Singapore Street Interviews | What Foreigners think about China
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- Опубликовано: 9 ноя 2022
- We went out on the streets of Singapore to ask random people what their views of China were. We talked to people from Singapore but also Luxembourg, Japan and Portugal to get their candid responses, and were quite surprised at what we found.
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Unfortunately my young nephews & nieces in Singapore are viewing China very negatively. Most of them got their views & opinions from the mainstream media. My challenge to them is go visit China first before forming your opinion. I've travelled the world & to me, China is one of the greatest civilisation.
Fully agreed most of them get news from Western media as English is the mainstream in Singapore , they believe whatever English media feed them that the power of media it can shape your mind very easily without you thinking what their motive behind ...
@@Mon-zg9wp This is the reason why we have to use youtube, twitter,facebook etc. Wow, ticktok is coming. it's monster, give it to me! or.....
Singapore English media is actually controlled by the west, e.g. CNA, as the young generation generally only read English, their views are forged just like the young ppl in the western countries. This is dangerous for Singapore, as these young ppl is likely to overthrow the great ruling party of Singapore sooner or later, the tiny country will be ruined in the western style bipartisan chaos.
Let them know they are Chinese, no matter what your nationality is it will not change what your blood is.
Hi Barrett, welcome to our lovely city. Hope you have a positive outlook if of Singapore. You should have interviewed some elderly Singaporean about their views of China and you’d be surprised. Anyway wish you a full recovery .
The Japanese lady says one of the negative things about China is pollution so Japan dumping nuclear waste into the ocean is not pollution?
Well, in Japan, the government has been brainwashing their own people
The lady was aware of the nuclear waste , It's just that the guy forget to ask about Japan,
She is obviously brainwashed...
Japanese under the US exterminate male and infant Dolphins. So that the female ones can be attractions in the west. This woman is like someone who signs a contract without reading the small written parts and then crying when the contract is "activated"
@@LmWeJoKun Then she should have said that her own country does pollution too and it shouldn't be singled out like that. I don't understand people like you ,who criticize others while ignoring your own misfits like that. It is called scapegoating what you do
It's interesting that when Western countries run for office, instead of comparing who will make a better life for their people, they compare who is tougher on China. Would being tough on China make their people' lives better?
U can't compare how much u need to spend on US election campaign just to win, with big corporates' donation fund. So who control who @ Corp or govt, who first taken care of first @ corporate or people, who benefits more politician, corporate or people? Somehow Communist China breaks many Democratic Records which shld be condemned, by most mainstream media and the west in general. They r the world, forgotten that!
All western countries including Korean, Japanese are controlled by USA anti China propaganda. Look at this old white , what a typical stupid BS for China government: I like Chinese but not their government. He live in a country Singapore much more stricter about medias administration, Singapore treat fake news ZERO torlerant! T Thank you but 1.4 billion Chinese love our government. What’s the reason? Because too much idiots hate China government I met in western countries who brainwashed by anti communist propaganda. We have to stand up for justification. We have much more freedom than your western countries, all international students saw your hypocrisy! The more you distortion the more we Chinese support our cpc government. Enough is enough!
It's just something to scare their people, then they compete with other politicians to provoke "bogie man China" to show who is tougher to get votes - just a showmanship contest to get elected.
Seems the west has run out of statesmen.
How else to explain the forsaken common people of some of these countries with their under maintained crumbling garbage littered infrastructures, zombies in the unsafe streets, tent cities, stray or intentional bullets killing innocent ones, price gouging healthcare, etc.??
Segolene Royale a former French presidential candidate travelled to China one month prior to the elections. Why? To bolster her credential in foreign affairs. She went there dining, drinking, partying with members of CPC. On return to Paris she pretended to have talked tough with her hosts. Really that was a big joke but good to fool a big section of the voters.
their people have been constantly brainwashed and indoctrinated to hate China, its government and its people for a long time. So being tough on China help them score political points.
The guy from Luxemburg. My next question is, as a sinologist, do u speak Chinese? So many so called fly by night sinologist dont even speak a word of Chinese and yet called themselves Chinese expert.😂
All western countries including Korean, Japanese are controlled by USA anti China propaganda. Look at this old white , what a typical stupid BS for China government: I like Chinese but not their government. He live in a country Singapore much more stricter about medias administration, Singapore treat fake news ZERO torlerant! T Thank you but 1.4 billion Chinese love our government. What’s the reason? Because too much idiots hate China government I met in western countries who brainwashed by anti communist propaganda. We have to stand up for justification. We have much more freedom than your western countries, all international students saw your hypocrisy! The more you distortion the more we Chinese support our cpc government. Enough is enough!
He lied. He is a sinophobic.
I guess to him, lifting 800 million ppl out of poverty is a small feat of the Chinese government!! Chinese ppl got no free will and free thinking when millions and millions of Chinese are all over the planet. Chinese technological advancement is absolutely mind blowing! Same as North Korea right? 😂
The Luxemburg guy sounds like an ignoramus to me! This sinologist smacks of resentment and wilful ignorance.
@@raideepu4 😂😂😂😂👍👍👍
1) My first 3 words: Efficient, fast and competent.
2) Positive opinion of China.
3) Got the opinion working with Chinese friends/colleagues and saw the progresses myself there.
4) SG media are mostly neutral and factual about China but some articles which are borrowed from western MSM like Reuters, AFP, AP, Bloomberg and etc. are mostly negative.
CNA is as bad as the Western media if not worse.
thanks
thank you, one more question, where are you from ?
this is common view of a tourist or foreigner but if u r a citizen or involve in media or politics career in china, ur opinion will b v different......
Couldn’t agree more! If one wanted unbiased news about China these western media you mentioned are best to avoid like the plagues.
As a Singaporean I have a very positive view of China. 3 words that come to my mind :
1) beautiful landscapes
2) poverty alleviation
3) high speed rail
Thank you.
Agree
this is typical view of a tourist or foreigner but if u r a citizen or involve in media or politics career in china, ur opinion will b v different......
Pretty conclusive on what China has been doing😂
@@father88888 so true so real … joining a 5days 6 nights China tour compare with one whom live and work in China … the view & prospects are totally different.
The Luxembourg guy claimed he is a sinologist and therefore knows a lot about its culture and civilization. He should know that to govern China successfully, the center must be strong. Throughout its 5000 years history, if the Emperor is weak, there would be chaos and upheavals. Therefore, the Mandate of Heaven would change. Also, the Chinese value peace and stability in order to have a comfortable life. Therefore, the good of the community is placed above individual interests. And in the Chinese tradition, action speaks louder than words. Therefore you don't see Chinese taking part in political activities in the west, unlike the Indians because they are very good at talking.
Indians are not only good at talking; they're excellent at lying too.😂
Indians and used car salesman have a lot in common. They can sell a lemon for a price of a good car.
Actually freedom of expression only care about SELF. They don't care about other people's concern or feelings. These are only for SELF. The western world are going for a hard ride...they only care about Oneself and care not for others.
That guy is biased from the beginning
I am curious to know the timeline of his stay in China. From the look of his age, it could well be during the Mao's Cultural Revolution and the Great Leap, or during the later Tiananmen Saga. If this guess is correct, then I could see why he makes his opinion. Because if I am in China in that Era, I would have made the same sentiments too. That aside, I think their goverment are evolving and it wouldnt be fair to use a past yardstick to measure the present.
1. Communist....2. Economic miracle....from poor to rich and advance country within short period of time.......3 Makes USA got headache
@@pingpong7810 HK is free. Now just needs to get rid of the remaining roaches and ship them to UK.
Sam I am assuming you have never been to China 🇨🇳 because of your first part of your answer. Here is the truth. China 🇨🇳 is a hybrid. They took all the best stuff from Socialism, Communism, and Capitalism. If you were ever in China 🇨🇳 you would have known that.
@@pingpong7810 I am sorry even when England 🇬🇧 ruled them they didn't have freedom. Look back in some history books and you will even see Hong Kong 🇭🇰 citizens were treated poorly! They had less freedom when England 🇬🇧 was there. China 🇨🇳 gave then freedom!
Those unpatriotic and probably unless candidates r free to leave and to be a renewed as " free" British Subject. Hope they still want them? Mb to put off some stunts in Manchester recently will likely help in their ILR application. That's the New Free & Safe HK now. Even as a non China citizen like me know about it!
@@Facts..Checker If you do some England 🇬🇧 and The United Terrorist States 🇺🇸 started those RIOTS in Hong Kong 🇭🇰!
I went to Shanghai in 2003 to set up a representative office. Got myself an apartment there and have been staying there on and off since then. I am semi-retired now, and although I am back in Singapore, I still go there regularly before Covid-19 affected travelling. My opinion of China: Friendly, smart, and hard working people, nationalistic (understandable after what happened in the past), and inefficient bureaucratic process in government and government-owned establishments which can be frustrating when trying to get things done (has improved somewhat; not a fair view as compared to Singapore).
Generally, I have positive opinion of China as long as I leave politics aside which I don't wish to get myself engaged. News and RUclips videos from the Anglo-Saxon sources tend to be biased against China especially the CCP, and should not be taken seriously.
5:09 This guy have no idea what he is talking about
I am from Russia and we don't have problem with expression opinion
And also we are nod stupid dambases who can't defend ourselves from government
欢迎你再来中国。
China has one government, Communist Party of China (CPC), ccp is a made up anglo saxon word.
相反，我觉得政府的效率非常高，高于绝大部分国家
You opinion is quite neutral. I agree that most Chinese people are friendly, but the government are sort of evil, especially if you dare to denounce them.
Mr Barrett, welcome to Singapore. Always admire your work and your sincere attempts to educate people about China. I know it is not easy when there is a lot of people who haven't been there but are heavily influence by media who are biased about China. I am a local Singaporean and first went to China in the early 90's, and had been there quite frequently since, for business and leisure. I am retired now, and in the early days, I don't really have a good impression of the country. To a large extend, this is influenced by western media, the historical attempts by Communist to extend their influence in the region, and the horrible mess they made of their country during the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution. However, after visiting different parts of China, interacting with the locals, understanding their views and opinions, and see for my own eyes the progresses that they made; my view of China is largely positive now. Whatever people may say, it is undeniable that they have achieve much, especially for their own citizens. The last thing that they need is external political interference by others who think that they know how to govern China better, especially, when they have made a mess of their own and other nations.
说实话他们怎么想不重要，一个武汉市面积都相当于20个新加坡了🤣
Singaporean here, I concur with you. I work in China from 1984 to 1990 and have seen what it was like. They have improved by leaps and bounds. I am impressed and happy for them.
@De Ch I went to Shanghai in 1997 and I believed at that time there was only 1 line.
@@dfdfdf1990 these are typical exemplary comments to antagonise & divide, hoping to create a rift or a slight hatred to disrespect a smaller nation. That’s really dumb … try harder.
@@dfdfdf1990 Why put Singapore down as being just 1/20 the size of Wuhan, so it doesn’t matter what we think? Most of the people Barrett interviewed are not even from Singapore. And size isn’t everything. Your great leader Deng Xiaoping obviously didn’t think Singapore was too small to learn from when he visited in 1978. Since then Singapore has trained 55,000 Chinese government officials in the Singapore way of governance. 做人要懂得感恩，不要忘恩负义，当个白眼狼。真没素质。Frankly, it is attitudes like yours that give Singaporeans a negative impression of China, so you do your country a great disservice.
As a Singaporean I already gave up America dream (not safe there) but I'm proud as a Chinese and Asian 欢迎您来到 新加坡Cheers.
🙏👍🙏
The American dream died with Boomers. Than again it was a "Dream" sold to the world. If US is as great as it is, it will be booming and not resort to underhand methods to undermine competitors. ...
汉族么你是
Me too! Support you, bro!
u think china is safe ?
Regarding what the S. Korean guy said about Chinese folks claiming everything is from China has a story behind it. A lot of Taiwanese and foreigners who speak and write chinese often post fake messages on the internet posing as mainland chinese to pit mainland chinese against s. koreans.
@@pingpong7810 GFY
@@pingpong7810 Let's free all the dalits who are oppressed by the Hindu fundamentalists
S. Korean guy said 60% negative view in media, he lied
I often search news on Korea's youtube, I never encounter positive news about China
All western countries including Korean, Japanese are controlled by USA anti China propaganda. Look at this old white , what a typical stupid BS for China government: I like Chinese but not their government. He live in a country Singapore much more stricter about medias administration, Singapore treat fake news ZERO torlerant! T Thank you but 1.4 billion Chinese love our government. What’s the reason? Because too much idiots hate China government I met in western countries who brainwashed by anti communist propaganda. We have to stand up for justification. We have much more freedom than your western countries, all international students saw your hypocrisy! The more you distortion the more we Chinese support our cpc government. Enough is enough!
Work of CIA.
Man, shame on that "sinologist." All governments deserve critique, but the Chinese government is one of the better ones on this planet.
and by his logic chinese people would be prosecuted if we speak negtive of government, so any positive opinion from people is fake,
china government has probelem so is bad government, western government also has problems but it's good because it's in a democrcaric government in free world. he will win his arugment with anyone by his logic ,
@@user-yc8yu8qv3q lol keep telling yourself that
不知道这位卢森堡汉学家知不知道一句话：水能载舟 亦能覆舟，又玩这套把中国人民和中国政府对立起来的把戏。
@@xz334 “Save Us”
People make me laugh 😃! It shows most don't know anything about China. Those answers are of the Western mindset. I found China 🇨🇳 a much better place than any other Nation I lived in.
All western countries including Korean, Japanese are controlled by USA anti China propaganda. Look at this old white , what a typical stupid BS for China government: I like Chinese but not their government. He live in a country Singapore much more stricter about medias administration, Singapore treat fake news ZERO torlerant! T Thank you but 1.4 billion Chinese love our government. What’s the reason? Because too much idiots hate China government I met in western countries who brainwashed by anti communist propaganda. We have to stand up for justification. We have much more freedom than your western countries, all international students saw your hypocrisy! The more you distortion the more we Chinese support our cpc government. Enough is enough!
Agreed, I have visited China many times in various parts of China. My conclusion : China is a much better place and safer place than many western countries. Their achievement in upgrading the life of their people within a short of time is a miracle by any standard of measurement. Yet, many western countries who are running their countries in a mess want China to follow their way of doing. Such a big joke.
@@pingpong7810 free yourself mate !
@@rogernguyen1273 China is so free, just ask the residents in Shanghai, Zhengzhou and Guangzhou!
@@ivanyu3930 I don't have to ask i know China is a free country without homeless violence thieves etc...
That Luxembourg guy who claimed that he was In China for 8 years should visit China now. He don't know what he's talking about.
He will look at China through his grey lense anyway
He's already brainwashed by the Anglo-Saxon media.
I guess he will have a heart attack and sink into a state of self-doubt when he returns to China and talk to people on street about their views of their country and government.
I tell you how it is now - never ending lock down, chained up apartments with people inside, rejected or limit bank withdrawal, AI scan of Weixin for using 'inappropriate' words, arousing anti-foreigner campaign. My goods have been stuck from the factories for months, my reliable Chinese suppliers are asking me to deposit payment into their sg account instead of of China's, looks like they are planning to leave asap.
That Lux guy is wearing a BBC grey-tinted lenses.
I am currently working abroad in a Western country. My closest friends are Chinese people - they are friendly, accepting, and patient in teaching you Chinese. The friendships they form with me is even closer to those friendships that I have back in my own country. My Chinese friends eat normal food - rice, noodles, pork/chicken/lamb, snacks - and not “weird food”. They are hardworking and pursue their goals with passion. They are willing to help you if you have questions and are very down-to-earth rather than judgmental. I would say, don’t believe everything you see on media (especially Western media) on China and Chinese people. Actually go to visit China or at least know and make friends with some Chinese people before making stereotypes or casting a (negative) opinion on them. Oh, I have to add that the young Chinese people have very modern and trendy fashion sense too (girls and guys included!)
Funny how that sinologist likes the cultures and history of China but can't see that the current Chinese CPC is very much evolved from that?! The current Chinese system is entirely unique like no others because it is built on its own history in its own ways.
Hi Lee, Welcome to Singapore!
I'm Singaporean, for me three things that pop into my mind when mentioning China are
Friendly people
Modern, efficient transportation and infrastructure
Great, ancient civilization
Of course there are many many more superlatives like great food, diverse and inclusive culture, high technology, deep history, sustainable agriculture, safe streets etc etc ..and the list goes on.... and on.......
Friendly people? that depends its the same everywhere you go around the world, unfriendly people, bad people, good people, changes everyday if the person is having a bad day or having a good day.
@@cuteandfunnyearthlings2863 nah bro, Americans I'm general are unfriendly. Been there, don't want this sweet fairy tale world of yours
@@cuteandfunnyearthlings2863 The difference is that China is actively working to create more good days for its people and actively promoting social cohesion, so you get to meet many more happy, mentally and emotionally healthy, friendly people.
Contrast with the USA, which is actively working to make the living environment worse for its own citizens and where family and social cohesion is breaking down, which is why you have so many stressed out Americans randomly bursting in anger in public thereby causing danger to others, not to mention all the homeless drug addicts, who are unlikely to be friendly either as they see you as another target to rob in order to get their next fix.
Most human beings, no matter their culture or ethnicity, have the capacity to be friendly, but their living environment has a huge impact on whether that potential will be actualized or not, which is why China has such a big percentage of friendly people.
@@cuteandfunnyearthlings2863 So you feel not easy when Chinese is said friendly?
just like u find japanese ppl v civilised, polite, n good mannered but japan committed atrocities in world war two....
Thanks so much for another great video Lee!!!! 👍👍👍👏👏👏 Please keep up with the good work😇
It should be interesting to ask people their opinions of America and China together
Most will say american positively and great no matter how many lives it had took since the invasion of Iraq. 🤣🤣
It's more interesting to ask them how they compare India the world's biggest free democracy to China the world's biggest non-democracy.
Ask the wrong one they would say america is hell and not land of free lmao
agreed!
@@Anonymous------ who defines "demoncracy"?
Welcome to Singapore Mr Barrett Hope you enjoyed your stay here👍I had been following your channels and as an Asian, we are really thankful to you for trying hard in bridging the gap between the West and the East. Thank you for being a mediator. Blessed are the peace makers and may God bless you richly. We Singaporeans will try our best to promote peace and stability for Asia. It really saddens me to see Anti-Asian sentiments in the West. Hope to see more rational Westerners like you. I mean, it would be wonderful to see US and China coming together in doing things that will benefit all mankind. War is something we must do our ultmost to prevent. Love your positivity in your channels and keep on your great work 👏👏👏👍👍👍
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Taiwan is a country
@@phatrick8848 Not recognised by UN, US or any other G7 or G20 countries 🐸
US and China coming together? Then what are they going to do to score political points come elections season?
Bunny, best stay within your block. Chee bye
I find these street interview videos very interesting and I'm impressed by how Lee makes every effort to stay neutral and just ask the questions.
He's still trying to sell the positivity of China, such as the Harvard poll. He never mention any negative side of China.
However, at least he didn't delete the negative opinion from the interviewees.
Great video! Street interviews seems kind informative
My three words/phrases about China:
1) Kind, hard working and intelligent Chinese people
2) Five thousand years Chinese civilisation
3) Chinese miracle
Fully agreed! As for government issues, only its citizens have their rights to comment. Outsiders, please stay out of the family matter!
@@jimmylim736 AGREED!
@@jimmylim736 The foreigners should only talk about foreign things, true.
i hardly would use the word 'kind' to describe mainlanders but yeah the rest is true.
@@pepelepew1227 Especially the Japanese girl. Hot, but brainwashed.
The 'Sinologist' has a lot more things to learn about China!
The "Sinologist" dislikes the Chinese govt primarily because they are NOT like his country, i.e., democracy. That's all. And he has no clue what's the diff between western democracy and China's socialism with Chinese characteristics system.
Yeah a pretty ignorant sinologist 😂😂
"I like China as a people, but I don't believe they have a mind of their own or acknowledge how their lives have improved under their current govt"
When an angmoh tells you he/she is a Sinologist, he is just saying he knows who is Jacky Chan.
@@greatasia606 The Angmoh thinks he knows more about China than we Chinese.🤑🤑🤑🤑
Great video! I really enjoy this type of video which gives a unique perspective as to how the real people see, feel, or think about China. You should do more.
Interesting and honest Lee. Keep up the good work!
You guys do great street interviews! Keep it up 👏👏👍👍💪💪
"I generally love Chinese people in China but not the Government" isn't this a familiar phrase? LoL How long will you be in Singapore? Any meet and greet session?
如果你是爱中国文化我会理解你的想法，但是文化需要政府去维护，群众去传承，对了，我们的政府有我们爱，谢谢😂😂
that's a typical hypocratic answer of thoese who actually doesn't really like anything about china, but has to find something positive to balance his negtive opinions . as a chinese , i would say to him, thanks but no thanks...
非常虚伪！！我们支持共产党，支持政府，热爱国家！这一切密不可分！！缺一不可！！！
Kind of "I like you but hate your family" type of comment. I am really curious to know the timeline he had stayed in China. Which 8 years?
@@benjamin-o7h I doubt he lived there for such a long time
Very interesting video. Pretty fair and balanced. U managed to get people from so many nationalities from the streets of SG!
I had to laugh when I heard the highly-educated (he claimed to be a sinologist by training) gentleman from Luxembourg trying to dismiss the "support for their government survey" as 'unreliable' because the Chinese couldn't speak their mind due to fear of persecution.
Doesn't he know people conducting those surveys never ask for personally identifiable information? Or that they will never divulge information of the interviewees to any government? I'm sure most if not all the people who has ever taken part in a survey knows that, and would never be 'scared' to say what they think under anonymity, but apparently our learned Luxembourger doesn't...
Yeah. And also 140 million Chinese traveled outside of China as a tourist every year. If China is really as bad as "fear of persecution", they would have take the chance and escape and yet there is 0 defector. All of them went back to China.
European Nations MEDIA has been HIJACK since the 1990. Many have Negative and Half Truths being "Brainwashed" into the Public. Sad that is the case after Speaking to them for their "Opinion". CCP has done more for it PEOPLE than what the European Govn has done for its own People. Ask them how their "Elderly" populations are doing for a) Health care b)Travel c) Benefits ( Entrance fees, Travel tickets, Subsidies, etc ) ,,,,,...........
Even funnier he said what he did, given it's similar in the west now. Try talking good about Russia in the west and see what happens. Also, for 3 years, most Americans and Westerners have been (and still are) forbidden to speak their mind about Covid if it contradicts the government narrative. Indeed, millions in the US have been fired for that - including hundreds of thousands in healthcare!! Fact.
the white and western people are very much brainwashed since young by their media and pupular distorted views about China always.
You should have seen how the CCP are forcing people in some cases making them to shit in the bucket inside the bus full of people because of the zero COVID-19 lockdown policy 😅🤣🤣 other people were being arrested on theirs way back from vacation inside the hotel and taken away against theirs will to be isolated in a small containers without food and water for days 😂 and then there's endless testing of COVID-19 that they have to do even during a heavy rain and storms 🤣😂
I have watched your video when you were in China during the pandemic. Thank you for sharing the good things in China. Many people have wrong opinion of China. Thank you for coming to Singapore. Hope you enjoy your time here. Welcome ❤
as European who has lived in 5 different countries including USA I was totally impressed with China .they are 20 years ahead of Europe and USA . You normally have a feeling of how safe you are or how comfortable you feel in unknown environment. Felt totally safe and comfortable, people are friendly and trying their best not speaking your language. I was there for 16 days on a tour with an orchestra and visited 14 city’s all over China. Incredible!!!! Mind blowing…. Every single concert hall was a piece of art, incredible acoustics and great public. To bad there was Covid pandemic right after.. would have been back… Actuality would love to go live there for a while and experience life there.
20 years ahead only in the inner most areas of first tier cities. Go the 5th ring road area of Beijing, things go down quickly.
@@buzzcrushtrendkill same as every where basically, or maybe not in a few countries in Europe , but if you go let say in East Harlem and West Bronx NewYork you would feel actually like in a 3rd world country…. We have past some poorer parts of Changsha and other city’s but there is really no comparison
@@ciaogali completely false. most places in western europe have high standard of living. Even in rural areas. in China, people rural areas are still living in poverty.
Actually if you ask Singaporeans instead of foreigners, you might get a neutral or more to the positive side. My two Singaporean friends who worked in China like China and decided to settle down in China. When I travelled to Shanghai in 2016, the people were already using mobile phone as wallet. Things were moving very fast and the streets at night were quite safe.
Let me share my thoughts as s Singaporean.
1) Technology, population, economic superhouse
2) Generally positive opinions of China
3) Singapore media is generally neutral since both China and the US are major trading partners of us. Hence, the local media tends to be more careful about being too extreme in its opinions
I am Singaporean also but sorry to say Singapore media is not neutral
Singapore youngsters have a very negative view about China thank to the Western media and our local media
原来，负面也算是中立，领教了
Neural? give me a break.
Local media doesn't matter since western msm dominates the world like 80% coverage globally. Most feeble minded young Singaporeans get their opinions on China from tiktok, twitter and such. More so, Singaporean media like CNA literally just repost every news from western media outlets like Reuters, Guardians, Washington Post, CNN etc etc... Perhaps Straits Times and Zhao Bao are more neutral. I'd say most of the news the average Singaporeans consume tend to portray China in a more negative light than neutral.
You are so gentle，so gentle，so gentle
The honest and intelligent answer from the people give hope for a better future.
Welcome to Singapore! Been watching your channel for a while now and glad you have visited my country!
The last lady is definitely not Japanese. Her accent is 100% Chinese. She’s probably Taiwanese who lived in Japan n identifies herself as japanese
It's possible both ways.....Taiwan was a Japanese colony from 1895-1945. Japan had gained control of the island from imperial China in 1895. So, I am not surprised that there may still be many Japanese in Taiwan to-date.
She lives in cave most of her time
I have a negative image of Japan after her interview
@@JXFernKPeace singapore was also technically a colony of japan, so singaporeans can claim to be from japan as well using your theory..
yeah she totally don't sound japanese at all..
That last lady's English is just too good to be a legit Japanese🤣
yeah she sounds like a malaysian or a singaporean imo..probably moved to japan or something..
Right on the dot! She speaks like a well-educated Singaporean and there's not a trace of japanese in her mannerisms!
She might have been born in Japan and left at a very young age.
yep that's the first thing come to my head as she started talking, her pronounciation is impressive.
Well done, Barrett. You did a great interview. You ask fair questions and show a broad range of opinions, both positive and negative.
The Belgian sinologist doesn't seem to know China very well. He said the Chinese can't freely express their opinions for fear of being prosecuted. I'd like to see the evidence supporting this allegation.
There are lots and lots of opinions on Chinese social media. Perhaps he never followed their social media. What kind of sinologist is he???
What do you expect from a white guy besides racism and glorification of Nazism?
He is right, how about you go to China and criticise the CCP and being outspoken and see how far you can go?
@@azhariarif You don't even have to go America for the US to say you have WOMD and then the next thing to happen to you is they bomb you back to Stone Age. Try living in a white man country to experience their racism before you think they are heaven and China represents hell.
Probably went to China in the 80s, and only hangs around dissident crowds that went to dominate "Chinese studies" in most western universities after Tiananmen Square.
It's quite literally learning Cuba from Cuban exiles in Miami, same vibe.
FOR ME AS A SINGAPOREAN , OVERALL CHINA IS ONE OF THE GREATEST CIVILIZATION ON EARTH, ABLE TO PROVIDED THE LARGE COUNTRY OF POPULATION OF 1’3 BILLION, AND ABLE HELP AND ASSISTING FOREIGN NATION INTO THE FUTURE. “ CHIA YU CHINA “
👍👍❤️❤️💪👊🇸🇬
It is beyond doubt a civilization rich in history but unfortunately quantity does not equate quality. Thus, the word "great" does not seem to fit her description.
Quoting the ex -Prime Minister of China, Li Ke Qiang two years ago, your mighty China have two thirds of her population in poverty. This showed the extreme uneven distribution of wealth. Former leader, Jiang Ze-Min till his death has accumulated half a trillion US dollars of wealth. What does this tell us?请问, 您是叫贪官加油吗？
China help others countries to make their puppet.
@@thillayambalam3416 HAND IN HAND , WARM HEART, FULL TUMMY, STRONG ROPES, INCREASED MENTAL HEALTH STRONG FRIENDSHIPS AND PEACE. ✌️❤️🇸🇬
@@soareagle1111 ĺ
Love the video and diverse background of the interviewees. I think it's good to hear geniune response from random people. I'm Chinese and I've stuided in the UK and worked for many big corporations. I feel sad that people only get to learn things about my country from what the mainstream media reports in the western countries. Especially Singapore and Korea youth that are well educated bilingually but can only read news in English from the UK or America about China.
As opposed to Eastern media, specifically out of China? It’s not propaganda?
@@Droo75 Maybe it's my perspective; but do you notice the 'propaganda' coming out from China is not laced with envy ?
It's English-speaking West who cannot get over the fact China has less 'pimples' to show under economic progress. From CNN to FoxNews, BBC to Aussie news media, these Anglo-Saxon breeds spew anti-China hate and venom at the class level of pub brawl.
Based on a historical basis, slave-traders should not prosecute China about Human Rights when your very fucking cities became rich on that trade. It's term hypocrisy. Read up your sordid past Mr Droo75.
For someone who was brought up in English language, it was most amazing to witness Americans and English-speaking diaspora descended from heroes (who defeated Hitler's brand of Facism and Japanese atrocities) to cowards (akin to Germans who did nothing against Hitler's Nazi ideology) who dont have the spine to speak up against the Corporate facists manipulating CNN, US Federal Government, BBC, etc.
But for folks like Mr Barrett who have the gumption to publicly praise the positive aspects of China's economic success, I would have thought intelligent brains no longer exist in the English-speaking West.
I think it's because we don't have much Chinese media
Come on do some Chinese media.
Welcome to Singapore Barrett. Did not know you are now in Singapore! I have been following your vlog for some time now. You should find out more about Singapore and do some vlogs of Singapore.
I am Malaysian. If you ask me if I am positive or negative about China. My answer is positive.
You heck 中华浇
Interesting interviews, thank you!
What a great video !
the Barretts arrived the city where I lived for a decade，really nice place
Thanks for the clip. It's absolutely true those who haven't been to China in general hold a negative view on China because the media portrayed it that way. We need channels like yours to present a more neutral perspective of China. Not for China's sake, but for a safer and better future for humanity!
Really good video, provide all important information
A admirable character and a real fighter! Good job .
Most of opinions came from Anglosaxon, and our medias took the most parts of it. It shapes the world that didn't sync to our regimes
Great interview, totally fair and objective.
@FM3W Er He did not deny and hide the negative views of many developed countries and the interviewees in the video on China. You can't argue against the imobjectivity of the video on this point.
Great job! Well-done
China: Enormous success in economic development, Fertility control for Han people, Education boom. My attitude towards China is positive, based on many interactions with people and also based on economic data. The western media is negatively biased. It is always easier and safer to point out problems in other places than in their own.
Taiwan is a country
@@phatrick8848 Not recognised by UN, US or any other G7 or G20 countries 🐸
Haggai, "fertility Control"? Do you mean by one-child policy, which has been scrapped, the history. Do you know that the Chinese are encouraged by the government to have three children and more now?
@@phatrick8848 stupid. Go study the history and slap ur teacher if he did do his work properly and make u an idoit to say this.
@@phatrick8848 haha
As a Singaporean myself who have ready my country newspapers for more than 20 years, I will say if you read the news thoroughly you will find the English newspapers in Singapore carry some negatives on China and almost none negative on US because the news sources are from western media agencies such as AP, AFP, Reuters, Bloomberg, NYTIMES, etc. This is also the case for articles written by its own journalists. I have written to few the Straits Times journalists to be fair to China in their articles and get news reports from Xinghua news agency but to no avail.
Agree, I watch CNA on TV, mostly negative, just another mouthpiece for western propaganda. I guess these Singaporeans who says their media is neutral didn't even realise they are biased news or they don't read news at all.
I once wrote to a Tokyo based the Straits Times corespondent(singaporean) debunked his biased opinions about China (Japan, US, etc. form the QUAD to deter China threat) - China is no threat to anyone and China has been a peaceful country for thousands of years. He told me his original article was not the published one as it was edited by his editor.
I have also written to the paper about the problem! Whenever there is a negative headline about China, one just needs to go to the bottom, it almost always comes from either AFP, Reuters, Bloomberg or NY times as you mentioned, and I also notice the local ‘China correspondent’ who manages to add negative elements to every single reporting she does on China! don’t understand why she bothers being a Chinese correspondent if she holds such biased views in the first place!
I wonder the US $300million campaign to bribe media from all over the world include the Straits Times. And our government allow it under pressure from US?
Sadly CNA to a certain extent too ...
From the analysis of the somewhat narrow based interviews, we can deduce Sporeans are more neutral as the media is also neutral. For non Anglo speaking countries, you tend to obtain a neutral views cos their media are not so focus on demonizing China. Japan has historical baggage and Korea has identity preservation issue so you tend to hear from them. Luxembourg is anti China as it is one of the 50 states that voted against China on the Xinjiang issue. I remember who are clearly friends and enemies of the Chinese people from the voting trend in UN. As for Anglo speaking countries like US, UK Canada Australia and NZ, I hope they could survive in a multi polar world without much of Asia Africa Latin and Middle East. Towards a multi polar world
I second what you said!...Towards multipolar world!..
That guy from Luxembourg makes a good representation of ignorance, arrogance and bitchiness. He basically regurgitated what he read from CNN, BBC and Murdoch press.
MSM is a big influence to people's opinion. Most people are busy with their daily life and wouldn't do research/fact check information they take.
Its hard not to be swayed by MSM when its like an echo chamber. Repeat the lies a hundred times and it become tbe truth.
BS
@De Ch
But today Taliban has already changes if you regularly watch those uploaded video by some Chinese travellers who doing business in Afghanistan. Search in youtube you will find many of these videos and it has open my eyes on Taliban which were not 100% true reported by those western MSM.
Very good interview good job 👍
Yup, I would very much love to see more of these type of videos please
warm welcome to Singapore!
You can find many Singaporean office workers at Raffles Place who are more than willing to be interviewed.
China is the motherland of the Chinese in Singapore. Our forefathers came to South East Asia to make a living then. As a Singaporean my general view of China is positive.
Relly Thanks for this video!!!
Thank you so much Lee
Singaporean here. Living and working in Shanghai for 10 years. Like every country it has its positives and negatives but the former outweighs the latter which explains why I am still here. Btw - my first exposure to china was to fujian in 1997 on a school trip, then in 2003 to shanghai for a semester on uni student exchange. Breathtaking progress that I feel privileged to have witnessed.
Someone should have said to the man from Luxemburg that the survey was not a Chinese survey, but it was conducted by Harvard and it was anonymous, so no one was at risk of being "reported" and the survey is indeed an accurate reflection of how the Chinese people thought about their government.
foreigner or tourist cannot speak for chinese citizen becoz he is not bothered with freedom of speech, basic human rights, rule of law, ability to vote as citizen in china....
The guy claimed to be in China "many years ago", something tells me that was in the early 80s. And as a "Sinologist" he must have met many Chinese dissidents with "blood visas" after Tiananmen Square. And he hasn't been back ever since.
If anyone who's gonna be a classical example of closed echo chamber, then guys like him would be poster child for it.
@@LibeliumDragonflyit’s ALL the Whites in the White countries. They know nothing about Chinese culture, people or history, but ALL of them eat magic sand that gives them superpowers where they know everything without ever learning anything 😂😂😂 ignore the racist brainwashed white western countries , they will only know it once they move there
Excellent video!
great interview！
Welcome to Singapore!
Finally you are here👍
I hope you have read up or watch about our ex leader,Mr Lee Kuan Yew on China.
Hope you enjoy your trip here.
@@pingpong7810
Are you dump? HK is already free. Did the people of HK get to vote for the Governor under the British? Do you support violence? Would you like your country to be destroyed by violent protesters? Dump and brainless!
@@pingpong7810 free your mother
@@pingpong7810 free your mind and travel to china
Being to China many times and my 3 words of China as below:
No. 1. Safety. It is so safe that you can walk alone on the street for hours to late night back to hotel without have to fear of anything. No one will rob you or bother you.
No. 2. Long distance transportations. The High Speed Railway is so efficient, comfortable and inexpensive.
No. 3. Xinjiang. It is such a beautiful place for holiday. The people are friendly, foods are nice and they smell all the times and seeing their tell us they really have a wonderful life there.
Great inverviews, very interesting questions!
Glad you enjoyed it!
🎉🎉I like your videos delivering interesting view of points from various country. It can factually reflect the thoughts from real ppl , and try to figure out what drive them having such opinions , I will keep following up your channels ….
The total arrogance of that Luxembourgish guy. I didn't know I hated my government. Can he tell me more about the views I'm supposed to have, as a Chinese man?
Really laughed out loud when the Japanese lady said pollution from China, think about what your own government did(is doing).
To be fair, radiation is invisible, while people notice air pollution.
Guess the Japanese lady conveniently forget or left out that Japan is intending to release the contaminated Fukushima reactor cooling waters into the Sea ... which will affect the sea quality around the region and wherever the contaminants flow ...
@@wf645 apparently yes. She also intentionally said Hong Kong is close to China, which makes her to be either naive or bad, maybe both. Who knows.
@@chipsnmydip tell me that when you die from eating irradiated fish from the Pacific
@@_._._._._._._._._._._._._.____ How would I even know? I eat fish from the pacific all the time, and have done so in Japan. I'm not saying there aren't health effects, but they would be very delayed and hard to identify.
Great effort ... thanks for sharing
You did really great job there...❤
Hi Barrett, if you want to get the opinion of the citizens of that country, in this case you should interview the Singaporean only. That would give a more accurate results.
Yes, wasted you time and money to fly all the way to Singapore and also Malaysia, and mostly ask foreigners!
Think he couldn't find much Singaporeans willing to be interviewed. He did mention he try to get more Singaporeans for the interview. Perhaps he did the interview on a weekday, not weekend as Singaporeans are always busy working.
because generally singaporean don't have good things to say about china and that's a fact. This channel has a strong bias towards china as you can see in his past videos.
@@user-hx1op1gq7x Maybe Singaporeans a bit more skeptical, but in Malaysia, lots of people willing to talk to interviewers. But in his Malaysian clip, he showed mostly talking to foreigners only.
Should have gone into HDBs underblock coffee shops, mama shops & hawker centres to obtain real findings lah.
Hi. Yes I like more of these kinds of videos of street interviews 👍
Nice interesting video!
that korean guy funny too, oh yea, Korean created the universe
For me (SG) my three phrase that comes to mind:
Great Wall of China
Beautiful and breathtaking landscapes
Fast growing and dynamic economy
and also nice food
88% positive towards China
Wishing China Peace, Prosperity, Progress !
Interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Welcome to Singapore! Wished I was interviewed by you! 😄
Yes, more such videos please.
Because these videos are neutral, positive, educational, promote friendship and understanding of China culture people government.
Wow! Shocking 😱 Half of those interviewed are not even Singaporeans. Guess what my Singaporean friend said is true. " Throw a stone into a crowd and 50% of the time it would hit a foreign"🤣🤣🤣
I guess some are long time residents there for work, even though not Singapore nationals.
Errr Barett is interviewing the folks @ MBS, which tend to have a more mix crowd. If he had gone to Raffles place, or even a suburban down centre, the mix will be very different.
I think Singaporean national lived outside marina bay sands lol since it's expensive af.
Well done .. authentic.
Good show !! It shows how strong the medias could influence ppl, lead ppl to build a negative impression about China
It would be an interesting survey if you tally the likelihood of a positive view of China for 1. people who have been to China, 2. people who have not been to China.
+1
I've lived in China before. When it was cool. But, nooooo more
@@boitiechee don't lie lah
I've been to china in 2000 ,2005 , 2010 ,2018 ,2021 I'm Singaporean and i am very positive about china.
@cocaineminor4420 going to china as a tourist is different to living there whole life not as a rich person
1) Hardworking
2) Homeland
3) Geniuses
Here's few more
4) Perseverance
5) Humble and Modest
6) Rich culture
welcome to Singapore，Barret，enjoy your stay 👍
Great street views by people in singapore. I especially like that you include non-singaporeans in your interview. Thank you.
那位日本小姐說中國環保很差。她知不知道日本把廢料水倒進大海？
基本是转移焦点也是无知日本真正在搞什么
Hey Li.. I am a Sporean . Would love to b interviewed by you ! Lol . My answer will be definitely POSITIVE !
Interesting view Barrett.
你们这个街头访问非常有意义，谢谢！
Him: "I'm a sinologist"
Me: "uh oh"
Haha, as if that adds more credibility to his opinions
didn't knew that was a word lol
Anyone who knows a thing or two knows that most Chinese studies departments in western universities are filled with Chinese dissidents, so that's totally expected.
Singapore was one of the first countries that worked with China since their opening up under Deng's guidance. In fact a lot of Chinese government officials were sent to work with Singapore's civil sector and understudy of our system during that period of China's opening up to the world. Singapore also had several joint-ventures inside China on industrial parks etc...
Currently we have also lots of chinese students and exchange students attending our Universities. In short, China isnt a mystery to Singaporeons and most have travelled to China and also some even have relatives in China.
Some older SG folks still want to visit their Ancestral home.
Yes. China learned about Singapore's political and economic system. So now when China booms like Singapore did in 1980s, it going to massive explosion or improvement in China. That's why China and Singapore have strong ties during the LKY period.
As a young Singaporean I've never met a mainland Chinese in my life
Maybe i live outside of marina bay that's why.
@@cocaineminor4420 - U must be joking right? U can meet mainland chinese working in Singapore in our hawker centres, retail sales, restaurant staff from managers, supervisors, to general staff. Just talking to them in chinese/mandarin u can tell from their accent they are from mainland China.
thank you for sharing this
好開心見到你，身體和以前一样，棒棒的!
When you ask people three things that are positive or negative, you don't rebut the person you ask.
haha 👍🏻👏🏻