I am a frequent reader of the Economist and very much a loyal fan of them. But I must confess this video is probably one of the more naive and scratch-the-surface films about CCP leadership I have seen in a while. They are not approaching the conclusion in an objective and systemic way but rather they pre-set a narrative or storyline and pair evidence accordingly. I hope the podcast is more refreshing.
@@ASLUHLUHC3 yeah I like their webpage and articles a lot more than UA-cam channel. It feels like they’re pushing their views too harshly instead of trying to convince you with substantiated evidences
This video starts with a surprising premise, one that suggests that it’s hard to understand the man, his views on China and what he wants because “he doesn’t give wide ranging interviews…”. No, but he has written a four-volume book, “The Governance of China” comprised of a huge number of speeches and articles he’s written on nearly a hundred different topics, from economics to Chinese place in the world. His political philosophy and views aren’t so much a mystery, it’s heavily promoted as “Xi Jingpin Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics” throughout the country. I do appreciate the efforts to understand him through the journey of his life, but also regret that so little was said about how surprising it was to have him succeed Hu Jintao over Hu’s favoured successor, Li Keqiang and how much of his efforts to consolidate power and his “anti-corruption” purges are related to a massive shift of power away from the two principal factions of CCP politics (Shanghai Clique and CCYL) and to a brand new one, the Xi Gang. Whether for better or worse, nobody will have changed CCP politics more since Mao than he has done.
You couldn’t really understand one until you have conversations with him. The books he wrote and speeches he made are what he want the world to see he is, not necessarily to be what he really “is”. The hidden parts and facts are outlined through questions and conversations. That is why debates as well as discussions are crucial not only in court judgment but also in every part of world businesses.
Joke's on you, he's leading a nation thats surpassing the US's own economy, at what cost you ask? Not drastically different from what other developped nations have done
Popular way of trying to understand Xi's thoughts by focusing on his younger age is misleading. Younger age can form characters of a person but can hardly decide his view of world in his whole life, especially when it comes to the politicians. Why not dive deep to Xi's life from 1980's to 2012? This is the period he rises up and form his understanding on how China's society is working.
"The Economist" doesn't know China at all ,what in this channel is the surface ,showing to the public ,they just present this video by editing video shooter using their own understanding ,which are all wrong ,they didn't read books .NHK video knows more about China, I suggest you guys watch Japanese NHK video ,saving your timing.
I think The Economist should consider hiring me as a producer, I can make 1,000 of these videos a day. This media is not trying to understand China at all, they just want to create their own imagination
Westerners are reluctant to admit that China has developed without any colonial plunder, which makes Westerners look like a joke. In fact, China has developed in the cracks with its own hands, which is a miracle in itself. The mistakes made by the Communist Party of China in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China are also a practice of the future development path. The Cultural Revolution silenced the radicals in China. Communism cannot save China. In the 2008 financial crisis, China used its own economy to prevent the collapse of the US financial system, but the United States did not regard China as a friend. In 2016, the South China Sea confrontation occurred. Facts have proved that capitalism does not accept China either, because China has violated the interests of American financial groups. China must give up its illusions and go its own way. It's as if someone is constantly saying in the ears of the Chinese: You see, it's so tragic to take someone else's path. You must find your own way before you can realize China's dream of becoming the world's number one again. If you understand this, you will understand what China is doing now and what socialism with Chinese characteristics is.
we need someone who truly understand Chinese culture and language to give a fair analysis of who he is, IE someone who speaks mandarin and lived there for a long time not just a bunch of foreigners. If that, I don't think its enough it has to be someone who's familiar with history of Chinese bureaucracy from the spring & autumn period and so forth.
Besides that, you can also find more about Xi Jinping through his landlady in Iowa and her family. Young Xi Jinping lived in her house in Iowa. Xi, according to her and the people in Iowa seems to be a nice and grateful person. He visited his landlady later and the house he lived in now becomes the building for Sino - American Friendship.
I'm native yet I knew nothing of him until he became one of the country's leaders around 2007ish. I was shocked to know he is the husband of Peng Liyuan, who is a quite famous singer in China. Later, I learned some of his youth age but nothing regarding what he had done when he was a local governor. It's quite interesting to learn the here-and-there stories of his father though. His father seemed to be a man who was tough but with sympathy and insisted on procedure justice. He is so unlike his father in many ways. I am also curious about how he earned the trust of Jiang and Hu. Since both Jiang and Hu are very politically talented and I wonder what makes them pick up Xi.
as a person who grew up in a family who suffered a lot from cultural revolution, living away from China for years, am still so shocked to see such biased views and twisted facts!
My heartfelt sympathy to your family and for the millions who suffered under the madness unleashed upon China by Mao and the CCP. The insult that is Communist dictatorship is a cabal of criminals that mastered spin and have run amok for 72 years. We now look at a deeply evil tyrant like Xi Jin Ping who has more media and nationwide systemic power than Mao could have dreamed for and wonder when will the failed social and political experiment end?
China has a concept called “志向”, which is similar to the lofty ideal of individuals. It is very sad that the Economist deliberately distorted it into a person's greed for power.
@@spacetoast7783 There is no T sound in Xi, either. Clearly youre not a Mandarin speaker or speak with some kind of southern accent not Xi as pronounced on standard Northern and Beijing Mandarin.
@@Waverlyduli It literally is the sound. You Americans can't fathom a language with different sounds than English, and that's your own problem to sort out
@@spacetoast7783 what American? She's Australian. There are many countries who struggle with another's pronunciations. Especially English th and w sounds, Arabic throat sounds, French nasal sounds, Polish krz, etc
"for caring about our democracy" There isn't a real democracy in the PRC, but as you said you support the CPC, so you support their lie that the PRC has freedom of speech, democracy, and is a champion of human rights. You are the exact person that authoritarians love. *edit Oh, also the lie that the island of Taiwan belongs to the PRC.
As interesting as this video is, it really needed to be longer in order to better justify the claims it makes. I can't help but think that a specific narrative was in mind when making this video.
1) Winnie-The-Pooh 2) Mao's the 2nd 3) Putin's most influential Puppet 4) Some Guy on the mainland who enable people to starve to death with zero Covid lockdowns for weeks/months on end.
As a Chinese, I get political education more about Mao and Deng in school. So I used not to think Xi as a great leader in china. But in western media, he is highly noticed. That makes me think maybe he is the special one.
Hypothesis --> "evidence" --> confirmation = this specific Economist video Hypothesis --> research --> Description for further study = Academia As uncomfortable as it may be, confusion is sometimes more valuable than a "definitive conclusion"
I support Xi Jinping. In any case, he is promoted step by step instead of directly becoming the leader by election. In terms of ability, he is absolutely reliable, at least more capable than most Western leaders.
And then these leaders with no record of governance are toyed with by unelected experienced government civil servants bureaucrats like the TV show "Yes, Prime Minister" hahahaha
To be honest I don't think even he knows what he wants once power is given to you and you have all the riches in the world your mind tends to be warped with absolute nonesense
So true! The world should have a means of critically analyzing then deposing these monsters that come to power and seem to have one objective, which is to stay in power at all cost. So many leaders follow this exact path, how do we continue to support these dangerous men, one of whom will surely lead to something horrific in the world from which there will be no turning back? It sickens me to see what Putin is doing today, and Xi is right there poised to do the same, all for their own personal sense of glory and what they believe is their historical birthright.
There's nothing 'great' about the level of research here and the budget was far less than the fake praise for Xi Jin Ping campaign the CCP is paying for in the lead up to Xi Jin Ping becoming Mao 0.2 at the Party congress. That's something the CCP should be ashamed not proud of. That's just a backward step to Chinese Emperors.
putting people in concentration camps and denying it and maintaining a 0-covid policy and locking down 400 million people for a disease that is considered harmless in the civilized world is not reckless? ok
Indeed. Actions speak louder than words. The US has well... invaded a ridiculous number of countries. Russia annexed a region of an independent UN recognised country and invaded them. And China has done what exactly? Invaded Africa? The issue of Taiwan is the unfortunate result of the unresolved Chinese civil war.
I really appreciate the insights provided by the economist. However it would be nice to have the first name of the main character pronounced accurately.
Xi Jinping may not be the greatest Chinese leader of all time. But right now, he's our best option. He has enough prestige to coordinate the entire political situation, and he is determined to keep China independent. Most importantly, he is very concerned about the construction and development of poor rural areas.
@@larryc1616 I understand and I like so much the versions of democracy in the countries you have mentioned above. But I also understand and know that same version of system as in US or in other few countries have not necessarily suitable for other countries like China or else. So how can we just expect same system to impose in every countries in the world?
@@mountainleader998 no, democracy is only for intelligent and educated people which does not apply to almost all 3rd world countries today and tomorrow. This is not true of Chinese people and other e Asian people and countries. Liu xiabo(rip) should be president and Jack ma vice president or treasurer of democratic China. CCP China = n Korea, e Germany Taiwan = s Korea, w germany
Grow up "The Economist". Since you are read all over the world, your biases are ruinning the credibility of your Magazine. Love from Village Nisar Ahmed Mubejo, Pakistan🙏
I used to read the Economist, watch BBC, and CNN, now no more. Too biased, like they are paid to write what they're supposed to write, just like Justine Trudeau and Rishi Sunak said what they were ordered to say by the big boss.
I never understand why there are so many foreigners always stand with Taiwan. Do you speak the same language? Do you have the same culture background? What is wrong with your guys? Do you think that you are on the side of the Justice? The relationship between Taiwan and China is none of your business. If you want to help Taiwan, while Mainland attack them, you should come to die for them. Can you do that?
What is a positive point that you would say? Let me guess, lifting people out of poverty? No, people in the PRC were so poor due to CCP policies. When the CCP changed those policies, that's when people were able to prosper. Saying the CCP lifted people out of poverty is like saying someone who threw you off a boat and held you underwater until you almost drowned, then lifted you up and put you back on the boat saved you from drowning. But please reply, I am interested in what you have to say.
I write blog posts on China's Xiaohongshu social medial platform, despite that I only write about finance and economics and never touch politics, I always find my posts "in violation of relevant laws/regulations". If there is any kind of negative or even neutral tones about China, you cannot post it. I once wrote something about China's purchase of US treasuries (which is just a fact) and got told that it contained an "unscientific statement"....They hire so many intelligent engineers but to work on algorithms to censor what people say, what a waste of talent....
We as American citizens need better understanding China leader so see life from his prospective.This important our policy makers wise decisions in dealing with as US citizens
Says China correspondent of The Economist, ‘We don’t have that much information about what Xi was doing in the provinces’, but ‘he took up smoking because it was an acceptable way for him to take a break while sent to the countryside.‘ Do listen to her broadcast.
Norway, Finland, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands are the ones I could think of in less than 15 seconds. This is not kindergarten. Someone elses faults do not excuse your own.
Xi was brought down to the level of any average citizen during the cultural revolution. He went to the countryside, after his father was "purged". He worked, he memorized the words of Mao, and from there, speaking in the words of Mao, he worked himself slowly out of the rut, and slowly up the ladder. If this doesn't change every single aspect of a man, I don't know what would. I think Xi has done great things for china, I do wish, for the sake of the Chinese, they would loosen the grip on the people, especially in such troubled times. And no one should be persecuted for their religious beliefs.
What about the economy? Xi has the decisiveness to FINALLY put an end to the property's market ponzi scheme Sure corrupt local officials might feel the pinch from loss of land sale, but the people gains more affordable housing It's not prudent to make your judgement on Xi or China based off of anti-China sources, because their intention is not to understand China, it's to be cynical and bad mouth China
Sure the Chinese population ian't easy to fool becaus they now all have access to everything like technology and quality education. All made possible by the CCP
Guess who bombed the pipelines? USA&UK: hahahaha😄😄😄, it's Russia, to bomb their own pipelines to stop making money😄😄. USA will protect south China Sea from China which is the main trade route for China😄😄
you can't expect brainwashed people to make sound logical judgement. And it also understandable, West like to do ridiculous things, American swallow the tariff by launching trade war against China and EU shoot its own foot by sanctioning Russia, and by dumping their own interest down to the drain to follow the order of US.
What Xi Jinping want is what is best for China. He also want fair trade with others and help to build up the basic infrastructure in Africa, Latin America, Arab world and SE Asia. None of Xi Jinping’s policy is about war but peace and alleviate poverty. He builds infrastructure and help other countries and definitely NOT destroy, enslave and exploit other countries.
Westerners are reluctant to admit that China has developed without any colonial plunder, which makes Westerners look like a joke. In fact, China has developed in the cracks with its own hands, which is a miracle in itself. The mistakes made by the Communist Party of China in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China are also a practice of the future development path. The Cultural Revolution silenced the radicals in China. Communism cannot save China. In the 2008 financial crisis, China used its own economy to prevent the collapse of the US financial system, but the United States did not regard China as a friend. In 2016, the South China Sea confrontation occurred. Facts have proved that capitalism does not accept China either, because China has violated the interests of American financial groups. China must give up its illusions and go its own way. It's as if someone is constantly saying in the ears of the Chinese: You see, it's so tragic to take someone else's path. You must find your own way before you can realize China's dream of becoming the world's number one again. If you understand this, you will understand what China is doing now and what socialism with Chinese characteristics is.
Mandarin started in Beijing when Mongolians tried to speak Chinese but sound different and thus become the standard language in the north. Who dares to correct the barbarians.
Why would PRC rise so easily if it wasn't for russian influences also from the USA side ? Don't you think ? Today. We talk as if the world is like they are enemies. But in truth after the Soviet collapsed... Where did those Russians go to ? The USA. Enough said.
He monitored 6000 posts per hour? That’s impossible, that’s one per second. You can’t even read a post let alone choose what happens to it in that time
'Xi' (习 in 习 近平 is by far the closest in pronunciation to the English word 'she'。And don't mispronounce his name with a non-standard Southern accent which sounds more like 'see' and is the reason for some people's confusion. However, Xi Jin-Ping is not a Southerner. He's a Northerner, speaking with a Northern standard Mandarin accent.
@@brianuyungele1583 I'm not making a value judgement, merely translating directly the mandarin term 标准 国语 'standard Chinese' and while not even supporting it one way or the other personally, it was adopted in China as the standard pronunciation of Mandarin to reduce just this type of confusion. Every linguist knows such a simple matter. 'She' (like he and 'she') not 'see'.
Why is taking care of your OWN people an "obsession"? I could only wish we had politicians of this calibre. You may want to note that YOUR electricity bill is about to increase by 80% because OUR politicians took the side of crooked Ukrainian politicians and the Biden/Clinton families over their own people.
the current Chinese achievement is not result of one man, but efforts of all leaders before Xi and including Xi, as well as all Chinese people. Xi has done a remarkable job, and is well liked by Chinese people because of his leadership, for they enjoy more wealthy and safe life (no foreign power dare to put their feet onto Chinese land again ). China is in 21st century while many western minds still stuck in old colonial times.
@@wyz9815 the current achievement is the result of millions of honest hard working Chinese people and the coming collapse of China will be the work of of only one man. Decades of efforts and sacrifices will be lost, very sad
@Zack Smith I don't know why people blame war related things on a man who didn't start any war during his time in office, if you think about US and Russia,It's confusing and something-wrong.
The west allows you to post such comments, and for the truth to be debated. The Chinese government does not allow speech, because it is afraid of the truth.
Who is Xi Jinping! I would say a man who thinks before he acts and a man who has everything under control. Hes a intelligent and a strong man who creates a strong and modern China. And i belive that he is the only Leader in the World who really has the things under control, himself and his country.
the true irony is that this "show" is so much like the forementioned propaganda machine ... tells this story : making of a evil leader the bias is so heavy you can cut it with a knife :) Siu Ling Wong is so enthusiastic that she only tells audience half truths. David Rennie ... with his "honest" presentation ... insinuates that cannibalism was a open policy from the CCP :)
I grew up in Yanan, where Xi worked and studied during the cultural revolution. And also, Mao had lived here for around 13 years. Without their experience in Yanan, we would never get any chance to go to school due to the abject poverty compared with other Chinese area. However, Yanan’s government wants to make Xi happier when Xi comes back to Yanan. To accomplish Mao’s ideology, Xi recently went to Yanan again; I guess that Xi wants to become the second Mao...
@@Western_Decline He has put millions back into it with his insane zero covid. He lowered the official poverty line. I know so many people in China who are suffering because of his economic policies and am so glad to be out of there.
This post already starts with bias unfair view. The intonations of story teller who sounds like telling about evil. Economist you are reporting. It should not propagate or telling your opinion. I can’t imagine this post consume by Western people without checking story from other side too. Economists story may be correct but i always check the other sources too
If he is really clean then when did the money to educate his daughter on foreign land come from, we all need to be practical and find out where the comforts he has had way before he came into the lime light originate. This old man is my hero and I am not shy to call him out with all the shady things that eventually became part of who he is today. Regardless of everything to me he will always be a father of his nation and the rest is history, as keeping power in China is no child's play as I learn from is actions and operations rather than his words. This old Man is trying his best and if no one is bold enough to take him on, then he will never stop, I will not lie studying politics and trade is a joy under his administration. as people claim that he is direct I often see him go on a different angle or direction to visualize his lies, which is the coolest thing a modern leader can do for me.
not saying he didn't ever profit from his political positions, but in terms of foreign educating his daughter, his wife is a super famous singer who made bank ... plenty of plausible deniability there
It doesn't matter what Xi Jinping wants, it's all about what the economist want you to think what he wants.
That’s correct
Well said!
lol
终于看到一个明白人
@@jaelee5352 why do you call fellow humans a dog? Are you also a dog of some sort. Please keep your language in check.
I am a frequent reader of the Economist and very much a loyal fan of them. But I must confess this video is probably one of the more naive and scratch-the-surface films about CCP leadership I have seen in a while. They are not approaching the conclusion in an objective and systemic way but rather they pre-set a narrative or storyline and pair evidence accordingly. I hope the podcast is more refreshing.
@吃货小美女 经济学人已经是日经新闻100%控股的公司，所以你懂的。
true
Their youtube channel isn't great
@@ASLUHLUHC3 yeah I like their webpage and articles a lot more than UA-cam channel. It feels like they’re pushing their views too harshly instead of trying to convince you with substantiated evidences
全是价值观输出 充满西方偏见
This video starts with a surprising premise, one that suggests that it’s hard to understand the man, his views on China and what he wants because “he doesn’t give wide ranging interviews…”. No, but he has written a four-volume book, “The Governance of China” comprised of a huge number of speeches and articles he’s written on nearly a hundred different topics, from economics to Chinese place in the world. His political philosophy and views aren’t so much a mystery, it’s heavily promoted as “Xi Jingpin Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics” throughout the country. I do appreciate the efforts to understand him through the journey of his life, but also regret that so little was said about how surprising it was to have him succeed Hu Jintao over Hu’s favoured successor, Li Keqiang and how much of his efforts to consolidate power and his “anti-corruption” purges are related to a massive shift of power away from the two principal factions of CCP politics (Shanghai Clique and CCYL) and to a brand new one, the Xi Gang. Whether for better or worse, nobody will have changed CCP politics more since Mao than he has done.
it seems to me that this video is full of bias, it doesnt study too much before sharing with us the full picture of Xi
The Economist falls down to another west propaganda media
Of course they knew, they just don’t want to😂anyone who really understands China would laugh at this video
You couldn’t really understand one until you have conversations with him. The books he wrote and speeches he made are what he want the world to see he is, not necessarily to be what he really “is”.
The hidden parts and facts are outlined through questions and conversations. That is why debates as well as discussions are crucial not only in court judgment but also in every part of world businesses.
@@nickyhk4you The Economist is always full of bias when it comes to China and Xi
Say what you will, I am deeply inspired by this quote from him
“People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.”
Truer words ever spoken 🔥🔥🔥
so humble.
- thought I'd match the witless sarcasm
He is an assassin like Putin, no difference
He poisons millions of old people with his Chinese coronavirus bioweapon everyday
Joke's on you, he's leading a nation thats surpassing the US's own economy, at what cost you ask? Not drastically different from what other developped nations have done
"and that's only what the Chinese people can see"
Me as Chinese watching the video:
Popular way of trying to understand Xi's thoughts by focusing on his younger age is misleading. Younger age can form characters of a person but can hardly decide his view of world in his whole life, especially when it comes to the politicians. Why not dive deep to Xi's life from 1980's to 2012? This is the period he rises up and form his understanding on how China's society is working.
True but there's more to this report than that
i guess the lack of reliable information is the only reason they skip it
Because they don't want the audiences to see the whole picture
Wait a second Chairman of the chinnese comminust party .
You don't need to understand. If the decision was taken, it is the best for the party and for the society that it manages.
He wants China to be strong enough to not be bullied by the west and Chinese people to live a prosperous life. Is that so hard to comprehend?
When your enemy is USA , you are not left with any room
Liberal proproganda fake news.... get used to it 😅
Exactly. The reform in China is not the ambition of a single person. Please learn Chinese history especially that of the last 150 years.
No problem with that but don't become a bully to achieve it
Who is bulling China? I see lots of China bulling others, especially Taiwan. Taiwan don't want to be bullied by China, is that so hard to understand?
"The Economist" doesn't know China at all ,what in this channel is the surface ,showing to the public ,they just present this video by editing video shooter using their own understanding ,which are all wrong ,they didn't read books .NHK video knows more about China, I suggest you guys watch Japanese NHK video ,saving your timing.
Haha well said. This British media and expert known very little about china
Where can i find the video?
indeed, the british media like the american MSM only speculate what's going on in China without knowing much about the history and culture of it.
@@karlpeng1317 The Chinese know very little about China.
@@karlpeng1317 The Chinese know very little about China.
I think The Economist should consider hiring me as a producer, I can make 1,000 of these videos a day. This media is not trying to understand China at all, they just want to create their own imagination
Ruining a country with bad media. You can lost your own control of life by negative karma of damaging others
❤Precisely. They're DOING this EVERYWHERE to EVERYONE they DON'T LIKE.
Westerners are reluctant to admit that China has developed without any colonial plunder, which makes Westerners look like a joke. In fact, China has developed in the cracks with its own hands, which is a miracle in itself. The mistakes made by the Communist Party of China in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China are also a practice of the future development path. The Cultural Revolution silenced the radicals in China. Communism cannot save China. In the 2008 financial crisis, China used its own economy to prevent the collapse of the US financial system, but the United States did not regard China as a friend. In 2016, the South China Sea confrontation occurred. Facts have proved that capitalism does not accept China either, because China has violated the interests of American financial groups. China must give up its illusions and go its own way. It's as if someone is constantly saying in the ears of the Chinese: You see, it's so tragic to take someone else's path. You must find your own way before you can realize China's dream of becoming the world's number one again. If you understand this, you will understand what China is doing now and what socialism with Chinese characteristics is.
we need someone who truly understand Chinese culture and language to give a fair analysis of who he is, IE someone who speaks mandarin and lived there for a long time not just a bunch of foreigners. If that, I don't think its enough it has to be someone who's familiar with history of Chinese bureaucracy from the spring & autumn period and so forth.
to be honest, Chinese people doesn't know about him either
Besides that, you can also find more about Xi Jinping through his landlady in Iowa and her family. Young Xi Jinping lived in her house in Iowa. Xi, according to her and the people in Iowa seems to be a nice and grateful person. He visited his landlady later and the house he lived in now becomes the building for Sino - American Friendship.
我就因为不知道，所以我来这里了解。。。。
I'm native yet I knew nothing of him until he became one of the country's leaders around 2007ish. I was shocked to know he is the husband of Peng Liyuan, who is a quite famous singer in China. Later, I learned some of his youth age but nothing regarding what he had done when he was a local governor. It's quite interesting to learn the here-and-there stories of his father though. His father seemed to be a man who was tough but with sympathy and insisted on procedure justice. He is so unlike his father in many ways. I am also curious about how he earned the trust of Jiang and Hu. Since both Jiang and Hu are very politically talented and I wonder what makes them pick up Xi.
@@陆家兴Yeah We just have to know that everything he does is for his people😊
Very delicate ways to present and twist the information
as a person who grew up in a family who suffered a lot from cultural revolution, living away from China for years, am still so shocked to see such biased views and twisted facts!
I dont understand, what is biased?
My heartfelt sympathy to your family and for the millions who suffered under the madness unleashed upon China by Mao and the CCP. The insult that is Communist dictatorship is a cabal of criminals that mastered spin and have run amok for 72 years. We now look at a deeply evil tyrant like Xi Jin Ping who has more media and nationwide systemic power than Mao could have dreamed for and wonder when will the failed social and political experiment end?
@@joaquinantonioarteta1205 Claptraper. Latin America: Home to the poorest political and economic judgement, tinpot dictators and what not to do.
Have to disagree with you.
China has a concept called “志向”, which is similar to the lofty ideal of individuals. It is very sad that the Economist deliberately distorted it into a person's greed for power.
the presenter could at least have googled the correct pronounciation of his name before blasting this out on youtube
There's no ㄒ sound in English.
@@spacetoast7783 its literally pronounced "SHE" in english, not "KSI" or "SI"
@@spacetoast7783 There is no T sound in Xi, either. Clearly youre not a Mandarin speaker or speak with some kind of southern accent not Xi as pronounced on standard Northern and Beijing Mandarin.
@@Waverlyduli It literally is the sound. You Americans can't fathom a language with different sounds than English, and that's your own problem to sort out
@@spacetoast7783 what American? She's Australian. There are many countries who struggle with another's pronunciations. Especially English th and w sounds, Arabic throat sounds, French nasal sounds, Polish krz, etc
Thanks Economist for caring about our democracy. Bu as a Chinese citizen, I support CPc and XI.
If you support him, you should not be on youtube, which is forbidden in china.
@@tommy15927 too young too simple, sometimes naive
@@tommy15927 you are innocent and fooled by the misleading fake news like this channel.🤣🤣🤣
@@tommy15927 I vote for great president Trump. Only he can make us greater again. pls vote for him, my bro.
"for caring about our democracy"
There isn't a real democracy in the PRC, but as you said you support the CPC, so you support their lie that the PRC has freedom of speech, democracy, and is a champion of human rights. You are the exact person that authoritarians love.
*edit
Oh, also the lie that the island of Taiwan belongs to the PRC.
As interesting as this video is, it really needed to be longer in order to better justify the claims it makes. I can't help but think that a specific narrative was in mind when making this video.
They also released an 8-part podcast series called The Prince which is very interesting.
@@jkgh374 I have just started listening to that. Much more fleshed out than the video. :)
Western media has its own narrative in mind, the western propaganda is far from truth.
Absolutely, it comes across as naive and no more than a piece of propaganda for an evil tyrant.
@@Simzoid I believe this video was made more to be an introduction to the podcast than to be its own thing
In 11:36, the giant monitor is actually the control center of China’s underground metro system
Instead of “Reading and thinking.” He actually said “Reading and meditating”😅 he meditates… guys😂
It’s a 15 minutes video. After watching it, it seems as if I did not watch it at all. No impressive points
The question we should really be asking is:
WHY is Jinping
No one ever asks, "HOW is Xi Jinping?" 😔
1) Winnie-The-Pooh
2) Mao's the 2nd
3) Putin's most influential Puppet
4) Some Guy on the mainland who enable people to starve to death with zero Covid lockdowns for weeks/months on end.
Chinese need a King, in the past and modern world as well.
@@larryzhang3446 you need a brain. obviously you don't
Taiwan is a part of China. not us toy.😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
So, the CIA complains that it's getting harder and harder to plant spies in China...😂……
❤Exactly. Also China is making it hard to spy ELSEWHERE.
As a Chinese, I get political education more about Mao and Deng in school. So I used not to think Xi as a great leader in china. But in western media, he is highly noticed. That makes me think maybe he is the special one.
Of course he is. When the west can't stop talking negatively about him, you know he is doing a great job for china.
He's an effective leader but it is dangerous to invest too much power in one man.
@@RobespierreThePoof True
毛澤東鄧小平之後，實權與影響力最大的一位
说实话我很尊重他，他上台以后国内开始大力反腐治贪，甚至那么多常委都被打下来了，说明他是真的有手腕，没能力说不准还会被掀翻桌子，之前国内官场风气不是一般的不好，层层关系网，已经腐败到骨子里了，在他的治理下，现在社会风气明显好多了，我觉得这是对共产党的一次挽救，如果这时候在任的是一个没手腕能力的人，共产党会彻底失去民心，整个坏掉，还有他的军事改革，你们要是深入了解就会肃然起敬
Who is telling us this??? And why? That's very important.
Bingo
and why now?
Illuminatti
He is an assassin like Putin, no difference
Thank you
Hypothesis --> "evidence" --> confirmation = this specific Economist video
Hypothesis --> research --> Description for further study = Academia
As uncomfortable as it may be, confusion is sometimes more valuable than a "definitive conclusion"
❤😂 exactly . You have UNDERSTOOD 100%.
I support Xi Jinping. In any case, he is promoted step by step instead of directly becoming the leader by election. In terms of ability, he is absolutely reliable, at least more capable than most Western leaders.
agree
you nailed the painpoint of western style democracy - anyone, even who hasn't shown any proven track record of governance can rule the country.
@@lyttlebee😂
And then these leaders with no record of governance are toyed with by unelected experienced government civil servants bureaucrats like the TV show "Yes, Prime Minister" hahahaha
it took Xi about 30 years to current position. I like America, anyone can become a country leader, without any governing experiences, how great!
To be honest I don't think even he knows what he wants once power is given to you and you have all the riches in the world your mind tends to be warped with absolute nonesense
So true! The world should have a means of critically analyzing then deposing these monsters that come to power and seem to have one objective, which is to stay in power at all cost. So many leaders follow this exact path, how do we continue to support these dangerous men, one of whom will surely lead to something horrific in the world from which there will be no turning back? It sickens me to see what Putin is doing today, and Xi is right there poised to do the same, all for their own personal sense of glory and what they believe is their historical birthright.
@@SuperManning11 totally agree 💯
He is an assassin like Putin, no difference
like the word given
What did Vladimir Lenin want? To understand SYI jinping walk in Lenin's shoes.
Report real stories not what you want
“state media is the only media that Chinese people can see”
me as Chinese：what？😅
Fantastic to see an Aussie journalist from Sydney bringing such great work to us like this! Thank you.
There's nothing 'great' about the level of research here and the budget was far less than the fake praise for Xi Jin Ping campaign the CCP is paying for in the lead up to Xi Jin Ping becoming Mao 0.2 at the Party congress. That's something the CCP should be ashamed not proud of. That's just a backward step to Chinese Emperors.
She sounds Celtic to me. Figured she was from Wales or some such.
oh yea Sydney accent, I assumed Chinese at first. It is hard to know peoples background.
@@Tethloach1 That was my point, master
That probably explains the low quality 😂
Unlike Russia's Putin . I dont think this guy is reckless. Putin is a military man this fellow is a diplomat .
He is an assassin like Putin, no difference
putting people in concentration camps and denying it and maintaining a 0-covid policy and locking down 400 million people for a disease that is considered harmless in the civilized world is not reckless? ok
Indeed. Actions speak louder than words.
The US has well... invaded a ridiculous number of countries. Russia annexed a region of an independent UN recognised country and invaded them.
And China has done what exactly? Invaded Africa?
The issue of Taiwan is the unfortunate result of the unresolved Chinese civil war.
_(CCP 50 cent army post)_
@@AndorranStairway _(CCP 50 cent army poster)_
That analyst said, "We needs to know"😂
I really appreciate the insights provided by the economist. However it would be nice to have the first name of the main character pronounced accurately.
He is an assassin like Putin, no difference
Xitler is the correct pronunciation
That’s exactly what I thought at the beginning
@@Anonymous-ik3kc in cuntoness?
See Jingping 😂😂
Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.
Xi Jinping may not be the greatest Chinese leader of all time. But right now, he's our best option. He has enough prestige to coordinate the entire political situation, and he is determined to keep China independent. Most importantly, he is very concerned about the construction and development of poor rural areas.
it is amazing you can read english and conclude like that
This definitely needed on-screen captions during the interviews
the camera density in London is much more higher than China, it's a fact BBC would not tell you😄😄
But you know about them... And they are not used the same way.
@@AndrewN75 yes, democracy camera is special, even though they are made in China😄
Gonna check out the podcast!
I wonder…!!! what The Economist wants from China or what would The Economist wants to happens in China?
a collapse for sure
Just mind their own business and leave people in peace. Our same wish for Russia
A democracy like Taiwan, Japan, s Korea, US, Canada, Europe.....
@@larryc1616 I understand and I like so much the versions of democracy in the countries you have mentioned above. But I also understand and know that same version of system as in US or in other few countries have not necessarily suitable for other countries like China or else. So how can we just expect same system to impose in every countries in the world?
@@mountainleader998 no, democracy is only for intelligent and educated people which does not apply to almost all 3rd world countries today and tomorrow. This is not true of Chinese people and other e Asian people and countries. Liu xiabo(rip) should be president and Jack ma vice president or treasurer of democratic China.
CCP China = n Korea, e Germany
Taiwan = s Korea, w germany
If you had read Lee Kwan Yew’s book, you’ll know Lee knew about Xi much much earlier than what was presented here.
I still recalled President Lee saying Mr Xi is a grear Man with a great stature. He admire Xi...
Feeling sad about Singaporean and Chinese people. It’s heart breaking too see them suffer but enjoy collectivism and feudalism
@@truthful3777 yes. Except Lee was the prime minister not president.😂
@@shutyoudown2462 as a Singaporean Chinese, I feel bad for you.
@@binzen7173 Sorry my mistake as I am not Singaporean..
Tell you what you want, what you really really want!
Grow up "The Economist". Since you are read all over the world, your biases are ruinning the credibility of your Magazine. Love from Village Nisar Ahmed Mubejo, Pakistan🙏
I used to read the Economist, watch BBC, and CNN, now no more. Too biased, like they are paid to write what they're supposed to write, just like Justine Trudeau and Rishi Sunak said what they were ordered to say by the big boss.
once it starts with "nuclear to Taiwan" then I know the economist is a joke
I never understand why there are so many foreigners always stand with Taiwan. Do you speak the same language? Do you have the same culture background? What is wrong with your guys? Do you think that you are on the side of the Justice? The relationship between Taiwan and China is none of your business. If you want to help Taiwan, while Mainland attack them, you should come to die for them. Can you do that?
me too, so ridiculous.
赞同，很好笑！
"The Prince" is fantastic, do recommend
by Machiavelli? Agree, a classic
Who is the first country to monitor all the world?😅
"" Who Are The Rulers of The World"" by ? (I forgot the author's name).
USA 🇺🇸 mk ultra programme
First exclude US🤣
What else do you have to say about him other than negatives. We all know
What is a positive point that you would say?
Let me guess, lifting people out of poverty?
No, people in the PRC were so poor due to CCP policies. When the CCP changed those policies, that's when people were able to prosper.
Saying the CCP lifted people out of poverty is like saying someone who threw you off a boat and held you underwater until you almost drowned, then lifted you up and put you back on the boat saved you from drowning.
But please reply, I am interested in what you have to say.
I write blog posts on China's Xiaohongshu social medial platform, despite that I only write about finance and economics and never touch politics, I always find my posts "in violation of relevant laws/regulations". If there is any kind of negative or even neutral tones about China, you cannot post it. I once wrote something about China's purchase of US treasuries (which is just a fact) and got told that it contained an "unscientific statement"....They hire so many intelligent engineers but to work on algorithms to censor what people say, what a waste of talent....
我是中国人你说的是对的
more censorship on UA-cam, an "OPEN" platform, American spend even more money here
I use weibo all the time and post critical comments on lockdowns and it's NEVER censored. I call BS on your establishment narrative.
Maybe don't violate relevant laws then
Fact is not allowed in China. Only beautiful and ridiculous lies are welcome on social media.
We as American citizens need better understanding China leader so see life from his prospective.This important our policy makers wise decisions in dealing with as US citizens
i just subscribed to the prince..i am looking forward to hearing it
Susie, thank you for so many insights!!
They are attacking him bc he is about get third term this year 😂lol
He can technically go forever
I love misleading reports, please make more to fool people!🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤
Prove your point
hahaha just like Gordon Chang's book "The Coming Collapse of China"" published in 2011 1nd 2012.
DON'T worry they have THOUSANDS 😂 . That is their REAL job . They have done news in 35 years .
Says China correspondent of The Economist, ‘We don’t have that much information about what Xi was doing in the provinces’, but ‘he took up smoking because it was an acceptable way for him to take a break while sent to the countryside.‘ Do listen to her broadcast.
13:00 Which of the developed countries is not a police state? The fact is that mass surviliance on the other side brings us security.
US is suppose to be not a police state but, the police are trigger free.
Norway, Finland, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands are the ones I could think of in less than 15 seconds.
This is not kindergarten. Someone elses faults do not excuse your own.
Next episode: what does the economist want
In ancient times, it was called "Emperor." In the West, it was called "King."
The Economist created an entire Podcast to talk about one man
Xi Jinping must be of utmost importance to the Economist. Not much has been said about Joe Biden or any other current leaders.
Xi was brought down to the level of any average citizen during the cultural revolution. He went to the countryside, after his father was "purged". He worked, he memorized the words of Mao, and from there, speaking in the words of Mao, he worked himself slowly out of the rut, and slowly up the ladder. If this doesn't change every single aspect of a man, I don't know what would. I think Xi has done great things for china, I do wish, for the sake of the Chinese, they would loosen the grip on the people, especially in such troubled times. And no one should be persecuted for their religious beliefs.
Nobody is asking "how is xi jinping"
When you can not put a fair cover photo, you can not make a fair report.
The population isn't as easy to fool as during Mao. The way he's handling the economy, even party members are feeling the pinch.
China's secure and basic needs are met for most people. They can see their lives improve. Our lives in the West appear to be getting worse every day.
@@Western_Decline mostly before XI's presidency.
What about the economy?
Xi has the decisiveness to FINALLY put an end to the property's market ponzi scheme
Sure corrupt local officials might feel the pinch from loss of land sale, but the people gains more affordable housing
It's not prudent to make your judgement on Xi or China based off of anti-China sources, because their intention is not to understand China, it's to be cynical and bad mouth China
I am pretty sure that Chinese people will disappionting you.
Sure the Chinese population ian't easy to fool becaus they now all have access to everything like technology and quality education. All made possible by the CCP
The background music in the last minute of this video is so epic ❤❤❤💯
Surprised to see an Economist presenter saying nucular like Homer Simpson rather than nuclear like it’s supposed to be pronounced
Noone need dictator
Why is it always that these people who suffered that are the most controversial dictatorial leaders
Well done folks, thank you!
While I always enjoy the channel, I have to say that this video is quite superficial.
Guess who bombed the pipelines?
USA&UK: hahahaha😄😄😄, it's Russia, to bomb their own pipelines to stop making money😄😄.
USA will protect south China Sea from China which is the main trade route for China😄😄
you can't expect brainwashed people to make sound logical judgement. And it also understandable, West like to do ridiculous things, American swallow the tariff by launching trade war against China and EU shoot its own foot by sanctioning Russia, and by dumping their own interest down to the drain to follow the order of US.
It's always 'Time Well Spent' watching these videos featuring the best and well researched content !
Nonsense. It was poorly researched and cliched.
@@Waverlyduli its researched enough thts the closest u can get china doesnot trust white people at all
@@Waverlyduli maybe that's why there is a quotation on "time well spent"
One united CHINA
What Xi Jinping want is what is best for China. He also want fair trade with others and help to build up the basic infrastructure in Africa, Latin America, Arab world and SE Asia. None of Xi Jinping’s policy is about war but peace and alleviate poverty. He builds infrastructure and help other countries and definitely NOT destroy, enslave and exploit other countries.
❤Thank you very much.
Westerners are reluctant to admit that China has developed without any colonial plunder, which makes Westerners look like a joke. In fact, China has developed in the cracks with its own hands, which is a miracle in itself. The mistakes made by the Communist Party of China in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China are also a practice of the future development path. The Cultural Revolution silenced the radicals in China. Communism cannot save China. In the 2008 financial crisis, China used its own economy to prevent the collapse of the US financial system, but the United States did not regard China as a friend. In 2016, the South China Sea confrontation occurred. Facts have proved that capitalism does not accept China either, because China has violated the interests of American financial groups. China must give up its illusions and go its own way. It's as if someone is constantly saying in the ears of the Chinese: You see, it's so tragic to take someone else's path. You must find your own way before you can realize China's dream of becoming the world's number one again. If you understand this, you will understand what China is doing now and what socialism with Chinese characteristics is.
Mandarin started in Beijing when Mongolians tried to speak Chinese but sound different and thus become the standard language in the north. Who dares to correct the barbarians.
Why would PRC rise so easily if it wasn't for russian influences also from the USA side ? Don't you think ? Today. We talk as if the world is like they are enemies. But in truth after the Soviet collapsed... Where did those Russians go to ? The USA. Enough said.
World super power china 🇨🇳 💪
Paper tiger China😹
He monitored 6000 posts per hour? That’s impossible, that’s one per second. You can’t even read a post let alone choose what happens to it in that time
'Xi' (习 in 习 近平 is by far the closest in pronunciation to the English word 'she'。And don't mispronounce his name with a non-standard Southern accent which sounds more like 'see' and is the reason for some people's confusion. However, Xi Jin-Ping is not a Southerner. He's a Northerner, speaking with a Northern standard Mandarin accent.
when speaking in a standard northern mandarin accent, you dont have an accent. Lol
@@brianuyungele1583 I'm not making a value judgement, merely translating directly the mandarin term 标准 国语 'standard Chinese' and while not even supporting it one way or the other personally, it was adopted in China as the standard pronunciation of Mandarin to reduce just this type of confusion. Every linguist knows such a simple matter.
'She' (like he and 'she') not 'see'.
she也不准，不是这么读的
事实上我认为汉语拼音需要改革，比如x和q、ch、zh、等等问题。
既然选择用罗马字母进行注音，那就按照罗马音的习惯标注。不然外国人始终读不对。
Correct. I actually started to doubt myself. I completed a Mandarin course last year.
I think modern China is fascinating.
Sad that the peace and stability of the world depends on the obsessions of one man. We are like in the 1930’s again
Why is taking care of your OWN people an "obsession"? I could only wish we had politicians of this calibre. You may want to note that YOUR electricity bill is about to increase by 80% because OUR politicians took the side of crooked Ukrainian politicians and the Biden/Clinton families over their own people.
the current Chinese achievement is not result of one man, but efforts of all leaders before Xi and including Xi, as well as all Chinese people. Xi has done a remarkable job, and is well liked by Chinese people because of his leadership, for they enjoy more wealthy and safe life (no foreign power dare to put their feet onto Chinese land again ). China is in 21st century while many western minds still stuck in old colonial times.
@@wyz9815 the current achievement is the result of millions of honest hard working Chinese people and the coming collapse of China will be the work of of only one man. Decades of efforts and sacrifices will be lost, very sad
@Zack Smith I don't know why people blame war related things on a man who didn't start any war during his time in office, if you think about US and Russia,It's confusing and something-wrong.
lol, one listen too much western media, one becomes brain dead.
Okay, now do a bit on our US government leaders.
He is an assassin like Putin, no difference
They already have.
Xi is the best for China
Seems like they went easy on him in his youth, because of his origin and background and he probably had lots of connections in high places...
the brother of Winnie the Pooh
XDXDXDXD
He is an assassin like Putin, no difference
Is he big brother or little brother?
其实只有一个原因，人人都有一个皇帝梦！Every one has an emperor dream if he has chance.
你真肤浅
中国人在这里评论。习近平的领导究竟怎么样，拭目以待不就好了呗。中国在经济，军事，外交方面确实改观了不少，但民生，教育等很多方面也有着各种各样的问题。不过目前来看，作为一个中国的平民，我才不管你究竟是民主还是专制，发展什么样的道路，我只要我自己能够物质和精神生活富足就行。目前来看，习的工作做的还是相当不错，所以个人还是对习充满期待。(别天天说中国人被错误信息洗脑，你们西方的媒体没有切实调查中国，就发布各种莫名其妙的关于中国的报道，你们难道没有被洗脑？还有人说'insightful'，真是滑稽)
西方，尤其是美国民众，是我见过最被洗脑的人了， 但也不能怪西方民众， 架不住西方媒体的洗脑术太精湛绝伦了，没看见经济学人的所谓中国专家，毫无自知之明的, 自以为是的, 逻辑混乱的自说自话。 我都服了。
The west allows you to post such comments, and for the truth to be debated. The Chinese government does not allow speech, because it is afraid of the truth.
他们这个视频里放了这么多的漫画，很明显的洗脑视频。对中国这样的国家来说，最能影响我们国家政治形势的永远是最广大人民群众的期盼。习这十年，虽然经济慢了下来，但看得见水变得清澈，城市绿化越来越好，贪污腐败得到有效遏制，社会保障覆盖到更多的村民和弱势群体。记者永远只在乎是否符合他们心中的民主形式，却忽视了在我们这么一个发展中国家，民生才是民心所向。我们走好自己的路就可以了，欧洲加美国才多少人，他们没有资格指手画脚
❤ BEAUTIFUL well said and well REASONED. You are CORRECT.
Who is Xi Jinping! I would say a man who thinks before he acts and a man who has everything under control. Hes a intelligent and a strong man who creates a strong and modern China. And i belive that he is the only Leader in the World who really has the things under control, himself and his country.
the true irony is that this "show" is so much like the forementioned propaganda machine ... tells this story : making of a evil leader
the bias is so heavy you can cut it with a knife :) Siu Ling Wong is so enthusiastic that she only tells audience half truths.
David Rennie ... with his "honest" presentation ... insinuates that cannibalism was a open policy from the CCP :)
Thanks
😂😂😂 west is scared of him ….
that is how i feel too 😂😂😂 , that means Xi is doing well.
@@wyz9815 😄😄
when he begin his third term for life, he has only one job but it is not about economy.
我们都知道，别乱说
I grew up in Yanan, where Xi worked and studied during the cultural revolution. And also, Mao had lived here for around 13 years. Without their experience in Yanan, we would never get any chance to go to school due to the abject poverty compared with other Chinese area. However, Yanan’s government wants to make Xi happier when Xi comes back to Yanan. To accomplish Mao’s ideology, Xi recently went to Yanan again; I guess that Xi wants to become the second Mao...
Xi is "Shee".
Please give us freely available documentaries on China.
No hidden charges
At least Mr Xi won't poopoo in front of media.😀
The Economist - Can you do one video on Joe Biden? Thanks a lot.
Xi Jinping has powerful voice, very deep.
He also got hundreds of millions out of abject poverty. He's great. 👍
@@Western_Decline He has put millions back into it with his insane zero covid. He lowered the official poverty line. I know so many people in China who are suffering because of his economic policies and am so glad to be out of there.
Hard to respect someone who is actively commiting a genocide.
You must have the mind of a small child to say such a silly thing. He is well known not to be intelligent yet has a very fragile ego.
@@naguoning He's done far, far worse than that.
And why he is doing the opposite off all you blame him for?
Very interesting... I am checking out the podcast right away!
This post already starts with bias unfair view. The intonations of story teller who sounds like telling about evil. Economist you are reporting. It should not propagate or telling your opinion. I can’t imagine this post consume by Western people without checking story from other side too. Economists story may be correct but i always check the other sources too
I just knew he did everything for his people. He is indeed a great leader.
It was already full of prejudice at the beginning, and economists were not pure and involved in politics.
Shouldn’t economist be bothered more about britains economy than what China is doing ?.
Exactly, Britain is getting worse day by day.
😂❤ They SHAPING thinking on China and Xi .
If he is really clean then when did the money to educate his daughter on foreign land come from, we all need to be practical and find out where the comforts he has had way before he came into the lime light originate.
This old man is my hero and I am not shy to call him out with all the shady things that eventually became part of who he is today.
Regardless of everything to me he will always be a father of his nation and the rest is history, as keeping power in China is no child's play as I learn from is actions and operations rather than his words.
This old Man is trying his best and if no one is bold enough to take him on, then he will never stop, I will not lie studying politics and trade is a joy under his administration.
as people claim that he is direct I often see him go on a different angle or direction to visualize his lies, which is the coolest thing a modern leader can do for me.
not saying he didn't ever profit from his political positions, but in terms of foreign educating his daughter, his wife is a super famous singer who made bank ... plenty of plausible deniability there
Does Western media know the history of Taiwan before 1949??
Why the timing of this video is weird to the rumors about Xi?