Always about the 💰

@TYsdrawkcaB

2 жыл бұрын

but why shouldn’t it be, when you live in a country that can’t afford the things it NEEDS to sustain itself and its population, including you, and the country that should logically be helping you is not only ignoring your country, but outright and ignorantly doing things that invoke fear in your country’s population?

Who said money can buy international opinion. I don't blame these small countries honestly but there's something wrong with the system.

@TYsdrawkcaB

2 жыл бұрын

the thing that is wrong with the system is countries like US, australia, and the US, which, despite having inordinate amounts of wealth and power, either ignore struggling countries that they should logically be helping with their ridiculous power, or far worse, but equally if not MORE commonly, make their struggle more difficult by funding coups, break international laws by committing crimes like state terrorism, or outright assassinating their leaders.

@trentclark2061

2 жыл бұрын

@@TYsdrawkcaB yes I agree Australia and US should've been more proactive both with financial assistance and with building political connections esp given the strategic importance of all these countries to our north and China's willingness to throw money at them to meet their long term aims. We aren't being very smart and shouldn't be surprised.

@TYsdrawkcaB

2 жыл бұрын

@@trentclark2061 THANK YOU! finally, someone who UNDERSTANDS! like, not only would having all these small countries by our side be beneficial to them but also to us, for people from other countries will see that our country is nice and will want to come here, like what gives nordic countries their allure of people like me, and will give us more political power and safety, for we will have many countries that will not try to fight a war against us but instead side with us in times of war and also be great trading partners for us and siding with us in diplomatic relations.

@TYsdrawkcaB

2 жыл бұрын

im so glad this is the comment with the most likes rather than the other racist and ignorant comments

The word AGGRESSION is being used very loosely, and in particular relative to the reason for the Nuclear submarines, but i will remind everyone that there has not been one real example of aggression put forward. What are these examples of AGGRESSION? It is apparent it is U.S. heresay!

@TYsdrawkcaB

2 жыл бұрын

edit: oh, now i realise what you’re trying to say, i take back the rest of the reply, i thought you were saying that there is no aggression being expressed by Kiribati, particularly towards the nuclear submarines, and that it was apparent in the U.S. that this was the case, as stupid as it sounds. but if anybody does want to read this invalid reply for some reason, here it is, i guess. yes, there has been. many, in fact. you just have to STOP thinking from the perspective that they HAVE RIDICULOUS AMOUNTS OF MONEY, or even that they HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO SUSTAIN THEMSELVES AT ALL!

@RobertAmer

2 жыл бұрын

@@TYsdrawkcaB So when was it required for a country to purchase Nuclear Submarines to counter a country offering finance for projects? I will again repeat myself, the use of the word aggression is used very loosely without examples, and you cannot give me an example of aggression leading to such a requirement,

@TYsdrawkcaB

2 жыл бұрын

@@RobertAmer i thought i had finally understood your terrible grammar when i wrote that reply, but your reply has drained my confidence in my understanding, i no longer have any confident idea about what you are trying to say. edit: oh, now i understand, so my response is it was never a requirement, and though we didn’t necessarily set it up because China was offering finance for projects, it was in actuality, it’s just that we said China was getting to much influence in the area, mainly because they were assisting the struggling countries in the area, by doing stuff like funding projects for countries like Kiribati, when the country that should have been doing it, which would have eliminated the need for the submarines in the first place, was yours truly, Australia.

@RobertAmer

2 жыл бұрын

@@TYsdrawkcaB very simple, show me an example of chinese aggression justifying the purchase of nuclear submarines. Obviously English is not yout native tongue.

@Whoisthis1111

2 жыл бұрын

@@RobertAmer look at the CCP propaganda outlet. They talk about Canberra burning if we try and defend Taiwan and if you go to the video in this very series, a Chinese spokesperson (paid off by the CCP) talks about making us a nuclear weapons target for acquiring submarines that are powered, not armed, by nuclear technology. All we are getting is nuclear propulsion technology, no weapons of any sort are going to be nuclear. All conventional. China has been threatening war for a couple years now. They’ve had disputes I’ve land with india. China took disputed land into military occupation which has now been negotiated back after the border dispute last year. Soldiers died in that conflict.

While the UK's got petrol and fuel crisis and empty shelves everywhere Australia’s facing food shortages plague of mice is devastating and it’s getting worse US hospitals struggle to handle a worsening outbreak food price increases, shortages persist. AUKUS countries is sending war ships to ‘encircle’ China for no other purpose than to provoke China. Is it AUKUS countries’s priority at the moment to send war ships to the Pacific to provoke China? This is how absurd the AUKUS position is doesn't practise the freedom, democracy and free trade it preaches.

Kiribati will be a Chinese suburb soon. He should rethink.

@anubizz3

2 жыл бұрын

Well......... better than become Australia Nuclear rubbish tip, money speak louder than moral preaching my friend.

@PaulHere1953

2 жыл бұрын

@@anubizz3 you’re right, money is the only language on the planet.

that spray tan though..

@medialcanthus9681

Жыл бұрын

Stan's dad is aboriginal.

Anyone struggling is impressed by a bag full of cash to spend , sounds like cash for comment to me.

@TYsdrawkcaB

2 жыл бұрын

as they should be, especially when those who prosper make their struggle even harder, like australia does.

"China is very invested in accessing Kiribati's EEZ and accessing Kiribati's fisheries," Powles said. Though it's unclear what role China played in Kiribati's decision to leave the forum - if any - Powles said there has been "significant concern about the level and extent of Chinese influence in Kiribati at the highest political levels." - cnnphilippines

Funny indeed! Why Australia has diplomatic relation with China not Taiwan?

What a poor report Stan Grant. You have not done your research and you are asking loaded questions. I thought you were a professional in your field - I am not so sure now. The Chinese were in Kiribati unto 2002, when the former president, Mr Anote Tong, was elected president (after a dissolution of the parliament where his brother failed to hold the position), and the Chinese had a satellite station on Tarawa, and left the country in 3 days, stopping ALL projects. Taiwan came in, and supported the country in good faith until 2019, but they would not fund expensive and unreasonable projects worth tens of millions of $$. China bought their way into the elections and into the Govt of Kiribati, encouraging blatant corruption. You also failed to highlight the fantastic relationship that Australia has with Kiribati over some 4+ decades now, and the incredible work that Australia is doing for education and vaccinations in Kiribati, even recently presenting Kiribati with a brand new 'state of the art' patrol boat to secure their massive EEZ (replacing their first one). The president of Kiribati only has to walk some 100m to the Australian High Commission to express any concerns about issues with Australia. In my view, and with my 26 years association with the people of Kiribati, there is no stronger and more prosperous a relationship with any other country than Australia. Japan or NZ may come in 2nd place. Stop causing a false perception Stan of the reality in-country for the I-Kiribati people and the Australian Government. Maybe your interview should have looked into the way in which China is manipulating small developing countries - that's a real story with many angles you could take!!

@set3777

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't nuclear better than diesel when LIARS are complaining about CO2 emmissions.

@TheBooban

2 жыл бұрын

Small countries are letting them be manipulated and corrupted. They dirty.

@Tomschutz08

2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with what you are saying Damian. After viewing this video, I could see where Taneti is not telling the wholesome truth about switching allegiance from Taiwan to Main Land China. As an Ikiribati living in NZ, I was very disappointed with the outcome of the election in Kiribati where Taneti won. I believe and so does many others that CCP money had a lot to do with the result of this election. The very lame excuse used by Taneti's Government to switch allegiance is the fact that they had asked Taiwan to fund the purchase of one of the two aircrafts on order by the Kiribati Government from Embraer in Brazil. Taiwan very diplomatically refused to do so and so hence the switch in allegiance. So Taneti says, lets ask the CCP if they can fund it for us. The CCP saw an opportunity to jump in and oust Taiwan. Now, there wasn't even a referendum about this topic to the people of Kiribati and yet Taneti claims that his people weren't happy about Taiwan's stance on the request to fund one of these aircrafts. Taneti is playing the higest bider game with his Super power neighbors. Now to the nuclear testing. I believe, if I am not wrong. The Islands of Christmas and the Line Islands including the Phoenix group did not belong to Kiribati, but because we were under British rule then. The United States and Brittan had ownership of those Islands and so the US gave us their consent to own those Islands under condition that no other Foreign Power will acquire any of those Islands to set up military bases or missile bases because of the close proximity to Hawaii and the main land US. So Taneti is painting a very likeable picture to the media and playing the nuclear victim.

@damianmccarthy6728

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tomschutz08 you speak a lot of truth. There is still more to this situation, but maybe better unsaid publicly as the truth may hurt some. The next decade will change both our countries for the following century!

A tiny, inconsequential group of islands is being "disrespected" by Australia??!! For acquiring nuke subs??!! What a joke. He's just upset his Chinese masters are going to find it hard to base any warships around the islands and his cash cow might then dry up. Especially if he doesn't make comments like in this piece.

@palakompalako9625

2 жыл бұрын

Australia is being seen as a champion for the Pacific nations and one of its responsibilities is to ensure that the Pacific ocean is nuclear-free, "acquiring nuclear subs" is contravening that responsibilities. And please, dont call those island inconsequential as there are over 100,000 souls living on them

Lacks evidence to prove his points

Well we were swallowed by money, money that cannot stay forever

This interview could pass as sitre.

@ravenblue7805

2 жыл бұрын

Huh?.........do you mean satire? Serious question.

@Whoisthis1111

2 жыл бұрын

@@ravenblue7805 I’m pretty sure nuke meant satire

@TYsdrawkcaB

2 жыл бұрын

no, it couldn’t, it’s just that you’re too arrogant to see the obvious and disastrous topics that it discusses. i don’t think you would say an interview talking about YOUR country being ENTIRELY SUBMERGED UNDERWATER due to actions that had NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY OF YOUR COUNTRY’S INHABITANTS.

@nukezat

2 жыл бұрын

@@TYsdrawkcaB I think you missed out that the fact that your PM, basically admitted to being bought out by the Chinese so they can continue their military expansion of the pacific and use your country as a stepping stone. I understand that the international community has completely ignored that dire situation of your country.

President Taneti, he seems to be right...❤ I support the President's decision❤❤

Taiwan has stood by Kiribati faithfully until this egomaniac was offered money by China

Just look for the factual truth about my kiribati you can dig the truth from MP Bwanuera is a member a Parliament

Kiribati?

What is he waffling on about? Couldn't understand a word

@palakompalako9625

2 жыл бұрын

listen to something else then

Don't bully the Pacific whanau! China isn't aggressive. The West is. Period.

Australia needs to stop playing with fire and needs to act responsibly in the Asia-Pacific region

@alessbritish228

2 жыл бұрын

Nobody cares, Australia made the best decision IMO.

@TYsdrawkcaB

2 жыл бұрын

@@alessbritish228 no, we didn’t. we ripped up a document worth almost 100 billion dollars just to replace it with a bunch of pointless nuclear submarines which are terrorising the local area which has a past of nuclear attacks aimed towards them, and we have been nothing but trouble to our neighbours unless they do something for us, which most of them can’t do, like papua new guinea, a country so close to australia that you can wade through the waters the entire distance between us and them, and yet instead of helping them and therefore creating & protecting a refuge for the country and the quarter of the world’s languages that reside there, we helped indonesia, a prospering country that is absolutely fine on its own, fight a bloody war against papua new guinea and take the entire western half of the island from it, and then face the native inhabitants with massive amounts of oppression. we could easily help all of the struggling countries around us to the point where they would be considered well off, yet we choose to dig them deeper and deeper into their hellholes. shut up your racist mouth.

@shanemay3797

2 жыл бұрын

@@TYsdrawkcaB Point of fact, the Torres Strait is navigational under pilotage to post Panamax class shipping, so your assumption that you can wade accoss the Torres Strait is not a viable argument.

@TYsdrawkcaB

2 жыл бұрын

@@shanemay3797 well, technically, you can wade between the two because Queensland extends out to the Torres Strait, and therefore, the smallest distance between the two countries is 3.75 kilometres, and I’m almost certain you can wade between the two islands that that measurement was referring to. but even if you can’t, or you don’t count that, my point still stands. as Australia’s closest and Papua New Guinea’s second closest neighbours, and with Papua New Guinea struggling while Australia prospers, we should really be helping them, especially considering the immense cultural heritage and linguistic diversity Papua New Guinea has to offer. and yet they still continue on as one of the world’s least stable countries, as Australia not only doesn’t do enough, but literally HELPED INDONESIA FIGHT A WAR in order to ANNEX WEST PAPUA, the many native populations of which now suffer EXTREME OPPRESSION by the INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT. and this was a RECENT EVENT! Australia did not and has not made the best decision in a long time.

@TYsdrawkcaB

2 жыл бұрын

i agree entirely, we, with the possible exception of indonesia or new zealand (the latter of which is the best out of all of us), are the only countries in the area that actually have the money and stability to help the many struggling countries in the region, yet we do nothing but make everything worse.

I really disagree with almost all of the comments on this video, as in my opinion, all of this is fair and reasonable, and I couldn’t blame them for anything they’re doing. Why blame them for recognising China over Taiwan when Taiwan revoked some of their only funding, which was supposed to be for things necessary for the country’s’ and it’s citizens’ survival, China offers great financial support and Australia, the country that really should have been taking both Taiwan AND China’s place, wasn’t doing anything? Why blame them for being mad at Australia because we’re not committing to any climate goals when they will sink because of climate change and almost all of its inhabitants, none of whom contributed to climate change, will drown? And why blame them for being mad at Australia because we ripped up a perfectly good and nearly hundred-billion-dollar deal in place of pointless nuclear submarines that terrorise their nuclear attack ridden citizens, who have faced the brunt of nuclear weapons? None of the countries that should be helping or at least caring about these struggling countries are, like Indonesia, the US, but especially US, Australia, so who could blame them for pleading that we did, being angry at us because we didn’t, and seeking out the whatever help that they can get in absence of us doing?

@Sokrabiades

2 жыл бұрын

Sure, buddy

@tekaobowainwright3302

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a Bribes from CCP to kick Taiwan out of Kiribati. That’s what happened to all the corrupt Pacific islands now. That’s what. Stop lying mr President.

its All about the bigger pay cheque.

President Taneti Maamau is no good.

The Australian and American governments have been ambivalent about the concerns and opinions of Kiribati. The Chinese government on the other hand may not be!

@alessbritish228

2 жыл бұрын

Chinese government? Overrated.

@beesplaining1882

2 жыл бұрын

@@alessbritish228 not economically!

@TYsdrawkcaB

2 жыл бұрын

@@alessbritish228 but at least they don’t help fund and fight wars against countries that can’t even be considered developing, like both australia and the united states

@TYsdrawkcaB

2 жыл бұрын

exactly!

@alessbritish228

2 жыл бұрын

@@beesplaining1882 I wish I could share the views on that topic but they're certainly overrated there as well.

Wait a minute. Is the host wearing black face makeup💄?

@jp95js

2 жыл бұрын

He is an Indigenous Australian. He is a Wiradjuri man and proud. Your comments displays racism and I suspect you are Chinese wumao.

@alessbritish228

2 жыл бұрын

@@jp95js no u

@jp95js

2 жыл бұрын

@@alessbritish228 I do not understand your jibberish . Can you speak english? Are you educated? Use the google chinese/ mandarin to english translator service next time.

@jp95js

2 жыл бұрын

@@alessbritish228 Alias fake account= no certifiable history . YOU ARE WUMAO! Haha so predictable and so sadly pathetic.

@alessbritish228

2 жыл бұрын

@@jp95js Bruh I'm not Chinese, and you are mad.