@@bleu2680 he is actually more open to criticism than many western leaders. Journalist’s question is indeed a stupid one. He actually answered very well. It’s only when the journalist keep asking stupid questions designed to trick him, and repeatedly insulting him, that he finally told the journalist some truth about her being an idiot and he knew it.
Among all the Chinese leaders, Mr. Jiang is the most charismatic one: he was well-trained in science and technology, multilingual, humorous, and was not afraid to show some temper in public. We had watched him arguing with reporters, playing Hawaiian guitar in governor’s party, and laughing with leaders from other countries. He led to China through a difficult time and helped to open the country to the western world. There are of course pros and cons of his work, but overall I think he did a great job! R.I.P. Mr Jiang!
Yes. He was a man on the ground. He ran his Country peacefully and worked with a lot of foreign countries that came to invest. I testify this as I worked in PRC for more than 5 years. Apart from being a President he was seen visiting all manufacturing plants to ensure and see the progress. May God bless him.
Reform and opening up was Deng Xiaoping's policy. Of course, it is a good thing that Jiang Zemin abided by the agreement with Deng Xiaoping. Generally speaking, I think he has done a better job in banning the military from doing business and peacefully handing over power to Hu Jintao. Maintained the reform and opening up, and he did not hunt down the participants after the Tiananmen incident. Now he is dead, may he rest in peace.
@@set_mi_freewang68 I know, hearing the ridiculous statements from the interviewer was crazy, but Jiang handled it very well because he is a smart and stable man.
@@terrrioudiana5390 that's because we like Jiang's wisedom and humor which Xi doesn't have.So the funny videos or something else we make mostly not appeciate Xi,and that is not fit with ccp interest.
Damn, those were great responses from Jiang. Could you imagine current authoritarians being asked those questions likes "are you a dictator" or wagging fingers at them. Jiang was confident enough to laugh along and not end the interview the second a confrontational question was asked which I think is amazing.
Hopefully 60 Minutes will release the uncut full footage on this YT channel in its original edition. While we mourn the loss of a legendary leader, the world has missed journalists like Mike Wallace. This mesmerizing conversation would not have been possible without the common ground of undistorted facts and open minds for mutual understanding.
As a Chinese, I have to say that even today, we are still influenced by the legacy and the momentum that President Jiang and his leadership team built 30 years ago. I enjoy watching this tough interview: some real conversation. Unfortunately Chinese leaders today may not want to face this kind of tough questions…
As a Chinese too, i dont think its possible, US always hostile towards any country that are not aligned with their view. So its "freedom" unless its different from them, something like that. They kept on bringing human right issue in China, current and past even though other country dont attack their black slavery culture in the past as a propaganda against them and their current "democratic" riot (burning, looting and mass shooting). As far as i concern, their people dont value human right as much (of course not from their word, but more of their action); its just hypocritical. but its understandable, its easier to attack other than introspect to further one's interest. By no means i approve dictatorship but for US hostility, the ends doesnt justify the means. But hey, if you strip their freedom, democracy and human rights facade, in the end its just about maintaining their dominance, whether its military or economy. And they cant influence dictatorship just like they can influence other democratic election and in return get favourable deal after their backed candidate won. So yeah, keep pretending to be narcissistic "hero" and "justice" country while keep invading and attacking other countries.
Wallace's posture is very rude. I seriously doubt that he'd do the same thing to another head of state. President Jiang will be sorely missed by a lot of people in China.
He wouldn't do that to Putin. Not because Putin is stronger than Jiang. But because Putin is more unpredictable. I have a different take of why Wallace took on a 'ruder' posture towards Jiang. I read it as a more casual posture, and it's because Wallace felt more comfortable, more affable even, towards Jiang. Wallace knew Jiang was a rational person. May Jiang rest in peace.
I admire Jiang Zemin, being a soft spoken person now...not like before... Now he listens , maybe he has impart wisdom by his bad and good experience...and he has a point...
I didn't know this leader of China, I was too young. But I think he explains how China and the west are different, and in a very respectful way. That is my feeling.
So intelligent was his perspective, tolerance, discretion, and humor. Clearly, this was a man of wisdom and conviction, tempered with an open mind. Jiang Zemin is dearly missed and so is Mike Wallace.
he was great at answering the tough questions without undermining his works or his country. even if you don't like china under his rule or he himself, you can't deny that he really did promote both himself and his country really well and my respect and condolences to him.
If you learnt mandarin, you'd be able to find out how different China really is. It's not what the western media paints it at all. At the least, visit the country and see for yourself.
美國的華萊士比你們不知高到哪去了，我跟他談笑風生！ (America's Wallace is so much more superior to you, I had a great chat and laugh with him!) -- Jiang Zemin castigating Hong Kong reporters, 27/10/2000
Jiang was leading China for a crucial period that laid the foundation for what China had become today, a period of growth and advancement by magnitude none of any American presidents in history could have done. The level of confidence and condescending attitude Wallace had was, let me be polite here, amazing. He must be thinking that it’s just another dictator without having the slightest idea what a historical figure he was talking to.
The US/Uk/Europe are very myopic and near-sighted to see big pictures. Their congregated views are only to see how much benefit that I could have at this very moment. Never worry about 5 minutes down the road. Dealing with the West is like dealing with a sub-human, needed to be done accordingly.
@@joellis5915 agreeing here. were it not for NATO, which disables the UK and Europe from holding capability to defend themselves, I would say EU and the UK would have been more sophisticated and rational. The US on the other hand could have done a much better job be the world dominator given its possession of power and resources, militarily and economically. However, their unfortunate misuse of the surplus power made their strategic foresight immoral as a country and as a people
Your thinking doesn't make sense. EU is the only way for Europe to prosper. The problem is, similarly to any other government, that temporarily the people in charge are idiots and control freaks. It can be seen in the US, and in China as well. @@zhiqiangtang2963
Though I don't agree with Jiang Zemin on many of his views I admit that he handled himself extremely well in the interview, and I greatly respect him for having done it
@@Animatron11what is 'oppressed' means for you may have different meaning for other people and cultures. And no, they're not oppressed. No one watches them 24/7 (just in case you read Orwell much). The only thing they can't do is openly badmouth their government, which is not that hard, to be honest. And the vast majority of people wouldn't have that desire even if they were free to do so. Because you know, people have lives to live, and they surely can spend their time better than on a useless anti-government protest. Just accept that your American mentality should not dictate other people how to live and behave.
This video cuts a lot of the content of the interview that Jiang defends himself in a good way. For example for the Tiananmen square event, Jiang claims that one of the reason that the students dare to stand in front of the tank, is that he believes the army will not hurt him. This is a basis trust that the student has, regardless of his attitudes towards the existing corruption of the government at the 90s. The trust is something that I can relate to and agree with.
This is how freedom of press works. The only difference between western media and Chinese’s is that you don’t hear from others say that western media censor their news as well
Very well said on Jiang’s reply, why China has to apply the American way, do the same as the US? Lot’s of sharp questions, lots of excellent answers from Jiang.
Bcause Mike Wallace is an American reporter. If China do not want to apply A. W. NO PROBLEM. But the benefits for Chinese people are KEY, not for reporter or American, U.S. How do you think WHO's getting BIG benefits if Communist Party Leaders like Jang keep applying the DICTATORSHIP forever?🤔
its because u were never in any part of china when he was president, when he ordered to shoot anyone who stand against ccp, i wish u were there too.i am saying this because i was there and my family died.
Exactly. As much as I inevitably lean more toward the interviewer's agenda, a lot of his actual questions were one-dimensional interpretations of an idealized US reality, or unanswerable rebukes.
The US and china talk cross purposes when it comes to democracy, from the Chinese point of view they genuinely see themselves as democratic because the NPC is an elected body, but there are also clearly undemocratic elements of it in that candidates must be approved by the central government. it's not as if the US system is perfectly democratic either, and the two-party system famously gives an illusion of choice, and candidates for both parties are largely selected by high-ranking members of each party rather than the electorate. the Chinese system is actually very similar to the EU commission, in that they both have an unelected executive branch that operates pseudo-technocratically with an elected assembly that has limited veto power and appoints some members of the commission. You can hardly call that perfectly democratic, but it isn't a dictatorship either.
@@morisan42 I never thought of democracy like this. I guess, in a truly democratic state, anyone could volunteer to be the country's next leader, and the free media should give each candidate equal attention. Of course, such a system would be impossible to implement in the scale of a nation, and so real democracies aren't absolute democracies. It's honestly a bit obscene that we call our democracies that when we can only choose between a few candidates and when the value of each vote is practically none. The political system should be called "Diluted Democracy", so as to differentiate it from the concept of absolute democracies.
He stabilized the 1989 protests in Shanghai without using force, while Beijing(and multiple other major city) has to use military. This one action set him apart from others in Deng Xiaoping's eyes and he was therefore appointed as the leader. Of course, he was not elected, and he is not a benevolent dictator like LKW, either. Yet he is still a legend because he didn't lead a economy controlled by insufficient bureaucrats into a downward spiral.
This was from more than 20 years ago and yet little has changed in the America’s biased narrative about China in the mainstream media. Just like the American view of China, income of the bottom 50% of Americans have remained the same while China has dramatically improved the livelihood of its people since then.
I don’t know a lot about Chinese politicians but Jiang Zemin was extremely well composed, despite the numerous attempts to break his composure. The reporter was polite but forcefully combative in his questioning. Clearly, the intent of the two parties were not in-line but I respect and appreciated that Jiang wanted to extend an olive branch and was impressed that he able to stick to his goal.
This annoyed me. Jiang Zemin was no dictator, in fact he did a lot of great things for China and was open to the world to improve international relations. Whatever the differences us Americans have with China, we could communicate in a way that's not so arrogant and accusatory...
Impressed with Jiang's command of English. No Western leader except for one Australian Prime Minister could understand Mandarin. Jiang also studied American history, Abraham Lincoln, American politics and society. Few American leaders have spent as much time and effort in understanding China, its culture, its people. That sums up the gulf of misunderstanding between USA and China.
Actually Jiang can speak eight foreign languages, includes English,Russian,French,Japanese,Spanish,German,Romana(he loves Romania literature) and Urdu.
Besides, he was an electrical engineer before and loves science and technology during his lifetime, he learned some of these languages to read tech thesis.
We made fun of him growing up, it is until he died recently & I watched this video and realized that he was a leader with wisdom and confidence, what a clever and outstanding person he was, rest in peace!
@@theultimateevil3430 Everybody lies, Biden lies, Trump lies even more, he literally denied what he said overnight(there are tons of videos out there). And these 2 liar kings out there still wouldn't change how I view American people, majority of them are good people.
“You are trying to apply American values and political system to the whole world, that is not very wise” it would take two wars in Asia for the U.S. to understand this.
I can't find better words to describe such a great man, such an outstanding talent in every way is something I am not qualified to evaluate. Bon voyage, Mr. Jiang
No matter his faults in policy, he was one of the last Chinese leaders brave enough to accept a western media interview, especially at a time when sino-us relations were so tense. He was also the first CCP leader to step down after his legal term and facilitate a peaceful transfer of power at the highest level of leadership. Often only when looking back do we see how good we had things in China for those decades of Jiang and Hu
Jiang Zemin was probably the most characteristic leader of China so far. He had a very long journey and he was a very good diplomatic leader with the rest of the world. Rest In Peace Jiang.
As an engineer, Jiang had done well in this interview. Not as eloquent or smooth as lawyers, actors, comedians or TV stars but good enough to deliver his messages across to the world. The American interviewer should not wag his finger at the head of any nation though. The culture differences between the west and east are simply too big. Asians will not wag their finger at others.
The two great people have both passed away. I admire Wallace very much for his sharpness, bravery, and wisdom as a reporter. Jiang Zemin also spoke highly of Wallace when he was angry with Hong Kong reporter. But just for this interview, Wallace showed typical arrogance and prejudice. Of course, it is normal for two completely different countries and cultures to not understand each other, which is also the significance of such an interview. 这个访谈里的两个伟大的人都去世了，我非常敬佩华莱士作为一个采访记者的尖锐、勇敢、智慧，江泽民也在对香港记者发火时，间接高度评价了华莱士“比你们不知道高到哪里去了”。 但仅就这次采访来说，华莱士表现出了典型的傲慢与偏见，当然，两个截然不同的国家和文化之间互相不理解很正常，这也是这样的访谈的意义。
These were some really good questions. Tough questions usually end interviews early, but this was well questioned and answered. Very respectful from both sides.
Did you think Mike conducted himself in a respected manner? If a leader of a country offers you an olive branch by talking about mutual understanding and friendship, is the appropriate response to cross you arms and say "so you admire america"?
Imagine being given the opportunity to interview the leader of another country, and spending it spewing the exact rhetoric of your own country back at them (includingfinger pointing and disdainful tone), without asking creative and interesting questions that contribute to a more wholistic perspective of why things are the way they are in different geographies.
@@tibetan5637 You know?🤣I just want to express that his contribution to the development of the country and his personal charm are admirable. Without perfect people, all people will make mistakes.He accomplished his mission
As powerful and strong man he was, he could easily stayed in power like Deng did, but he didn’t, remarkably making him the first ever communist leader in human history to gave up power spontaneously and peacefully. Just like he said, mike you were so wrong, Jiang was no dictator at all!
Watching this video, I can't shake off how time has flown. Both Jiang and Wallace are no longer with us. Maybe they're having a tipple and laughing over their respective performances in this interview and wondering: "Boy, we sure took life seriously. And what for? Look at us then. And look where we are now? Damn!" LOL.
Same with Taiwan. What works in China won't necessarily work for Taiwan and vice versa. So China shouldn't impose their system on Taiwan and vice versa in line with this
@@jl63023 China (People's Republic of China) is not going to impose its system in #Taiwan under one Country two systems that #Taiwan can keep its system but under One China because the official name for Taiwan is Republic of China. Taiwan is not a country but an island, the seat of Republic of China administration.
@@8964美籍回族人谈耶稣 Taiwan is an island with a separate multi party democratic system and its own independent systems of governance (that will surely be wiped out after one country two systems). It is indeed a separate country or a nation by any measure of those words. The People's Republic of China has no claim over Taiwan and vice versa anymore. Admit to reality and learn to live with the status quo
@@jl63023 LOL. Go ask Republic of China to change its name to Taiwan and amend its constitution to exclude the territory of PRC and Mongolia and then we can talk.
It was tough to see the reporter wagging his finger to leader of China as it can be seen as extremely rude but Jian zemin definitely came across graceful and diplomatic. I wonder how the chinese people felt at the time if they saw this interview. Perhaps too friendly and easy going? Nonetheless it was a noble decision to promote mutual understanding between China and USA as I think the world benefits from ease of tension between the two great nations.
Looking back, I cannot believe how incredibly arrogant Wallace is. He lectured the Chinese President as if he was lecturing someone beneath him. Horrible.
@@fidesign5924 I think one can recognize that Jiang Zeming was a great leader that did a lot for his country without having had to drink the "CCP cool aid".
@@fidesign5924 You might not know what he brought to the Chinese，the most critical point for China modernization，the enlightening of people‘s mind. You just listened to the frame up of W. journalist and give up your chance to step in Chinese people‘s shoes
The host didn't respect Jiang at all. He was just hypocritical by using the chance to talk with a man who is much superior than him to show off his small mind.
If you learn more you will find the first modern leader of China Chairman Mao is an outstanding Poet in modern history. But quite strangely he don't even know how to shoot with a gun all his life. But in his leadership China has her own Nuclear weapons, guided missiles and Satellites. Chinese people say he made China stand up. Next leader Deng xiaoping has studied in French when he was young. And when he took power he paved the path for China to open up and reform, so China has become the second biggest economy in the world from scratch. Chinese people said he made China rich. And for the current and next Presidents. Chinese people hope he can make China become strong in every aspect.
"Too young, too simple, sometimes naive"
-Jiang Zemin
"What a stupid question that is! What a STUPID QUESTION!! I watch you a lot, you ask a lot of stupid questions! "
- Donald Trump
Dude didnt like getting criticism so he threw a tantrum
@@bleu2680 he is actually more open to criticism than many western leaders. Journalist’s question is indeed a stupid one. He actually answered very well. It’s only when the journalist keep asking stupid questions designed to trick him, and repeatedly insulting him, that he finally told the journalist some truth about her being an idiot and he knew it.
@@js2009-g9f you are right man. He would be elected even in a democratic country.
当时是面对没有水平的香港记者说的话，先是批评了他们作为记者的不足之处，比如问的问题太简单，思想比较幼稚，然后话锋一转作为长者给出意见和建议。给人感觉很亲切的邻家老爷爷教诲后辈的形象
Among all the Chinese leaders, Mr. Jiang is the most charismatic one: he was well-trained in science and technology, multilingual, humorous, and was not afraid to show some temper in public. We had watched him arguing with reporters, playing Hawaiian guitar in governor’s party, and laughing with leaders from other countries. He led to China through a difficult time and helped to open the country to the western world. There are of course pros and cons of his work, but overall I think he did a great job! R.I.P. Mr Jiang!
Yes. He was a man on the ground. He ran his Country peacefully and worked with a lot of foreign countries that came to invest. I testify this as I worked in PRC for more than 5 years. Apart from being a President he was seen visiting all manufacturing plants to ensure and see the progress. May God bless him.
Indeed, it was not easy to lead China at that time.
Reform and opening up was Deng Xiaoping's policy. Of course, it is a good thing that Jiang Zemin abided by the agreement with Deng Xiaoping. Generally speaking, I think he has done a better job in banning the military from doing business and peacefully handing over power to Hu Jintao. Maintained the reform and opening up, and he did not hunt down the participants after the Tiananmen incident. Now he is dead, may he rest in peace.
so true!!!
Just to let you know, almost all top chinese leaders are multilingual. They just choose not to speak it.
Looking back Mr Jiang is really charismatic and well educated. Fluent in different languages, and smile to criticism. Has the character of a leader.
Lol, fluent in what? He didn't speak proper English, not even close.
@@aha3885 It's a bot comment. There are so many bot comments on this video promoting china
@@aha3885 do you speak proper chinese?
@@aha3885 Are you joking? Every leader on this planet shall speak fluent English? Is earth a part of Anglo colonial?
@@aha3885he spoke fluent Spanish, he gave a 40 minute speech in Chile in Spanish.
Elder Jiang was truly one of the greatest leaders of the 21st century. Under him China experienced the true meaning of the "Great leap forward".
It was a really tough interview, and he did excellent
And all we can see how arrogant and prejudiced is the western media
@@set_mi_freewang68 I know, hearing the ridiculous statements from the interviewer was crazy, but Jiang handled it very well because he is a smart and stable man.
@@set_mi_freewang68 成熟的人应该有自己的判断，不会被刁难左右，何况世界不会像清帝国幻想中那样万国来朝
He understood most of it and he even said dictator is incorrect
@@set_mi_freewang68 to be honest, the question is arrogant and ignorant.
such a politician with wisdom and confidence is very rare
he dose not care about young people make fun of him, making facetious meme on him. while XIjinpin are quite sensitive.
@@terrrioudiana5390 that's because we like Jiang's wisedom and humor which Xi doesn't have.So the funny videos or something else we make mostly not appeciate Xi,and that is not fit with ccp interest.
He is a State man,not politician.
@@terrrioudiana5390 No!You are misunderstanding him! Xi is not like you imagined.
@@quxilin1993He is a tyrant.
A great leader with a sharp mind whether you agree with him or not
🙏🙏🙏🙏Rest In Peace 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Are you a communist ?????
Last time I thought Jiang is a joke, until now I finally realize I am too young too simple
Too NAIVE
@@yunni3371 yea, sometimes naive😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
@@chanjohan995 Well that's the nature of things, sometimes we only truly understand what we have when it is gone.
@@yunni3371 just like the Canadian PM too naive at the G20 2022 :P
@@chanjohan995too simple, sometimes naive
He handled this so well like no one else! Turely tough questions Wallace raised!
he is a very charistamic person, Jiang Zemin, really keeps calm under tough questions and laughs as if its a normal conversation
He 'was'. He is dead.
@@NetTubeUser Lived to his 90s, not bad
charismatic
@@bdstudios6088 He had means
He did throw a tantrum to the media. There was a video on it
Damn, those were great responses from Jiang. Could you imagine current authoritarians being asked those questions likes "are you a dictator" or wagging fingers at them. Jiang was confident enough to laugh along and not end the interview the second a confrontational question was asked which I think is amazing.
Hong Kong Chinese actually had respect for him.
Jiang made total sense with his short and concise answers. China has grown much under him and His words are still ringing true even now!
我是中国人，江主席后来说他很欣赏华莱士先生。虽然华莱士问的问题很尖锐，但是正是西方人民想知道的，也正是符合江主席的想法，他想借华莱士先生的媒体，让他解释清楚所有西方人对中国疑惑，让封闭很多年的社会主义中国和西方资本主义国家人民更好的交流。
哦
Today the wanna hinder China’s development.
This is an interview that (1) would never happen today and (2) is so revelatory and informative of the basis of US-China relations.
Hopefully 60 Minutes will release the uncut full footage on this YT channel in its original edition. While we mourn the loss of a legendary leader, the world has missed journalists like Mike Wallace. This mesmerizing conversation would not have been possible without the common ground of undistorted facts and open minds for mutual understanding.
Also the original voice of president Jiang pls
An outstanding leader of China who stood the test of time. May his soul rest in peace.
Too bad all he spoke about turned out to be false in the end. China is more restrictive than ever, and their real estate bubble is about to blow up.
@@jackieboy1593 This words have been said for at least 20 years
As a Chinese, I have to say that even today, we are still influenced by the legacy and the momentum that President Jiang and his leadership team built 30 years ago. I enjoy watching this tough interview: some real conversation. Unfortunately Chinese leaders today may not want to face this kind of tough questions…
As a Chinese too, i dont think its possible, US always hostile towards any country that are not aligned with their view. So its "freedom" unless its different from them, something like that. They kept on bringing human right issue in China, current and past even though other country dont attack their black slavery culture in the past as a propaganda against them and their current "democratic" riot (burning, looting and mass shooting). As far as i concern, their people dont value human right as much (of course not from their word, but more of their action); its just hypocritical. but its understandable, its easier to attack other than introspect to further one's interest.
By no means i approve dictatorship but for US hostility, the ends doesnt justify the means. But hey, if you strip their freedom, democracy and human rights facade, in the end its just about maintaining their dominance, whether its military or economy. And they cant influence dictatorship just like they can influence other democratic election and in return get favourable deal after their backed candidate won. So yeah, keep pretending to be narcissistic "hero" and "justice" country while keep invading and attacking other countries.
i felt bad when they took him out disrespectfully during ccp elections
@@dexdavd its not him thou
@@edwardmao9792 wat do u mean it's not him, then who was that
@@dexdavd it was Hu
I just found out why this 60 minutes interview resurfaced just now, Former President Jiang Zemin died today.
Just after he was removed from the CCP's Annual meeting
@@LaneCorbett that was not him.
@@RjhnlyNm nm then
The same information is in the description below the video.
@@LaneCorbett that was Hujintao😂
Wallace's posture is very rude. I seriously doubt that he'd do the same thing to another head of state. President Jiang will be sorely missed by a lot of people in China.
He wouldn't do that to Putin. Not because Putin is stronger than Jiang. But because Putin is more unpredictable. I have a different take of why Wallace took on a 'ruder' posture towards Jiang. I read it as a more casual posture, and it's because Wallace felt more comfortable, more affable even, towards Jiang. Wallace knew Jiang was a rational person. May Jiang rest in peace.
He did the same thing with the Shah of Iran. Pathetic…
Thanks for the HD version!
I admire Jiang Zemin, being a soft spoken person now...not like before... Now he listens , maybe he has impart wisdom by his bad and good experience...and he has a point...
I didn't know this leader of China, I was too young. But I think he explains how China and the west are different, and in a very respectful way. That is my feeling.
too young, sometimes naive
Naive！
Not anymore thanks xijinping
@@MrNameless0shelterxi Jinping is not at fault here, it's the American government at fault
Rest in peace Jiang. Dictator or not, most Chinese owe you a lot for you lifting our life standard and opening our eyes to the rest of the world.
It's as if for German saying Hitler, monster or not, he lifted German pride, economy and national power.
@@MH-pz8wf comparing someone who saved millions of lives and a war criminal, show some respect.
@@mevech It's just to some someone might be a hero but not to others
Very true, this brought tears to my eyes.
@Eddie Hughes One doesn't have to visit the sun to know it's hot there
Jiang Zemin was a really great man!
yes！
Respect! One of the most personable leaders in China!
So intelligent was his perspective, tolerance, discretion, and humor. Clearly, this was a man of wisdom and conviction, tempered with an open mind. Jiang Zemin is dearly missed and so is Mike Wallace.
he was great at answering the tough questions without undermining his works or his country. even if you don't like china under his rule or he himself, you can't deny that he really did promote both himself and his country really well and my respect and condolences to him.
If you learnt mandarin, you'd be able to find out how different China really is. It's not what the western media paints it at all. At the least, visit the country and see for yourself.
Thank you for reposting this in HD!
美國的華萊士比你們不知高到哪去了，我跟他談笑風生！
(America's Wallace is so much more superior to you, I had a great chat and laugh with him!)
-- Jiang Zemin castigating Hong Kong reporters, 27/10/2000
He prove how dumb American are and how US knows little about how other countries really operate.
🤣 “So young so naïve”
回头来看，华茉士也配？
就这个视频来看，华莱士真的表现的很没风度，问题的水平也很low
@@hfd9662永远的傲慢和偏见
Through this interview we can see the leader with wisdom and confidence. RIP. Elder Jiang, forever in our heart.
Ur crazy😂😂
By the way, please read the book "Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party" as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too late.
Many thanks.
@@broccolii6827 CCP bots and brainwashed Chinese are everywhere
永远缅怀！
Jiang was leading China for a crucial period that laid the foundation for what China had become today, a period of growth and advancement by magnitude none of any American presidents in history could have done. The level of confidence and condescending attitude Wallace had was, let me be polite here, amazing. He must be thinking that it’s just another dictator without having the slightest idea what a historical figure he was talking to.
The US/Uk/Europe are very myopic and near-sighted to see big pictures. Their congregated views are only to see how much benefit that I could have at this very moment. Never worry about 5 minutes down the road. Dealing with the West is like dealing with a sub-human, needed to be done accordingly.
@@joellis5915 agreeing here. were it not for NATO, which disables the UK and Europe from holding capability to defend themselves, I would say EU and the UK would have been more sophisticated and rational. The US on the other hand could have done a much better job be the world dominator given its possession of power and resources, militarily and economically. However, their unfortunate misuse of the surplus power made their strategic foresight immoral as a country and as a people
Your thinking doesn't make sense.
EU is the only way for Europe to prosper.
The problem is, similarly to any other government, that temporarily the people in charge are idiots and control freaks. It can be seen in the US, and in China as well. @@zhiqiangtang2963
一个充满智慧的领导人，一个心怀百姓的人，一个没有什么惊天纬地的功绩，但是让人民真正的丰衣足食。一个生前让人嘲笑讽刺无数次，但死后人们发现他才是一个伟人。
没有对比就没有伤害，拿他同邓公比，当然邓公光彩显然高过他，因此小时候的我们不懂，如今他有人同他比了，才懂他的绝心和雄才大略，渊博的知识储备。哎，希望祖国的未来越来越强吧，领导人不要退步。
@@dckeji 借古讽今，那时候的贪腐，社会治安混乱，贫穷，下岗的绝望。有脑子的人谁想回到那个年代？
@Qing Zhou 西方虽然是选举，但我认为同时期其他的领导人不应该能比江泽民做的更好。面对那么复杂的情势和矛盾，让人均GDP增长了4倍，面对那么多指责和嘲讽，依旧隐忍前行，我们不能再多说什么了。
@@39who71 下岗怪他？不怪体制的积重难返？
贪腐你以为以前没有？治安混乱以前不是更混乱？
只不过那会开始有互联网了，以前你只能从报纸上看罢了，报纸上你能看到才有鬼
@@白門楼建設集団 你的记忆是不是出了问题？你敢在19年一个人晚上到广州火车站晃一晃么？
RIP Mr. Jiang. Your legacy shall not be forgotten.
RIP
Jiang Zemin
(1926-2022)
They both lived to their 90s! Two flames that burned bright and long.
A truly wise man. Will always be remembered by us.
Though I don't agree with Jiang Zemin on many of his views I admit that he handled himself extremely well in the interview, and I greatly respect him for having done it
RIP grandpa Jiang, thank you for your services. You will be remembered 😢
Chinese people love being oppressed, same as Russians. This comment proves that
@@Animatron11 brainwashed amerikkkan bot
@@Animatron11what is 'oppressed' means for you may have different meaning for other people and cultures. And no, they're not oppressed. No one watches them 24/7 (just in case you read Orwell much). The only thing they can't do is openly badmouth their government, which is not that hard, to be honest. And the vast majority of people wouldn't have that desire even if they were free to do so. Because you know, people have lives to live, and they surely can spend their time better than on a useless anti-government protest. Just accept that your American mentality should not dictate other people how to live and behave.
what an articulate, intelligent person. no wonder he continued to hold sway in Chinese politics even after his presidency.
长者十全武功:1.确立市场经济地位 2.三个代表思想 3.军队退出经商 4.申奥成功 5.加入WTO 6.改善与西方关系 7.国企改革 8.打击FLG 9.98抗洪 10.收复香港澳门
It's right
Seeing this interview after almost 25 years, it’s just astonishing and sad at the same time. We may never go back to such open and reflecting area.
Compared to 2000, Chinese officials now speak English
This video cuts a lot of the content of the interview that Jiang defends himself in a good way.
For example for the Tiananmen square event, Jiang claims that one of the reason that the students dare to stand in front of the tank, is that he believes the army will not hurt him. This is a basis trust that the student has, regardless of his attitudes towards the existing corruption of the government at the 90s.
The trust is something that I can relate to and agree with.
This is how freedom of press works. The only difference between western media and Chinese’s is that you don’t hear from others say that western media censor their news as well
the tiananmen square "event" ?
Yes, event. Although reprehensible.@@juliusefendi6226
Very well said on Jiang’s reply, why China has to apply the American way, do the same as the US?
Lot’s of sharp questions, lots of excellent answers from Jiang.
Bcause Mike Wallace is an American reporter. If China do not want to apply A. W. NO PROBLEM. But the benefits for Chinese people are KEY, not for reporter or American, U.S. How do you think WHO's getting BIG benefits if Communist Party Leaders like Jang keep applying the DICTATORSHIP forever?🤔
He created a great era.when I heard that he has passed away,I felt very regretful.
its because u were never in any part of china when he was president, when he ordered to shoot anyone who stand against ccp, i wish u were there too.i am saying this because i was there and my family died.
The interview shows how wise he was!
Wallace seems to forget that the founding fathers actually opposed political parties for the very reasons Jiang outlined.
Exactly. As much as I inevitably lean more toward the interviewer's agenda, a lot of his actual questions were one-dimensional interpretations of an idealized US reality, or unanswerable rebukes.
The US and china talk cross purposes when it comes to democracy, from the Chinese point of view they genuinely see themselves as democratic because the NPC is an elected body, but there are also clearly undemocratic elements of it in that candidates must be approved by the central government. it's not as if the US system is perfectly democratic either, and the two-party system famously gives an illusion of choice, and candidates for both parties are largely selected by high-ranking members of each party rather than the electorate.
the Chinese system is actually very similar to the EU commission, in that they both have an unelected executive branch that operates pseudo-technocratically with an elected assembly that has limited veto power and appoints some members of the commission. You can hardly call that perfectly democratic, but it isn't a dictatorship either.
@@morisan42 I never thought of democracy like this. I guess, in a truly democratic state, anyone could volunteer to be the country's next leader, and the free media should give each candidate equal attention.
Of course, such a system would be impossible to implement in the scale of a nation, and so real democracies aren't absolute democracies. It's honestly a bit obscene that we call our democracies that when we can only choose between a few candidates and when the value of each vote is practically none.
The political system should be called "Diluted Democracy", so as to differentiate it from the concept of absolute democracies.
He stabilized the 1989 protests in Shanghai without using force, while Beijing(and multiple other major city) has to use military. This one action set him apart from others in Deng Xiaoping's eyes and he was therefore appointed as the leader. Of course, he was not elected, and he is not a benevolent dictator like LKW, either. Yet he is still a legend because he didn't lead a economy controlled by insufficient bureaucrats into a downward spiral.
This was from more than 20 years ago and yet little has changed in the America’s biased narrative about China in the mainstream media. Just like the American view of China, income of the bottom 50% of Americans have remained the same while China has dramatically improved the livelihood of its people since then.
I like it when Jiang asked the interviewer a question, and the interviewer couldn't give a straight answer.
a straight answer? there wasn't an answer.
@@budgetfidelity599 Their Bible has an answer to everything for everyone.
I don’t know a lot about Chinese politicians but Jiang Zemin was extremely well composed, despite the numerous attempts to break his composure. The reporter was polite but forcefully combative in his questioning. Clearly, the intent of the two parties were not in-line but I respect and appreciated that Jiang wanted to extend an olive branch and was impressed that he able to stick to his goal.
RIP. Rest in peace😢
He was a great man, agree with him or not. China was better with him.
This annoyed me. Jiang Zemin was no dictator, in fact he did a lot of great things for China and was open to the world to improve international relations. Whatever the differences us Americans have with China, we could communicate in a way that's not so arrogant and accusatory...
Impressed with Jiang's command of English. No Western leader except for one Australian Prime Minister could understand Mandarin.
Jiang also studied American history, Abraham Lincoln, American politics and society. Few American leaders have spent as much time and effort in understanding China, its culture, its people.
That sums up the gulf of misunderstanding between USA and China.
Actually Jiang can speak eight foreign languages, includes English,Russian,French,Japanese,Spanish,German,Romana(he loves Romania literature) and Urdu.
Besides, he was an electrical engineer before and loves science and technology during his lifetime, he learned some of these languages to read tech thesis.
US President Herbert Hoover understood Mandarin.
@@ExVeritateLibertas so basically the last president who took the time to learn mandarin was in power 100 years ago
@@alex-nrg 😂😂😂 Exactly
Finger wagging, pointing at Jiang, arms crossed... I'm amazed anyone thinks Mike was being respectful. Terrible, terrible behaviour.
Agreed!
Mike presented egregious demeanour throughout the whole conversation with Mr. Zhang.
I really like his tie and suite, very elegant. Also he was a great (and popular worldwide) leader for China back in the days.
Jiang Zemin probably thought Mike Wallace was too young... sometimes naive.
😂
We made fun of him growing up, it is until he died recently & I watched this video and realized that he was a leader with wisdom and confidence, what a clever and outstanding person he was, rest in peace!
The leaders of totalitarian regimes lie, and lie blatantly. We must always look at the actions, not at the words.
@@theultimateevil3430 Everybody lies, Biden lies, Trump lies even more, he literally denied what he said overnight(there are tons of videos out there). And these 2 liar kings out there still wouldn't change how I view American people, majority of them are good people.
So I guess you could say you were...
Too young, too simple
@@rolypolygif Sometimes naive
“You are trying to apply American values and political system to the whole world, that is not very wise” it would take two wars in Asia for the U.S. to understand this.
What wars are u talking about
I can't find better words to describe such a great man, such an outstanding talent in every way is something I am not qualified to evaluate. Bon voyage, Mr. Jiang
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字打错了。。
Forced organ harvesting = great man apparently.
实在是因为这一届太差了
@@yuanzhou4208
差你妹，当年江在的时候大家都骂，现在回过头来才发现人家的大智慧。。习近平这些年也做的很好，也是优秀的领导人。
No matter his faults in policy, he was one of the last Chinese leaders brave enough to accept a western media interview, especially at a time when sino-us relations were so tense. He was also the first CCP leader to step down after his legal term and facilitate a peaceful transfer of power at the highest level of leadership. Often only when looking back do we see how good we had things in China for those decades of Jiang and Hu
Very true. Both Jiang and Hu largely overshadowed Xi.
@@shanshandeng8576 Don't think so !
@@shanshandeng8576 100Xi < Jiang + Hu
Honestly, no one needs to take a western media interview seriously. They all lied.
but the main speak was all communist dictatorship bad and all that until now.
this was before 911.
now to watch his performance, he is the most open leader in China's history.
President Jiang zemin passed this exam excellently.
Jiang Zemin was probably the most characteristic leader of China so far. He had a very long journey and he was a very good diplomatic leader with the rest of the world. Rest In Peace Jiang.
As an engineer, Jiang had done well in this interview. Not as eloquent or smooth as lawyers, actors, comedians or TV stars but good enough to deliver his messages across to the world. The American interviewer should not wag his finger at the head of any nation though. The culture differences between the west and east are simply too big. Asians will not wag their finger at others.
The two great people have both passed away. I admire Wallace very much for his sharpness, bravery, and wisdom as a reporter. Jiang Zemin also spoke highly of Wallace when he was angry with Hong Kong reporter.
But just for this interview, Wallace showed typical arrogance and prejudice. Of course, it is normal for two completely different countries and cultures to not understand each other, which is also the significance of such an interview.
这个访谈里的两个伟大的人都去世了，我非常敬佩华莱士作为一个采访记者的尖锐、勇敢、智慧，江泽民也在对香港记者发火时，间接高度评价了华莱士“比你们不知道高到哪里去了”。
但仅就这次采访来说，华莱士表现出了典型的傲慢与偏见，当然，两个截然不同的国家和文化之间互相不理解很正常，这也是这样的访谈的意义。
Incredibly direct interview I hadn't seen before
Pres. Jiang is a legend. RIP.
These were some really good questions. Tough questions usually end interviews early, but this was well questioned and answered. Very respectful from both sides.
Though no but
Did you think Mike conducted himself in a respected manner? If a leader of a country offers you an olive branch by talking about mutual understanding and friendship, is the appropriate response to cross you arms and say "so you admire america"?
Imagine being given the opportunity to interview the leader of another country, and spending it spewing the exact rhetoric of your own country back at them (includingfinger pointing and disdainful tone), without asking creative and interesting questions that contribute to a more wholistic perspective of why things are the way they are in different geographies.
you call that respect from the interviewer? hahahaha no wonder at all the diplomacy fails.
江主席，幽默又风趣的长者，一路走好😢
dao you know how many people he killed? 👎
@@tibetan5637 You know?🤣I just want to express that his contribution to the development of the country and his personal charm are admirable. Without perfect people, all people will make mistakes.He accomplished his mission
😭😭😭
@@tibetan5637Guess how many people the other China’s presidents killed?
I miss him. He was a great leader.
As powerful and strong man he was, he could easily stayed in power like Deng did, but he didn’t, remarkably making him the first ever communist leader in human history to gave up power spontaneously and peacefully. Just like he said, mike you were so wrong, Jiang was no dictator at all!
The US favorable sport and promotes propaganda that, if you are different from them, you are a dictator.
Sure Jan.
That's what made him the greatest one of them.
you can learn a lot from this interview. yet a lot is still to be learned!
He gave an incredible message in the most tough condition, illustrated China in a tremendously more favorable way. A good lesson to be learned. RIP.
Mike Wallace is still the greatest interviewer of all time... given how things are now, his greatness may never be surpassed
I don't trust him at that time... but, just look what is happening today... I was wrong... and I'm shocked that he was right...
Miss such interviews now a days, kudos to the interviewer
Rest in Peace Former President Jiang Zemin 🙏
rest in peace Jiang Zemin you can see his strong charisma and passion to improve China in this interview. it shows his true personality as a kind man
RIP Jiang Zemin🙏🇨🇳
❤️❤️❤️
Well,, The Interview was one of the greatest and President did excellent.
Watching this video, I can't shake off how time has flown. Both Jiang and Wallace are no longer with us. Maybe they're having a tipple and laughing over their respective performances in this interview and wondering: "Boy, we sure took life seriously. And what for? Look at us then. And look where we are now? Damn!" LOL.
He devoted his life to his country. All of the Chinese people love him.
R.I.P. Mr. Jiang.
Except the ones he killed. I bet there not in the loving mood.
@@Lone432345 why westerners are so salty like you have eaten all the salt of ocean
@@Lone432345 guess how many clinton killed?
@@Lone432345
@@aslampervez2294 Why are people so apologetic about Jiang's human rights violations?
a real gentlemen does't point his finger to the man he is talking and questioning
Insightful interview. Smart charismatic leader. And good journalism.
America isn’t China and China isn’t America. What works in one country doesn’t always work in another. Respect other customs and cultures
Animals/USA don't have "Respect" in their DNA.
Same with Taiwan. What works in China won't necessarily work for Taiwan and vice versa. So China shouldn't impose their system on Taiwan and vice versa in line with this
@@jl63023 China (People's Republic of China) is not going to impose its system in #Taiwan under one Country two systems that #Taiwan can keep its system but under One China because the official name for Taiwan is Republic of China. Taiwan is not a country but an island, the seat of Republic of China administration.
@@8964美籍回族人谈耶稣 Taiwan is an island with a separate multi party democratic system and its own independent systems of governance (that will surely be wiped out after one country two systems). It is indeed a separate country or a nation by any measure of those words. The People's Republic of China has no claim over Taiwan and vice versa anymore. Admit to reality and learn to live with the status quo
@@jl63023 LOL. Go ask Republic of China to change its name to Taiwan and amend its constitution to exclude the territory of PRC and Mongolia and then we can talk.
We don't see this kind of interview anymore
It was tough to see the reporter wagging his finger to leader of China as it can be seen as extremely rude but Jian zemin definitely came across graceful and diplomatic. I wonder how the chinese people felt at the time if they saw this interview. Perhaps too friendly and easy going?
Nonetheless it was a noble decision to promote mutual understanding between China and USA as I think the world benefits from ease of tension between the two great nations.
Looking back, I cannot believe how incredibly arrogant Wallace is. He lectured the Chinese President as if he was lecturing someone beneath him. Horrible.
在当今世界，能有长者这般才情、风度、智慧的领导人，真的是凤毛麟角。
Fun fact: He was a multi-instrumentalist!
In fact, Mao was a poet and Deng was a bridge player. Chinese leaders are very talented
Ah wow, this is truly a relic from a more civilised time.
Went through the whole interview, I laughed and I cried. Just realized what a wise man JZM was only by the time I grown up, and he passed away. R.I.P
You drank the CCP cool aid
@@fidesign5924 I think one can recognize that Jiang Zeming was a great leader that did a lot for his country without having had to drink the "CCP cool aid".
so true !! RIP Jiangzemin!!
@@fidesign5924 You might not know what he brought to the Chinese，the most critical point for China modernization，the enlightening of people‘s mind. You just listened to the frame up of W. journalist and give up your chance to step in Chinese people‘s shoes
Too bad all he spoke about turned out to be false in the end. China is more restrictive than ever, and their real estate bubble is about to blow up.
「任華士夾槍帶棒，我跟他談笑風生」「樹欲靜而風不止，民欲仰而長不待」
R.I.P.🙏
The host didn't respect Jiang at all. He was just hypocritical by using the chance to talk with a man who is much superior than him to show off his small mind.
im glad ytb suggested this video for me, I would have never believed that China had such a charismatic nice great leader!!
If you learn more you will find the first modern leader of China Chairman Mao is an outstanding Poet in modern history. But quite strangely he don't even know how to shoot with a gun all his life. But in his leadership China has her own Nuclear weapons, guided missiles and Satellites. Chinese people say he made China stand up.
Next leader Deng xiaoping has studied in French when he was young. And when he took power he paved the path for China to open up and reform, so China has become the second biggest economy in the world from scratch. Chinese people said he made China rich.
And for the current and next Presidents. Chinese people hope he can make China become strong in every aspect.
@@PatrickFan123 thank you! that was insightful💛 I hope that we just get some peace and not wars out of this proliferation of nukes!
Before this interview I was too young. Too simple. And sometimes, naive. But I have learned so much since then. I am no longer young
I wish the current leaders of China were this confident, charismatic and open-minded.
The current leader of China is a lot Tougher 😐
Wow, what a great president he was...
R.I.P still today showing all the wisdom and should lead the near future ahead.