This is the documentary I was filming when we were detained: vimeo.com/ondemand/conqueringnorthernchina You're bloody awesome, thank you for watching my videos and to the incredibly generous people who support me on Patreon, you're really helping more than you know: www.patreon.com/serpentza

@TheWtfnonamez

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your diligence and determination. It means a lot that you take a principled stand in these strange times where nearly everyone takes the easy road.

@badlaamaurukehu

3 жыл бұрын

The easiest road is the least fulfilling.

@spaceskipster4412

3 жыл бұрын

Let's hope the Chinese people eventually get their freedom, and you can go back one day Winston. 👍🏼

@robbie552

3 жыл бұрын

Embed your own Chinese translation subtitles in your videos. That way it will be more obvious to non English speakers if the government tries to sabotage your videos by twisting your words with alternate translations.

@blackmanuk2530

3 жыл бұрын

Wow Serpenza stay safe bro. 2 visits to China was enough for me Lmao 😆😆😆😂😂😂😂. No thanks to big brother government. Scary system with wasted tourism potential due to the paranoid belligerent over lords 😅😂😂😂😂

Now imagine if in the United Kingdom a hotel refused to let a Chinese person book a room, there would be hell to pay.

@OwenGilmoreOG

3 жыл бұрын

They'd sit outside on the sidewalk and cry "they're killing me!" haha 😂

@joedoe7041

3 жыл бұрын

@@OwenGilmoreOG they do say that, it's been a thing where i live. a chinese family were rejected from a hotel, if i remember correctly they were acting very rudely and the manger asked them to leave.

@youzzzef

3 жыл бұрын

@@joedoe7041 Haha yeah that was in Stockholm Sweden, they sat in the lobby and refused to leave. The hotell staff called the Police, police told them nicely you need to leave, they didnt. Police carried them out, they started crying on the sidewalk like there was genocide going on xD.

@zhain0

3 жыл бұрын

@@joedoe7041 thats not because they were Chinese, that was because they were rude..... there is a major difference

@OwenGilmoreOG

3 жыл бұрын

@@joedoe7041 The incident I recall was in Sweden, where the police were being super nice to the guy, who was acting like a total douche. It's almost like they're getting revenge on the imperialists (even though Sweden was never an imperialist power :-) )

the irony is that he was upset because the thought you were talking shit about his country when all he did was give you really good reasons to talk shit about his country.

@serpentza

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@davidmachemer1015

3 ай бұрын

Nationalists have never been accused of being smart. Nationalism is just politics for basic people.

@PatrickWentzell-jd9gq

25 күн бұрын

​@@serpentza they should be reported for detaining innocent no authority can get away with this I'd file a complaint about it no person will ever run my life .

@Legitpenguins99

22 күн бұрын

@davidmachemer1015 couldn't have said if better myself

@PatrickWentzell-jd9gq

22 күн бұрын

@@Legitpenguins99 I agree this was said well . 👍👍

What really blows my mind is, you and C-Milk AKA Laowhy86 NEVER have said anything that makes China look bad. It's ironic that the people who censored you, made THEMSELVES look bad.

@jim-ce5kt

2 ай бұрын

That is called PARANOIA!!!!! Wonder why?????

As a Chinese living abroad, I feel so sorry for the experiences you have had traveling and recording in China. And also i feel happy that now you are free and be able to tell what really happened and what you really thin about this country, its government and its people. Please know that there are more Chinese people who understand and support you but cannot publicly do that. After all, with still families, friends, or business there, we are still not free, no matter where we are. And thank you, for your kindness to the people in this land!

@1mol831

3 жыл бұрын

Does Hong Kong count as part of China?

@thanosmom9118

3 жыл бұрын

@@1mol831 Well Hong Kong was given from some country I forgot. So China kinda “own” the region be enforcing and doing “crackdowns”.

@jimsmith2844

3 жыл бұрын

@@1mol831 Hong Kong was its own city apart from China. It had its own laws. But now China has taken Hong Kong and controls it. China is killing people in Hong Kong. China is creating new laws for Hong Kong. China is asshole to Hong Kong.

@ishanrai1241

3 жыл бұрын

@आदि राजपूत haha dude you need to wake up

@petertiang71

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimsmith2844 obviously you don't read history

the fact that these people are STILL trying to get you cancelled just proves you're doing the right thing. keep going Winston. Your courage and integrity is an example for us all

@serpentza

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, I will not let them intimidate me into silence! Stay Awesome

@goprojoe7449

3 жыл бұрын

Very true. America is now in a precarious position because political and judicial will has faltered to communist infiltration and intimidation. Winston is an example of being on the right side of history.

@canosabey1170

3 жыл бұрын

Yall guys pictures match big time 😂😂 like brothers

@lobsterblacc9478

2 жыл бұрын

It's not Canceling. It's corruption and kidnapping. Stop labeling everything canceling. It's weird

@ayylmao1193

2 жыл бұрын

@@goprojoe7449 also because of the millions of college educated kids worshipping the CCP lol

They threatened to shave his side burns if he didn't comply

@darkslippery1996

3 жыл бұрын

They're monsters.

@MzClementine

3 жыл бұрын

Not the Side Burns 🥺

@Bishka100

3 жыл бұрын

But what they didn't know was....He had a spare set hidden in a false hard drive.

@buukute

3 жыл бұрын

Those devil communist freak me!

@jackhydrazine1376

3 жыл бұрын

What he really needed for that trip was pork chop sideburns!!!

This is literally happened to my brother back in 2019 in China (Lanzhou) where got detained by SWAT team in the middle of the night just because his X Visa (Student Visa) got expired that day but he had a plan to extend it so he thought he would consult them tomorrow. Finally one of his Chinese friend saved him by convincing them that he's a genuine person by subjecting himself to long interrogation.

Wow, this guy really understand China and is able to put it out there, and blend his deep understanding with Western perspective! Rare but much needed information that all Westerner and Chinese should all know coming from this guy. Respect from Taiwan!

The reason foreigners aren't allowed in all hotels is because not every hotel has surveillance rooms

@vvm101

3 жыл бұрын

😳welcome to ccp land I guess ! Where They play god !

@psychicchap

3 жыл бұрын

that's not right. its more to do with the software which is linked to their police registration or something of that sort. when you try to check-in, they take a photo of you and a copy of the passport. even in big cities like Shanghai or Shenzhen, some hotels do not allow foreigners because their software doesn't integrate for foreigners with their police.

@liquidminds

3 жыл бұрын

@@vvm101 "You have CCTV, we have CCPTV" xD

@triggerwarning7662

3 жыл бұрын

They need to be licensed for foreigners. In small rural towns with no foreigners there won't be such hotels.

@dzibanart8521

3 жыл бұрын

°____°

It's ironic how they were so afraid of you making China look bad but the only thing that did was their own actions.

@serpentza

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@k.h.1267

3 жыл бұрын

They hate you for making China look bad, and now you are an even greater threat. China always makes these self fulfilling prophecies, like in Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Japan, Taiwan, Tibet, USA etc. They keep making these imaginary enemies into real enemies

@ericx8620

3 жыл бұрын

@@serpentza Are you still living there?

@Execuor

3 жыл бұрын

@@ericx8620 As he said in the vid he doesn't anymore, that's the reason he can talk about it now.

@ericx8620

3 жыл бұрын

@@Execuor Yeah, he should have figured that telling some bad story on China has more income that telling good things. Nice strategy. Saw a few KZread make this change in the past year.

I‘m a German. I was born in „West Germany“ (now, of course there is just ONE Germany). My parents were supporting friends in the notoriously underdeveloped, then communist East Germany. What you describe is giving me serious flashbacks to what I had experienced back then. That pure evil of certain vicious control freaks, who are PROJECTING negativity onto everyone 24/7. I strongly recommend the movie „Das Leben der Anderen“ (The Life of the Others). It captures those dark times like no other. These people are DESTROYING LIVES - and a thing such as the universial sanctity of life, and the inalienable dignity of every human being is simply ONE HUNDRED PERCENT ABSENT in their dark, negative, destructive concept of how everything is supposed to run. What always pissed me off THE MOST about this is the outrageous hypocrisy: They keep telling themselves - and keep hammering it home to their people that they are doing all of this „just out of charity 😇“, and „because they care so much about the wellbeing of the people 🥰😘“. BULLSHIT! They do it because they want to recklessly IMPOSE THEIR WILL UPON OTHERS LIKE THE DICTATORS THEY ARE! And often enough, those who are calling the shots in such regimes are living like KINGS - while their people are suffering from various kinds of inhumane pressure - not to mention the constant terror of fearing to get crushed over whatsoever one allegedly had done „to damage the best interest of the people“. My heart goes out to all the people who are suffering from this in China - and outside of it.

@kuchenblechmafiagmbh1381

6 ай бұрын

Greetings, I myself am too young to have witnessed the DDR but heard some stories for example from one politician who visited our school and what brought him there, our town is just around 40 kikometres away from the former border and he was visiting some relatives with his family when he was a young boy in his early teenager years and upon border controls (that took hours) he was wearing a shirt with US Army or something on that - of course it's a red flag but he didn't really know about the background/dimension as a young boy but the staff there treated him like shit anyways. And of I visited some museums, of course the Stasi-Museum and they were spying everyone, especially with their unofficial employees and of course they also bullied/harassed the people systematically.

@RG-iw7py

3 ай бұрын

'The Lives of Others' is brilliant, honest. I envy filmmakers they were able to do it. And that in Germany promoting nazi ideology is punishable by law. I hope to see the same with commies ideology in Poland. First such movies, documentaries telling our true history were made dir. Grzegorz Braun, not any government related body, neither any film institute. I believe Marxism, and other -isms were created by and for narcissists. They thrive in such regimes, have no empathy. Constantly what serpentza and laowhy86 say about CCP reminds me narcissistic behaviour, traits, tactics: 'love bombing', 'narcissistic projection', gaslighting, sadistic tendencies, cruelty, feeling of grandiosity, entitlement, 'word salad' (newspeak), controlling others to have (false) feeling of security, triangulation, 'smear campaign', psychomanipulation, etc.

@Canguterio

Ай бұрын

I have watched the movie in original German version and it's like you described it

I am a wedding videographer, travelling & filming around the world quite a lot and I got into some sketchy situations in Morocco, Myanmar etc for usually completely trivial reasons and most of the stories you've told feel so frickin relatable. Since Covid locked me to my home&country, your travel stories really mean a lot to me, keep them coming! Also, the situation where you lied about LaCie external drives - I can't imagine how nervous you were but HUGE props for making that up on the go, you dodged a bullet like a boss.

@doudoulefol

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Jon, im moroccan and im sorry about your experience in my country. Im a bit curious tho, what happened in Morocco?

@bigwendigo2253

3 жыл бұрын

Would love to hear your stories!

@CZpersi

2 жыл бұрын

Is it true that drones are banned in Morocco completely?

@OmmerSyssel

2 жыл бұрын

@@doudoulefol something with your crazy religion? Beheading innocent blond girls (still..) isn't that common in the civilised world ...

@gardensofthegods

9 ай бұрын

Jon , there are four of us here who would love to know what happened to you in Morocco .

I was detained in China and had my passport taken away from me for two days for staying at a place that wasn't for foreigners. Thank goodness it was almost 20 years ago, I'll never go back there.

@rodriguezchen

3 жыл бұрын

Dang, what did you do though?

@TDK2K

3 жыл бұрын

it was an acquaintance that let us stay. it was in the rural northeast. I still feel bad for the guy that let us stay there, I believe he got fined and warned also. You hear from trusted people that you're not supposed to stay overnight at anyone's house, but this rule was just so foreign to me, I guess, like how bad could it be if I stayed one or two nights at someone's home? What other country has a rule as paranoid as this? Definitely not anywhere else I have ever been! Little did i know...and it's probably so much worse in China today.

@cambridgemart2075

3 жыл бұрын

2 colleagues of mine went on business to China in the mid 90s; they were booked into the usual Westerner-friendly hotel; one of them was suspicious of the mirror in his room, so he hung a bath towel over the mirror; 5 minutes later the maid knocked on his door to 'tidy the room' and put the towel back in the bathroom. The other colleague then went to his room and did the same thing with the same result. So it does appear that the hotel is expected to monitor its guests much more closely than we would consider legal in the West.

@matkailijafilm9993

3 жыл бұрын

I was staying “illegally” in 30 about apartments in China, only one time I was contacted by Police. That was reason why my Visa to study in China was canceled, I wasn’t detained, I never heard back from anyone but my gf was told by PSB that I’m not allowed to study in China because I had violated rules. Funny part was that two months after that I went back to China, went to PSB to figure everything out, to pay fine of 2000¥ or something. When I turn up there, they say that there was no reason to cancel my visa and there is nothing to be paid. We all were equally annoyed and surprised at the same time but not sure what the situation really was. Seems like no one really knows or coordinate with each other in China. A bit similar happened on my first trip as well, on my first night. There was some guard or something telling foreigners not allowed etc calling me whitewanker and other nice words. No police was involved and apparently no bad marks on me either. But that wasn’t a good start for a trip, my host was an idiot tho so I blame her for this. Thank god I didn’t do anything stupid like run away or hit the guard, I was pretty close to do that. Chinese people in general are fantastic, China is fantastic country to travel but their “Socialism with Chinese characteristics” is not for my taste. Tip for anyone who is planning to visit China and plans to stay in AIRBNB etc non hotel. Do the Registration or face the consequences. Usually nothing serious happens, they just want you to obey rules (like every country) but if you plan to do business, work or study in future there, they can make it hard for you.

@matkailijafilm9993

3 жыл бұрын

@@TDK2K there is rule of registration within 24/72 hours these days. But as I said ^ I stayed in ~30 places before I was contacted by Police. Not quite sure what happened to my host, I hope nothing because he was so kind and funny old guy who did nothing wrong in the end, just rented an apartment for me. It’s more just an way to make you obey the rules which you obviously should do everywhere but some rules just seem useless for us...

What would happen if American hotels would refuse to allow Chinese

@serpentza

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@micheldagatan3038

3 жыл бұрын

And they would just say Americans are racists😂

@mariacheung647

3 жыл бұрын

You can never win an argument with ignorant people. If American hotels refuse Chinese guests, China will have a tantrum like a 3 year old child.

@michaellovett8773

3 жыл бұрын

Better question: what would happen if our police check papers and tell them they need an American sponsor to stay in hotel? The result might change how hotels in China operate.

@ginomanshit2365

3 жыл бұрын

not to mention refusing selling property to chinese

you're incredible, dude. You are doing what no news media is able to do today. Keep fighting.

I’ve spent my morning watching a few of your videos on china and South Africa. I applaud your conviction and passion to soeak out. So much of what you say about china resonates with me after my 15 years there. I’m Australian and lived living in china, in the beginning, but then it started going wrong. I lived there from 2002-2017. Would love to share MY experiences with you. Keep up the good work and Stay Awesome.

As a romanian, I am so glad that my country got rid of communism

@abeurakadabeura

3 жыл бұрын

problem isn't communism but dictatorship

@christinem4266

3 жыл бұрын

Jealousy from China.

@yynolan3021

3 жыл бұрын

And look how you ended up. Lol

@noorazmi2329

3 жыл бұрын

Without communism, you became nothing. Romanian is communist by nature. When you take it away, you became a no one. (The statement above is purely made for entertainment and not based on reality. It is purely coincidental if so.)

@rangoman1815

3 жыл бұрын

@@abeurakadabeura communism breeds dictatorship

i think this work is worthy of an award.

@josephcarroll9522

3 жыл бұрын

An academy award. Please!

@StatusFX3

3 жыл бұрын

Big time

@detectivemarkseven

2 жыл бұрын

I think this award is worthy of their work.

@v0nstrudelhaven

2 жыл бұрын

Guerilla style info about a communist country is always gold

29:00 If that rabid nationalist hadn't stopped you, you would have won the trust of the native Mongolians. And then they would have told you the whole truth about the situation they're living in. And that would have been much more damming....

@Kimjongilmao

2 жыл бұрын

What are you on about lol

@jenl7094

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kimjongilmao things are even worse for minority groups in China than you can imagine. People are extremely afraid to talk about or show what’s going on unless they have your complete trust. I believe that is what was meant by that comment.

@gregoryl.levitre9759

Жыл бұрын

@@jenl7094 everyone except that Regan kid understood the comment.

Being a foreign Chinese, I stopped planning for a long holiday in China in my retired life after watch your infomative video. Thank you

I found it funny how at each encounter it was the same routine. This shows the following: Either they can not coordinate at such a basic level, or everyone wants to flash their own level of importance.

@marinfrombratia

3 жыл бұрын

I think they wanted to scare them off.

@wasdwasd609

3 жыл бұрын

They're limiting what they can do by wasting their time. Causing fatigue by keeping them up. Trying to scare them off and humiliating being lined up and having your photo taken, as if they're criminals. They don't give a shit about the serial numbers n stuff.

@Solaar_Punk

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, their coordination is terrible too mind. At least not up to the Western Standard.

@elgatochurro

3 жыл бұрын

"we must also watch 6 hours of unedited footage of camels"

@Kenny-yl9pc

2 жыл бұрын

@@wasdwasd609 So basically they have nothing better to do than harrasing them just to waste time or to scare them.. In other words they have nothing productive to do that the time wasting of Winston and crew is the best they could do with their own time? Interesting..or crazy....

If anyone hasn't seen Conquering Southern China and Conquering Northern China, it's a really awesome series.

@markplenty2631

3 жыл бұрын

Where do I watch it? I’ve been trying to see it for ages..

@mr.bluefox3511

3 жыл бұрын

To be honest, after knowing this incident ... im not sure if I can enjoy the series. No to throwing anything at there awsome document they recorded, im just not feeling alright after this video.

@williamswenson5315

3 жыл бұрын

Yup; that and "Stay Awesome China." That one is Winston's project and well-worth viewing.

@TheMeatballSwede

3 жыл бұрын

@@markplenty2631 I rented them on vimeo.

@markplenty2631

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheMeatballSwede thank you.. it appears I’m blind, winston has put the link in his comments 😂😂😂

i like your summary description of a CCP official. Very accurate and vivid!

@LordMegatherium

2 жыл бұрын

Without the context just from the physical description I would've thought: "Oh shit! They got the JANITOR involved!"

"Trying to put China in a positive light". Lol. You'd have better luck finding a Yeti.

@daraa151

2 жыл бұрын

Hello

@gwendolynsnyder463

4 ай бұрын

At least a Yeti might actually be chill.

"A laowai who can speak Mandarin? MUST BE A SPY" - CCP logic

@nekozombie

3 жыл бұрын

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@LeinoSmaul

3 жыл бұрын

@@nekozombie what?

@nekozombie

3 жыл бұрын

@@LeinoSmaul修啊殺蘇嗎

@tomblakemoremusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@nekozombie What?

@nekozombie

3 жыл бұрын

@@tomblakemoremusic 性藏殉國燒烤告老

As a American who is Chinese I am glad I am not living there and I hope you stay safe.

@troy3456789

3 жыл бұрын

The wumao are certain you're just making that up, or that you're just kowtowing to the evil west. See the 12 downvotes for this video? Peace.

@VenuZz

3 жыл бұрын

@@troy3456789 What?

@troy3456789

3 жыл бұрын

​@@VenuZz The Wumao are certain that Noah Lu is just making that up about being happy not living in China, and happy about living in the USA, or that he's just kowtowing to the evil west. See the many down-votes for this video? Peace. I hope this helps. Peace.

@williamswenson5315

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome. I hope you are not having to deal with too many racist idiots here. Most Americans appreciate the fact that we are a culture and a people from many lands, who believe we are united by the rule of law and our constitution.

@chenxu221

3 жыл бұрын

@@troy3456789 Are you making stuff up I am only living in the USA because China is a communist country and I was born in America.

I went to the North Korean border from Russia and took a few pictures of the guard towers. So I also ended up having to go to a police station in Russia where I was told that it was not okay to even be in this area without a permit. Luckily I had a Russian friend with me who was a policeman and he managed to talk us out of this situation so nothing further had happened.

@miguelservetus9534

2 жыл бұрын

This question is asked with respect and curiosity. I would be afraid to travel to, let alone take a picture of NK from China. What gives you the drive, rationale? Is it learned or innate?

@JohnMicius

2 жыл бұрын

@@miguelservetus9534 lol

@siddharthakvr5154

2 жыл бұрын

How did you ever think this was a good idea? I applaud you for your bravery but that was incredibly stupid

@BobJones-gn2tr

Жыл бұрын

@@miguelservetus9534 have you ever been a tourist with an edgy trigger finger on your camera? I did the same exact dumb thing- I was in a city in northern China just across from North Korea so I said I bet if if do maximum zoom I can see into the houses, and I could! So I snapped a bunch of pictures. My Chinese business contact kept chuckling nervously and shaking his finger saying "that is forbidden, that is forbidden to do here"...but I was like it's okay I'm an American tourist, you know? Like the ones who take pictures of the sign that says "Military Zone- No photos" - everyone and his grandma has those shots. So like 2.5 minutes later some guys (prob plainclothes police) come and talk to my contact and he explains to them etc....and they said I should delete the pictures. So I pretended to...that was it.

@kirakd7204

9 ай бұрын

still Russian people are far better than Chinese

I've been watching quite a few of your documentaries and never left a comment. You have my ultimate respect for your honesty and information. I never even imagined the subjects you bring to the front. I speak as just another isolated (although formerly quite convinced that was nominally informed) American. Thank you.

The fact that you lied that a hard disk is a power bank and got away with it!. Man you dodged a bullet there. Edit: Thank you for the likes.

@seanhaarhoff3726

3 жыл бұрын

The fact that he had the balls to lie to such an oppressive regime and get away with it is so epic.

@TobyIKanoby

3 жыл бұрын

That's why I can't live in China, I wouldn't have the balls to do such a thing (I am just too honest really).

@goemboeck

3 жыл бұрын

Saved tens of hours of watching the unedited footage with some army folks.

@Chidoc

3 жыл бұрын

that was brilliant!

@jan2oo

3 жыл бұрын

@@TobyIKanoby Not necessarily a bad thing, he did take quite a gamble there. If he had been honest, they would probably have made him delete all the footage, which would have sucked, sure, but that would have been it. If they had realized he was lying, things might have turned out quite a lot worse.

Ever since I commented on my opinion on China in your comments section I get honey pot offers on different social media platforms from Chinese women. It's so strange :'D

@Mrch33ky

3 жыл бұрын

Is that right? And do you have a bridge you'd like to sell us as well?

@MrVideoFreaker221

3 жыл бұрын

@@thedrummerboy1215 hey ccp agent

@kaguraschimizu4609

3 жыл бұрын

@@thedrummerboy1215 are u a ccp 50 cent army? If not, prove it.

@03e-210a

3 жыл бұрын

@@thedrummerboy1215 hi ccp

@D.Mon.

3 жыл бұрын

@@thedrummerboy1215 Prove it.

How scary .I had a brush with Russian authority.Was on holiday in Russia on my own when I got arrested for taking photos of Russian military equipment .Held me for over a week .Scariest thing I have ever faced

@siddharthakvr5154

2 жыл бұрын

NGL, that ones kinda on you...taking pictures of military equipment is a big no no in any country anywhere in the world

@grieferoncamera4600

2 жыл бұрын

@@siddharthakvr5154 what about taking photos of soldiers' feet

@siddharthakvr5154

2 жыл бұрын

@@grieferoncamera4600 go right ahead, but not in military base zones and shit, I think that's a given for most people

@cherrelleg8276

11 ай бұрын

@@siddharthakvr5154not really. U can take pictures in the United States as long as your own public land taking it

@thysonsacclaim

11 ай бұрын

@@siddharthakvr5154Nope. You can take pics all you want here.

I lived in China for two years and never met anyone who was not a wonderful and kind person. I was living in the modern east coast region however, and whenever I traveled to more remote areas I was fortunate to have Chinese friends who accompanied me. I am sure being with them had a lot to do with being safe. The closest to a misunderstanding I ever got was being at a Chinese hotel (the kind for Chinese) and not being allowed to have breakfast in their restaurant. That same hotel staff had also never seen a China Residency Permit so they kept asking for my Visa. The Residency Permit is a sticker in my passport, just like a Visa, but it looks different. After being asked to produce a Visa 3 times I had to get one of my Chinese friends to come to the front desk to explain to them that I was in fact a legal Chinese resident with a work permit, not a Tourist on a Visa.

I absolutely loved Conquering Northern China, it's incredible how you guys were able to maintain the good mood through the shooting when facing so many problems, I really respect your work

I wish people realized what goes on in China. I had the opportunity about 15 years ago go to go China, and found simlar stories to this when asking around and on internet forums, and decided I didn't think it was worth it. Can you imagine if the government in the US/UK/Aus/CA or most any other country treated an Asian like this?

@gregoryl.levitre9759

Жыл бұрын

I can't speak for the other nations but the USA treats everyone who isn't rich like trash. I am pretty sure China conquered the USA and they're easing us into their Social Credit System.

Reminds me of when I got arrested in China... Certainly unnerving. Good to hear your recollection of these events. It brought back many familiar memories of my group's encounter.

Serpentza: Hey, let's show china culture China: Lets add realism to the experience

As I Chinese, I deeply abhor Chinese nationalism and the atrocious authoritarian regime. This guy and laowhy describes the bad side of China very well that I can be resonated. I hope the world can see this and be careful of the Chinese communist party while be aware that there are conscious Chinese people like me.

@JordanHarbingerShow

3 жыл бұрын

do you live in China or outside china?

@movement2contact

3 жыл бұрын

Stay safe, man. I hope the time of nationalism and authoritarianism is gonna pass sooner rather than later.

@davidcockayne3381

3 жыл бұрын

Some of us get it mate, and some of us know and respect China’s non-communist cultural and intellectual tradition.

@neilwang2543

3 жыл бұрын

So here is the question, can u speak Chinese or not?

@davidcockayne3381

3 жыл бұрын

@@neilwang2543 Why is it the question, or THE question? Are those who are either not Chinese or do not speak Chinese, not allowed to comment on their experiences of living in China,? Are people outside China not allowed to have opinions on these matters, even if they have studied them assiduously over many years?

China cannot allow to lose control of the narratve. Diversity and curiosity is dangerous to the CCP.

@joncrane7661

3 жыл бұрын

And now america. China coming in through the front door. And war back in the middle east....but hey we all voted for biden, right?

@VladimirDemetrovIlyushin

3 жыл бұрын

@@joncrane7661 Considering the democratic party is trying to stop the lawsuits asking for election transparency, I think not.

@SAVOTYB

3 жыл бұрын

@That Guy. ignorance. Smh

@CS-bl2sz

3 жыл бұрын

The USA cannot allow losing control of the narrative. Diversity and curiosity are dangerous to the two parties.

Wow this story is amazing and terrifying! Very brave of you to stay there for so long and try filming things. The CCP is insane.

@gregoryl.levitre9759

Жыл бұрын

All governments are staffed by loonies.

This is such great content, you've left nothing behind everything is either in your descriptions or in shot. Excellent work, thank you so much I really appreciate your efforts. Love from England.

The Chinese really shot themselves in the foot with this. They should have used the opportunity to improve their image. A dissident-leaning Chinese friend once said China is its own worst enemy. This truly proves her right.

@joncrane7661

3 жыл бұрын

Now it is the nursemaid of the united states. Biden is best friends with them.

@peterwang5660

3 жыл бұрын

@@joncrane7661 Ah stop bringing your own politics into this for fucks sake.

@andrew_koala2974

3 жыл бұрын

Proving without any doubt that Chinese Politicians, Police. CCP is inherently stupid. They are caught between two totally different worlds and cannot shake off the Dynastcal rule mentality and philosophy.

@Klassenfeind

3 жыл бұрын

The Chinese nationalists are the biggest threat to China.

Your video makes me wonder how 'safe' it would be for me as a normal tourist to visit China again and take photos and drone videos. I would hate the constant fear of monitoring by the secret police and also the suspicion merely because I was taking photos or filming. A sad state of affairs. Jerry

@serpentza

3 жыл бұрын

Should be fine in tourist areas except they are less tolerant of drones these days

Thank you for sharing this, sharing good will and culture is priceless. I fully intend on watching your documentary and will greatly appreciate the trial and tribulations that it took to produce. So sorry you had such a terrible experience over there.

Me too!! Sorry to hear when any one was… Me? Had an 18 month exit ban (one year officially, six months processing. By then, the mental and physical torture had broken me. PTSD, battered person syndrome AND repressed memories. Even when free, that was it… I had seven years of that shit, like a battered spouse who forgot every tube it happened. I’m dm safe now, and the Canadian Govt has assured me that I’ll not the only one. Winston, I’m happy ur safe, and that Matt made it out when he did. You don’t know how lucky you are!!!

What an uphill battle to try and show them in a positive light.

@milahu

3 жыл бұрын

like loving a woman who hates herself ... "leave me alone, youre too good for me" : P

@ericah6546

2 жыл бұрын

the irony is incredible!

Winston is right about the over sensitive Chinese nationalists, I met one once and every little thing I said, she thought I was attacking China when I might have just been talking about the traffic in Beijing or the air in some cities, she would say well your country is bad x,y,z, very immature. On the other point Winston made even in some big cities like Da Lian and Beijing there were a lot of hotels that take no foreigners.

@shq1723

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-cr6yp7vx9r Misread this message originally...yeah but given how the chinese act towards foreigners it's us who should be banning them. Would love to see the reaction where we ban Chinese from europe, given all the aggression weve had to take from the CCP. That actually sounds a lot more legit...

@Gilberto90

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-cr6yp7vx9r LMAO people literally spit phlegm, slaughter animals and openly defacate in the streets in China. Maybe your all powerful communist party should do something about that before paying people to criticise Europe's cleanliness.

@shq1723

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gilberto90 Couldn't have said it better :)

@shq1723

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-cr6yp7vx9r Oh and PS, I mean't to ban foreigners from hotels or from things the CCP doesn't want them to see. Talk about North Korea's bigger brother ey....I was born into a communist regime and since my country reformed it's done a lot better, slowly but surely it's getting back on it's feet. You don't understand true freedom until you actually have it and by the sounds of it you don't have the balls to stand up to your manipulative government which dictates it's own idiology in it's schools and apparently to international countries museums and even historical records. Imagine being told to lie because it hurts the CCP, tell me, deep down, as a human being, does that make you proud to support them? Or, can you not criticise for the fear of punishment?

@arcstatic8950

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-cr6yp7vx9r You better speak more about how wonderful CCP is, or your family may be in danger for your failure. Please do better, and stop your failure. Bow to your CCP masters, they own you.

I am so glad they did not get to make you disappear Sir Sepentza, I would hate to think that someone so valuable like yourself would have been wiped off the face of the earth! The more I see and hear about these bad government people the more, it sickens me. I hope the future young people will make a change of this someday.

It's a shame, I love Chinese culture and everything in between pertaining their history, shame the government is so bad that anyone going is a significant risk to your safety

@luxinyu

6 ай бұрын

Don't do meaningless things. Friends come with good wine, enemies come with shotguns

"Conquering" China, might not have been the best choice of words in hind sight.

@Aj-tu4gv

3 жыл бұрын

Yyeeaeee ...Should have put colonizing instead...

@RussianBot4Christ

3 жыл бұрын

5 years ago was a different world, where saying "conquering china" would be a normal thing to say about travel. Screw anyone who cares about someone saying "conquering China" now and forever.

@justthetruth2993

3 жыл бұрын

Conquering its about traveling the world ,seeing different horizon for the normal people !!! You know what i mean... showing your country to the world !???! You wanna see what you do too us all around the world, dont tempe me brothers

@MagikGimp

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they should have called it "An excursion consisting of a month's travel to navigate the Northern most parts of China; An introspective into the indigenous peoples that live there, their customs, livelihoods and cultures." Far more catchy title.

@rawnukles

3 жыл бұрын

@@MagikGimp Humble Travellers awed by the Magnificence of Great China !

Wow I just finished watching the whole clip , what a story! Well said 👍👍👍

@luxinyu

6 ай бұрын

Don't do meaningless things. Friends come with good wine, enemies come with shotguns

"Who do you work for?" Winston: " Dr...Evil"

This is so depressing. That is so scary

@naitnait00

3 жыл бұрын

Its even more depressing for Chinese people

I really do think you got out of China just in time, I fear we're going to see some "Great leap forward" level of discrimination soon.

@sebastianshine4262

3 жыл бұрын

Don't fear that we're going to see it. Fear that we are not going to see it. Cause it will happen that's for sure

@defcondeltailiecheatandste1852

3 жыл бұрын

cant wait to explore CHINA ......after COVID

@roymaddocks3184

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly true!

I love these expat stories, trading them, and bonding thru ptsd adventures story sharing. I remember when Facebook, google and gmail were allowed in china; and they were no smartphones with cameras. I’ve returned later to china, to my favourite spots, and have been very disappointed with how it changed....heartbroken

I'm overseas born 2nd gen Chinese. I went holidaying in guangzhou and outside the guangzhou East train station, a police saw me with my luggage and asked me to show my passport and visa etc. Asked me which hotel I stayed at. He called the police station and said didn't have data that I'm checked into that hotel. He said all foreigners, upon checking into any hotel in China, must go to police station to tell the police, or ask the hotel to inform the station!!!

You're lucky to be able to tell us this story. I'd be a blubbering mess in that situation.

It takes a lot of courage to do what you're doing Winston.. commenting to please the algorithm

@Dan-sq7zg

3 жыл бұрын

You must be kidding me. You do realize that's just a screen of China behind him right? You don't live in China anymore poser. Move on.

@MGSVxBreakpoint

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dan-sq7zg He still has extended family connections to China through his wife. Ignoring China ain‘t an option for him. Plus, it‘s a source of income that hurts nobody but the CCP. Why the hate?

@Dan-sq7zg

3 жыл бұрын

@@MGSVxBreakpoint You hit it right on the head when you say it's a good income for him. He found that pandering to the anti CCP crowd was much more popular than fixing motorcycles and such. His recent videos all have the same boring, obvious premise. China bad. Like I said... Move on.

@kaze-xo

3 жыл бұрын

Courage to demonize a country in exchange for views and money?

@kaze-xo

3 жыл бұрын

@Mark Carson Yea he does love Chinese, but only when they are submissive good-looking women, just look at all his video titles, he hates Chinese males for sure, I thought it was obvious?

The more i watch your videos, the more all this stuff remind me of stories my parents who lived in USSR told me.

Keep them coming, love your work, I've been following you for years and it's always good to see what you have done lately. And lots of love back at you.

I almost fell off my chair when I saw this notification...

When I watched "Conquering Southern China," I was enchanted by the people, the countryside, and the adventure. I felt like I might visit China someday and explore the country. But now - I feel like the entire country of China is completely inhospitable and unwelcoming, and I no longer have any interest in going there.

@rmikel14789

3 жыл бұрын

Same, no interest in ever visiting. I used to have a dream of driving down the China national highway in Mongolia to see the instant cities in the desert, but not now. Especially with the national security law, China is now written off like North Korea.

@joncrane7661

3 жыл бұрын

Well.....chia is coming to the states. Biden is best friends with them.

@koc988

3 жыл бұрын

@@joncrane7661 don't bring politics into this

@mr.squishy5024

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sarcasteak Only for 50 cents can you get quality shilling like this! Impressive!

Thanks for the truth my friend about China, I knew it wasn’t all as peachy as everyone says it is who just visited there.

The atmosphere on Chinese social media platforms have really changed a lot. I recently logged in Weibo to check out some Olympic news, the amount of hatred drove me away.

@williss1192

3 жыл бұрын

Damn.. That’s crazy man. I wonder how many actually believe it since we know the likes/comments can be controlled deliberately

@xzerox2112

2 жыл бұрын

Me too, that's why i don't read weibo anymore but instead i use twitter a lot now.

Talking about the no foreigners allowed to stay in hotels or regions reminds me of my trip to Tibet. The control that Chinese government has in there via police and military shocked me. A woman I happened to be travelling with had lived in North Korea for 2 years and said the control and surveillance in Tibet was way worse.

@richardscathouse

3 жыл бұрын

Kinda like America under CDC rule.. 🤭

I literally brought and watched all of conquering northern China today. It was so addictive and I loved it. It’s crazy all that happened in the background I would of never thought. I really respect you and C-Milks courage and bravery in making this documentary.

@serpentza

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! Really appreciate it

@motab9981

3 жыл бұрын

@@serpentza I can’t wait for you guys to make more. I know you can’t go to China but maybe conquering Vietnam or any other country. That would be amazing.

I was in China (several provences over a month period) in 2006. Once, we drove into a small town (phonetically- My young). We didn't think it was forbidden, we interacted with the friendly villagers and stayed the night with the family of our sifu. Everyone had a picture of Mao In their homes and communist music blared in the morning. We went to register with the local government the next day, and they went ballistic. They took our passports and had us driven out of town without our luggage, which was forwarded later. They activity at the government station seemed like they had just caught national terrorist. Tge person we were visiting was a man of good standing, so a few days later, they brought us back to a more developed area for two days under the watchful eye of the mayor. Only seeing what he wanted us to see.

@CytherYt

7 ай бұрын

damm😭

So proud of your strength of conviction! Still super glad you & Matt (& families) are HERE & SAFE, NOW!!!😎💕

Various police/military: "What is this?! Why do you have this drone?!" Wintson: "I just really like camels man...."

@patrickjansenD

3 жыл бұрын

Various police/military: "You no can Camel! Only Zhonghua ok?!

The quality of the video was so good, that I had no idea of the stress you were under. Well done.

Man, your content is unique. You tell things that noone wanted to tell. Grim reality. Worth subscribing. Also it's interesting to learn the experience of someone who really been there.

If it was up to me I'd award you a medal. Respect and greetings from Europe

That’s scary af

@serpentza

3 жыл бұрын

yeah dude, and we had more trouble later on as well, but this was the worst part

@aaronthomas7975

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like the powers that be didn’t want to inadvertently have their dirty laundry put out there.

@godfreypoon5148

3 жыл бұрын

Auto-focus? I didn't find it scary.

@Sleepinglinki

3 жыл бұрын

@@serpentza how can you stay positiv? I feel like everything in the world is going in the wrong direction

@thomasjr8318

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sleepinglinki Nay, US election went right.

You guys worked so hard to show the greatness of China as a land and a people, let us salute your hard work reminding us that the Chinese people are not the CCP.

Thank you for all amazing insight and stories shared you are one of my favorite you tubers and a huge inspiration to me you beast through life thick and thin and level headed looking professional on top of it all been enjoying the content for a long time but first time commenting!!! Thank you so much man keep it up can’t wait to see more

What quick thinking of you to say those hard drives were power banks! Very james bond-ie

@johnroberts7170

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. The PLA guy could have been much worse for you than the initial CCP hack. Lots of firepower to back him up coupled with disdain and you be like the goat . Cooked.

@InnocenceExperience

3 жыл бұрын

I'd be scared that they'd find out I lied and then be even more suspicious.

@Killerspieler0815

3 жыл бұрын

@first name last name - Not only James Bond like , it was also very mainland Chinese (relabeling of goods & make shady claims what the product can do or cant do = perfectly integrated fo-rai-ner ) , what an Irony ^^

Hi Winston, I am really sorry for what you have been through. It is sad to see how things going here. It is unfortunate to see a true friend like you to be pushed away by those stupid nationalists. I am with you. By the way, just purchased your Conquering Northern China documentary. It was awesome! I really enjoy the Rongcheng part as it is only 200 km from my hometown which was also a small fishing village before. Good job!

You are very right, I have experienced myself that I could not stay in some hotels in Shanghai as foreigner

Thank you Serpentza, for speaking the truth. It's clear your heart is kind and loving so what you tell us has to be true. I'm so sick of the lies.

I know ur dedication and we all appreciate it but we don't want to loose u both

@andrew_koala2974

3 жыл бұрын

yuki G Explain what is ur dedication and what language is that, because it is NOT English. You need to attend English language classes and read more books to improve to an acceptable standard.

@Skeptic2006

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrew_koala2974 Why? Because he used u instead of you? STFU

So your translator watched incorrectly translated videos of yours and decided that those incorrect translations were the meaning he'd go with? That's some high tier translation skills there.

@Nagasyari

3 жыл бұрын

The translator translate Mongolian to mandarin and doesn’t understand English. Hence why he was duped into believing the fake subtitles.

@qx-jd9mh

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sarcasteak lmao defending cruel and u just laws

@travisgoodrich4290

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sarcasteak What national laws did he break. Other than not being Chinese that is.

@mrjonnoma

3 жыл бұрын

People not fighting for removal of fake subtitles end up in these situations. Putting fake subtitle is putting people in danger and persons with fake subtitles should be prosecuted by local regulations and laws.

@sschmachtel8963

3 жыл бұрын

Yep and people that understand that usually think you have done something bad because why else the wrong translation... and thus you deserve the punishment that comes with it. Better watch out that you dont make anybody feel bad in the slightest. You should have informed yourself that the translator watched your photo and didnt like it and that he knew you are the enemy just by looking at it. No proof necessary since otherwise God would have told him

Thanks for sharing and also not getting intmitaded by these cowards

Thank-you for your experience and truthfulness about what is happening around the globe,whether its positively and truthfulness on negatively. Keep it up.thanks.

Heard this before on China Unscripted. Still very powerful. True story: I was getting vibes from a pretty Chinese girl who works in a local takeaway restaurant. One day she starts chatting me up, really going for it. Within two minutes she‘s asked me twice where i work so i tell her i‘m a barista at a local coffee shop. She asks if i own the place and i say 'No', i‘m an employee. She turns her nose up and never speaks to me or looks at me again XD

@PrograError

3 жыл бұрын

seems more like wanting to marry the high life...

@MGSVxBreakpoint

3 жыл бұрын

@@PrograError gold digga for sure

@LMB222

3 жыл бұрын

*Never* tell a woman where you work.

@MGSVxBreakpoint

3 жыл бұрын

@@LMB222 and dont shit where you eat XD i know lol. I messed up

Kudos to you two on your grit and determination to pursue your craft despite the potential for being detained or arrested. After watching both documentaries, I knew there was a back story behind your visit there and I'm pleased that you chose to share it with your audience. Chance, fortune and skill that you both were able to get out with your families as the door was closing on a foreigner's ability to travel and shoot video freely in mainland China. This video deserves a much wider audience than just YT.

Thank you for educating me about China. I always suspected that most of Asia was miserable but I didn't know to what extend. I feel sorry for those people.

Wow! Incredible story. Love seeing your adventures.

10 yrs ago I dream of visiting china. Today I'm thinking of visiting Afghanistan's would be safer.

@rodriguezchen

3 жыл бұрын

Come to Taiwan, the real China where Chinese culture is appreciated not destroyed.

@leiskorn4139

3 жыл бұрын

@@rodriguezchen Sounds great, I only heard good things about Taiwan, really wanna travel there anytime after the pandemic!

Sounds a lot like prewar Germany. I'm glad you got out of that mess.

This is as close to factual insight into China as you can get. Thank you for showing us the true China.

@JonySmith-bb4gx

4 ай бұрын

Nope . Just fake victim card that's expired

Thanks for sharing your experiences Winston! I am very glad that I have had the chance to watch some of your videos and hear your story. I think it's very important that you keep showing both what China has as unique cultural treasures but also the crazy radicalized people in the CCP and corruption that make it hard to show those treasures. It is very enlightening and much appreciated.

There will be a day when China would be needing the world to help them out again, Winston. But in Malay we have this saying, melepaskan anjing tersepit, or to release a stuck dog, which would bite you immediately upon release. Well not every dog of course but this one...

@MiaogisTeas

3 жыл бұрын

You're right; as someone who rehabilitates abused dogs, there are some which cannot be saved. It's very sad, but they are too dangerous to themselves and others, and must be destroyed. I've never met a dog that kicked itself and blames others before now, though… 😅

@peterwang5660

3 жыл бұрын

@@MiaogisTeas Holy shit your metaphor is disgusting.

@leejerrett8268

Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the parable of the scorpion and the frog.

You and C- milk have went through all kinds of hell just to share some beauty and cultural differences! Wow, thank you so much, and sorry you went through such a stressful experience !

The secret police detained myself and a friend for a long time in a train station in Wuhan. They emptied the station for us. When we started talking NY street cool talk they lost it. What a fun afternoon.

Wow that's amazing the zoomed out frames and you see it's rhe middle of nowhere. That must be crazy feeling being in a place so vast

Sounds like you got a bit to comfortable in Beijing and lost sight of the fact China is this awful fascist dictatorship (as well as that beautiful country with nice people...) Hope you keep safe.

@yaqub2124

3 жыл бұрын

@@kellanfeng how much is the CCP Paying you? You are brainwashed. Also America has its own issues (I’m not American, thankgod) and I think they should be held accountable for ALL of the destruction they have caused.

@DivineXPotato

3 жыл бұрын

@@kellanfeng "And he doesn't get any shit." umm.. yes he does? like heavily? tf are you talking about? Most of his followers are defamed and belittled while the media rightfully points out fucked up shit (like the economy thing) as well as spreads propaganda to paint him in an even worse light. wtf are you talking about? He doesn't get shit? are you kidding me lmao your comment highkey just sounds like some 50 cent party shit

@DivineXPotato

3 жыл бұрын

@@kellanfeng also did you forget about the secret police? the hong kong bs? but yeah, its totally not like riots happen everywhere because people demand change and the change doesn't happen.. but yeah.. "oooh bad people rioting and trying to fight for human rights, just continue asking for 100 years and maybe just maybe they'll give it to us guys!"

@ImperatorClass

3 жыл бұрын

@@kellanfeng really earning your 50 cents

@kellanfeng

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, sorry I was spitting some bullshit, I was having a bad day. That was not a good way to take out anger so I apologize

Filming China's top secret camels, are we?

@ramblingrob4693

3 жыл бұрын

Lol. yeh there the new technology No emission just farting maybe

@williss1192

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder how awkward it was just taking all that footage. Was it really worth it

@Killerspieler0815

3 жыл бұрын

@rixille - YES , these are Chinas People´s "liberation" Army´s Top Secret t-€rrorist camels (for asy-metric wa-rfare) , they got inspirated by the British who planned to use bo-oby trap-ped ra-ts ... LOL Edit: KZread´s (China style) A.I censored my answer. (sooner or later Google finally becomes a capitalist CCP )

@superkoksu487

3 жыл бұрын

ah yes the state secret top of the line suicidal bomber camel unit

@badhabit714

3 жыл бұрын

Those are not humps, they're secret weapons stash.

Found your channel last week Serpentza and it is absolutely fascinating, keep it up!

This is such an incredibly important story. Thank you for telling it!

Happened to me back in 2009 . Love your videos