about China dicating to the people how many children they should have, yet the American president just recently told the American people they could lose their jobs if they don't take the Covid jab; what is the fundamental difference between these two instances? America just pressured the UK into extraditing Julian Assange to face trumped up charges in the US for exposing their war crimes around the world; tell me how the US possesses any moral rights to criticise China, Iran, or Russia on human rights abuse. On economy, the US and its Western allies have plundered the weaker nations in South America, Africa, and parts of Asia for decades and when any of these countries complained, these western allies trump up charges and overtook such a government (via violent coups) and in some cases simply attacked them like in Iraq and Lybia. The west had its chance to make it right with all these nations but they chose the path of oppression and exploitation, now, the Chinese are presenting an alternative, not perfect by any stretch, but it's nevertheless an alternative with a human face and gives these weaker nation nations a chance to grow on their own terms, and they'd be stupid not to take it. I predict that the west will be relegated into insignificance in the next 10-20 years going by the programs run by the Chinese, and we all have our leaders to thank for it. Fact is, the US and its allies twists and changes the rules of the game as long as they maintain world hegemony and dictate the rules of the game; the problem is, how long can the west sustain such a cruel and mean strategy in dealing with other countries?
you have my support
The professor said that saddam husein invasion of Kuwait is the same as China’s invasion of Taiwan, he is WRONG. Kuwait was a sovereign country when it was invaded by Irak, Taiwan is NOT an independent country, it is part of one China principle, the official name of Taiwan is Republic of China (ROC), while mainland China is officially called the People’s republic of China (PRC), both claimed as CHINA. China is a country recognised by the UN, Taiwan is part of China territory, nothing can change that.
Moreover, all the ancestors of Taiwanese are from China, and the land where Taiwan also belongs to China historically.
As someone who grew up in Taiwan, we believed both mainland China and Taiwan belong to the Republic of China. We just didn't have the power to unite China. Who in the right mind would like to be contained in a small island. China belongs to us (those Chinese living in Taiwan) too. Let's be united as one country.
@@cpliu Ooh, that sounded so right. Each wanting the other to follow their way of governance.
@@cpliu Both PRC and ROC must work together and resolve this situation peacefully and DON’T let the US get involved, US is THE trouble maker.
@@cpliu you have a clear mind!👍
I live in China now, and thanks for this wonderful talk. A good question on 51'01" asking the relationship with China, as an American, I've observed that Chinese people really are still very friendly towards American people. There is no big historic hatred between us. The only thing that upsets Chinese is mainly on the demonization of China by the western media and politicians. If you visit China you'll find that the people here are highly satisfied with their living under their government. People appreciate very much for the friendship between us built in the past, and hopefully the relationship can be getting better in the future.
thanks for your comment
Welcome to stay in China, haha
Look back at china's long history - china never has intention to colonise other countries. Whatever military it has is only for defence
western dogs go like 'how much CCP pay you' LOL
@@user-hr6tb9fh8k Hi, this is very offensive. The media is paid, but not the people. Be nice.
Listening through to the Belt and Road, it struck me why the relevant loans are described as Debt Trap, while the conditional loans made by the World Bank/IMF over past decades, which has caused so much agony and chaos on the borrowers, were hailed as benevolent !
According to a survey conducted by local think-tank Bauhinia Institute, 85.7 percent of respondents agree that Hong Kong has the constitutional responsibility to safeguard national security and 78.6 percent of residents believe the Hong Kong society has become more peaceful since the national security law took effect. If Hyer really embraces democracy, why can't he respect the fact that majority of Hong Kong people don't want the "American democracy" that is being promoted by the National Endowment of Democracy funded by the CIA?
The US really needs to make clear what the rules are which make up the "Rules Based Order". For example, the US says China should abide by the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea but the US itself is one of only two countries that are not signatories to the convention. Similarly, the US says that China should abide by the ruling of the World Court directed arbitration with respect to the dispute between China and the Philippines over the SCS. But the US does not recognise the jurisdiction of the World Court. It's clear then that UNCLOS and the World Court aren't part of the "Rules Based Order". So what is ? For example, what rule allowed the US to invade Iraq based on fabricated evidence of WMD, resulting in the deaths of a million people. Or the invasion of Afghanistan resulting in a quarter of a million deaths. Someone help me: what are the rules ! Then there are the many agreements that the US has reneged on such as the nuclear agreement with Iran, the intermediate range missile agreement etc. I guess these weren't part of the "Rules Based Order" so what is ? Finally, there is the International Criminal Court which the US has blocked from investigating US forces war crimes in Afghanistan. The US issued an executive order effectively criminalizing anyone who works at the ICC. Its lawyers, judges, researchers etc could now have their U.S. bank accounts frozen, U.S. visas revoked and travel to the U.S. denied. Can I summarise what I think the "Rules Based Order" really is: It means that the US does what it likes and the rest of us do what we are told.
Basically unwritten godfather rule, can be invoked anytime when godfather wants it.
The World Court did not make a ruling on the SCS. The issue went to an arbitration which PRC declined to engage.
@@campassbrown8862 Good point. The US has not and will not submit to an arbitration under UNCLOS. But it funded the Aquino puppet government to go to arbitration.
The rule base order by US means " shut up, do as I say or else".
@@jdjssd.n.jsjssjs8951 Their rules based order is - We make the rules and give the orders.
When hong kong protestor storm in parliment, Mdm Nancy: "sight to behold" and it is sad democracy is deteriorating in HK. But yet when people storm capitol hill, it is federal felonies.... Same thing both hk rioters and capitol hill protestor did, but yet 2 different sets of saying. Double standards, don't you think? hypocrites....
Well said!
Yep 👍
This is call white folks hypocrisy
Spot-on
Yeah independent country of north America. Bet that's not going to happen. The deep state will kill them off
The way Eric Hyer presented it as if US owns the world
That is their ideology. These people , just like neoconservatives and neoliberals, think the US owns the world.
Yes! Being American, he understands America wants to dominate the world, but he can't say the same for China that she also wants to dominate the world. China knows 高處不勝寒! Don't understand why the West has so much fear about communism! No matter what system: democratic, communist, liberal, .... it's a government who looks after its people that counts!
I enjoyed most part of the speech and Q&A's, except the last question about the human rights in xinjiang and hong kong. the tight security controls were installed as a reuslt of numerous terrist attacks on the innocent victims. One can easily trace and get the figures of casualties. I am yet to be convinced about the concentration camps and I have friends who felt so strongly about it, they made a trip to the area to check it out for themselves. They all have said that they could not find evidence that such camps do exist. the local people in xinjiang, from all ethic backgrounds say they feel safer and support such tight secuurity. With regards to issues in Hong Kong, i guess we need to ask the locals, and it's easy enough to do that.
Agreed, human right bullshit
I m from HK. I born here, educated, worked and lived overseas before returning. These are rioters. This claim of independence by these youngsters who are mostly born after 1997 is an act of subversive action. Prof, please do not feel sad for us. We are just doing fine here now and don't need you to act as our advocate. Please leave us alone.
I have to disagree with him on Hong Kong. The British ruled Hong kong for 100 years without democracy but why after handing back China became so enthusiastic? The reason is simple. Britain and US eanted to make Hong kong into another Gibralta. They were subverting and infiltrating HongKong for the past twenty years with "Hong Kongers" who are actually foreign citizens. There are about 300,000 Canadians and not to mention those holding British and US citizenships. Some are even Vietnamese first generation refugees. China dealt with Hong kong independence movement the same way as British did to the Northern Ireland movement or the Spain did to its Catalan independence movement. It is just double standards.
Can't agree more
Brilliant statement👍👍
My wife's family escaped the horror of Great Leap Forward to start a new life in Hong Kong. I am sure the Hong Kongers have a right to determine weather they want to be part of China by way of referendum. Afterall, it is written in the Communist China Constitution that the Wishes of the people comes first!
@@andrewwong1146 The point is who represent the "People" you are talking about? Do you believe 1.4 billion Chinse agree to lose their territory once again after Brits colonized Hongkong for about so many years?
Chinese Constitution of 1949 also stated the UNIFICATION of Territories, which include those being colonized, robbed, stolen, in dispute, and unoccupied in South China Seas.
The western talked about china taiwan as if they know china better than chinese.
of course it has no freedom of anything ...
In 2019 the United Nations International Court of Justice ruled that Britain should return the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius. The judge described the occupation as “an unlawful act of continuing character”. Britain derided the findings, retorting it would give up the islands only when they were no longer required for “defence”. The UN General Assembly affirmed the court’s findings in May 2019 but was rejected by both Britain and the US. Rules based order. This is a joke.
On Sri Lanka port deal that you labelled as Death Trap, as a professor without thoroughly investigate and understand the business arrangement and the formal denial from the Sri Lankan government, you are no matter from the slanted and sick Western media. You are a academic, not a crooked politician so you have a moral duty to be accurate and most of all conscientious.
Did you say the US did not expand through territories and wars? You forgot the US-Mexican war? and the occupation of Hawaii? How did the US expand from the thirteen states into the current 50? I guess we Westerners do have a short memory.
American hypocrisy and dishonesty is reflected by this professor but I have heard much worse from other professors.
you're talking of an era long past to justify china's expansionism of course ha...
It's because only their white washed history is allowed to be written into their textbooks and taught in their schools.😅 How many Americans know about what their Army did across the Pacific in the Philippines at the turn of 20th century century: Go look up The Philippines Genocide. A few years after that Genocide, laws were written forbidding any mention of it ... Within 15-20 years, all are forgotten, and most Filipinos now think the Americans are their savior and God. 😂
In the early part of his speech I thought the Eric Hyer was professionally. However, when he comes to HK, the one-country-two-system and Xinjiang, it showed that he either doesn't know what he was talking about or just followed the normal bias western narrative. From there onwards I lost my respect for him.
Agree. After they hear stories (believe lies), they feel emotional and "sad".
Speaker totally does not understand Hong Kong situation. I also lost respect on him too.
These professor, media etc makes big bucks by riding on popularity - otherwise they wouldn't survive. You cant blame them, it is their livelihood.
@@shuilong52 Yes, the more they bash China, the more they are sought after to give talks and hence makes more money.
He is the least China bashing American professor you will ever find.
Overall, I think this is a relatively fair lecture that displays China in a net positive light. I commend Dr. Hyer for his assessment and his call for greater understanding between China and the west. A few points: 1. On 'Debt Traps,' please refer to Dr. Brautigam and Dr. Rithmire's article in The Atlantic: "The Chinese ‘Debt Trap’ Is a Myth. The narrative wrongfully portrays both Beijing and the developing countries it deals with." 2. On Xinjiang, yes, China has done tremendously authoritarian measures that should be accurately characterized as human rights violations, though less severe than genocide. At the same time, let us reemphasize that Xinjiang is directly adjacent to the colossal mess in the Middle East left behind by a century of western coups and invasions and meddling in the region. The latest figures from Brown University attribute to the American sphere well over a million deaths of the people of the Middle East from just the War on Terror alone. And we must also remember the millions more people displaced, maimed, starved, impoverished, assaulted, and even enslaved on an ongoing basis. This is not a 'whataboutism' insofar that China does commit significant human rights violations in Xinjiang. This is a statement of factual context that puts into perspective China's actions compared to that of the American sphere so that both can be examined holistically. 3. On Hong Kong, yes the 'Two Systems' approach failed and China hasn't given Hong Kong the freedoms that Britain also never gave to their erstwhile colony. At the same time, let us reemphasize that Hong Kong was a hotbed of foreign meddling, where high-ranking foreign agents were so brazen as to step foot into Hong Kong, provide funding and gear to violent rioters, and even give orders to said rioters during violent riots that went as far as breaking into and trashing Hong Kong's Legislative building. This level of foreign manipulation and mob criminality would never be tolerated in western countries, and we have seen firsthand how America has dealt with their January 6th rioters. Let us also be aware that a significant aspect of the protests was anti-Chinese racism, with numerous violent assaults against mainland Chinese or even those simply speaking Mandarin, and the mainland Chinese being dehumanized as "locusts". Further, let us be aware of the fact that the Chinese military was never deployed against the protests, and that the Hong Kong police were remarkably restrained as evidenced by the fact that not a single protestor died from police violence. And finally, let us be aware of the fact that this entire incident started because a Hong Kong man murdered his girlfriend but couldn't be extradited for murder. The murderer still hasn't been charged for murder because the protests directly caused the withdrawal of the extradition bill. The extradition bill was a reasonable request made by the Hong Kong government. The protests against the bill are also reasonable in that they feared encroachment from mainland China. But the subsequent riots, even after the withdrawal of the bill, is wholly the fault of the anti-China rioters backed by their foreign agents, and they are responsible for destroying Hong Kong's prior autonomy.
The professor answered badly on the last question. He should have told the student to just go to Hong Kong and see for herself whether Hong Kong is as bad as he portrayed, or that Hong Kong people are living without freedom or whatever. Just hop on a plane and go there. Don't listen to anyone else. Same idea applies to Xinjiang and Tibet. Just go there and see for herself and for the professor too, because for a person with supposedly a wealth of knowledge of China, he is sadly and badly informed about the situation on the ground. Just go to there to see if there is any genocide going on, or that minority people are oppressed as purported by the western press.
China has Belt and Road Initiatives while USA has Bomb and Raid Incursion. That's what I perceive from Jakarta, Republic of Indonesia.
I like that! Bomb & Raid INCURSIONS by the US!
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Heard about debt trap by belt and road initiative?
Very smart play there pal..bravo
@@kuangdiluo that is fake news kiddo
At minute 24, he talked about China's reaction to the 2008 financial crisis, but he failed to mention that China has financially saved the US's ass from collapsing.
Nonsense. The CCP only saved itself.
good job.rarely has people know that
china become as it is today ,because of the clinton's regime's sponsoring them to the gatt/wto mind you it's the handiwork of clinton and madelaine albright ha..
My deep respects for Sim S Chiu's comments here below: "Sim S Chiu--This professor used a definition of Communism I learnt as a child almost 60 year ago. China has changed so much during my life time, how can Americans still understand China with such an old definition of an ideology?? I grew up under the British colony and was taught to dislike communism, but during my life time, I saw how that one party managed to work consistently through faults and trials. It finally brought out the fruit of stability, development and so many miracles within my life time to this 1.4 billions of people. As a Chinese not born in China, I cheer them on and finally understand a country need a government which work consistency with the people's welfare as a goal. If it had been this every 4 years swinging back to the opposite and undo every effort, with all powerful capitalists lobbying for their own benefits like in America, China will be a hell with its 4.5 times of population. In Hong Kong I saw how western "democracy" and those uncontrolled "freedom" turned my home into hell. I am glad MY country CHINA intervene, that is the job of a responsible government. I don't believe in the spoon-fed ideology of "democracy" any more because after I lived in the US, I see the mockery of this democracy. Whatever you do, it is always the rich and powerful that wins! Most Americans are being turned into slaves of those capitalists without even realizing it, I was shocked people many people had to work 4 to 5 jobs to make ends meet and still have no money in their banks..... Don't be sad for Hong Kong, just leave us alone and don't pour billions of dollar to bribe our young people to subvert our government, keep those money to fix your own infrastructure which are crumbling. If it is so good and it works for you, congratulations. Can America be democratic enough to let another country with another culture choose a path of their own?? Why everyone has to use your system?? Why you always want to become heroes when there was no war, so you have to create war? The acts of bombing and sanctioning are acts of terrorism and dictators, if you don't realize it. And the professor have no clue how Asians thinks, we are all cultures that yearns for stability, no one will jump up to bomb and send their children to the graves because they "don't like a communist country taking a democratic country". Except a few western trained young people, they don't care about ideologies to" 954
Regarding Hambantotta port in Sri Lanka, I want to correct your statement: Sri Lankan government requested China for a loan to pay their debts to IMF and World bank loans which became due and Sri Lanka proposed to pay back the loan from China by giving the operations of the port to China for 99 years lease. Please check the facts from Sri Lankan government which is well published.
The professor speak professionally. However the last question raised about human rights, HK society is much peaceful now but he does not give a credit to China newly implemented policy. About XinJiang, how USA handle terrorisum, such a big mess in Afghanistan, but professor ignore the real facts that XinJiang muslim enjoy higher quality of iiving in compairsion to other parts of the world.
You are right. On the Xinjiang, HK and Taiwan issues, the Americans don't seem to be able to shake off their narrative of China bad, nothing more to discuss! Taiwan was mentioned as a democratic country, yet they acknowledge the 1-China policy. Nobody wants to say or explain that both the ROC and PRC accept, and it is also in the constitution of the ROC, that Taiwan is a province of China. In the case of HK, nobody mentioned the real reasons why the Chinese government had to enact the security laws to actually make HK a safer place. All they are interested to put forward is the curtailment of freedom and democracy as viewed through their tinted lens. Xinjiang issue is another load of crap propaganda based on bias reporting by those with agenda to destroy China. China hosted about a dozen Ambassadors and representatives from Muslim countries to visit Xinjiang several months ago. Among them from Indonesia and Arab countries, yet none of those people spoke negatively about what they saw and experienced in Xinjiang. The Americans seemed to believe that a lie when repeated often enough will turn it into the truth.
What China did to fight terrorism in XinJiang is very humane, compared to Quantanamo Bay.
Unfortunately, this is a very ideologically biased lecture, even though it is presented by a professor who are traditionally upheld to be objective and bias-free in dealing any issues, even though it is made in the quite apparent background that the global political system initiated by US after WWI is being deteriorated and collapsed by either American negligence or purposeful exploitation. Why they just let it happen with their awareness that they cannot talk around themselves? Simple, conspiracy to maintain US dominance at the cost of other countries benefit, at the expense of global peace, without any regard to global efforts to hold sustainable economic development.
Wondering if you noticed a fact in his lecture. He never had any self-reflection of what has been going wrong with the global system under US controls. All he did is just point his finger to whoever has different ideas from him. Am really shocked that even professors in US are of such low quality.
He sound very bias too
I was fine with most of the professor’s speech, but his Q&A answers, esp on “Taiwan as a country”, “China is communist”, “Sri Lankan port debt trap” and “HK/Xinjiang human rights” reflect his American worldview and misinformation. Now I see why most of the comments are negative. He is just regurgitating western propaganda.
there are few westerners who got the marbles to said what it is. At best they will skirt around the issues
@@garytan9904 If only it were that simple. It’s not a matter of courage. I can see the professor truly believes in his views. Most westerners have swallowed the war propaganda whole, even thoughtful, intelligent “experts” like the professor have not been spared. And that is far more insidious and worrying, since the biggest atrocities in the world were usually committed by “good people” who believed they were “doing good”.
@@JS-ih7lu understand your perspective often sugar coated things are laced with poison
He did not say “Sri Lankan port debt trap”. His description was China is running the port themselves to so they can make the money back. Which, I think is the truth. The Chinese has no interest in loosing money so they are running the business for Sri Lankan to make money.
@@sjsupa Most of what western media report are not “lies” in themselves. They are cherry-picked “facts” that distort the overall picture. China makes hundreds of loans as part of BRI, when the lessor struggles with repayment, China renegotiates terms & restructure loans most of the time. However, western media only ever report the Sri Lankan port as the single negative example, giving the impression that it is representative of all other deals, and hence all Chn loans are “debt trap”. This is the propaganda.
Where does this question come from in the first place? We didn’t interfere any other countries inner affairs as US. We don’t have a soldier in other countries. We just strive to do business with other countries. how it is even possible China is the cause of international disorder? If by disorder you mean westerns can’t always get what they want from other countries, I think it is the order instead of disorder.
It is the fought between ideology, holistic war about everything.
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Taiwan has been Chinese territory since ancient times. After World War II, due to the civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, Taiwan did not return to China. The United States sold many weapons to Taiwan and secretly supported Taiwan’s independence, but it asked China to maintain the status quo
Prof. Hyer, as an academic, what evidence do you have about human rights situation in Hong Kong, Xinjiang of China? I hope you did not just hear from news media like BBC.
Maybe think tanks inform him.
From the way he spoke about these two places, looks like he just took what the biased media reported without doing any due diligence or questioning for Proofs. Sorry, no respect for him.
This professor/quack has no shame and credibility.
@Mit Shuler "We have no proof but we know for a fact that... "
Once again ignorant of the situation and brainwashed by propaganda.
Wasted 50 minutes of my life listening to Eric where Eric echoes the fake news abt human rights at the end. This undone all the good observatory work 👎👎
Yes, a good talk undone by a woefully bad ending. On Taiwan, US could do the world a great favour by helping in the reunification. Taiwan should be smart enough to start negotiating for favourable terms for reunification. The Chinese government has already said, as long as it is under one country, anything is possible.
Thanks Jeff..I stopped at 5:01. Luckily saw your advice.
For the least, you get to see how an American presenting issues and what are the pupils' views and concerns.
Also, it is hopeless. The Americans are all out to weaken China (and Asia in the process) in all possible ways. All the talks about human rights are just excuses to interfere in Asia's politics for American Exceptionalism and Suprimacy.
I look at it as Hyer's balancing act in his lecture in order to avoid being perceived as a Chinese Paid Propagandist and close the minds of the audience. The important thing is, he managed to debunk many smear issues against China.
I agree that the right way to compete with China is not through military but economically. Positive and healthy competition contributes positively is good for the globe. It is welcomed even in the midst of geopolitical conflicts. If the US had a competent and strong leadership, trusted and supported by the majority of the people, it can of course put policies, laws, resources, talents, and capitals... in place to elevate America's global standing and eventually win the global competition with China thus regaining the position as the shining house on the hill. The big question is can America actually do it? Will private companies be willing to build a railroad across a burning desert that won't show a profit for decades? Who is to maintain the tracks to ensure proper operation for 50 years? Can the Fed do it with taxpayer money? Can American workers out-work and out-produce the Chinese workers? Can the allied countries produce enough steel and concrete to meet the demand? Do the US and all its allies have the financial muscle to pull off such a mega feat? What track record, skills, and experience the US has to show other countries that it can do better than China? (A million questions follow...) Personally, I see the chance of beating China at its own game as pretty slim. And I suspect I am not the only one. So, what is the alternative? How about change strategy and embracing multilateralism? But do it quickly before being pushed into it. In a multilateral world, the US can still remain a powerful and consequential country, but just not the world's sole dominant power.
HK issue is not about human right: it's a pure political fight, just as the capital hill riot in the U.S. I think that's part of the reason why Professor Hyer answered the question by starting with Xinjiang.
Other than human rights issues, I think the professor speaks mostly the truth about China and US-China relationship. As a Chinese, I appreciate that. For human rights issue, particular about Xinjiang, he is badly misinformed. Not only Taliban never raised any issue about Muslim in China, none of the Muslim country does. That is because, there is no issue about Muslim in China. Look, almost every College in China has special cafeteria for Muslim students. I don't see any such cafeteria in college in US. Muslim got special treatment in China. What China has issue with, are the separatists and the terrorists in Xinjiang. Please be aware!
That's quite special, that every Chinese college has a Muslim cafeteria. That makes their praying much easier. Why do American colleges not do this?
@@cutnicely 'Cause in the States, If not for politics, why border?
The professor said nothing about the Uyghur ETIM al-Qaeda terrorist group that fire bombed and killed many Muslims in Xinjiang. When captured fighting the US in Syria and Afghanistan, they were sent to Guantanamo Prison.
Exactly SJSU PA . YOU SPEAK THE TRUTH AND CONGRATS 😁👍🇨🇳🇻🇳
This is call white folks hypocrisy
💝💝💝, but it was a surprise as well a disappointment to hear Dr. Eric Hyer refer Taiwan as a democratic nation. The Taiwan Constitution does not even state that Taiwan as an independwnt nation but a part of China.
So China can do more human rights abuses?
Pretty sure that the 40 million Taiwanese think they're an independent nation. The CCP subjugation of Hong Kong and the mishandling of tiananmen square dissonance cemented that in their minds. No one will willingly live under CCP tyranny. They must be broken.
@@lawrenceralph7481 First of all, I don't know how you get the number 40 million, it is easy to just Google it, Taiwan has 23.57 millions people on year 2020, that is far far away from 40 millions. Secondary, according to the research in Taiwan, about 1/3 Taiwan population don't want to go to independent, about 1/3 want to be independent, andother 1/3 could be in the middle of those two groups. by the way, do you know the name of Government in Taiwan? It is named Republic of China. Did you get that? in its consititution, Taiwan is a local government, under the counrty named Republic of China!
@@lawrenceralph7481 Only 23mil on Taiwan, and the latest Pew research doesn’t support your claim
China is not gearing for “world domination”! Such fixation with dominating other countries is the downfall of USA…spending unnecessary money on bases and military weapons. China will build friendship on equal basis worldwide.
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The standards of the "international order" that the United States refers to are always changing. The 19th century did not surpass Europe and the United Kingdom did not abide by patent laws before. Copy European technology without paying corresponding fees. After surpassing Britain in the 20th century, patent laws continued to be promoted around the world. And impose technical blockades and arms embargoes on countries that do not comply. The Soviet Union collapsed, and the United States implemented an economic globalization policy. Advocate the implementation of a free economy in the world. The current United States, imposing an abnormal punitive tariff policy on other countries, violates its own "trade principle." The United States dismembered Alstom in France. Kill Japanese semiconductor manufacturer Toshiba Corporation. The US Department of Justice sniped Germany's Siemens. Arrested Meng Wanzhou, CFO of China's Huawei. Arrest the Russian Novatek CFO. The Secretary of Commerce of the United States has spoken out to South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan, requiring them to hand over the core data of high-tech companies. So I am wondering, what exactly are the international rules that the United States is talking about?
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The US and its allies should be hold responsible for what happened to Afghanistan and other countries that they have destroyed! They should be punished for the destructions that have caused!
Reason why there will not be another Yalta.
@Paul McGrory BASICALLY US OF EFFING A IS A FREAKING BIGGEST MAFIA GANGSTER AND PRETEND TO HAVE AND FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY, BUT IN REALITY THE USA HAVE FAKE DEMOCRACY OR SO CALL IT DEMOCRAZY OR DEMONCRAZY POLITICAL SYSTEM HAHAHAHA LOL 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍👍👍🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳😈😈😈😈💀🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾!!!!
@@alfonsobaglioni1391 or Nuremberg
@ Ros Rosy Where are the war crimes of the US/Wests/European committed by the international court of the UN? Are those warmongers exempted for all the war crimes? I agreed with your voice.
@Parker Crumpler No one believe you man.
Professor Eric Hyer, please enlighten why the United States has war fleets on every ocean, 800 military bases around the world, enough nuclear weapons to wipe out life on earth several times over, has been waging war in the Middle East and North Africa for 30 years and is illegally occupying Iraq and Syria against the wishes of their governments and people. Among the other 2 questions I’ve asked earlier. Thank you.
Exactly.... The rules for themselves are very different. When they do it is to liberate us or educate us or civilize us. Those who don't even wash their butts after pooping will say who is civilized and who is not🤣🤣🤣
Professor reading from a script that has lost the plot. The USA has been built as a war machine. Gave up listening to shallow and nebulous history lesson being total waste of time. Trace your history man and see how we got to this mess, starting with J.F.Kennedy, like breaking glass windows and...'not me,Gov'. Wrong lesson for adults.
I'd like to see him do a lecture on Is The USA the Cause of International (Dis)order?
@@arkscrew US butts still hurting after Anchorage.
@@JonROlsen 🤣🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏
It's sad that we are in the this country facing numerous fatality and sufferings from the pandemic, gun violence, crimes and racial injustice in addition to the fact that US has spent trillions of taxpayer's money and caused huge casualties to the Muslim people in the Iraq, Syria, Libya,, Afghanistan and Africa. Yet there are still people having the audacity to preach human right violations in China. At least people can walk on the street and feel safe in Xinjiang.
Well said
Just want to make a remark, of dozens of debt repayment crisis along the silk road, there is one and only one example of a debt to equity swap, and that is the Sri Lanka's Hambantota port. Even there, it is a 99 lease to the Chinese, as Sri Lanka government retains the ownership of the port. It's been almost a decade since the start of the BRI, it does not seem China has a policy to trap countries into debt and then take over their assets and equity as implied by the western MSM.
On the last comment about suppression of Hong Kong I would say : Compare the suppression of "occupy Wall Street " or "Washington Jan 6" Then decide who (what system) is more humane .
Thank you Vic👍
China is more humane. Tolerance for HK rioters in bed with the CIA is offensive to a civil society and they have every right to crack down. How many middle easterners are you Westerners murdering as we speak compared to China?
@Paul McGrory BASICALLY US OF EFFING A IS A FREAKING BIGGEST MAFIA GANGSTER AND PRETEND TO HAVE AND FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY, BUT IN REALITY THE USA HAVE FAKE DEMOCRACY OR SO CALL IT DEMOCRAZY OR DEMONCRAZY POLITICAL SYSTEM HAHAHAHA LOL 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍👍👍🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳😈😈😈😈💀🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾!!!!
@@JulianPerez-zv6os yep agree 👍😁🇻🇳🇨🇳♥️
Thank you Vic Good analysis
The professor really lost his credibility the way he answered the last question
I’m wonder where he got the degree. Is this the qualification of American professor nowadays?
Totally agree
This professor talked logically at the beginning but when he answering the questions, he is just a phony hypocrite, he is not a down to earth or sincere person ,from watching how how he replied the questions that showed or exposed his preachings don't match his actions. He is misused his title and status. He may overestimate his knowledge, underestimate some Knowledgeable audiences who are wise with open-minded and like to analyze the matters logically and rationally that based on the facts. This professor should answer the questions after analyzing the situations or cases fairly and honestly as based on the facts, Also, he should put his own personal negative feeling and.bias aside. Our integrity, liability, accountability, conscientious and honesty are showed by our attitudes and behaviours as how we treat and deal with matters and people in general. Any kind of good relationship are based on trust , sincerity, integrity, conscientious and mutual respect.
This professor knows nothing about China, he studies China in his room, just read papers. That's why US professionals' prediction to China always failed.
@@phenixwutao The prof needs to stop reading or watching American fake news about Xinjiang.
Another thing, the professor corrected a student that Taiwan is not recognized by the US and a vast majority of the countries in the world as a country. But in the later part of his answer, he referred Taiwan no fewer than 4 or 5 times as a country. I don't think he truly believes in what he's teaching or preaching.
Most of the talk part is sober minded and objective from American point of view. But during the Q& A, it is clear that he is still digesting some MSM without analyzing it, especially regarding Xingjiang and Hongkong. Did he see any video how violent the Hongkong street has become during the riot?
Does anyone know where the HK issue started and what incidents led to it? Well, while I was in Taiwan around 2018, an HK couple came to Taiwan for vacation, and the guy murdered his pregnant girl and dumped her body in the river before fleeing to HK. As per Taiwanese and HK law, they do not have any laws in place that could help Taiwan or HK to prosecute crimes that happen outside their jurisdiction. So Taiwan couldn't extradite the guy, and HK couldn't prosecute him because the crime happened outside their jurisdiction. Because of this, the guy who murdered his GF went scotfree, and this incident prompted mainland China to come up with a law that would permit the law enforcement agencies to extradite convicts to the mainland for trial. This 'controversial' law is what eventually led to the riots.
sadly so ...
Addition information: Hong Kong government come up with the so-called "Extradition Law", not the Chinese government. Additionally, the HK government could has used another venue to handle the particular case, but choose not to do so.
Sadly, the professor ignored certain facts. After the extradition treaty was removed, the rioting and violence by so called democratic forces continued and new demands were made such as a democratic and even independent Hong Kong. Give an inch and they demand a mile. The New National Security Law put an end to an unending chaotic situation. Hong Kong never had democracy under British colonial rule so why the fuss for democracy now? The professor never mentioned the bombings in Xinjiang in 2014 by Uighurs and their attacks in Tiananmen resulting in loss of lives. What should any nation do? Incarcerate them or give them the freedom to continue the violence? America turned the imprisonment of the anarchists into a "violation of human rights, forced labor, rape and sterilization of Uighur women and genocide." All these American narratives are without evidence and repeated endlessly by its echo chambers. As for Taiwan, it is China's territory and unresolved civil war and America would be wise to butt out!
@@KayyHong Sometime June 2019, 3 million Hong Kongers demonstrated against the CCP in the streets; that's almost half of the popoulation. It was followed by a lagislative election in November where 89% of the Pro-CCP candidtates were voted out. It is time to hold a referendum for the Hong Kongers to decide if they want to be a part of China. Afterall in the CCP Constitution, it says the wishes of the people comes first!
It was Hong knong legislative council tried to pass the extradition law not mainland China did not initiate anything. Also the murderer after released from jail because he can't be trial in Hong Kong volunteered to go back k to Taiwan to face his charges and yet Taiwan government refused. This whole thing was the dark hand of Taiwanese government.
..but I’m not an economist…when asked by the computer science major how the USA is going to fund BBB projects when there’s sooo much debt. What the prof didn’t want to say was “we can always print more money” 😂
Hahaha!
Or follow what I say, not what I do. 😁😁👎👎
BBBW, or B3W, 2021
There is a limit to what we can print. That limit has been reached by the defense budget (bully budgets).
Also after condemning BRI and labelling it a debt trap, they turn around and want to do the same in BBB. Lol! And why for so many decades of US and Europe prosperity did they not once think of helping to the global south to prosper with building infrastructure projects until China start doing it with BRI? US only helped Europe with their Marshall plan and nobody else. Japan had their bullet train system for so many decades but never once want to help other countries to build it till China did, now want to compete for contracts. Everything done now is only reactionary and done only as a means to contain China.
If you want to learn about China follow Martin Jacques. He has a excellent understanding of China and the Chinese civilization. Professor Eric Hyer still has a long way to make sense of China.
Speaking as a native from Hong King, the principle of One Country 2 System is working well.
Let me help to answer the last 2 questions. For HongKong, just see if US capital withdraw from HK. HK is moving in the right direction for its residents. For Xinjiang, the Taliban is right next to Xinjiang, and they know what happens there more than the Americans. The UK, Aussie and US fabricated most of the Xinjiang stories.
Right ??? Just look at the first ever video of CGTN
The Talibans are well informed of what happened especially in Xinjiang and of course the surrounding nations next to Afghanistan. Taliban's are capable to take care of their interest and also aware of her neighbours needs and interests. She needs to oblige in order to establish her right to exist and jointly govern her territories, a huge jobs and at the immediate moments is a fact that she needs slot of good will to survive this difficult period. So far, overall she manages at her pace and China needs to assist in funding these uncertain and trying times. Time will tell and Afghanistan needs real assistance to survive during these crucial period.
You are absolutely right! I have been to Xinjiang, talking about suppressing the Muslims is all fabricated lies !
You are right, westerners think they should use military forces to assault anyone who doesn’t fit into their ideology. China will help on “human kind” ground and have the patience to help them around. Just see Mongolia, Pakistan, African countries and Central Asia, no interference, just help in infrastructure & economy. Soon, hope Afghanistan & Myanmar and others will be back on their feet.
How you know those stories were fabricated?
The whole speech full of inexplicable inconsistencies with the Q&A section. China is definitely a peaceful nation.
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Yeah, peaceful - just ask Australians
@@alexberkovich9992 China invaded Australia and killed thousands of its indigenous people. Incredible!
I live in Hong Kong. My personal experience is that the time we had no freedom of speech and no safety on the streets was in the 2 half of 2019, when people of different opinions were attacked, killed, burnt alive to near death on the streets, when subway stations destroyed, busy roads blocked, airport intruded and had to shut down multiple times, my own local town district serverly damaged and deserted due to mob violence .... we had no freedom of any kind but only fear for our safety then. If you are referring to that period as embracing democracy or democratic movement for the good of the Hong Kong people, I can assure you that at least half of the population would rather live without. That kind of 'rule by fear one voice only democracy' is not welcome here. Our preferred democracy is for the betterment of life in Hong Kong, whichever way it takes, to have peace, safety and prosperity be restored in our territory - just a humble simple wish from the more of us here!
Enjoy your speech. However, I can't agree with your closing comment regarding the condition in Hong Kong and Xinjiang when there is no evidence to support that. This final comment would definitely pleases the US and his allies.
For him to call Russia a kleptocracy when the biggest kleptocracy is right in his own backyard is really laughable. I almost fell off my chair when he said that !
Rose tinted glasses, blood is thicker.... & West (USA) is GOOD & East (Asia/China) BAD.
If I am in the audience I would have thrown a shoe at him. 😀
@@winsonhan2187 😂
Not in his backyard, but in his own house.
those communist were ruled by corrupt leaders and no one is checking them mind you.
If you speak the truth and understand Chinese history, you understand why China has the right to take back Hong Kong and Taiwan. To enforce your western value to other cultures is a barbaric and colonial mentality. Double standards is a hypocritical foreign policy. Mind your own business and taking care of your own social injustice is the basic human rights and showing respect to others that don't follow your rules and orders. American standard is for Americans, and the international standard is to abide by the United Nations rules and orders.
CCP's China has never once in history had sovereignty over Taiwan, so how do they have a right to it? Just because Han Chinese colonized it during a previous empire? So that means the UK has the right to take back USA? Spain has the right to take back Mexico? Or is it justified by a country splitting? So North Korea has the right to take back South Korea or vice versa? "Double standards is a hypocritical foreign policy." - Yeah, and China is the king of double standards. They cry about US imperialism, but China is literally the largest empire in the world, occupying huge territories where other ethnicities are the majority, without giving them real autonomy or significant representation in the central government. Tell me how many in the Politburo is non-Han? CCP wants to take back Taiwan, where their only source of claim is imperial colonialism during the Qing dynasty. In my opinion, the will of the people in a large geographical area is supreme. If the people living in Taiwan does not want to be ruled by the CCP, they have the right to not be ruled by them. Simple as that. The CCP loooves to pay lip service to the will of the people, but they only care about it when the will of the people aligns with the ambitions of the elite in the top of the CCP. Imagine if the CCP could grow up to the level of United Kingdom, and actually let the people in their provinces vote on independence. But no.. it's not *really* about what the people want, is it? Tell me, what exactly would a war on Taiwan accomplish except the biggest bloodshed since WW2? Heal the pride of the CCP? At least USAs wars in the middle east can be justified by taking down violent regimes or violent terrorists. I don't agree with them, but at least there a shred of justification. I don't blame USA for going after Al-Qaida when they killed thousands of US civilians. Going to war on Taiwan would be PURE aggression, against a people and government that has not hurt anyone (yes, KMT was violent decades ago, but it's not like CCP/PLA has the moral upper hand there, when they hung back while KMT defeated the Japanese.. which the PLA now *loves* to take credit for.. and then stabbed them in the back). Does China have a right to take back Hong Kong? Well yeah, duh, they were literally given it back in a peaceful transition. Do they have a right to ignore the intention behind the agreement of that transition? Maybe? It's not like the agreement was ever enforceable. But then don't be surprised when the people of Taiwan calls bullshit on the whole "one country two systems" lie.
@@auspiciouslywild Wow, Shocked! But I still think taiwan is a part of China, because most countries in the world agree with one china policy, right? I peasonaly don't want to see a war happens between China and taiwan. To aviod that, I believe they should talk rather than being agressive . No matter what happend in history, for now they both can decide the direction of future. But they can't ignore each other. Can taiwan decide to be a sovereign state and China just let it happen? I don't think so, that definitely leading to a war. So that's the situation now, hope it won't be worse.
@@paisinsj9536 Do you understand that the world and China has completely different understanding of what "One China Policy" means? Have you read the wording USA used? They don't see Taiwan as part of (CCPs) China, what they wrote is that they acknowledge (doesn't mean they accept it) China's view that Taiwan is part of China. It's a statement about maintaining status quo, in order to maintain stability and economic growth in the region, not a statement that Taiwan is/isn't a country or is/isn't part of China. USA has a strategy of "strategic ambiguity" to allow USA and China to have relations without USA fully recognizing China's claim over Taiwan. Can Taiwan decide to be a sovereign state? They don't need to, they already ARE. All they need to do is continue to maintain status quo, and perhaps continue with their baby steps towards distancing themselves from the "ROC" name and strengthening international diplomatic relations. Both USA and Estonia has now made steps to strengthen diplomatic ties with Taiwan as an independent entity.
@@auspiciouslywild Relax, CIA shill. Just petition in front of the white house for USA to recognize Taiwan as a country, then we can go from there.
@@elmohead They don't dare. even after drinking a case of best quality whiskey or vodka or....
Its funny everytime hearing American talk about "human right"
The US sets up rules and order that they want other people to follow but they themselves don't follow. My government behaves like the rules don't apply to them.
Talking about rules based order, the most important rule is: Do not interfere in another country,s internal affair.
what do you think china is doing in wps notwithstanding the fact that the u.n. court of arbitration has already ruled on it giving some part of it as eez to our country the philippines.
I agreed most of the professor points except one one Xinjian. I am Malaysian, a Muslim major south east Asian country. I have not seen any protest against China on so call human right violation in Xinjian. In the past we have fought hard for Muslim in Palestine, Bosnia, Iraq. Neither did any Muslim countries in the world criticize China on Xinjian. Knowing the importance of Muslim brotherhood principle, I only come to 1 simple conclusion. The so call Xinjian massacre is nothing but lies created by American and European. You are the expert, why don't you just buy a ticket and have a look in Xinjian and tell us with your own experience if there is really a genocide? Xinjian is a popular travel destination now.
protest rally or demonstration is not allowed in china mind you ha..
@@baldogtondo7017 read my statement again. Also who say protest is no allowed in China? Go and search online and see how wrong you are.
So why does CCP China not allowed an independent UN fact finding to visit Xinjiang and see for themselves?
@@andrewwong1146 You sure? What happen to the last WHO investigation team visited Wuhan? The team first reported they received full corporation & access, and they are satisfying with the finding. . Just after few days, the whole story changed again. By the way, did UN independent investigation team visited IRAQ before the war? They found nothing and reported to UN. We all know what happen next. Xinjiang is now a tourist hotspot, why don't you just buy a plane ticket and have yourself a nice holiday there? I am waiting to do that after the travel restriction. Genocide? Anyone with common sense would know is a lie. Have you seen any body or mass grave? Have you seen any footage of mass murder and torture? I have seen countless photo of death Muslim in countries invaded by USA. I have been photo of Guantanamo bay.
@@danielchua1713 Full access? They were not even allowed to enter into the lab, all they had was a 30 min presentation by CCP. The visit came after months of last minute cancellation and more than 1 year after all the evidence has been destroyed! Please do not twist the truth like CGTN.
China's national security law, which was imposed recently on Hong Kong, does not restricted Hong Kong people from employment, entertainment etc. The national security law stated no words and actions which underminded China's interest and security are permitted. Every country has more or less the same law.
The comments on Hong Kong is totally one sided and misleading. He avoided the facts that the Hong Kong rioters burned the city around and even set fire on a innocent civilian, beat up others who disagree with their violence and silence the majority public by beating up pedestrians.
More of a propaganda\bias\MAGA talk rather than a academic reseach\talk. What a shame
"International order"?....a soft way to say "US domination".
I enjoyed the talk. It is fair and reasonably balanced. However, I think that our country is not telling the correct story on Hong Kong, Taiwan, or Xinjiang. We in the US will not allow anyone to over throw our government. It’s called treason. In Hong Kong, the freedom that they want is to over throw the government. On Xinjiang, we use terms like genocide, how many did PRC kill to prevent separatist movements and terrorism? The answer is zero! They try to re-educate. How do we do it? How many did we kill to create a democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan? We talk about the values of democracy, but we want to be the only one making all of the rules for the world. Isn’t that called dictatorship?
Professor, Please follow your advice to the students, learn and understand more China, it’s history, culture, people and politics. UNBIASED, please. It’s sad that you spread your own opinions under the disguise of facts. What you said about what happened in Xin Jiang and Hong Kong couldn’t be further away from facts.
Dr Hyer's view of China role after 2008 financial crisis is very questionable. China's massive spending bailed out the world economy and paid the cost of heavy debt burden which continues 'til today.
China also bailed out the US in 2008 by buying trillions of US bonds/treasury bills.
@@tinatang1 True. Not to mention the fact China had to pump 4 trillion RMB into its own economy which mostly went into real estate causing the real estate bubble it has today.
china's predatory business practices and their hacking of intellectual property has tide them over and make them what they are now?
The professor delivered the speech/points well in the first part of the speech but I found myself frowned more and more as it went on. I don't agree with professor's view on XingJiang and Hong Kong, like at all. I encourage those who are interested to get more understanding of the situation and why / how / what had happened in those places, not through the usual western MSM bias that's been reporting and repeating on the news but really take a deep look from a different perspective at what the actual situation is/was and the agenda behind those biased reporting. The reality sometimes couldn't be further away from the truth. I am disappointed in this speech because these are the essential areas when it comes to the discussion of China but professor's understanding seems not only biased but also skewed and superficial. Professor, you are a educator and a researcher, please be respectful to your career and pass on your teaching based on accurate context and truth.
You should also question his first part
That's right - do more homework. The rioters in Hong Kong fire bombed, beat-up and killed people.
USA Money talking🦜 !
US causing problems as they like and with printing money thrown out.
@@44bett Same in Tiananmen Square! Murdered Police and soldiers burning them alive.
I am a Hong Kong citizen, and I disagree that the One Country Two Systems has collapsed. If China did not respect Hong King's independent status it would have sent in the troops to quash the violent protests in 2019. The introduction of the National Security Law was a very clever and effective way to put an end to the violent protests that had put hk people's lives to a standstill
Dear professor, you have acknowledged that the Eastern Turkistan extremists committed terrorist violence in Xinjiang. Now let me ask you, why you think that Chinese government’s actions to jail the terrorists and putting the terrorism supporters/sympathizers into reeducation camps/centers to keep them away from further extremist influence is human rights violation, while after 911 US military actions to invade and bomb others countries resulting in millions of Muslim civilians deaths and injuries is not a violation of human rights? To me this is hugely hypocritical and double standard. And the same hypocrisy applies to Hong Kong.
According to the Cambridge dictionary: invade is to enter a country by force with large numbers of soldiers in order to take possession of it. SinceTaiwan is not an independent country (not recognised by the majority of the countries and UN), it's not an invade. Besides, both parties have never declared the ending of the Civil War since 1927. Technically, they are still in a "war" status, but it's an internal affair.
the civil war has not finished yet in China between china mainland and taiwan province that has turned into a rebellion island now !
剛好相反:對台灣的領土聲索是完全沒有法理依據的，聯合國的一中決議案中共國是中國唯一合法代表，取代了中華民國所有【中國的法理地位】台灣人對中國已經 沒有任何的責任與義務， 大多數國家採取了解中共的主張，但是不承認，【一個失去關於中國所有的法理地位】的台灣 對中國沒有義務跟責任，劍橋辭典:他是形容入侵行為，他不是例如國際法的法條啊!
@@user-fi5fk3qn1h Both PRC and ROC support one country on the constitutional level. Even the ROC constitution claims China mainland part of ROC's sovereignty, and Taiwan is a province, even including outer Mongolia and 11-line in the South China Sea. The fact is both sides have a dispute on the sovereignty of China, Taiwan is part of it. People on the mainland don't care who rules China, whether it is PRC or ROC. But they do care it's one country, one Chinese Nation. Do not use "world" or the majority of the countries but use the western anti-China alliance. They cannot represent the world. Still deny the fact? Don't worry. PLA will tell you the truth.
@@cerruti1881au yep 👍
right still in a de facto war..
China argues for international order, the west speaks of rules based order, where rules based means their rules, without regard for others. The latter doesn't have currency in today's world. The reasonableness of China's and Russia's position is unquestionable.
the "taste of the pudding is in the eating" rather read my replies above ha..
When you are a white guy and never been living in China for awhile, and claim yourself as an Chinese expertise, that’s made yourself as a foolish. He said Taiwan not a country and also said Taiwan as part of China, and at the same time he said Taiwan is democracy country and US has to protect it. So what exactly is Taiwan?? If Taiwan is part of China, what the hell US sent military into Taiwan?? Is it ok for other countries intervene into another country?? What if China help Hawaii separate from the mainland US?? What US gonna react?? This is how military industry make money, all they do make war.
Actually I have one question. US always calls for free market and free government intervention in economy. But it forbade some US companies from doing business with China. Isn't it a violation of its core values? If US companies can make huge sum of money in China, then why not?
The history has proved itself that US will abandon his allies when they lose their strategic purpose or usage. Taiwan, Republic of China, has already been abandoned by the US at 1948 after the World War II after we defeated Japan.
a wong that is expected of you of course ha..
No matter what you say the fact that China is on the right track, peaceful country and prosperity. God Bless China.
china an atheist communist country has no god mind you ha..
God loves good people who follow His way. Forget about atheist or what so ever.
China’s dwindling birth rate is a double edged sword. The obvious issue is that there would be fewer young people to support the costly social infrastructure demand by the older population. On the other hand, it would alleviate the growing demand on food and natural resources, both of which are insufficient in China. Of course there is always the possibility of driving the nation intro nonexistent if the population decline is drastic. But China is nowhere near that point. So if the country can solve the economic implications of supporting a sizeable and growing aging population, then the decline in birth rate poses but a minor social threat. As China transitions from a labour base economy to high tech, GDP per capita escalated exponentially. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence would propel China’s economic growth into the stratosphere. The bottom line is that China should continue to promote population growth to avoid extinction in the long term, but need not be overly concerned about supporting its aging population.
You do use force to democratize any non-democratic nations. You use democratic ways to democratize any non-democratic nations. You mentioned China had wars with India and Vietnam. You did not mention China withdrew their force back to China after winning the war. China did not occupied any land from India or Vietnam
God bless China 🇨🇳✊✊✊✊✊
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So, what is exactly the international Rule-based anyway? The way I see it... "WE rule YOU obey!" that is: international Rule-based!
There is NO international rules.....only USA's rules. If you don't like it, we will send you warships and missiles to destroy your country. Or at the very least, we will sanction you economically. That is why they call it "AMERICA FIRST", and others are expendable.
you'r not stating the fact as they happen,why?
Exactly 🙋🏻♂️🙋🏻♂️🙋🏻♂️
What if it is not in their interest? What if someone else want another rule which serves their interest?🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️ apparently they are dis-order 😏
Which do u think have more democracy , china or singapore ?
A flaw in the Q&A session, the 'One Country, Two Systems' formula is not bankrupt in HK, but indeed prosper under the concept.
Professor said not save pennies but lose the pound. He didn’t say the defence budget. He didn’t say Taiwan and HK protesters/rioters are actually seeking for independent neither. These would change the context significantly. The students in this forum need to know.
The Professor also did not tell his audience that the US Congress via the NED paid the Hong Kong students to riot and paid for their gear and weapons. He should also repeat what Nancy Pelossi said when the Hong Kong rioters invaded the Hong Kong Legislative Assemby: "What a beautiful sight" she said! Karma visited Nancy Pelosi on Jan 6 when Trump supporters broke into her office at the Capitol, looking to hang her and Mike Pence. Many Hong Kong netizens gleefully said "What a beautiful sigjt!"
Though WW2 ended 70 years ago, many, especially the older generation in Asia & SE Asia still harbouring lingering fear of Japanese cruelty, legacy of the atrocious massacres committed by the Japanese during the war. The question here now US claiming to be a benign nation could team up with a such a cruel nation to keep peace!!!
Well put 👍
U.S. is nowadays more evil than all historical Nazis put together
Japan does NOT even Acknowledge WW2 and their atrocities that they did during WW2 and its NOT even in their history books ... i.e whitewash ... till the day Japan apologise for their atrocities ...
RT showing Unit 731in Manchukuo. Really horrifying...
Japan has been playing “pig eating tiger”, gradually building up its military capabilities since 1970.
"There are two kind of bullies, one who is open, and, in your face, you know he is obnoxious, and better to avoid him. The other is the one who claims to be your friend, but in reality, bullies you more, on the pretext of protecting you, or trying to change you. This kind is far worse, you can’t get rid of him, he mentally manipulates you, makes you feel you are worthless without his presence." Ratnakar Sadasyula “To be an enemy of America can be dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal.” Dr. Henry Kissinger
Hong Kong is, was and had always been a port of China. The Mandarin word for Hong Kong means "Fragrance Port". Again, if you read up a bit, you will know that Hong Kong was ceded to the British for 0ver 150 years, because the British defeated a weak China in the opium war ( the opium war is fought when the British wanted to sell opium in China. So for the next 150 odd years, Hong Kong was a colony of Britain. In 1997, the British RETURNED Hong Kong to China but before that, they brought up the idea of Hong Kong independence to create discontent.
The reason why Huawei is bleeding is that they tried to help the people of Iran by providing them with essential telecommunications equipment, which was badly needed as a country hit by unilateral sanctions.
they were spying for china ,thus were banned in the u.s. and e.u. counties ha..
Professor, it will be helpful to explain the Sri Lanka port issue fully so as not to misinform your audiences. 1. The Hambantota port deal is NOT a debt-equity swap, meaning that the Chinese cancelled debt in exchange for control of the port - although that seems to be the Western narrative. 2. To the contrary, In August 2017, Sri Lanka’s government signed a concession agreement with China Merchants Port for $1.12 billion to operate the Hambantota Port for 99 years as a Private Public Partnership (PPP) project. In terms of the agreement, 70% stake of the port is leased to CM Port and the remaining 30% is owned by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA). The $1.12 billion from the leasing of the stake was not used to pay off the debt obtained to construct the port. 3. In fact, contrary to Western narrative, the Sri Lankan government did a very smart thing, they used this significant dollar inflow to strengthen the country’s foreign reserves and make some short-term foreign debt repayments that had a depressing effect on Sri Lanka's economy as it was experiencing sluggish growth.
The World Bank agrees with you.
The Dishonest Professor, you are insulting the wisdom of Sri Lanka government.
Professor of misinformation
I am pained to know that such a wonderful speech at turned out to be like mainstream media narrative in human rights issue and factual distortion of a Sri Lankan port's taking over by China. A grain of mud destroys the whole food.
Also, I heard that the US bought Alaska from USSR. Even if China bought the Sri Lankan port, what is wrong with that ?
China has one country, two systems to ensure the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong, as well as freedom of speech, but it does not support Hong Kong's independence and other anti-government words and deeds.
Absolutely
I recall the young Chinese woman, who in 2005 openly claimed: " why the white people position themselves to dominate the world, why not yellow people." Maybe is not about multiculturality on the Chinese part but about dominance. These are very different things.
I hope American scholars who have their focus on China could learn to speak the language and visit the country more, maybe even live there for a while. They will get novel perspectives or at least more credibility. Instead of “producing” papers based on literatures from your peers in the US. That never end up creating anything new
I think some do. But western media would not want to promote them. So we get just the western view
naive, english is the lingua franca of the international community for your information and education ha..
Nah, American scholars are actually quite knowledgeable and sophisticated, you can totally have valuable and insightful conversations about China with professors that are specialized in Chinese culture and history studies, the problem is those voices are not allowed in media, most "China experts" you see on TV dont even speak a word of Chinese, they are lobbyists and political commentators with specific agendas.
@@baldogtondo7017 Oh, such myopic thinking! Go ahead, close your native English speaking mind to the thoughts and ideas of all the other non-English speaking cultures, which by the way is the much larger majority of the earth's population... 😅
The "International Rules based order" is quite clear. Its the US Rules. If you don't abide by it, you are violating the International rules. Good luck.
That's very true. The American leadership is selfish and naive - also incompetent. The international based rule ONLY advances the US interest. I would rather support China's rise
do want to be ruled by an atheist regime like that of china ? and further reply, on the issue above read it intently for your education and illumination.
@@baldogtondo7017 western religious government did horrible thing in the name of god. Chinese never believe in god, we believe in ourselves, not like the western need God to behave.
@@peterau108 so who guided your values and beliefs,what western religious ?
@@baldogtondo7017 Your conscience to do good in life doesn’t need god to tell you. Westerner always need god for guidance but what about the atrocities these religious people did through out history. Chinese have book of I Ching 易經that guide us without the need for religion. We never have to fight a war in the name of god like the rest of the world.
Abraham Lincoln once said “I conquer my enemies by making them my friends”. Maybe the US should follow his wise words.
When a person who doesn’t know China try to talk about China, what a joke!
what you knew of china anyway ? ha..
@@baldogtondo7017 I know Chinese history, culture and what general Chinese people think.