China Changed our Lives Forever ft. This is China // (含中文字幕) // 中国永远地改变了我们的生活
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- Back to our roots! A classic walk and talk but with an awesome guest who has now become a good friend, Jerry from the channel This is China (link below). We get into the nitty gritty of how moving to China completely transformed our lives and taught us invaluable lessons. Watch until the end and please let us know your story, how did travelling or moving to another place change your life?
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I’m a Malaysian Chinese. 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 and Russia from behind, 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(Japan, Russia, Britain, 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 buy 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. 中国万岁！！！！
I am Chinese. I think China needs help as it is being bullied in the international community and it is not looking good😭😭😭
Very informative, well narrated based on history and facts. Thank you!
I agreed. I am old enough, I saw the whole processes and the truth of history. When China first opened up, I thought they will be later been bullied by the West. Now I am relieved, China is able to stand on its own but remained fully connected and committed to the world. All because they are ruled by wise leaders from Chinese Great Civilisation.
Thank you for this long and informative account of history. Hope it will get heard.👍
Ruipeng Li this message is getting spread. This passage first appeared in a video in Cyrus yanssen’s video
I have always been taught that China was a bad place, until I went to China in 2018 and my mind changed completely. Now I am in the process of moving there permanently.
Unfortunately I can’t convince people that China is a good place, my father (who is a trump supporter) believes the trash that appears on TV instead of believing someone who’s been throughout China. But it’s worth much more to start your own life from scratch than to surround yourself with people who believe lies, so I am definitely sure that I’ve made the right decision to move to China.
Welcome to China. Remember when you come do not take much belonging and stuff to here coz you can buy all thing here with the fair price which you need.
I guess American politicians are terrorists! They cheated you with media hooligans.
take ur dad to china for holiday and show him what true china is about.
It is shocking and sad that many US citizens from different generations are deliberately cheated about what China actually is. The US govt possesses the most complete information about China but its prapaganda machine is fabricating stories about China and feeding its citizens with fake news.
你带他去一趟中国，他的想法会改变的
Heads up all, we had a slight issue with the audio throughout so we added English subtitles for these parts. We've identified the problem now so shouldn't happen again!
Hope you enjoy listening to our story :)
呵呵，爸爸撞到人
so kind of you
中国还只是发展中国家。经济，教育，人们的素质还需要发展20～30年。这样才能成为和谐美好的国家。我们自己是完全可以做到。（20～30年后成为发达国家）但是我们面临着巨大的挑战。美国。。
The world needs people like you
@@jp95js Some Western men are attracted to Chinese women (and other Asian women like Japanese and Koreans) because they retain traditional notions of feminity. For example, Chinese women watch their weight, they diet and exercise to keep their bodies slim and attractive. They take care of their appearance and skin, using parasols to shield from strong sunlight and apply creams and facials at night. If you're lucky, you might find a girl who knows how to cook.
Whereas Western feminism is destroying traditional femininity, Western girls are encouraged to do whatever they want, eat whatever they want, act as un-ladylike as they want, get tattoos and piercings all over, to grow fat and unattractive, yet Western media is telling them "It's okay, men will find you attractive." Some men do, but not all. No wonder why some Western men choose to seek out relationships with Asian women.
@@jp95js Otherwise how else do you explain why some Western men prefer Chinese women? Men are visual creatures, but Western feminist media is dictating to men what is attractive and what isn't. Some men resent being told by feminists what's attractive, so that's one reason why they seek out relationships in Asian countries.
Frankly speaking, that's one reason why some Western men are fed up with the state of feminism in the West. Because feminism in the West is destroying what it means to be female.
Who ever says anything good about China is fake to you? Live out of your bubble kiddo, this is real life
@@Shenzhou. wrong foreign new gen female also watch their weight, they had more diet management and exercise to keep their bodies slim and attractive than chinese galz.
what you mentioned the feminism has been happening in China as well, especially in the main cities here...n Chinese modern galz had really bad world view than ever. the phenomenon of online celebrities is one of the example....foreigners seek asian galz largely because they found asian galz much easier to reach n get along wid....to be honest very few foreigners will pick Chinese galz as their life partners unless they cannot lead a good life in their home countries...n in China, they found self esteem n pride n opportunities...normal chinese galz worship foreign male.. mostly their children would have foreign citizens if they want n they gonna study in international schools.
the 2 combination effect leads to the foreign - Chinese marriage.... at least they had better foundation than Chinese male n can quickly build up business here...Chinese govt also needs these patriot foreigners to help to promote China...thats the win win situation...they got wife they got $$ n they got huge Chinese fans...why not??
@@ilovelifan _"神州 Shenzhou wrong foreign new gen female also watch their weight, they had more diet management and exercise to keep their bodies slim and attractive than chinese galz."_
I have been to America before and the American media promotes _"plus-size"_ culture for women. Just walking along the streets you can pick out a fair number of obese women. I'm not saying that there aren't American women who diet and exercise, there certainly are, but just not as many as in China (or other Asian countries like Japan or Korea). If you been to China then surely you noticed the trend of Asian women keeping their bodies slim and attractive.
_"Chinese modern galz had really bad world view than ever. the phenomenon of online celebrities is one of the example."_
Many Chinese girls are interested in K-pop culture and dancing, and those artistes tend to exercise a lot and be slim, that's why they try to emulate them. But I do agree that some feminism values are seeping into China, telling girls that learning to cook isn't important, although traditional Chinese values promote the view that it is.
_"to be honest very few foreigners will pick Chinese galz as their life partners unless they cannot lead a good life in their home countries...n in China, they found self esteem n pride n opportunities"_
Even in Western countries you can find Western men marrying Chinese women. In fact, in most Western Husband Chinese Wife couples, they *met their partners outside of China,* and usually the wife misses home so much that the husband travels back to China with her, and that's how they come to understand China. Of course, there will be instances where the foreign man comes to China and found a Chinese wife too.
I miss living in china. I wish I never left in February when the USA government told me to. I hope we get better leadership in the USA.
I hope the USA get a better leader as well. Trump or Biden? It is more desperate than desperate. Every time the United States tries to climb out of the hole, some countries get buried.
@@ddwuddjjwujj3750 Sad and true. Hong Kong was almost buried. Now Belarus and Thailand. I'm from Hong Kong.
@@ddwuddjjwujj3750 Libya was once North Africa's most prosperous democracy under Muammar Gaddafi, until the Americans invaded and assassinated their leader.
@@urdbest3212 also from Hong Kong, sad that too many people in hong kong are still brainwashed by the west. people need to wake up !
Trump 得了新冠肺炎
USA media is so hateful. I been to China extensively and I can also tell you first hand....Its an absolutely amazing country with beautiful people. yes there are bad things in every country...But China is amazing!
Every country in the world has it's beautiful n ugly side however the way western media demonize China is almost unbelievable.
Thank you for your comments without prejudice. American politicians always try to gain support by demonizing and opposing China. I think this is unfair to China. If you ask Chinese people, how do you think about USA. I think most will say, USA is fine, but I love China. Yes we love China and we support our government. This is a matter without any business with USA, or any other contries.
By the way...if any friends here would subscribe to my channel I would be very grateful. I am trying to grow the channel and Its been tough because of the algorithm. All the best wherever you may be.
@@Batteristafoto Subscrided, bro.
@@shanshuangshi3169 Thank you friend :-)
i love to see these foreigners fighting against western media over the truth about china.....love and respect from nepal...as a fellow asian it is really painful to watch the chinese people bombarded with lies and propagandas....we asians must unite together to form a prosperous asia...
Hari Dulal Well said. Some people in the west would like to see us failed as a region and would not hesitate to jump in to show us their prowess just like what they have done to Syria,Iraq and Libya and then walked out on them when it becomes too messy, just like the way the Kurds who helped fought the Syrians have been abandoned by its master, the US.
Asian should stand up 2gether and not hate
it is just brutally painful to see the situation of our great region.....we were once the cradle of civilization...now we are nothing but the ruins of the past...and it is even more disturbing to see many asians singing the songs the americans want them to sing..as if the americans are there to help....as if they have forgotten what the west had to offer in the past...
True, why the word is taking over the word everything, why not our Asias to playing a important role in the world, you are right, we Aias need unite together and flight the western imperialism.
We Asians must unite together so right
You guys should do this kind of conversation more often, there are so many views we want to see you share with viewers. Support from California.
Man what an honor shooting this video with the Barrett lads! Dude that beginning was gold!
Thoroughly enjoyed it brother.
Why Barrett lads the “s” is not “y”?
Liked the video on both of your channels.
@@BarrettYT If you shoot like this on the road in Brazil, you have been robbed
@@peterplee105 They are lads (British English for "guys") not lady
Lived in China for ten years now, from the US. Not leaving any time soon
Looking for Chinese girl to be ur wife ? Hahahaha
good iob
Friend, don't go back, just stay in our Chinese life, live and work in peace and contentment.
I come from HK and I faced such a huge cultural shock when I went to Mainland China for the first time 5 years ago than I went to UK last year. And I still remember how shocked I was that knowing Nanjing is so developed and everything is so convenient. There’s only positive things I could think about and how HK media brainwashed its people. On the other hand when I went to London I simply just shocked about not able to use internet in the Subway, and everything are so expensive that they really don’t worth such price. I really cannot understand why HK young people are so fancy of UK, to be honest after living in Nanjing for 4 years I have to say it was a down graded life living in London, I simply don’t miss anything at all about UK, sorry to say that.
在香港保护好自己！香港需要清醒的年轻人！
香港的课本是不是被改了 我朋友的孩子也是恨中国
You will find that China's definition of a country is different from western world, we define country as “国家”，“国” means country, which is same as western, but there is a “家”，which means family. In Chinese mind, there will be no country if lack of families and country consist of families. And government is supposed to protect our families, so we don't need guns or other weapens, because we belieave government will protect us from dangerous situation.
and if they do not, it means they have lost their mandate from heaven.
Yes, in Chinese word, COUNTRY = COUNTRY + FAMILY. > "KOK KAR" in Cantonese.
comp home yeah。。。蒼天已死！黃天當立！歲在甲子，天下大吉！！
Yes, Western countries names in Chinese language are:
_"America"_ is 美国 which means _"Beautiful Country"_
_"Britain"_ is 英国 which means _"Brave Country"_
_"France"_ is 法国 which means _"Justice Country"_
_"Germany"_ is 德国 which means _"Virtuous Country"_
@True Future Japan committed numerous atrocities too, yet it's still called _Riben_ 日本 (Root/origin of the Sun, because from China's perspective, the Sun rises in the East, aka Japan)
Imperial Japan committed numerous wartime atrocities like Nanjing Massacre, Unit 731, and comfort women issue. During the Nanjing Massacre, Japanese soldiers butchered Chinese men for sport, and held contest to see who could rack up the most kills. Chinese women were gangaped and killed, their bodies left exposed and mutilated, their privates bayoneted or having sharp sticks of bamboo shoved in. The young and elderly weren't spared, and Japanese soldiers sliced open the bodies of babies to do them. Japanese forced families to perform acts of incense; Sons were forced to do their mothers and fathers to daughters. Pregnant women were gangaped and had their swollen bellies stabbed, the unborn fetus torn from their wombs and bayoneted right before their eyes.
Source＞wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanjing_Massacre
When I was in China, I never have the mindset to be fear of going outside at midnight by myself.
Oli, in Chinese there's a saying: walking a thousand miles makes you a better person than reading a thousand books. Have faith in yourself!
Actually the old proverb means : practicing is as important as reading.
Travel thousands of miles and read thousands of books.
What's said is that traveling is as important as reading.
look 10000 book，Not as good as walk 10000KM
老铁，这两者是并列的，万里路和万卷书都要
If people in the West have so much hatred for another country, they can't be happy. What a wasted life! I enjoyed your very honest conversation! At least I'm hearing something positive about China! Keep talking!
QUOTED BY YOU: "If people in the West have so much hatred for another country, they can't be happy"
I totally agree with you on that.
As a saying:
"Anger & hatred will eat you inside out" henceforth bring you no happiness.
Because one' thought & mind will be focus on revenge/vengeance.
As Confucius once said:
"When you embark on the path of vengeance, prepare for two coffins"
It was the same story for me guys, came for a month with my new chinese wife, to visit family. Got the same off the plane reaction and over the month fell in love with the country. Decided to move here, before we left and did 2 months later. I have the same issue with my facebook dealings. People are not willing to have there version of reality changed, because they are scared it makes them feel as if they have been duped, or they are stupid in some way. We need more to take the Red Pill, find out the truth and come visit this place. Just be open minded and leave the western values behind.
hope u have good retire time in china guangdong！Seeing is believing，the one who dont want to open their mind always judge the wise ones r brainwashed .
Congrats for discovering the truth and I envy you.
“Chinese wife” “Chinese girlfriend” over and over and over again！I am sick of it. If Foreigner really love China and Chinese people, leave them alone, stop destory their heritage by your Gross yellow fever.
My aunt's husband is French, he lives in China for 2 years. He retired 2 year before. he told us that he doesn't want to go back France. He loves my aunt and China. My homeland is Shen yang.
@@georgexu8196 所以亚洲女人被其他人种看低，不是没道理的
You guys are actually making great contributions to eliminate bias among different groups of people, especially between China and the West.
You are individuals, but your work is significant and have far-reaching influence.
Keep going Oli and Jerry! Support!
I'm a didi driver. In fact, according to my observation, most women come out to play after 12 o'clock in the evening. On the contrary, men go home earlier. Public security in China is really reassuring. Of course, there is no absolute safety
Main reason is there are CCTVs all over the streets. That reduces lot of potential crimes, can quickly solve crime cases with the use of the CCTV.
I agree. Actually I was also shocked when I first visited western countries and my friends told me not to go out during night (let alone 2am). I literally don't know what kind of "FREEDOM" they were talking about if you can't "FEEL SAFE" in your own country!!!
The old Barrett must feel so proud and happy hearing what you said. I always think Oli is very lucky to have a open minded and knowledgable father walking with you on a path that no one has walked before. The father and son great adventure is an one in the lifetime experience and memories. The father and son chemistry is also why I keep watching this channel ❤❤❤
中国是一个发展中国家，虽然她还有很多缺点，很多需要改进的地方，但是我很欣慰，也对我们国家充满信心。因为我们的国家社会，政府，人民，会不断地剖析，不断地发现自身问题，然后改正提高，所以我们国家一年都比一年好，生活幸福感一年比一年好。今年是中国实施脱贫攻坚战的最后一年，目的就是为了全民小康，共同富裕，一个都不能落下。明年开始中国开始实施十五年计划的下一个阶段了，就是把我们国家建设成为现代化社会主义强国，我们在一步一步地努力奋斗！我对中国的未来十五年充满期待！
kkuhf ggh 一堆汇报工作的屁话，最厌恶这种调：中国不完美，但是。。。。。
Wei Zhang 这是实话，我在美国大学交流过一年，这是我本人的看法
@@weizhang2834 我自身感觉是翻天覆地的变化，看每个人的角度和立场吧
@@weizhang2834 所以才能证实每件事情都有两面性 语言都同样是 不能因为不喜欢这些词汇而去否定。
中国人民以和平 合作共赢为基础理念 不会侵害他国为代价壮大自己，这点而言西方国家有何颜面摸黑中国！中国人民必将团结一致实现中国伟大复兴 我跟幸福骄傲我是中国人民众一份子！油兔太多西方国家培养的间谍了 我越来越佩国家整顿外网政策了，太对了，避免受到国外的恶意节奏，专心于国民发展 接触洋辣鸡！哈哈哈
一个老人迎面与这两个外国人相遇，连看都不看他们一眼，中国进步了。
以前只是因为外国人是个稀有物种
wu wei 哈哈哈哈哈哈好可爱
Hahah.好细致的观察哇👍
然后你却看他们的频道，是大倒退？
🙄习以为常就好了好吧
This is such an interesting and honest from the heart conversation on how China changes one's life from first hand experiences. Love this casual walk and talk exchange.
you don't say you love china cause you live there. you live there because you love china...
Exactly!
Strange ppl are here again, come on you guys have no positive in life? I pity you guys out there. He is trying to show his own side of lifes, if you guys can't get the ideas, please go others place. Of my god....
@kolkat c every black guy live in the west are winner? and white fever? or Chinese living in the west are loser? and White fever? wait logic?
@kolkat c r u a racist?or is it only your mind that is completly closed?
@kolkat c The West should learn from China
Absolutely wise and enjoyable conversation between the two of you.
I also would be extremely happy if I could take some friends to China so as to let them see what real China is like. They never believe what we say, they only believe what media say unless they see China with their own eyes but this very seldom happens.
Barrett, I really enjoy your videos. You're so brave and open minded to explore China where is totally different from your country. The most impressed thing is that you aren't afraid to tell the world what you have seen and experienced. Keep doing the good work. Stay safe, healthy, and happy!
I'm interested in Rus (Russia/Ukraine/Belarus) and I have the same problem explaining to people how Russia is a country where you can experience freedom. There are differences, just as with China, but the people themselves and the culture and society is so free. All people in the west see, is the MSM Government Propaganda. Thanks for this video. Blessing to both of you and your families. Stay safe from Covid 19.
Here is almost COVID 19 Free. No worries.
@@bensondoggie Still not going.
missing China the food, culture and it's people.
China always welcomes friendly foreigners.
@@yywang8459 I know but Australia people are not allowed to go until this covid is clear. I have been to China many times in 13 years.
As a Chinese, I feel that Chinese people are more developed now, and Westerners are more closed under the leadership of their media. Chinese people actually pay attention to the culture and habits of various countries, and Westerners especially like to evaluate others and put their own When ideas are imposed on others, democracy is a tool. As ordinary people, living and working in peace is happiness
Chinese are super friendly people. Looking forward to visiting again.
Thank you ❤️ Thank you so much. This video means so much to me and I believe also to many others🙏
So true....I came to USA from Hong Kong in 1973 and I was afraid of China when I was in Hong Kong even in the 1960s due mostly to my father's right wing Nationalist army mentality since he fought for the Nationalists under Chiang Ki Shek in W W ll and the Chinese Civil war in China but later retuned to Hong Kong where he was born to work for the British Hong Kong government before we immigrated to Los Angeles CA in 1973 when I began to change and saw how young people in America was against the Vietnam war n soldiers coming back as alcoholic and druggies and got PTSD ....which slowly changed me into an Anti war Activist especially after I went to China and married my wife in 1991 and 1993 then I met and interacted with the Chinese people and found them soooo friendly and sincere and honest MORE than the Hong Kong people I knew who are MUCH MORE Capitalistic and MONEY worshippers ( at least in the 1990s The Chinese were not THAT prosperous...now they maybe more like H K folks....unfortunately in some big cities.....Money corrupts indeed....) BUT Most Chinese does have a Great sense of Unity about the Country and trust their government to protect them and they fully support it even tho Anti Chirst emperor Nero 666 wannabe Thanos trump wanna think he can easily win a trade war with China now are being disappointed in a rude awakening he is fighting a Civilization who WROET the Classic Book : ART of WAR....lol...!!!
I love the way you discovered "taking risk" is how life should be. Life would be boring without risk.
SO PROUD OF YOU GUYS !
眼镜哥说的很对，让那些对中国有偏见的人了解中国，眼镜哥中国代言人😁👍
What a wonderful conversation between you two. Truly appreciate the fact your are becoming more open minded as you are experiencing more of other countries as your travel brings you to more civilization and countries.
Amazing, great content!
great video Lee and Oli. had to come back to write this comment as went straight to jerry's channel to watch the rest of your chat together. i never feel as happy anywhere as i do when i visit China as i have a great family there my in laws are some of the best people i have ever meet
I really appreciate this type of long form conversational video. Thanks.
yeah, "get yourself know people first before making any judgement", thats absolutely true!
I've lived and travelled all over Southeast Asia and Taiwan and nothing prepared me for China. Great discussion guys.
taiwan media is worse than western media about China! Not surprise u don’t want be China
@@pengzhou2515 yeah. Taiwan government hope they are white people, shame on them
As a Chinese born in Taiwan, shame for the Taiwan media and the government keeping brainwashing the young generation and some people prefer to be white and forget their ancient are from China. Really weired.
Taiwan province of China. You already brainwashed by your media
This is an eye opening scene you two walked along the beautiful scenery and talked about your impression on China.
I only hope you two won't turn into the other two nemesis. You know whom I'm talking about.
The guy from South Africa and the guy from the US. The same thing, those two biked around the city, rural village, talked about their experience. Once they got the substantial viewership, they turn into anti-China podcast.
Thank you for your insightful videos. So refreshing to see & hear a different & truthful side of China, you guys are awesome! Enjoyed your videos & walking tours very much!
I wanted to thank, you guys for spreading good will and understanding towards other cultures. Good luck to you all .
Here early , excited for the video lads
Top man
If you learn deeply about ancient Chinese culture about poetry, literature, arts, you will be amazed. Even Chinese are.
Yes, we are still amazed and proud of our traditional culture and historical civilization. I think I will never understand all of our civilizations in my life, because they are so many and so beautiful.
Yes, 100% agree, if anyone who have any questions about China, please come to China to find the truth instead of just listening to the media.
Yes, China's door is open
Im think ...i should travel to china one day...
media is always given bad info about china...
It is only 25% US citizen have passport.what r u expect?😂
If there are more people like you guys, this world will be a much peaceful and beautiful place for all of us. Thanks for the awesome videos.
说的好😊。喜欢这次的畅谈。
Exactly! That's what I am learning now from studying abroad. Getting to understand people first before making judgements on the people.
Thank you so much for sharing your insightful thought about China. I’m now studying abroad and I am sooooo moved by the words you said that “ I started to believe in society more!” 👊🏻👊🏻
This is so motivational/inspiring. It is so true that most efficient way to learn the new language is actually go there, face the challenge and overcome that fear
I live in Newcastle in UK. I am very glad that you have a new understanding of China. I hope that friends who have never been to China can go sightseeing in China and feel the enthusiasm of the Chinese people. Welcome to China!
So comfortable to listen to your content & the English English !
What a great video offering a glimpse into china: he who conquers others is strong. he who conquers himself is mighty.
GOOD FRIEND thanks for your widest love and all the things you do for the world to know a true china
China is an such great country, who doesn't agree with me?
Thank you for showing the REAL China ! Just hope there are more Westerners like you !
As a Chinese, I sincerely say that I am very grateful to you, because you really show the development of China, the prosperity and satisfaction of the people's life, as well as the rapid development of China. As a Chinese, I am very proud.
for me as a chinese, i am also quite surprised learning what had surprised and changed your feelings or mind. Thanks for sharing, wish u guys would always have peace with u
In my opinion, China never changed anybody. People just changed by themselves in China. 🙂
Good conversation
Thank you Kathy
Great video. Thank you for this.
Great video, guys! Lots of youthful wisdom. Jerry's comment on getting off the plane resonates. You immediately sense the dynamism in the air; things are happening, people are on the go, everyone's busy doing something. It infects you and you want to be a part of it, you want to contribute. It makes you feel younger...! Carry on, guys...!
Great walk and talk video with impressive backdrop of Chongqing cityscape.
Even now the fourth tier cities are developing very well in china.
充满正能量。👍
You guys are honest and brave, I admire you guys for what your attitude in life.
It's so true, thanks guys.👏
I can finally return to China from the United States next month. I've had enough. I am very familiar with the place in your video. I have worked and lived here for many years.
yes. need come china trying. and know china good and chinese good!
Chinese society is improving in many areas and we need people like you guys to help us to spread more positivities to the world. We are not perfect but we are on our way of growing. Thank you both so very much. Really appreciated you all and this Chanel. Wishing you all have a wonderful journey in China.
so happy to hear from you two .
...I have lived in Taiwan 20 years, married to a Taiwanese and have one 11 years old daughter. I'm an English language teacher, as soon as I mention China in the classroom, (all schools I have taught in btw) the classroom goes very quiet. Even when I teach countries flags as I have today, not a word spoken upon seeing the drawn Chinese flag on the whiteboard. I have put questions on a few occassions about China, immediately the young Taiwanese kids say, “We hate China!“ I asked why, no answer, because they have no answer, brainwashed to hate China, such a shame as I love the Taiwanese kids. I need one day to live in China for a while to see if what is true by Taiwan people about China. I believe you guys in what you say about your life in China, there are good and bad in every country.
You can blame their media for that.
The Taiwan government is a subordinate regime of the United States, and the Taiwan media is also following the western media!
@@kinddragon313 .....unfortunately, you're right, every day on TV and internet, continuous propaganda for 20 years, following the so-called USA is a huge mistake, because Taiwan will forever be controlled by the so-called USA, look at all the countries that are not friends, (but not enimies either) with the so-called USA, all bombed. The so-called USA wants world dominance, it will strive for this with bloodshed until it achieves this, we can see the so-called USA's history to know that.
If you read Taiwan textbooks and media , you will find much more distortion compared with the western propaganda
Thank you for sharing! People in the west have been so mislead by the constant bashing
Thank you, guys.
Wish you have more interesting experience in China. Good luck.
Inspired by what you talked in the video. More and more people will know about the real China via this channel. Keep open and enjoy the world.
This is my hometown, now I'm in San Francisco, and I miss the security and richness of life there
有空了就回家看看。
So true guys! thank you for sharing the lessons you learnt from living in China! The same thing I live overseas now, I try to keep positive thinking on the country I live and spot the positivity. And keep open minded and respect to each other is very important! And Chinese people are not very extreme we love to be balanced even in our mind. China is not perfect but should not be criticised in the way or level that it is having now....
Both of you are amazing human beings and have this sense of humanity, embracing the diversity of humanity, thank you both for saying those kind words about my country.
Excellent points / educational and informational . Much appreciated
You're welcome Carol, thanks for watching
friend. I think you shall go to xinjiang. let them see truely xinjiang.
+1
老哥说的很有道理
我看过新疆乌鲁木齐灯光秀抖音首发，真的太美啊。
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Good idea
What exactly will he be able to see? Restrictions everywhere. Smh
nice vid！👍
It is good seeing you guys walking on the street and talking about what is really going on over there in China .
Well done guys, thanks for expressing your true feeling.
Please make more and more videos about your experiences in China, doesn't matter it's good or bad.
Two foreigners walk on the street and chatting, having a good time in China; or getting shot in America. Ironic.
Seriously. Are you fucking kidding me.
👍👍👍好
I love your guys. Always very positive energy.great logical explanation.calme enjoyable conversation .great job!!
Great video Barrett, much appreciated!
Born and raised in China.
Going to school in both England and the States also shaped me into a more open-minded person. I try to understand other people or subject matters first before making judgments.
This is my biggest takeaway from traveling the world.
说得对只有生活在这个土地的人才能真正清楚这片土地到底是什么样子。
白鹤林杨少 有很多生活在中国的傻逼不见得了解中国
看着就想回家了
@@weizhang2834 幸福是一个比较级。我觉得这些自由民主的人民对中国的不屑是因为他们的媒体不停的丑化中国，然后展示给他们。而中国的媒体很少干这种事情。我相信随着信息技术的发达，国人逐渐看清西方国家的嘴脸，对自己国家的认同感也会越来越强。
中国必定会走向复兴，中华文化也会再次引领世界。港台同胞，大陆不是你们想象的被洗脑，无自由！而恰恰相反，中国军民一家，鱼和水的关系。出来几年了，我想家了，机票又定不到！哎
Nice walk and nice talk ! Great long video shot from that special cameraman !
Love the honest conversation guys
Yes, that's the unique point of Chinese culture, no mater who you were, or where you came from, you will become a Chinese after sometime living in China. It works for thousands of years, and it works fine now.
China is more like a joint culture idea, anything could be added into the culture and have it's own influence to all of Chinese people. This is a high intelligent self learning culture system, invented by Chinese people thousands of years ago, innovating and developing still gose on.
I was the same as you and I’m Chinese! I moved to US when I was very young, so I didn’t remember much about how life in China was like. Growing up, ppl around me and the media kept giving me wrong info about China, so I ended up with this stereotype ideation about my country. When I went back for the first time back in 2018, I WAS MIND BLOWN. I loved China so much, it’s such a wonderful country. Def want to visit again soon. Thanks for the video!!
Hey, Barrett. Thank you for your reporting on China. Hope your friends back in UK will see China from your perspective and change their POVs on China.
I've watched a few of your videos now and really like what you're doing in telling the truth about your lives in China. Subscribed to Gweilo60, Cyrus and now you guys!
China is open and inclusive.
yes China is really surprised me when I first landing in Pu-Dong international airport back to 2001. I lived and work in SH nearly 7 years and I really love my life in there. Be honest, I never feel I lost my freedom in there.
But you can't watch CZcams there and can't talk about political there too
@@user-td1ed7gk6g 美国不是也要禁用tiktok吗？？
@@agnessun6539 禁了就沒有真正的的資訊了嗎，tiktok只不過娛樂軟件
@@user-td1ed7gk6g 哦吼 你不会天真地以为CZcams上就都是真实资讯吧？当个娱乐app吧 bro 别傻了
@@agnessun6539 起碼有政治的視頻吧，兩邊都有立場，而中國只有愛黨，兄弟聽我的，好的國家領導人是會接受批評的
Barret, thank you for sharing your thoughts and observation on Mainland China. Thank you again for speaking the truth of China.
Keep up with the righteous spirit!
There are still a lot of amazing things to learn because of the long long history of the country - more than 5000 years. Your lifes will be full of tones of surprises and joy because of your positive attitudes toward the country - the peoples and their cultures. Hope many fruitful years come to you in future.