@Baron. I honestly think you are not Australian. You're just on here trying to sway public opinion for China. If you are Australian I would say you have a strong Chinese heritage and that's why you dream of hurting Aussies so much. Move to China !
@@Whoisthis1111 You seem rather hardcore about war. In fact, you are dying to pick a fight with China. May I politely ask you in what capacity to decide that is what is a red line, and what consequences that will follow if China step over it? My advice to you is simple. Don't big note yourself if you don't know what your capability is, and most important, how are you going to back up your red line threat? Your Nobel Peace Prize winner Barack Obama said of a red line in Syria. Nothing happened. Don't make a threat which you couldn't enforced.
Grant it's none of your business because Australia is not a claimant of any of the islands. All the claimants are peacefully talking. As for the Solomon islands don't you know it's a sovereign country. Do you think they have to ask Australia's permission to have a security pact with China?
Why is the interviewer questioning China and not the Solomon Islands...obviously Australia doesn't have such good relations with the Solomon Islands as they think they have.
Yup... maybe they believe they still have the former colonial prowess of the previous era. Could also have been they lost touch with the current realities.... more or less the same like their boss, the usa...
Solomon’s. China is correct “ red line is extremely ridiculous” , especially when Australia says Solomon’s are sovereign nation and can make their own decisions. Red line means nothing unless consequences are defined.
As soon as there is a Chinese base in the Solomon’s, our sovereignty and our national security is under attack. China has already bought of the Solomon’s government. But if the base houses the Chinese military, it’s a redline. Especially considering the Solomon Islands gov has said there won’t be one. It would essentially be considered an ally of the Solomon’s. The action most likely as a result of a Chinese base in the Solomon’s would be a barrage of cyber attacks (just like China does to us) and an increased US presence in the area. I’d also suspect that australia would make a similar move by establishing a military presence in another pacific nation (ofc with an agreement with that nation’s gov). I’d also suspect military spending to increase significantly in order to start proliferation of defensive weapons and an iron dome type defence system along with offensive weapons and an increased recruitment strategy.
Thank you for your input, we’ll let the generals and commanders of hundreds of thousands of soldiers across the western world know this random guy knows better.
What annoys me is when I similar situation happens in the Ukraine it doesn't matter. According to them russia has the right to invade. Yet here being upset isn't even considered valid. EDIT Considering the Ukraine wasn't even in NATO this is technically far more serious for AUS as things have already been signed
Red line lol that's laughable, whatever happened to their attitude when Russia said Ukraine was their red line and the west said their a sovereign nation they can do whatever they want?? Those this imply to the solomon islands too??
You need to make a few distinctions 1) Shanghainese and Taishanese as well as the vast majority of the Han dialects, are in between a dialect and language, they use Chinese characters and is simply a result of having Logograms as languages where how you pronounce the character doesn't affect how you spell it, unlike English where the spelling and pronunciation is closely linked. So they are an oddity of history, when people weren't socially mobile and stayed in one area, as time went on how things are pronounced evolved. It's an reflection of the changes in a society, this is something that can't be stopped. 2) Most languages of ethnic minorities are different languages, so they are not just dialect, which makes them easier to preserve, since they have a different written language, And the Chinese government has a dual language policy for schools in areas with predominant ethnic minorities. Also 18:32 that video was in Mongolia, NOT inner Mongolia. and they somehow felt the need to disparage China, when Mongolians in China are the ONLY Mongolians in the world that uses their traditional script, whereas Mongolians in Mongolia uses the Cyrillic Alphabet. So it's a bit rich for them to be worried about Mongolian language in China where it's better preserved. And the unrest was a weird one, the education curriculum only made kids in primary schools in Inner Mongolia to learn the Core subjects in Mandarin ONE YEAR earlier than they had. It didn't take out any Mongolian classes. So there is certain foreign "NGOs" that fanned the flame and made a storm out of a teacup. 3) Manchu language being extinct was a century long process, even the last emperor Puyi didn't know much Manchurian, and spoke with a heavy Beijing Mandarin accent. He was a witness at the Far East Tribunal and spoke on the podium, go watch it for yourselves. Manchu lost their language because most of them integrated into the Han ethnicity, even the Imperial family of the Qing Dynasty changed their Manchu last name Aisin-Gioro into Han family names of Jin or Zhao
”how you pronounce the character doesn't affect how you spell it," If you are spelling it using the standard English alphabet then you need to be able to show intonations. Such as Ma Up, Ma Down, Ma flowing up, Ma Flowing up and down...I think you know what I mean. The characters in Japanese all have sounds from China depending on the time they were borrowed and also a sound related to the native language of Japanese used when incorporated. Thus, Japanese is a bear as well, especially when stringing characters together unless used separately with the indigenous alphabet, alphabet for foreign borrowed words mixed with characters, or the Roman alphabet.
@@paulmcgrory5165 >>> Morrison is doing jobs following U.S. and U.K. routines and not overlooking the real situations and trends. He is just selfish and incompetent to be a leader.
Why are these Chinese speaking English ? And why is Stan Grant speaking English ? Has he completely forgotten his father and his language of his people the aboriginal people in Australia ?
He has been so thoroughly culturally genocided that he's now part of the US military industrial complex (he works for ASPI which is funded by weapons manufacturers...look it up). His overlords in Washington would be proud.
Why solomon Islands? China can't rely on Australia to provide security insurances on Chinese interests in the Solomons with the current Australian hostility towards China driven by Washington, hence the pact.
What about CHINA’S hostility towards AUSTRALIA?? Why would China want “security insurances” from ANYONE? They are now as strong and powerful as ever! The CCP is just one big BULLY!
Speaker is confused about China military influence in South China Sea. Actually US n NATO is creating instability in South China Sea. US n NATO is thousand of miles from South China Sea and they are patrolling along this sea on the pretext of security. What a joke!
About spoken official language... Australia is one of the major critics of China's attempt to introduce Mandarin to Xinjiang, calling it cultural genocide. Yes, the word "genocide" is being thrown around freely. There was the "genocidal" winter Olympics not too long ago. The ABC is one of the major critic of this Chinese Mandarin initiative. Now this program has basically answered the question why China is doing so. A large country, with multi-lingual ethnic groups, being able to understand and to communicate between them is not only useful, but critical. I have written many times over the ABC's persistent criticism of China over Mandarin issues. I used English as an example. Australia is trying to ensure that people in Australia could at least able to master a "functional" English. New migrants without English skill are helped by volunteers and community groups to learn English. I will post the question I asked many time before.. "Why is it a big issue for the Uighurs to learn Mandarin, and not so for Australian migrants to learn English?" This "China Today" is very much a misleading title. Why? For a start, how is it possible to have in-depth analysis of China when there is no Australian reporters there? The last reporter Bill Birtles took off in a hurry as he was requested to help with an ongoing investigation on espionage. Now this program is basically skimming off second and third hand news and innuendos from WeiBo or WhatsChat about people are starving, and people were forcibly taken away for refusing to obey isolation restrictions. I thought Australia has similar unpleasant scenes when people had to be handcuffed for being a pain in the ass. Frankly, "China Today" is a bit like "Entertainment Tonight" when Hollywood showcase the shallow and cheap aspects of human nature. It is my belief that China is more than just COVID lock down and starving people shouting from the apartment blocks. I believe that there are the beautiful tourist spots, the scientific discovery, the wonderful customs of ethnic groups, etc. A few ex-Chinese who happened to be bi-lingual, taking "what is trending" from Chinese chat groups is hardly authentic and informative. However, if Stan Grant meant to present it as light entertainment with superficial values, then he is definitely on the right track. If that is his charter, then may be it should be re-titled "China Entertainment Today".
Genocide refers to the CCP forcing the Uighur muslims into “concentration camps” and forcing their sterilisation and brainwashing. If it was just about them learning mandarin, then yes, I would agree with your statement, but it’s not just that. It’s the forceful imprisonment of anyone that is a Uighur Muslim to convert them and to indoctrinate them. You also state that the News coming out of China has been about people starving and dying from covid, but that’s what the news did when India was going through its deadly 2nd wave. They showed the lowest of the low. Same with Britain, same with the US, same with every other nation. Furthermore, you neglect to mention that there are other nations which don’t have a nationalised language. Some African countries, Afghanistan and india are examples where some people speak different languages and don’t speak one language as a nation. You also state they don’t show tourism in China, what are you trying to get at here? They don’t show them for any other country mate. Not the US, not Britain, not France, not Germany, not Canada, not Russia, Not India, not New Zealand, I think you get the point. It’s good enough to call out a show for misinformation and for taking one side, but you also have to take into account their reporting as a whole. This is all information that the public should know. I don’t see you complaining about the Chinese defence guy in the beginning defending his gov’s actions and saying there will be no military presence in the Solomon’s because it doesn’t look to power projection when there is literal evidence of power projection plays by China with their militarisation of the South China Sea. I don’t see you condemning the mass deaths the gov has hidden from early on in the pandemic, I don’t see you condemning the continued oppression of the Uighur muslims and I don’t see you pointing out obvious political interference in the Solomon’s with the bribes the Chinese government has made with the political establishment in this comment.
I do agree with the language part. My hometown is located in a countryside village in southeastern China and we speak a local language which even a bit differs from village to village. My families speak the local language at home and at other time people speak mandarin in school or workplace. There was one local culture subject taught in high school too. For people from south China, it is common for them to understand at least two languages.
Are the Chinese forcing minority children into boarding schools like Australia did to aboriginal children or Canada did to its native population? The US not only invaded Hawaii but also forced English as a language in Hawaiian schools and media.
The United States said that it will respond accordingly if Solomon Islands choose to allow China to build a military installation. Wait a minute, wait a minute, aren't they the ones saying that the Ukraine has the right to move independently, and that other countries in Europe have the right to join NATO it is their own independent right? 🤔🤔
But "responding accordingly" likely wouldn't include invading the Solomon Islands as Russia has with Ukraine. Wouldn't really play well with anyone domestically or internationally for one thing. Just look at all the things done by countries the US _hasn't_ launched an invasion of in response; yeah, no, they aren't invading because a nation decides to let another build a military base. It isn't like China doesn't have other bases in various other countries. That said, just because Solomon Islands can set its own course, doesn't mean the US won't react in some way. Just not in the ways expansionist rogue states like Russia act.
Red lines don't make me laugh. Ukraine was a redline and the West say their a sovereign country. So why is it differenet for Solomon Islands. Should we saction Australia for interfering with Solomon Islands. The TV correspondent must be stupid.
China and Russia are aggressor nations. Don't let the Chinese guy convince you otherwise. Why should they have any claim to islands in the South China Sea? And to militarise them. Australia has been and is a friend to Solomon Islands.
@@EchoBravo370 Russia acted as it needed to. A red line is when a nation adjoining wants to join an Alliance that waa built to destroy you. Solomon island is no where near Australia doorstep. A door step nation would be New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. Red line for America is back in the Americas. Why can America have such a large footprint that spans the world? And China can't even leave the pacific. America has more than 800 military bases and we are afraid of China. It's a joke. Redline. We should be asking America how many bases they have vs China. If its not equal then they should shut it.
Actually the host is asking the right question that why China bother to have security pact when they have bigger country in the Pacific in Australia to protect them. The answer is, actually Solomon Island already has partnership with Australia. However, with the growing economic partnership and investment from China in the country, it does not make Australia happy about it. In the last riot, Australian forces did not do its job to keep the security, but actually in support of Malaita's rioters. In other words, having Australia here is like having a fox guarding hen's house.
Australia didn't see and help when Solomon Island had rioting , and now not allow Solomon Island to build security to protect themselves. Morrison is imitating U.S. behaviours.
@@chaomingli6428 And he should of. A person sprouting hate is not reasonable or should be listen too, same with Dutton. We all know China 'CCP' wants and is following its plan for global domination, but 70% of the world is democratic, who like the Chinese people want freedom, and the continuation of such freedom.
@@dodgygoose3054 what CCP wants is to rule China forever. Global domination is a western interpretation based on the western mentality. If you read the history of China you would be able to see it's a false statement.
@@chaomingli6428 The CCP is following the Western, European playbook, but with a generational difference, they don't care how long it takes. They are well aware of democratic policies only last the length of governing term and theirs doesn't, due to the choice of Mao Zedong. Todays CCP knows they have to keep growing, as without growth they lose power, just look at current China society, the people have know fear & desperation too long, and the great CCP gift of prosperity is nothing but economic falsehoods and indenture of the common people. The CCP would rather a world war than lose control of its slaves.
@@Whoisthis1111 >>> I am in Hong Kong, been suffering from the 2019 Riots and then the Covid-19 Pandemic. Morrison does not give me good impressions on leadership, not to mention Big Brother of South Pacific, he can't even pass to be Australian PM. Australians have their rights to choose Alliance and so do Solomon Islands.
@@queenbeauty6170 So are you suggesting that Morrison ought to have sent troops to HK to quell riots? I fail to see the relevance of you reference to riots in a place outside of Australia's historical sphere of influence?
@@actuallicensedteacher1846> . Australia need to boost internal economies instead of minding other nations business. I had not much attention on “that fella from from Downunder“.
Yeah, this script is actually a comedy but the west is politicizing it. If you're from the Philippines, you will have the same comedy regarding dialects from different provinces. And the Philippines has decided on Pilipino as the national language, and as of now, there is no sign or concern of endangering the different dialects. Using the word "endanger" is rather dirty, catering to the western mindset which is the product of their own brutal suppression of the culture of their helpless natives. Regarding the use of Mandarin, one of the reasons for it to be chosen is its perfect equivalent to the WRITTEN language. Many dialects have no MEANINGFUL equivalent in the written form. May I warn the Asian participants here that this program is descretly anti-Chinese and aim to disinform and ridicule. I don't know where you receive your EDUCATION. By education, I mean the real thing. Not only to China, but you shouldnt relentlessly do this kind of dirty tricks to any nation. Examine your conscience, young people! You will have your rude awakening that you're not white. Don't profess your innocent. Asians know this and are very familiar with this kind of language/dialect situation in many, at least Asian countries, and nobody is having problem about this. Except now China. Which is being created by the west. Ok if you're dying to be white, but don't contribute to harmful action.
If someone restrain or to hold you back from doing something you like to do that's clearly containing your right and freedom of choice. The red line signify that China should seek authority first from Australia before it could establishes diplomatic relation with Solomon Islands? To say the least, It's absurd and preposterous.
You mean the US funded opposition and rioters who tried to storm parliament. Then US ally NZ and AUS come to help. Crooks pretending to be your friend hence they turning to Chinese.
Seems like CCP bots have flooded the comment section. You’re the only one here to point this out other than me. The rest point to Australia as the issue, when it is clearly seen that this was and has been political interference by the Chinese communist party. There’s evidence of this and most of the Solomon’s population don’t want this deal and the opposition doesn’t either.
Yep. And... The Dutch conservative party Forum voor Democratie called for verification of the origin of US$850 million in income from Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky. "According to various estimates, Zelensky’s fortune is estimated at US$850 million. He did not receive most of this amount until he became president,” the Twitter statement said."
Relations between the US and China are at a low point. Former US President Donald Trump aggravated the situation, but Chinese representatives, including Chinese news media outlets, have also aggravated the situation by their vindictiveness towards the US. We should all be doing what we can to support rapprochement between China and the US, and between China and the West, rather than division. If globalization is what China truly strives for, it can only be achieved through good-will.
First time watching content on this channel. I see that it's a public broadcast service similar to PBS in the US, so I thought the host would take on a neutral position. It was a bit shocking to see the host go after the Chinese general so aggressively. Is this standard practice or an outlier?
Stan works for ASPI which is part of the military industrial complex (a strategic thinktank/policy advisory organisation funded by weapons manufacturers). You have to ask who signs his paycheck and who he's taking orders from to understand his behaviour and that of similar western "journalists".
@@glennw469 I think the Chinese guy was full of bull crap and yes he seemed angry due to the directness of the questions from Grant. Avoiding the real question. They ARE up to something, and it will NOT be in Australia or the USA’s best interests. Just wait and see.
It’s insane that our world is actually a ticking nuclear time-bomb… I begin to question what I am to do with my life. I think the distasteful YOLO direction is becoming more favourable
The world spins with or without you. But your life stops without you. Basically, I don’t believe it’s worth worrying about the world if you don’t improve your own life. Im no career or psychological advisor. Just a thought. 😉
At 7.31...Is it True, Australia claims Timor sea. Australia excluded itself from the compulsory jurisdiction of UNCLOS on maritime boundary disputes, which means the Porturgese and Timor cannot sue Australia to an international court in the Hague
General Zhou is too harmonious and overly serious, and if their questions are critical and purely hypothetical, serious rebuttals will lose to humorous answers.
I am very surprised that ABC featured Taishanese. Taishan is a county in Guangdong, China and there are many many counties throughout China, each having their own dialects.
Could you truly believe in china, look what they did in the south china sea. They first explained that the structures they are building in the south china sea are simply for fishermen to rest during typhone. Now it is a military outpost.
One of the Pacific's Regional security treats is the climate changes (sea level rise). Australia is a total failure when it comes to sea level rise. That's a few reason why Solomon Islands seek a better friend like China to step in.. Now, the Australian PM is threatening Solomon Islands by invasion. I must let the PM of Australia know that his government has the worst foreign policy ever. "Is it a good policy that you want to invade the Solomon Islands?". The whole truth is, invading the Solomon Islands means you are asking for war between worlds super powers down to Australia's shores.
The first emporer developed Mandarin to unite China as one Country. Japanese simplified Mandarin to develop Japanese language as we know today. I have been to China many times and have only once heard another person spoke a dialect Hakka. Singapore some 40 years ago had a policy to encourage everyone to speak Mandarin. Fast forward ...now they want the citizens to get back to their dialect. Personally I think most Chinese will speak whatever at home or with friends . My family speaks English when we get together even though we should be speaking our mother tongue.
Mutual consent is no quarrel! Ask no stupid questions n you as host will get no answers which you can't take ! The USA Red lines are all over 380 + spots in the SCS ! What if there are 380+ bull-terrier dogs placed at your backyard ?? Gorilla chest thumping can amusing ! Krak, Krak, Krak !
Who can trust US for their meddling in Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, and list goes on. Can't even trust US to solve their homeless and racial problems. 1st world country my arse. But can spend trillions on wars and weapons.
Morrison: it's a red line!
Xi: yes, and I'm stepping over it.
@Baron. me. Our response for them crossing the line would be the difference between war or something close to that.
@Baron. So you would fight other Aussie citizens in Australia to stop them from fighting China ?
The west: self-dtermination for Ukraine.
Also them: but not for the Solomon Islands.
@Baron. I honestly think you are not Australian. You're just on here trying to sway public opinion for China. If you are Australian I would say you have a strong Chinese heritage and that's why you dream of hurting Aussies so much. Move to China !
@@Whoisthis1111 You seem rather hardcore about war. In fact, you are dying to pick a fight with China. May I politely ask you in what capacity to decide that is what is a red line, and what consequences that will follow if China step over it?
My advice to you is simple. Don't big note yourself if you don't know what your capability is, and most important, how are you going to back up your red line threat?
Your Nobel Peace Prize winner Barack Obama said of a red line in Syria. Nothing happened. Don't make a threat which you couldn't enforced.
Grant it's none of your business because Australia is not a claimant of any of the islands. All the claimants are peacefully talking. As for the Solomon islands don't you know it's a sovereign country. Do you think they have to ask Australia's permission to have a security pact with China?
It's no use, he works for ASPI. He has to do and say as he's told.
Why is the interviewer questioning China and not the Solomon Islands...obviously Australia doesn't have such good relations with the Solomon Islands as they think they have.
Exactly
You must know that Australia Is completely americanized( Is an American Colony) ,however
China Will kick Australian arsh
Yup... maybe they believe they still have the former colonial prowess of the previous era. Could also have been they lost touch with the current realities.... more or less the same like their boss, the usa...
Solomon’s. China is correct “ red line is extremely ridiculous” , especially when Australia says Solomon’s are sovereign nation and can make their own decisions. Red line means nothing unless consequences are defined.
We can send Dutton to Beijing and invade China, LoL
As soon as there is a Chinese base in the Solomon’s, our sovereignty and our national security is under attack. China has already bought of the Solomon’s government. But if the base houses the Chinese military, it’s a redline. Especially considering the Solomon Islands gov has said there won’t be one. It would essentially be considered an ally of the Solomon’s. The action most likely as a result of a Chinese base in the Solomon’s would be a barrage of cyber attacks (just like China does to us) and an increased US presence in the area. I’d also suspect that australia would make a similar move by establishing a military presence in another pacific nation (ofc with an agreement with that nation’s gov). I’d also suspect military spending to increase significantly in order to start proliferation of defensive weapons and an iron dome type defence system along with offensive weapons and an increased recruitment strategy.
Thank you for your input, we’ll let the generals and commanders of hundreds of thousands of soldiers across the western world know this random guy knows better.
China needs to stay away! that is all!
What annoys me is when I similar situation happens in the Ukraine it doesn't matter. According to them russia has the right to invade. Yet here being upset isn't even considered valid.
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Considering the Ukraine wasn't even in NATO this is technically far more serious for AUS as things have already been signed
Red line lol that's laughable, whatever happened to their attitude when Russia said Ukraine was their red line and the west said their a sovereign nation they can do whatever they want?? Those this imply to the solomon islands too??
You need to make a few distinctions
1) Shanghainese and Taishanese as well as the vast majority of the Han dialects, are in between a dialect and language, they use Chinese characters and is simply a result of having Logograms as languages where how you pronounce the character doesn't affect how you spell it, unlike English where the spelling and pronunciation is closely linked.
So they are an oddity of history, when people weren't socially mobile and stayed in one area, as time went on how things are pronounced evolved.
It's an reflection of the changes in a society, this is something that can't be stopped.
2) Most languages of ethnic minorities are different languages, so they are not just dialect, which makes them easier to preserve, since they have a different written language, And the Chinese government has a dual language policy for schools in areas with predominant ethnic minorities.
Also 18:32 that video was in Mongolia, NOT inner Mongolia. and they somehow felt the need to disparage China, when Mongolians in China are the ONLY Mongolians in the world that uses their traditional script, whereas Mongolians in Mongolia uses the Cyrillic Alphabet. So it's a bit rich for them to be worried about Mongolian language in China where it's better preserved.
And the unrest was a weird one, the education curriculum only made kids in primary schools in Inner Mongolia to learn the Core subjects in Mandarin ONE YEAR earlier than they had.
It didn't take out any Mongolian classes. So there is certain foreign "NGOs" that fanned the flame and made a storm out of a teacup.
3) Manchu language being extinct was a century long process, even the last emperor Puyi didn't know much Manchurian, and spoke with a heavy Beijing Mandarin accent. He was a witness at the Far East Tribunal and spoke on the podium, go watch it for yourselves.
Manchu lost their language because most of them integrated into the Han ethnicity, even the Imperial family of the Qing Dynasty changed their Manchu last name Aisin-Gioro into Han family names of Jin or Zhao
Long story short, Sumerian…Sanskrit…Latin… nothing new. Lol soz.
Beijing even force Mandarin into HK schools to wipe out Cantonese. Your attempt to white wash here China is futile.
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”how you pronounce the character doesn't affect how you spell it," If you are spelling it using the standard English alphabet then you need to be able to show intonations. Such as Ma Up, Ma Down, Ma flowing up, Ma Flowing up and down...I think you know what I mean. The characters in Japanese all have sounds from China depending on the time they were borrowed and also a sound related to the native language of Japanese used when incorporated. Thus, Japanese is a bear as well, especially when stringing characters together unless used separately with the indigenous alphabet, alphabet for foreign borrowed words mixed with characters, or the Roman alphabet.
Why is Russia red line ignored? Ukraine border , why Australia double standard?
Does anyone find it funny the host asked the guest how to interpret red line? If ScoMo didn’t make it clear why the hell would this guy know?
It is laughable. Morrison cant even provide assistance to Australians during floods and bush fires.
He wasn't the one holding the hose, mate.
@@queenbeauty6170 He has failed in every natural disaster. What is he going to do invade the Solomon Islands lol
@@paulmcgrory5165 >>> Morrison is doing jobs following U.S. and U.K. routines and not overlooking the real situations and trends. He is just selfish and incompetent to be a leader.
Probably end up losing the battle sitting on toilet or overseas holiday. Then blame the States governments for supporting China.
How about Scott Morrison try to cross the red line about Hongkong and Taiwan? Hypocrite
Why are these Chinese speaking English ?
And why is Stan Grant speaking English ? Has he completely forgotten his father and his language of his people the aboriginal people in Australia ?
He has been so thoroughly culturally genocided that he's now part of the US military industrial complex (he works for ASPI which is funded by weapons manufacturers...look it up). His overlords in Washington would be proud.
Grant why do Australia recognised one China? You can't have it both way. One China means Taiwan is a province of China. You got it.
Why solomon Islands? China can't rely on Australia to provide security insurances on Chinese interests in the Solomons with the current Australian hostility towards China driven by Washington, hence the pact.
What about CHINA’S hostility towards AUSTRALIA?? Why would China want “security insurances” from ANYONE? They are now as strong and powerful as ever! The CCP is just one big BULLY!
Speaker is confused about China military influence in South China Sea. Actually US n NATO is creating instability in South China Sea. US n NATO is thousand of miles from South China Sea and they are patrolling along this sea on the pretext of security. What a joke!
About spoken official language...
Australia is one of the major critics of China's attempt to introduce Mandarin to Xinjiang, calling it cultural genocide. Yes, the word "genocide" is being thrown around freely. There was the "genocidal" winter Olympics not too long ago. The ABC is one of the major critic of this Chinese Mandarin initiative. Now this program has basically answered the question why China is doing so. A large country, with multi-lingual ethnic groups, being able to understand and to communicate between them is not only useful, but critical. I have written many times over the ABC's persistent criticism of China over Mandarin issues. I used English as an example. Australia is trying to ensure that people in Australia could at least able to master a "functional" English. New migrants without English skill are helped by volunteers and community groups to learn English. I will post the question I asked many time before..
"Why is it a big issue for the Uighurs to learn Mandarin, and not so for Australian migrants to learn English?"
This "China Today" is very much a misleading title. Why? For a start, how is it possible to have in-depth analysis of China when there is no Australian reporters there? The last reporter Bill Birtles took off in a hurry as he was requested to help with an ongoing investigation on espionage. Now this program is basically skimming off second and third hand news and innuendos from WeiBo or WhatsChat about people are starving, and people were forcibly taken away for refusing to obey isolation restrictions. I thought Australia has similar unpleasant scenes when people had to be handcuffed for being a pain in the ass.
Frankly, "China Today" is a bit like "Entertainment Tonight" when Hollywood showcase the shallow and cheap aspects of human nature. It is my belief that China is more than just COVID lock down and starving people shouting from the apartment blocks. I believe that there are the beautiful tourist spots, the scientific discovery, the wonderful customs of ethnic groups, etc. A few ex-Chinese who happened to be bi-lingual, taking "what is trending" from Chinese chat groups is hardly authentic and informative.
However, if Stan Grant meant to present it as light entertainment with superficial values, then he is definitely on the right track. If that is his charter, then may be it should be re-titled "China Entertainment Today".
50 cents for you!
Genocide refers to the CCP forcing the Uighur muslims into “concentration camps” and forcing their sterilisation and brainwashing. If it was just about them learning mandarin, then yes, I would agree with your statement, but it’s not just that. It’s the forceful imprisonment of anyone that is a Uighur Muslim to convert them and to indoctrinate them.
You also state that the News coming out of China has been about people starving and dying from covid, but that’s what the news did when India was going through its deadly 2nd wave. They showed the lowest of the low. Same with Britain, same with the US, same with every other nation.
Furthermore, you neglect to mention that there are other nations which don’t have a nationalised language. Some African countries, Afghanistan and india are examples where some people speak different languages and don’t speak one language as a nation.
You also state they don’t show tourism in China, what are you trying to get at here? They don’t show them for any other country mate. Not the US, not Britain, not France, not Germany, not Canada, not Russia, Not India, not New Zealand, I think you get the point.
It’s good enough to call out a show for misinformation and for taking one side, but you also have to take into account their reporting as a whole. This is all information that the public should know.
I don’t see you complaining about the Chinese defence guy in the beginning defending his gov’s actions and saying there will be no military presence in the Solomon’s because it doesn’t look to power projection when there is literal evidence of power projection plays by China with their militarisation of the South China Sea. I don’t see you condemning the mass deaths the gov has hidden from early on in the pandemic, I don’t see you condemning the continued oppression of the Uighur muslims and I don’t see you pointing out obvious political interference in the Solomon’s with the bribes the Chinese government has made with the political establishment in this comment.
Australia talk about genocide ask them about Aborigines and followed by the stolen generation.
@@hillerm No cents for your tears..
I do agree with the language part. My hometown is located in a countryside village in southeastern China and we speak a local language which even a bit differs from village to village. My families speak the local language at home and at other time people speak mandarin in school or workplace. There was one local culture subject taught in high school too. For people from south China, it is common for them to understand at least two languages.
Are the Chinese forcing minority children into boarding schools like Australia did to aboriginal children or Canada did to its native population? The US not only invaded Hawaii but also forced English as a language in Hawaiian schools and media.
Yes they have done this to Uyghur children
So you support what Australia did in the past?
@Black no, i don't watch cnn
@@EchoBravo370 no, OP was not talking about that
The United States said that it will respond accordingly if Solomon Islands choose to allow China to build a military installation.
Wait a minute,
wait a minute,
aren't they the ones saying that the Ukraine has the right to move independently, and that other countries in Europe have the right to join NATO
it is their own independent right? 🤔🤔
They're simply confused right now.
But "responding accordingly" likely wouldn't include invading the Solomon Islands as Russia has with Ukraine. Wouldn't really play well with anyone domestically or internationally for one thing. Just look at all the things done by countries the US _hasn't_ launched an invasion of in response; yeah, no, they aren't invading because a nation decides to let another build a military base. It isn't like China doesn't have other bases in various other countries.
That said, just because Solomon Islands can set its own course, doesn't mean the US won't react in some way. Just not in the ways expansionist rogue states like Russia act.
@@Alister.95 I think that the US is specifically referring to military response.
Rules for thee, not for me. That's the international rules based order in a nutshell.
Red lines don't make me laugh.
Ukraine was a redline and the West say their a sovereign country. So why is it differenet for Solomon Islands. Should we saction Australia for interfering with Solomon Islands.
The TV correspondent must be stupid.
China and Russia are aggressor nations. Don't let the Chinese guy convince you otherwise. Why should they have any claim to islands in the South China Sea? And to militarise them. Australia has been and is a friend to Solomon Islands.
@@EchoBravo370 Russia acted as it needed to.
A red line is when a nation adjoining wants to join an Alliance that waa built to destroy you.
Solomon island is no where near Australia doorstep. A door step nation would be New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
Red line for America is back in the Americas. Why can America have such a large footprint that spans the world? And China can't even leave the pacific.
America has more than 800 military bases and we are afraid of China.
It's a joke. Redline.
We should be asking America how many bases they have vs China. If its not equal then they should shut it.
ScoMo is the Putin of the Pacific lol
Because Dutton is a colonist
@@chaomingli6428 Spot on
Is Solomon Australia's territory ？？
@@panpan581 So, It is None of Australia Business.
No. Solomon is a colony of the People's Republic of China. Is it not?
@@evansgambitatomiczangi4942 So, How Dare Morrison said China step to Australia red line. China is step over Morrison's chest, so what？
@@evansgambitatomiczangi4942 Bilateral partner
Australia: yes for Ukraine self-determination.
Also Australia: h to the no on Solomon islands self-determination.
We give a damn of what Scot Morrison said. Who is he to dictate China.
Actually the host is asking the right question that why China bother to have security pact when they have bigger country in the Pacific in Australia to protect them. The answer is, actually Solomon Island already has partnership with Australia. However, with the growing economic partnership and investment from China in the country, it does not make Australia happy about it. In the last riot, Australian forces did not do its job to keep the security, but actually in support of Malaita's rioters. In other words, having Australia here is like having a fox guarding hen's house.
Evidence?
Best analysis I've heard lol. Probably a few sweeteners for the Solomon elite in there too
Solomon Island invited China for security , you don't understand??
Australia didn't see and help when Solomon Island had rioting , and now not allow Solomon Island to build security to protect themselves. Morrison is imitating U.S. behaviours.
Australians were there.
They were protesting AGAINST the Chinese pact.
@@Slickstaff_Stainpants >>> They:? Who were those "They"? Australians were there? Helping who? So was the problems solved?
@@Slickstaff_Stainpants They - you mean criminals were rioting and burning property. You support that?
yeah the aussie military was there to help stop the rioting
dunno if the problem was solved.
Did the Solomon Islands leaders still stick with China ?
I can't believe I'm agreeing with this crazy Chinese guy, this host is a fool
Yep, 9 years of Liberals & Nationals governance of incompetence & corruption, and China took full advantage.
I think Stan has strong opinions on many matters. Last time he kicked a Russia supporter out of the Q and A show.
@@chaomingli6428 And he should of. A person sprouting hate is not reasonable or should be listen too, same with Dutton. We all know China 'CCP' wants and is following its plan for global domination, but 70% of the world is democratic, who like the Chinese people want freedom, and the continuation of such freedom.
@@dodgygoose3054 what CCP wants is to rule China forever. Global domination is a western interpretation based on the western mentality. If you read the history of China you would be able to see it's a false statement.
@@chaomingli6428 The CCP is following the Western, European playbook, but with a generational difference, they don't care how long it takes. They are well aware of democratic policies only last the length of governing term and theirs doesn't, due to the choice of Mao Zedong. Todays CCP knows they have to keep growing, as without growth they lose power, just look at current China society, the people have know fear & desperation too long, and the great CCP gift of prosperity is nothing but economic falsehoods and indenture of the common people. The CCP would rather a world war than lose control of its slaves.
The host keeps saying that Taiwan is a country which is not. Get your facts right.
He is aboriginal pretending to be white (a coconut, as opposed to the Taiwanese bananas yellow pretending to be white)
It amazes me How much politicians care more about Solomon Islands than own country's problems
Morrison didn't even know that Solomon Islands had rioting year ago.
@@queenbeauty6170 he sent our armed forces there lmao. Seems like you don’t even know what our government does.
@@Whoisthis1111 >>> I am in Hong Kong, been suffering from the 2019 Riots and then the Covid-19 Pandemic. Morrison does not give me good impressions on leadership, not to mention Big Brother of South Pacific, he can't even pass to be Australian PM. Australians have their rights to choose Alliance and so do Solomon Islands.
@@queenbeauty6170 So are you suggesting that Morrison ought to have sent troops to HK to quell riots? I fail to see the relevance of you reference to riots in a place outside of Australia's historical sphere of influence?
@@actuallicensedteacher1846> . Australia need to boost internal economies instead of minding other nations business. I had not much attention on “that fella from from Downunder“.
Yeah, this script is actually a comedy but the west is politicizing it. If you're from the Philippines, you will have the same comedy regarding dialects from different provinces. And the Philippines has decided on Pilipino as the national language, and as of now, there is no sign or concern of endangering the different dialects. Using the word "endanger" is rather dirty, catering to the western mindset which is the product of their own brutal suppression of the culture of their helpless natives.
Regarding the use of Mandarin, one of the reasons for it to be chosen is its perfect equivalent to the WRITTEN language. Many dialects have no MEANINGFUL equivalent in the written form. May I warn the Asian participants here that this program is descretly anti-Chinese and aim to disinform and ridicule. I don't know where you receive your EDUCATION. By education, I mean the real thing. Not only to China, but you shouldnt relentlessly do this kind of dirty tricks to any nation. Examine your conscience, young people! You will have your rude awakening that you're not white. Don't profess your innocent. Asians know this and are very familiar with this kind of language/dialect situation in many, at least Asian countries, and nobody is having problem about this. Except now China. Which is being created by the west. Ok if you're dying to be white, but don't contribute to harmful action.
19:00 so Australia should not use English. Australia should use aboriginal language.
australia has commited actual genocide on the natives and so using english is not too much to ask
If someone restrain or to hold you back from doing something you like to do that's clearly containing your right and freedom of choice. The red line signify that China should seek authority first from Australia before it could establishes diplomatic relation with Solomon Islands? To say the least, It's absurd and preposterous.
China is right ....
There are those who will help willingly & there are those who will criticise happily..
You have to check the bank account of the Solomon Islands leaders.
10 years this has been going on ...
and Solomon islands came to Australia for help first, then Liberals & Nationals 'reduced' their aid....
You mean the US funded opposition and rioters who tried to storm parliament.
Then US ally NZ and AUS come to help.
Crooks pretending to be your friend hence they turning to Chinese.
Seems like CCP bots have flooded the comment section. You’re the only one here to point this out other than me. The rest point to Australia as the issue, when it is clearly seen that this was and has been political interference by the Chinese communist party. There’s evidence of this and most of the Solomon’s population don’t want this deal and the opposition doesn’t either.
Yep. And... The Dutch conservative party Forum voor Democratie called for verification of the origin of US$850 million in income from Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.
"According to various estimates, Zelensky’s fortune is estimated at US$850 million. He did not receive most of this amount until he became president,” the Twitter statement said."
The money in their accounts is from Australia, lol!
I just wonder........What the Australian original peoples of different tribes think about this second part of your programme. Interesting.....
So Australia has a red line, but keep butt into other nation's affair.....butt out Stan!
Doesn't mean the West cannot respond.
Relations between the US and China are at a low point. Former US President Donald Trump aggravated the situation, but Chinese representatives, including Chinese news media outlets, have also aggravated the situation by their vindictiveness towards the US. We should all be doing what we can to support rapprochement between China and the US, and between China and the West, rather than division. If globalization is what China truly strives for, it can only be achieved through good-will.
i think china has the patience of jobs...they are demonized and smear daily by the US and so have every right to be vindictive
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A red line is an imaginary line which any bullying country can draw.
First time watching content on this channel. I see that it's a public broadcast service similar to PBS in the US, so I thought the host would take on a neutral position. It was a bit shocking to see the host go after the Chinese general so aggressively. Is this standard practice or an outlier?
Stan works for ASPI which is part of the military industrial complex (a strategic thinktank/policy advisory organisation funded by weapons manufacturers). You have to ask who signs his paycheck and who he's taking orders from to understand his behaviour and that of similar western "journalists".
Australia dogs have no line
sooo Australia has recognised Taiwan as part of China .... interesting to see how this plays out in the next years.
when?
Sounds like when New Yorkers speak to Texans, and they both speak the same language. LOL...!!!
ABC be reminded that South China sea is South China sea not Australian sea
This guy is ANGRY and it’s obvious from his talking that China WILL attempt to take Taiwan. What a disaster
Don’t you think the questions is made him angry ? He has some good points
@@glennw469 I think the Chinese guy was full of bull crap and yes he seemed angry due to the directness of the questions from Grant. Avoiding the real question. They ARE up to something, and it will NOT be in Australia or the USA’s best interests. Just wait and see.
The General is unfortunately correct in all he has to say in relation to Australia
It’s insane that our world is actually a ticking nuclear time-bomb… I begin to question what I am to do with my life. I think the distasteful YOLO direction is becoming more favourable
Wherever U.S. fingering in that place. disasters will occur. Don't you understand why two very Old Men fighting hard for the Presidency Seat?
Quit your Job:D i didnt bother to get one in the first place . I did bet all on Impending doom and the Imagination i could be right makes me happy :)
The world spins with or without you. But your life stops without you.
Basically, I don’t believe it’s worth worrying about the world if you don’t improve your own life.
Im no career or psychological advisor. Just a thought. 😉
@@C.u.d.s Facts
At 7.31...Is it True, Australia claims Timor sea. Australia excluded itself from the compulsory jurisdiction of UNCLOS on maritime boundary disputes, which means the Porturgese and Timor cannot sue Australia to an international court in the Hague
General Zhou is too harmonious and overly serious, and if their questions are critical and purely hypothetical, serious rebuttals will lose to humorous answers.
Xina
Did they just interview Squidward about Bikini Bottom?
Russia showed your redlines are nothing but baloney
red line is for domestic consumption really, spoke with the Australians as the target audience really if you think about it
I am very surprised that ABC featured Taishanese. Taishan is a county in Guangdong, China and there are many many counties throughout China, each having their own dialects.
21st of May will be interesting.
$1.3TRILLION 'debt' in just 9 years of Liberals & Nationals with ScoMo blaming everyone else for their F.U.B.A.R
China's "pact"? Such an emotive word. , "agreement" would have been too innocuous for the fear primed Australian audience!
Good job jeo.
Wasting your time talking to a brick wall
Could you truly believe in china, look what they did in the south china sea. They first explained that the structures they are building in the south china sea are simply for fishermen to rest during typhone. Now it is a military outpost.
good job to all the volunteers!
One of the Pacific's Regional security treats is the climate changes (sea level rise). Australia is a total failure when it comes to sea level rise. That's a few reason why Solomon Islands seek a better friend like China to step in..
Now, the Australian PM is threatening Solomon Islands by invasion. I must let the PM of Australia know that his government has the worst foreign policy ever. "Is it a good policy that you want to invade the Solomon Islands?". The whole truth is, invading the Solomon Islands means you are asking for war between worlds super powers down to Australia's shores.
The first emporer developed Mandarin to unite China as one Country. Japanese simplified Mandarin to develop Japanese language as we know today. I have been to China many times and have only once heard another person spoke a dialect Hakka. Singapore some 40 years ago had a policy to encourage everyone to speak Mandarin. Fast forward ...now they want the citizens to get back to their dialect. Personally I think most Chinese will speak whatever at home or with friends . My family speaks English when we get together even though we should be speaking our mother tongue.
That's not belong to your father Australia
Henry Higgins would be intrigued by Michael's accent.
Can't divide the nation .keep dogged down in despair to destroy them by desparados in and out of the country.
this is an interesting show....me like it..
The China claim of the SCS/WPS based on history has been litegated in the Haig and they lost
Oh well
Mutual consent is no quarrel! Ask no stupid questions n you as host will get no answers which you can't take ! The USA Red lines are all over 380 + spots in the SCS ! What if there are 380+ bull-terrier dogs placed at your backyard ?? Gorilla chest thumping can amusing ! Krak, Krak, Krak !
Host Looks Chinese
Aussies really did it this time
Belt and road = bait and rope ➰
China has no claim on Philippines islands international law stands
🙏 Too easy disputes. Isn’t outstanding philosophy.
You asked and expected no answers. And so you have been asked instead of answers
Russia wasn't going to attack Ukraine either.......
god bless china
No china in solomon island. Stopp building ports Around Africa .what have you Done in Sri lanka, Pakistan and Zambia. We watch every move.
You are who? A kitten pretending to a lion. How cute.
The host should look on the color of his skin before accucing china of all the bs he is spouting
Why bother? Agendas have all been decided upon.
Can we trust China and Russia.
Can you trust Morrison and Boof Head?
Who can trust US for their meddling in Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, and list goes on.
Can't even trust US to solve their homeless and racial problems. 1st world country my arse.
But can spend trillions on wars and weapons.
You can't trust anyone
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Wash what communist do not what they saying 👈😀 hahaha
What is this chinese guys fake english accent🤣🤣🤣
This really reminds me of when Dictator Dan went rogue against our country and signed the belt and road
Just like the biblical story the tower of Bable. The dragon will LOSE.
Solomon islands leader has been paid off
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No one cares
I do care😂