Yes, Johnathan works extremely hard and produces excellent in depth analysis. I just wish the UA-cam algorithm was kinder with the distribution of his content and more people were made aware of this wonderful channel 😊
I think it is actually bad content. Very biased. First, there is just a hidden assumption that Russia is "run by terrorist" with no insight, but demonization. Second, focus on personalities of Xi, fears, childhoods with no talk about material forces like attacked by an insecure U.S. seeking to hinder and contain China. All in all, this is bad content.
Thank you, Jonathan, for inviting Michael Sheridan back to Silicon Curtain. Thank you, Michael Sheridan, for sharing your expertise with us. Very interesting conversation. 🇺🇦 Перемоги та миру всім українцям! 🇺🇦
And why the West should learn from the UK’s mistakes, as well as the war in Ukraine. Japan, South Korea, and other democratic nations must stand together against tyrannical authoritarianism that seeks to control information and spin lies into “Truth” (Pravda).
It would be natural for one paranoid self isolating autocrat in the late stages of his career to distrust and dislike another such person. With good reason.
For now, the collective West is their main concern but if Russia collapses we can expect China to move in with troops, otherwise expect to see a movement of Chinese goods, money....and diplomats.
Dangerous indeed. Both Xi and Putin have purged out any talent that could replace them. They are also at such an age that they could deteriorate rapidly at any moment. As such both Russia and China is a stroke from disaster.
Definitely, self loathing Xi Ping pong! Revenging his childhood, sent with the old dad to farm as punishment, and in China what does a totally inexperienced man do, manure hauling, fertilizer! (Human waste) Xi Ping was 11 yrs old!
What a magnificent guest... I could listen for hours ! As a Belgian I do appreciate the eloquent use of the English language by both of you...slava Ukraini !
@@schrecksekunde2118 By their actions. They are a bully to almost every neighbor around them, and have been since the rise of the CCP. The best example of that history currently is the Phillipines. They steal from the Phillipines' Exclusive Economic Zone and are actively trying to bully them off a small shoal in the eastern Phillipine Sea that is internationally recognized as Filipino territory.
Jonathan, your discussions are completely addictive, I look forward to my daily fill. My favourite, but only by a very small margin, is the Philip Ingram, Cormac Smith video. Absolutely riveting debate, I’ve watched it three times 👍😊👍
Ukraine is losing and it's heartbreaking - terrible losses of troops in this "slow" attrition. Why must we lie to ourselves just because they're "our team", if the devastating cost is their precious lives (and limbs)?
@@WingkKongcorrect. PLEASE REPORT ESPIONAGE, WOKE AND WAR CRIMES: Cease and desist malicious use of AI, energy weapons, and chemical warfare: ASIA, RUSSIA, IRAN AND COMMUNIST US. I am not your property.
Fascinating discussion. I can remember the Sino Soviet conflict in 1969. Could there be anything other than fear and suspicion between dictators? I am interested to see how this alliance plays out now that China is so much more powerful economically than Russia .
I think it is actually bad content. Very biased. First, there is just a hidden assumption that Russia is "run by terrorist" with no insight, but demonization. Second, focus on personalities of Xi, fears, childhoods with no talk about material forces like attacked by an insecure U.S. seeking to hinder and contain China. All in all, this is bad content.
Sheridan is a brilliant guest and his book The Gate to China is a page turner...and looking forward to reading his latest book Red Emperor also goodread is The Shortest History of China by Linda Jaivan. And Wild Swans by Jung Chang I have supported FREE TIBET since 1977 and Micheals words are chilling. PEACE of mind is priceless....to survive in the CCP...forget about peace of mind...power does not give Peace of Mind and without that life is a torment. Heaven and Hell is in your mind and on earth as well. To combine both peace of mind and living in a green and pleasant place is my lifes acheivement and I am the same age as the Red Emperor ...and would not swap places for all the tea in china.
Some can write a short history about the US because it is only two hundred fifty years old, but not China, which is the state of four thousand years. Tibet is one of China's provinces, so why support a free Tibet, and not to support a free Texas, what is the difference.
If you haven't personally traveled to China or Tibet, then you can't build your knowledge based on stereotypes or even malicious speculations written by foreign media and writers
A really enjoyable episode. In general Chinese ppl are not very fond of foreigners. They are interested in a short contact with a tourist but the situation changes completely once f. e. a daughter starts a relationship or even wants to marry a foreigner. Expect big trouble. If China calls a country a dear friend it means: an alley which is currently of strategic advantage.
thing is history has shown the Chinese that foreign contact especially from Europeans is very much a mixed blessing and has resulted in much abuse of the Chinese in the previous two centuries. Also having almost never had personal freedoms the Chinese by nature are insular and distrusting of foreigners. Xi is the supposed apogee of free wheeling confident and independent China but as usual he is just another delusional tyrant at the end of his career. It will all come to a crisis sooner or later as the demographic problems coupled with a Pension crisis and a retired population the size of the American population and the hollowing out of unregulated finance companies and the property crash annihilating 25% of the economic base…… I could go on…
I have read less about China than Europe, including Russia. I found this fascinating because i know so little about the internal workings of the Chinese state and Xi. I will have to read Mr Sheridans' new book. Your channel is always interesting.
Great discussion, thank you! I feel like the speaker was overconfident in China's economic outlook. Their accelerating demographic crisis (caused by authoritarian One Child policy) and the massive amount of corruption that their system has baked into it is leading to cascading collapses in their property, banking and manufacturing sectors. Now local governments are going bankrupt as well. Seems important to point out. Also, would you ever consider interviewing Peter Zeihan? Thanks for this channel
That was a perfectly informative and beautifully artistic speech, where each statement is clear and succinct yet elaborated, thoughtful and supplied with a reasonable amount of quotations and previously unknown details.
Xi reminds me of Stalin. In the sense that he is a ruthless and scheming autocrat, but also because he likes to throw on this goofy ”Winnie the Pooh” persona, in order to charm and catch off-gaurd foreign diginitaries.
@@CollectiveDefence There is a big difference between Stalin and Xi. Stalin was paranoid to the extent that he ruled the country so that it fell behind the West and the people suffered .Xi is much more intelligent, and China continues to grow and the people prosper under his leadership
What about demographic issue, significant over investment in real estate, lack of social networks, aging populace, hostility towards immigration , over production of electric vehicles, lack of jobs for young people, water shortages? Can AI overcome those issues? And doesn't the sabre rattling demonstrate poor judgment? I think the US would fight. I don't think the US fears Russia, by the way. I think the US would be willing to face a nuclear war. Violence is always simmering below the surface of the US.
... all what you are saying demonstrates once more how lucky we are to be Citizens of the West ... something that is fully understood by the millions of chinese and russian migrants who chose to come to live in our world ! Long Live the West! SLAVA UKRAINE ! from Italy ❤❤
Except the current Chinese government is not the continuation of the ancient Chinese culture and lineage, that is Taiwan. Current day China's identity rose in the 40's with the utter destruction of former China.
I remember a couple of tenets from my Asian studies way back in the 1970s. One of them was that the success of the CCP owed much to the spirit of Confucianism throughout the population. People valued the order of State, Community, Family, then the individual. Another was the suggestion that the Chinese revolution would have failed had they taken the advice from Stalinist Russia.
the CCP would have never come to power without Soviet help and especially without handing them over all the confiscated Japanese weaponry the Soviets captured in August 1945. Up until this point the Kuomintang was clearly the stronger faction.
This was surprisingly good content, there is so much clearly shallow fear-mongering and agenda-promoting, this actually just seems to reflect what I witnessed there on the ground. There are many factions with many agendas, on all sides, none have yet reached a demonstrative consensus, though each is attempting. That's basically life everywhere but particularly in China right now.
That's a strange way to show contempt or hate for Russia by meeting Putin 2 to 3 times a year for the past decade or so. How many times did Xi meet the murican president in the past decade ? Actions speak louder than gossips !!!
Just because you have a useful strategic partnership with someone, doesn't mean you don't have under lying issues with them. Russia is a large country that neighbors China, they meet to discuss strategic goals.
@@bobmorane4926 There is a very different history between China and India. Back when Russia was part of the USSR, China and Russia were allies, even though Russia mistreated China sometimes because they saw them as an inferior party. Now China is the superior party in that relationship, and this can create tension when you have two rulers who see themselves as some kind of emperors.
@@AK-jm1sc You mean France doesn't hv any tension with Washington ? They always see eye to eye. Same with Germany , Italy and Turkey or even Israel. Tension is the constant of the day not the exception but if 2 leaders understand the big picture , tension become minor issues. The smart thing is to identify key issues that can prevent rapprochement between 2 countries. And definitely there's a huge one between China and India and it's certainly not the border clash. Russia and China resolved their issues long time ago and the overall picture dictate they are unofficially allies on most matters without any written agreement and that's very understandable.
@bobmorane4926 No one said anything about any other countries. But this is about how two Authoritarian leaders who are situated next to each other will likely begin to experience increasing disputes, and Xi has some reasons to be frustrated with Putin too, as his war has created worsening economic situations, that are now effecting China's economy as well. You can also see that China doesn't quite consider Russia an "ally" as much as a strategic partner, as they have refused to send any lethal weapons to Russia since the war. So this shows that they have limits of support. And Russia might grow resentful towards China in the future, as they are increasingly relaying on the Chinese yuan to keep the economy active and overall, they are becoming very dependent on the "good will" of China to stay afloat. I don't think Putin is the type of person who is happy being a submissive partner to another powerful leader.
This interview was great.Xi went though alot to get wheres hes at, truly a success story indeed.The book sounds very interesting.Agian great interview Johnathan.
I have got the joke, I have sold anything that has a Chinese company in it. It maybe true that they have growth, but that does not transfer to value. Never again.
Great episode. I know this channel is mainly about Ukraine and the russian re-invasion. Would love though to have more about China, and even Iran and/or North Korea - autocracies that provide substansial support for the russian war effort.
Thank you for this fascinating discussion. It explains a great deal of information that I suspected but could never quite formulate or articulate. I do think China is to be "respected carefully", still, I often wish Sino-American (Sino-Western), could and should be improved while I believe Russia will take decades, likely generations to recover from Putin's ill thought war with Ukraine. People talk of a reset with Russia, I cannot imagine that. I can envision a mutually beneficial reset between tthe U.S. and China.
China has certainly realized that Eastern Siberia is far more important to it's long term interests than a destroyed Taiwan. Attacking Twain will destroy Chinese technology and bring down the CCP, whereas waiting for Russia to collapse and then "relieving" Russia of the financial burden for developing this huge minerally rich area is a far bigger win for China and would make it virtually energy independent and a world power of unparalleled dimensions. In fact it would propel China from a rapidly failing power into the strongest economy by 2050!
Thank you for being such a workhorse and producing such important content
Yes, Johnathan works extremely hard and produces excellent in depth analysis. I just wish the UA-cam algorithm was kinder with the distribution of his content and more people were made aware of this wonderful channel 😊
For real. This channel is a gem
A workhorse too lazy to learn how to pronounce his video's subject.
The interviewee repeatedly corrects him!
Lazy and embarrassing.
I think it is actually bad content. Very biased. First, there is just a hidden assumption that Russia is "run by terrorist" with no insight, but demonization. Second, focus on personalities of Xi, fears, childhoods with no talk about material forces like attacked by an insecure U.S. seeking to hinder and contain China. All in all, this is bad content.
Excellent video,as always!! Thank you Johnathan!! Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦!!!
Thank you, Jonathan, for inviting Michael Sheridan back to Silicon Curtain. Thank you, Michael Sheridan, for sharing your expertise with us. Very interesting conversation.
🇺🇦 Перемоги та миру всім українцям! 🇺🇦
This channel has some of the best conversations about geopolitics and Ukraine
@@moffig1 I agree wholeheartedly.
🇺🇦 Перемоги та миру всім українцям! 🇺🇦
Very fresh and important work here. Thank you both for bringing enlightenment.
You'd be a fool if you didn't distrust and hate Russia.
The most foolish thing is to trust the Anglos.
Sure😅😅😅😅@@insomniacresurrected1000
The irony is lost on you huh?
@insomniacresurrected1000 ask the Japanese and Germans. Then talk to the Poles and Balts.
@@insomniacresurrected1000 get it. but CCp aint the way.
Excellent insights. Thank you for presenting his perspective and expertise.
Another insightful hour spent at Silicon Curtain. Fascinating stuff, an excellent guest. Thanks for all your efforts Jonathan.
A fascinating interview. Michael knows the suject matter.
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Thanks JF
Great work!
The example of Hong Kong is why Taiwan will never let China subjugate their government.
And why the West should learn from the UK’s mistakes, as well as the war in Ukraine. Japan, South Korea, and other democratic nations must stand together against tyrannical authoritarianism that seeks to control information and spin lies into “Truth” (Pravda).
Never is a really an extreme word. It's like saying "I'll never tell a lie"
@@RKarmaKillor I will never wack off.
@@RKarmaKill
I can assure you, China will never subjugate Taiwan.
Hong Kong had an agreed upon end date. UK could hardly refuse to hand it it back.
It would be natural for one paranoid self isolating autocrat in the late stages of his career to distrust and dislike another such person. With good reason.
For now, the collective West is their main concern but if Russia collapses we can expect China to move in with troops, otherwise expect to see a movement of Chinese goods, money....and diplomats.
Dangerous indeed. Both Xi and Putin have purged out any talent that could replace them. They are also at such an age that they could deteriorate rapidly at any moment. As such both Russia and China is a stroke from disaster.
Definitely, self loathing Xi Ping pong! Revenging his childhood, sent with the old dad to farm as punishment, and in China what does a totally inexperienced man do, manure hauling, fertilizer! (Human waste) Xi Ping was 11 yrs old!
@@meilinchan7314Do you mean China is preparing to move in and take some kind of control?
@@meilinchan7314not the collective west.. only America.
What a magnificent guest... I could listen for hours ! As a Belgian I do appreciate the eloquent use of the English language by both of you...slava Ukraini !
Thank you gentlemen. This was very interesting.
Another excellent discussion - it's hardly a secret that Xi is contemptuous of Putin/Ruzzia, he's contemptuous of the entire Planet.
All they are
and you're feeling this or how do you analyse him ?
if they're contemptuous because people in the west write such nonsense i couldn't blame him 🙄
@@schrecksekunde2118 By their actions. They are a bully to almost every neighbor around them, and have been since the rise of the CCP. The best example of that history currently is the Phillipines. They steal from the Phillipines' Exclusive Economic Zone and are actively trying to bully them off a small shoal in the eastern Phillipine Sea that is internationally recognized as Filipino territory.
That is pure BS on your part.
Super dumb propaganda. Copium
Extremely interesting and informative. Thank you for putting this on.
Jonathan, your discussions are completely addictive, I look forward to my daily fill. My favourite, but only by a very small margin, is the Philip Ingram, Cormac Smith video. Absolutely riveting debate, I’ve watched it three times 👍😊👍
its a great book, i am almost finished it.
Another great guest and fascinating conversation, thank you 🙏
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 Victory is on the horizon 🇺🇦💪
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@@SiliconCurtain thanks for the heart!❤
Ukraine is losing and it's heartbreaking - terrible losses of troops in this "slow" attrition. Why must we lie to ourselves just because they're "our team", if the devastating cost is their precious lives (and limbs)?
@@zetristan4525 that is what the American want
@@WingkKongcorrect. PLEASE REPORT ESPIONAGE, WOKE AND WAR CRIMES: Cease and desist malicious use of AI, energy weapons, and chemical warfare: ASIA, RUSSIA, IRAN AND COMMUNIST US. I am not your property.
Excellent speech, congratulatons from Venice )
I thought this was a superb and insightful interview
Very interesting. Consistently one of the best channels on this website: excellent guests and very perceptive questions. Thanks both.
Excellent! Very many thanks to both participants.
Another angle on these people. Thank you.
I ordered a copy even before watching the interview.
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Wow lovely insight .... off to get the book . Welldone again! Jonathan's nailed another great show
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Very interesting indeed. Pity there are so viewers. Eye opening! I will now buy his books .
A very interesting conversation. Thank you.
Fascinating discussion. I can remember the Sino Soviet conflict in 1969. Could there be anything other than fear and suspicion between dictators? I am interested to see how this alliance plays out now that China is so much more powerful economically than Russia .
Indeed, China and USSR came closer to nuclear exchange than US and USSR did.
Pure gold, start to finish. Thank you both.
Great interview 👋👋👏
Absolutely excellent!!!
Such an insightful discussion ! Thank you for the historical facts that have raised Xi Jinping to his position of power !
Great interview!
These analyses are so compelling THANK YOU
I think it is actually bad content. Very biased. First, there is just a hidden assumption that Russia is "run by terrorist" with no insight, but demonization. Second, focus on personalities of Xi, fears, childhoods with no talk about material forces like attacked by an insecure U.S. seeking to hinder and contain China. All in all, this is bad content.
Fascinating
Excellent conversation, shall buy the book. It should be a good one.
Sheridan is a brilliant guest and his book The Gate to China is a page turner...and looking forward to reading his latest book Red Emperor also goodread is The Shortest History of China by Linda Jaivan. And Wild Swans by Jung Chang
I have supported FREE TIBET since 1977 and Micheals words are chilling.
PEACE of mind is priceless....to survive in the CCP...forget about peace of mind...power does not give Peace of Mind and without that life is a torment. Heaven and Hell is in your mind and on earth as well. To combine both peace of mind and living in a green and pleasant place is my lifes acheivement and I am the same age as the Red Emperor ...and would not swap places for all the tea in china.
Some can write a short history about the US because it is only two hundred fifty years old, but not China, which is the state of four thousand years. Tibet is one of China's provinces, so why support a free Tibet, and not to support a free Texas, what is the difference.
If you haven't personally traveled to China or Tibet, then you can't build your knowledge based on stereotypes or even malicious speculations written by foreign media and writers
Thanks Jonathan, awesome interview again 👏👏👏
ya, great discussion
A really enjoyable episode. In general Chinese ppl are not very fond of foreigners. They are interested in a short contact with a tourist but the situation changes completely once f. e. a daughter starts a relationship or even wants to marry a foreigner. Expect big trouble. If China calls a country a dear friend it means: an alley which is currently of strategic advantage.
thing is history has shown the Chinese that foreign contact especially from Europeans is very much a mixed blessing and has resulted in much abuse of the Chinese in the previous two centuries. Also having almost never had personal freedoms the Chinese by nature are insular and distrusting of foreigners. Xi is the supposed apogee of free wheeling confident and independent China but as usual he is just another delusional tyrant at the end of his career. It will all come to a crisis sooner or later as the demographic problems coupled with a Pension crisis and a retired population the size of the American population and the hollowing out of unregulated finance companies and the property crash annihilating 25% of the economic base…… I could go on…
Stop talking nonsense, so you are living in China? You probably think all Chinese look the same
True isolationist behaviour
"Expect trouble" if you try to marry into a Chinese family? That is the most ridiculous comment I have ever heard.
@@johnLee-bb2do hivemind thinking, communism, superstition. Its a bigger gap than you think
I have read less about China than Europe, including Russia. I found this fascinating because i know so little about the internal workings of the Chinese state and Xi. I will have to read Mr Sheridans' new book. Your channel is always interesting.
Serious lecture. Thank you
Great discussion, thank you! I feel like the speaker was overconfident in China's economic outlook. Their accelerating demographic crisis (caused by authoritarian One Child policy) and the massive amount of corruption that their system has baked into it is leading to cascading collapses in their property, banking and manufacturing sectors. Now local governments are going bankrupt as well. Seems important to point out. Also, would you ever consider interviewing Peter Zeihan? Thanks for this channel
I’ve considered it, would love to, and have contacted him. Still awaiting a response..
Peter Zeihan is a bufoon. Why should anyone give him the time of day?
@@SiliconCurtain Thank you!
@@Billy-rx8mn Peter Zeihan?!?!?!
What a great interview. Thank you both. Plenty of insight.
That was a perfectly informative and beautifully artistic speech, where each statement is clear and succinct yet elaborated, thoughtful and supplied with a reasonable amount of quotations and previously unknown details.
Thankyou I really need this today. Am feeling the struggle and this song - the best of you, just opened my eyes once again. Thankyou so much
IN THE TOP 5 of the year ....absolutely awesome this episode in silicon curtain
Interesting insights thank you. Always Interesting subjects on Silicone Curtain
Wow. That was a well spent hour. Very interesting video. Thank you very much for that mate.
Like 1984 - the pursuit of power for its OWN sake...
trump?
Excelent choice of a guest. Thanks
Taiwan #1
Marvellous guest !
Xi is truly a 'you couldn't make this up if you tried' kinda character. Looks like another book, I need to add to my ever growing reading list!
Xi reminds me of Stalin. In the sense that he is a ruthless and scheming autocrat, but also because he likes to throw on this goofy ”Winnie the Pooh” persona, in order to charm and catch off-gaurd foreign diginitaries.
He’s modeling himself more after Mao, even has his own little red book
@@CollectiveDefenceBecause Mao looked up to Stalin and had his "socialism in one country" mentality.
@@CollectiveDefence There is a big difference between Stalin and Xi. Stalin was paranoid to the extent that he ruled the country so that it fell behind the West and the people suffered .Xi is much more intelligent, and China continues to grow and the people prosper under his leadership
awsome interview!!!
Excellent video!!! Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦!!!
great stuff, so informative 55 min went by like 15
As with most relationships, soon _putin_ will do what ever _she_ says.
She who must be obeyed!
@@gerryhouska2859 Xi, who must be obeyed.
Fascinating👍
Excellent discussion
🍎very interesting. Respect for the both of you. 👩🎓
Absolutely true 👍👍👍
Excellent episode very informative
Congratulations Mr Sheridan on a great discussion and more so on keeping your head completely immobile the whole time... Tough huh?
Fascinating Insights- Thanks!-🙂
THANK YOU!
PLEASE DO ANOTHER INTERVIEW OR SERIES OF INTERVIEWS ON XI JINPING AND CHINA WITH THIS GUEST!
Yes, I definitely will.
Thanks for the update and views 🇺🇲🇺🇦
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Prayers 🙏🙏🙏
Fascinating interview, thanks
My question is if there is anyone who Xi actually loves or likes.
His power?
Panda's ? Even those ha e almost got fed up and died lol @geoffgill5334
I've always wondered if these dictators watch run of the mill TV shows or enjoy eating pizza.
Great discussion!
China really needs to work on its diplomacy, its literally boxed in by enemies and very few fair weather allies
What about demographic issue, significant over investment in real estate, lack of social networks, aging populace, hostility towards immigration , over production of electric vehicles, lack of jobs for young people, water shortages? Can AI overcome those issues? And doesn't the sabre rattling demonstrate poor judgment? I think the US would fight. I don't think the US fears Russia, by the way. I think the US would be willing to face a nuclear war. Violence is always simmering below the surface of the US.
Well said
Thanks!
Thanks!
... all what you are saying demonstrates once more how lucky we are to be Citizens of the West ... something that is fully understood by the millions of chinese and russian migrants who chose to come to live in our world ! Long Live the West! SLAVA UKRAINE ! from Italy ❤❤
Enlightening.
This guy is always interesting
Except the current Chinese government is not the continuation of the ancient Chinese culture and lineage, that is Taiwan. Current day China's identity rose in the 40's with the utter destruction of former China.
Lol no
@@Sib1204 Lol, yes. Deny history all you like.
@@snarkywombat155 mainland china is the one continuing china's existence over some exiled government. Talk about denial 🤡🤡
@snarkywombat155 and exiled government is not continuing china's existence. Talk about "denying", ironic
@@Sib1204 look again at what mao did to the Chinese culture. And look at Taiwan.
Try again ccp apologist / bot / womao / whatever.
I remember a couple of tenets from my Asian studies way back in the 1970s. One of them was that the success of the CCP owed much to the spirit of Confucianism throughout the population. People valued the order of State, Community, Family, then the individual. Another was the suggestion that the Chinese revolution would have failed had they taken the advice from Stalinist Russia.
the CCP would have never come to power without Soviet help and especially without handing them over all the confiscated Japanese weaponry the Soviets captured in August 1945. Up until this point the Kuomintang was clearly the stronger faction.
This was surprisingly good content, there is so much clearly shallow fear-mongering and agenda-promoting, this actually just seems to reflect what I witnessed there on the ground.
There are many factions with many agendas, on all sides, none have yet reached a demonstrative consensus, though each is attempting. That's basically life everywhere but particularly in China right now.
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That's a strange way to show contempt or hate for Russia by meeting Putin 2 to 3 times a year for the past decade or so. How many times did Xi meet the murican president in the past decade ? Actions speak louder than gossips !!!
Just because you have a useful strategic partnership with someone, doesn't mean you don't have under lying issues with them. Russia is a large country that neighbors China, they meet to discuss strategic goals.
@@AK-jm1sc China and India are also neighbors. And they meet to discuss strategic matters, right ? Lol !!!
@@bobmorane4926 There is a very different history between China and India. Back when Russia was part of the USSR, China and Russia were allies, even though Russia mistreated China sometimes because they saw them as an inferior party. Now China is the superior party in that relationship, and this can create tension when you have two rulers who see themselves as some kind of emperors.
@@AK-jm1sc You mean France doesn't hv any tension with Washington ? They always see eye to eye. Same with Germany , Italy and Turkey or even Israel. Tension is the constant of the day not the exception but if 2 leaders understand the big picture , tension become minor issues. The smart thing is to identify key issues that can prevent rapprochement between 2 countries. And definitely there's a huge one between China and India and it's certainly not the border clash. Russia and China resolved their issues long time ago and the overall picture dictate they are unofficially allies on most matters without any written agreement and that's very understandable.
@bobmorane4926 No one said anything about any other countries. But this is about how two Authoritarian leaders who are situated next to each other will likely begin to experience increasing disputes, and Xi has some reasons to be frustrated with Putin too, as his war has created worsening economic situations, that are now effecting China's economy as well. You can also see that China doesn't quite consider Russia an "ally" as much as a strategic partner, as they have refused to send any lethal weapons to Russia since the war. So this shows that they have limits of support. And Russia might grow resentful towards China in the future, as they are increasingly relaying on the Chinese yuan to keep the economy active and overall, they are becoming very dependent on the "good will" of China to stay afloat. I don't think Putin is the type of person who is happy being a submissive partner to another powerful leader.
slava ukraine 🔱🌻💙💛✌😊
This interview was great.Xi went though alot to get wheres hes at, truly a success story indeed.The book sounds very interesting.Agian great interview Johnathan.
Absolutely mesmerizing
The feeling is entirely mutual. 😅
China on Hong Kong: One Nation, Two Systems! But nobody said that the two systems had to be different 😉
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Both hate each other and both know the other does too
"Collective behaviour"... Yeah right!
Interesting
I have got the joke, I have sold anything that has a Chinese company in it. It maybe true that they have growth, but that does not transfer to value. Never again.
Great episode. I know this channel is mainly about Ukraine and the russian re-invasion. Would love though to have more about China, and even Iran and/or North Korea - autocracies that provide substansial support for the russian war effort.
Important man to understand. He's the most powerful in the World now.
He is Aiding him more and more
🇺🇦🇺🇸Slava Ukraine 🇺🇸🇺🇦
Great demonstration of the koo koo😊
Thank you for this fascinating discussion. It explains a great deal of information that I suspected but could never quite formulate or articulate.
I do think China is to be "respected carefully", still, I often wish Sino-American (Sino-Western), could and should be improved while I believe Russia will take decades, likely generations to recover from Putin's ill thought war with Ukraine.
People talk of a reset with Russia, I cannot imagine that. I can envision a mutually beneficial reset between tthe U.S. and China.
Xi is an example of a person that shouldn't under ANY circumstances be given any form of power.
you are a mad man
China has certainly realized that Eastern Siberia is far more important to it's long term interests than a destroyed Taiwan. Attacking Twain will destroy Chinese technology and bring down the CCP, whereas waiting for Russia to collapse and then "relieving" Russia of the financial burden for developing this huge minerally rich area is a far bigger win for China and would make it virtually energy independent and a world power of unparalleled dimensions. In fact it would propel China from a rapidly failing power into the strongest economy by 2050!
Watching this after the US elections and wondering what will happen with the Trump win….
They have run out of people too.