What are China's main strengths - and do they form a risk or weakness too?
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2024
- What are China's main strengths - and do they form a risk or weakness too?
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00:00 Intro China's main strength + challenge about book
02:33: STRENGTH 1: POPULATION: massive, hard-working, pragmatic and compliant. CREATES MOMENTUM
06:07: STRENGTH 2: CULTURE: oldest alive, guanxi network, structure, trust. OFFERS A GREAT SOCIAL FABRIC
10:32 STRENGTH 3: SYSTEM: bureaucracy, top-down, people driven, self-correcting. ACTS AS FOUNDATION
16:00 STRENGTH 4: PLANNING: target driven, plan for change, infrastructure, development/digital. BRINGS RELIABILITY
21:44 STRENGTH 5: LEADERSHIP: visionary, steering, transactional and competitive: MAKES CHINESE RESILIENT
26:38 STRENGTH 6: SKILLSET: Competence, mastery, perseverance, ambition. GIVES LOTS OF ENERGY
31:25 STRENGTH 7: ATTITUDE: Curiosity, imagination, passionate, hopeful. SOURCE FOR AGILITY
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Here's the top answer from Quora by Shun Lü for the question IN WHAT WAY IS CHINA DOING BETTER THAN THE WEST:
One thing that doesn’t get talked about is how well China has managed to avoid the kind of cultural atomization that the internet age has brought about in the Western world.
This is a weird one to explain. Hold on.
Before the internet, American mainstream culture was mainstream. Unless you paid for cable, there were only a dozen or so channels to watch on TV and only about 3 or 4 of them presented political programming like news or talk shows.
Believe it or not, there was a time when parents and kids in the US shared roughly the same world view and wouldn’t try to murder each other 5 minutes into any political discussion.
Fringe ideas like anti-vax, flat-earth, creationism etc. were not given a voice (at least not a credible one). This kept the nation on the same page culturally. And given that most families shared a TV or two, kids and parents consumed the same content, ensuring cultural continuity between generations.
The internet and smartphones have changed all this. Americans now all live in their own personal cultural bubble. Families no longer agree on the same basic set of facts because everyone has a algorithm-driven, highly personalized social media feed selling them a completely unique world view. This has lead to political polarization, social dissonance, and societal breakdown. There is no such thing as “mainstream culture” anymore in the US, or much of the Western world.
Bizarre meme movements like the Boogaloo Boys are only possible in a society where every fringe idea can find a microphone online.
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In China, there are more smartphones and internet users than anywhere else in the world, but mainstream culture is still very mainstream.
Internet media is closely monitored and regulated. Fringe theories, even ones that have nothing to do with modern China or the CPC, are censored. The govt even mobilizes celebrities to promote the kind of mainstream thinking they want the populace to adopt.
Believe it or not, time travel is a big genre in Chinese TV dramas. However, even here the CPC has regulations. There are strict guidelines how just how far a show is allowed to distort history, even history from centuries or millennia ago that have nothing to do with the CPC. The goal is to ensure everyone has an accurate understanding of Chinese history.
There’s still a huge cultural generational gap for sure, but not nearly at the same level as in the West. Parents and kids can at least still agree on things like how many genders there are, and whether or not vaccines will cause autism.
Another seemingly excessive rule in Chinese entertainment is that video games are not allowed to depict real world nations fighting each other. This is why games use pseudo flags or pseudo names to represent real nations. The goal here is to minimize violent nationalism.
For a while there was even a ban on naming real world assets based on internet memes.
China bans weird and long company names
China's ban on names such as "scared of wife" or "prehistoric powers" comes after a crackdown on what Beijing regards as strange buildings.
www.bbc.com/news/business-40945179
This one is hard to enforce of course, but it goes to show the extent to which the CPC wants society to stay on the same page. No one over 40 is likely to get silly internet meme references, so naming real world buildings after them would just provide a further point of division between generations.
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Of course, every Westerner reading this is furiously typing: oMg that SOUnds lIKE an oRwElLIAn nIgHtmARE!!!
Of course it does to you. You’ve been brainwashed from birth to believe that freedom of speech and expression is somehow sacrosanct. You can’t actually present a logical justification for why there should be total freedom of speech, you just believe it axiomatically.
I’m not going to try and convince you that you’re wrong. That is impossible, because this is your religion. I can no more convince a nun that God isn’t real than I can convince you that freedom of speech has no practical benefit to society.
Just know that the ultimate result of your sacred “freedom of speech” is a world where your mother is your mortal ideological enemy, and the only people who share your particular world view are all in the same subreddit.
That's a beautiful response. I concur.
Possibilities does not equal outcomes. But outcome is due to number of possibilities considered.
China makes better rice with curry sauce. Thats it
" You’ve been brainwashed from birth.." The Ministry of truth speaks.
@@romanempire7170 I don't remember china being that big on curry and rice
China’s greatest strength is the consistency of its strategy that remains tactically agile by adjusting as necessary to changes in the international political and economic environments.
Thanks for sharing! consistency and adaptability is a major strength.
China's main strengths: human and narcotics trafficking, slave and drug dealing, war both world wars were started by China, genocide jews, etc.
The main strength is Meritocracy. China and the CPC is basically a corporate organisation. When Xi talk about democracy, he is talking about Meritocracy. He sees equal opportunity to excel as democracy. This is China's concept of government. He sees the communism party as an organ of the people, for the people. That is why getting into the party is based on academic performance and merit. All the other attributes you mention are present in all societies.
Thanks! I like your answer. I elaborated on that in my book. I agree other attributes are available in other societies, but not all to the same extend.
In China, the country' system is run just like a corporation.
In the United States, the rich U.S corporations literally run the country!
China's main strengths: human and narcotics trafficking, slave and drug dealing, war both world wars were started by China, genocide jews, etc.
@@Shenzhou. The CCP runs their country to benefit their people. The US Govt benefits themselves and their elite. In China the folks are note allowed to live on the street like beggars. If this is what it takes to be crowned the richest country in the World then they can keep the title.
@@oliveweir8508 Hey, why isn't your comment showing up here?
Pascal, I agree with most of what you said. However, with regards to Nationalism, I would argue this unhealthy growth is more of a reaction to Trump's antics. Indeed, it has created another problem President Xi had to deal with. He is trying to tone down his response to USA's aggressive/unpleasant gestures without losing his support from Chinese citizens.
If China was democratic, Chinese would be more nationalistic. Incidents like bombing of China embassy in Belgrade would more possibly lead to a war because any Chinese government cannot afford to look "weak" .
@@nmew6926 that's the problem when elections become popularity contests.
Western democracies also have to deal with growing populism and nationalism among their poplance. Especially the USA, the new Biden administration has to maintain the same "anti-China" stance as the previous Trump administration in order to appease the American nationalist sentiment.
@@nmew6926 China is democratic, with its own formula and ways.
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PLANNING is their most important strength. It is at the core of all other strengths.
It is impressive, isn't it?
@@PascalCoppens yes, bit one pitfall is that with a strong emphasis on planning it is easy to loose flexibility along tha way.
@@wernerrenrew2390 "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth" - Mike Tyson. Your view is likely to believe that the outcome might not go according to plan, as there will be oversight and miscalculation. Well that may be true to an extend. The statement may sound deep, but another way to put it is really just having Poor Planning. Planning is what gives flexibility.
When you have thousands and thousands of Chinese cracking their brains everyday projecting what's going to happen today, tomorrow and the next 20 years down the road, you can bet those plans have considered many possibilities from A~Z and beyond. If anything is to fail their plans has got nothing to do with being not flexible, but these Chinese brains simply lack quality, or a drastic change in their political system took place. Rather than saying planning is what gives flexibility, which is more general, the one party system is the provider to flexibility, and this is true to the Chinese. The system allows for the party to add, remove, modify and execute those plans whenever however when they decided to do so. It's kind of an act of a SOB, but so far it has proven to be effective and efficient. Who knows that someday those plans are no longer beneficial to the people, that's when changes will come.
Stability. Planning is not possible without it.
Now the real question is: what gives China its stability?
@@zabachuj not true, with planning you can make an unstable system stable.
Chinas strength is its People and their work ethic
Totally agree.
One of China strength is they are in the Confucius culture circle. Countries such as Korea, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam are in the same circle. They have the same working attitude. Taiwan and Hong Kong provinces and part of Sea people share the same qualities.
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The unique characteristic of China is RESILIENCE.
As an entrepreneur myself, I agree
Pascal always presents a clear explanation which is unbiased and informative about Chinese culture & political system. Governments in the West should take some time to listen, then engage with China. Understanding China will make the world a better place. Forget about containing China. Live with China as your neighbour.
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Many strengths: hardwork, win win comitment in cooperation, good philosophy in building global sociaty, natural resources, big population, nation wide business talents, good government system, creative, persistent.
Agreed that hope is a very important motivation. Many Chinese tend to be optimistic and look forward to a bright future ahead. However, many Westerners are growing more pessimistic and tend to have a gloomy outlook of the future.
One family of three inherited a huge bungalow and so each can live with much private space without much need to share anything.
Another family of 12 inherited a small hut. Everybody has to learn the limits to their individual rights and live with sharing almost everything ie communal living.
Now the family of three is everyday mocking the crowded family that they don’t have rights and freedom.
But the 12 are working hard and renovating their house while the bungalow is getting old and having plumbing,electrical,roofing,etc problems.
That’s the story of the neighbors: East and West.
You have said it well.
Thanks for sharing this refreshing view and story.
Who says the Chinese are compliant and not disruptive? The cultural revolution ring any bells? The long march? The people of China has had the most radical revolution in modern history, the CPC constantly innovates and moves in new directions. The rest of the world is at a standstill when compared to the mood in China. They are excited about and making great strides space science, the West has a few billionaires taking friends up for a flip in 'almost space'. China has a caring government that values people's lives as proven by it's Covid track record. Has tackled the greatest problem of poverty that is overtaking America like a tsunami. So let China be an example to us all.
Fair enough. In my book I do explain some of it too. Did not spent enough time on the video (which was already long) to do so. Thanks for adding!
It's pressure that drives China to succeed, whether it's cultural pressure, economic pressure, academic pressure, political pressure and so on. Workers want to lead better lives, they want their kids to excel in studies, business is very competitive, and even communist party members are under pressure to perform well.
Hard working, smart thinking, and altruism make China great.
I like you word Altruism. Did not make my list, but should have
Altruism is a good word but can be often misconstrued as naive idealism.
But these are not unique to China.
@@Userkzb20253 If you watch Hollywood movies it is all about individuals battling each other out like animals for status and sex. It is about speeding up evolution. It is essentially eugenics and nihilism. Chinese civilization is all about the survival of the civilization. Those who make great contributions to Chinese civilization are immortalized by Chinese history. We remember them as folk tales and emulate their heroic and altruistic deeds. We give them the highest honours: letting them live forever in Chinese history, which is essentially our bible. This is the root of Chinese altruism. Social Darwinism based purely on sexiness and phrases like alpha beta sigma males does not allow for any altruism or social mobility at all. It is about perpetual warfare of all against all. This is why your children are not having kids and shooting bullets at those up the Darwinian hierarchy in high schools.
I agree with you that the main strength of China is that the Chinese live and thrive on their hard word, and also on their willingness to cooperate peacefully and harmoniously among themselves and with the peoples of other countries. Chinese people abhor wars and violent conflicts. By contrast, the western countries live on the wealth they steal from other countries, using brute force. The western countries need wars because wars are the instrument by which they can steal other countries. The militaries of the western countries are used more to attack other countries than to defend their own countries. By attacking other, they can steal the wealth of the countries they overpower. We can say therefore that the western countries act and behave exactly like gangs of thieves and murderers that attack other people in order to steal their wealth. But the low-life behaviour of gangs of thieves and murderers is not sustainable in the long run because the more civilised people always find means to protect themselves and to deter the thieves and murderers from attacking them. This is exactly what is happening with the western countries. The more civilised non-western countries have developed means to defend themselves against the western countries, thus breaking the way of life of the western countries.
5,000 years of history means 5,000 years of continuous learning & relearning, building & rebuilding, self adjusting, self adapting and self correcting - and inovating a resilient social system and Government with pragmatism and dynamicism!
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I don't see how years of civilisation make one society superior to another. China's great famine and cultural revolution happened in more recent history. Looks like nothing had been learn't to induce those two man made calamities.
I'd argue that China didn't have a good system to manage their technology advancement in the past. Intellectual protection and modern academic system filled that gap. Advancements need to be shared or it's worthless.
working hard vs working smart. Working smart is a result of working hard to discover the way to work smart.
I agree.
Attitude towards responsibility and accountability, in leadership and governance
Thanks Joseph!
The Chinese culture stresses on the importance of RESILIENCE . The example of the bamboo tree returning to it's original position despite being flattened by a heavy storm has been taught to them as part of the Chinese culture. Failure and disappointment are recognised as part of the learning cycle and should not allow them to hinder your goals. Life must go on.
Love the analogy with bamboo tree. Thanks!
I would vote Resilience / Adaptability too.
Please note bamboos are not trees, but grass...
@@miaouscleaumonocle bamboos are stronger than some trees how come they are grass? Bamboo has an important cultural application in Chinese civilisation
China's main strengths: human and narcotics trafficking, slave and drug dealing, war both world wars were started by China, genocide jews, etc.
It's their belief in themselves is China's greatest strength. There is tremendous optimism and unity in the whole country. The whole country is full of energy and positive enthusiasm which is what is propelling them to the forefront of every aspect of civilization.
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What I have seeing by Chinese people I know is this incredible capacity of FOCUS on what they are doing.
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This video is a little longer than normal. Sorry for that.
Do send me in the comments your answer on which WORD is the central THEME of my new book.
My book will be available end of March 2022.
can you make a video about china's 28nm lithography machine
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If we look at martial arts schools in history- then I think we all could learn from one another. You're very fortunate to have lived and breathed within this civilisation.
Again Thankyou for sharing your perspectives
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Glad you are back as we are looking forward to your video. I love your balanced take on China. China main strength is the people are business driven.
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Happy new Year Pascal! Glad to see you back! I'm very much looking forward to your content in 2022 :D
I would say it is Innovation is all fields.
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I think u bang on, attributing it to Chinese people's characters, culture, etc. I personally think the source of the MOMENTUM is its people's mindset, i.e the unison of thoughts and actions that's stemmed from Chinese people's acceptance of (righteous) authoritative leadership, be it Dynasty or PRC. It's a little deeper than compliance, in Chinese they call that 万众一心， thousands of mass with one heart, so far the CPC plays that role the best.
A big heart to host so many
When I was young, I was so admired the western culture, everything so exciting and so new to me, specially when it comes to ancient archaeology, how fascinating, the Great Pyramid of Gazi, the Stonehenge, the Teotihuacan Temple of Sun and Moon in Mexico...... The Chinese translated information just simply cannot satisfices my curiosity, so I turn to English material, eventually the mainstream research also cannot satisfices my hunger for more, the more I read, the more question I have, so I turn to alternative community to seek more research, the Finger Print of the Gods was the eye opening book, the moment I pick it up no longer turning back!
After years of hangout with all those non mainstream researcher and scholar, the more I learn from them, the more I'm glad to be a Chinese and receive proper Chinese study, including basic old Chinese literature reading! Most importantly, I have read most of the important history books left by our ancestor, except Confucius (I'm more of a Lao Zhi / Master Ghost Valley Philosophy type of person 😅) , Because most of the Westerner were Judeo Christianity, when it comes to Philosophical point of view, non can stand on a completely different point of view to see things, for one good example - why must Chinese government centralized it is governing, where is personal freedom? Where is democracy? When I listen to these people's criticism towards Chinese society, I feel like talking to a very young people, the meaning of Young here isn't mean a person's age, but this person's historical and culture back ground, be the US or the British, be the Germanic people or the Norsemen culture, non of these older than 2 thousand years of culture and country history, and these culture's population never reach as many as the Chinese, specially the family clan concept is extremely different between the Chinese and the Western world.
When I tired to explain the Chinese don't see the country as a country like the Westerner do, we see it as a one HUGE gigantic extended family clan with a population of more than 1 billion strong, therefore in our language we don't address others Mr/Mrs/Ms. but address them Aunt/Uncle/Brother/Sister, when we have a one huge family concept, some times personal sacrifice must be made to preserve what it is best for the family clan, it is a honorable thing to do, since China is a one huge family clan pretend to be a country, therefore, many people willing to give up many things for the common good of the this family clan, therefore, personal freedom cannot put Infront of the common interest or the greater good of the country/family majorities!
Well funny thing is that, they listen to my explanations and interpreted it as Hive Mind 😓There is no way the Western culture can gasp the concept of respect and obey one's parents/forefather/forbearer in the Chinese way, the Westerner already completely forgotten the ancient Shamanic concept of Ancestry, this concept was practice in almost in all Trible culture, from the Siberian shaman, to the North American native, from those tropical island to the god forbid frozen East, only the Chinese manage to carry that Ancestry worshipping/Highest Respect for Forbearer into a grand scale of civilization and empire. Even today, family member allow to worship any gods, joining any religion group, but non of these religion/believe system practice should come before family ancestry worshiping! (But to be honest, I hate doing the yearly ancestry respect ritual in Ching Ming Festival, why must we all doing it on the same day, so so so so over crowded!!!!! 😭) Forgotten who one's ancestor was, one will completely lost in the history, and disconnect one's soul with Earth.
Without our forbearer, we wouldn't be here today, without their sacrifice we wouldn't enjoy live a comfortable life! Now it is our time to do our part to sacrifice for our children's future! Therefore all I want to say is China's main strength is the unification of the heart of her people, and the wisdom past down to us by our ancestors!
Eve, I trully enjoyed your writing. In my book I have a chapter called networks and tribes, which referred to similar meanings as you said. But I changed it into networks and groups, because everyone who read my book pre publishing told me they do not understand which tribes I mean. For people in the west, including people who lived in China, clans and tribes was understood as minorities or nomads, like Mongolia or triads. I Could not explain it, so decided to change it to groups😩. If I ever make a Chinese translation I need to change it again.
@@PascalCoppens When a friend of my from Sweden told me Sweden has Indians, I was in a bit of disbelieve, but what he said about Indians isn't a correct term, actually means the Nordic Native Tribal people, these people spread from Nordic region to Siberia all the way to Japan's Hokkaido, maybe there are different tribes, but I suspect they are all have very similar culture once, worshiping the spirits of the nature, their life always around the mother Earth and the reindeers, move around from season to season. Even the Inuit or the Rapanui live a very different life style than the Nordic reindeers herders, but their Shamanic style of believe system is so similar, all about the Mother Earth and the Sprits of Ancestors. I strongly suspect the Fat Venus figurine actually is our Mother Earth!
Therefore I'm totally aware of the Tribal group around the world, another reason I take interest of them, because I feel the echo of their spiritual practice, also the knowledge they have, many mainstream ignore these people's scientific knowledge of the past, maybe these people do not describe it in the similar term as our modern knowledge, however these people still kept many lost knowledge of humanity. I also strongly suspect, the Japanese metallurgy knowledge wasn't imported from China => Korea => Japan, but already kept as a forbidden knowledge, therefore the Jōmon people of Japan do not use any metal tools, as soon as the Chinese starting their contact with Japan during 259 BC, Jōmon culture disappeared around the same time, and later we all know about the Japanese Samurai sword, if China or Korea was the metallurgy originated, how come both countries/culture cannot make swords like the Samurai one? Then there was another Hong Kong historian once mention about the legend of the couple swords, the sword smith's name was NOT a name, but a title Gan Jian 干將, it means Prisoner.
@@PascalCoppens According to the Western interpretation of Mayan/Inca/Aztec culture, a bearded white man came from the sea, he brought civilization etc to the Mayans/Aztec/Inca, the Mayan called him Quetzalcoatl/Kukulkan or Gucumatz, this is mirrors pre-Incan god Viracocha. And the Western historian go on and claim, this is why when the Spanish conquistador landed in the new world, the Aztec/Inca welcome them with an open arm, everything else is history.
Then the alternative community of the West actually try to drive the history narrative towards a similar direction on the Chinese Huang Di, they also claim Huang Di just like the Mirrors image of the Incan/Mayan/Aztec god Quetzalcoatl/Kukulkan or Gucumatz.
I point out something they are largely ignore, Huang Di wasn't fully equipped with a complete civilization's knowledge when he show up on the stage of Chinese history! He was learning it from others! Just like the Book of Huang Di, the book was in Q&A format, therefore, the medical knowledge of Huang Di was learn from another person. The person who invented the Chinese writing system, also invented them base on all the existing calligraphy from around, when Huang Di's won a tribal warfare, he seems absorbing all the other's culture and knowledge to develop something new, he also send his people travel to different place to acquire knowledge, so the process was slowly built up, gradually developed.
Unlike the ancient Inca, Mesopotamia or Indus valley, Neil River Delta, etc., seems like they are spring from no where but fully equipped with civilization capability, agriculture technology, writing system, architecture and astronomy knowledge etc.. the commonality here is, all of these ancient cultures claim their knowledge was given to them by the gods.
When I learn the ancient Greek philosophy and world view from Dr. Farrell, he said - the Greek view of our universe as a large size of man. (ancient Egyptian also has the same view , the Temple of Man explains it) This is completely match with the book of Huang Di, the Chinese medical treatment base on the very same concept, then finally I got myself into Occult Knowledge, the Earth energy grid and Telluric current mystery etc. Sounds like Chinese Fu Shui? Well the Western Occult group and secret society actually study it. Mainstream ignore it, but the whole bloody American Rail Way system was built on the Telluric energy line, the earliest Telegraph system was using this Telluric energy for communication, this is why their Telegraph cable was follow the rail way system!!!!
Sorry for being so naggy, just like to share something which ignored by the West and the East 😓
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Very outstanding article!
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I think that word is “Trust”. Trust seems to be a big advantage that Chinese society has against societies that stress “checks and balances”, whose strength is now sapped by political strife/ breakdown, NTM outright distrust of big business, big government, etc. Yes, this “trust” can easily turn into a serious risk; look no further than the earlier history of the PRC. I can see writing a whole book about it so I look forward to reading it comes March. That said, I would not have offered “Trust” as China’s leading strength. I would agree with your Chinese friends who answered that it’s the Chinese people themselves. Specifically, the adaptability of the Chinese. And that would also be worth writing a book about.
Great answer!
Happy new year, pascal! You are great china insider, better than many many China experts in the western main media.
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All the people in China or raised in China, they really listen the government and follow the plan the government created. By mean of saying this, the power of leadership attracts the people to follow their leader from very young age.
Is it the power of leadership or success of leadership that makes people want to follow the government plans?
@@PascalCoppens Yes, that’s my observation.
Not all, but most. I am not one so I could not live in China. Blindly trust to leadership has Pro & Con. It led to fast economic development past decades. It also led disaster under Mao.
Quality discussion.
Congratulations Pascal for your new book!!!
good point .support
China's main strength is that the ability to plan long-term. China has put forth numerous _5-year plans, 10-year plans, 20-year plans, 30-year plans_ in order to map out China's future in _2025, 2030, 2040, 2050._ By abolishing the presidential term limits, our leaders can remain in power long term to see their plans for China bloom and come to fruition in the future.
If it makes a major mistake, dies it mean it also can last many years as well. Just for the sake of an argument that BRI were a mistake (albeit it’s probably a great idea unreality), that mistake could last for years to come.
@@Userkzb20253 The important thing is to learn from mistakes. Because China has a one-party system, all the good things as well as the bad things can be credited to the Communist Party of China, so there's this driving need for the CPC to learn from previous mistakes in it's policy planning. Whereas in Western democracies like the United States, the two parties constantly blame each other for America's problems, while simultaneously claiming credit for USA's successes. The Democrats and the Republicans rather fight each other than fight for America's future, and they don't learn from previous mistakes each time the government changes hands after each election. It is as though a change in government automatically wipes the slate clean of previous mistakes.
I am from singapore and in the 60’s , my parents would send provisions to our relatives in china because of famine there . Fast forward to 2017 and those relatives in rural china are doing really well. They have endured hardship , living in a cramped , ramshackle hut but they are living in 2,3 and 5 storey village houses whereas I live in a 5 room apartment in singapore.
Well done my china relatives, it’s good to see that prosperity have percolated to village levels.
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I will buy your book if the analysis is good as you videos.
Thanks! I hope it is
China's main strength is leadership and its ability to strategize and execute. As in any system, there is bound to be weaknesses but the ability to change or adapt to changing needs to address the weaknesses is key to sustainability. However China has yet to address the high cost of property. The govt needs to build State funded apartments to cater to needs and keep prices down. The monthly repayment of apartment should not exceed 25% of salary in order to sustain high disposable income.
My best guess is that housing reforms will take center place this year: taxes, accountability, nationalising, affordable building, ...
China's main strengths: human and narcotics trafficking, slave and drug dealing, war both world wars were started by China, genocide jews, etc.
Great discussion! Indians are really smart. India has huge population. How is that working for them?
But if we look at China’s Confucius based civilization, you’ll notice similarity between China, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, Korea as well as which group of people have been driving the economy in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. If we predict China’s future and analyze China base on western centric values, we’ll be in for a big surprise. Ditto to generalizations. It is an intricate synergy of strengths and weaknesses that produce the outcomes. The demonization of China by 5 eyes is the root cause of nationalism.
Their strengths and weaknesses will continue to evolve. Zhou dynasty started in 1600 BC - what you called written history. Unwritten is approximately 5000. So definitely not 2500 years. Their biggest obstacle will be the road blocks we are constantly throwing at them. This is not the only era China has been one of world’s superpower. There were many rise and falls. Tang Dynasty probably had one of the world’s top civilization in that era. Then they faltered and dynasty changed. Burnt out is definitely a real issue.
I trust that your book has substantial facts to support the opinions. All the best! Thanks again for this dialogue and sharing your experience and paradigms.
I will explain more about my book in weeks to come.
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Great Presentation and congratulation on successful completion of your book.
Your comprehensive outline of China's strengths and weakness are well emphasized. For nation to be successful the key strength is quality of human capital, ranged from leadership at the top to the ground of the work force. Talents and skilled teams are the key ingredients that build the past, present and the future. China is still learning, avoiding policies that lead to negative outcomes but adopt sound policies with improvements that served China well. China is also learning to apply some countermeasures in fencing off unkind foreign forces that pose challenges and disruptions to it people and enterprises. China had gained valuable trust of its people but it has to developed solid trust from the rest of the world to work with China to strengthen its soft power.
I hope my book will be able to make a small contribution to the last sentences you wrote. Thx!
@@PascalCoppens That will be helpful to China. Trust you have Chinese publishers that help you bring your book to the Chinese market.
One goal. United against foreign’s bullies
unfortunately
@@PascalCoppens Yes, unfortunately. 😔
Unfortunate yes, but Newton's 3rd law states that any action will have an equal and opposite reaction. This applies to the sheer amount of Western anti-China propaganda out there, there's bound to be a reaction to it from China.
Congratulations for your book
Thanks Aslam!
I see the "yellow skin" people (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese) are basically of the same family tree; sharing the same gene, cultural values & belief system. It's like a software created out of these + environmental conditions for survival, that moulded them into what they are: They all love money (as motivation, + have many gods of wealth), genetically working hard, innately never give up, instinctive survivability, very proud of their identity - the recipe of their success.
@JW...Lol majority of Japanese people dont like Chinese people. And various ''yellow people'' dont see each other as ''family''. Vietnamese have nothing in common in large lines between each other. And to be honest many Asians cant stand Chinese people in general.
You are having big trouble with hating your neighbours. Your neighbour will progress while you are left behind as hatefulness is a sin and will retard your wealth, health and personal development.
@@chubascomohd2688 Sorry mate, can't understand your context. Btw I'm not a Chinese if that's what you're trying to infer nor a yellow skin but born and raised in a developed democratic nation. I have vision 20-20.
Speaking of hating your neighbours, India and majority of Indians are clearly hating China for no good reasons, that's astonishing.
@@dylandylantoriyama5370 he is not talking about Yellow skin uniting, yes they do hate each other. He’s talking about the DNA yellow skin, they are all hard-working, share the common value. Do you understand ?
@@dylandylantoriyama5370 The conflicts among the people of Asia stem mainly from historical disputes, not primarily from genetics and cultural lineage.
Having a visionary leadership along with the ability to self-correct the system and change the planning is the key to China's success.
These are three words but they are overlapping and work in unison.
That is my opinion....but I guess yours is hopeful attitude.
Thanks for replying. I like your three words though!
chinese are born smarter. on average their iq ranks the very top. then chinese study harder. they learn A LOT more than americans and europeans. and then they work harder. fewer holidays and longer hours, and more efficient during the work hours. on top of that, chinese are united and dispplined. those are the keys.
A very good and comprehensive video. However, one strength that you don't mention, which I think is critical, is China is outward-looking. The belt and road initiative is a good example. China is developing powerful win-win relationships with many countries that the West ignores. The cooperation with Eurasia and Africa, in particular, is very long term and mutually beneficial. Both regions have huge potential and are desperately in need of economic development to improve people's lives. On the other hand, the USA and its people are very insular. They don't know or care about other countries' welfare, just their own. Europe is a bit better. These international relationships will further insulate China and its allies from antagonist actions by the USA.
I would count that within visionary leadership, but you are right I did not call it out specifically. Thanks!
Beijing has learned from the experience of the late Qing Dynasty that it's better to be outward-looking, especially in a time when maritime commerce is of very high importance.
Debit trap
@@Jack-gc262 do you mean the western country and the US?
noticed your channel got 50K! congratulations!
Yes! Thank you!
Happy New Year, Pascal 👋👍🙏
Happy new year!
Analysis in great details, pros and cons in most areas 👍👍👍👍👍👍
I think the 3600 years of history has taught China more lessons than other nations so it makes us more aware of both the strengths and weaknesses in our culture. Self-awareness is a very important characteristic.
i totally disagree... look at the greeks, egyptians and in general the majority of meditteranean states
@@gvtrivia6780 China has 5000 years of history and is among the world's oldest "continuous" civilization still alive today, whereas other ancient civilizations like Mesopotamia, Rome and Egypt have since succumbed to history. China has witnessed the birth and death of various other nations, the rise and fall of numerous other empires, yet China has survived the violent passage of time to modern times relatively intact, whereas even Rome eventually crumbled.
China has always been under the authoritarian rule (and we still are today) of emperors and the imperial court, because that's how China has been successfully governed for millennia. Not all countries have to adopt Western democracy to be successful and China is living proof of this.
@@Shenzhou. I totally agree.👍👏👍
@@Shenzhou. So many words. Belies the semantics-based thinking that, poetically, is totalitarianism's problem. It'll be fun to watch, though.
@@Shenzhou.
totally agree with you, it is stated that China is a republic, thus taking from the Roman system of Republic, however, China is run under a different set of gear as you mention the authoritarian one.. Now, whether it was successfully driven in history that is a huge point i wouldnt put my money on.
Objective analysis of China as a whole . Quite enlightening , Thanks
Thanks Raymond!
Congratulations tureless work
Thanks!
Great analysis of the Chinese people. Tq, Pascal.
Thanks!
Very good view point from outside
Thanks
Good analysis and the final word is balance I believe you are talking about in China. You are doing a strength and weakness analysis of the nation of China. And of course in any system and governance and culture the biggest challenge is balance. China is no different.
I am a Chinese and has been working in many corporations from US, UK, Japan, Australia and Asia. And had been to China many times.
To me the attitude of the Chinese people at all levels is the most striking positive character which surpasses any nation I have worked with.
This attitude will carry China to higher and higher achievements in decades or even centuries to come.
Thanks for sharing. I agree attitude makes all the difference!
I heard culture and I think that is it. Culture bonds people together, makes them believe in hardworking programmatic practices, actions better than words and able to avoid pitfalls in development. There are lots of famous motto every Chinese knows and can never forget. Unfortunately western world only had a sip of Chinese culture like art of wars by Suntzu.
Pascal,truth teller,really changes those who think ill of them .
I think SPEED is probably the key to future advancements for China to get to number one. When I was on my first Expat assignment in Shanghai in 1985, it took me a week"s time to accomplish what it would take me just half a day in Hong Kong then, simply because there was no or just extremely lack of a good support system and service industry. China has learned the hard way since then and has been moving very fast in addressing adverse issues that would take the western countries a long time to accomplish, if at all they can accomplish them.
Thanks for sharing. I once made a video on speed. Totally agree. ruclips.net/video/MxnzE8gVY7s/видео.html
In any goal, sustainability is the key consideration
True. I see this as a higher goal too.
China is different from other cultures.
China is united, even when it's fragmented, it'll eventually unite into a huge Empire 💥
Slavic countries fragment into tiny countries, look at Yugoslavia and USSR.
This applies to other countries as well like Roman Empire fragmented into pieces.
The US might have a civil war in the future and fragment into small states ❤️
Empires rise and fall. Nothing new under the 🌞 . China is no exception, nor the "West" or other "empires".
@Sauvagesse B2c Coste China isn't at the top. It's second.
China greatest fear is the rise of another sizeable nation especially India.
@@Andy-P What _Sauvagesse B2c Coste_ is saying is that China was previously on top of the world. Britain was a colonial superpower during the *19th* century, but was eventually overtaken by the United States in the *20th* century. But prior to that, China (and also India) had been an economic superpower for *1800 years* and we made up 25% of the world's GDP share, (according to world leading British economist, Angus Maddison) and it looks as though China is all set to dominate the *21st* century.
@@chubascomohd2688 China does not fear India. China actually invited India to join on board the Belt and Road Initiative and share mutual prosperity, but India rejected China's offer. If China feared the rise of India, why would China invite India on board the BRI project?
Being able to adapt to changing conditions is the main strength.
Adaptability is key!
Perseverance
That is something I learned in China too. Agree its impressive
I think it is" Meritocracy", which drives China to the Maximum Momentum.
Thanks!
SWOT analysis on China 👍👍👍
WoW! Total agree with you. I've seen and experience myself where Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia where those 5 yr plans implemented. Majority of their citizens stick to that plan are mostly Chinese ethnic eventually lead the nation forward with another 5 yr till next batch of destructive political power cancelled it out.
IMO, China's greatest asset is it's continuous civilisation - all the issues you considered here (challenges & how they approach them) stem from this.
If that is the case India & Egypt should be as successful as China or at least in the same league.
@@Andy-P Not really - Egypt's isn't a continuous civilisation & historic India comprised dozens (100s?) of statelets under their own mini-ruler maharajas. The other binding characteristic of the Chinese civilisation is the cultural aspect of the holistic philosophies of Taoism, Confucianism, etc which tend to encourage working together as opposed to the 'you're with us or against us' confrontational thinking of the West.
The latter well articulated under the 'Mersheimer' doctrine which he always seems to gleefully expound + also the Punch & Judy debates in the UK House of Commons.
Anyhow, this is my own impression & I'm not a scholar of history nor sociology, so I open to any learned person correcting me.
@@spidermann1256 Reasonable answer.
@@Andy-P Egypt is an ancient civilization no doubt about that, but somewhere along that way, that civilization was seemingly lost, so much such that modern Egyptians use Arabic written script instead of the famous Egyptian hieroglyphs. Likewise, Chinese characters are among the oldest continuously used system of writing in the world, since 1200 BC.
@@Shenzhou. I though Chinese characters from back then are unreadable to modern Chinese. Like old english is unreadable for modern english speakers. All languages develop. Arabic took over with the spread of islam.
Sharing of prosperity with all citizens is what will drive China into the future
true! thanks!
I find the debate on the range of subjects rather confusing. There are always 2 sides to a coin, the better decision is to choose the shinier side. No venture no gain.
Thanks!
Happy New Year to you, 新年快乐， Pascal Coppens🌹🌹
Happy New year to you too!
May be it would be good idea if you could come up with another you tube program on The strength of U.S. and its weakness ?
I could, but as I only lived in US for 18 months, I might not be as credible or informed enough.
I’m thinking it could be a word, but I’m going to just wait until next week and watch the video. It’s 4:30 am here.
Good idea. Go to bed!
@@PascalCoppens I wanted to finish the video, buddy. Bed time now, I have to get up in 3 hours for a job.
China's greatest strength is political system that enable planning long term for continuity.
Thanks! Good answer.
Goodvlog mr. Pascal 👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks 👍
You're almost there Pascal, as you know, nothing comes on a silver platter
Thanks
Oh my goodness… that’s a lot of words to choose from… I would choose pragmatism.
Which is to always learning what is good and what works and learn about what doesn’t work.
Thanks for your reply! I like it
STRENGTH ATTITUDE: I would say it's the attitude and hope for the future. From Mainland Chinese perspective, the children's generation is going to do better than the parent's generation. It went from famine and starvation during the Cultural Revolution to being the biggest economy around in PPP terms. US has the "American Dream" and now China have the "China Dream"
Without even first look intio this clip, my wild guest about the most powerful aspect about China is historical influence which may serve as a weakness too from a westner perspective. We shall find out next week.
I will keep the suspense until next week. thanks!
Happy New Year !
Same to you
You’re perhaps the most fair and well-rounded China analyst that I’ve come across in a while. This isn’t meant to be a personal attack, more so stating the fact that I, as a Chinese-Canadian, may not agree or relate to how many things work in China from a political and cultural perspective. However, there’s room for discourse and discussion.
I’m highly idealistic, which puts me at odds with many aspects of Chinese culture and how contemporary China’s structured. I’m also very much in opposition to top-down, highly bureaucratic power structures, and despite the points you’ve brought up in this talk, I am still of the belief that while I concede how such a system can make rapid strides in progress when it’s at its best, it’s also inherently more unstable and has less of a “maintenance mode” than many democracies, if you know what I mean. While progress can, and often does seem slower in democratic systems, I am still of the belief that democracies are inherently more stable and the lows don’t necessarily lead to irrevocable catastrophes.
Consider this as part of me that’s been influenced by “Western” liberal thought (but I like to feel it’s a universal value), but I am still of the belief that when a society and its citizens are raised on the foundations of believing they have rights inherent to them, and believe it to be a responsibility to uphold those rights in the face of domestic and external forces (of course, it often doesn’t work out that way), society is better off overall. Unfortunately, mainland Chinese who weren’t brought up with such ideas, often fall into the highly apathetic and blame shifting mentality of “it’s not my fault” or “I’m powerless anyway, so why bother.”
I’m all for change from below, from the grassroots level. Too often I see a mentality in China where people feel as though they are completely powerless to institute change unless they join the ruling class. The idea of “bottom up change” seems to be difficult for many to grasp. The idea of “the people” as a concept independent from state rhetoric, and that of a genuine functioning civil society has yet to really take off.
I am hoping for younger generations to shift their mindset towards some of the things I’m discussing here, and in some ways, they already are.
I am the beginning of the video, where Pascal asks what is China's main strength.
IMO it is the ONE PARTY system with politicians ascension according to merit.
It is way better than representative democracy, where people vote for all levels of political positions.
To reach the top political positions in China one needs to have a long history of competence and efficiency.
The most stupid representative democracy in the world is the U.S., where presidential candidates win the election when they have more billions of dollars for their campaign and can "lie better" with a straight face.
As Eric Li said in his famous TED speech years ago, Obama wouldn't manage to become the mayor of a small town in China.
In the U.S. lately we have seen idiots like Trump and Biden become POTUS.
Bush boy and Obama are a war criminals, Trump and Biden are proxy/hybrid wars criminals plus sanctions criminals.
The U.S. deserves to be a crumbling empire, I look forward watching the country's long and painful downfall.
Did not know the story of Eric Ll. Thanks for sharing!
Faithfulness. Chinese know where they came from, appreciate the struggles and heroes along the way, and take their culture and history with them into the future
Thanks. Very true.
Having a defferent mindset is good thing if it include a nature of peacefull, otherwise there have only a mess and contradictional path. Luckly in there china people have more peacefull nature.
Welcome back. Hope is the key. Give any Chinese the sense of s better future, he or she will work like Energizer battery, that never stop.
The Chinese in Singapore do so well because their government gives them hope unlike the Chinese living up north neighbour.
Thanks Peter!
I think to summarize China’s success to one strength is too simplistic and likely misleading. There are many Chinese societies in the world. They share similar cultural roots and many characteristics. Some are more successful than others. So I don’t think trying to distill a complex issue down to a single factor is necessary nor helpful.
But anyway, great video that outlines many issues and topics about China.
Very true. It's a complex matter, but glad you like my attempt to summarise. Thanks!
May I request you to be on Geopolitics in Conflict Show ... it is a very interesting platform .....
I am in contact with them. Will probably do a session in March
@@PascalCoppens noted. Tq
China main strength is application of scientific principles in governance like outcome based policies adoption.
A working government.
China's main strength lies in its culture. Honour, respect and obligation are all ingrained in their behaviour.
Very true! Thanks!
Every coin has a two side. If wise people can always use the brightside to help them go forward and turn a darkside into a opportunity for involvement.
Well said.
21 year old Chinese student are doing project work in Artificial intelligence where as on the other 19 year old American girl is doing porn to pay her college debt.
sadly, that 19 year old girl is also making 100x more money than AI engineer too. America is doomed.
@@SDZ675 so you should also start this business.
@@SDZ675 the world is doomed
Well, even though I'm not Chinese (hence not able to think like a Chinese), I think the porn girl has a brighter future, whilst the AI nerd is going to suffer a mental breakdown and a possible early death via self-inflicted disappearance (aka suicide).
@@HTeo-og1lg Plus, she has to live in China. That's not a good fate. I lived in China for nearly 5 years. Left this last July, don't regret it.
As a Chinese i am guessing TRUST and RESILIENCE?
The people trust the government do the right decisions for the country and for the people.
The government trust the people will compliant and believe in their decision.
The trust is in 2 ways.
I like your answer!
@@PascalCoppens thanks. In my opinion I think this kind of trust need to developed in every country.. then only the people and govt have peace.
@@PascalCoppens another Chinese saying 水能载舟也能覆舟 means water can carry a boat but also flip the boat over. The Chinese govt know the people are the water. So if they didn't treat the water nicely govt will face the consequences.
Pascal - 2022 greetings to You and wishing You great success and achievements in the coming years 👍👍👍👏👏👏
Many thanks
I like self-correctness. We cannot either predict precisely the successful outcome or avoid all risks. China leadership periodically will assess and analysis the gaps and self-correct itself. Majority people will leverage growth mindset in their future endeavors.
Me too! I describe more about that in my fifth chapter of the book. It's one of the most hidden skills of China.
I've read that the West and China think differently. The west is based on logic ie proposition A is better than proposition B. Discussions becomes partisan and confrontational. Whilst Chinese are taught to think in dialectics. Both proposition A and B have positive aspects. Like Yin and Yang, opposing views can co-exist. The goal is to find a workable solution blending many points of view. Because discussions are more extensive, in depth and consultative in nature, many good creative ideas are generated because people are less dogmatic about defending particular points of view. Decision making is slower but execution is often faster because everyone is committed to the agreed solution. Maybe Westerners are unaware of this difference in approach. They mistakenly think decisions are top-down, lacking creativity, slowness is due to bureaucracy and speedy execution is due only to autocracy. Any thoughts?
Thanks! I do talk about this as well in my new book. Amazing!
Harmony and peaceful