Sit down with George Yeo: On China's ambitions
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
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Former Singapore foreign minister George Yeo shares his thoughts on China, ranging from its Belt and Road Initiative, its influence on the developing world and its geopolitical ambitions.
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Great to hear such objective, sensible, logical, and prudent comments
GY - China belt and road projects who benefit ? which country citizens are allow to work in china projects ? all project materials are from which country ? which country banks are in charge of loans and repayment ? Food for the workers are from which country ? does the local host country small business have any business opportunities in the china belt and road projects ? is there china casino build near the belt and road projects for the host citizens to visit ? who is the only winner in the china belt and road projects ?
Yes. Thanks to George Yeo who is a huge China fan and supporter.. ..
@@donaldjoseph3903 - woof woof
In all these issues, the main point is that it is none of the Western world or US's business to interfere.
bao2inc : I think otherwise. I think the whole world should and must interfere those issues because the whole world will be affected by China's ambition to build a huge empire. China, under the leadership of the CCP, wants to build a huge empire to dominate the whole world.
George Yeo remains the voice of reason.
The journalist was just parroting talking points of Western propaganda, injecting biases and opinions into her 'questions' - this is not an objective and reliable journalist, it is a propagandized opinionated amateur media person. Not a journalist.
George Yeo WAS a voice for reason.
Iti s quite instructive from the line of questioning by the interviewer, that she comes from a western inculcated mentality and perspective. Words like debt trap, expansionist, informs a worldview that is moulded by western propaganda. Also, there seems a lack of awareness of historical understanding and preparation ahead of the interview. This is not so much a criticism of the interviewer, but I believe it is a pervasive mindset of the majority of journalists in Singapore, be it Straits TImes, CNA, or LHZB. Perhaps it is time to reflect on what the principles of objective journalism is, and step-back from promugating western tropes and regurgitating them ad-nauseam.
George Yeo, is obviously a deep reader of history. There's much he can enlighten Singaporeans on.
These journalists have little room to learn when they were new in their job. Rather shallow reporting.
Funny. If you had all the money in the world, would you send your precious kids to the west or China? These words like debt trap, expansionist are all valid. If the truth prevails, there is nothing to hide. Yours is an age old mindset that cannot handle differing opinions from yours and Singaporeans are intelligent enough to know the difference between International news versus China propaganda. That’s why we are successful as a country. If we had become a puppet of the CCP, we would have ended up as a failed state like Laos or Cambodia
aiyah i believe CNA & ST has been instructed to be more slanted towards the Western narrative. This seem to intensify after LHL tell US & China o stop bickering or Sgp will be forced to take side. Sgp already did through their press although officially the gov't says they'll stay neutral. The press in Sgp is not independent else it would not be ranked 150+ out of 190 countries in Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index. There's some kind of a PR game being played by SGP here.
Most of the local journalists only writes on local news and major international news are purchased Reuters, NYT, Xinhua etc
I don't doubt what you wrote, but frankly, it is no excuse. If a journalist is not working in entertainment, local community issues or the arts pages, they have a responsibility to be informed about world affairs. What I wrote above is both about a lack of knowledge and preparedness, but also a seemingly one-eyed view of issues heavily slanted by Western MSM. No ability to discern news from propaganda. Incapable of independent thought or critical thinking?
Always great view from George.. Good he stayed away from politic so he can continue to voice his opinion independently..
LOL Absolutely spot on my friend. He can voice his opinions INDEPENDENTLY
he is a disgraced.
GY is more like a lackey for china.
Yes, he speaks his mind now. No need to be too diplomatic as a government official. I really like his perspective fresh and honest but rooted on realitiy and history. There is always a historical perspective that selectively get omitted in many Western MSM except when it deals with their own history.
I have listened to many of his seminars and speeches, a well articulated statesman which the world needs now. Singapore has shown the way to the western world on what is called knowledge and capabilities.
While China still lags behind
Tommy Koh disagrees with George Yeo's pro China bias..
Was statesman
The more we think about western world, the more we feel there is Deep State within those western countries, who control both the mass medias as well as the politicians like president.
He is pro China. So his views are biased just like anyone who is pro the liberal west/USA. There is no way to debate who is wrong or right. Those who prefer China should move to China and get Chinese passport.
People like George Yeo are extremely rare in modern day Singapore.
lexneuron -thank god , but wait kishore also another one.
Many Sinporens love and worship their papa, America.
@@huangzb8060 - another china idiot trying to act smart . Go extend your china lockdown for a few more years then come and talk.
@@huangzb8060 - another China idiot that think USA is very great in Singapore.
Singaporeans can have different views about US-China relations but not let those views divide us. Period. CNA should remain neutral, by that I mean even interview questions must not be loaded with bias, which I believe is the norm, rather than exception.
Precisely. Gov keeps telling us to stay neutral but you can see that in fact there are insinuations that many citizens are influenced into taking China's side. Such interview questions and also news presentations by presenters loaded with biasness are everywhere in both of SG's 2 mainstream news companies - the SPH Media and Mediacorp (CNA being its English medium news outlet). By telling us to remain neutral but keep insinuating that people should not be influenced into taking the China's side, then actually is the Gov really neutral or is it in fact taking the other side? I can only advise people to read up a lot and stay knowledgeable. Doesn't mean that just because USA has in the recent past denied promising Gorbachev that it will not expand NATO eastwards, then it is not true. This was reported everywhere even in US newspapers such as the NYT. Back in end 2021, it was also in our news that Russia has asked US not to add Ukraine to NATO but US refused. When the war started, US and its Western allies' media used the phrase " 'unprovoked' war / invasion". Is it really unprovoked? The Ukraine provocation started in 2014. Western MSM does not mention Stepan Andriyovych Bandera nowadays, but he is a well-known Ukrainian nationalist. And go read up on the history of Middle East and Northern Africa starting from post WWII Suez Canal crisis to see the deeds of the Anglo-American.
@@KQ0909 For starters, CNA and The Straits Times should STOP republishing news from AFP, AP and Reuters - none of these news outlets can be counted on for neutrality, especially on issues involving China, Russia and Iran. Indeed, you cannot claim neutrality until those ties are completely severed. Same goes for all the publications across ASEAN countries and greater Asia. Asian news publications must not be beholden to either the West or China or Russia. Especially in perilous times like these, remaining neutral is a matter of survival.
CNA had morphed into CNN, but it doesn't reflect the well informed audiences opinion
For the sake of our country neutrality please don't parrot the western narrative
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CNA isn't neutral at all.
There are so much to learn from Mr George Yeo. I sincerely hope that he will keep sharing his thoughts and views for the betterment of human kind. We desperately need clarity in our current age of misinformation .
Exaxtly! Sadly, too much misinformation coming from the CCP
GY like more like a lackey of china.
The only thing I learnt from George Yeo is that his soul belongs to China, not Singapore
@@davidc9214 then you should stop listening to GY. Why torture yourself?
@@davidc9214 there are idiots everywhere and you are definitely one of them.
This kind of information will never make it into western mainstream media.
Excellent explanation by ex-Foreign Ministers. The interviewer, as with all Straits Tines employees often parroted foreign proganda.
GY - China belt and road projects who benefit ? which country citizens are allow to work in china projects ? all project materials are from which country ? which country banks are in charge of loans and repayment ? Food for the workers are from which country ? does the local host country small business have any business opportunities in the china belt and road projects ? is there china casino build near the belt and road projects for the host citizens to visit ? who is the only winner in the china belt and road projects ?
And parrot the garbage that China calls news? No thanks!
Hate to admit it but have to agree with your view!
@@meganfoxbf it is win win for all ! Much better than the west that bomb and colonise them ! Don’t be jealous
Who owns Straits Times as well as CNA? And how they have become a mouthpiece for the US propaganda machine? Will Singapore let the media influence it's foreign policy? This is dangerous
1990. The Economist. China's economy has come to a
halt.
1996. The Economist. China's economy will face a hard
landing
1998. The Economist: China's economy entering a
dangerous period of sluggish growth.
1999. Bank of Canada: Likelihood of a hard landing for
the Chinese economy.
2000. Chicago Tribune: China currency move nails hard
landing risk coffin.
2001. Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas: A hard landing in
China.
2002. Westchester University: China Anxiously Seeks a
Soft Economic Landing
2003. KWR International: How to find a soft landing if
China..
2004. The Economist: The great fall of China?
2005. Nouriel Roubini: The Risk of a Hard Landing in
China
2006. International Economy: Can China Achieve a Soft
Landing?
2007. TIME: Is China's Economy Overheating? Can China
avoid a hard landing?
2008. Forbes: Hard Landing In China?
2009. Fortune: China's hard landing. China must find a
way to recover.
2010. Nouriel Roubini: Hard landing coming in China.
2011. Business Insider: A Chinese Hard Landing May Be Closer Than You Think
2012. American Interest:
2008. Forbes: Hard Landing In China?
2009. Fortune: China's hard landing. China must find a
way to recover.
2010. Nouriel Roubini: Hard landing coming in China.
2011. Business Insider: A Chinese Hard Landing May Be
Closer Than You Think
2012. American Interest: Dismal Economic News from
China: A Hard Landing
2013. Zero Hedge: A Hard Landing In China
2014. CNBC: A hard landing in China.
2015. Forbes: Congratulations, You Got Yourself A
Chinese Hard Landing ..
2016. The Economist: Hard landing looms for China
2017. National Interest: Is China's Economy Going To
Crash?
2020. Economics Explained: The Scary Solution to the
Chinese Debt Crisis
2021. Global Economics: Has China's Downfall Started?
2022. Cathie Wood: China's COLLAPSE Is FAR Worse
Than You Think
2022. Business Basics: China's Economic Crisis, GDP is
Crashing, Protests Everywhere. China's financial
Hmmm..??, wonder who owns US debts around the world?.🤔
@@bobbuilder1255
For sure China is one of them.
This is a good tabulation of anti China and China doubter medias
And CNN's official China Expert Gordon Chang has been waiting for China to collapse since 2001. It'll soon be 2023 and he'll still be waiting. Some "expert" he is. If anything the idiot is one "waiting expert".
If you listen to Western media, you might think china now is a failure state
An independent and objective viewpoint from a respected statesman .
Former
Mr George Yeo expressed his views very succintly, with the relevant historical references. During the NDP rally, PM Lee pointed out Singaporeans should be wary of online articles that sought to sway us in one way or the other. This is important. To build up this immunity from foreign influences, Singaporeans will need to establish our own perspective. To do so, ST, LHZB, BH could carry more articles (and free videos for social media) written by our own think-tanks or experts like Mr Yeo, instead of just reproducing articles from foreign media.
During the 2019 Hong Kong protest, our local media did a great job by covering the news in an unbiased perspective, unlike many top US and UK media which I also followed. It will be great if we continue to present international news esp US-China relations in this format, which ST did recently on the disagreement between US and China over China's definition of international waters in its region. This will be more efficient than mere Singaporeans scouring over different news sources to try to obtain a more balanced view.
Well said! I have followed the western news relentless for years only to discover how little they care about journalistic ethics during the HK riots. Ever since, I have approached all news reports with skepticism. In fact, I would sometimes go to the source documents and read for myself. Frankly, the more I do that, the more I find the western news is mostly rubbish.
@@normantan23 Western news mostly rubbish yet when it comes to sending our precious kids abroad, we would prefer sending them to the West, not China LOL. The hypocrisy of the Chinese-educated Singaporeans. Thankfully, many of the elite do not buy into the China Kool-Aid propaganda.
Still better than news from China
@@-The-Grim-Reaper- LOL true, if Western news is bad, then China's news is much worse. My respects to you Sir
@@-The-Grim-Reaper- western propaganda is equally ugly as the chinese propaganda.
Can we have the whole interview, instead of just bits and pieces
What’s with this interviewer? Is the ST on the NED’s payroll?
'Expansionist' ? Straits of Taiwan belongs to the US?
Did US said that?
@@deschan2246 seems like it, they sail warships up and down as they please, no country would tolerate that in their territorial waters
@@BowlofIndoMee I thought they;re sailing in international water ? are they not ?
Wow… it’s amazing to hear politicians outside of China speaking with such deep understanding of Chinese history and speak positively about China. Thank you and thank you. I’m an Australian Chinese and I still associate myself as Chinese (because of how I look). I just wish Australia would spend some time to understand China rather than simply following the US on every move!
At minute 4 the speaker says only 10% of Sri Lanka debts is from china. China knew Sri Lanka got debt problem. Then why did china add on more debts from Sri Lanka.
This is what happened when a country is a lapdog of US.
@@everythingandmore5537 ... regardless of how much was added. The total percentage is still 10% even you mentioned. Why don't you talk about the 90% instead of being sour.
@@desmondtan4812 The Chinese new that sri lanka was in debt and to entrap them they did the unviable port. Its a strategy by the CCP to get a port there.
@@Sidekick618 lapdog sounds like ccp speaking.
A really wise man talking. Always learn and remember history and you will never be easily deceived when you read any news. The part he mentioned about Sri Lanka is a real classic. Hambantota is an unpolished diamond, so are the developments in south Sri Lanka but it all comes down to how hard are the people prepared to work further on them to get the returns.
“Can China walk away with it?”. So the most logical expected use of a port is to walk away with one, and since that’s not what they’re doing, this must be fine.
Too bad he is sold.
Another china lackey from Singapore.
Embarrassing himself with his history knowledge.
@@spellbinder6818 Turning any country's population into slavery for life is not acceptable.
Thank you for this unbiased interview 🙏
Thanks you for offering a different viewpoint from the west
GY - China belt and road projects who benefit ? which country citizens are allow to work in china projects ? all project materials are from which country ? which country banks are in charge of loans and repayment ? Food for the workers are from which country ? does the local host country small business have any business opportunities in the china belt and road projects ? is there china casino build near the belt and road projects for the host citizens to visit ? who is the only winner in the china belt and road projects ?
@@meganfoxbf your comment is so childish, and here is why: for example, let say you wanted a loan from a bank to finance your business venture, for the sake of the argument, all your credentials are in a great shape, so the bank decided to give you a loan with 7% interest on the loan. For some reasons your business venture did not pan out as you plan and have problem repaying back the loan. Now, you are blaming your creditor because you are not benefit from the loan. You see how ridiculous your statement sound. Does your creditor guaranteed the loan to be a success? Does your creditor force you to take up the loan? Just a thought, critical thinking skill is very important in today world
@@haiduongle9078 - that is why Sri Lanka port falls into china hands
Good Q&A Good educated material for all especially young singaporean to understand n learn wisely for the future world with peace harmony trust and patient to keep earth as whole.
Well China build Roads, Rails, ports etc to help the countries while at the same time able to trade and earn..
The USA/West only built military bases so that the countries can be controlled by USA/West…
Trade and Earn? We all saw how that went for countries like Sri Lanka, Pakistan, to name a few
@@orchid6699 well can’t make everyone happy…
@@orchid6699 at least the citizens of these countries were not bombed by happy trigger drones controllers…. Also they were not made refugees
@@lawli7979 Only built military bases? Those military bases allowed many of us to be safe from China's aggression in the South China Sea. And aren't you using UA-cam and iPhone? Inventions of the US, not China. LOL
@@davidc9214 haha, r u serious…. Is china sending warships over and have planes dropped hundreds and thousands of bombs on countries ….
Is china shooting down planes or ships in the South China Sea?
Maybe without those facebook, twitter, etc apps, there will less need to have servers running and hence using more energy to cool them down….
If you feel that people should not use those apps maybe then they can remove them….
Good enlightenment!,well say to the audiences.Keep it going Mr. George Yeo.
When BG Yeo speaks, I know that it's information that I can trust.
🤭
GY is more like a lackey for china.
@@meganfoxbf No more than you being the lackey for the yankees.
@@meganfoxbf To you, he is a lackey for China. To many others, he is someone they can learn from. You think you know better than GY, others will find GY way more knowledgeable. He was a minister of Singapore, you are not.
@@tdepp1178 - no wonder he got kick out , thanks for the updates. Hope he does not turn to be a traitor for china one day. He knows Singapore weaknesses very well.
I've been an avid reader of straits times paper on a daily basis and also felt that ST tends to be biased and often just narrating the dominant western views based on articles esp from reuters. I felt that the dominant western narrative and justifications of actions from US were sometimes incoherent and without strong basis. Even when dealing with Israel Palestinian issues, ST felt biased, often leaning towards the Israel (US ally and Western narrative) and failed to be objective and comprehensive when exploring the subject. US had vetoed for Israel at least a total of 54 times! To truly shine and emerge as the trusted broadcaster, CNA/ST should leverage on our cultural insights being with Singaporean chinese and malay Muslims to understand the complex chinese nuances and Israel Palestinian conflicts with much more critical thinking, instead of basing them off western narrative. Which even i felt this way just reading ST daily.
exactly... but CNA is the worst... shaming SG
Now I have a better understanding of the 9 dash line issue. Thanks Mr. George Yeo. The people of Aljunied dumped you for WP is a mistake.
Totally agreed with you
No mistake. Aljunied would be overrun with China nationals washing their clothes in public if he has remained MP
The 9 dash line actually started when China was ROC, i.e. even before CPC ruled China as PRC. Actually it was the 11 dash line in 1947 (ROC) but PRC subsequently dropped 2 of the dashed lines in 1953 (by Zhou Enlai). 1 more fact, the Diaoyu Islands (what Japan calls as Senkaku islands) is also actually claimed by the ROC government but because the DPP in TW does not want to face to the fact that it is ruling ROC not "Taiwan", the current DPP government does not care about the Diaoyu islands (Diaoyutai by ROC, Diaoyudao by PRC) at all, leaving PRC to defend China's boundaries. Many people who says that "oh PRC is autocratic and yeah Taiwan (which is ROC, constitutionally speaking) is democratic" but don't know that actually what PRC has stuck by, is in fact the same boundaries that the ROC has maintained in its own constitution.
@@KQ0909 Enemies of CHINA are CCP government doings. CCP government have territories disputes with Japan, India, Taiwan and many South East Asia Countries. The collapsed of Communism in Europe has caused fear in CCP government.
wise talk. facts driven.
List the fact
As a Singaporean I really hope relations with both China and USA can be beneficial to the economy. As such it is understandable why our Govt stays neutral. It is also understandable why a talent like George Yeo refused to take office as President. His views are openly expressed and valuable, such that I hope both sides(China n USA) take a deep breath and rethink a more amicable approach towards the bigger picture.
@XJP you must be an alien, we don’t do finger pointing these days. You seem to be pro US, they are not like you, they believe in freedom of speech, so you can’t “stop” others from freedom of expressing a view. Get outta your primitive zone.
@XJP you have a lot of anger and frustration I sense, commute outta your village and go for a gym session in the urban part of your country pls.
@Iskandar Aziz no prize for guessing the shit stirers here that is trying to get subject of race involved. You are not a Singaporean you can’t speak on behalf of us cos we coexist with each other very well, irregardless of race language or religion. As such we don’t look at skin colours to take sides, neither do we have systems for discounted property or rights for a particular race.
George is wrong on China, he is no talent in this area.
Staying neutral is the most dumb thing to do.
He know very litter about Xi. China in 1930, 1980 and under Xi are different.
You know nothing about China lah
Yup he does not hv good understanding of china
Deng would do the same as Xi if China had been that strong like today.
Whether it is China in the 1930, 1980 or under Xi, one thing remain constant and it has always been their dream to stand up against western powers as equals.
@@oceanwave4502 i dont think so. Deng is more matured n experience in thought
Decades of mud throwing couldn't stop her progress.
An excellent revelation.
Yes a revelation of the Wumao within George Yeo’s soul 😂
The journalist must do a lot more groundwork; her questions are infantile. What a sheer waste of time!
Yes it's very superficial
If the journalist hadn’t asked these ‘infantile’ questions, how was George Yeo going to let the public hear answer from the other side?
You think these questions were not screened for OB markers？
When countries like Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines & Vietnam gained independent, they inherited the territories of their former colonial masters which at that time many of these islands in the South China Sea are not part of the territories.
thank you.
This is the most objective view from Singaporean politician unlike CNA who is doing copycat of Western rhetoric against China
It’s objective to you only because it’s a copycat of the CCP - Cut Cooy and Paste
@@davidc9214 typical western mentality could only bring CCP to respond and keep interfering someone else problems, no manner and ethics, how about if we lecture you how to perform s.x in your bedroom with your wife / partner? For centuries Western News oligarchy fabricating lies and un objective view of China and other nations who do not bend to US demands, this kind of disinformation / spoon fed news from the West needs to be stopped as they do not give a factual, objective and balance information, only to cater Western hegemony in order to serve US and it's puppet allies
Wise, very wise.
GY is more like a lackey for china. disappointed but good that he got kick out of Singapore. his passport is Singapore or China ?
Fantastic George Yeo, we are proud of him - fair , strong sense of history n justice
just like a china lackey
CCP Bot Alert - Henry Yip
Yes. Totally agree. People must learn from George yeo, learn and read history, read news from all over major countries not just stick to cnn, BBC, Fox, dw.. Go for different countries' news media so you won't be lied to.
@@s546813 Better BBC and CNN versus CGTN. CGTN is mostly lies and the mouthpiece for the CCP. CGTN is for the uneducated
Wise man talking! Great to hear from you Mr Yeo!
Ccp paid speaker is never wise
I think it's very hard to stay neutral for someone that is ethnically Chinese no matter how much Singapore claim to be neutral. He is most certainly pro china.
He is pro-China because you do not have the guts to hear the truth. And you forgot to mention he is anti-democratic since only America and people like you know what democracy is. Look, America doesn't own the world. You do not need to be pro-China or anti-America to speak the truth. So please go tell that to the 22-yers old bugger who was roughed up and arrested for shouting "Andrew, you are a sick old man" or Juliana Assange starved in jail to face torture in the US....oops not torture but "enhanced interrogation".
He is pro-CCP... the most evil regime.. BAD!
Singaporeans may be ethnically Chinese, but most identified themselves as Singaporeans, more western influenced and very little bonding with China.
@@madsam0320 . Wrong.
He is a person speaking with facts and reason, same as Kishore Mahbubani...
George Yeo is well versed in history!
Lies again? Greatest Of Them Is Real Spanish Italian
A courageous Singaporean unafraid to put forward his views despite them being contrary to what the mainstream media wants us to believe.
Lackey for china ?
@@stayprepared2388 How does disagreeing with the mainstream media make one a lackey for China? Care to explain your claim? Or are you just a cheap anti-China troll
I'm from China, I consider cctv, cgtn mainstream media. I find cnn/new york times, washington opinions to be refreshing and non main stream.
@@robertqin31231 Lots of people who have watched cnn, bbc would tell you otherwise including myself.
CCP Bot Alert - Dino Yuan in the house
This is one of the few times were he and Singapore are not objectively right. Majority is ethnically chinese therefore there is this bias in support of the Taiwan and HK invasion.
In international disputes, the strong is respected for making concessions for the sake of lasting peace. A great concluding remark and it shouldn't be taken advantage of and seen as weakness. The problem we have today is most people do not know the history of conflicts and agreements that was promised many decades ago.
GY on the CCP payroll
Brilliant 👏
More Chinese propaganda from George Yeo. Perhaps it is understandable considering what a tenuous position Singapore is in relative to China but the people of Hong Kong have an even more dangerous relationship to the PRC and yet still fight and protest for their rights and freedoms. China’s long term stated goal is to be the dominant superpower in the world, economically and militarily. Singapore would just be a vassal state.
For the countries and the peoples who do not want to be ruled or dominated by China, Mr. Yeo’s arguments and justifications could not be more dangerous.
George Yeo is intelligent and has the qualities of the late LKY.
He should be the successor to pm LHL. I hope Singaporeans will be smart enough to make the right decisions.
This 8 minutes are more informative than the seas of MSM trash ever put out on this topic combined.
GY is more like a lackey for china.
GY - China belt and road projects who benefit ? which country citizens are allow to work in china projects ? all project materials are from which country ? which country banks are in charge of loans and repayment ? Food for the workers are from which country ? does the local host country small business have any business opportunities in the china belt and road projects ? is there china casino build near the belt and road projects for the host citizens to visit ? who is the only winner in the china belt and road projects ?
@@meganfoxbf
Contracts and deals are signed by willing trade partners not by pointing guns to their heads.
@@s546813 - " willing partners " that is the key word. willing for who's benefits? Sri Lanka in deep shit now. FYI.
GY wouldn't dare misbehave like that if Mr Lee Kuan Yew were still alive... so sad 😔
George Yeo Signed CECA, and we want it abolish
A lot of noise about him is that he is pro ccp, he actually isn’t. He just based on facts, history to speak out, he knows what he is talking, the western media has been exceptionally biased towards China, just making him more pro China, in fact like a lot of sg politicians, he is pragmatic, he is saying we should not work exclusively with 1 power, we take policies that is in the best interest our nation and people, u can come to trade, you can built your net work, if those investments benefits us, whether you are Chinese, American, Japanese Europeans, it suit us fine.
His comments on the South China Sea is also simplistic. China's claims from Ming and Qing Dynasty time is simply a dream. Both of these dynasty do not put much value on having a naval power. It was during Ming dynasty, which downsized the navy after Zheng He excursion. This is because China's concern is land-based threats, not sea. Secondly China's concept of sovereignty during the imperial dynasty is incompatible with the Western world at that time. China's concept of "sovereignty" is based on sphere of influence though diplomacy, which fades as it goes further out. The western world concept is based on land masses and fixed delineation based on maps. Which is why cartographers are so important to the western world at that time. Anyhow, without a strong naval force, the south china sea was plagued with pirates and became lawless until the arrival of the western powers which tamed the sea.
Mental colonization is strong with this one ☝️
@@Western_Decline right....insult the person, not the idea. 🤦
@@Western_Decline so your are from Communist propaganda machinery?!!...No substance!!
Yes, I think GY also know this, that's y he said that eventually China will have to negotiate and remove more dash lines like they had done previously
Starting to sound more like a China spokesperson rather than a Singaporean. I really regretted supporting him in 2011. Grateful that wp won aljunied.
GY is correct on all counts.
@robertqin1231 What wrong with it for speaking the truth ?? Must he lick the American's toes and lies about everything to call him intelligent or good minister ??
Getting the same pro ccp comments (anti west) that i typically see on the cgtn channel. Hope the sg gov does something soon
@@robertqin31231 Already happening as we can see in CNA news..
@@robertqin31231 US CIA have funded billions of dollar every year for news agencies around the world for Anti China narrative which including news agencies in Asia as well...
Han is not a racially homogeneous concept. It is a Chinese HuaXia civilization ideology based on meritocracy and Confucianism. As such, it is attractive to neighboring races and ruling races to assimilate and adopt the Han civilization ideological concept because they can see it is fair and not based on racial preferences and segregation policies that have been so rampant in many parts of the world for thousands of years until this very day.
George yeo seems to pro china
Agree. Bias
@@bottleneck979 He is biased. Thats why he will not make a good prime minister for the country. Statesman only, but it ends there
that’s only because you’ve only ever heard one viewpoint in US controlled media
The man is a ccp mouthpiece
GY is more like a lackey for china. disappointed but good that he got kick out of Singapore. his passport is Singapore or China ?
Thanks for giving us a very clear, objective view 👍, with all the facts.
Didn’t know George likes Chinese sausages that much
@Bryan Chee didn't know you like the Ang moh banana that much...lol
@@liubang9375 oh … triggered a little pink prick I did haha
GY is more like a lackey for china. disappointed but good that he got kick out of Singapore. his passport is Singapore or China ?
Having to go back to the Qing dynasty to justify China's claims in the south china sea is absurd. Based on his logic, Malaysia can have legitimate claims over Singapore since Singapore was part of Malaya at the time. And many other maps would have to be re-drawn. What happened to him? He seemed to be a good minister previously.
Dominique Wee, what so absurd to justify ownership on historical claim ? Is it not all territorial claims and rights are based on historical ownership?
All those oversea territories of UK, France, USA and western countries are based on historical claims made in the last 3 centuries.....why are these not absurd?
Your view is absurd. If that is not so, then Singapore tomorrow can be totally denied. Historical rights is one of the most important basis, unless it is explicitly given away. Your concern on Singapore is not founded because Johor Sultan had given the rights to the British. And British gave up Singapore so we could become independent.
Hmm, I used to like George Yeo. But as he ages, he is sounding more and more like a Wumao.
No la. CCP butthurt after Dr VB's interview, so SG need to try to sit on fence
Petty Panda got offended so need to appease one
@@-The-Grim-Reaper- Lol Petty Panda. Delicately fragile and sensitive feelings got hurt
GY - China belt and road projects who benefit ? which country citizens are allow to work in china projects ? all project materials are from which country ? which country banks are in charge of loans and repayment ? Food for the workers are from which country ? does the local host country small business have any business opportunities in the china belt and road projects ? is there china casino build near the belt and road projects for the host citizens to visit ? who is the only winner in the china belt and road projects ?
GY is more like a lackey for china. disappointed but good that he got kick out of Singapore. his passport is Singapore or China ?
This video is our country's attempt to sit on the fence
It’s better to outright side with China over declining US empire.
Otherwise? Sided with Americans?
@@yeungnanami9100 , Can you blame them? They just have always be aching to crash along with the US.
And one more note: They probably never read any books or watched the speech by US scholars like Dr. Chalmers Johnson and Dr. Morris Berman. They are available at the C-SPAN site.
@@lexneuron no i haven’t heard of either. only heard some speeches by john mearsheimer. i’ll check them out though. thanks 🙏
Singapore sholars should speak up more like George Yeo.....
Does ccp has budget to pay them?
GY like more like a lackey of china.
Lynn Li - GY is more of a disgrace now.
Nice details and much needed nuances to a complicated problem. This guy is a gem.
I believe your subtitle at the beginning of the video "when it realises that China is an expansionist" should read "when it realises that China ISN'T an expansionist". If you are still able to edit your video, you should because it communicates a completely opposite view.
When we tell good story about China , people will call you wumou? What Mr Yeo say represented billion of Chinese voice and history.
Really !!!!!! sounded like one.
You are right. many mercenary bots in sg's english medias, find them on every videos about ru or cn same names too.
Really ? where does the b come from ?
Very convenient indeed !!!
Wa ...Wa .... So so difficult for some people to hear some facts .. good for u ST for putting out facts .
what facts ? more like western tropes
Mr. Yeo was not standing on the moral principle in the ownership dispute. Even if the South China Sea were owned by China historically, he should stand on a moral ground to say that the Chinese ownership was immoral and he supports the idea that the sea should be shared with others.
Instead, he still used the same historical claim (11 dashes) to support China's immoral ownership. How could such an immoral man be so honoured by society?
Or at least, he should support the UNCLOS which has given a moral delimitation of the sea. However, he missed again.
0:30 when I hear “ debt trouble “, I realised that this interview is BS 💩
Chinas Spencer’s of influence just ended with UNHCR report
Only fools believe it…… it’s an excuse to attack China
Desperado desperately deflecting? Remember the report just confirmed that there is no genocide
@@yapkent typical wumau logic.
@@henryyong5974 typical gringos minion carrying their balls ! Go sync their ⚽️⚽️
@@henryyong5974 50 cents devalued.
GY is more like a lackey for china. disappointed but good that he got kick out of Singapore. his passport is Singapore or China ?
@@stvnzhu2387 - are you blind , deaf or little pinkie ? You cannot understand English of what George Yeo is talking ?
Rather than engage in personal attacks, it's more instructive for others on the forum if you pointed out the flaws in his remarks.
Can someone link to the complete interview?
The 9 dash line is a nonsensical claim however much China claims its based on history. It will be impossible to enforce without essentially subjugating by force one of the busiest waterways of the world. In the end, George Yeo is likely correct that delinenation will have to take place.
George Yeo restates China's claims that the South China Sea is as Chinese as Taiwan and yet does not reference the 2016 Arbitral Tribunal in the South China Sea Arbitration finding unanimously against China's claims. Instead, the former Singaporean Foreign Minister by his speech and actions has chosen to undermine and dismiss international conflict resolution mechanisms and the sovereignty of our fellow ASEAN Nations. George Yeo is clearly an agent and advocate for China. His actions and speech are not aligned with Singapore's foreign policy. A foreign policy he is well acquainted with.
In its 2016 judgment, the UN Tribunal on the Law of the Sea made important findings regarding China's claims in the South China Sea. The Tribunal found that China's "nine-dash line" claim exceeded the geographic limits imposed by UNCLOS, and that any historic rights that might have existed for China in the area were superseded by UNCLOS. As a result, the Tribunal concluded that China's claims were contrary to UNCLOS and violated the international law of the sea. These findings are significant because they reaffirm the importance of UNCLOS as the cornerstone of maritime law, and they underscore the need for all countries to respect UNCLOS and respect conflict resolution mechanisms to protect the international commons and avoid wars.
Following the ruling, ASEAN members issued a joint communiqué reaffirming the need to avoid actions that might escalate tensions in the South China Sea and to seek the peaceful resolution of disputes in accordance with international law.
George Yeo is sowing seeds of discord and division in Singapore, with our security partners and ASEAN nations during these possibly pre-war years. He seems happy to sacrifice the international commons of international law in support of Xi's CCP master plan. Why?
China has stated it will return the South China Sea to China to obtain fisheries, energy and other materials necessary to protect itself against deep sanctions by the international community possibly in the same time-tabled operation as the return of Taiwan. Xi's CCP has been observed progressively undertaking more preparations for war. The life-and-death struggle for appointments and to survive the gladiatorial combat of elite power politics of China generates unfortunate incentives for brinkmanship. The forces of geography on China mirror 1940s Japan. The chess positions on the board are fundamentally unchanged upon the invasion of Taiwan. China will be faced with the same fundamental strategic problems and may land on the same strategic errors.
The cutthroat elite power politics of 1930s Japan produced an epic tragedy for many people. Not least in South East Asia. Prof Wang Gungwu calls fact-free ultra-nationalistic histories a "terrible trap for the Chinese People". These apex Gladiators have manufactured "once-in-a-100-year" conflicts to catalyse unity in service of their own supremacy and their stated intent to "free" the human race.
Agreed. George Yeo supports the notion that ''historical'' reasons are on equal footing as international law. This is what some of us are not comfortable with. If that is the case, any country can claim their neighbor was once theirs and claim rights to their neighbors lands. Its so random and arbitrary. We deal with what we have today, not what our ancestors told us what we had 5,000 years ago.
6:00 He did bring up UNCLOS. I think there is no doubt that China (PRC/ROC) had been on Taiping island since WW2. But it makes no sense that the ICJ has classified Taiping island which is quite big as a "rock" rather than an "island" which has the 200 miles EEZ. For reference, Pedra Branca which is much smaller is classified as an "island", which then gives Singapore rights to the 200 miles EEZ around it.
@ Fong Fatt Chee don't need to write such a long essay and not scoring any point without the knowledge of which country help China to reclaim back the islands in South China Sea which called 11 dash lines then after the WW2. ..You are reading too much from.the western mainstream media as everything is on the website ..Anyway let me give you the answer .. It was US..
@@liubang9375 I actually agree with Fong Fatt Chee. He makes sense. The problem with people like you is that you will parrot whatever the CCP says. If the US had claimed that, there would be no dispute today. I’m thankful I didn’t send my kids to Chinese educated schools only to be brainwashed by third world communists. We live in a civilized advanced society. If you prefer the path of regression and downgrading yourself to entertain third world rhetoric, be my guest lol
@@davidc9214 yes...the world agrees except China bec its still hanging on to legacy of influence...which doesn't make sense...not in the dash lines or even Taiwan. It's like saying Colonials have the right to own the land because they were there...Or the can the Potugese claim most parts of southeast Asia because they traveled ..stationed and made their presence. Infactvther is not much historical records to show China having a maritime presence to claims thes parts...if at all Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia all were ruled by Indian influences Chola and the SriVijaya kindoms..and historical records show that..and that does not makes sense for India to claim the seas now!. So once a country has established its own government and has existed for some time they should be recognized as independent. So welcome Independent Taiwan!
Like it or not, US-China rivalry is about who gets to write the rules and fact its only natural one gets to write more than other. China not just want to write the rules of the future, they want to rewrite the rules of the past. Like it or not, this is the nature of the state of nations today
Agreed. If China is ready, y not.
The issue here is China is not ready to face off with US now. Thats premature challenge and its suicidal.
@@deschan2246 A world where China is dominant will make the South China Sea a very dangerous place. It is better to balance the scales in our region between China and the West, which was LKY's vision and remains Singapore's foreign policy today.
@@davidc9214 i agree, everybody prefer status quo
@@deschan2246China will only be ready after it gets out of its third world mindset that ‘might is right’. This will take at least 2-5 generations, not within our lifetimes
Democratic process and the free world has more responsibilities and the tenacity to address these with sacrifices and criticisms. It's easier for China to stay out and non-stand up for tyrany and abuse of humanity by powers like Russia and its own communist methods oppression of differeing societies that it lacks respect to stand tall among world nations. One who tramples on the freedom of its own people and policies that would like to grab resources claiming age old records..purely heresay records etc (like in tge dash lines) should not be trusted...Taiwan and its people built a nation that China has no contribution at all...Taiwan must resist at all costs and should never be part of mainland China if forced to do so. Their destiny should be decided by theirbown citizens. Never be "colonised" or second class citizens!!!
Dogs bark but the caravan moves on. No matter the criticisms it may attract.
And you are just one of them that annoy everyone
While i support wp, it was a lost to have lose George from the sg civil service. Such clear and unclear views on china is rare today
Oh no, looks like George Yeo is going senile, Get well soon!
Senile, he's not. alterial motive definitely.
hmm his explanation of debt trap is simplistic. I can somewhat agree that a debt trap scenario may not have been intentional. But most of the B&R infrastructure in Asia that is failing economically can be traced back to funding from China's bank. Now why would these banks fund such projects, which are so obvious will fail? The Western, Asia Bank and World Bank refuse such funding cos they are frivolous, without a clear and practical business plan to profitability. And when these series of China's funded projects fail, they drag the entire country down, as other other banks are unlikely to fund other developments as the country is struggling.
It may have started out as unintentional, but China's bank, being flushed with cash, certainly did not do their due diligence and started loaning vast sum at high interest rates.
Even if China doesn't get money from the loan back, many of these projects were conducted by Chinese companies (as a requirement for these loans). So essentially, China was just passing money from the left hand to the right hand, while the host country is taking up debt. So, even if China is unable to reclaim the loans, they aren't actually losing much money and these deals do make business sense for China.
@@ktan8 The property is still serving the country. China didn’t take away the asset. It’s a win for countries who got the asset without paying for it.
The finance came from somewhere else.
Here's what's sensible & logical thought. Cheers mate.
@@Alex-ig2xr Wake up man.
George Yeo is obviously being biased in favour of china when it concerns south china sea claims. What is there legal basis relying on historical claims versus international laws??? For this can we also say that Singapore belongs to Malaysia as Singapore was part of Johor Sultanate historically. Furthermore no words on those man-made islets and the claims on the surrounding territorial waters. Even we accept historical grounds, the legal status of those man-made islands are at best tenuous. How could somebody owned or occupied a place when during hightide the whole areas were inundated? He is entitled to his own view anyway but i think it goes against Singapore's official stance of adhering to and upholding of international law and order.
人才❤
Claims can be made based on history but ultimately it’s the military power between neighbors that decide where the boundary falls.
This which is why most of the clashes nowadays are made by the boundaries and rules from the trauma of colonialism and war…. Israel Palestine, India Pakistan , japans island issues with China Taiwan and Russia, Indonesia and papa Guinea, north and South Korea …. Not saying the countries don’t have issues but you can def. trace the issues back to war
Exactly, which is why Mexico lost Texas, California, New Mexico, Arizona etc. Now will the sanctimonious Yankee hypocrites hand them back?
As for the south China Sea claims, yes , KMT made the claims, KMT fight against the japanese ( fascism ) while the communist if we study properly colluded with the japanese. KMT was push out from mainland China and that is history, if you want to bring more history in, we can go further back which the whole of south China is under old vietnam.
@make a wish Do you even understand real history?🤣Do you think it’s useful to talk to people who don’t even understand a bit of real history and living in their own fake world?
@make a wish Communist grew more popular when they fight japanese? Are you able to find any evidences from japanese telegram, UK recorded history and taiwan recorded history? I believe strongly that all those that communist fight are made up or acting done by communist as many guard post attack by communist were actually not recorded in japanese’s records.
@make a wish The communist from japanese war time started to lie to citizens, when Jiang started to say communist did nothing , then communist did the 100 over attacks which eventually giving up all those areas within 3 months when japanese main army arrive and again hide inside caves. These are pure facts and you are trying to mislead everyone?
@make a wish The japanese have to choose to attack communist or south east asia and choose to attack south east asia and do you even know the reason why? Really only for raw materials? Or to punish the south east asia chinese that supporting China against the war for 11 years, without south east asia chinese and KMT, Chiba had long been gone from map
@make a wish jiang refuse to fight the japanese? do you even know Half of the money to fight the japanese came from South east asia? while only 0.2 % came from communist which was borrowed from Russia. So without money how can the communist fight? Do you even know the food are supplied to the communist by KMT?
Therefore KMT has rights to claim back their land originally based on history?
(Col. Richard Black: U.S. foreign policy heading in radical direction) about the Ru-Ua conflict.
I wish someone can do a study of the various B&R projects to see if the projects were (1) financially oversized for the participating country, (2) with objectives that serve China more than the participating country, (3) how important the level of corruption was in its approval. For example, was there a proper feasibility study of the Hambantota port from Sri Lanka's perspective rather than from China's perspective? Was there a proper cost-benefit analysis, let alone an environmental impact study? How transparent was the project, e.g. full disclosure of the terms and conditions? Etc. Only then can we have a better insight into whole debt trap issue.
Debt trap is white man narrative, white man success was build on stolen loot in the name of Jesus, Chinese success is build on smart and hardworking people, this,make white man look bad, so they spent 300 millions to smear Chinese
Obvious things do not need studies to conclude.
Studies is good to hv
@@deschan2246 Well, the behaviour of CCP in the South China Sea was not obvious. It promised not to militarized the islands that it unilaterally occupied. Then proceed to break that promise later. CCP clearly believes that it can do what it wants so long as it has the power to do so.
@@samo4003 Behavior in SCS is also obvious. If u n i can see it, lots of pple can see it. Thats obvious.
This comment isn’t about this interview.. but its about the sudden appearance of George Yeo everywhere. At first I thought he was campaigning for the next presidential election (however he denied the rumours). Apparently all these PR is to sell a new book he is launching. Anyway personally i like Mr Yeo, he is certainly very knowledgeable about world affairs. I know he has a loyal fan base among many Singaporeans. However I think it doesn’t look very good in the world stage if Singapore’s ex foreigner minster is going around giving interviews about China, Taiwan and US at a sensitive time as now. It seriously undermines the current foreign minister’s office and their narrative. This is not right. He should know better with his experience.
In one of his interviews he called Biden’s leadership “weak” and the primary reason for a us-china conflict. It baffles me to hear this from a ex foreign minster of Singapore. I hope his PR team reads this and tweaks his future campaign interviews and articles.
that was the longest question ever.. irritating woman starts with a dirty leading question.
Sorry sir, whatever China lost to war, colonization, or gave away no longer belongs to China. China "used to" occupy those places. Should China be divided back up into the warring states era if people of certain groups make such claims to power? It is absurd.
Singapore is so awesome at reclaiming land. Imagine if Singapore picked one of those uninhabited islands, actually more like sand bars, in the South China Sea and started doing what China has done. Make a new man-made island. Would anybody take Singapore seriously if Singapore declared that as new territory and defined territorial waters and EEZ? It is absurd.
South China seas has always been China’s lake in such that it traded and have with South East Asia in these sea lanes even before colonisation. China didn’t took Malacca nor any as colonies but as spheres of influence as well as protector of peace in the 15th C.
There is history behind and more so due to China’s pacifism， the West took advantage and colonised these territories when China was weak and more so after 1840 defeat in the opium war. Since then China lost all control of their seas and ports. This historical memory is why she wouldn’t gave up South China Seas.
🤣😂🤣😂 another half or quarter empty comment?
One forgets that in the 1430s the Ming Emperor decreed an end to foreign trade and sailing expeditions. Zheng Ho's great expeditions were ceased, records were expunged from Official history, and the Chinese retreated from these seas for 500 years - NO they have not "always traded in these seas" they did, 500 years ago, then they left, closed their empire to the world and banned their merchants from overseas trading. When the Ming fell, the Qing who replaced them fought the remnants of the Ming Dynasty who holed up in Taiwan under the leadership of Koxinga(国姓爷，ie, Zheng Chengong). IT WAS Koxinga who dominated these waters with the largest fleet so that the Dutch and Spaniards paid him tribute for passage - but he was a pirate, a rebel, and basically not a branch of the Ming or Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty banned sea travel, even devastated their coastal regions to prevent coastal towns from being used by Japanese Wako (pirates) and Koxinga's brigands. After Koxinga died the Qing absorbed Taiwan and ruled it for a few generations before the Japanese conquered it ....in all that time from the Ming dynasty till 1980s the Chinese had no significant naval or commercial influence in the region. They left for 500 years. So the South China Sea had NOT been China's lake at all.
@@matthews1082 very well thought. Appreciate this.
Yes they did retreat in large scale expeditions but they were still touch in the region at least as the central plain lead. Their retreat is NOT equal to losing their rights to the south china seas.
Even if officially they had reduced their influence, there were still many traders risking their lives travelling and trading with Southeast asian kingdoms then. Many became peranakans.
I agree with George that post WW2 the world indeed recognised south china seas as Chinese lake when KMT/ROC was in control of the mainland. The cold war had changed that and with CPC coming to power and winning the Korean war.
The US and the west starts playing up the SCS issue for political and economic reasons to subjugate China’s growth and influence as well as the potential oil and gas reserves found. They want a continuity of their power to exploit weaknesses they so jealously guarded… the seas as their last hold to their imperialist power they had held for over 500 years. Who wouldn’t want precious and valuable resources… hence pulling all in the region into a fight with China. Unfortunately they failed!
As of now I guess China’s wisdom and the wisdom of the region is working towards a solution. George’s last words in this video is a good one and I think is the best way forward for everyone endearing peace while enjoying the resources the region can enjoy without Western influences and interference (who has nothing in SCS other than self serving exploratory purposes).
@@alfredyap14 They traded but did not police, or assert a naval presence in the region, NOR did any of their maps at the time reflect any claims of ownership of the seas. Many nations traded in these seas at the time, many produced maps of these seas, and some, like the Spanish and Portuguese even produced maps that claim half of the world as theirs - if only trade and production of maps equals legitimate claims, then the British should own 3/4 of the seas! Therefore historical claims like those tendered by the Chinese, have to be invalid! KMT didn't have a naval presence in these seas either - basically what happened was, before the surrender of the Japanese, ie around 1945, Roosevelt asked Chiang Kaisek what he wanted to claim against the Japanese, and Chiang, taking a crayon, marked the infamous 9-dashed line on the map - that's the first time those lines appeared in history. Prior to that The KMT China Republic certainly never sought to claim anything other than the seas along their coast! Within a few years Chiang was Ousted, and the CCP took over the country. At the time, Chiang, the ousted dictator hailing from Taiwan, still insisted on those 9 dashed lines, but the Mainlanders soon assumed the claim as their own. There was NO legitimacy in Chiang's random lines AND even less legitimacy in CCP-China's claims to these seas. If a country which had minimal seaborne trade, zero naval power, and made no administrative in the region, but because they were pals with the US President, they were allowed to draw an arbitrary line on a map and lay a credible and substantive claim of a region, then the world is going to go up in flames.
@@matthews1082 u r correct
Is he promoting china??
He is providing an alternate viewpoint. I live in a democracy down under, and it is refreshing to hear a different viewpoint. The case he is making is hardly a promotion.
Debunking western smearing of China. ST should not parrot such propaganda.
@XJP Frankly, I can't find anything bias. All that I hear is a different point of view which seems reasonable. I have to delve deeper into history to find out more to decide whether he is bias.
@XJP I object to your insinuation just because
@XJP JBut the very fact is that 90% of Sri Lanka's debts are to western banks while only 10% is owed to China and you still want to lay the blame upon China for Sri Lanka's current crisis? We had been told that CIA's paid shills like you are all out to attack China and smear lies against China.
Claiming an open sea and uninhabitable coral reef as national territory was never legal, let alone without surveyed boundaries. Even if it was true that the claim was made by Qing Dynasty, it was illegal then as it is illegal now. If at all, it is the countries whose fishermen had been fishing around these waters for millennia that have the rights. The fallacy in such claim cannot be glossed over as "historical claim". George Yeo should speak with some common sense instead of regurgitating the CCP line, as he has been doing for years like a communist propagandist.
indeed
India's claims are not without merit either. Allegedly making claims before another nation is entirely different to substantiation of those claims. Vietnam's 11 year conflict with China in which they routed the Chinese is not easily forgotten.
China not expansionist? Tell that to Manchuria, Tibet etc..
Island which belong to the Philippine. The whole of South China Sea !!!!!!!.
What about Manchuria?
Manchuria ??? Manchurians invaded and caused the collapse of a Han Chinese empire, Ming dynasty.. And when they gradually took over China, they declare themselves to be ruler of all China as the Qing Dynasty. Over time they sinicized themselves i.e. adopt Han culture & language for reasons only known to themselves.
You shamelessly blabber off without any idea or understanding of history, do you ? I can see you want to side with India in the border dispute do so with more credible facts & reasons, else it only make you look like an idiot.
What "11 year conflict" between Vietnam and China? Manchuria has been part of China since the Qing, and it was the Qing (Machus) who did the uniting...
Totally agreed. Done some researched myself.
I find it very subjective, especially when one has to look back at history. Now, how far back do you want to look at history? Each one is going to draw that line according to what is favourable to them, isn't ?
Yea, it’s wild that Native Americans still think they own North America. How far back do they want to go? Don’t they know western savages speak in strength only?
You go back as far as history proves. I believe the claim was before the 19th century, though Mr. Yeo mentions mainly the 19th Century Ching Dynasty, with continuation of claim to the 20th century, then 21st century? Why is it called the South China Sea?
Good morning butter cookies you M or.F sex 😜 😋 me male farm boy came to town boat quay with my illiterate father and me always go market hear story- teller Chinese heroes and heroines and me always wanted to look see the great CHINA 🇨🇳 BUT NEVER MADE IT BECAUSE MOTHER CAME FROM THERE LA ..SINGAPORE LA NO GUNS JLIM ASEAN
The P R C is still the world's top exporter. The negative narratives must go on.
GY - does china have any positive influence to other parts of the world ? any ?
You fail to state that many of the BNR projects on other countries and really expensive, Chiba bring in own workers and own materials providing no incentives for locals. The tons of scam at BNR areas also create difficulties for all those countries.
Troll..
Just ask any Malaysian.
@@henryyong5974 Banana regurgitating Western disinformation and smears... what a sorry sod.
GY - does china have any positive influence to other parts of the world ? any ?
It certainly has on the empire of lies @ Uncle Sam which is running shit scared to death HA HA HA
@@davidhhl162 - that is why 1.1 billion weapon sales to Taiwan is a good move. scare USA do not have to do anything. China will have its balls in its mouth .
Ayoo who is this reporter? She's under training or what.... Lol
I have read articles written by her and most of time, her views will usually be.....
11-Dash Lines map published in 1937, not 1947.
Published !!!! ???? by who !!!!!?????
Does UN had any knowledge of it.
The UN was founded on 24 October 1945, San Francisco, California, United States, @@henryyong5974 sir.
Singapore also making maritime claims based on UNCLOS. Did you look at the nine dash lines? It is almost the entire south china sea! How can that be legitimate in this era?
Glad he's not foreign minister lol
Glad you are from endia
Current one any better?
@@tonykiang9052 no idea. i only know that anyone who's naive about China's ambitions shouldn't be foreign minister. I'm not sure what the current foreign minister's take on China (really) is (beyond official pronouncements, which are worded very cautiously as they should be).
@@mouldyfart Do you know anything about US ambition on absolute world power?
@@mindtwister1984 yes and if left unchecked China will ruin Southeast Asia the way the US ruined Latin America (because of how close these regions are to their respective backyards)