Good for them. They can keep believing we're a dystopia and keep peddling that in their propaganda, but anyone who has seen anything for themselves knows better.
@@staraptorflock3661 for the average middleclass family and even those who have only recently received middle class income, children and adults alike are decently informed of modern Western/American politics, economics & culture. the diaspora community also shares a lot of information with the motherland.
It makes me happy! Because their ignorance (and arrogance) will let China's multilateralism help my country gets free from the colonialism imposed. I hope the USA and Europe collapse asap.
As Confucius said, "Guide the people with edicts, keep them in line with punishments then the people will stay out of trouble but will have no sense of shame. Guide the people with virtue, keep them in line with the rites (proper conduct) then besides having a sense of shame they will reform themselves." This is logical since we cannot legislate Morality. It is an unwritten law that is "imperceptible, yet irresistible". China and the Soviet Union under the Bolsheviks are Gov'ts of personalities rather than rules and in this aspect HONOR must exist among its Leaders.
Government's must, above all, serve the people in the endeavors of happiness and health. So good governing that provides for the greater common good and intrudes as little as possible into the personal and private lives its citizens (who finance this government) is the goal.
As an Englishmen there are several things I cannot help but admire about China. Firstly , the state comes first, for it is the framework within which everyone must live .Second, people only progress into the upper echelons of power by ability ,merit and proven results. I would also like to point out how polite and well behaved the Chinese students are in the city of York where I live. They are a credit to China.
Yes ..you have in very clear terms..explained that the test of a good government is whether the people are happy, satisfied and have security to live as a citizen of that place rather than all the abstract notions of what is democracy and human rights
Excellent point about Minyi (the fleeting public opinion) vs Minxin (the more stable public "heart") ! Previously, I've always thought it a shame that the way Imperial China was established practically stifled all thoughts of democracy in China for 2000 years. I still do. However, of the political wisdom that has been preserved, such as explained by Dr Zhang, I now have profound respect for that wisdom. In a subtle way, Chinese leaders have had an understanding of what an effective democracy should *really* focus on, as opposed to the chaotic brand of so called "democracy" that the U.S. sells to the world.
Far too little credit given to the Communist Party of China and its Marxist-Leninist ideological roots to the rise of China. Why did China soar while Russia crumbled and crashed? It's because the Communist Party of China preserved Marxism-Leninism, adopted an anti-revisionist political philosophy, took the mass line seriously, and closely safeguarded political leadership. Both China and the Soviet Union opened up their economies, but in very different ways. Deng ensured that the government remained in control of markets, whereas Gorbachev allowed markets to take control of the government. The end result was a host of self-interested business leaders who could care less about the people took power like Yeltsin, who destabilized and destroyed the Soviet model and plunged Russia and all other former SSRs into decades of poverty. China should carefully remember the political legacy of the Soviet Union in its path to further development. Deviating from the mass line and deviating from Marxism-Leninist forms of political governance will only end in disaster, at the benefit of the West.
Mao Tse-Tung once wrote, that a new economy means also a new political system and culture. And a new political system means also a new economy and new culture. And new culture means new economy and political system. That is the core of all systems. And economy has a very big influence on both political system and culture. If you change one of the big things, you change everything. Reguarding to China, 1978 with introducing of a new economy and open-up policy, the culture and the political system have changed. A economy, which is consume-orientated and profit-orientated, the more is the culture, the thoughts of the people and the political system either human-orientated or not. This is very important to understand.
What ever name we use to name a policial system is just a name. Of course each system has its own supportor and each had strength and weaknesses... In my mind democracy seem to be very good at maintaining stalemate but very slow with development. Democracy devided their population to a few major policial parties and every few years they will put on a show for the average person. But if you take closer look at their policial decision there is no major difference between them.... Because there are so many special interest group and lobbyist with "donation" most major decision will remain the same .... What a waste of time!
in short, the min xin of the chinese are about progression, growth and collected value of unification. while the west's min xin are about rights and freedom above all else. morally speaking, there is no right or wrong here. but realistically speaking, china's ways are more pragmatic and meritocratic which resulted its success. in comparison, the american's ways are less productive as their people think freedom and rights are absolute and without justification, should come for free. this resulted in its decline, as the world works hard and move past them, they remain noncompetitive and are fighting among themselves for their own ideologies, rights and handouts. as the great man lee kuan yew once said, democracy makes sense only when 70% of its people are educated and have a strong idea to what they need to do to make their country successful. america(local born) unfortunately, are largely less educated and care more about their individual gains instead of progression as a whole. china's culture was never weak or bad, or else it would never had survived for over 5000 years. china had to crawl back from the unfortunate events of eight nation alliance and opium wars to finally be on its feet. this time it seems to be strong enough to deter evil doings against herself. china will soon be at the top, be the world order and i believe will be the greater good for everyone.
It really bothers me that these wonderful and informative videos have so little views in comparison to the usual garbage found out here in the "Capital Wasteland." Sorry... couldn't help but toss out an apocalyptic Fallout 3 reference... We all know how THAT war started.
A key element of a healthy democracy is its ability to hold the powerful to account - where the lowliest individual can (in theory) depose a bad leader at the very top. Obviously that theory is absurdly optimistic as the system has in recent decades proven open to gross distortion by monied primarily tax-avoiding interests, but it remains a notional moral strength of classic democratic models.
沈 約 文: 深 樹 國 本，克 阜 民 天 . Ancient Chinese wisdom (may well be the same in Vietnam, Japan & Korea) is: to the mass population, heaven is where foods are abundant. The King who could provide with what his subject need will have the Heaven Mandate. The ultimate test to any political party or/and governing body is its ability to deliver better living standards to its constituency that measured by level of satisfactory with the party. The CPC has brought about 800 million ppl out of extreme poverty, created the greatest middle class in the world, the basic universal health cover, better education, excellent infrastructures, safer society. This CPC certainly has the Heaven Mandate to serve China. Chinese population's satisfactory level with the government is among the highest in the world, far higher than the US, UK, Australia, Canada, Japan, India, to name just a few. What is the stark difference in common lives in those countries? In China most people are optimistic about their better future, trust their government's direction. The others have skeptic views of their governments direction. In the US, UK, Australia, Canada & Japan this generation is worse than the previous one. So they have a good reason for distrust all of their governing parties. These parties failed the test. No one can even see a dim light of the tunnel, but the can hear a cracking sound of the rotten tunnel Nowadays, the vast majority of Chinese are proud themselves of being Chinese. However, for the above mentioned countries, there is a growing number of people who are embarrassed of belong to their own countries, even feel ashamed of their own anthems & flag. Because of this, statues start being demolished, flags being burned, anthem being disgusted by their own people, without outside interference, political agitation. Yes, there are racial hatred incitements, but these has been generated within the countries rather than without.
La evaluación del académico chino Zhang Weiwei: "lo que legitima el modelo es el DESEMPEÑO en la REALIDAD de lo que sea que haga el gobierno". Pues a la gente en realidad "no le importa el modelo" tanto cómo el hecho de que quieren "vivir mejor". La buena gobernanza, o sea, el DESEMPEÑO es lo que se analizará.
Xiao Xuemin Month ago Proposed to Professor Zhang: Explain to the West: The Chinese political system and political philosophy resulting from the combination of the Chinese "world outlook" and communist "dialecticism".
Iraq, Haiti, Ukraine, Grece, Countries in the Americas except Cuba, Europe except Norway, Sweden, Finland, and practically the rest of the multiparty democracies in the world.
History has not ended. The debate is open. I hope China can continue to demonstrate that point to the rest of the world. Equally though, i dont think the 'chinese system' has been defined nor has it been proven.
Claus Exile : too early to tell. I d say after Xi. If they can keep going after Xi retires, i d say we need to revise everyhting we know about politicoeconomy.
The Chinese believe that tricking a person is the same as out thinking a person, they see this as a measure of intelligence and not a measure of deception..
If it wasn't for China's treatment of culture, tradition and the whole business of illegal organ harvesting of political prisoners (+corruption) it'd be a good system I guess. Purely economically it seems like the best system at the moment, that and Russia's. Meaning some kind of third position. When it comes to trade. BUT, it doesn't just come at the expense of forced labor from political prisoners, but also the CCP enslaving their own people and their kids in sweatshops for the cost of peanuts. Wondering if their slave labor is the only way they keep outsourcing other countries.
You know he is an expert when he can explain a complicated topic in the simplest manner that even ordinary people can understand.
He knows and understands it fully... Kudos to him.
There is a big difference between experts and RUclipsrs. But even with that, not all experts can explain things understandable to a layperson.
It makes me sick how little US and Europe know about China.
Good for them. They can keep believing we're a dystopia and keep peddling that in their propaganda, but anyone who has seen anything for themselves knows better.
True however how much do the Chinese people know about America?
@@staraptorflock3661 for the average middleclass family and even those who have only recently received middle class income, children and adults alike are decently informed of modern Western/American politics, economics & culture. the diaspora community also shares a lot of information with the motherland.
It makes me happy! Because their ignorance (and arrogance) will let China's multilateralism help my country gets free from the colonialism imposed. I hope the USA and Europe collapse asap.
I'm starting to get hooked into this series by Mr. Zhang Weiwei. More power to you Sir!👏
What a coincidence, me too.
BRAVOS!!! Me Too.
This guy really seems to know what he´s talking no?
Wish he could deliver a complete 4 year program "This is China, and How to Understand it"
The professor is very knowledgeable and his debate with everyone is wonderful
It doesn't matter what operating system you're using... As long as it's useful.
"It doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black... as long as it catches mice". - some smart Chinese dude.
@@elmohead deng xiaoping! the one who made the chinese people rich!
Good governance must indeed be the acid test of real life political systems rather than that of theoretical political systems.
As Confucius said, "Guide the people with edicts, keep them in line with punishments then the people will stay out of trouble but will have no sense of shame. Guide the people with virtue, keep them in line with the rites (proper conduct) then besides having a sense of shame they will reform themselves." This is logical since we cannot legislate Morality. It is an unwritten law that is "imperceptible, yet irresistible". China and the Soviet Union under the Bolsheviks are Gov'ts of personalities rather than rules and in this aspect HONOR must exist among its Leaders.
Government's must, above all, serve the people in the endeavors of happiness and health.
So good governing that provides for the greater common good and intrudes as little as possible into the personal and private lives its citizens (who finance this government) is the goal.
@@alana295 Confucius say He Who wants by the yard, yet gives by the inch, should be kicked by the Foot.
Wow!
I'd learned more in this 7 minute video than anything I've watched about China's political philosophy.
As an Englishmen there are several things I cannot help but admire about China. Firstly , the state comes first, for it is the framework within which everyone must live .Second, people only progress into the upper echelons of power by ability ,merit and proven results. I would also like to point out how polite and well behaved the Chinese students are in the city of York where I live. They are a credit to China.
Very true, what matters is good Governance 😊
Mr. Zhang Weiwei, love these videos! please don't stop
I love Com.Zhang.
I like this professor, enough to actually comment. Im currently binging these videos. :)
Good governance in the eyes of the people. 👏👏
This is brilliant
Yes ..you have in very clear terms..explained that the test of a good government is whether the people are happy, satisfied and have security to live as a citizen of that place rather than all the abstract notions of what is democracy and human rights
Excellent point about Minyi (the fleeting public opinion) vs Minxin (the more stable public "heart") !
Previously, I've always thought it a shame that the way Imperial China was established practically stifled all thoughts of democracy in China for 2000 years. I still do.
However, of the political wisdom that has been preserved, such as explained by Dr Zhang, I now have profound respect for that wisdom.
In a subtle way, Chinese leaders have had an understanding of what an effective democracy should *really* focus on,
as opposed to the chaotic brand of so called "democracy" that the U.S. sells to the world.
Far too little credit given to the Communist Party of China and its Marxist-Leninist ideological roots to the rise of China. Why did China soar while Russia crumbled and crashed? It's because the Communist Party of China preserved Marxism-Leninism, adopted an anti-revisionist political philosophy, took the mass line seriously, and closely safeguarded political leadership.
Both China and the Soviet Union opened up their economies, but in very different ways. Deng ensured that the government remained in control of markets, whereas Gorbachev allowed markets to take control of the government. The end result was a host of self-interested business leaders who could care less about the people took power like Yeltsin, who destabilized and destroyed the Soviet model and plunged Russia and all other former SSRs into decades of poverty.
China should carefully remember the political legacy of the Soviet Union in its path to further development. Deviating from the mass line and deviating from Marxism-Leninist forms of political governance will only end in disaster, at the benefit of the West.
Mao Tse-Tung once wrote, that a new economy means also a new political system and culture. And a new political system means also a new economy and new culture. And new culture means new economy and political system.
That is the core of all systems. And economy has a very big influence on both political system and culture. If you change one of the big things, you change everything.
Reguarding to China, 1978 with introducing of a new economy and open-up policy, the culture and the political system have changed. A economy, which is consume-orientated and profit-orientated, the more is the culture, the thoughts of the people and the political system either human-orientated or not.
This is very important to understand.
China is a shining example to all peoples of the world ❤🇨🇳
This vid is gold
What ever name we use to name a policial system is just a name. Of course each system has its own supportor and each had strength and weaknesses... In my mind democracy seem to be very good at maintaining stalemate but very slow with development.
Democracy devided their population to a few major policial parties and every few years they will put on a show for the average person.
But if you take closer look at their policial decision there is no major difference between them.... Because there are so many special interest group and lobbyist with "donation" most major decision will remain the same ....
What a waste of time!
@Keanu Yao 👍👍👍👏👏👏
in short, the min xin of the chinese are about progression, growth and collected value of unification. while the west's min xin are about rights and freedom above all else. morally speaking, there is no right or wrong here. but realistically speaking, china's ways are more pragmatic and meritocratic which resulted its success. in comparison, the american's ways are less productive as their people think freedom and rights are absolute and without justification, should come for free. this resulted in its decline, as the world works hard and move past them, they remain noncompetitive and are fighting among themselves for their own ideologies, rights and handouts.
as the great man lee kuan yew once said, democracy makes sense only when 70% of its people are educated and have a strong idea to what they need to do to make their country successful. america(local born) unfortunately, are largely less educated and care more about their individual gains instead of progression as a whole. china's culture was never weak or bad, or else it would never had survived for over 5000 years. china had to crawl back from the unfortunate events of eight nation alliance and opium wars to finally be on its feet. this time it seems to be strong enough to deter evil doings against herself. china will soon be at the top, be the world order and i believe will be the greater good for everyone.
ruclips.net/video/bahMPWwNKzo/видео.html
damn I'm pretty amazed by your comment. It's basically what I wanted to say, but in a better, more knowledgeable, and concise way.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Well done China. Thank you Prof Zhang
I like the chinese system
It really bothers me that these wonderful and informative videos have so little views in comparison to the usual garbage found out here in the "Capital Wasteland." Sorry... couldn't help but toss out an apocalyptic Fallout 3 reference... We all know how THAT war started.
excellent explained.
A key element of a healthy democracy is its ability to hold the powerful to account - where the lowliest individual can (in theory) depose a bad leader at the very top.
Obviously that theory is absurdly optimistic as the system has in recent decades proven open to gross distortion by monied primarily tax-avoiding interests, but it remains a notional moral strength of classic democratic models.
This is so cool
沈 約 文: 深 樹 國 本，克 阜 民 天 . Ancient Chinese wisdom (may well be the same in Vietnam, Japan & Korea) is: to the mass population, heaven is where foods are abundant. The King who could provide with what his subject need will have the Heaven Mandate.
The ultimate test to any political party or/and governing body is its ability to deliver better living standards to its constituency that measured by level of satisfactory with the party.
The CPC has brought about 800 million ppl out of extreme poverty, created the greatest middle class in the world, the basic universal health cover, better education, excellent infrastructures, safer society. This CPC certainly has the Heaven Mandate to serve China. Chinese population's satisfactory level with the government is among the highest in the world, far higher than the US, UK, Australia, Canada, Japan, India, to name just a few.
What is the stark difference in common lives in those countries?
In China most people are optimistic about their better future, trust their government's direction. The others have skeptic views of their governments direction. In the US, UK, Australia, Canada & Japan this generation is worse than the previous one. So they have a good reason for distrust all of their governing parties. These parties failed the test. No one can even see a dim light of the tunnel, but the can hear a cracking sound of the rotten tunnel
Nowadays, the vast majority of Chinese are proud themselves of being Chinese.
However, for the above mentioned countries, there is a growing number of people who are embarrassed of belong to their own countries, even feel ashamed of their own anthems & flag. Because of this, statues start being demolished, flags being burned, anthem being disgusted by their own people, without outside interference, political agitation. Yes, there are racial hatred incitements, but these has been generated within the countries rather than without.
La evaluación del académico chino Zhang Weiwei: "lo que legitima el modelo es el DESEMPEÑO en la REALIDAD de lo que sea que haga el gobierno".
Pues a la gente en realidad "no le importa el modelo" tanto cómo el hecho de que quieren "vivir mejor".
La buena gobernanza, o sea, el DESEMPEÑO es lo que se analizará.
向張教授建议:
向西方解釋:中国人"天下观"和共产主义"辩证法"结合,所产生的中国政治制度及政治哲学.
Xiao Xuemin
Month ago
Proposed to Professor Zhang:
Explain to the West: The Chinese political system and political philosophy resulting from the combination of the Chinese "world outlook" and communist "dialecticism".
Iraq, Haiti, Ukraine, Grece, Countries in the Americas except Cuba, Europe except Norway, Sweden, Finland, and practically the rest of the multiparty democracies in the world.
要谈不同民族国家的差别，首先是民族性的差别, 中国人经过几千年封建驯化，民族性里面确实也有些优点, 第一绝对部分人很勤劳，第二愿意学习，第三文化比较适合抚育大量人口。只要政府不乱来，就会创造财富。改革以来，不是政治制度好，而是没有再太瞎折腾，而且学习接受了起码一半的现代文明成果，也就是自然科学这一半。这就是这四十年成绩取得的原因。
I see mistakes being made that were also made by that of the Soviet Union
Sure, you are free to explain here.
He is wrong. With democracy you get competent leaders like Biden, Kamala Harris or Trump. Or Bush.
张教授睿智👏👏👏
U told them all it would make the 戰忽局’s work becomes harder
History has not ended. The debate is open. I hope China can continue to demonstrate that point to the rest of the world. Equally though, i dont think the 'chinese system' has been defined nor has it been proven.
chf gbp dude, they're the second largest economy so I would say they have proved their point.
Claus Exile : too early to tell. I d say after Xi. If they can keep going after Xi retires, i d say we need to revise everyhting we know about politicoeconomy.
The Chinese believe that tricking a person is the same as out thinking a person, they see this as a measure of intelligence and not a measure of deception..
一针见血！
If it wasn't for China's treatment of culture, tradition and the whole business of illegal organ harvesting of political prisoners (+corruption) it'd be a good system I guess. Purely economically it seems like the best system at the moment, that and Russia's.
Meaning some kind of third position. When it comes to trade.
BUT, it doesn't just come at the expense of forced labor from political prisoners, but also the CCP enslaving their own people and their kids in sweatshops for the cost of peanuts. Wondering if their slave labor is the only way they keep outsourcing other countries.
张维为引用儒家思想，断章取意。只引选贤与能，却不引『大道之行也，天下为公』九
字。他解释的选贤与能，乃是由共产党一党选。这就是天下为私，而不是天下为公。
这种选，又违背中国宪法精神。中国宪法第79条说，凡年满45岁的中国公民，就可
被选为执政人。并没说只有共产党的党员才可被选为执政人。宪法也没规定参选的
人要有行政经历。如果共产党认为，科班出身的人才能被选为执政人。张君应该指
出中共写的宪法欺骗国人。应该在演说中提出修改宪法。
孔子的思想，早有人解释成民主。即晚清时代的徐继畲（道光二十四年）。他认为，
华盛顿在美国兴起的制度，和孔子的思想一致。他的话遂被人刻在石碑上，送给美
国。此碑目前就立在美国华盛顿纪念馆中。克林顿总统去中国演说时，还提到此碑。
不幸，不肖的张君维为，却没见闻此事。他助纣为虐,乃中国的大不幸。
@whk wole “大道之行，天下为公。” 带领占世界80%的贫困人口脱贫，让中国民众生活的越来越有尊严。这不是为公？九年义务教育和国家助学贷款让适龄学子都有接受教育的权利；高考虽然竞争激烈，但是给了多少学生尤其是落后地区的孩子们改变命运的机会。通过知识改变命运在中国从来不是一句空话。这难道不是为公？全民普及的医疗保险保障制度，让民众都能及时看上病，是“及时”不是排队等待或是高昂的私人医保。这难道不是为公？四通八达的海陆空铁路交通设施和服务网络，让民众可以随时潇洒地来一场说走就走的旅行。这难道不是为公？为什么要把天下为公的思想狭隘到仅是政治的选拔或选举。至于中国的政治制度，共产党的执政能力和是否行大道，只有生活在中国这片土地上的中国人才最有权利作出评价！得道者多助，失道者寡助。是否得民心，看本土老百姓的生活满意度，幸福感和对未来的信心是最有力的证明。“助纣为虐”的揣摩，生活在中国以外的你就不要强加给中国了，还是多关心你所在国的政治环境吧，那与你息息相关。
@@lesleycocoa7476 : “大道之行天下为公”八字的意思，和后面的“选贤与能”四字有关系。如果只有某一党才能被选，就不是“天下为公”。而是天下为私。无论某党多么贤多么能。即使100%的贫困人口脱贫，也是天下为私。孔子这个思想，还悬挂在美国总统华盛顿纪念馆中。故，连美国人也能谈。为甚么我不能谈？现行的中国制度，不但违背古圣思想，也违背中国的宪法。由此制度而产生的政府，遂是个非法政府。我虽人在天边，也能指出。你身在其中，却茫然不知。可哀可叹。
@UpWeGoOoOo : 恐怕你以为中国5000年历史很和平。据现实看，中国5000年全是处于侵略异国杀
异族灭异族的战争中。要不然，怎么今天（2019年）中国境内还有50几个弱小民。
有一副地图回答此问题，请看一下：
www.chinahighlights.com/map/ancient-china-map/
如不看，你怎知你『整个国家的发展图景』？
@UpWeGoOoOo : 你说清朝时，『西北被蒙古人天天劫掠』，恐怕你弄错了朝代。我看，你须再重读读
你中国5000年历史。希特勒害死的人多，还是毛泽东害死的人多？你也得再读读。
共产党我觉得已经不是传统意义的政党！跟世界上其他政党是有明显区别的！应该叫一个政权更恰当！传统意义的政党更像是一个利益群体的代理人，多党制的核心思想就是利益群体自己的发声以及竞争协商！任何主政中国的政权，都必须秉承天下为公的信念，其实共产党一党专政就是如此！他的使命目标也很明确，中华民族伟大复兴！8000多万党员的规模，让他有很牢固的群众基础，也代表了人民的整体利益！一党专政保证了执政的效果和效率，代民权行使皇权，代表中国大一统的思想保证不分裂！人类历史从神权社会到皇权再到如今的民权社会，我觉得一党专政是民权体系的一种，不一定只有多党制才是唯一！只要体系设计合理，一党专政更有效率且更能代表人民意志！
共产党的作用其实我觉得两个：1是坚持精英治理，通过政党体系来选拔精英治理国家！2是对价值观的筛选，无神论、唯物辩证等基础架构来选择治国人才！他不是一个利益政党，而是一个统一政权！