This Chinese Island Holds the Secrets to Beijing’s Massive Naval Expansion

This Chinese Island Holds the Secrets to Beijing’s Massive Naval Expansion | WSJ

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China is expanding its naval bases on the tropical island of Hainan in the South China Sea. Two of Beijing’s most important naval facilities, Yulia and Longpo, have undergone dramatic expansion to accommodate a growing fleet of vessels and to provide a home for China’s new sea-borne nuclear deterrent.
WSJ spoke to defense analysts who say the upgrades point to Beijing’s preparations for a possible conflict over Taiwan.
Chapters:
0:00 Island of Hainan
0:42 Geostrategic advantages of Hainan
1:07 Submarines and mountain bunker
3:31 Infrastructure expansion
6:15 Expansion in Cambodia
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@wsj Ай бұрын

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@darthvadeth6290 Ай бұрын

Why doesn't US have the 🏀🏀 to officially recognize Taiwan as an independent country? Why does US, a North American country, have so many military bases in Asia? When will Western colonialism of Asia be over? 😂

@buzz5969 Ай бұрын

Maybe they should all look what WIKIPEDIA SAYS: Taiwan is Republic of China…

@pandadaggy2383 Ай бұрын

The biggest warmonger

@iczerone2000 Ай бұрын

@@buzz5969 You mean Taiwan is a province of The Peoples Republic of China...

@buzz5969 Ай бұрын

@@iczerone2000 I mean read WIKIPEDIA…

@elninochin0 Ай бұрын

Breaking news.... country with a large coast has naval bases and missiles bases to protect them. Next up, the sun is yellow.

@DairyCat Ай бұрын

Next they'll tell me the US will have a naval base in Hawaii or Guam or something.

@ItsJoKeZ Ай бұрын

BREAK NEWS: CHINESE SPAM BOTS AND LITTLE DOGS SPAM ON KZfaq EVEN THOUGH IT IS BANNED IN THEIR COUNTRY.

@zachb1706 Ай бұрын

China’s military isn’t defensive though. It’s offensive, they’re building up to invade Taiwan.

@raenico5285 Ай бұрын

Next up, we'll hear about China's military bases in all the countries surrounding the US. Wait? They don't have any? It's the US that has bases in Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and Guam? Wait, so which country is the heavily militarised, aggressive nation threatening world peace? Which nation has it written into their constitution that they are not beholden to ICJ decisions and are responsible for the only nuclear attack in history? Has to be the evil China, right?

@jasoncho6928 Ай бұрын

LOL, U.S. massive expansion : not news

@ziaullahkhan8968 Ай бұрын

American has 700 bases around the world and they are concerned over a base outside of china 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

@ItsJoKeZ Ай бұрын

another little red dog yapping for his handler xi

@Ilovecruise Ай бұрын

Inside*

@zachb1706 Ай бұрын

Bot

@daeseongkim93 Ай бұрын

its a base in China, Hainan Island is their sovereign territory as much as Hawaii is the U.S. base since it falls in their sovereign territory.

@anti-bullingjames Ай бұрын

Outside? It's in Chinese territory. I just wonder why those Chinese didn't point out what the states have been doing for the last 6 years. US has built many bases cycling china, sent fighters intruding into China economic zones over thousands of times each year, and had live exercises dozens of times around china in just 8 months. US criticizes those chinese for aggression. Is that a joke?

@philj9681 Ай бұрын

Fun fact for Americans who don't know Hainan: Hainan is a province island WITHIN China's territory. So this video is like saying: "How dare the US expand its military bases in Nevada?!"

@daeseongkim93 Ай бұрын

its the new york times, its basically a U.S. newspaper peddling more china fear-mongering narrative.

@Monsoozi Ай бұрын

😆

@himmothy_1738 Ай бұрын

a foreign adversary creates new military bases in an area that could become a battleground in the near future isnt news ? no one is saying they dont have a right to do what they want WITHIN its internationally recognized territories, try again man

@user-tg8rg4lw4h Ай бұрын

😂 Classic American double standard！

@jayjya Ай бұрын

They in no way presented it as “how dare they”. It was factual

@akiyamayusuke Ай бұрын

I don't think you can call it "Naval Expansion" unless China has hundreds of oversea military bases and conducts regular "freedom of navigation" sails in the Gulf of Mexico.

@user-sm6nr5ot3q Ай бұрын

How can you not allow American double standard? You're being unfair!

@agaragar21 Ай бұрын

So those bases are in Democratic countires that have let them be there ....as a defence to the ethno-nationlist Chinese ! Its Democracy, liberty and tolerance against Racist Fascists !

@samsmith2635 Ай бұрын

6:22 They expanded, words are hard bro

@chengwahong9465 Ай бұрын

Same old west biasness, nothing new..

@ZMB-on5ub Ай бұрын

Yes you can. You can totally call what they've done naval expansion, mainly expanding their maritime territory. Think that's the requirement.

@dawasherpa918 Ай бұрын

China can do what ever they want in Hainan Island. It belongs to china.😅😅

@only_fair23 Ай бұрын

No one said it can't??

@adolft_official Ай бұрын

In NEPAL too as it was a tributary of CHINA

@sksksks5072 Ай бұрын

@@adolft_officialin India too china has take over land in Galwan and dhotis can’t take it back because dhotis are arrogant😂

@Davidgarcia-wy1fd Ай бұрын

no one said they couldn’t 😂

@ItsJoKeZ Ай бұрын

XINNIE THE POOH WON'T DO A THING 😂

@royk7712 Ай бұрын

oh no china have 1 naval base lets ignore 700 US military base around the world

@caidylan Ай бұрын

yeah dear lord! china have 1 naval base on thier own island, which is every close to their mainland. lets make a fuss about it.

@MossadDid911 Ай бұрын

@@iridium8341 its neat that all 🇺🇸 carriers are built in a single shipyard, don’t need many nukes 😜

@Flightman453 Ай бұрын

@@iridium8341They have nukes too. Cope.

@wshggg Ай бұрын

Why only 1 naval base of China?

@hestan723 Ай бұрын

Then we will talk about all the port China has built then seized control trough economic means Especially those surrounding India

@yonghuachen7075 Ай бұрын

The US often claim threatened by Chinese army. But the aircraft or warship encounters often happen at China's doorsteps.

@tevandorkin7402 Ай бұрын

Only facts and if war ever broke out between China and the US, it would have been started by the US and here in AFRICA we consider the west as the evil snakes ever ready to destroy

@michaelt1775 Ай бұрын

😂 they need to protect the noodles and rice

@limuel21 Ай бұрын

But sir, isn't it that china is always the one saying "cooperation or confrontation?". America is more with mutuality with Philippines, meaning we both benefit with each other's company. While China just wants to be predator, who wants almost all parts of the sea to be their own. Though I still believe that not all Chinese are like their government whose so greedy, there are still a lot of good Chinese.

@FanxiaoKubitaro Ай бұрын

@@limuel21Almost all the waters are one's own？wow Is that how the West understands it? www

@slly4276 Ай бұрын

@@limuel21 Why is US thousands of miles away from the Asia Pacific region , occupying the naval bases in this part of the world. Who gives them permission and who is paying for all their activities ?

@amunra5330 Ай бұрын

No way! Imagine a country having the GALL to build defense bases to protect its country from imperialist nations- how dare they!

@Statueshop297 Ай бұрын

What nations are threatening China? Chinas relations with the world was improving and its economic conditions were going from strength to strength. In the past 10 years China has chosen a path that goes a different direction than it was travelling. Why?

@joeblodontchno5309 Ай бұрын

China is an imperialist dictatorship that stole lands like tibet & xianjing & wants to steal more territory.. it still has over 20 territorial disputes with all its neighbours, on land & sea: Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Singapore, Brunei, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Tibet, Russia, Cambodia, South Korea. China released a controversial new ten-dash line map that not only encompasses much of the South China Sea and Taiwan, but also disputed land territories with India and Russia. ASEAN members Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines all quickly issued diplomatic protests against China’s ever-expanding claims, which they and others like japan argue are out of step with international law as defined by UNCLOS.

@amunra5330 Ай бұрын

@@Statueshop297 The US is threatening China - now go be a good liberal and smoke some pot.

@theasmrlord1076 Ай бұрын

@@Statueshop297 What nations are threatening China? 313 US military base around China. Hello?

@Obsidian-Nebula Ай бұрын

"Protect"

@PrideWang Ай бұрын

How can China's navy challenge the U.S. navy in the South China Sea? China's navy is not on the coast of the United States.

@witzigevideos9858 Ай бұрын

But at their allies footsteps…the Philippines for example have mutual defense agreements…and it was their choice to sign them as a foreign independent country (their right if you wish). So it makes a bunch of sense, especially if China attacks their fleets and territory..

@user-vx6zg3xz1w Ай бұрын

@@witzigevideos9858 really？ So it's time to visit Cuba

@slly4276 Ай бұрын

@@witzigevideos9858 Did you wonder why Macros Junior changes his tune ? The US regime uses his father’s frozen assets to lure him into an agreement to allow US bases in exchange that theUS will release those assets. There’s no such thing as free will especially under the US foreigners policy of dominance,

@user-op4uc1bp9d Ай бұрын

@@witzigevideos9858 菲律宾是独立国家？？你确定？？中国千年以来就拥有菲律宾现在宣传的“领土”，怎么？？？有美国罩着，就可以抢了？很不幸的是中国拥有强大的军队。从1949年之后中国从来没有输过

@America_bombsTSMC Ай бұрын

@@witzigevideos9858 philippine is a colony of longest days

@SomeoneFromBeijing Ай бұрын

Breaking News: A country that has a large island built a significant naval base on said island.

@kibakobo Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂I was just wondering that through entire report. Western planners have simply lost it.

@steventhomas5330 Ай бұрын

Thanks allot Chang

@loafoffloof3420 Ай бұрын

@@kibakobo more like it is just the media

@JohnnyWednesday Ай бұрын

America invaded and took over Hawaii - and they have the gall to criticize China when they've not taken Taiwan despite being able to for decades.

@agaragar21 Ай бұрын

Its a course of Behaviour .....they are preparing for war to EXPAND their ethno-nationlist state of Fascism...in order to GAIN TERRITORY !

@you6338 Ай бұрын

Then why is US developing naval bases around the world? Why is it constructed more than 800 naval bases around the world? There is something hidden intension in them.

@XxEvilClownxxX Ай бұрын

so that if happens that another psycho state that want to start another world war because they think they're superior race then they have a force that can immediately came for allies aid... duh.. isn't that supposed to be a common sense? You're asking the wrong questions you should ask why the host country of thay naval base allowed it?? have you eer even thought about that?

@you6338 Ай бұрын

@@XxEvilClownxxX exactly, China and Combodia do so.We should not arise any question in this matter as we do to US is doing?

@XxEvilClownxxX Ай бұрын

@@you6338 The difference is the US didn't claim anything even though they cam but they didn't, China is the ONLY one that claiming the whole sea even the high seas even though it's illegal under the law. China is a high prone to start another world war because they think they're han and superior to another raise. an exact history repeating itself.

@miki_9034 Ай бұрын

@@you6338 because they're threatened with sanctions if they refuse. Look at Eritrea, they're located in a highly strategic geolocation and they refused to host U.S a naval base. They've been in economic sanction for almost 3 decade now. Also, as we speak, MURIKA is pressuring my country in to updating our educational curriculum to include some STUFF* that our culture & religion doesn't accept.

@manongpedro8645 Ай бұрын

The US is not harassing fishermen with water cannons. DUH?

@chengavitch10 Ай бұрын

How close is this island to the shores of mainland China and mainland US? Why is this a challenge to US navy on the other side of the globe?

@cool-0501 Ай бұрын

Hainan is Chinese territory, and there is a satellite launch base on it. The United States is building a military base in Hawaii. China to build military base on Hainan Island? Is there a problem?

@CWai-vf3ol Ай бұрын

WSJ should report on the US naval bases around China, base by base, port by port, ship by ship.

@themiddlekingdom9121 Ай бұрын

Well said !

@Western_Decline Ай бұрын

The Whit-es don't believe the same reporting standards should be applied to Whit-e nation military bases.

@tillerperry6200 Ай бұрын

Fake comment

@manongpedro8645 Ай бұрын

The US is not harassing fishermen with water cannons. The US is not the one whose objective is to retake Taiwan. The US is not the one hacking military weapons research the past 2 decades, stealing plans on how to build military aircrafts and warships. Need I say more?

@ralphzoombeenie2330 Ай бұрын

Jeju Naval Base Korea, the Navy’s 7th Task Flotilla and part of the Submarine Force Command will be relocated there from Busan and Jinhae, South Gyeongsang Province, respectively. An estimated 3,000 naval personnel and their families will be stationed at the base. The local people oppose it.

@willz229 Ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure a 5 year old could've give the same if not a better "analysis" than these experts

@enzoh7763 Ай бұрын

Exactly ,, Sounds like that's his only way to feed his large family .

@wshggg Ай бұрын

Seriously...you can?

@melt6786 Ай бұрын

For the past decade it was a known fact that China was reinforcing its naval forces by integrating military, naval & submarine base on Hainan island as it has strategic value… why is that even surprising? China 🇨🇳 has 1 billion citizens & ensuring their territorial waters remain as such for the future is normal for every sovereign nation.. 🙄

@XxEvilClownxxX Ай бұрын

aside from claiming other countries territorial waters then yeah that's about right

@brianliew5901 Ай бұрын

Please do a video on the 950 US military bases around the globe. ❤❤❤

@ItsJoKeZ Ай бұрын

they have. several. this one is about china (wumao)

@richardlo4867 Ай бұрын

@@ItsJoKeZLook, for the umpteenth time, your dad's name is NOT Wumao.

@phillipwright7022 Ай бұрын

@@ItsJoKeZ orphan take.

@oscaragustinsanchez2533 Ай бұрын

Facts?@@ItsJoKeZ

@SK-lt1so Ай бұрын

Please do video on 1.4 billion people CCP keeps in national prison.

@AMS77H Ай бұрын

It's so nice because i shared the video method too, thanks for the easy guide

@zhengyunli800 Ай бұрын

Forget the naval base. The island mentioned in this video is Hainan province which is a tropical island of China. Its location and weather are pretty much like Florida. It is a beautiful tourist destination of China. I suggest everybody travel there to experience the beautiful nature. But one more suggestion, don't go there during Chinese holidays because It will be very crowded.

@josephsamoto2408 Ай бұрын

Zheng, yes I went to Hainan Island, stay many weeks in Haiko and Sanya. Very beautifull warm island. Every body must visit this wonderfull island. More beautifull than Hawai. Try to visite it and you'l love it.

@zhengyunli800 Ай бұрын

@@josephsamoto2408 Good for you. I enjoyed its looooooooong beach and missed it very much!

@rajlowkie6616 Ай бұрын

Just don't go, anywhere in CHINA.

@user-dr8bl7qe6g 3 күн бұрын

@@rajlowkie6616You can come to China for yourself. It's not as scary as you think.

@rajlowkie6616 3 күн бұрын

@@zhengyunli800 ThankYouVeryMuch for the invite to a Chinese Hawaiian 🏝island , i was born in Caribbean , love the tropics, wiill really love to travel across China on the BRI, up to Tibet even .

@38josue91 Ай бұрын

The US didn't adequately handle its unipolar hegemony in the 1990s and early 2000s, now they are grappling with the consequences of a multipolar world. I think it is fair for every country to be prepared to defend themselves and to have strong local influence.

@Rain-xe5vr Ай бұрын

Armchair general, go back to watching football grandpa

@voidvector Ай бұрын

When are Guam and American Samoa going to be removed from UN Decolonization list?

@jjbully Ай бұрын

Why spend so much time talking about China, why not talking about the deployment of US army too

@Statueshop297 Ай бұрын

What and where are the us army deploying to? News outlets can cover more than one story at a time. Just like a newspaper when you don’t like the topic you don’t watch or read it.

@shadmansudipto7287 Ай бұрын

They don't talk about the Israel psy ops in the US. @@Statueshop297

@Statueshop297 Ай бұрын

@@grapesurgeon 😂😂😂

@user-tk9ix9uq8j Ай бұрын

我也觉得

@petersiu1197 Ай бұрын

If not, many western reporters, think tanks, politicians and medias lost jobs

@jameschu512 Ай бұрын

I have serious concern of America creating tension and war in Asia to destabilize , making millions of war refugees.

@marvinantonio9078 Ай бұрын

Where's the serious concern for the safety and independence of the Taiwanese people? How can you say that the US is causing tension when Taiwan just voted in a pro independent president once again? It doesn't make any sense. If we're gonna be spending billions on our military, at least spend it in protecting the human rights of those who believe in freedom of speech, privacy, and voting rights.

@kunchen3278 Ай бұрын

@@marvinantonio9078 Taiwan is not a country, and US admited by "one china policy"

@kolviczd6885 Ай бұрын

@@marvinantonio9078 Please don't spell 'freedom', 'privacy' and 'rights' in the same sentence with USA. They don't belong together. It's the opposite if you see what US did to many countries around the world. So please save those words from USA.

@dawaynedorsey9632 Ай бұрын

Agreed!

@rezaulkarim7703 Ай бұрын

@@marvinantonio9078 Remove the Semiconductor industry from the Taiwan equation then you will have a totally different story. The US is in favor of Taiwanese Independence only to grab its Semiconductor industry just like oil for which they invaded every other middle east nations. Why cant they do anything for the Rohingya's in Myanmar where they are being slaughtered everyday for over couple of decades and have been pushed out of the country? Where is their military/naval power to fight for the human rights and freedom? Cause there's NONE! they do not care, the US media doesn't make 100 videos and news to paint the Myanmar Govt in a negative picture. Cause there's no oil or semiconductor to gain. US invades countries to loot what it desires, in the name of Human rights and Freedom.

@Nerinav1985 Ай бұрын

Analyze this: Six centuries ago during the Ming dynasty, China was a economic and military superpower. Under the leadership of the legendary admiral Zheng He, an armada of giant Chinese ships travelled all over Asia. They visited and traded with Arabia, Africa and India - but never colonized them. It's not in the Chinese DNA to dominate other nations. History is a witness.

@robertz4822 Ай бұрын

na US and UK goverments officer will never think this way. the bigger gun you have the bullyer you will be .thats what they always do, they cant understand otherway.

@gumpyoldbugger6944 Ай бұрын

That was because of adoption of Confucianism and the role in had in dominating both Imperial Chinese government and society. Basically it said in a nut shell, the outside world had nothing to ofter the middle Kingdom, China, and thus they turned their backs to it and looks in ward. This lead to the stagnation of Chinese society and development, causing them to fall from being the most technologically and socially advanced nation in the world at the time to one that was easily taken over by and dominated by the various western powers along with Japane a few centuries later. The Chinese people never have forgotten this period and call it the “Century of Humiliation” and have vowed never to let it happen again.

@mmtalii Ай бұрын

The speaker be like: Nuclear 🚫 Nucelar ✅

@selurxelpirt Ай бұрын

GWB approves

@alpine9996 Ай бұрын

New cue lar

@schandler4530 Ай бұрын

Imagine the US has hundreds of bases like this.

@ozzyolof9209 Ай бұрын

Approximately 300 surrounding China

@Yourbasicinfo Ай бұрын

Well at least they're not hostile to fishing boats and claim countries' EEZ's

@xdSloshy Ай бұрын

@@Yourbasicinfoyeah , instead they just straight up invade them 😊.

@Yourbasicinfo Ай бұрын

@@xdSloshy Specifically? Did they annex islands of sovereign countries which are members of the UN like china did to the Philippine Ayungin shoal?

@GallatinMan Ай бұрын

No the US does not.

@danielwong2333 Ай бұрын

China military expansion merely defensive not offensive given the constant provocation by Joe and his regimes

@georgesikimeti2184 Ай бұрын

…too many hardwares for just defensive posture,no ,there’s more behind these vast military buildup!

@nielsmichiels1939 Ай бұрын

COUGHninedashlineCOUGH

@lynnjacobs9885 Ай бұрын

The United States is the world's greatest threat to peace.

@hharry5315 Ай бұрын

Just one sentence: It's none of your business, I can do whatever I want

@haydonditchburn2194 Ай бұрын

Quick to point out Chinese expansion, yet no mention is made of the US expansion, which is twice as large..

@hestan723 Ай бұрын

And ? China is still violating it's neighbors territorial waters on a monthly basis Not the US (please bring me evidence of the contrary)

@user-rj2um3yj3s Ай бұрын

@@hestan723U got all these lied from US, China is petroling her own territory understand?

@thomaskim3128 Ай бұрын

The USA is concerned China maybe using the Cambodian Ream port as a naval base. Is the USA ever concerned that other nations maybe concerned that the USA has over 300 military bases surrounding China? Just a thought.

@Statueshop297 Ай бұрын

Has the US bases ever been used to attack China? No. Is it a threat to China? No It is China that has changed in the last 10 years going from a peaceful nation wanting to grow by working with countries around the world. The world still acted the same towards China. It’s China who has changed under its current leader

@SolaceEasy Ай бұрын

Hawaii has military bases too. Lots.

@jontan-dt3qv Ай бұрын

can u imagine if China or some other country out there starts making documentary or netflix series about the mysterious and not much talked about in mainstream media military bases in Japan, south korea, guam,hawaii, qatar, bahrain, spain, guantanamo bay, fort knox, liberty, thule air base and painting them with a sinister overtone and any controversy in the past history and all the military secrets and capabilities that may be fascinating to curious minds.....and their development and expansion.....and their geopolitical purposes and intents....... honestly China needs to start getting into the hollywood propaganda game like these......create award winning documentaries about america's past wars and war crimes, i heard there were over 16 wars since wwii.....just imagine how much juicy material there is....

@RosscoAW Ай бұрын

Ironically, China is not at all interested in doing that. They've seen what jingoism does to America, how it's inherently counter-revolutionary and reactionary, and obviously has no desire to lower the quality of its own citizenry's intellectual and moral framework. They see what and how America has built itself into the global hegemon that it is, and it wants to see that order scattered. It wants a multipolar world, not a unipolar world where they just replace America. China, ironically, is set and determined to do and be BETTER than America. Not that that's hard, given America is really the only global bad guy (with apartheid, genocidal regimes like Israeli zionism being a literal extension of American Empire, and functionally comparable to an important American state, like NY or Cali or Texas, not a boring state nobody cares about like Iowa or Ohio).

@wangzunzhi Ай бұрын

Where is Pearl Harbor? Is it a resort or a naval base?

@jameskonnovitch Ай бұрын

where is shanghai?????????????????????? I guess the kung fu panda lives there?

@jondoh3471 Ай бұрын

It's a resort for sailors, right near the beach, mon.

@dr.woozie7500 Ай бұрын

@@jameskonnovitch brain rot 12-year old humor

@jameskonnovitch Ай бұрын

@@dr.woozie7500 crash test dummy a ha a ha

@bt4b4 Ай бұрын

They have the right to have a Navy base , right in front of their country ! Geez, Most countries do. This sounds more like a scare tactic for our politicians .

@zactianne6331 Ай бұрын

All this just off the coast of Cuba! We need to stop these people!

@oneshothunter9877 Ай бұрын

😂

@user-hz6nb7jt1z Ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@irimeyilmaz956 Ай бұрын

Funnily enough USA has an illegal base in Cuba.🤔 USA annexed Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.

@KC_88631 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@jiejiang4201 Ай бұрын

lol

@q3itachyon209 Ай бұрын

Hawaii Hold the Secrets to America's Massive Naval Expansion🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@saijujiwara Ай бұрын

free Hawaii from white imperialism. they stole the island sadly.

@HardcorePanda Ай бұрын

Since Polish Europeans can claim lands in the mid east, I don't see any problem with reunification.

@MrFredericandre Ай бұрын

They claimed land just like Russia claimed Kaliningrad after WWII. If you get attacked, whether by Nazis or Arabs, you have the right to gain territory. German reunification also didn't end up with the (totalitarian) Communist Party of East Germany taking control.

@Sayfullah570 Ай бұрын

@@MrFredericandre By that logic Russia can claim land seized from ukraine as its own and you would have to support that. The double standards are hilarious. If Russia and China steal land its bad, if europeans do it, then its fine..

@ItsJoKeZ Ай бұрын

xi must be so sweet to you for you to lick his hands like a starving puppy and beg for more

@HardcorePanda Ай бұрын

@@16252 few example of polish name changes: - Benjamin Milejkowski changed to Benjamin Netanyahu. - Szymon Perski changed to Shimon Peres. 100% pure polish people.

@saahiliyer11 Ай бұрын

@@HardcorePandaHi, so that’s called bs. The Russian, Prussian/German, Austrian, and even Polish states of the 19th-20th Centuries have a documented history of forcing Jewish people to change their names to sound more German/Russian/Polish. What you’re peddling is straight up antisemitic and not remotely advancing the cause of Palestinians. It’s just bigotry with a Palestinian flag stamped on it and sold as something different. People have a right to reclaim their own cultural names.

@nmew6926 Ай бұрын

During cold war US USSR - If it is OK in the name of national security of US to sacrifice 10,000 islanders of a Pacific Island in a nuclear EXPERIMENT - then why can't China militarize a few disputed islands in SCS for its national security facing 350 US military bases in Japan, Korea, Philippines and Australia. A few Pinoy fishermen denied of fishing is nothing compared to what these 10,000 Pacific islanders have endured

@gururagkalanidhi7284 Ай бұрын

The narrator keeps calling it “Nukeelar”. Shouldn’t it be “NucLear”?

@JohnnyWednesday Ай бұрын

The narrator is British - it's the English language - she's saying it perfectly.

@RosscoAW Ай бұрын

@@JohnnyWednesdaybro just said the British speak the only proper English 😅 OY BRUV ON'Y WE LADS SPEEKEN TH' PROPAH KINGZ ENGLASH YAH MAN BRUV 😂😂😂😂😂😂 yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh

@user-bd7dn6yt8b Ай бұрын

Hmm 🤔 Underground submarine base. 🤓 let that sink in.

@mysticalwind4632 Ай бұрын

China's main objectives are to continue to grow its economy and improve the life of its citizens. At the same time, China like any country in the world has the right to defend itself against increasing US aggression.

@darrenmclaughlin1362 Ай бұрын

China's (The CCP's) main objective is to retain political power. Economic progress is secondary and is useful only to the extent it serves the first objective.

@SammmmmyYaaaaaooooooo Ай бұрын

Where is the invasion there when we all knew that Taiwan is a province of Mainland China?

@jaybee9269 Ай бұрын

Their writ doesn’t run there. And it has never belonged to China.

@benjaminbio5834 Ай бұрын

This island shown here is the island of “Hainan”a huge opening is seen through satellite imaging, a massive tunnel is inside where submarines are docked or tied.

@ceeeeee Ай бұрын

The coordinates of the entrance (hole) are 18°12'09.9"N 109°41'40.2"E, and now you won't see the hole anymore. Google edited it

@davidxiong9497 Ай бұрын

East belongs to the East, that’s why we call it “East”.

@chinheat9565 Ай бұрын

This video irks me, due to Western, mostly US, hypocrisy and exceptionalism on the matter.

@fallinloveatfirstdream4222 Ай бұрын

In recent times, there has been a noticeable trend of American interventionism, where the pursuit of war and economic interests seem to intertwine. However, China is taking a different approach by extending support to developing nations, aiming to reshape this paradigm. Instead of profiting from conflicts between nations, China is investing in global development.

@christopherkelly577 Ай бұрын

Nah they just let poor countries become massively indebted to them then they activate the clauses for non payment which allow them to take control of said projects revenue etc. Nobody getting in bed with them is not massively poor so they know exactly what they're doing.

@user-rr9rt9qj4k Ай бұрын

China, not preparation for war. More like preparation to defend itself.

@gregoryturk1275 Ай бұрын

Don’t need carriers to defend yourself.

@an_atheist7996 Ай бұрын

@@gregoryturk1275 Tell that to the US 😅

@gregoryturk1275 Ай бұрын

@@an_atheist7996 America isn’t defending itself, it’s defending its allies and global trade which it benefits from. I don’t see how China invading Taiwan benefits any of its allies or global trade at all.

@basimaneramosweu8657 Ай бұрын

@@gregoryturk1275 defending it's allies from who? America and it's allies are the ones that have been doing the invading.. other coutries are defending themselves from America & it's so called allies.. Oh and China is the largest trade partner for most of the world's countries so global trade is critical to China's prosperity. so i don't know what your point is.

@gumpyoldbugger6944 Ай бұрын

@@basimaneramosweu8657 I think I know, it's on the top of his head.........

@joey3291 Ай бұрын

Will the US also pledge not to use nuclear first?

@littlehippo5004 Ай бұрын

um, they did....

@joey3291 Ай бұрын

@@littlehippo5004 when, in which universer?

@gumpyoldbugger6944 Ай бұрын

@@littlehippo5004 Sorry mate, but that is incorrect. The US reserves the right to use nuclear weapons, either tactical or strategic nuclear weapons if attacked or believe that an attack is imminent by another nuclear power, even if said or attack or percieved threat of attack is of conventional or nuclear in nature.. That is to say, if the US believes say Russia is about to attack a NATO member soon, the US reserves the right to drop a nuke or two on Russia as a warning. For what its worth, they have agree not to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear powers thought, I will leave you to decided what size of a grain of salt you want to have with that. Only two nuclear powers have signed and agreed to the No First Strike policy, and those are the PRC and oddly enough, India. Two nuclear power nations that have at best what could be called "frosty" relations with each other.

@user-lr8zd6yl8m Ай бұрын

More American millatary bases built in the Philippines,China is going to checkmate those bases by building parallel millatary island bases.

@arminius6506 Ай бұрын

Philippines holds a key position in this grand strategy, USA has the plans to use obedient Filipinos as human shields to stop Chinese bullets. I hope Filipinos would do their duty well.

@ItsJoKeZ Ай бұрын

woah another wumao comment im shocked

@arminius6506 Ай бұрын

@@ItsJoKeZ CIA bots are working overtime

@touchme211 Ай бұрын

I dont see philippines going into chinese waters attacking their fish boats

@dailyrant4068 Ай бұрын

@@touchme211 If China was serious, they would have actually taken it over. Reality is, all of these countries are just acting tough. Did you know Philippines stationed marines on a SUNK ship? Yes, not real land but a sunk ship. China responded by trying to block supply ships from reaching that boat, but so far no one has shot each other. Not defending any side. China is certainly the bigger bully here, but the reality is often skewed due to the way media words things. Go look at the media bias between Russia/Ukraine vs Israel/Palestine. When Israeli dies, it's "slaughter" but when Palestinian die it's "collateral damage".

@SomeoneFromBeijing Ай бұрын

The thing about China "having more ships" is also misleading. Yes, the Chinese Navy has more ships, but many "ships" are missile boats that can’t travel far. The US Navy has far more destroyers, frigates, cruisers, submarines, and most crucially aircraft carriers. When it comes to tonnage, the US Navy is leading by a significant number.

@Trueye-sl2mr Ай бұрын

We know that US has been practising ramming tactics 😁😂🤣 More ships with modern precision, superior range missiles are definitely advantageous in modern naval warfare

@user-jc8cy5tf2k Ай бұрын

Do you know that China's ability to build warships is more than 200 times that of the United States? And you go to see that most of the American warships are antique.😂

@SomeoneFromBeijing Ай бұрын

@@user-jc8cy5tf2k That is very much true. But China cannot compete with the US, not even in Asia-Pacific, until China builds at least six Type-003 carriers fully equipped with J-35 fighter jets. China also needs much more Type-075 LHDs and Type-055 cruisers. Blind confidence in the PLA’s war fighting capabilities is as stupid as mindlessly promoting “the threat of China”.

@GB-ws8zx Ай бұрын

Manufacturing capacity does not replace decades of experience. Seems Chinese pride may learn this lesson the hard way. Your best bet may be AI and drones, but it's not like China has no competition. @@user-jc8cy5tf2k

@Heaven596 Ай бұрын

ta shi you jun，zhan hu ju de

@huanghermann5207 Ай бұрын

There is no need for a submarine close to the land to launch nuclear missiles. Numerous concealed launch pads can be used along the coast.

@asokt4931 Ай бұрын

Well China wants to control its supply chains too hence why the Cambodia and sri lankan ports, pakistan, etc. its all about being able to protect the supply chains both thru patrol but also controlling important nodes.

@yonghuachen7075 Ай бұрын

Why does China expand its military capability? Ask the US for its huge military presence around China's coast and its hostile patrol close to China's major cities every day.

@xqt39a Ай бұрын

Clearly China has no choice but to expand its border defense as the US becomes more and more hostile due to China’s rapidly expanding technical prowess. China is collecting its loans to the US again in response to growing US hostility . US is only hurting itself in its ill conceived attempt to restrict China’s progress. I think the US has an irrational fear of people different from its European roots. Logically the US should cooperate with China for mutual benefit.

@plep1046 Ай бұрын

More vessels, yes. But what kind of vessels? Having more patrol boats to bloat-up your Navy is not impressive.

@joeschmoe21 Ай бұрын

US vessels are manned by BLM and LGBT and DEI.

@24299 Ай бұрын

Everyone has the right to defend themselves.

@katmandu0 Ай бұрын

Nepal and gorkhas stans with china always.

@ShadowPhoenixMaximus Ай бұрын

The Nepalese communist government gives away land to the CCP on an almost daily basis

@EGvids1 Ай бұрын

Great

@TeslangDigi Ай бұрын

China : new 65 vessels by 2030 from 370 to 435 Usa : only 4 by 2030 from 296 to 300

@WellSalt-Studio Ай бұрын

According tothe USNI (U.S. Naval Institute) website reported that the U.S. Navy hopes to retire 39 ships in fiscal year 2023. The list specifically includes 5 "Ticonderoga" class cruisers, 2 "Los Angeles" class attack nuclear submarines, 9 littoral combat ships, as well as the "Whidbey Island" class dock landing ship, "Henry Kaiser" "class fleet supply ship and other large and medium-sized ships. Obviously, the U.S. Navy's shipbuilding speed can no longer keep up with the decommissioning speed of warships.

@Ventura2050 Ай бұрын

The opening to the mountain can only be compared to this special spot on the death star.

@hilaireb795 Ай бұрын

anyone who played Sleeping Dogs knows that tunnel on the coast is just a triad hangout with two lockboxes and maybe a health shrine. good stuff.

@Lumber91 Ай бұрын

So it’s petal harbor for China if petal harbor was 5 miles off the coast of mainland US

@jeffbenton6183 Ай бұрын

Yeah, pretty much. It is much closer to the Spratley islands than Pearl was to most of the key battlegrounds of World War II, though. It's important to remember that the PLA had basically no navy at the close of the Chinese Civil War. They couldn't even take Kinman Island, so managing to secure Hainan was of inestimable strategic importance for them.

@ltribley Ай бұрын

A Brit doing a Chinese military analysis when at the same time the ENTIRE British military - all branches - would fit inside MetLife stadium in New Jersey. Who only has around 40+ functional tanks operating, and their barrel’s are out of production. Whose air wings are in disrepair. Who can’t produce enough ammo to sustain a war for more than several weeks. Whose Navy breaks, collides at a blink of an eye. Aircraft carriers that have to be towed back to port. Whose Navy was DEFEATED in the Red Sea battles by the Houthis and had to skittle away at night. A battalion of well-equipped Grandmother’s could defeat the UK Army! Send’m to fight the Russians or Chinese and nearly all world return home in body bags. And, BTW, the UK is in an extended recession and expected to decline into its worst depression, and into the 3rd world. China’s mobile land-based hypersonic missile forces cover out past the second island chain including S. Korea, Japan, Okinawa, Guam, Philippines and everything in between. They also reach out to the Eastern Indian Ocean. This DOES NOT INCLUDE their Air and surface/sub Naval fleet which also provides additional offensive power; hypersonic missile capabilities, etc. China’s long-range land-based nuke/conventional ballistic and sub ballistic hypersonic missiles and space based nuclear glide vehicles can cover the entire U.S. and nearly the ENTIRE WORLD fired from China and off the coast. Australia, Hawaii, Singapore, New Caledonia, and a staging base on an Indian Island in the Indian Ocean would also be important targets. In fact ALL U.S. supply chain staging areas are within range. This means that EVERY surface ship, and EVERY land military installation is at threat of a hypersonic missile attack and not just one, but wave after wave after wave. They CANNOT be stopped. China has the most comprehensive A2/AD interoperable defensive shield in recorded military history. China’s AI fully autonomous robotic cruise missile manufacturing plants can - get this - build 1,200 cruise missiles every 24 hours! (Search and you will find video tours of the facility.) China can produce MORE THAN the entire annual U.S. inventory of cruise missiles in ONE WEEK!!! And China’s manufacturing capabilities mean it will not run out of any wartime supply, ship, missile, or plane. Prepare for America’s worst military defeat in its history and one of the worst in recorded world history. …and This is The Way…

@Statueshop297 Ай бұрын

That’s a nice story. Will make a great fiction book one time. I’ve got a title for you: The alternative status of the U.K. armed forces. Sources: my brain yo

@Flightman453 Ай бұрын

@@Statueshop297UK’s military is a joke.

@kh224_channel Ай бұрын

Please show the secret agreement on Ream Naval Base in Cambodia.

@joeschmoe21 Ай бұрын

Didn't know this. Thanks.

@NCM-xy8ow Ай бұрын

What are the dozens of American bases in East Asia aim at and for? Isn't that concerning?

@jaybee9269 Ай бұрын

Lots of China bots.

@Statueshop297 Ай бұрын

Those bases have been there since the end of WW2. Has China been attacked from them? No. So no threat to China at all. Those countries actually want the bases in there countries. Example Philippines. All the nations near China are sick of china threatening them, ignoring international law of sea and borders etc etc.

@NCM-xy8ow Ай бұрын

@@Statueshop297 have you seen protests in Japan, Korea and Philippines? Bribing a few officials or coercing countries does not mean the countries truly want them there. Has China attacked anyone in the last few decades ? How about the US? How many has it bom//bed?

@qinxu-kw1wc Ай бұрын

@@NCM-xy8owThere are protests every year.

@NCM-xy8ow Ай бұрын

@@qinxu-kw1wc that's what I was saying. You probably didn't get the meaning of my post.

@jonnieinbangkok Ай бұрын

Wow China has a base in Cambodia; in no time they'll be matching America's over 800 overseas military installations 🙄

@chrisnone6406 Ай бұрын

The water surrounding Hainan is too low that's why they expanding to parcel and spratly for them to have military space in time of conflict

@pxz9476 Ай бұрын

American has 700 bases around the world and they are concerned over a base outside of china

@TheRightONe-et3gh Ай бұрын

China is a force for good in the World.

@hideyochow Ай бұрын

Does Japan pay for the US military bases in Okinawa and other Japanese cities?

@joeschmoe21 Ай бұрын

Yes. They pay for food and fuel of all soldiers. Germany does the same. A US soldier driving around a gas guzzler (Mustang) in Germany just pulls up at a gas station and gives him a piece of paper. and gets free gas. Saw it with my own eyes. German and Japan are both US colonies, still.

@peacepipe9533 Ай бұрын

Tunnel is good but what happen when they bomb the entrance of the tunnel is there a Emergency Exit on that tunnel

@tallesttreeintheforest Ай бұрын

but what about america.. they have 900 bases around the world.. and china cant even have a tiny little island?

@jeek78 Ай бұрын

USA so WEAK

@Maytag_warrior Ай бұрын

So weak we have bases around the world ?

@robertz4822 Ай бұрын

Consequences of CHINA Abandoning Resistance Geopolitical Vulnerability: China would face increased external pressures and potential loss of control over key regions. Economic Disruption: Inability to secure the South China Sea could jeopardize China's economic stability and global supply chains. Diminished Influence: Reduced presence would allow other powers, particularly the US, to dominate the region. Comparative Analysis: Afghanistan, Palestine, Iraq Afghanistan: Prolonged conflict and foreign interventions have led to instability and economic hardship. Palestine: Ongoing conflict has caused economic and humanitarian crises. Iraq: Foreign invasions have resulted in long-term instability and challenges in nation-building. Deep-Seated Reasons for US Pressure on China Global Dominance: The US aims to maintain its hegemonic status, viewing China's rise as a threat. Economic Competition: China’s growth challenges US economic interests and influence in global markets. Strategic Alliances: Supporting regional allies helps the US maintain a balance of power against China. Conclusion China’s military enhancements and strategic expansions are crucial for protecting its sovereignty, economic interests, and regional influence. Abandoning these efforts could lead to vulnerabilities similar to those faced by Afghanistan, Palestine, and Iraq. The US actions are driven by a desire to maintain global dominance and economic supremacy, underscoring the complex dynamics of international power struggles.

@YuZeMe Ай бұрын

I was in Hainan at the 5 star hotel chain Mandarin Oriental November last year and saw a lot of coastguard ships close to shore. its strange that a hotel is so close to military base.

@aburaselshontu Ай бұрын

What USA is doing in China's neighbors like Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia ..?? Don't China has it's own right to increase its military power to deter any kinds of aggression comes from USA.

@zachb1706 Ай бұрын

China absolutely has a right to self defence. Not to invade its neighbour like it’s preparing for

@greggybada Ай бұрын

then why is china fishing on everyone else's borders? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@ShadowPhoenixMaximus Ай бұрын

The US isn't doing a thing. The CCP has more border disputes than any other nation on the planet. Its almost as if people don't like being neighbours with a neo-imperialist government?

@SmilingDrums-ng2mc Ай бұрын

Why is China bullying it's neighbors

@rickjames18 Ай бұрын

Big difference in what China is doing and that is NOT the CCP goal. China wants to dominate and control the region especially invade Taiwan. NOTHING peaceful about CCP intentions. Don't get it twisted.

@thegreenpickel Ай бұрын

Didn't our Air force land and airplane on that island a few years ago?

@jaybee9269 Ай бұрын

It was a Navy EP-3.

@meteorknight999 Ай бұрын

US govt hates when crimea got taken by its original owner but owns island 5000km away from its borders, it illegally took

@blackfoxstudioX Ай бұрын

WSJ now please make a video about nearly 800 military bases ( that we know about) in more than 70 countries.

@henryw.h.3948 Ай бұрын

It's nice to see that most of the reviews are honest and objective

@first--class Ай бұрын

I remember playing this map on Battlefield 4 ten years ago ! 😂

@johnl.7754 Ай бұрын

Not surprised since economic growth equals growing military power

@briant5685 Ай бұрын

guarding imperialism ain't easy for US, always freaking out whenever a country which is not under its arms does something militarily

@zachb1706 Ай бұрын

So according to you, imperialism is when a sovereign country like Taiwan is able to make its own decisions without being bullied by China

@honedreade4979 Ай бұрын

@@zachb1706why don’t you use the full name of the republic of China?

@ShadowPhoenixMaximus Ай бұрын

@@honedreade4979 Why don't the list the number of years, months, days.. heck even hours that the CCP has held control over Taiwan?

@johnwang2882 Ай бұрын

Taiwan belongs to fujian!

@dailyrant4068 Ай бұрын

@@zachb1706 That's a terrible analogy considering Taiwan is not recognized by US as an independent country. Don't get me wrong, I love Taiwan and hopes it keeps its culture (which is rooted in real Chinese culture, not the communist culture today). But you're also extremely naive to think that countries don't try to influence each other. What do you think US does behind closed doors to its "allies"? Do you think everyone wanted to join US on Iraq and other invasions? And no, I'm not trying to claim any country is better than another. I'm just educated enough to understand difference between what politicians say vs the realities like geopolitics.

@jarrrrred Ай бұрын

Wait till you find out what's in the middle of the island..

@corners3755 Ай бұрын

Tt's not about how many vessels you have but how much tonnage they can carry.

@chuangki1 Ай бұрын

US also has 2 military bases at China’s doorstep: Guam and Okinawa

@buzz5969 Ай бұрын

More than that kid..😊

@ryangemmatin-ao3817 Ай бұрын

Same question for NATO? What is the spending for?😂 Clearly a hypocrisy

@oshinoedan5666 Ай бұрын

The one the US green barrettes are on 3 miles off the mainland coast?

@EdwinCV-dh8qc Ай бұрын

Hey,Rod cool video on volcano's.I have been to Taal Volcano before it blew up a few years ago near Tagaytay City

@WellSalt-Studio Ай бұрын

The U.S. has established 313 military bases around China, accounting for 42.7% of the total number of U.S. overseas bases. 50% of the total overseas troops, a total of 80,000 people, have been deployed in Japan and South Korea surrounding China. The U.S. constantly provoking the situation around China and endangering China's interests. On March 19, 2023, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Adm. Samuel Paparo was interviewed by CBS aboard the Carrier USS Nimitz near Guam: The Chinese Rocket Force's Hypersonic Missiles (like the DF-21 and DF-26) can destroy U.S. aircraft carriers and U.S. military bases. China is also using its 9,000 mile coastline to rewrite the rules of fighting at sea. I'll never admit to being ready enough. I worry. You know, I'd be a fool to not worry about it. Of course, I worry about the PLA Rocket Force! Now the distance between us and PLA is 1500 nautical miles, they can hit us. If they've got the targeting in place, they could hit this Carrier USS Nimitz. Technically speaking, the Chinese now have the largest navy in the world, the number of ships is important, as the saying goes, "Quantity has a quality all its own."

@ItsJoKeZ Ай бұрын

wumao + ai guided comment

@zachb1706 Ай бұрын

Bot

@ShadowPhoenixMaximus Ай бұрын

Its strange then that the US hasn't established a nine dash line over the Pacific.

@WellSalt-Studio Ай бұрын

@@ShadowPhoenixMaximus It is undoubtedly suicidal for a hound to urinate in a lion's territory. Don’t think that when a thousand-year-old powerful country is asleep, the surrounding small countries can unscrupulously seize its territory. When it wakes up, everything it has lost will be returned! Unless you are willing to admit your mistake and correct it, you will just continue to tremble in panic!

@Squirtle-xm6bi Ай бұрын

@@ItsJoKeZ CIA bot