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Does anybody notice that America has overcapacity in weapon manufacturing?

"Overcapacity" - a favorite excuse for desperate American politicians who are jealous of competence and productivity, and hate the very idea of free markets and having a serious competition. Their mental undercapacity is seriously concerning.

I am a Canadian but I have lived in China for over twenty years and I'll tell you. I have never been more comfortable anywhere in my life. Contrary to what most Westerners think, there is more freedom here than in Canada. No one cares if I speak English, French or Chinese. Or any other language for that matter.

The closer the collapse of the empire, the crazier its laws become. ‐----- Cicero .

LKY said something like this before, "It's not democracy vs autocracy. Governments should pay attention to GOOD GOVERNANCE."

Hypocrisy is the US' highest export.

Cyrus is one of the most organized minds in news media today!

I live in Norway and was not aware Erik is more then he showed all the years on Tv. A very humble man and he admired when other countries having succes, instead showing envy and mistrust. 👏👏👏 Great Interview. Thank you Cyrus and Erik.

China seeks win-win cooperation, whereas the US only sees a zero sum game.

Trump taught China self-sufficiency and Biden taught China self-reliance. One of things I find it amazing is the speed at which China's progress on hi-tech development. Last year China was on 7nm chips, barely a year later, they're producing 5nm chips, it's now merely one generation behind the most advanced chips produced by TSMC.

People talk about China's pollution, but if you take a historical perspective, China was only allowed to purchase coal-fired manufacturing technology. It was public information if you look back for far enough (late 80s -early 90s). They simply took what they could get. Can you blame them?

China 🇨🇳 love your people they helped me so much worked with them for 20years Long live china from Ireland 🇮🇪

China has 5,000 years of history and is among the world's oldest 'continuous' civilization still alive today, whereas other ancient civilizations like Rome and Egypt has since succumbed to history. China is also a modern nation, capable of sending humans into space, launching space stations into orbit and even landing on the far side of the Moon, as China's recent Chang'e-6 lunar lander has.

I am deeply touched by Mr. Solheim's words based on his decades-long personal observations inside China.

China said green environment first. US said war first

It's been a FATCAT for so long that it is no longer able to compete when a lean and mean cat comes along 🤷🏻‍♂️

Politicians who are telling the truth, is something rare ,unusual. Thank you both for the useful informations

Erik knows China from personal experience. That Americans criticize China without being there is so mindboggling. I guess ignorance is the one characteristic of Americans that can't be overcome.

A great interview with Erik Solheim who has a correct and honest view on China.

Yeah, the change in air quality in Shandong has been unbelievable! BYDs are everywhere!

This is the best interview I've watched in a long time. In any subject. The guy is wickedly smart and wonderfully articulate.

This is a most fascinating lesson on China. I like how the respected minister brought in the new and the old China in explaining the immense rise of the nation from 1984 to 2024, a mere 40 years. I would add something which was not discussed but I am sure the minister is aware of it. The real progress of China started with Mao, a determination to build a better nation for its people. They were many mistakes made but one thing Mao did was eliminate the class system in China. IMO, this great achievement is fundamental to the success of China today. This is one of the reasons I believe India will never surpass China though it also has great potential. The class system will ultimately stop India from excelling past China. In this race, everything counts, culture, history, equality, you name it. This is the 100 m dash in the Olympics for the Gold.

Our universities are also in decline and so are all Western universities because what is being taught there is not reflected in the real world. Our politicians do not reflect Yale or Harvard principles, neither our top economists, they put us in an unrecoverable conjuncture. Our technology is stalling and shows no signs of recovery neither. Tesla is the only EV manufacturer in the US but builds them in China to maintain sany profit. US patents are in decline!!! We are falling behind in basic academics, mostly in science and technology as early as high school. Most of our stem PHDs are from abroad, and those who stick around are the professors because their pay rate is higher, but their ability to create or lead a new venture is not quite there. It's just a matter of time before our university system falls apart because the cost of graduating here is way to the top, but the chance of finding a stable job is getting slimmer by the day, mostly for Chinese graduates who are treated as trojan spies by our government. Also when you consider the actions taken by prestigious universities with respect to the protesters genocide in Gaza, how can you still be proud of our universities?

Excellent presentation as always. It would be very beneficial for the whole world to embrace Mr. Erik Solheim’s philosophy and understanding of China. Thank you so much Cyrus for sharing your insights with us. By the way you look great.

24:15: I disagree with Solheim. America is focusing on its greatest strength right now -- warmongering.

China agrees to reduce pollution and has set a deadline of 2025 for phasing out polluting ICE cars while in the US and Europe it is by 2035. Already China has over 1 million (from the last count in January 2024) charging stations while the US/Europe had only 50K. Europe is not ready to move that fast even though it talks up a storm for guarding the climate.

Thank you Cyrus & Erik for clearly informing us of the real situation!

Tesla CEO Musk: Chinese EV firms will 'demolish' rivals without trade barriers. Elon Musk now says he opposes US tariffs on Chinese EVs.

ENVY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVILS. THERE ARE OTHERS WHO CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT ANYMORE SEEING THE SUCCESS AND RISE OF CHINA, SORRY FOR THEM

CHINA IS A PEACEFUL LOVING COUNTRY. BUT PLEASE DON'T PROVOKE CHINA. THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH

Very good discussion. Thank you Erik Solheim for your fair and unbiased insights. Most refreshing.

US gov n loliticians are mad, thought not logic anymore, full of anger n jealous 😭😭😭

The US is applying the Tonya Harding method. Pathetic.

A bully always loose at the end. Never look down on anyone because no one really knows what tomorrow holds. China and it's people are the world's role model.

When US congress man thinks the far side of the moon is always dark, it shows you how good American universities are.

I've always enjoyed watching your videos because of your clear, concise speaking style and use of factual evidence. Bringing a high-ranking official onto your program has significantly strengthened your argument.

Cyrus & honourable Erik as a Guest …….. always nice to hear the Truth on this Channel ……

China is a great example for the world. From poor, polluted, and corrupt to rich, clean, and safe. The CPC is doing the right thing.

Erik is brilliant! He explains things in simple words so things become easy to digest. Seems that the political leaders in the US do not have this quality 😅

Thanks . Was just in China as I am starting to produce very small batches of men's suits in China after 20 yrs of Italian production. Equal quality, better service, quicker turn around, much more flexibility and of course far cheaper. 1 week and although I consider myself a Sinophile, I was blown away by everything

China and BRICS/SCO can solve most problems of the world by co operation; mutual benefit and no political meddling.

The U.S. economic supply chain is dependent on 20% retail imports from China. And even bigger 26% on industrial imports from China. If that gets disrupted or worst cut off due to a misguided blind ambitious unipolar “Full Spectrum Dominance” delusion. Any amount of that US economic supply chain being cut off will be a disastrous consequences to the U.S. society (business challenges/closures, unemployment, foreclosures, repos, bankruptcies, societal breakdown, crime, violence, guns, civil unrest, riots, a nation of “Karens” unleashed and armed

WHAT WE YOUNG AMERICANS NEED TO UNDERSTAND IS IF WE WANT A BRIGHTER FEATURE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GROW UP FAST, ABANDON POLITICAL DYSFUNCTION AND START SOLVING OUR PROBLEMS IN LIKE AFFORDABLE HOUSING HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION.. THE DEFECIT AND GLOBAL WAR MONG RING IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO OUR ECONOMY AND GLOBAL IMAGE AND REPUTATION. WE ARE ONLY 4% OF THE GLOBAL POPULATION AND THE WORLD IS FEED UP WITH US

This is a necessary interview for the west to hear.

Once upon a time, the European West built massive wooden tall ships to sail to China to buy tea, silk, porcelain and exotic timber cabinetry. Today? Thank you Erik, it was nice to listen to you.

His opening statement was absolutely heart daggering! Its indispensable for our green revolution!

Erik it was enlightening. Thanks Erik and the host Jannsen

Harvard etc. is just a very expensive myth. Just like Oxford in the UK. I would not want to attend either one.

They went from the 3rd world to the 1st world during my time on earth, that's China.

Thanks for sharing and surfacing the truth. 👏👍

Thank you Erik and Cyrus for a great show.

16:50 "China's Over-Capacity in EVs"... spot on and perfectly said by Erik Solheim!!

USA is jealous of the whole world period 😊

Seems like many countries wanted to follow China's model of success while only one nation wanted the US way; Argentina. 😢😢😢😢

Everybody focuses on manufacturing when it comes to China with their incredible capacity for innovation, but of equal importance in my view is how they are changing agriculture, judging from the many (often boring and repetitive, unfortunately) videos available. But quite frankly, trying to get the real picture on what is happening in China, and indeed many SE Asian nations, to people in the west is just fighting a losing battle. And the west just goes on building more and nastier weapons to safeguard the "rules-based" international order. Whose rules? To hell with the environment.

I really don’t need a car but if I did it would be a smaller model. There are several Chinese brands that I would definitely consider.

CYRUS, your headline is somewhat misleading. I presume you should know that Norway is, thanks God, actually NOT a member of the EU. Thanks for a great content, difficult to find elsewhere. Keep up your remarkable work. All the best from Scandinavia.

The condescending hegemonic dictatorship behaviour has no place here in China. China promotes a peaceful coexistence culture. It should be in a win win mood!

Norway is not in the EU and it's offensive to call Erik Solheim a EU Politician . He comes from the party SV and they are anti-EU. A quote from 1994 Erik Solheim: ”Stem nei!” .. Vote No (to EU)

China now is the leading vehicle exporter in the world.

The guest is both knowledgeable and sensible, quality that American politicians currently lacks.

Wonderful insights by Erik Solheim.

Thanking everyone

Thank you Janssen. Let the world know the truth ❤👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

So great for all your true words about China.

You also need need the context of who Eirk Solheim is to put his comments and statement in context. He is a political animal that came from the rich part of society in Norway due to his parents. From his teens he was part of the socialist movement, and was the youth leader of Socialist Youth. Later leader of the Socialist party. Elected to the parliament, later minister in the government. He came from the same class and ideology as Jens Stoltenberg (head of NATO), and was a minister in Stoltenbergs government when Norway as part of NATO, bombed Libya to shit. All those boat refugees in the last 13 years that have drowned on the way from Libya to Europe. Erik Solheim was part of that and and as the newspapers in NOrway said at the time. "Norway was "best in class" when it came to duing the bombing. After the bombing and the critics started to come, Erik Solheim said he was the critical voice in government - but he did not resign. So this man has blood on his hand, like all the others of the Stoltenberg government in 2011. What all these norwegian politicians have in common is the belief that they can spend normal taxpayers money to change the world, because they know best what is right. They started out their careers as rich spoiled teens, protected by their parents and given their positions due to their parents and their social class. When spending the norwegian taxpayers globally was not enough, then they got into the global organizations and continued to travel the world and spend everyones taxmoney. All of them would like to have a society where changes can be implemented quickly, as they all would like to make the decisions for everyone else.

Norway ,Switzerland are my dream country,so efficiently run and thanks to minister Erik for being candid in the green production issues

So true, I went back almost every year just not through pandemic times, the change for the last 10 years is amazing. The air quality improved so so much and the blue sky can be seen most of time. nearly 40% cars on roads are EVs, the infrastructure improved to the high standard. Used hate drive in China, now driving is such an enjoyment with nice smooth highway, high quality and smart cars in a very affordable price like medium SUV cost only $20 per day include insurance. The Apps on mobile almost all Chinese made, and they are way better than the western apps, like the navigation app Gaode Map, not only lane navigation, can display traffic light count down for the 2 traffic light in front of you, also warn you variable of traffic like speeding vehicles around you, incoming vehicles in an unseen bending road, et al.

They haven’t forgotten, they’ve disregarded it!

The arms manufacturers should be closed in America and put more money on growing their country.

The U S educational system is in decline. It is no longer the best model for the world.

Thank you, Cyrus. As always, your articles are accurate reportings and interesting

Thank you Erik Solheim. Well explained.

America quit being competitive They stopped seeing work of any kind as necessary!! LAZY, always looking for the easiest least labor way !! 1980 the people going to college took arts degrees and the easiest classes offered to get to graduate!!! Our education system is trash today!! We have fallen so far behind worldwide!! Look at how we dropped in STEM PROGRAMS ENGINEERING, MATH ,SCIENCE, ACROSS THE BOARD YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE NO DESIRE TO EXCEL AND CONTRIBUTE IN THE THINGS THAT MATTER THE MOST!! YES, WE HAVE SOME THAT EXCEED BUT TOO FEW TO MAKE US LEADERS IN THE WORLD!! NOW THE DEI BIDEN PLAN TO PUT UNQUALIFIED PEOPLE IN JOBS THAT NEED THE ABSOLUTE BEST OF THE BEST!! DOCTORS, NURSES, PILOTS??? THE FUTURE OF AMERICA IS A NIGHTMARE!! IN MY OPINION WE ARE IN TROUBLE WITH PEOPLE WHO DO NOT WANT TO WORK AND THINKS EVERYTHING SHOULD JUST BE HANDED TO THEM !! TAKE A LOOK AT VIDEOS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UK ASKED WHAT THEY THINK OF BEING DRAFTED INTO ARMED SERVICE !! FUNNY BUT SAD TOO !!

Washington DC has been hooked on sanctions, tariffs, and embargoes for 2 + decades. And it worked well in a unipolar world. But China got bigger, the BRICS alliance got more powerful, and global South countries got tired of being treated like vassal states. So a multi polar world has arrived, and DC has gone flat out crazy mad, flailing about like madmen. Not going to end well for average Americans.

In the mid 90s to early 2000s VW cars were all you noticed in Chinese cities. China evolved from thence and it's been amazing transformations. Not just in vehicles.

Very interesting, informative interview, thank you. What a tremendous difference from what we keep on hearing in the twisted Western media about China! About time we heard an honest, well learned opinion based on facts about this wonderful country and its remarkable achievements.

I’m not a politician and even I know that. America should stay focus on herself and improve what she already has rather than Harassing China, Russia, and especially Africa.

Europe needs to be strong. Look at the big picture people, don't look at the short term

Thank you Erik & Cyrus for both of your insights about Motherland, China. Bless you all.👍🙏🇨🇳🐲🐼☯️☮️🙂🌏‼️

I remember the early and mid 90s when the United States advocated for free trade and globalization all over the world including the original country I came from. Back then the USA encouraged all this because it had the upper hand but now that other countries are rising and mainly China the USA doesn't want free trade agreements or globalization as it tried to spread in the 90s because now the system benefits others

Thanks for the video and great insight into China.

Just to be clear, Norway is not in the EU

Thank you both for having & sharing this informative discussion🙏👍🙏

Laughing out loud, the hideous devastating vaccination disasters in Africa and India have caused deep scars and resentment toward the Western pharmaceutical industry and anyone who had to do with it. Not only in the so-called third world have these cauldron cooked concoctions caused havoc, but also in our own trusted righteous West, as informed and erudite you may be, please deep research these pharmaceutical poisons and better leave those out of the equation. Though I do enjoy and appreciate the economic insights discussion.

America's history is shorter than some Chinese dynasty, and may stay that way if it comes to an end with WWIII. 😂😂😂

Solheim is absolutely right in his analysis; I would add that U S A has a huge national debt partially because of heavily borrowing to finance all the wars it has been and still is fighting. Who is it borrowing from? A huge portion is from China. Perhaps more than about time to change policy. We're not supposed to be like a Banana Republic -are we??

It is difficult for Chinese companies to trust the US and the EU after all the sanctions and aggression to China and its companies - there has been a threat of NATO and the US in Taiwan. So it appears the west will slowly degrade and isolate itself unless there is a huge change in its trustworthiness and ability to cooperate. Unfortunately this is also felt by a large percentage of the world. The West needs to change otherwise it will become marginalised.

Engage with China? For current and future transformative innovations??? Is there another better alternative now??? Continue sanctions against China and lose out???

Thank you for this interview.

Thanks to Mr. Erik Solheim for his very interesting insights! Really, China’s green revolution is amazing! ❤

thank you eric & cyrus.

China, and its production capacity advanced in renewable energy, is the key to meeting environmental goals.

In the US, special interests using the power of political contributions hinder progress. I remember being taught in school that Cincinnati, the 4th largest city in the US at the time, was perfectly poised to continue growing. With river traffic and the advent of the railroad, Cincinnati could have become the national hub of distribution. Unfortunately, Cincinnati had a large, powerful steamboat manufacturing industry and they prevented the railroad from gaining strength in the region to protect their primacy.

Let's say it loud: The European Union's (EU) most reviled country has done something right. Hungary fully opened its market to China. This move will bring in cutting-edge electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing and battery technology, thereby generating jobs locally and providing further education opportunities for Hungarians.

Y'all forgot to mention the 2008, Beijing Olympics. I think they were shamed by the pollution. All the great accomplishments were overshadowed by the filthy air.

Manufacturing was shifted from the USA on purpose. NAFTA had a devastating impact on many rural economies. The USA gave tax incentives to corporations to offshore USA jobs and ignored the pleas of workers. We can bring manufacturing back but it will take a government that will invest in it. The current shift seems to be to move production from China to other countries such as Mexico in place of trying to rebuild manufacturing in the USA. We need to strengthen our own economy. China imposes tariffs on the USA. My understanding is the tariffs Trump issued didn’t stop trade but promoted a more balanced trade policy. There will always be strengths and competitive advantages for each country. I think Americans are exhausted by endless wars. I don’t know if either party is willing to transition. This is painful.

Thanks for that interview, it has been a informative and balanced discussion from Eric, thank you 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Great job !