China's Growing Presence In Solomon Islands and Samoa | China & The New Pacific (Part 1/2)
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- Опубликовано: 1 дек 2022
- China signed a security pact with Solomon Islands and sparked renewed interest in the Pacific. We see the situation in both Solomon Islands and Samoa, where the Chinese presence is growing.
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The tranquil waters of the Pacific are stirring. After China signed a security pact with Solomon Islands, traditional partners are worried about losing influence. This series goes across the Pacific to meet locals who will be affected by geopolitical rivalry as China’s presence increases. And we interview analysts and political leaders who talk about what the future might hold. The series was filmed in Solomon Islands, Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia and China.
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As a Solomon Islander I can say that Chinese are way more effective. When they say they will do something, you see results in 3-6 months. The same can be said for the Japanese.
Australia, US and NZ also gives us alot of money but most of these goes towards "consulting services" with no actual results on the ground.
Maybe Asians are just better at putting their aid money to good use.
Good to know.
@Noob...exactly...Australia, US and NZ also give your people a lot of money but most of those money go toward "consulting services" with no actual results on the ground.....at the end...those money went back to their consulting firms and get nothing done for the locals, the U S anher Western Aids around the world just like that....that why many countries on earth are turned to China for helps instead of the Westeran countries, especially the U S A.
It's true that they do get the job done, but it sometimes comes at the cost of cheap labor, that including skipping safety protocols when building certain structures. This doesn't mean it's always like this, but keep that in mind in case of future incidents involving projects that finish sooner than they should. I still agree with your points however. The west does take longer or flat out don't help properly with their "aid" programs.
Hmm.. I would be wary & cautious of China-made construction. Even in China it's own people are aware of poor workmanship & bad construction by China companies! They call it "Tofu dreg" where corners are cut to save costs & health n safety codes broken to speed up construction etc... only for the finished product/building/bridge/road etc to decay, crumble or fall afew years later!
Anyone who build infrastructure and economics in any land, is going to control your city, state, islands, or country. Somoa island is no difference.
This video didn’t mention that US sponsored a coup in Solomon island against the government, the government asked military help from Australia and didn’t get any, which led to the security agreement with China. In addition, Australia didn’t provide earthquake assistance and China did also speed up the pro China movement. There is always two sides of the story.
Maybe because their sources weren't ccp propaganda?
Al lot Singaporean went to colonial tongue school,they are America lackey.
Well Said my friend China is a true Friend in need
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well dam
I am moved by Ronna for her respect of her ancestors who came from China and worked as hard labor in Samoa at that time! Ronna, you're the best!
Aye.
The best job resume is by looking each countries on how they treat the indigenous in the past.
My jaw dropped as I learned Native Americans population in their motherland, the Continent of America before European Colonizers arrived was around 15 millions, while the European population in their motherland, the Continent of Europe was around 25 millions.
- Today, Native American population in their motherland is 15 million, while the European population, in the Continent of America + Europe, is a staggering 'TWO BILLIONS'! A sad truth.
The fact that notorious Anglo Western clans are major participants & benefactors of Colonization worldwide, stretching from North America, the land rightfully belongs to indigenous Native American people to Australia/New Zealand in Asia-Pacific, the land rightfully belongs to Native people of Asia Pacific region.
- May I ask if Anglo West have any laws at all for dealing with past and present notorious global cardinal crimes like Slavery, Colonialism & Colonization of vast bountiful resourceful Continents, such as North America, which rightfully belongs to indigenous Native Americans, and to Australia and New Zealand in Asia-Pacific region, which rightfully belongs to Native people of Asia Pacific?
- In my humble opinion, it's about time to decolonize the Colonized lands, and return it to rightful owners.
Remember, notorious global cardinal sins & crimes the Anglo West has committed and benefited a great deals, such as Slavery and Colonialism had long been over, why on earth is notorious Colonization still lingering on? 😔
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Might of came from china but most definitely is not Chinese. You dropped that like you Chinese do with tiwan. I'm from NZ and I'm on the same side as the Solomon people
@@danhartigan9529 just test your genetic DNA
@@danhartigan9529 I am on the same side as the Solomon people and the Chinese people.
That is, I stand on the opposite side to the US or the Australian.
@@JonKino828 UNCLE SIMON ACHE best offers to the world 🌍 are:
The usual 6Bs premium package.👇
1. Bases
2. Brothels
3. Bars
4. Bombs
5. Bullets
6. Bullying
Plus the extra huge bonus of loads of BS "🐮 💩".
Coming from Fiji ive observed both western and eastern business practices and to be quite honest the way the west does business is exploitative and they express themselves through a unconscious philosophy of domination putting in a little but taking out the most its disgusting they need to grow their character. Observing the chinese business men they are very co-operative and work with a spirit of reciprocation they also pay for additional infrastructure it feels both parties are winning.
That is due to centuries of colonial supremacist mindset...it would take another few centuries to ween them off, when U$/West becomes poor again and will have to work to pay for their "things" instead of printing money out of thin air.
Yeah ok
Agree with you.they try to play tricky and rob the world, when chinese works more than 12 hours per day to earn a little profit, but even this American don't allow. They send troops most of the world, but don't allow china have any movement.
then you need to zoom out! LOL. China's aspiration is always world domination. Its in their psyche, theyre prolly one of the most racist out there, they think of themselves as the center of everything.
One of their puppets tried to blame it solely on capitalism. We know it's not just capitalism and that race also played a role in who they exploited and how the exploitation was done. If they felt a group of people was close to them in nature then they would give them leeway and try to trade with them. If they felt a group of people was too different from them and that they therefore should and could be hostile to them they want MC hammer on the locals. And nobody can say this is not true. The dominican republic and Haiti are the same island yet they got different treatment for the US. Not that the dominican republic was treated with kiddy gloves but they did not went ham on them like they did on the Haitians. And I do not care! This are the historic facts
Without infrastructure, Roads, Rail, Ports, Schools, Hospitals Reservoirs and Waste Water Treat plants poor countries remain in a “POVERTY TRAP OF STAGNATION”. Infrastructure is the essential platform for countries to grow and modernize.
Even if a place gives up its national sovereignty, I wouldn't understand why that should be so terrible.
@@HansDunkelberg1 Like how the UK, Europe and Australia give up their national sovereignty to serve American interests?
@@ssss8162 You have a good point. National sovereignty is a malleable idea. To quite a degree, all sorts of tiny regions atmospherically retain it. Think of the soccer teams of Wales and of Scotland participating in world cups, or of the de-facto recognition in many parts of the Earth of the Dalai Lama as an infallible authority although this man considers himself the head of a nation! The other way around, a person in Britain officially is the head of many areas typically included in lists of sovereign states, among them Australia.
Indeed, you have those directories with the currently 195 "sovereign states". But who prints them? A look into footage from a recent conference in Samarkand with Putin, Xi, and heads of "sovereign states" which have before been parts of the Soviet Union will tell you that such latter leaders feel a lot of unease concerning their involvement with "Russia", knowing very well that Putin's war against Ukraine is largely a warning example.
What I meant was an official step, like the one taken by the Hawaiians when they have accepted an annexation through the USA.
@@HansDunkelberg1 No country would willingly accept annexation by another. I wish the Hawaiians and the native peoples of America, Australia and all former colonies of Western imperialism and colonialization that they they get true freedom, independence and sovereignty of their country one day.
@@ssss8162 Why do such ideals appear as that paramount, in your view?
For us in the Solomon Islands, the Chinese community have always been and will continue to be an important part of our business community. Despite all that we went through, I believe there are alot of lessons learnt and we will build a new Solomon Island together. Alex from Chengs constructiom group is a fine example of this vision.
Wait and see. Don't be naive. Why would China come to you just to be your friend? Think twice.
This will come at a cost for the Solomon Islands long term. China is NOT interested in the long sustainable future of the Solomon Islands or any other pacific nations. How could you trust a country rule by dictator where the human rights abuse is an acceptable practice of the Corrupt Communist Party. History will judge the decision of the Solomon Islands police. These armed police are there to protect Chinese interests, and nothing about the safety of the Solomon Islands. China will own the Solomon Islands in time when you cannot afford to repay the loans. NOTHING IS FOR FREE OR OUT OF LOVE. SUPERFICIAL CARE.
The west are not your friends they want to see you remain poor and miserable forever " when they see hope coming from China they will resist it. They want their evil world order where they are the only once doing well and developing.
no man is perfect, so China and Solomon could learn together and improve their relationship together, it takes time.
The problem with the Chinese people around the world is not the Chinese people themselves it is the fact that they are all under the sway of the CCP... which is an authoritarian dictatorship.
What have Australia done to us South pacific? I remember China come into our country gave us infrastructure needed by our people. Where were you our richest neighbors Australia and New Zealand. Now that Chinese come in and you guys want to prevent them? They are humans. It's up to us melenesians to make critical decisions on how we handle our partnership with foreign powers. It not bad to have China as our largest partner.
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Long live melanesia.
The West is no longer able to enslave the world, and the West is realizing it has nothing to offer.
The West will come back again to the Pacific, relax.
To counter China.
Lol.
Such good countries and friends, will only come back to you if you have a better friend. They will come back to you and talksht abt your new friend.
Australia has donated millions every year for decades, but doesn't make a fuss about it.
@@glenemma1 Coz Australian don't actually spend this aids to improve lives. Period!
@@glenemma1 aid hardly improves livelihood. Build infrastructures and trade.
If you just pay attention to the infrastructure in the video you will clearly see the people of Solomon Islands NEED to get the infrastructure improvements.
Many nations despite being allied with the west for decades, centuries, are still very backwards.
It is only through China that they're seeing high growths in their nations.
@@Ymanntronics How exactly are Chinese investment in the Solomon Islands anything but beneficial?
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Friends All These calamity's that are going on around the world will lead to a Sunday Law Which will The Mark Of The Beast, Those that keep Gods seventh day sabbath will be prohibited from buying and sell and persecuted. Jesus is coming are you ready?
This is the situation:
Solomon: "Aus, can you help me?"
AUS: “F off!"
Chn: "I can help”
AUS: "Chn is evil. Chn is influencing Solomon."
Solomon: "But can you help me?"
AUS: "F off!"
dam
True that
It's was ask to build the stadium for the Pacific Ocean game but China came help built it.
The 5 Beedee Eyes nations build:
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Democracy OR totalitarianism. Enjoy your new life under totalitarianism. You got what you wanted. Good luck. And yes, once it gets bad enough for you, CCP censorship, 24/7 surveilance, no freedom of speech, no rights, the USA and Australia will save your ass again. And give you back your country like we did after WWII. You're welcome. Ungrateful and forgetful.
The islanders should remember that before china started some activities and investment, the west and japan almost abandoned these areas.
It is quite clear that the west are only interested in these so called "jungle nations" because of China, even in Africa continent all are considered "westrn forsaken nations". West don't even care about their own citizens for crying out loud.
The West gave Solomons nothing for decades + China is developing the country to help them improve their economy.
You shouldn't think you can tell the islander's what to do.
@@BuddhaWho777 They have their own government to decide.
Friends All These calamity's that are going on around the world will lead to a Sunday Law Which will The Mark Of The Beast, Those that keep Gods seventh day sabbath will be prohibited from buying and sell and persecuted. Jesus is coming are you ready?
So ironically, most of you may not know how much Singapore has invested in China and how much investment Singapore has received from China. Just take a look at the portfolio of Temasek and the shareholders of Shopee, Grab, SEA, etc., you will be amazed. Concurrent to making money from the trade and investment with China, Singaporean public media is advocating the threat of Chinese investment in other countries. Then why Singapore is still trading with and investing heavily in China?
Singapore is a vassal of America
Partly agree.
While that is true, if you were to look around, the companies that have invested in Singapore stems mainly from US & Europe. Way more than China.
What is in Singapore’s best interest to the balance between the West & China. Singapore should neither be 100% for China or like you say “advocating the threat of Singapore investment”.
And in that light, I wonder why it was not as objective in this video too - the rhetorics are biased against Chinese without a good balance of what the West did and did not do. Singapore needs to stay more objective while not trying to appear to placate either sides.
Singapore did not realize that the CCP is a bloodsucker, by the time they realized it, it was already too late, after investing trillions of dollars in China, abandon it? too difficult, too painful to pull out, so how? Just like the CCP's mistake in zero -covid, the CCP knew it was a mistake but had too much ego, and no courage to accept the mistake, so they continue with the mistake....until recently their citizen cannot take it anymore, they just explode(this is what China's netizens said)..so same here for Singapore.....but Singapore might not dare to explode🤣🤣🤣
The truth has nothing to do with investments.
@@stickymoney USA gains from destruction of Nordstream 1,2
1- End of pressure from European politician for some sort of compromise and settlement in Russia Ukraine conflict
2- Alot of European countries population is protesting against their government to start Nordstream to due to energy crisis, soaring inflation, cost of living crisis etc . By sabotaging Nordstream pipelines, now there is no internal pressure from European citizens to make compromise with Russia
3- Long term Lng market for US companies in Europe .
4- Neutralising Russian leverage in future Ukraine Russian conflict negotiations
5-Euro currency was competing against dollar for reserve currency of the world . By creating Ukraine Russia conflict , encouraging imposing complete sanctions from western countries against Russia and now destruction of Nordstream 1, 2 insured deindustrialization of Europe because there is no substitute for cheap energy resources supplied by pipelines leading to crash of euro. Hence end of competition from euro.
5- Alot of Capital, investment and manufacturing is moving from Europe to usa due to energy crisis in Europe strengthening usa economy at times of its own crisis.
6- Germany paid for energy resources from Russia in ruble- euro , effectively leading to to de-dollarization . Trade of energy resources in dollar is foundation of US economic empire . This is sufficient reason for usa to destroy Nordstream 1, 2 ( remember iraq war was due to Saddam Hussein trying to sold his energy resources in euro and destruction of libiya was due Gaddafi trying to create gold backed currency for africa in which he was planning to sold libiyan energy resources in that currency, Obama Trump Biden all were against Nordstream 2 pipelines. Anyone can google it)....
Solomon Islands and Samoa have been neglected by Western countries until China come.....Thank to China.
And Samoa will have to pay for it at some point ….
@@sarahwynn6486 ...yeah, maybe, we all know about USA's bully. US want to own this planet.
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I sailed to Gizo in the Soloman Islands from Micronesia. Most of the people were incredibly poor.
Unlike the "Empire of Chaos" as Pepe Escobar refers to the USA, China invests money in infrastructure in many Pacific Island States. I've seen it myself in Tonga and now I know of it in the Solomon Islands.
When I was sailing out of Gizo to Australia there was a $25 customs clearance fee for the yacht. They couldn't find the 'receipt' book, so they waved the fee. I said, "Just take the money and don't worry about the receipt"!
The incredibly honest Customs officer said "I'm not allowed to accept cash without a receipt" !
A few years later I was speaking at a climate change conference in Wellington and met the delegate from the Solomon Islands I bought all his beers because he wouldn't take the money either!
Very honourable people from my experience. They know they can't trust the empire.
Your story needs to be spread as does Australia's "shafting" of the people of East Timor with the gas deal spying case.
i'm so proud of Ronna Lee, she did not afraid of acknowledge that she is part chinese openly during this dangerous period in the Island. I'm vietnamse chinese, i can relate to her situation of being chinese born and leaving in a foreign country. I wish more chinese are like Ronna Lee who never forget her root. Thumbs up for her.
She was born and raised in Samoa. If she wants to be Chinese she's welcome to go to China and live there. But she won't. Because in Samoa she is more unique being that she has recent Chinese ancestry. If she lived in China she would just be another Chinese.
fun fact: most samoans you will see either have a german ancestor or chinese ancestor.
@@nosiebangchan The Samoans look like they have a higher percentage of non islander admixture then the people of the Solomin islands have. Same for the maori from New Zealand do not look like the first maori's at all. One would only have to go through history books and observe the sketches of the colonizers.
@@SportZFan4L1fe She is not considered Chinese in China though. You can tell she is not 100% Chinese. And also according to their beauty standards they wouldn't accept her. They would consider her too dark, her nose too wide and her weight too high.
shes only 25 percent chinese...she looks samoan....no one would even know
Nice channel. 👍 Keep up. Greetings from Sg🇸🇬
Enjoy your beautiful stadium..look forward to seeing its completion for the pacific games.
I will be in your islands for the games in December.
Loloma from Fiji!
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Chapters 📖🔖:
1:42 Geopolitical storm🌀
12:06 Stadium 🏟️
14:14 Cultural friction
25:10 Fishing 🎣
27:41 Chinese shops🏬🛍️
30:33 Marriage 🤵🏻👰🏽
31:22 Ancestry, History & Immigration
44:28 Scars of the past
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Are Solomon Islands, Samoa, Fiji and the rest, vassal states of Australia and the West? No? Then what is your pbm?
Lol.
Honestly calling it the biggest foregin policy blunder in the Pacific just reiterates that Australia sees the Solomons as their backyard and their ownership lmao. They can choose whatever they want
Spot on.
Australia is a minor puppet of the US without its own foreign policy approved by the master.
@@JonKino828 That isn't spot on at all.
The Solomon Islanders died to serve the Australians and the Americans during ww2. After the war what did the Americans and Australians do to help the Solomon Island? Since 1945 they have plenty of time and chance to help the Solomon Island to develop and prosper. Now 2022, 77 years later, the Solomon Island still doesn't have decent infrastructures, still poor, still depending on handouts and charity. So for 77 years the west didn't lift a finger to help but only take advantage of cheap labour and cheap natural resources to help themselves. The Chinese came to help build infrastructures, build up standard of living just in the last 5 years or so and they already making a lot of difference. So who is the bad guy? The one that for 77 years milking Solomon island or the one that bringing Solomon island out if poverty just in the last few years?
We just there to pushed China out not to developed
If you don’t have a deep and healthy suspicion of China’s sudden motivation and long term goal, you are going to lose your independence and livelihood. Just look at all of China’s neighbors, what are their feelings and relationship with China under a communist dictator?
@@janneyovertheocean9558 suspicion? Yes, maybe China has ulterior motive, to make profit, to grow their influence, to break out of the west encirclement, etc. But will they be as bad as the western countries to their neighbours? I don't think so.
The only problem with your story...Chinese troll...is that the Solomon Islands never wanted to step into an industrial world...they were fishermen and farmers. Also...Chinese are not welcome there...as always, you dont integrate with the locals...you built another china town...and the locals destroyed it...get the message. And Australia has always been there to help the locals maintain peace...they just don't force themselves and their ways on the locals. The islands are too small for military bases...which is the only reason china wants it!
Love you bro
Guess what Australian Politician said this ! "If the Public knew what we had been up to. They would Hang us for Treason !"
Hell, George Bush said that as well.
These people look so nice/kind but also very vulnerable. Destroyed by western influence it's so sad
Ikr
A very well done and balanced documentary
I like to watch video produced by CNA because they are unbiased and informative telling you what is actually the matter with a country they narrate unlike many of the western media which one has to watch with a pinch of salt. Thank you for the good work.
Alex has the right view all the way!! Well-spoken and intelligent.
Stay Strong Samoa - Solomon Islands & China Friendship!!!
Very well presented documentary! I like the non partisan language and terminology, and fully detailed information, related with relevant photos and video clips! There is a good middle ground that the writers stand on, and the English is easily understandable, and therefore very believable and easily trusted to be true. Congratulations on a very good transparent production!
Don't be surprised to see English channels talking about China.
Let's ask the host: when the Angsa people first set foot in Malaysia in the 14th century, Kuala Lumpur changed from a city with 100000 people to a city with 20000 people a year later. When the Onsa set foot in Australia.... When the Onsa set foot on the American continent, an Indian country with at least 20 million people, the Maya people suddenly disappeared? The Indians taught the Onsa pirates to grow corn and sweet potatoes. When the Indians exchanged gold filled with two prisons for the king, the pirates killed the Indian king. Then the Onsa told us that Indians had no civilization...
China recorded friendly trade ties with Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Philippines 2000 years ago. Has China ever had conflicts with these countries since 2000? Yes, when the Onsa came
@Kieran A dog that bites everywhere
UNCLE SIMON ACHE best offers to the world 🌍 are:
The usual 6Bs premium package.👇
1. Bases
2. Brothels
3. Bars
4. Bombs
5. Bullets
6. Bullying
Plus an extra huge bonus loads of BS "🐮 💩".
You are so stuck in the past. The people of Mao should be quiet.
im so confused.
Pacific Islanders should ask Anglo Saxon what happen in Marshall island people ?????
It is good news to see China extending trades + building infrastructures in both SI and Samoa.
Chinese business deals are usually bilateral. The deals are usually mutually beneficial.
China is Australia's biggest trading partner.
I scratched my head when Australian Medias were openly anti-China.
A very interesting topic with a different approach, showing a variety of opinions and covering a much broader perspective, not only the endless debate about China's geopolitical ambitions in the Pacific islands and the exploitation of its natural resources.
US or Australia doesn't exploitation of natural wherever they go what a double standard.
The China is not doing this for your interest it’s an investment for the Chinese.learn a lesson from our past and Papua .There is something we have and they want it.
@@samuelumfaumuina3738 stop wanting things for free always crying about everything
Friends All These calamity's that are going on around the world will lead to a Sunday Law Which will The Mark Of The Beast, Those that keep Gods seventh day sabbath will be prohibited from buying and sell and persecuted. Jesus is coming are you ready?
Alex is correct. Absolutely correct.
It is most important that pacific African and Asian countries unite and encourage growth and help with no strings attached
All should welcome trade commerce and connectivity and discourage military opportunism
Or we just kick China out
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Why outsiders would worry about some sovereign countries having closer relationship?
Because China is not a friend, it exploits these cultures to give employment to Chinese, not to islanders! Japan was not a friend, neither were Europeans during colonization, neither will China be friendly once this huge investment of China is made. What is absolutely sure, is that island officials are deeply corrupted by Chinese investment. Look at the terrible real estate crash in China now, the islands will be sucked into this. Your comment is that of a troll, not of someone who has listened to the outrage of islanders who know their corrupt prime minister will use Chinese money and Chinese soldiers to maintain power.
@@carlabroderick5508 U reckon who is ur friend??? hahahafriend to hand out money for no return?? or making sure your slavery status fixed??
hand out money for no return?? or making sure your slavery status fixed??
@@user-lk4no3vo8q seeking mental health professional
Because the world is a small place. Because what the past tells us. Ie The battles in the Solomons prevented invasion of Australia. Same counts for today. A sovereign country, like the Solomons must realize that allowing armed Chinese there, they open the door. Who would suffer the most once China and Australia gets to fight? The Solomons, as Australia wouldn't be able to afford China stationing its military there. The game now is "how to get aid from China and Australia" by playing them off against each other. But the game can change quickly into China and Australia ignoring Solomons and facing each other on those very islands. So, that's why "outsiders worry" and Solomon Islanders should realize that they should start worrying too, because they can get trapped in the middle and get bombs instead of help because of a misunderstanding between the CCP and Australia and them not being considered in the argument. Commerce should be welcomed. Samoa's ex prime Minister says "why would China's military come to a small island like Samoa?" How come he doesn't understand geopolitics? The CCP is a threat because it wants to change everything and with change comes uncertainty and possible miscalculation and misunderstanding and desperation and conflict and war. Why are they building such a big military?
Thanks for shedding light on the Chinese migrant communities in Solomon Islands and Samoa.
Why they hold no claim.
Watch Brian Berletic from New Atlas channel. Then everything will make sense
Good, wonderful and current reporting, very informative. My suggestion is that subtitles could be enlarge to be understandable enough
Better than Australia... Australia deep down dislike the Pacific......wake up!
Are you high? We love the Pacific. Our previous government made mistakes. They're gone now.
Just reeks that you're not from the Pacific or just absolutely clueless on geopolitics
So true billy
@@dingobonza love the Pacific islanders ahahahahahahahaha I can tell your language is greed lol
@@dingobonza advance Australia fair...na it should be advance Australia...... share! Now go out of your house and help the unfortunate of your community Bolo 🤣
Dr. Transform! Wow great man and well respected in the Legal field within the Pacific context.
AUSTRALIA acting as a mighty country...😂
As a chinese guy traveled samoa and stayed for more than one month ,i love the people and environment there ,i cant stop the things done by china goverment due to politication and others from saying anything about china, what i can do is just be nice to people i meet in my way,i believe most individuals are kind and nice,my kind action will get feedback with kind reaction as well.
It's in the western interests like US, Australia and allies to keep the Pacific islands under developed, poor and disunited so that they beholden to them and dependent on their charity and labour - as well as to convert them politically and spiritually (missionaries) like their ancestorial colonists did. An independent an self-supporting nation with its own views of national development and destiny would pose a threat to them. They feel even threatened with the islander proclamation of "friends to all and enemy to none". Basically they want these islands to be under their sphere of influence - no more no less.
It's so clear sir....👍👍👍
Ronna is such a wonderful person.
Lol
we are asian always connected to each other
As a Canadian.
A Canadian Goat Farmer, has always been drawn to move to the Solomon islands, Samoa ..... Why? To help. Perhaps help the local community to grow food to larger scale? To teach how to create more local food such as dairy and cheese...... Value added services instead of Importing food and products...... Spurring entrepreneurs or to lead by example that a small local economy needs to be strong and needs to build creating more value..... Where everyone benefits
Thats exactly what I was looking at.
The only sensible comment here.
Very good ,never come across .may follow up MORE
People in Pacific should decide which country government they chose and no outside interfirence
Seems like a win win situation 💪🏿
After seeing this very informative documentation, I realize 1 thing. That country needs education and support seeing the state of in wich this country is in now. A failure from the west (Australia) led influencers, and where I hope China can fill that gap.
If Australia really care about the people in that region they should compete with China in building infrastructure and economy instead tries to be sheriff deputy and bossing them around.
👌👌👍👍. This is very good history
38:00 what's the music here? Sounds beautiful
They have a nice accent on solomon islands it's so neutral and can be understood easily.
Thank Australia for that.
Neutral saan
Moral of this story. Money 🤑💰 talks . Everyone needs a decent home, food, security and social activities to keep the population happy with such needs . Can US / Australia / UK / China volunteer to do it for these Pacific Islanders in a legal / committed ways to help reduce poverty? These people also needs decent jobs .
Yes they need decent job
When USA and western countries go to other countries it become chaotic western countries are evil
US believe that poor countries don't need homes, food, or energy, they just need "freedom and democracy".
Totally agreed. Every Solomon people's need good governance , public health & decent job.
That’s what China is doing by building much needed infrastructure on win-win trade agreements.
Ask the question: what has US and Australia been doing for the 50 years in these islands? They are still as poor and destitute as ever and divided among themselves where there was recently mass protests and riots
Dr Transform Aqorau! I am impressed and very glad to hear him to cut the coat according to the cloth.
Great documentary! This show the human condition clash of two civilization...
I wish Solomon Islands the best. I wish for its people to prosper and do well.
Development and modernization is the name of the game in the Global South.
If the west can provide investment then they are more than welcome to.
But they have been absent for many decades.
Which would people rather have, the soft approach of China and building tangible assets that people can avail, or sanctions and coup d’etat by Western powers? The Belt and Road initiatives by China is a brilliant move and a win-win for those who’ve opted to welcome the Chinese investments.
Soft approach? Ok. The BRI is definitely smart on China’s part, but don’t think they’re doing it for the people in those countries. Bottom line they’re doing what benefits China and to say there isn’t some form of exploitation in these relationships, by an emboldened China that wants to be seen as the number one country in the world, is naive. I’m not defending the West at all. I’m just tired of this la la fantasy that the CCP is overall good intentioned at heart.
That is what I said. Both tactics are basically neocolonialism. But one appears to be less painfull then the other
@@loveheals3173yes trade and investment in infrastructure is neo colonialism
Singapore medicorp as usual always show two sides of the story. Excellent journalism
I known Shilling Wong for 25 years and his command of English is excellent but Transform is correct give 4-5 years and the stadium will be shambles. I have seen it with other infrastructure, no maintenance is normally the culprit. Control the corruption and funds gained from there could go towards the upkeep.
Hv CNA ever asked "what does USA, nz and australia want" from Solomon?
I think the Samoa people are spot on about the China aid and investment. They should have a oversight committee looking over all investment making sure that it's benifits the people and country. But as we all know human greed always ruins everything. I hope everything works out for Somoa cos the people are just beautiful & kind and deserve the best
What and who does china benefit but their own communistic interests?
It is Samoan people's responsibility of course.
Just like how Australia and US rped the pacific nations of their natural resources.
It helps if you give some background.
@@JonKino828 yeah Australia robbed and murdered in Indonesia ane east timor. Then took their gems and let them hire the machinery to mine the gems and they ended up with like less than twenty percent after all that crap and aussies made billions
This, yes youre right I hope its treated as treading on thin ice. Just to make sure it profits and benefits the people of Samoa like every good willed society runs.
@@JonKino828 Ok China bot
Anyone have any idea what that title song is? Sounds specifically kiribati
Relationship needs engagement. Regular meeting with different stakeholders will avoid problems and better understanding. Development is not easy. These countries need development not security promises.
I like our Chinese Community in New Zealand! Good people!
accusing, slandering, propaganda is not China's political policy
Explain to the audient, the 9.8 million Chinese killed. 10s of millions killed during cultural revolution. Tian An Man massacre by the ccp army by the thousand. communist Chinese is cruel, vicious scheming , lying murderer is a historical fact NOT a propaganda. I would challenge any one who said otherwise. Their diplomats in Germany, AZ openly when quiz by journalist they will reeducate Taiwan people when they take over the country. This is on the record. !!
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Climate change is one of the most pressing political, economic and environmental issues of our time. It demands honest and timely collective global actions. Despite the ever-rising environmental catastrophes that are occurring around the world from destructive hurricanes, cyclones and flooding to sea level rise, coastal erosion, drought, fire, and sea acidification, there are climate change deniers who argue that climate change is not posing the kind of danger that is being put forward. Yet, if the global community does not take drastic measures now, climate change could result in many of the Pacific island nations being wiped from the map of the world in the not so distant future. The small island nations of the Pacific region are more vulnerable to the acute effects of climate change than any other region in the world. Most of these volcanic islands are barely a few metres above sea level (ADB, 2019). Ocean level rise amongst other climatic changes is threatening the very existence of these geographically isolated and small land masses. ‘The rising scale and the intensity of storm surges, saltwater intrusion and coastal destruction of the past decades have decimated coping capacities, leaving island populations with failing crops, crippling water shortages and an uncertain future’ (Hassan and Cliff, 2019). The existential threat of environmental change is irrefutably claiming land and human lives year-in and year-out.





Furthermore, for many
Solomon is a good strategic point in time of war..
Solomon people should start to open their eyes, If "The West" have already been there for them all of this time so why nothing changes? They should be more open to other Investors such as China.
Australia gives Solomon islands billions of dollars of aid per year
@@powerdog6048 stop lying 🤥
@@davlid100 it's true
Both the east and the west are trying to neocolonise the world. At this point weaker nations should ask themselves which boss is better and which one will be less harsh on them. There is no charity or whatever. If for some reason aligning with the east will benefit you do it. If for some reason aligning with the west will benefit you do it. My guess is that 75-80% of the global South will Choose China within 10-20 years. The rest will side with the western world which is around 20-25% of the population.
And I simply based my estimates on the population of each country I thought would choose the US side over that of China
Cheng a real Solomon lsander speaking...
NZ administration of Samoa for the UK colonialist from Aug 1914 was totally exploitive as was the norm for most colonialism, the difference from German times is NZ reaped without the investment of the Germans, the Chinese indentured servitude built the resulting economy and changed Samoa, how will the new Chinese influence unfold? It’s much greater numbers will definitely bring massive changes
MODERN WORLD HISTORY
……THEY WILL NEVER BE TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES IN WESTERN SCHOOLS AND IN JAPANESE SCHOOLS ON THE HISTORICAL TRUTHS AND THE ATROCITIES COMMITTED
1. Which TWO countries invaded and occupied Indonesia?
ANSWER:
Netherlands for 350 years
Japan for 3.5 years
2. Which country was once the colony master of Malaya & India?
Britain
3. Which countries invaded and occupied Vietnam?
a. France in 1857-1940 & 1946-1954
b. Japan in 1940-1945#. c. USA (in Southern Vietnam) in 1955-1975.
4. Which countries were responsible for colonisation of the AFRICAN continent?
Belgium,
Britain,
France,
Germany,
Portugal,
Spain and
Italy
5. Which 8 countries were responsible for the occupation of CHINA in early 20th century?
Britain,
US,
Germany,
France,
Russia,
Japan,
Italy
Austria-Hungary
6. Which countries are responsible for colonising and almost annihilating the AMERICAN NATIVE INDIANS in northern America?
France
Britain
7. Which country colonised and almost annihilated Aborigines in Australia and New Zealand?
Britain
From the mid-1820s to 1832, Aboriginal Australians fought a guerrilla warfare against the invading BRTISH colonists in Tasmania, which historians called the Black War.
It claimed the lives of 600 to 900 Aboriginal people and nearly annihilating the whole of the island's indigenous population.
The near-destruction of the Aboriginal Tasmanians, and the frequent incidence of MASS KILLINGS. has been described by historians as an act of GENOCIDE.
8. Which are the member countries of G7?
United Kingdom/Britain
Canada
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
USA
9. COUNTRIES COMMITTED THE WORST CRIME AGAINST CRIME IN THE 20th CENTURY
GERMANY against European Jews in WW II
JAPAN in the MASSACRE of Chinese in NANKING CHINA between DECEMBER 1937 to JANUARY 1938
BRITAIN in Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, also called Massacre of Amritsar in India by the BRITISH
On April 13, 1919, British troops fired on a large crowd of UNARMED Indians in an open space known as the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar in the Punjab region (now in Punjab state) of India, killing more than 1,50O Indian civilians over 1,200 other people.
The large PEACEFUL crowd had gathered at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab to protest against the arrest of pro-Indian independence leaders Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr. Satya Pal.
10. WHICH COUNTRIES ENGAGED IN WHOLESALE AFRICAN SLAVERY TRADE
BRITAIN and USA
Merchant ships set out from Britain, loaded with trade goods which were exchanged on the West African shores for slaves captured by local rulers from deeper inland.
The slaves were transported through the infamous "Middle Passage across the Atlantic, and were sold at considerable profit for labour in plantations.
It is estimated that Britain transported 3.1 million Africans since 1641, (of whom 2.7 million arrived) to the British colonies in the Caribbean, North and South America and to other countries.
Approximately 600,000 of 10 million African slaves made their way into the AMERICAN colonies before the slave trade was banned by Congress in 1808. (BUT SLAVERY WAS NOT BANNED)
By 1860, though, the US recorded nearly 4 million enslaved black people - 13% of the population - in the country as the American-born population grew.
11. China is the only major nation on earth that has NEVER invaded or occupied another country.
SO WHY do these G7 members see China as a threat to the world ????
Why so much hoo-ha from the West??? Uncle Sam has 740 military bases around the globe and spends
1 trillion dollars yearly to maintain the bases. But nobody says a word.
Therefore the single most polluting entity causing global warming...the AMERICAN military industrial complex and their allies...all those aircraft and logistics and movements.
44 mins onwards important issue.
We Samoans are only making businesses with Chinese n partners but not with military issues..we are not blind by those debt traps. We also received many more aids from our friendly donors like Australia NZ United States through school scolarships, trainings ect...we stood firm to make sure no one would take away our values our rights our lands and freedom..we love being a democratic country inline with our traditional and christian values
Aid from the west is also a trap.
Interesting. I think you may be on to the right path by saying. Samoans work together. Identifying the lack of Value chains are easy. What is not easy? Is to convince the culture to change ..... To identify the culture requires to identify where value is lacking and to make the "give" to others in exchange for dollars. Wealth builds when the culture is able to scale their give and to hire others to help achieve the scale upwards..... It's amazing even in our western society. People who work for min wage....get upset for getting so few dollars per hour. Yet. They too have failed to recognize the value they give in their job is only limited to a min wage description. The more value given the higher the wage. A higher wage cannot be achieved without investing in education
Rivers edge right under explained to you what's up. Can you give them anything they think is of value without them already taking it away from you? Most of your resources they can have and take. And they do not expecting any other contribution from you as a whole. The individuals that can contribute are taken and siphoned away through brain drains. So no the western world will not invest in you because there is nothing you can offer them that they can't already take. And they do not want to do it either. They want China to stop going around the world trying to invest in poor global south countries. It's ruining their jam. The system they setup was working just fine for them. And they feel and think that China has no right to come mess everything up.
Without legal prejudice
Speaking of Samoa. My beautiful islands. Samoa, ia kou makaala. O Saiga e le Valea. E avaku lakou kupe e fai ai mea ga, pe faamagaia ai si o kakou akuguu. But, ia kou magakua e iai le % e luga o le kupe ga lafo aku. A le mafai oga kokogi kupe ga saiga. Oga kaumafai lea o Saiga, e sue polokiki I kou laueleele aua lakou pisigisi e fia fai. Makaala Samoa.
Our history books ignores the facts that the people of Solomon Islands were also taken into transAtlantic slavery just as many from China was. They know their history very well.
Solomon Islands and Samoa can easily become another Hawaii of the East. With some investment, millions of middle income Chinese can flock to warmer weather Solomon Islands for vacation as Chinese tourist attraction have become too crowded or not encouraged to SK, Japan. Solomon Island and Samoa can be the replacement vacation spots. It is an alternatives to Singapore and Malaysia as it maybe less expensive. As long as it is safe for the Chinese.
Why keep going to Thailand. Let's go to the Pacific.
Solomon island also has a security pact with the Australians but when their police despatched there failed (deliberately) to protect Chinese properties and lives on the island, it becomes evident the Chinese security pact is needed to safeguard the safety for all on the island.
Tuilaepa summed up politics perfectly at 24:06:
"You know, in politics you can tell the biggest lie and pretend that it's not a lie, its the truth"
And you wonder WHY countries not only Samoa, question the integrity and transparency of those in politics❗️ #SayNoMore 🖐
The best job resume is by looking each countries on how they treat the indigenous in the past.
My jaw dropped as I learned Native Americans population in their motherland, the Continent of America before European Colonizers arrived was around 15 millions, while the European population in their motherland, the Continent of Europe was around 25 millions.
- Today, Native American population in their motherland is 15 million, while the European population, in the Continent of America + Europe, is a staggering 'TWO BILLIONS'! A sad truth.
The fact that notorious Anglo Western clans are major participants & benefactors of Colonization worldwide, stretching from North America, the land rightfully belongs to indigenous Native American people to Australia/New Zealand in Asia-Pacific, the land rightfully belongs to Native people of Asia Pacific region.
- May I ask if Anglo West have any laws at all for dealing with past and present notorious global cardinal crimes like Slavery, Colonialism & Colonization of vast bountiful resourceful Continents, such as North America, which rightfully belongs to indigenous Native Americans, and to Australia and New Zealand in Asia-Pacific region, which rightfully belongs to Native people of Asia Pacific?
- In my humble opinion, it's about time to decolonize the Colonized lands, and return it to rightful owners.
Remember, notorious global cardinal sins & crimes the Anglo West has committed and benefited a great deals, such as Slavery and Colonialism had long been over, why on earth is notorious Colonization still lingering on? 😔
-mamajune3864
You sound like a fukin idot right enough!
A real life slaughter house. It's sad. Atleast some of us in the global south survived. It could have been way worse
The truth about Australian gulag and the East pacific. Absolute neglect for generations, theft looting of gas and oil reserves
I love how Alex Zheng understand the country and culture. His desire to work with them in a pragmatic manner. Well done mate.
Didn't expect to find Indonesia also have foreign aid mission to Solomon 👀
Well...need to plant seeds of diplomacy everywhere.
At least China building the country but its not like USA with the name of democracy they are other countries resources
Ok China bot
@@BuddhaWho777Ulukau😅
What have the closer neighbors of Solomon help this country to develop so far?
how is this 11 days ago? this documentary is old
I'm amazed at some of these reporters statements, "whats the west going to do about it". What have they done while these people are floating in their own excrement.
War is not the answer,
Change leader is the answer to war
war is a racket,Smedly Butler
Awesomr
Beware of opposition and foreign forces such as from Australia, US and the west.
When the United States talks about "rules-based international order," it actually means "an international order based on U.S. hegemonic control."
So when the United States wants other countries to abide by the "rules-based international order", it is actually coercing other countries to submit to the rules imposed by the US hegemony, NOT by International Law.
Under this "rule-based international order" Whatever war crime, illegal invasion, assignation, regime chance, coercion, ethnic cleansing, bombing, murder etc done by American are legal, American are exempted from any legal action in any court and NO action can be taken against any American citizen involved.
Whatever same act done by the country or citizen of other countries; they are liable AND MUST BE PUNISHED.
usa CAN build 800 Military base at other country but NOT other country, US can put as many Nuclear bomb on other countries soil but NOT Russia or China, USA and its allies can build as many nuclear bomb as they like BUT NOT North Korea, Iran, Venezuela and others.
I love the transformation that the Solomon Island is engaging in. 🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳
China is the future for developing countries- Remember! That there will be criticism from haters.
People either have short memory or simply naive. Know why former Malaysian prime minister Najib Rajak now sitting in jail. He signed a one roa none bely contract with Commie China.
one road one belt, I mean
Sure, just like it has gone down in pakistan? China failed there big time
What if they bankrupt your country as has effectively happened in some countries? Any genuine AID fair enough but if it's just debt that can't be repaid then bad.
@@annoyedaussie3942 - that's a what-if! That's a negative injunction, let's think about the positive
What we have to do
16:33. Wow that is right out of the British Colonial playbook. Next step is to send an "Advisor" to the Leader of Solomon Island isn't it. A "Resident" advisor.
Chinese don't send NAVY Gunboats to kill the local population by shelling or handing out diseased blankets. The Chinese hand out Money to invest in business infrastructure and skills to help the locals maintain and improve infrastructure. The British even banned local languages and forced only English to be spoken.
Chinese don't send NAVY Gunboats to kill the local population by shelling or handing out diseased blankets. The Chinese hand out Money to invest in business infrastructure and skills to help the locals maintain and improve infrastructure. The British even banned local languages and forced only English to be spoken.
The reason for Chinese being in the Solomon Islands is strategy that is a strategic area of the Pacific in matters of war.
Chinese budget for Military is only 1.3 percent, lower than Germany.
China whorehouse prostituting in Chinatown
It is not about war that China is interested in. A peaceful multipolar world, every countries growth together, makes middle class growing in the world, a bigger pie, more opportunities for everyone. No more unipolar world that countries were told who they can trade with or what they can trade. The world makes the rules instead of a small group.
That’s true. Chinese fishermen go to another countries and gathered all they can get from the bottom of the ocean. They did it in the Philippines West Sea. They took everything they could get like thousand years old tortoises ,sea shells , tunas and others. China sea is already depleted of sea foods that’s why China explores in other countries . They even went to Galápagos Islands hence the South Americans are pissed off. China is overfishing the ocean and they deprive the locals from their own sea side.😊
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do you have any evidence of what you said ??
- which fishermen?
- went to which countries sea? Philippines west coast ? where exactly ? how many times how many people ?
- which technology they used so that they could take EVERYTHING from the BOTTOM OF THE SEA ?
- what kind of tortoise lives thousand years old ? how many pirces did chinese take away ? did you see it ?
- how do you know china sea is already depleted seafood ? if i find any seafood from china sea now will you kill yourself ?
- china is overfishing the ocean? what is the standard of ocean overfishing ? who made the standard ? you ? who are you ? a poor ignorant philippine fisherman ??
ANSWER MY QUESTIONS !
Back home overrepresentation of Indigenous in jails as drugs and alcohol are ? Encouraged - without legal prejudice
Very unique perspective when a vacuum of power happened and alternate power offer you opportunity and grants infrastructure then why not? people wanted a better life..