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What this has shown me, as most videos like this: people just want to peacefully coexist and be prosperous. Politicians are the problem.

@Chuanese

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately you are wrong. Issue here is asian boss interview mostly younger people. Or only young people talk to them. Politician reflect on view of the population, most older generation has alot more skin in the game then young people, since they were there, or remember the history of Taiwan. I would love to see they do an interview with the parents and the interview people. Things will get heated pretty fast.

@ravanasura8308

Жыл бұрын

someone should play villan

@turfthenerf

Жыл бұрын

@@Lee-ic8ln I don’t think you understand. The reporter tried her best to talk about censorship without talking about censorship. Anyone grew up in China will be genuinely scared to talk about anything related to this topic facing a foreign media--because even if you expressively embrace the propaganda you may still get in trouble. A lot people would straight up refuse to be interviewed. Also if anyone take any payment from the interviewer or the foreign media is going to face interrogations as if they are spies. There are a lot of grey areas in this interview and everyone is risking their social life.(they can be shamed publicly, which means you will no longer get hired or any social benefits)

@hyperxplays

Жыл бұрын

No, entire governments and armies are the problem…

@hkwo829

Жыл бұрын

Communists are THE problem

I'm a oversea chinese, when i was in highschool, my closest friends are from taiwan, korea and japan. We always talked about if one day we become presidents we will unite asia haha but as i grew up i realize how ridiculous we were, and that's kind of very sad to think about.

@gentoffire

Жыл бұрын

Oh bro. Don’t be sad. Its invaluable memory and genuine hearts.

@bellalin6839

Жыл бұрын

This comment makes me wanna cry for some reason :’(

@seancrowe3353

Жыл бұрын

The pure heart of youth

@ehjo4904

Жыл бұрын

Why? Look at Europe !

@luxor5572

Жыл бұрын

I love this comment

我是中国人，我很爱中国，很爱我的家。我也很喜欢台湾。不管统一不统一，我真诚地希望大陆和台湾的人民能抛开政治和平相处。战争不会对双方人民有利只会伤到老百姓。

@s9209122222

8 ай бұрын

這應該要和中國政府說😅

@jianxiangtang4006

7 ай бұрын

我认为你不必担心，中国政府没有你想象的那么可怕。

@jianxiangtang4006

7 ай бұрын

也许大部分人会说中国政府独裁。但是我告诉你他们一直在骗你。

@jianxiangtang4006

7 ай бұрын

我也是中国大陆人我不是好好的吗？

@jianxiangtang4006

7 ай бұрын

也许你会不相信，没关系你到大陆看看不就知道了嘛

Thank you so much for doing these topic coverage in China and to share their POV with us. Keep up the good work!

Shout out to the crew at Asian Boss for putting these incredible videos together. Always love to listen to both sides from over here in America. Especially since it is very difficult to get their perspectives from this side of the world.

@user-ju5dt2ib1r

Жыл бұрын

保護好這位公民! 包括她 這期訪問的中國人 不論立場 也都算很理性的! 希望兩國友好 人民安康 各自珍重同時也可以 友好往來 題外話 說自古以來台灣就是中國的這個理由真的毫無說服力 要說自古以來的話 中國 和 歐洲部分地區 都還是蒙古的 自古以來 韓國也還是中國的 自古要多古?

@condorX2

Жыл бұрын

Aye. My Taiwanese classmate says most Taiwanese don't welcome Pelosi at all. Is this true? So why does she still insist to visit? For the politically astute, especially with what’s happening in Ukraine, the Taiwanese people should have realized by now that American politicians are there to score political points for themselves, and not at all for the interest of the Taiwanese people. Just as Pelosi is the first to lead the charge to promote Joshua Wong and the Hong Kong protest, she’s also going over to ensure a high profile for the DPP and to kick off the Democrat’s China bashing for this year’s midterm election - a very thin majority that the Democrats are likely to lose badly, especially with Biden’s plummeting poll numbers going down to sub-30%. Pelosi’s desperate to try anything. Taiwanese are smart enough to know that if Biden would not dare challenge Russia in Ukraine that he is lying through his teeth that he would be defending Taiwan should the DPP dare to declare independence and force China to enforce their red-line forewarning of military force. Other than increasing U.S.-China tension, what business is it of Pelosi to be making this trip to Taiwan in the first place? -Fred Chuatiuco Pelosi is a trouble maker of the worst kind. She has lost the fight for HK pro demo group. Now she is looking at Taiwan for her next fight. Diversion is one of the tools of a politician. -Chilly Padi I believe as time wears on, Pelosi will look more and more like a callous fool. It will become plain for all to see how her vanity, recklessness, and vindictiveness have caused pain and suffering in the people across the Taiwan Strait that she so callously left behind. Most likely, she doesn’t give a damn anyway. In the meantime, she also severely compromised US leverage on China regarding Taiwan. We will see the effect of this soon. She will be viewed as The Fool in 5 years. -Chiu Yu Great way to deflect attention from her husband’s DWI court appearance on Wednesday. -Austin Powers Great way to divert attention off of Hunter’s laptop as well. -Susanna Guillory Why is she going to Asia? The homeless scene in her hometown San Francisco is getting worse every year. She says she has “global responsibility” but no responsibility to her own countrymen? -Renee Chen It’s amazing how she’s so worried about other countries, yet if you look at her district in San Francisco, California, and surrounding cities, they’re many areas filled with tents 🏕 and homelessness. -Acapellapoet Tv

@user-ju5dt2ib1r

Жыл бұрын

@@cathywuthering6422 聯合國從來都沒說過台灣屬於中國。台灣憲法寫的中國是中華民國，除非你認為中華民國和中華人民共和國是同個國家。 國際法沒那麼重要，俄羅斯是按照國際法去侵略烏克蘭的嗎?聯合國成立前 所有國家都不是國家?因為他們那時都沒有被聯合國承認?只懂國際法 不懂本質的話 那的確有點low 還有 別說蔡英文咄咄逼人 整天用武器威脅說要侵略他國的可不是台灣

@AUMINER1

Жыл бұрын

CCP is a threat to humanity

@condorX2

Жыл бұрын

@@cathywuthering6422 👍

I'm Chinese and I wish for nothing but peace. I don't care if reunification happens or not. What's important is people can live safe, peaceful and prosperous lives.

@je_cite_qqn

Жыл бұрын

西方反华宣传和台湾反华宣传是一样的，都是说： 1. 中国没有自由 2. 中国没有民主 3. 中国没有人权 4. 中国没有宪法 5. 在中国不可以批评政府 6. 在中国不可以游行 7. 在中国监控摄像机监视人 8. 在中国有社会信用 9. 中国杀新疆人，或者劳教所 10. 中国压制香港人和西藏人 11. 马云被抓住因为不给他自由说话 12. Peng Shuai 被抓住不在了，被政府杀死了 等等 等等 等等 有这么多的坏事情，我们天天媒体上听这种事，我们怎么会认为中国好呢？所以西方人，台湾人，这么怕中国，这么讨厌中国。慢慢的，我发现很多是假的。但是还有99%人都还认为是真的。我们西方媒体这么说中国，台湾媒体这么说中国，但是对面没有中国人来说是假的，我们就没办法知道是假的。所以我说中国人要多来评论说中国正真是什么样的，这样以后我们西方人，还有台湾人，地球大家，就会知道正真的中国，不是这样那么坏那么可怕反华媒体说的。 （从法语，app自动翻译）

@Lucky-qd6nh

Жыл бұрын

Reunification will happen, but in a peaceful way.

@abomala1607

Жыл бұрын

that's wise words. Everybody should think same.

@lexdu5155

Жыл бұрын

不愧是爱丁堡，投降派鸽派太多了，毕竟家里真的有头牛！真实情况是大陆最鹰派的就是民间老百姓😄

@real_dddf

Жыл бұрын

lasting peace and prosperity can only come from reunification. But of course, all efforts must be taken to ensure reunification is peaceful.

Amazing street interview. Thank you for sharing the insights. I can tell they are all very honestly answered what they are thinking.

I loved this video. At the end, regardless of nationality and political views, most people just want peace. I completely agree with the lady that said "China loves to demonize America and America loves to demonize China" because it's so true. These videos help people to create a better judgement about all this international drama and overpass biased views from both sides.

@zebulon9307

Жыл бұрын

The problem is that these calm and peaceful statements are not reflected in the official statements and actions of the government. Those people in the streets will be happily ignored.

@emmanuelegbe7643

Жыл бұрын

LONGUEIL,CANADA MAKA KOTTO

@tomchen1451

Жыл бұрын

看笑了，美国人干的那些事还要妖魔化吗？ 哈哈哈哈哈，不会真以为美国是一个大善人

@CCC-kf1du

Жыл бұрын

中国喜欢妖魔化美国？拜托你看清楚美国的嘴脸好吗？全世界都看得清楚，什么所谓的自由所谓的民主都是假象，为了满足自身的利益通过军事或者经济掠夺全世界，这是彻头彻尾自私自利的行为；什么鬼灯塔国？什么鬼自由？

@upendo.3570

11 ай бұрын

​@@emmanuelegbe7643 ???

As a Taiwanese, I love my Chinese brothers. Hope this conflict can be resolved peacefully.

@Neuvari

Жыл бұрын

im an overseas chinese, we all are one big family really

@booaks2980

Жыл бұрын

I'm a Chinese, and trust me, we just want peace, literally like all the intensity and potential of war are created by politicians not caring about their citizens. Peace to you as well.

@zakku0635

Жыл бұрын

@@booaks2980 that's good to hear. I can confidently say that most Taiwanese have nothing against the Chinese people.

@danganrompa2626

Жыл бұрын

Yes, me as an overseas Chinese also hope all the best for Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese Chinese. The past conflict need not to happen again. It's all over because all of that is the past. No need to provoke and get provoked about. We are all Chinese. It's best to revive the glory of Zhong Guo than to keep painful memories in the past. 🙇

@sayaandyangsaya2756

Жыл бұрын

Agree Do not vote for “民进党‘’ who always wants to anti-China, I am a Malaysian also know that.

As a Taiwanese, I would like to thank Asian Boss for these great interviews. For the woman who said that we did not show xenophobia several years back then, I can assure our friends from the other side. Even though there are more conflicts between Taiwan and China, the people here in general are still very friendly toward the Chinese, that has not yet change. What I am happy about this interview is that most people still wants and value peace. I do think "Peace" is the biggest consensive for both Taiwanese and Chinese. So we should both work together to keep it that way.

@___menggg

Жыл бұрын

两边的老百姓当然希望和平了呀👍🏻

@dominiquewong4706

Жыл бұрын

@@___menggg 對阿 兩岸的百姓都只想要和平而已

@zeth479

Жыл бұрын

@@dominiquewong4706 而且都是华人。不管怎样都还是比较亲切的。其实我觉得很多人与其说反感台湾自主，更反感的是台湾会被美国利用。

@___menggg

Жыл бұрын

@@dominiquewong4706 我觉得 你走你的阳关道我过我的独木桥 求同存异挺好的 什么独立国家的问题 无非就是 把皇帝的黄袍穿外面跟当衬衣穿的区别你说是吧

@user-ch9ni9on6n

Жыл бұрын

我作为大陆人的看法是和平为重，我尊重你们的制度和文化，也不想去改变，更多的是希望两岸的关系友好，即便你不承认你是中国的，毕竟咱们都说着汉语，你承认是同一个文化源头，就够了。 但是从另一个角度来说，一定程度上国人对台湾的仇视来自于台湾和美国以及日本的关系友好(尤其是日本)，而且甚至有军事上的威胁，并且也在妖魔化大陆，一定程度导致上两岸的交流太少，摩擦增多。

I watched some of your interviews and loved the way you conducted the interviews from an Asian perspective. you surely know how to make good questions and also your team are from various asian countries so can made such unbiased episode. Really great job!

👏👏 for pulling this vid together. I understand it is hard. Glad these people feel freely to express. I hope they don't get any repercussion.

You really should get an award for these interviews. This clip and the last on the Phillipines prove Asian Boss going from excellent to incredible - so very informative and relevant. I love how you don't dumb down. Such thoughful and insightful questions and concise format, it is amazing how you can keep it up.

I am an American, and I really enjoy your videos. No need to defend yourselves. There are plenty of us that want to understand.

@markus711

Жыл бұрын

That's right...

@AUMINER1

Жыл бұрын

CCP is a threat to humanity

@mamoon_3738

Жыл бұрын

They are defending themselves against China not you.

@AUMINER1

Жыл бұрын

@@mamoon_3738 They are defending themselves from hunter and joe'

@GK-ek2rs

Жыл бұрын

@@mamoon_3738 by declaring not using actors? No. they re defending because some westerners like u won't believe how free their speeches are.

This journal piece is amazing. Thank you.

The greatest of all videos. Thank you.

They are very true about the media influence. Younger Chinese are so open minded. We need to learn to love and be kind to each other. It can be achieved.

@AfroJewelz

Жыл бұрын

nah, ~ i don't think we are open enough to torlerate any kinds of Taiwans' pro-independs. yes you can think about it. but we only warn once strongly forbids you acually practise. because no one except E-SPORTS Players gain second lifes

@kenchan8099

Жыл бұрын

Ah.. World peace. I had the same dream when I was a kid.

@raytvmy

Жыл бұрын

Hate china because they just don't allow any criticism... That sux alot

@p_a_t_t3343

Жыл бұрын

平和ボケ, this is a Japanese word to you😅

@Stocks.arabic

Жыл бұрын

@@AfroJewelz Taiwan was never part of the communist party, never, not even once, not for a day or a second

You guys are awesome and have some of the best Street interviews anywhere...it is sad to see so many Chinese people hesitant to speak about issues with Taiwan, but they speak anyways...just shows people everywhere desire to share their opinions and want a peaceful existence...

Been struggle past couple day on these issue but this clear up very well thanks you very much

Thank you for the interviews from ordinary people.

Thank you for your diligent reporting and transparency. I was unaware of the pressure your audience puts on you all. I want to say I really appreciate the embedded reporting you do. It brings Asia closer to many of us in the West. I'm like so many of the people who you interviewed, just yearning for global peace. I'd like to make a donation to encourage AB in this work.

Thank you so much for making this video, we really appreciate all of your hard work!

Well done, fair and balanced. I especially appriciated that you showed people in China the responses of the Taiwanese people. That's not something that happens often, I think.

This was a pretty dope video and I was honestly expecting more pro-unification interviews coming into this video. As an American...I have nothing to say about what should be done between the two countries, but I will say it is great to hear people understand that information can be (and quite often) one-direction and it is up to each person to seek out various forms of media to piece together an educated opinion.

@WU-ee3vs

Жыл бұрын

china's big decisions were not based on the understanding of ordinary people's from the street. China has the most smart people managing the nation. When the street public realize nation's security is threatened, they will be more insightful - pro unification! most chinese are protected by nation too well.

Hi Asian Boss official, I'm a viewer from mainland China and I've been following this channel for years. Love your content and how everything works in this community. I don't know how to reach out but I would love to be an interviewer out here in China and be part of the team. I'm currently living in Shenzhen which is one of the four biggest cities in China, so apart from Shanghai, I think people in Shenzhen also have a lot of perspectives to offer. Hope you can see this comment and let me know. Thank you!

@bj3485

Жыл бұрын

are u going to 'dissapear' the lovely people at asian boss?

@merry_christmas

Жыл бұрын

Great suggestion. Although I know the Asian Boss resources are limited, I always feel that interviewing Shanghai/Beijing citizens gives a very different impression from thoughts in other regions. Shenzhen is a lot closer to HK and has a different culture, so that might lead to differing views.

@qianfong5397

Жыл бұрын

看完这一期采访你真的觉得Asian BOSS是中立的吗？我认为99%中国人不会说出那位马赛克女士一样的言论。另外采访是被剪辑过的，而且选择在上海不能代表普通大陆民众，很显然这个频道也是有政治倾向的。

@noname-mm9of

Жыл бұрын

@@JoanneMe100 unfortunately, there is no such thing as 2 systems.. as soon as the CCP have a grasp on Taiwan. They will work on eliminating the 2 systems.. only reason they can’t do that right now is because the locals are resisting. And they have the courage to resist because the US backs them up.. so the answer is No, the US can not stay away as CCP will see that as an opportunity to turn Taiwan into another Hongkong.

@user-wp6kx1ps1i

Жыл бұрын

说实话，我认为香港并没有变得不好，不仅生活上没有变化，政治上也不是那么糟糕，你能反对美国人民冲击白宫，却允许香港人冲击政府大楼，这算不算是一种双标

Thank you for making content like this. It's super helpful to those who aren't able to travel to China or Taiwan and see for themselves. Taking time to listen to each other is more important than ever. Keep up the great work!

@user-on9fw4jt7l

Жыл бұрын

In fact, it is very powerless. Taiwanese people all know that the Chinese people do not want war, but you have absolutely no control over your government. There is no mechanism to prevent the Communist Party from continuing to harass Taiwan. He is playing a big game.

@miomiomiaou1037

Жыл бұрын

@Xu Chun Taiwan is only pseudo, the real name is "China" ("Republic of China" precisely), so Taiwan is China, and Mainland is China too. Like North Korea and South Korea, like West Germany and East Germany.

@firstnamelastname9365

Жыл бұрын

@@s7r49 chinese people have more freedom than you think, if anything, taiwan will just take money from china and use chinese while defaming the same people that feed them, noone like such type, it is great every time i heard taiwanese people introduce themselves differently, i dont wish to be seen like you, you guys are good at talking though, very arrogant, not much else

Australian here. My wife is from Chengdu and we live in Australia. Thank you for this video showing the benign attitudes of both Taiwanese and Chinese residents. This is in contrast to media (especially here in the West, and especially the Right wing) and politicians. The people do not want conflict. I think you would get similar results if you did interviews here under the same conditions. Having spent a lot of time in China (and a short time in Taiwan) I am not surprised at the conversations. Well done!

@fungweiwei73

Жыл бұрын

Oh mate I studied in Taiwan and Chengdu

@The_Art_of_AI_888

Жыл бұрын

No offense, but given your background, you should be educated enough and know Taiwanese are also the same Chinese people right? Since they are also Chinese, shouldn't you use the word "Taiwanese and Mainlanders residents" instead of "Taiwanese and Chinese residents" here? Why do you make it sound as if Chinese and Taiwanese are 2 different races from different countries? Please don't be biased and be careful not to spread any more misinformation that could mislead anyone who is not familiar with or not educated enough about the current complicated situation of China and Taiwan.

@user-sb9ho5jz3e

Жыл бұрын

@@The_Art_of_AI_888 Ethnicity and nationality are two different terms

@The_Art_of_AI_888

Жыл бұрын

@@user-sb9ho5jz3e Go check UN official website and educate yourself some history, Taiwan is under Republic of China, which was founded in Mainland China by Mainland Chinese to represent all Chinese population/citizens/residents in all Mainland China and Taiwan...

@rksleung

Жыл бұрын

Right wing? Right wing doesn't want conflicts. Nowadays, it's the Neocons And Dems that want conflicts.

I think the fundamental difference is that Taiwanese think that there is a difference is a huge problem, and the mainland Chinese think that there is a difference is not a big deal, in the eyes of Taiwanese this difference is enough to distinguish between two countries, and mainland Chinese think that this difference is just a difference between provinces or between the south and the north.

As an American, I am really glad I have found your channel and can see the true people's reaction versus propaganda from the government. As a country I feel we are so ignorant of other's situations.

@miomiomiaou1037

Жыл бұрын

@Xu Chun Taiwan is only pseudo, the real name is "China" ("Republic of China" precisely), so Taiwan is China, and Mainland is China too. Like North Korea and South Korea, like West Germany and East Germany.

@itsnemosoul8398

Жыл бұрын

@@miomiomiaou1037 North and South Korea are two seperate countries. Eastern and Western Germany all belong to Germany there's no doubt about that. Not a good comparison to make.

@user-dv4sv6yv6v

Жыл бұрын

Yeah.That is true.

@user-pq2tf2uw5v

Жыл бұрын

Maybe he means the German during the cold war.

@user-sb9ho5jz3e

Жыл бұрын

@@miomiomiaou1037 One difference is that the ROC included the entirety of mainland China (PRC). The term Taiwan itself suggests independence.

7:56 this lady basically sums up what citizens really feel. Everyone just want to live a normal, peaceful life. It really depends on what you are brought up to or seek to believe, but all that is trivial to having a life.

@alanclw6024

Жыл бұрын

Everyone wants a peaceful life. Similarly, everyone want to eat nice juice meat but not many want to know how the meat came to their plate.

@nataliecunha2108

Жыл бұрын

I agree with you and I liked her point of view.

@Logic105

Жыл бұрын

So in conclusion, America needs to gtfo and leave both sides alone.

@mikeandersson7962

Жыл бұрын

Both side can live and get alone together, but im afraid american doesn't want it so.

@thomasdong3882

Жыл бұрын

@@alanclw6024 u have to know American government is the one that is causing all these problems cuz u know they always try to do stuff behind peoples back so America is the big problem

I learn English through your channel because the vocabulary and grammar you use are particularly suitable for people like me who are not very proficient in English. I hope you can keep updating and have fun

Great content, please keep it up. Need more genuine and moderate voices with sound reasoning from both sides after a series of senseless provocations, self interest and emotion-driven agendas.

Thank you Asian Boss for always giving a voice to real people from all the sides. We need peace and union more than ever, and showing real people makes us remember how in the end we all just want peace.

Thank you for spending so much time making videos for us!

I don't think the questions we use in these conversations really get to the bottom of all of this, as the two sides fundamentally don't share the same definition of "independence" and "country". For an average mainlander, it isn't hard to recognize that Taiwan is indeed operating independently, but it is not rid of the tie with mainland due to historical complexities, and therefore it is not a country. For an average Taiwanese, operating independently means they are a country, and they simply need to be recognized as such by more countries in the world. This disparity of definition often lead to the two sides simply talking past each other most of the time.

The guy who talks about snacks when asked what he thinks about Taiwan is me to the highest level

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@syntaxerror5790

Жыл бұрын

You know interviewing the general public in China is against the law under the ccp correct?

@yangzhou5894

Жыл бұрын

@枝娜.劍塚 中华民国统治全中国也一样，人口基数太大没办法。PRC只是缩小版的ROC

@timmychan6282

Жыл бұрын

As a Chinese, I would say if Taiwanese people do not want to be part of China, then leave. Just move to another country. The lands of Taiwan belongs to China (be it PRC or ROC), if you want to create a "new country" called Taiwan, alright do it then, but DON'T you ever steal the lands of China. It is officially part of China. If you want to stay being ROC, alright then, you can keep the island, because you are still claiming to be the "real China". But if you no longer claim yourself being China, then we have no reason to give the island to you for free. It is all okay for me, as long as you buy the land. The island of Taiwan is owned by China. This ownership is recognized by everyone!

@syntaxerror5790

Жыл бұрын

Shame what happened to Hong Kong. I hope such does not happen to Taiwan. That’s all I can say cuz I felt the spirit of Hong Kong & I know their spirit has been shattered.

@syntaxerror5790

Жыл бұрын

@@timmychan6282 • Taiwan was never once controlled by the ccp. Taiwan owns their own land. Neither does the ocean which numerous Nations all share in your vicinity belong to China exclusively.

One part of the process that I've always respected you for that is often overlooked is actually getting people to do an interview. I can imagine the awkwardness sometimes of going up to people to get them to participate.

@Superpooper-2020

Жыл бұрын

Min0rities in my inddia can't even eat beeef or they get put int0 concentrat!0n camp$

Same experience I had visiting China for several months in 2008. Young people were VERY open minded. Perhaps not in terms of action/their own behaviors but they were enthusiastic for outside perspectives. I hope Nationalism/Trade Warfare doesn't get in the way of natural, human comraderie. Dont get the wrong idea about Chinese people based on their sometimes tourist behavior. Visit them on their home turf and they're amongst the most hospitable/genuine people you'll find. Much like humanity's past, China is invaluable for humanity's future. I am confident the West and East Asia can clasp hands.

Great to see this! It shows Chinese people are thinking as individuals and can also feel how others might be of a different opinion. Nice and with intelligent answers. They generally seem to listen to other sources than the official ones, which is good, I think. It gives hope for a (more) peaceful approach by China in the future.

@containternet9290

8 ай бұрын

Don't be fooled, this video manipulates people into thinking that there's no tension between them and that it's best for China to let Taiwan become independent, but this is nonsense, the following day Taiwan becomes independent there will be US military bases there. Almost all Mainlanders are aware of that, you see Taiwan is not even independent now and the US is already using it to contain China, imagine now if Taiwan was already independent? LOL

As a foreigner who is currently living in Shanghai, I appreciate how balanced these discussions were. It can be really hard to see beyond your own prejudice, and all the interviewees seemed to support a peaceful resolution. Whether this small snapshot is an indication of how Chinese citizens generally feel is a different topic, but I think the issue was discussed rationally and fairly. As always, appreciate content Asian Boss is sharing, stay curious!

@llkk290

Жыл бұрын

Apparently there are 2 actors in it

@mikicerise6250

Жыл бұрын

It may be indicative of how Shanghainese generally feel.

@hullmees666

Жыл бұрын

actually the peace talk is nauseating. its meaningless drivel. putin and his supporters talk about love of peace all the time as well.

@je_cite_qqn

Жыл бұрын

🇨🇵La démocratie ce n'est pas "voter". Si voter pour son président c'est être dans une démocratie, alors les étrangers qui n'ont pas le droit de vote sont en dictature en France, cette contradiction c'est oui et non à la fois, ça n'a aucun sens. Vous savez qu'en Chine les Chinois se sentent en démocratie ? Si vous demandez à des Chinois, ils vous répondront "nous sommes en démocratie en Chine car le gouvernement nous écoute" mais en France ce sera "nous sommes en démocratie car nous avons le droit de vote". De mon point de vue, en observant les choses, la vision chinoise de la démocratie (écoute des revendications du peuple régulièrement) est plus proche d'un système démocratique que la vision française de la démocratie (1 vote puis tu te tais pendant 5 ans). Et peut-être que c'est ce qui explique qu'en Chine ils n'ont pas besoin du droit de vote et ne demandent pas le droit de vote d'ailleurs, car le peuple est écouté pendant 5 ans, 10 ans, tout le temps. C'est intéressant la vision chinoise de la démocratie. Plus ça va, plus j'ai l'impression que c'est la Chine qui touche du doigt la vraie démocratie. Nous en France en revanche on touche plutôt du doigt la vraie dictature parfaite tellement elle passe inaperçue au point que le peuple ne s'en rend même pas compte. C'est intéressant de discuter avec des Chinois sur le sujet, si certains ont l'occasion d'en rencontrer faut en profiter pour engager la conversation sur le sujet même s'ils sont souvent timides.

@je_cite_qqn

Жыл бұрын

我写法语的评论，我用app自动翻译，让你们懂我的评论： 民主不是“投票”。 如果投票给它的总统意味着进入民主国家，那么没有选举权的外国人在法国处于独裁统治之下，这种矛盾同时是是与否，这是没有意义的。 你知道中国人在中国感受到民主吗？ 如果你问中国人，他们会回答你“我们在中国是民主的，因为政府听我们的”，但在法国会是“我们在民主，因为我们有投票权”。 在我看来，观察事物，中国的民主愿景（经常倾听人民的诉求）比法国的民主愿景（1票，你沉默5年）更接近民主制度。 也许这就是为什么在中国他们不需要投票权并且不要求投票权的原因，因为人们被倾听了 5 年、10 年，所有时间。 中国的民主愿景很有趣。 越往前走，我越有一种印象，就是中国接触到了真正的民主。 另一方面，在法国，我们对真正完美的独裁统治的接触如此之多，以至于人们没有注意到它，以至于人们甚至没有意识到这一点。 和中国人谈论这个话题很有趣，如果有人有机会见到他们，即使他们经常害羞，你也应该借此机会开始谈论这个话题。

One of the best Asian boss video ever The authenticity and the humanity I witnessed here is priceless

@PRSundarr64

Жыл бұрын

You need to have a strategy of earning $1000 daily in crypto currency. Don't sleep on this.

@miomiomiaou1037

Жыл бұрын

@Xu Chun Taiwan is only pseudo, the real name is "China" ("Republic of China" precisely), so Taiwan is China, and Mainland is China too. Like North Korea and South Korea, like West Germany and East Germany

@thamg.2550

Ай бұрын

Keep fooling yourself

我覺得報導的很客觀，謝謝你們 (From Taiwan)

@coderzhang2729

Жыл бұрын

真的假的，你还真信啊，哥们，我是内蒙古的，这一看就是一群演员，视频里那个被打马赛克的女的还说“资讯”这个词，我们这就从来不说这个词，其他的人也搁那支支吾吾的贼奇怪的发言，真正的大陆人哪有这样的，你来中国大陆随便问一个人去问台湾的事，所有人的回答肯定都是要统一的，而且我们这边武统的声音是很大的，尤其是民间，民间甚至比政府还着急。你要是不信我说的我也没法

@balance427

Жыл бұрын

@@coderzhang2729 不要打仗啦 好恐怖！這樣交流不是很好嗎？

@coderzhang2729

Жыл бұрын

@@balance427 哈哈哈，你的发言好可爱

@coderzhang2729

Жыл бұрын

@@balance427 你们那的媒体给你们看的大多都是假的，而且“中共”这个词，我们这好像几乎没人说吧，那个打马赛克的女的差点给我绷不住了，她应该是在大陆生活了一段时间的台湾人，一看就是演员，专门做给你们还有西方人拍的，确实具有迷惑性

@coderzhang2729

Жыл бұрын

@@balance427 也没有吧，只不过我们这边就是把台湾当亲儿子看待的，只不过是儿子不孝顺，不认爹了这样的感受，但是这几年民间就已经越来越不耐烦了，感觉再这样下去，台湾真的就要数典忘祖了，所以武统的呼声挺高的

It's a very interesting topic. I'm glad if there's interview from Chinese(or/and Taiwanese) oversea

Thanks, you answered many of my questions with this one. I agree with the lady’s opinion - it’d be nice if we could stop demonizing each other. With how serious the climate situation is becoming we all need to find a way to work together.

@canpek545

Жыл бұрын

As Chinese living in the US for decades, I will say Chinese know more about the US than the Americans know about China.

@johnli7818

Жыл бұрын

It is so mutual.. both countries are brainwashing their people to hate each others so... yea.. only if dont have country as a concept but as people of earth. otherwise, there will be no peace on earth.

@jeffluo9591

Жыл бұрын

If there is one country in the world that really love wars, it's prolly the US, right?

@majinboo6377

Жыл бұрын

@阿孚 nobody said chinese people in china are evil or stupid, people from all around the world understand that chinese people in china have no choice but to follow, though i have to say, most people there are still uncivilized and have no manner and respect and ignorant. but i guess with time it will improve.

@Yangpeiling-de-zhangfu

Жыл бұрын

@@majinboo6377 No one agrees with you. China is the oldest civilization in the world

I want to thank this channel for its incredible work. As a person grown up and located in the center of Europe these interviews always expand my point of view. It creates an authentic impression of how people in East Asia think and what their life is like. The world needs more media like this.

@asianprince8718

Жыл бұрын

East Asia had very long history that some of it take years to understand, just like Europe.

@miomiomiaou1037

Жыл бұрын

@Xu Chun Taiwan is only pseudo, the real name is "China" ("Republic of China" precisely), so Taiwan is China, and Mainland is China too. Like North Korea and South Korea, like West Germany and East Germany.

@asianprince8718

Жыл бұрын

@@miomiomiaou1037 有點不太懂，你是說台灣國這只是假象嗎？國際間還是認同一中而已？

@miomiomiaou1037

Жыл бұрын

@@asianprince8718 Taiwan is not a name, only a pseudo. The real name is "China" ("Republic of China").

@zslz6424

Жыл бұрын

@@asianprince8718 Taiwan's constitution claims territory that includes Taiwan, the mainland and even Mongolia

黑衣服打马赛克的，90%不是大陆人，大陆人很少说资讯这个词。还是找了演员，演不同的声音的。。

@bushengwang71

3 ай бұрын

我也是这个感觉，大陆人很少用‘中共’这个简称，倒是台湾政论节目上听到比较多

@cicies_mc

3 ай бұрын

口音是台湾或海外的那种。大陆人不会说中共这种说法。

@AdmirerofLaLune

3 ай бұрын

只能说你所处的环境和你所能接触到的圈子很少说资讯这个词，理由不够充分。

@user-ik3xr4sr4k

3 ай бұрын

​@@AdmirerofLaLune就是演员，资讯，中共，这个词内地根本不这么说，还有外网监督审查，不敢说怕被抓社交软件不敢谈政治，典型的西方媒体刻板印象，国内大量翻墙教学，那么多军事论坛，只要不是反动言论你可以随意讨论，要不然哪有那么多殖人在网上互喷

@harleygong1923

2 ай бұрын

@@AdmirerofLaLune就是台湾人😮大陆人绝对不可能用资讯

People you choose to interview here are wonderfully selected. They must come from well-educated background. No swear words, no radical prejudices. Most are very wise and open-minded. I have faith in younger Chinese generation and I really hope the best for China

The girl in 8:05 is really on point. She described exactly why these opposite stances exist, in a very humanistic way. These conflicts are solely for political purposes that are somehow pointless to citizens. Shout out to Asian Boss for this content, if I don't have the chance to watch this, I couldn't have some different views from Chinese people.

@courtly5982

Жыл бұрын

That girl got brainwashed by western media, Taiwan was a revenant of the republic of China, their founder founded modern China, sun yat sen and my great grandfather fought a revolution and against the Japanese to protect the Chinese identity, it is shameful for Taiwan to run off, as they were the former republic, and they dare take away that land without the consent of me and other citizens of China.

@miomiomiaou1037

Жыл бұрын

@Xu Chun Taiwan is only pseudo, the real name is "China" ("Republic of China" precisely), so Taiwan is China, and Mainland is China too. Like North Korea and South Korea, like West Germany and East Germany.

@user-yb6km4kh1o

Жыл бұрын

中国国民普遍被中国政府保护得太好了，对国外特别是美国和台湾的反中程度完全不知。 上海是被西方和港台反中思想渗透得比较厉害的地方，视频中的两个年轻女人，一个单纯无知，一个被完全洗脑或收买。 为什么说台湾是中国的，因为当初是中国大陆和日本打仗，日本战败后，把从中国抢去的台湾归还给了中国大陆，自然应该代表整个大陆的政府获得台湾的统治权。 中国大陆人因为抗日战争伤亡3000多万人还造成无法计算的财产损失。 而当初从大陆迁离的国民党只有几百万人，而台湾原住民是跟随日本投降回归中国的，他们都不该代表全体大陆人获得台湾土地的控制权。

@KuostA

Жыл бұрын

@@miomiomiaou1037 Taiwan is Taiwan, and never will be China, get over it. why do u care? how does it affect u? pleb

@KuostA

Жыл бұрын

@Yarxk lmao way to exemplify Communist China's indoctrination smfh you're sad and fail. but not your fault being such a blind CCP sheeple. You're completely wrong about everything u just said, I wont even waste my time trying to address it.

You guys are amazing. I appreciate these videos a ton

@llkk290

Жыл бұрын

Apparently there are 2 actors in it。

@matpk

Жыл бұрын

You should go to Street of Kyiv and ask people there what they think of Russia!

I have watched both segments of the video. Although the host claimed to conduct interviews impartially, there were still some leading questions during the interviews. For instance, when discussing Taiwan as part of China, the host asked, “Was this what you were taught in school?” I didn't hear similar questions during the interview in Taiwan. I'd also like to ask. "Were you taught that Taiwan is independent in school?" It's widely known that the pro-independence education has been ongoing in Taiwan for over two decades, and this so-called neutral stance appears rather questionable. Besides, we are freely to discuss about Taiwan, in public or in social media.

@kacysnowman4246

4 ай бұрын

sure the host still leading questions personally it is ugly

@mythandmighty

4 ай бұрын

You are freely discussed in public? Then why the lady who has the different views than CCP needs to be blurred? If you cannot have an opposite views than the government, that is not a tree freedom. And CCP is really good to utilize all the laws to block deferent voices in the name of patriotism.

@kacysnowman4246

4 ай бұрын

@@mythandmighty your brain locked in death or live ，the advantages and disadvantages of government we also can talk with our friends but not on Internet because of the description maybe not ture so that cause some influence ,but in realize we can be free to talk

Great work!

Fruitful interview. Good to hear from ordinary citizens on their honest view. Asian is still Asian, Peace is the most important. Thank you and God Bless..

I think there's a minor mistranslation at 4:21: the interviewee mentioned that the youth nowadays are very '卷' (literal translation: roll), but the translation shows '倦' (tired). '卷' is a short form of '內卷' (literal translation: involution), an internet buzzword describing the increasing competitiveness in many facets of Chinese society. The term was initially used to describe the ridiculous levels of internal competition among top high schools and universities but gradually expanded to the work environment as well.

9:18 how brave she is. Much respect to her. Hope she is okay

Please also conduct interview about the opinions of Chinese people about "South China Sea" and their perspective about the Philippines

I was surprised by what a balanced job you did in presenting different opinions on this topic. Well done.

@PRSundarr64

Жыл бұрын

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@miomiomiaou1037

Жыл бұрын

@Xu Chun Taiwan is only pseudo, the real name is "China" ("Republic of China" precisely), so Taiwan is China, and Mainland is China too. Like North Korea and South Korea, like West Germany and East Germany.

Just wanted to say I love these videos. Very informative on how everyone feels about different topics. Here in the United States it's hard to know how people feel and what they think on that side of the world. We will never meet but whoever reads this lets hope our governments will use sound judgements and no violence. We are all brothers and sisters of one planet. Love you all.

@dataworkersu_ren3563

Жыл бұрын

sad，normal people cant do anything， strategists of both sides defined interests of own country. This island is important for both sides. So we all have to face the conflict in 5or 10years... Sadly

A lot of the conflict on the Taiwan issue among civilians stems from the fact that a lot of Mainland civilians cannot separate the mindset that Country, Party, and Ethnicity are three different things. Also the CCP refuse to refer to Taiwan as Republic of China so civilians would think Taiwan as a new break off renegade state instead of a government that existed prior to the CCP, since if the CCP recognize Taiwan as something that existed prior to CCP it will put their right to governance in mainland at risk.

I’m Chinese and Filipino and I have a Taiwanese friend And we are close I also have Korean Japanese and Chinese friends

@oscarcyber3308

Жыл бұрын

Ofc cuz lannangs and Taiwanese are friends. We do dislike the people from the taidiok though

It gave me goosebumps watching those Chinese citizens listen to what the Taiwanese had to say - like estranged siblings getting a surprise message from the other … whatever effect that may have! Too often, not talking to each other is a major reason for splits to get worse, so thank you for being the bridge, Asian Boss, if nothing else!

@AssAssiN05GW

Жыл бұрын

Thx！

@yifuyang6188

Жыл бұрын

If you can read Chinese, you’d know that we interact with each other quite often on the internet. And the interactions aren’t particularly pleasant in a lot of cases😂😂 So there is no such thing as not talking to each other.

@jamielondon6436

Жыл бұрын

@@yifuyang6188 Good to know.

@tiger3091

Жыл бұрын

From an Indian The people across the sea are both Han Chinese...it was just a battle of ideological stupidities in the 1940s, artificially imposed, might I say, by the western n eastern block...which made them fight! As the years hv progressed, the differences hv decreased...because, at the end of the day- they are similiar kind of Orientals, han Chinese who think alike! Chinese r not so much repressed as western media shows them to be, n neither r Taiwanese so anti-Chinese. The people continuously visit across d mainland for jobs n meeting relatives! The taiwanese should handle this with care because the US lackey prime minister of Taiwan would lead them to ruins, all in d name of democracy n western values...for once, CCP should not behave like immature novices in matters concerning foreign policy! U hv d economic wherewithal...use it to coerce the Taiwanese government- use it. No missiles, army,AF would be required! US bullying needs to be countered tactfully....n Taiwan needs to understand that the Yankees won't cm 2 d rescue once China starts screwing Taiwan. Taiwan may think today that US really cares for it, in the name of shared ideals, free speech n democracy....but the actual reality couldn't farther from the real facts on ground, which is that US wants to make an Ukraine out of Taiwan by instigating China...n when conflict breaks out, sit back n hv popcorn! N yea, Ship costly weapons to Taiwan benefitting its militant-industrial complex. Raytheon, Boeing, Lockheed would be so happy to see the Taiwanese rat caught in the trap.. My dear Taiwanese friends, please see through this! I m not requesting to give up ur sovereignty, but act smartly in ur own interests for long term peace. Find more common grounds, people!

@mareksicinski3726

Жыл бұрын

What this is mosneical They have a chance to view others opinion but that’s it. They’re not all the same sides, and they’re not all ‘siblings’

Thank you Asian Boss for this thoughtful clip. Having lived in China and with family in Taiwan I know that the bellicose rhetoric we often hear in both Chinese and Western media is not necessarily echoed by the common folk. I - like the people in this video - wish for peace and more respectful discourse. More of these please, Asian Boss!

I’m native Chinese. “China” to us is not a term we’d use to describe a nation or administration, but a civilization. We live on a land that has seen rises and falls of SO many dynasties and CCP is just one of them. It was China when ROC ruled, and it was China when Qing dynasty ruled. When I grew up, my text book said “Taiwan has always been an inseparable part of China” and this China, to my understanding, didn’t mean CCP. I have family members living and dying in Taiwan, because of the civil war, and I really don’t want a war to happen to us again. I also don’t think CCP wants a war. Wars are endless drainage of national wealth and the only country existing that had benefited from wars is the US. I’m pro status quo.

Many people in Mainland China have relatives in Taiwan in my area. I heard a lot of stories of that, such as brothers went to Taiwan with parents left in Mainland, or husband went to Taiwan, left wife and child in Mainland . My grandfather's older brother was a soldier fought for Kuomintang, he went to Taiwan in 1949, because CCP defeated Kuomintang during the National War. At that time, he thought and was told that they will come back to Mainland China soon. So it is the history that Taiwan is part of China. But I really hope this can be settled in a peaceful way.

@mythandmighty

4 ай бұрын

Those people retreated to Taiwan from China in the 1949 civil war only consisted of 15-20 percent of the total population in Taiwan.

I really appreciate the effort and the risk of making these interviews. It's hard to have only one point of view. Communities have the right to develop by themselves.

@AUMINER1

Жыл бұрын

Taiwan is a sovereign nation - communist CPP is wrong

@AUMINER1

Жыл бұрын

Taiwan is a sovereign nation - communist CPP is wrong

@condorX2

Жыл бұрын

Yep. My Taiwanese classmate says most Taiwanese don't welcome Pelosi at all. Is this true? So why does she still insist to visit? For the politically astute, especially with what’s happening in Ukraine, the Taiwanese people should have realized by now that American politicians are there to score political points for themselves, and not at all for the interest of the Taiwanese people. Just as Pelosi is the first to lead the charge to promote Joshua Wong and the Hong Kong protest, she’s also going over to ensure a high profile for the DPP and to kick off the Democrat’s China bashing for this year’s midterm election - a very thin majority that the Democrats are likely to lose badly, especially with Biden’s plummeting poll numbers going down to sub-30%. Pelosi’s desperate to try anything. Taiwanese are smart enough to know that if Biden would not dare challenge Russia in Ukraine that he is lying through his teeth that he would be defending Taiwan should the DPP dare to declare independence and force China to enforce their red-line forewarning of military force. Other than increasing U.S.-China tension, what business is it of Pelosi to be making this trip to Taiwan in the first place? -Fred Chuatiuco Pelosi is a trouble maker of the worst kind. She has lost the fight for HK pro demo group. Now she is looking at Taiwan for her next fight. Diversion is one of the tools of a politician. -Chilly Padi I believe as time wears on, Pelosi will look more and more like a callous fool. It will become plain for all to see how her vanity, recklessness, and vindictiveness have caused pain and suffering in the people across the Taiwan Strait that she so callously left behind. Most likely, she doesn’t give a damn anyway. In the meantime, she also severely compromised US leverage on China regarding Taiwan. We will see the effect of this soon. She will be viewed as The Fool in 5 years. -Chiu Yu Great way to deflect attention from her husband’s DWI court appearance on Wednesday. -Austin Powers Great way to divert attention off of Hunter’s laptop as well. -Susanna Guillory Why is she going to Asia? The homeless scene in her hometown San Francisco is getting worse every year. She says she has “global responsibility” but no responsibility to her own countrymen? -Renee Chen It’s amazing how she’s so worried about other countries, yet if you look at her district in San Francisco, California, and surrounding cities, they’re many areas filled with tents 🏕 and homelessness. -Acapellapoet Tv

@AUMINER1

Жыл бұрын

Taiwan is a sovereign nation - communist CPP is wrong

@AUMINER1

Жыл бұрын

Taiwan is a sovereign nation - communist CPP is wrong

18:00 I don’t think what she said is true about you can’t discuss about the issue. You can find a lot of discussion about Taiwan in Chinese social platform. Especially during the Pelosi’s visit. But the problem is, the point she hold is so different against most people. I won’t be surprised if she get targeted. Not saying it is from the government but from ordinary Chinese people. Just like what “political correctness” means in the West. EDIT: as point out by the comments below and other comments by Chinese speakers, the accent of this interviewee and usage of several words were quite different from mainland Chinese. So highly possible, she is not from or at least not educated in mainland China. That may well explain why her point of view is so different from the others in this interview.

@kevinmiller9760

Жыл бұрын

微博都崩了, 头条和B站大规模控评, 理性中立的评论大概率被删除, 甚至有些微信群群主怕出事都会把群给关掉,至少我好几个群是这样。

@derekxxx2006

Жыл бұрын

Her accent doesn't sound like a mainlander either

@user-gy1yx2pt7y

Жыл бұрын

she is from Taiwan , her accent and expression are so weird to me

@mky99

Жыл бұрын

我在贴吧说 美国人不喜欢佩洛西因为谁会喜欢 不为民众只为自己腰包的政客呢… 都被系统删了… 我说佩洛西都不行… 太容易被删了…

@multistan9582

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinmiller9760 so they only want the comments showing one point of view and no other... Then they use it as evidence saying all Chinese people agree with this topic.... Thats not right... No one thinks the same.Opinions are going to differ.

You can easily profile an average mainland-Chinese interviewee from their outlook, accent, and opinion on the mainland-Taiwan issue. I'm also interested in the location(s) where you conducted the interview--just off the top of my head, interviewees in the southern-eastern part of the mainland might more likely show friendliness and peacefulness on this issue than the northern Chinese.

@charlenezhou5894

5 ай бұрын

The interview was made in Shanghai. There's at least a couple of the interviewees were not local, that includes the lady who said 'return is a must' -- she had a northern accent. It was shocking to hear that from her tho considering that she's a younger generation. It was obvious her thought was challenged by the interviewer when they asked her how she formed such a strong belief. It's a shame to see how some people don't have the critical thinking skills that we all need in this interesting time.

@ximengxo

5 ай бұрын

@@charlenezhou5894 Sadly critical skills are the last thing PRC would like in citizens

@charlenezhou5894

5 ай бұрын

@@ximengxo critical thinking skills were actually taught in mainstream schools in China, at least in Shanghai when I was a student. The problem is some people just couldn’t grasp it and use it in their real lives because our education was quite test oriented.

@ximengxo

5 ай бұрын

@@charlenezhou5894 True that. Everything is deterministic and has one and only correct answer in China rn. How sad.

@alexshawcn

5 ай бұрын

the fact that you look down upon with with such discusting prejudice and arrogance is the reason why the world splits. Such a nice critical and analytical way of thinking.​@ximengxo

I think question can be added like what Chinese mainland and Taiwan can do differently to improve relationship between each other.

The lady with her face blurred out is most likely not a mainlander. Even those from the southern provinces would have a slight lilt to their intonation.

@yiqingshouhui

Жыл бұрын

应该是在陆的台务工人员，不过听口音更像香港的，不懂

@kokodesu511

Жыл бұрын

I agree with you. She said 资讯, which is generally used in Taiwan or Hongkong. Sometimes mainlanders use this word, but mostly say 信息 instead.

@inin2973

Жыл бұрын

@@kokodesu511 我們不說軟件，我們說的是軟體及app,微博跟微信的發音我們也不同

@willyang4487

Жыл бұрын

@@inin2973 也有可能是在中國大陸工作生活的大馬華人或者新加坡人。

@inin2973

Жыл бұрын

@@willyang4487 同意！

As a Taiwanese who has spent a limited amount of time interacting with local Chinese citizens in Shanghai and has been educated and lived in the US and Japan, here are some of my observations and perspectives based on my personal experiences. Chinese people, be it Taiwan or Mainland China generally do not initiate confrontations, particularly if it would involve conflicts of ideologies. I found it easy to befriend local Chinese to a certain degree during my time in China but there were definitely things that I saw in China that I wouldn't expect to experience in Taiwan. To put it simply, despite the fact that we generally speak Mandarin Chinese and have no trouble understanding each other's language, for the Taiwanese to communicate with the Chinese or vice versa, it would simply feel like a form of cross-cultural communication. It simply feels foreign in many ways. Just like how the British communicate with Americans or Americans with Canadians, etc, etc. I've seen some comments from overseas Chinese bringing up the difficulty of forming friendships with oversea Taiwanese due to judgments made about one's nationalities. I don't think that's entirely true but it certainly would easily lead to conflicts if all the parties in a relationship would have to communicate from completely different ideologies. Imagine a republican trying to befriend a democrat....would lead to nothing but nightmares for both parties, so why run the risk? To leave my comment on a positive note, respect is one key thing we shall all learn to bring to any type of communication. Respect the difference, respect the opinions. Thanks to Asian Boss for taking that first step to listening and understanding.

@vilaviva9897

Жыл бұрын

即便在大陆，不同地域之间的人们交流也会有文化差异影响。我觉得这可能和政治体制以及经济发展程度有关，而不是根源性的差异。

@rain2489

Жыл бұрын

Even if you have different ideologies, you can live in the same country, like republicans and democrats.

@MN12warbird

Жыл бұрын

Im a filipino American living in Chicago but this reminds me of my home islands in the phillipines. Where we are known to speak hundreds of dialects between our 7000 islands. Its like me, an illocano in the north luzon speaking to a visayan in the south in davao or a cebuano in the middle islands. Even though we generally speak tagalog theres definitely differences in language, similar how Mexicans and Puerto ricans may understand each other but completely different and regard themselves differently. Id also say the same thing about cali ppl talk different than Midwestern people just how the urban east coast usa is way different than how the south usa speaks, the southern accent, even where im from when i travel around the us other people know i have a Chicago accent.

@LunaticTheCat

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately respect is not something the CCP is capable of.

@zackwang9314

Жыл бұрын

@@LunaticTheCat You bring nothing to the topic except Sinophobia.

I totally understand both of them,but as a teenager who living in the Chinese mainland I would say that I hate politician,them do many damage to our relationship😢😢

15:42 - "...generous and embracing..." 🤣🤣🤣

I appreciate this channel so much. I feel like I see real everyday people expressing real thoughts and emotions.

I remember doing a semester of study abroad in Xiamen University, China in 2018. Back then I was also in a debating class. We were allowed to talk on a wide variety of topics but the teacher strictly forbid anyone from debating about the "Taiwan issue".

@bobograndman

Жыл бұрын

Because it can get so heated I assume, hard to focus strictly on the assignment when people generally have strong opinions either way. In US high school debate, we never debated abortion for just this reason. In an HK class where we did a debate, we did abortion since the opinions are less strong there

@ellenation2294

Жыл бұрын

Probably to prevent a rukus but I think it’s mainly cus it’s an official public space …. Which involves a lot of people and they didn’t want trouble for the uni…. U can talk about but have to be low key

@abreathoffreshair1

Жыл бұрын

@@bobograndman Disallowing debate of abortion rights in an educational institution sounds gutless and pathetic. Disallowing debate of Taiwan in China would instead be to avoid the professors being jailed or executed.

@jindi524

Жыл бұрын

@@abreathoffreshair1 jailed or executed? Fired at the worst scenario. Please get your information straight. Sad that freedom of speech has become freedom of BS

@PeaceBeUponRichPiana

Жыл бұрын

@@jindi524 Let's say for the sake of the argument it is ''just'' getting fired for something like this is still insane and shows the lack of freedom of speech in China.

This conflict is just painful to think of as an overseas Chinese

Chinese people are surprisingly very balanced and thoughtful. Gives me hope. I'm reminded that we're all just people trying to make it in the world. Its our leadership and govt. that cause most of the issues.

Moral of the story, people just want to live in peace and enjoy their everyday life. That's the ultimate blessing for everyone on every side. If the politician insist on using force, I hope they can have a sword fight among themselves in the colosseum or something. Leave us normal folks alone.

@tonychen9549

Жыл бұрын

i have the exactly the same idea as yours, "go fight your own war leave us alone."

@voiceofreason6515

Жыл бұрын

I don't understand you at all. Maybe you're a bland person with no views about anything but for those of us who have opinions and want control over our lives living in a dictatorship is extremely degrading and belittling. We will do anything not to live that way. Some things in life are worth defending and if more people stood up against tyranny the people of China would not live under CCP oppression.

@mengwu1113

Жыл бұрын

@@voiceofreason6515 If you want to fight for your opinions then you go arm yourself and go fight. Go ahead and go involve yourself in a war killing millions of innocent chinese and taiwanese. If you dont want to sacrifice yourself and lives of other, do that then keep your entitled opinions to yourself. Most of us in asian people prefer peace over fighting. If we have a house, food, friends, we are happy and do not ask for much else.

@voiceofreason6515

Жыл бұрын

@@mengwu1113 That’s not true, free people like the people of Taiwan don’t want to be ruled by the CCP and they will fight for their rights. The democracies of the world have an obligation to help them.

@mengwu1113

Жыл бұрын

@@voiceofreason6515 That is the reason for war. When you cannot tolerate any other political style other then your own. When you think your way is the best way for everyone.

19:15 even the guy supportive of the government is very much for peace, and is willing to fight for it! this is good to see! ^ ^

@dominiquewong4706

Жыл бұрын

this really moved me

@Peter-zv6yy

Жыл бұрын

Fighting by definition has nothing to do with peace.

valuable interview, Shanghai is really a most diverse city amount China. respect that.

Let’s be real, Taiwan and Mainland China have a higher chance of working things out in an amicable manner if there wasn’t constant meddling by the US.

@JasmineDragonXYL

11 ай бұрын

Just like a lot of other conflicting countries

Thanks for taking these street interviews, which help all around the world know what citizens in Shanghai think about the relationship between Taiwan strait. Most of the respondents clearly understand to respect the different opinions and willingness, and some of them realize indeed not to touch "what could be sensitive" in public. Give Asian Boss a thumb up!

@WayneLu12345

Жыл бұрын

Taiwan: We've been separated for a long time, leave me alone. China: I'm sorry I am sick. Stalking someone is fun. I am so obsessed with you. The World: China needs treatments from pychiatric hospital.

@linsong2788

Жыл бұрын

@@WayneLu12345 I don't see the point of your personification dialogue, especially under the theme of harmony.

@je_cite_qqn

Жыл бұрын

我写法语的评论，我用app自动翻译，让你们懂我的评论： 民主不是“投票”。 如果投票给它的总统意味着进入民主国家，那么没有选举权的外国人在法国处于独裁统治之下，这种矛盾同时是是与否，这是没有意义的。 你知道中国人在中国感受到民主吗？ 如果你问中国人，他们会回答你“我们在中国是民主的，因为政府听我们的”，但在法国会是“我们在民主，因为我们有投票权”。 在我看来，观察事物，中国的民主愿景（经常倾听人民的诉求）比法国的民主愿景（1票，你沉默5年）更接近民主制度。 也许这就是为什么在中国他们不需要投票权并且不要求投票权的原因，因为人们被倾听了 5 年、10 年，所有时间。 中国的民主愿景很有趣。 越往前走，我越有一种印象，就是中国接触到了真正的民主。 另一方面，在法国，我们对真正完美的独裁统治的接触如此之多，以至于人们没有注意到它，以至于人们甚至没有意识到这一点。 和中国人谈论这个话题很有趣，如果有人有机会见到他们，即使他们经常害羞，你也应该借此机会开始谈论这个话题。

@user-yi3qp6ps9h

Жыл бұрын

@@WayneLu12345 呵呵，你这种说法骗骗外国人还行，台湾想独立，自己买个岛去独立，记得把搜刮全中国人的黄金，还有故宫的国宝留下，然后滚蛋。

@miomiomiaou1037

Жыл бұрын

@Xu Chun Taiwan is only pseudo, the real name is "China" ("Republic of China" precisely), so Taiwan is China, and Mainland is China too. Like North Korea and South Korea, like West Germany and East Germany.

Amazing work and questions that work a way to get a real answer. Thank you Asian Boss. That's how it's done.

I dare not say who I can represent. I just believe that a peaceful approach is always the best way, and a way that can make people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait live better and better is always the best way. No matter what kind of approach this is.

As a Taiwanese person, I am really glad people's perspectives in Shanghai are not as radical as I thought. Maybe comments left by little Pinky are not so predominant. Most people still anticipate friendliness between the two sides.

Kudos to Asian Boss, and especially, the Chinese people willing to speak truthfully. Very interesting.

It's a interesting thing that when she interviewed mainland people,she said “大陆”“台湾”but the captions show it as Chinese and Taiwan，not"mainland" and Taiwan

As a mainland Chinese I totally agree with that person in white and sunglasses. All we want is love an peace.

One thing im grateful for in this online world, is that I can see both sides of the coin. I cannot imagine having to rely only on one news outlets to know what's going. No wonder it caused alot of wars.

@user-ee1eq5db7t

8 ай бұрын

i believe you just saw one side of the coin in this interview.....You guys can never really understand thourgh those media unless you come to china and do the research yourself.

I love these interviews, so many times the media can make biased reports based off random tweets or meaningless commentary by a cherry picked individual. Seeing what regular every day people think about mainstream issues is refreshing

@JuanRodriguez-rh4kp

Жыл бұрын

True, but not Chinese citizens will be crazy enough to say anything negative about the Chinese Communist Party. They have social points to maintain.

@foxmulder7616

Жыл бұрын

So many times AKA all the time! Look up operation mockingbird! The American c 👁️ A director Casey said "we will know our disinformation campaign is complete when everything the American public believes is a lie"! It's the same in every country.

@edwardso8903

Жыл бұрын

These interviews are BIASED... It does not represent the whole population. Don't you think Asian boss will cherry pick the interviews and show it on KZread? Isn't this bias?

@user-ok4tv7eq7e

Жыл бұрын

@@edwardso8903 Maybe you don't know, many US media and nearly all Chinese media only interview the people the reporter like, like show China will collapse, the US is chaotic, none of you believe or not.

@shadowmoon9785

Жыл бұрын

This interview is biased AF and super manipulative.

Thanks for these street interviews. Having a Chinese husband and therefore a german/Chinese daughter I like to inform myself on other sources than the official German news . Thanks for conducting these unedited street interviews,they allow me to get more information about Chinese culture

It's nice to see that people can respect each other across differences. If only the leadership could do the same.

I'm a mainland chinese ,not into politics nor national fights .I WISH NOTHING BUT PEACE ,harmony in diversity and differences.

this video gives me hope that the Taiwan-China issue wont develop into an international tragedy, or worse

@mky99

Жыл бұрын

it shouldn’t give u hope tho… cuz government officials in china don’t give af what these ppl in the interview think…

@SnowofLight

Жыл бұрын

Idk. A lot of normal russians didn't want war and it still went ahead

@ITSBurgerPT

Жыл бұрын

@@mky99 Its true that China is not a democratic country but no government can rule a people who hates it, those where the words of Machiavelli and he wasn't exactly known for his positive outlook. If a good amount of Chinese people are against a violent takeover of Taiwan, that makes said takeover much harder to achieve and maintain, specially if the whole ethos of your country resolves around preserving the status quo. Main point is, China wont make major moves on Taiwan if that will cause more harm than good for the CCP.

@thecoolzguy832

Жыл бұрын

@@SnowofLight they went war because west Country provoke them if west just shut their mouth then war like that will never happened.

@vhyj5563

Жыл бұрын

@@thecoolzguy832 西方国家只会卖更多军火。赚更多钱。

Thank you Asian boss. I think you did a great job. For those people who always criticise Asian boss for hiring actor or actress to play the interview especially on the topics about China, my suggestion is that if you never been to China it’s your time to try to walk out of your shell, go visit China and see in your real eyes, don’t always rely on what you hear on TV and news. Good luck!

@nomoresunforever3695

Жыл бұрын

We can't visit China due to covid lockdown. All foreigners are banned.

you should do the same interview in HongKong, since the people are kind of "in between"

黑衣服那個打碼的女士應該不是大陸人，大陸人很少會説“資訊”這個詞的。感覺怪怪的！

@coderzhang2729

Жыл бұрын

盲生，你发现了华点，这一看就是找人演的，感觉这些老外真容易上当受骗，随便骗一骗就行，哈哈哈

@teacream8641

Жыл бұрын

确实……请人有点不走心

@zx-mi2rm

11 ай бұрын

找的演员而已

That lady with her face mosaiced is definitely not a chinese mainlander, her accent and the way she used some phrases are more like people from taiwan. The way she mentioned "information" as "咨询“ revealed where she comes from, as China mainlanders would use word "信息“ for “information”. She also mentioned "Censorship" and use the word "监察“ whereas mainlanders would normally use word "审查" for“Censorship”. Trust me, I am a native Chinese speaker, I have quite a few friends and classmates who come from taiwan. I can tell the subtle differences in the accents and the ways two sides speak. That lady is more like someone from taiwan or at least heavily influenced by it so she is pro-Taiwan, more of a rare exception than norm. Due to this reason, unfortunately, this has reduced the credibility of the interview as it is supposed to be an interview for ordinary local China mainlanders.

@xiangcui9869

Жыл бұрын

Second this. I immediately picked up the same clue when she used the term "资讯”. Overall, street interviews in Shanghai is not very representative of the overall Chinese.

@user-mj9tr3ym5t

Жыл бұрын

Well sadly these DPP tools are everywhere

@gjc7969

Жыл бұрын

If she had experience living overseas, the way she spoke is quite natural to me. As I previously worked for a foreign owned company in Shanghai, the phrase & style she spoke reminded me of several of my ex-coworkers who had overseas experience though they all held Chinese passports. I reckon she had a standard Southern Chinese accent, but most likely NOT a Taiwan/Malaysia/Singapore accent. I noticed she correctly used "社交软件“ for social media software rather than "社群“ that is commonly used in Taiwan. As the way she mentioned "information", as a local born and raised Shanghainese, I used the term "资讯” as well cos the Shanghai local News (SMG group) broadcasted "资讯”. Overall, I agree with the view that Shanghai is not a good representation of the overall China. But I incline to believe she is a genuine ordinary local Mainland citizen (most likely to have been exposed to overseas experience) living in Shanghai representing a minority view. Btw, I also noticed the interview was took place in 西岸 WEST BUND, which is quite a decent area in Xuhui, Shanghai. Although I believe interviewees are all ordinary Chinese, there might be a selection bias which tend to interview towards cohort with higher average income or access to better education and/or uncensored information.

@danielgee7028

Жыл бұрын

@@gjc7969 Yes what you said is definitely a possibility. That’s why I said she might be someone who is "heavily influenced by Taiwan and therefore is pro-Taiwan", but this is a rare exception in Mainland China than a norm. My observation is that those people tend to work for western or Taiwan companies in China and they usually have very limited (if not at all) real-life and work experience abroad. Their perception of western society or Taiwan in general tends to be based on second-hand sometimes even false information from outside (such as western news outlets), or based on their limited experience abroad(less than several years). one interesting phenomenon I have noticed is that the more a china mainlander lives in western countries (say over 5-10 years), the more he/she tends to be disappointed by what has been happening in the past decade or so where the US and the entire western world is not as ideal and confident and prosperous as it is used to be. And the majority of those oversea Chinese would genuinely want to see a more powerful, prosperous and united China, I would call that patriotic (not necessarily Pro-CPC though). I think one of the key reasons for that shift is mainly because what they have seen, felt everyday and lived abroad long enough, and have more access to all kinds of information, and came up with their own judgement based on reasonable logic and common-sense, not based on propaganda from either side.

@Andy-P

Жыл бұрын

OMG! if you don't have a pro-CCP view then you are not ftom the mainland. Well I never....

I was thinking the girl not showing her face may be actually from Taiwan 😆. She was using "咨询“ instead of "信息“. The former word definitely has a Taiwanese root.

@peterzhu8586

Жыл бұрын

Definitely

It's not that Asian Boss has used actors, it's that Asian Boss arranged for a person in Taiwan who is pro-China to be interviewed for one of their videos, in order to show "both sides" of public opinion, which is a misrepresentation.