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As a Chinese Hongkonger，I want to say China is better than HK in many ways😅

Anti-China is a big business in the West.

having been to china and also have chinesse family through marring a Chinese lady I find that they are as free as us in England and also seam to be a lot happier. long live china a great place to visit just wish I could go there more often

I have also heard and watched several videos saying China is very safe.

Different cultures have different origins. They are fundamentally different. so the question is what is freedom? what is the standard of freedom? who defines the freedom? Chinese culture is totally different with different standards. All those concepts in China such as freedom, democracy and even communism are just perceived differently by Chinese people.

I once volunteered in the depressed area of Baltimore, there if you don't own a car, you have no freedom of movement whatsoever since there is barely any public transportation. The nearby wealthier towns have jobs, but you can't get there. And since you can't get there to make money, you can't afford a car. So these people are trapped in generational poverty. The cheap and prevalence of public transportation has indeed given Chinese people so much more freedom and upward mobility.

In the west you have right to speak but as long as it goes along with their narative otherwise you get bombarded

Thank you for speaking out the other side of the picture that the Western media does not talk about. I really appreciate it.

When the government is competent enough, majority would not need to worry about the politics.

having heard a comment on the video makes me think back to my first night on main land china. I went for a walk on my own at 2 in the morning and got stopped by a policeman, not speaking cantonese and no passport on me was a little bit worried but the policeman only wanted to try out his English with me and we talked for a good half hour about every thing from cars to our goverments and he did say that like me he did not think they got it right all the time, so yes they can say what they want.

Nice Park and I can hear the birds chirping in the background. Even the Chinese birds are happy.

Since the Reform and Opening Up (改革开放) was introduced by Deng Xiaoping in 1978, and by the end of 2018, a total of 5.86 million Chinese students have left the country to study abroad. Out of these, 4.32 million had completed their studies, and more than 3.65 million have returned to China soon after completing their studies. In 2018 alone, around 662,100 Chinese students left China to pursue overseas studies. The number increased by about 11.8% compared to the previous year and makes China the largest country of origin for international students. Chinese tourists made 149 million overseas trips in 2018 with total spending amounting to $130 billion, according to a report released by the China Tourism Academy. This phenomenon - of Chinese citizens being allowed to travel abroad and returning - is undoubtedly a powerful indication that China (1) does not oppress its citizens’ pursuit of liberty, freedom, and happiness; and (2) is confident that its own socioeconomic and sociopolitical system are highly competitive; even if they are compared with those of the West, and to the extent that its citizens are expected to return.

You and I think so much alike. Safety and security is one of the greatest freedom. I have female cousins that visit us in Canada, they often comment on how free they feel as they can go out at night without worrying about their safety. Stark contrast to their life in San Francisco where they don't feel safe going out after dark without a large group of people.

Chinese has demonstrated that when people love their country, they can do the incredible things..... my respect to China!

we chinese live well, plz don't ever bother to free us. mind ur own business, thx.

I get to understand China so much more watching your video then our so called MSM. Thank you. Am a new subscriber to your channel.

Well after having read so many comments supporting China and Chinese, I’m very shocked and a bit not accustomed.. as a chinese I have already got used to be misunderstood... well thank you to u guys

Hi Barrett, no need to apologise for China, even though I am a Malaysian Chinese. The march to be a world superpower with safe and clean cities and environment will be part of the march of China into the 21st Century. All society is a continuum of time and progress. No country or society is static. At the beginning of 1949, China was everybody colonies but nobody's responsibility. It has come a long way and lifted some 700 million people out of poverty and soon to be the largest economy in 2030 and by 2050 will have an economy four times the size of the second largest i.e. USA. So do not fear or apologise for China for what she is. She will transform this Century to be the Asian Century which is in reality the East Asian Century.

Some people picture China as one of those 1984 vibe, which is not true at all.

As a Chinese, I want to say that some Westerners do not have the freedom to connect with the right information. It ’s ridiculous and sad to talk about the freedom of the Chinese.😂😂😂

Pros & Cons in EVERY system! Can we all just get along?!

New to your channel. Very well done video on a tough subject. I am living in Guangzhou as a retired US citizen. Loving life, feeling safe, local people are all so friendly and helpful. Got lost on my e-bike today and was able to get directions back home easily (with the help of Google translate 😊). Just need to find a good map that is in English lol

From my recent visits to China, China has not ceased to amaze me with her development! Things have improved so much in the past 5 years!

more monitors，less police officers，less criminals，the basic logic

Nothing is perfect. China is not the best or the worst But surely they have improved so much compare to 15 years ago While in Australia, they are falling behind in a lot of things

That man at the beginning "Am I going to say Hi to him or not? Oh I look good on camera!" XD

You tell the truth. Thank you very much！I am in USA now. One of my friend asked me whether China has traffic lights！I was surprised by his question！

On the topic of China, coming back to China has made me realize many things, even more things than last year, I know love China even more than before and they has never been a time to be more proud as a Chinese in modern history. China is not what it used to be, it is no longer a sick, ill country, but a glorious nation on the rise to become the most glorious in human history. Let's address the elephanto in the room, in western democratic states and other democratic states pretty much hate China, in Australia, you would never hear anything good about China, you would never hear anything praising or celebrating China and it's achievements. It's all just negativity upon negativity upon negativity. Worst of all, the media and government always use a uglifying and condescending tone whenever they report and/or speak about China, and to be honest, so much of it can be considered as fake or at least, misleading news. From the fake bullshit they do on Xinjiang and the Chinese governments "evil" actions in the area, or the support for the Hong Kong protestors retards who think smashing buildings and throwing molotovs and setting buildings and innocent people on fire will make them more "free", whatever the fuck that means. I'm in support for protest, as long as it's peaceful, by the way it looks now, the Hong Kong protestors have completely lost any shed of legitimacy they might have had a long time ago. Wow I wonder why the police "brutality" only happens when the protestors are becoming super violent and are setting buildings on fire. It's not as if the police are supposed to enforce and act upon the law and maintain social stability amiright 🙄🙄🙄🙄. There are so many people out there, who are so absolutely clueless about China and so childish, naive, foolish, ignorant, uneducated, and have their realities completely distorted, and they're all so fired up and vigilant to believe that they're so right, yet in reality they're actually so wrong. These people are so unknowledgeable on the topic and issue, it's very baffling and even shocking to see that so many people are so embarrassingly stupid and ignorant, it's so out of the world and almost comical, yet very sad at the same time. I absolutely love China. I have come to actually love it and its people even more than I did before. Everyone here are just living happy and prosperous ordinary lives, grow up, find love, get married, have kids, and repeat, no difference whatsoever to the lives of the "Western democracies" or other "democratic states". People wear nice clothes, drive fancy cars, live in fancy homes, have fancy furniture, eat fancy food, girls put on makeup, drip hypebeast stuff, go out shopping, have coffee, have a night out with the boys, or maybe a gaming sesh with the boys, old aunties and the elderly stroll along with full swag, people chill in parks, people sit around and play board games, people sit around and just chill with their mates, people sit around and gossip about all sorts of stuff whilst sipping on tea, people exercise in gyms, children play around joyfully with big smiles on their faces in playgrounds, restaurants open till midnight, street snacks for all the boys, great law enforcement, a very safe and productive society, etc. etc. etc… the list goes on. There are so many embarrassingly clueless and ignorant people out there who just refuse to take off their biased glasses, very sad indeed. I am honestly disgusted and just shocked at the fact in this day and age people still think of China as some sort of communist gulag state like North Korea. Like yeah it's you told me China was pretty shit in 1960, I'd completely agree with you, but if someone were to tell me China is still shit in 2020, they'd probably need to check their head. It's actually so insulting that people view China like this and become so anti-China or anti-Chinese government. When in reality, China is actually MORE free than other countries which are against it. For example, most obviously is the complete lack of universal health care and insurance in America, most of the time, when you contract or get a very serious illness, you either pay the money, or you die, so in a sense, restricting your freedoms so much that your right to live has been taken away. What about China then? Well there is universal health care coverage for all, young people (toddlers, children, teens) and the elderly as well as the disabled and people with special cases such as the one child policy generation families get special and better treatment. And at times a surgery that costs $20000, can be subsidized by the government to be just around $3000 This is not hypothetical, this is a real case with my grandma who had to have a life saving heart surgery. It is very depressing and almost funnily sad that being anti-China and anti-Chinese government has become politically correct and the norm which everyone should follow. I had my doubt about China as well, I used to hate the Chinese government so much and thought that Xi Jinping ate babies for breakfast or some shit. But then I studied, I learnt, I analyzed, and I researched, but mostly importantly, I came to China to see for myself. The elephanto in the room is that everyone think because China doesn't have One man one vote, it is then basically North Korea. Essentially no "democracy" = bad, people need to overcome this mental hurdle and barrier. I overcame it by studying about Singapore and how it went from a poverty striken swamp land to the most developed country on Earth, and especially about its leader, Lee Kuan Yew, and his philosophy and ways of doing things. China is not democratic, because democracy is fundamentally flawed, China is a meritocracy, which is the best political system and there are literally no downsides to it. It is basically where the best people are chosen for the job based on their merit, and their ability to do the job properly and well. Unlike modern democracy, where the best candidate to lead the country is based on how much people feel charmed by them or how well they appear on TV (Look at Ukraine lol they literally elected a comedian to be their president wtf). YES, China is not a PERFECT country, there are many issues, just like every other normal country, what people NEED to do is to take off their stupid biased glasses and understand that China is a normal country where ordinary people live happy, prosperous lives, and honestly most of time, a happier life than most its neighbours and other countries (just take at look at Korea, the country with the highest suicide rate in the world by far, or Japan, where the population is declining, compare with China where it's the happiest country in East Asia, has one of the lowest rates according to population and also booming in population). People need to also understand that the Chinese government is not one sort of 1984 big brother North Korean commie gulag government, but a normal government, with departments, ministries, regional governments, networks and so on... It is a government which sets its aim at making the Chinese people's lives better, and making China greater. Keep doing what you do and show the world the REAL China!!

You are absolutely correct! We just returned from China after a month trip. Chinese have as much freedom as Americans to practice religions and criticizing government. The only major exception is Chinese are not allowed to carry arm like crazy American.

Thank you guys!

Thank you for being honest and open minded

PREACH, hope your part will show those ignorant people more insight into the real China

Let's talk rule by moral and ethics .....America certainly none.

Thank you for sharing your view of freedom of the ppl in China. Much appreciated.

I just want to ask, why is it that youtube is banned and censored in china, the same for facebook, twitter?

As a sole brexitier I thank and like Nigel Farage too., Look at China’s high speed railway, look at our HS2 ! Where is it ????? How long it has been talking ??? 40 years of miracles 👍👍 China is doing something right where the rest of the world are not

Isn't it funny to let some outsiders to judge you if you're happy or not? It'll be interesting to see some non-American KZfaqrs to make some videos about how miserable the life of all the Americans have.

Thank u, a lot of love from China!!!💕

brilliant! thank you

It's just astonishing for me that when a lot of the westerner youtubers comment on China I think they are talking about maybe North Korea or something else. Why not just come to China for once to see if it's as terrible as they assume. Chinese people are just living their ordinary lives like any other people in the West. And in a lot of regions you will actually feel it’s more modernized and fashionable compared to most parts of the western countries that come to your mind.

A:They are not free!They must fight for their freedom! B:Why?Have you been to China? A:No,but I can feel for them.🤔 B:🌚

Thanks for your video and this is a nice park.

good thoughts and loads of truth and different perspective.

Thank you for sharing your ideas of China. Nice vedio. We Chinese actually didn't care so much policy. What we want is a happier and richer life

Wearing t shirt in January, this is real Shenzhen

Thank you for your work. Wonderful details on the reality of China.

I am Chinese, China is very free, I love China very much.

Beautiful park. Where?

Anti China youtuber can get fund from....

I'm totally biased towards my western lifestyle in New Zealand. Interesting perspective and good insight from a westerners point of view on life in China, thank you.

Officials passports are kept by the government! People are not allowed to have different opinions from the government, not allowed to criticize the government!

im pretty free as a chinese citizen, well as long as i dont meddle around with some contraversial political affairs. For instance, minorities issue has complicated historic reasons. I dont think anyone without a proper history and sociology knowledge can make proper criticism about this issue. Last time we went easy with those extremist, they killed dozens and hundreds of innocent civillians in Xinjiang. U know, those "Tukistan" guys love to hang out with ISIS, Taliban and Al Qeada dudes. Ofc, there are still lots of negative side of the CPC government, such as corruptions, bureaucracy and bunch of old conservative, studdbern and tough dudes, just like Trump and those senators in US. But hey, US also has lots of shitty affairs (Refer to Snowden and WikiLeaks) and often tried to mess things up as well. I'd say all governments are quite similar in terms of this. Nothing special to me. BTW, We are not USSR or DPRK or Nazi Germany Reich if u still havent noticed yet. If we were llike USSR, i'd be in a labor camp already even before finishing typ No XD just kidding. I'm not getting into any trouble by saying these either, as long I dont behave like a CIA spy or making up the fake news.

As a Chinese, I have learnt to “be amused, rather than insulted” and to “ignore western people who are stuck in their arrogance and self-privilege rather than argue with them”. Thank you for your video.

thank you barrett! sharing the ture facts of China!

Thanks mate! You are honest!

各国都一个样，只不过程序不同，强度不同，既然在人群中求生存，必须受到各种限制和自由，想要彻底的自由，你可以单独去深山老林过野人生活。有利于集体的利益的限制某些方面的自由，是正确的，不然人类也不可能拥有文明。

虽然听不懂，但是我感觉得到你是认同中国的。很欢迎也很感谢你来到中国，支持中国。祝你的频道越办越好。Ծ ̮ Ծ

Thank you bro keep on💪

thank u for telling the truth and being objective

I lived in Southampton for a couple years. This accent sounds really familiar. You channel may be targeted by CIA and Falungong paid trolls very soon.

Nice video. Is there a way to buy you a couple of coffee using Wechat?

thank you for your voice!

Thank you for saying the truth!

Don’t care, just want affordable China products

I have travelled myself. China by far has many problems . Christians in China experienced, among other things, an increase in attacks on churches in the past year. Open Doors reports that 793 churches were attacked within the reporting period for the 2018 World Watch List, compared with 1,847 attacks reported on churches worldwide in 2019. In 2020, the number is conservatively estimated to be at least 5,576 in China alone, the report states. According to Open Doors, there are at least 97 million Christians in China. Policies enacted by the Communist Party in 2018 to “sinicize” the church - or adapt it to their way of thinking - have been enforced in more and more territories, resulting in the dramatic increase of persecution against Christians, the group reports. People of faith also suffer from continual surveillance by the government. Open Doors cites a CNBC report that says there are nearly half a billion surveillance cameras in China, a number only expected to grow. Additionally, Children under the age of 18 are prohibited from attending church, places of worship are monitored, and pastors are increasingly being asked to register with the Communist government, risking church closure and arrest if they refuse, the report continues. More than 5,500 churches in China have been closed down, and churches in at least 23 provinces have been harassed or shuttered.

its true, thanks for clarifying again

Good points. Support from Shenzhen.

😂如果您能够给每一个视频都加上中文字幕，我认为您一定会订阅数暴涨！

How did the Chinese people in the comment section ended up in KZfaq? Isnt it banned in China? 😂

i just want to say thank you guys,

Thank you for your voice

How FREE are Chinese People? China have the most tourist around the globe.... is that clear enough

Why do you sound so nervous ?

I have lived in both China and the UK for a few years, found there is no difference in freedom, and I still feel that China's public security is better in the evening, even in China at two or three in the morning dare to go out on my own. People must come to China to travel a few times in their lives, there are unlimited delicious foods, fun places and unique culture.

Well said. The truth is Chinese economy has been running like Usain Bolt for more than 40 years. Although people didn't have right to vote above the village level or criticize the government, the whole society is functioning very efficiently. China will get better and better, for sure.

放弃解释了

yea good one. obviously ccp sponsored content

Donated. I seldom donate because most are scams, but your work really corroborates my own personal experience too. Respects!

Can I ask what isbthe best VPN to use in China?I tried a couple but havent found a good one yet..

This guy must be blind or raving mad.

如果某个人坚信中国和中国人不自由，无论你说什么做什么都改变不了。而且每个人对自由的理解都不一样何必用自己的自由去干涉别人的自由呢？他人告诉我地球是平的我就回答他：是的，地球是平的。所以这个视频为什么会来我的首页。

one of the most realistic video about China I've ever seen on youtube:D

You guys are the hero and peace maker in the era. Culture ambassador

Thank you for telling the truth.

So much truth being spoken here

Hi Barrett, which gimbal are u using?

One day when the hard work pays, the world will know.

As a Chinese citizen who is raising up in Guangdong, I would say I enjoyed more freedom in before 2013. Freedom just like air you can only feel it when you lose it, I think a getting breathless as the the air is draining out. Then I leave.

We are free to eat in resterant often, travel to the place we like, walk on the street in the night. Happy life.

Walter Duranty would be so proud...

very fair and objective.

There used to be a lot of crime in Guangzhou, especially near train station, but now much safe.

Just curious what visa do you use to stay in China long term?

Great report, and good to know the truth about people’s life in China. Thank you very much!

The chinese people have to give the impression that they are free to serv the government state

I am surprised that as a Brit you didn’t mention that disastrous vote that David Cameron introduced on Brixit and its repercussions on British democracy

You literally cannot protest. Most recently, play time in video games are being restricted even more.

When I was in lincoln way west high school. Ms Jessica soukup and ms ree née was my teacher and aide 24/7!!!!))**

I think people should not comment when they haven’t lived in any other country, and haven’t experienced other governments and cultures.