China's gateway to Europe - the New Silk Road (2/2) | DW Documentary
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- The "New Silk Road" is an enormous Chinese international development project. It's a trade network that involves Asia, Africa, and Europe -- and more than 70 countries are already involved. It may turn the old world order upside down.
China is investing in bridges, port facilities, railroads, and roads around the world. Beijing is spending several hundred billion euros on what it calls the "Silk Road Economic Belt."
Eastern European and the Balkan countries in particular are interested in Chinese loans and investments, as they look beyond the EU for sources of capital. In turn, the region is attractive to China because of its strategic position as a gateway to the West.
A new coal-fired power plant is being built in Tuzla, Bosnia, with the help from China. But not everyone is in favor of the project. While the new plant will emit fewer emissions which will have a positive effect on air-quality, some question the country’s decision to commit to using coal for decades to come.
Serbia has received the most Chinese funding of any country in the region. The Chinese have invested in an old steel factory and mine, built a bridge over the Danube and a highway. The EU, however, is wary of Serbia's cooperation with Huawei. As part of China’s "Safe City Project", Huawei face recognition cameras have been installed in 800 spots around the city of Belgrade. But the most important project for Serbia: a railway line between Belgrade and Budapest. China sees it as an opportunity to demonstrate its ability to meet EU standards. The line is meant to end in neighboring Hungary, but so far no work has begun in the EU member state. Nevertheless, Hungarian President Victor Orban takes every opportunity to stress just how important China is as a partner and the benefits the Belt and Road Initiative will have for Hungary.
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Europe did not help Serbia build its infrastructre, now you want to find faults with Chinese projects
It is a shame!
The fact that Serbia actually scamed China and made the Project is even funnier.
Maybe they should be kept poor and backwards. Only in that way will they be satisfied
Same as in Romania
how it's a a shame and how Serbia scammed China?
honestly when comes to economic, I just highly suggested to never underestimate the Chinese people minds
Serbia: I need help
EU: NO
China: I'll help
Serbia: thanks
EU: HOW COULD YOU PARTNER WITH CHINA?!?!
Don't forget that NATO bombed Chinese embassy and killed Chinese civilians during 1999 NATO air attacks campaign dropping depleted uranium on civilian targets all over Serbia.
Serbian politicians: I need help
EU: Ok, but deals will be transparent
Serbian politicians: Then how could we steal money?
China: We help without transparency
Serbian politicians: Thanks so we can steal tons of money from our own country
@@balliberalisdr.6731 "steal tons of money from our own country"
1. how does one steal one's own money
2. still better than stealing money and resources of poor countries which the US and allies have a long history of doing so and still doing
@@seanlee3863 If the constructions are NOT transparent that means they are overpriced.
Businessmen close to the politicians wins the competition to build, they ask double/triple amount of money for the work. They build it from 1/3 - steal the rest 2/3.
All done by public money. (in case of non-eu countries its probably Chinese loan)
So the country will pay back the lot of money the politician stolen...
This happens in Hungary almost every days.
@@balliberalisdr.6731 No, if the construction are not transparent that means it's not transparent, nothing else unless you have evidence. You got evidence to back those up? Maybe it's because the alternatives are overpriced as demonstrated many times that countries loan from china to repay debt of western debts such as africa, Greece and many countries have done. You really think you're smarter than the top diplomats and economists in serbia whom analyze this deal before the signing? If chinese projects are overpriced, can't imagine the alternatives
This documentary remembers me the BBC's way of editing issues about China. Don't get me wrong, I love DW but I guess whenever Chinas is on the spot it seems like a little biased editing to me
That’s because their coverage is Biased. Nothing wrong with asking tough questions but ask them on both sides.
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@@jayg6138tough question like Nord stream pipeline
Would they this?
I laugh very hard when the lady quoted prices for the metro from 10 years ago. The original plan in 2010 was to only build 15km 25 station. The new plan in partnership with 2 French company (Alstrom) is to build 2 line 42km in total. I think she will need to be digging the tunnels herself if she thinks a 42km subway should be around the same price as a 15km subway.
LMAO, yeahh totally agree!!
YUP!!!
THAT'S TRUE DUDE!!!
THE W0MAN HAS BRA!N WASHED 0F C!A AMER!CA PR0PAG0NDA!!!
She is politician, so she is good at hiding the truth if it is against her argument, and exploit everything if it is in accordance with her.
7:50 Madam, your words makes no sense, the most competent aspect of Chinese projects is that they are cheap but favorable. If it’s more expensive than French one, you should consider other factors like the change of technology and inflation over the 10 years.
stupid commie china apologist
@@Sb20222 there's something called inflation in this world. My house's value has doubled in the last 10 years.
No idea what's your problem.
@@Sb20222 i love it when china trigger racists
Exactly, that was so stupud. So stupid that in fact, It would be easy to pick a side. just side with anyone that is opposed to that politician
The point of this video can be found at 27:15 - 28:00
Sure, and the point is that is not the desicion of China, is the unsustainable/corrupt development model of Serbia who decides.
China provides anything with affordable price tags. Without China, many many would not have smartphones - an effective companion in the age of digitalization.
So many War Refugees are flooding into Europe. Those are Clever People. The Answer is Moved to Where Life is Good. International Law and Relationship. 😚😚😚
@@andrewmah5605 they will soon leave dont worry :) its also not clever to betray your homeland and run away for free handouts - its a shame
and the west thinks that is China's fault, what a strategic mistake! preconceived sight leads them to make more mistakes.
The problem in Tuzla is not a thermal power plant but individual heaters that use lignite that pollute 90% The example itself says there is not so much pollution problems in summer.
@Zhuohui Li maybe nuclear isn't what they are able to afford
I'll touch only the Serbia part, since I originate from Serbia.
- Serbia has longstanding friendship and interest with China that dates from Yugoslavia. Serbia is a candidate for EU and in any rightful mind - it should be EU state even as we speak, but "bigger" interests oppose it. 20 years since Milosevic is down and Serbia is not a member of EU is a sign for me that both EU and Serbia didn't do their parts correctly and I will say it honestly - the major point of difference is Kosovo. Like it or not, Serbia will probably never recognize Kosovo as such, no matter the pressure from anyone. Thats why Serbia is developing co-op with Russia (traditional friend of ours (or lets say we have same interests)) and China (same), because EU doing nothing for 20 years is like a carrot on a stick story. Honestly, I really dont mind developing and enforcing even better co-op with China because a) it's only matter of time when they will become biggest economy and hence - leader of the world, b)We can use their technologies and knowledge to develop our own country and c) They support our teritorial integrity unlike most of EU (which are real hypocrites). I genuinely feel that EU is a great thing but they are doing so much wrong to us (especially about Kosovo part) that I can't consider them as someone is genuine to us (it's like we will accept you when you surrender part of your teritory that is disputed).
- Chinese loans for me are a good thing since we develop our own country, and honestly - the whole help during the pandemic from China was so much needed (I'm a doctor so thank you soo much for that) that I honestly consider China as a friendly state as much as Russia. We draw so much benefits from that co-op that its a very good thing.
- Surveilence - about that I honestly believe that the public should know about the privacy things and all but I don't mind it one bit since I really believe that the "power" of that is used for good purposes, as it should (this statement will probably trigger a lot of folks). It should definitely be transparent in which is used, but I see it more as a preventive, not curative thing.
- Subway (metro) building - That should be done, no questions, so that we could fix a lot of traffic things in Belgrade.
About the opposition leader - I'm not a fan of her because I see her like a huge hypocrite (because as she and her fellow people from opposition boycotted elections) in my own opinion - then you should not tell anything since you're commenting the run you didn't want (or were afraid) to enter.
Totally agree, loan and surveillance are just the same as other technologies like phone or laptop. it is just a tool, of course having both pros and cons, depends on how to use it.
long live friendship, find a new type of national relationship, jump out of traditional mind .
Enjoy using TH-cam while you can, as China leverages their controls, they'll strangle your freedom of access to get information and/or express your opinion. If you complain about it then, we won't hear you.
@@nanahuang8623 wow freedom,wow human rights, wow how beautiful words, as forlow level cultural species, we barely care about u or ur so called opinion. And obviously most westerners have stopped their education at Adam Smith or John Mill, let alone Max Weber.
Some of those are fair points. EU doesn't accept members that have territorial dispute, are occupied and so on. The same reason applies to Ukraine that have territorial disputes with Russia, and troops on it, the same deal with Moldova Republic and so on, no matter that they are pro EU. In a way it's a shame that EU doesn't do much in this direction but politics are hard and the respective countries have to solve their own issues first, alone. People recently asked why EU doesn't get involved in Belarus. If anyone would expect EU to be more like US and jump into action outside of it, with troops even, well, EU is not like that. EU doesn't want to start never-ending conflicts, especially outside EU and in sovereign countries. US is like on the other side of the world, have lots of resources and don't care about consequences after starting conflicts because they are continents away. EU is here and have to deal with those problems and neighbors, and we already have a good amount of refugees from someone else wars. Europe has been at war for so millennia, I think it's tired of wars. Even if they take actions, political or military, outside of EU, where is that silver line stopping and what if you do something you can't take back? What if then others would ask to intervene in their political affairs because of some precedent? Foreign diplomacy is a bish.
Now back to the points, my country is closer to Russia, part of the EU, doesn't recognize Kosovo, yet is no friend of Russia. Too many wars, too much territorial conflict and other stolen treasures, too many horror stories from the communism and a lot more. There is no way to be friends with Russia from our perspective and with current Russian leadership. We also ended some deals with China that were about to start because those were bad deals but pretty similar to yours in some way. They hide too much under the rug. The EU seems as a good thing and don't have to be under either US or China's wing, you get to be your own thing. Lets not forget that EU is helping Serbia with millions of euros, things that newspapers might not write for propaganda reasons, so it's not like there is no help. Sure, help like vaccine from China are very helpful but this is just dust in the wind and marketing points that China is doing. And let's not open that can of worms about what China is doing inside their own country or their neighbors. The way I see it, China is doing economically the same thing the west is doing, be your market and probably worse than this. Let's not forget that the west and east have been at wars for centuries, since Tatars and more, and today is just another of the same war but economically. The problem is, the moment the do something they will make you pay rent for a very very long time and forever in debt, or that thing is theirs, like they did in Greece, like they do in Africa and so on. Some deals are too good to be true. Free things with their own money and their own workers and stuff?
10:23 The US and the UK already established that there is no expectation of privacy when you're out in Public.
Out in public? I call that wishful thinking.
You don't know what you're talking about. The US has just banned facial recognition.
@@LMB222 lmao 🤣 US was doing mass facial recognition surveillance when it was still illegal. Which law now banned facial recognition?
How to spot Chinese shills 101: look for "whataboutism". They will always bring up the west when faced with any form or criticism. They're so predictable.
Wow nobody noticed this country existed until China help arrived
Not necessary
i know they existed long before this media outlets shows.
what do you mean nobody noticed they existed? they are an important country throughout history also causing the first world war
@@niki8066 he mean where is help and report before China help arrived.dw doesnt care about those countries，dw just hate China.
😂
I know this country when NATO started bomb the country in 1999
Pfft. Why blame China? I blame the US and its allies for not offering attractive enough deals. There's a reason why China was willingly chosen.
Is the US connected to Europe?
US hates competition. That's why their military is so large.
Are you complete ignorant? China pays nothing to their workers, and in that way, they stole all industry from around the world. They have made a monopol in this way. If you can't take the free trade, you should have stayed in the CCCP. CCP is a lot worse, they don't care about anyone else than them selves, treating their own people like crap, just imagine how they will treat others.
@@jansveen then why is julian assange jailed in uk?
@@jansveen the west is not utopia either. Give China a break
31:08 They said that if it was EU, they would be even happier. So... where is Europe before and after so many contracts with China? Making documentaries?
They were too busy making contracts with China themselves
@@marebalvan7963 No, must be documentaries! 🤣🤣🤣
@@Mephy0712 first serbians, bosnians, hungarians, etc. must see the light... embrace american right wing capitalism... then talk about help.
@@johnsmith-cw3wo Crusade never brought modernization
Haha.. Nailed it🤣
I’m an American and I blame the west for not being able to understand the changes that are happening in the world. Western countries don’t invest in other countries they like to occupy militarily and than enforce their cooperation instead of investing and making the Winn-Winn situation for everyone that is what China has realized and it’s using it in the full extent.
@@RobespierreThePoof resources were always limited within the current technology but as the technology grows the resources are growing with it as well and so is the economy. The problem is a greed of the five who think the world doesn’t belong to everyone but just to them.
they invest in war
This video makes so many mundane things to be so sinister, for example the Chinese police in Belgrade are there to assist Chinese tourists who often don't speak the language nor much English, They are accompanied by a local police at all times and are not allowed to enforce any laws, They are basically a translator.
Same setup has been implemented in Rome too.
Chinese socialism seems not to be driven by the Marxian desire to secure a path to communism, but by the militarist ambition for armed strength and the capitalist will for material prosperity.
that is because this is a German state propaganda channel. A good one, worth following, but still.
if they're a translator, why not just call them a translator then... oh right
@Antonio Yun Yang Wu Chen The CCP can never disclose the national socialist forces behind Xi’s vision for China. Leninism remains crucial to the party’s identity while Stalinism remains critical to the CCP’s organisation as a vanguard party securing a path to communism. As Xi said to the party’s 18th National Congress in 2012, ‘To dismiss the history of the Soviet Union and the Soviet Communist Party, to dismiss Lenin and Stalin, and to dismiss everything else is to engage in historic nihilism, and … undermines the [CCP’s] organisations on all levels.’ Xi can’t acknowledge the national socialist character that his ideology has taken on, lest he be accused of undermining the legacies of Lenin and Stalin.
@@blimpusa
The Lenin, Stalin style has done. As far we can see Russian democracy style still rejected by the west especially US because they literally cannot control Russia. DUE TO the fall old Russian political style CCP has developing his own style by mixing socio capitalism and this is what American doing now.
About the cost on metro, you compare todays estimate with that of 10 years ago and expect it to be the same?
Look at the budget increase for California high speed rail way, shouldn't DW investigate that as well?
I guess you totally missed the part about transparency, how can you tell ppl what something will cost but not wanna show why or how you reached those numbers.
Well that opposition woman only sell lies to her stupid follower
@@afrosymphony8207 No I didn’t miss any part. The key point is that in the eyes of western media/politicians, there can’t be anything right about China. Whatever China does, it has to be wrong. If China goes right it is wrong. Goes left it is wrong. If China does sth it has to be wrong. If China does nothing it is still wrong. Bashing China is the political correctness in today’s western countries. Anti-China is not simply a narrative, it is a business.
@@Yuohani so your answer is to completely neglect the complete lack of transparency because the west is being unfair towards china? you know you can criticize the west AND STILL hold china up to the torch right? these two things arent an "either" "or" situation, you can actually do both
Chyna's playing three dimensional chess while the rest of the world is playing checkers!
And to think that government planning will automatically lead to failure.
everyone who plays chess plays it in three dimensions, i think you meant fourth lmao.
@@demonickiller6315 Well I meant using three transparent boards stacked one above the other like in Star Trek. Ordinary chess is played on a flat plane so geometrically it fulfils the descriptor "two dimensional" unless you count the act of lifting the pieces to remove them from the board.
@@keyboarddancers7751 oh that makes sense. Sorry bud lol
but its a win win for each country.... says the country with 10000x the resources haha.
Can you please include the details of it's workers being there? Have you thought about the fact that it's a headache for Chinese engineers to revamp the project. The labor is different, the language barrier, the construction difference, the efficiency, etc etc are all different and have to be accounted for. Where do you think they're getting all the food? Locally. For the workers to build that project, the economic system also gets a degree of benefits. Another thing is that, for them to hire engineers in other countries it's highly more expensive, the cost would rise substantially which would not make it exactly viable for many countries. There are so many variables I have not brought up, but it's something to think about instead of a one sided "China is trying to take over" mentality.
China's govt subsidizes steel, iron and cement products and forces secret contracts with corrupt local officials in other countries. If there are cost over-runs, who knows, because the terms are no-bid contracts that aren't published. If China wasn't doing something wrong, why not open up normal contract bidding and publish the terms to keep them honest?
@@nanahuang8623 It would be down right useless to post. Also, no one is forcing anything, they are just saying, if you don't scratch my back, it just means that we won't scratch yours. Business has ALWAYS since the beginning of time, been about relationship. It's obvious to see that this woman hasn't looked at the substantial rise in cost and distance for architecture. They are probably getting massive deals that other people can't compete against anyways, so it doesn't matter whether they publish it or not, they would demonize it either way. "Their prices our outcompeting us, this is BS" or "They're not publishing, this is BS".
Simple cost example, engineers in China cost $30,000 - $60,000 USD. In Canada, USA, Europe, are all sitting around $60,000USD - $300,000 USD. $10,000 USD China construction workers vs $40,000 - $120,000 USD for domestic construction workers. It will take Europeans years and years to complete, China will complete it within a year or less.
China is more efficient, more competitive, and highly more economical. While not having to struggle with many barriers that come with China trying to teach the entire construction engineering / architecture and workers jobs. It would actually cost less to hire Indians or others to do it but because China has a perfected system, and their workforce is ready, they don't have to go over so many hurdles.
Hurdles to overcome if they were to hire Europeans:
Materials/Sourcing
Tooling
Language Barrier
Engineer cost/Workers cost
Skilled forced
Economic profit from the project
Different legal process to subcontract jobs
Many different human rights laws (Issue: less workable hours = less efficiency because in europe/Canada/USA, you have to pay for overtime)
Manufacturing
Importation of tools
Operating Safety education to skilled workers (this includes the engineers have to read the Chinese plans)
There are probably a lot more that I have not brought up as well, the pros of hiring their own force outweighs the cons of taking on european workers.
Business is NOT just about economics, you have to realize that there is a lot of political science behind it, and this is NORMAL in business. You scratch mine, I scratch yours, and in the future we work together for prosperity. Nothing wrong with it.
@@Lena-vw6ye ok, let me get this straight... If you need your house repaired... You would hire an out of region contractor that doesn't have a history of successfully doing the work, uses unsafe materials, that will not fully disclose the price, and keeps trying to upsell things you don't need(surveillance system and cameras). You think that's the best?
@@Lena-vw6ye your mind is sadly as corrupted as your state :)
@@thatdude2139 You mean Canada and America? Law of the jungle, get eaten if yah can't handle it.
My question is can any European country build the same rail road for 4.4 billions?
You think the CCP builts this for that ammount? No, it serves them and them only. All the cargo that will go through here is theirs, all the money from that will be theirs. And btw, Serbia and Hungary got loans from China (loans have interest rates). And they have no workforce or companies that are part of this. This is a Chinese project paid by these countries. Very simple. And very sad.
@@skycat04 I think that's his point though. Loans from the Troika (IMF, EU Commission, EU Central Bank) or the World Bank are insanely unfavorable with exorbitant interest rates that spiral out of control, as well as a number or strings and requirements that involve heavy and crippling austerity on your citizens (See Greece, Italy, Spain, etc) so that your economy can be privatized by US or European Investors (ideally for the lenders) and lockout any nationalization of resources or public safety nets.
Chinese loans are so attractive because they have low interest rates, and little to no strings attached. The trade-off is that they use you to unload their manufacturing excess and suck out money by you buying cheap Chinese goods, instead of high interest. It's a choose-your-own-adventure style of tribute, that seems gentler, if not still hegemonic. But it seems, in general, these citizens appreciate a country investing in them without gouging them first.
Yeah, for 44 billions hahaha
@@skycat04 basically you are saying the serb and Hungary are stupid and dumb can't read or comprehend a contract.
SHAME to the director of this documentary, it is soo biased from the very beginning throughout: 3 cooling towers to suggest the BRI, followed by a interview in a grave yard. Ridiculous
Did I hear it correctly? She said the French quote was 2.2 billion euro “10”years ago and now the Chinese quote is 4.2 euro! Is this a bargain or not?
I'm glad someone else noticed that! 🤣🤣🤣
TEN years!!!
Haha few minutes ago I wrote the same ! 10 years of gap and I don’t think she knows about inflation! And the project nearing completion will cost more than 4.2 billion !
Cinematography here is amazing
German made, that's why.
TT ttt5tf🌐
Some People and media from Western countries, full of arrogance and prejudice, think that all can be blamed on the Chinese and investments from China. Or how about letting the people of Herzegovina continue to use old facilities to generate electricity and heat their homes? Or let the rich European governments invest in clean energy facilities in Herzegovina? It's really ridiculous.
I guess that this activist for personal privacy never visited the streets of London. LOL
Well, camera from the Democracy countries are different from China, and the difference is those cameras are freedom cameras.
12 Kman, you beat me to it, I was going to make that statement about cameras, then I saw yours, perfectly made. DW should endeavour to visit London and count our cameras.
@@truthfiction8408 DW is selectively blind. One doesn't have to lie to covey misleading information.
How to spot Chinese shills 101: look for "whataboutism". They will always bring up the west when faced with any form or criticism. They're so predictable.
What you worried about the Chinese deal if the both sides are happy
One side won't be happy for long.
Im worried about human rights the CCP has not a care for anything but killing and torture and being in control
@@devaugnmaxxll7420 Yup. They are currently manipulating small and poor nations by giving them loans they obviously can't pay back, and when they can't they are forced to give over what the money was used for (usually infrastructure). They also treat anyone who isn't Han Chinese like shit in current China. Oh yeah and they are actively spying on everyone else. Sadly many countries now worship China and are letting them get away with it for some dirty $$$
usa not happy
@@geminiman7791 Bunch of idiots think people aren't happy! Even if not happy, it is none of your business.Go home and eat shit.
The quality of the news delivery and production on this channel is of such high quality. DW deserves many more viewers.
I agree! 👊🏿👏🏿👏🏿
To bias tho..
After Nord stream 2 why invest a dollar into the EU? The US will block this initiative as all EU projects need US pre approval.
I think they are attempting to bypass this.
not going to happen 100 countries involved to many times to sanction us then
No eu project needs us approval. The us is not important here
They should hurry up, I'm tired of waiting for weeks of stuff I ordered from China.
I`m tired of waiting for months for stuff I ordered from the UK and I live in Ireland. Well, never again! In future, anything I buy will be conditional on it not passing through the UK, brexit has stalled everything there.
Lol
@@biulaimh3097 Damn that suck. Fck waiting months for an order.
If u r focused on politics, anything can be politicised
This is the first time I am watching a senseless program on DW. The whole episode is nonsense. Many European mega cities have surveillance cameras so what is the fuss about the Serbian government doing same in Belgrade ? Further, Europe out of greediness and individualism, the rich countries are unwilling to help the less fortunate even within the Union not to talk about those outside. China sees this opportunity. Times have changed. This is a new era!
People are so hard to please.. help you, you then question why people help you.... don't help you, then you complain why people never help you....
If their so called "dependent" allies in Europe is willing to even lend a hand, China wouldn't even have a chance to have TWO feets in Serbia's down by now...
are you sure you watched the video? because the eu already said that it doesn't use facial recognition, besides i'm sure you'll have the same opinion once they discover a backdoor leading to beijing, it's not like cameras and mic's were found in the african union hq that china built.
that's absolute bullshit, the eu has invested billions in both eastern block countries that are growing at an exponential rate, and in non eu members, so you are either willingly disingenuous, or too slow to look up the data.
London has most Camara per capita than any other cities in the world
Giving loans & innovative infrastructure investment plans are more democratic than to war against a country, like that done by USA to Iraq.
Just a different kind of Colonialism. Getting desperate countries into a debt they could not pay. This will cost more lives and will destroy cultures more than the European invasions. Chinese racism to Africans is rampant. Hey CCP! Don't make the same mistakes the Euros did. Slavery is illegal.
@@waltdill927- "Construction" is better than the USA never ending Wars of "Destruction" for the Military Industrial Complex - Arms Business..
@@waltdill927 I can agree also many bad things have been done under the name of good. I also am a veteran.
The CCP has built an immense war machine and has forcefully taken territory in the region. Make no mistake, China is not the angels that you speak of. These loans are nothing more than something to trap a country into loans that are impossible to pay back. This is simply a new type of colonial crusade.
Why did you wanted to ask an engineer political questions to begin with?????
ill intentioned
Agree...leave those questions to politicians. China will be #1 in economic progress whether we like it or not anyway
There is no such thing as non-political when you deal with China. The party controls everything and everyone. And this is an important, international project. If you think a chief engineer is too stupid to know about what is he building and why is he building it... then you are the stupid one here.
@@skycat04
Chinese foreign aid is often referred to as having "no political strings attached"
EU: Serbia should not take investment from China!
also EU: We have no movey for countries like Serbia.
Serbia did not even have any PPEs from the EU when the epidemic hit in spring 2020, because the EU simply blocked everything, including ventilators and medical staff advisory assistance. And now this year, Serbia did not have any concrete promise by the EU when and to what extent it would be able to vaccinate its people, because the EU just talked in circle and evasively.
Talk is cheap.
@@hkloss11 , The funny thing is that the EU demanded that Serbia give up the territory regarding Kosovo, as a precondition for considering if allowing Serbia into the EU. As Serbia has been abstaining any claim to that part of territory in dispute, the EU simply takes it for granted that Serbia must be servile to any of EU's demands, including blocking medical assistance and vaccines to Serbia.
I have never personally visited Serbia, but I still remember the video shot on TV of their president almost breaking into tears when he was asking for assistance from the EU but denied thereof, earlier the PPEs and ventilators, lately the vaccines.
That is what the reality turned out to be.
It is sad that because they are small and got dismissed so readily by the EU.
@@hkloss11 Show any country that is colonized by China? Just name one country, please.
Eu and america drop bomb. While the chinese drop money with interest (nobody get free lunch right)
@@hkloss11 No, China didn't spread the virus, the Covid was from the US military bio lab of Fort Detrick, go check it out. The EU had never asked the US to stop producing bioweapons that's why we have to suffer now.
There are many reasons why Serbia decided to partner up with China. Serbia did approached EU and even USA to invest in the Serbian projects, but they either turn them away or it failed.
Example, USA went into the Serbia steel factory, not only USA cannot increase revenue, but they made it worst.
China took over the steel factory and revenue started generating. I do not know why the video said only Chinese workers are working in the projects, because what I learned from the BRI projects, China have a traditional phase approach, where the Chinese will teach the locals and then the ratio to work in the projects are 1:10 ratio, where 1 Chinese worker there will be 10 local workers. This is one of the way to help the countries economy.
BTW, The steel factory was the first step that the Serbian started to trust China and discuss more projects with China.
China invested in the USA to help the USA economy and the people during the 2008 market crashed that USA caused. This was how China became the biggest creditor of the USA. China was planning to use this fund to help the USA again, but the USA misused the $ and many of the $ were pocketed by rich and politicians. Xi Jinping hates corruption, when I first heard him saying he will do whatever it takes to reduce corruption in China, I laughed. But was actually serious, he executed rich and powerful people in China. This was the start of the 56 ethnic groups to believe in the Chinese government. Also, the Poverty Alleviation Project that was completed 10 years ahead of the UN schedule.
Let's talk a little about Marinika Tepić. I don't know what to say about her, but I will use 1 word to describe her: Idiot. She mentioned that 10 years ago the French was willing to build the Serbian Metro for $2.2 billion. You just need basic common sense that a 10 years period a lot can change. So when the China estimated cost is $4.4 billion is quite logical. So you cannot compare a 10 years old cost estimate with a new cost estimate.
So when the investment in the USA was mature, China started the BRI project in 2013 to help developing countries instead of the USA, which started the cold war between China and USA.
During the outbreak, Serbia trusted China more than the EU and USA. The Serbian president cried out for help to the USA and EU, but no one came. When he asked China for help, China donated vaccines and sent a medical team to help Serbia.
Recently, west powers told the Serbian president to say the Chinese investment is a debt trap, but he told the truth instead. My concern is that the west is piss off at the Serbian president now, just like Aung Sang Suu Kyi, where she didn't listen to the west by signed the business agreements with China, so the west told the Myanmar military to stage the coup by framing China to buy weapons. If you look at all the major hubs of the BRI project, they haven been attacked by terrorists.
This video shows what is happening in the BRI project, but with a twist...Spinning the truth. I guess DW will always be a puppet of the west.
The world can't trust USA or the EU, because their loans are contingent upon the victim countries pledging their natural resources for eons for dedicated western corporations on Wallstreet and even the country itself is collateral. That is how they have abused Africa for decades and enslaves it people.
i wish china would colaborate with greece, n. macedonia and serbia (my homeland) to finally build the canal that would connect serbia from the danube, morava river through n. macedonia and greece with the mediteranian sea. that way we could bypass turkey and cut a lot of time, plus china would have major benefits from this as well, besides these 3 countries, all of europe would benefit from this in the long term, especially those countries along the danube.
@@Gaming101-r9o china did help greece! during the greece financial crisis, it was china that helped greece, which was why greece was willing to partner with china to use the seaports around the world. your country, greece maybe small, but greece owns the most seaports around the world!
but of course the west called this debt trap. the actual debt trap is what the west is doing by using the imf and wb. you can also look into vids by yanis varoufakis. of course you know he is! i forgot the greman consultant the greece gov hired to help with the negotiation with china. the german consultant told the greece gov to treat china better, cause according to the old agreement, china was almost working for free to help greece rebuild.
hopefully this is enough info for you to do more research to know more in depth insights...
No need to keep in telling the Westerners esp EU countries & its puppet master America 🇺🇸. They already knew what China is doing good , but out of their hatred and jealousy they do smear campaign & propaganda to defame China.. The silent majority of this beautiful world knows China is for Humanity and common development for other countries 🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳. Those countries who didn't partners with China will regret one day , coz they will be left behind in so many aspects of infrastructure development... The Western NeoCons EU & it's Puppet master America 🇺🇸 is there only to build military bases but China🇨🇳 builds bridges, schools,hospitals and roads for other countries 🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🤝👍🕊️.
I wouldn't want those cameras everywhere.
No one care what do you like or not
Cute...
@@gondaljarrat8864 nobody cares about you...
Who would put camera in your bathroom?
@@gondaljarrat8864 Trolling loser. Learn English. And why comment on a comment if you don't care?😂🤣😂
Why do westerners want to politicize everything? Just concentrate on improving people’s lives.
If you do not understand that this is geopolitics, then you have IQ87
Business and politics go hand in hand. This is modern colonialism.
looks like dropping bombs and economic sanctions on countries that don't agree with the west is a more humane and civilized way, huh?
@@puraLusa , It’s capitalism and a win win for all sides. Investments should go to areas that need them. If countries compete to provide development investments, the world wins.
@@user-xj3ve7wt8k that was a rhetorical question. If the EU or USA don’t like Chinese investments, they are free to provide investment alternatives and cheaper rates. It’s like if you borrow money to buy a house, you will go to the bank that provides you the best rate.
The point is that politicizing development is a rhetorical way for the West to contain China without coming up with an alternative for development. By the way, I am American but I try to be objective.
China has the technology for cleaner energy, but cleaner tech is expensive thus may lead to thinner kickbacks for the local politician... Thank you DW!
"Serbia's natural ally is Europe." Umm.. China wasn't the one bombing Belgrade not too long ago in 1999, It was Europe. LOL
Natural meaning white!
So, because of that, it makes it ok to invite a cancer like China into your backyard, to polute your waters and air and take control of your infrastructures while they, in their home country, transition to clean energy for themselves and economic gain.
@@thetowerfantasymusic One would think that economic development is preferable to being bombed by NATO for no clear reason. They were trying to maintain the integrity of their own country Yugoslavia , then , when the NATO countries said that each ethnic group has the right to live as they wish in their own separate country, the Serbs were also bombed because the Serbs from Bosnia were trying to separate and unite with the Serbs from Serbia. International Rules are very flexible, basically however the strongest bully decides on the spot.
The Tower - Fantasy Music yes, because that is what the parties agreed to. The same way China agreed to manufacture everything for the West and suffer the environmental consequences so it too could become a developed country. Is this why they are a cancer? Because they point out the hypocrisy of the EU? Because now Serbia won’t have to grovel to the countries that wrecked its economy and bombed its capital? Good for Serbia.
@@jonm7547 they were being bombed because of the genocide they were committing. Stop spreading false information.
35:08: ”and just how much of that business is involved with illegal dealings, no one knows for certain“. This is just outragous! That gentleman running a small business was kind enough with your correspondent and shared his stories. And the parting words you had is this? Based on what evidence or fact are you hinting that he would possibly be running an illegal operation? This level of prejudice and discrimination is a new low, even for DW.
I was about to write the same comment.Shame on DW.Their documentaries regarding China are always full of biaseness & discrimination.
@@arbaz79 They can not barking at Jew anymore because of PC. Now they replace Jew with Chinese. Germany is Germany. Germany never changed even lose 2 world war
How many German auto businesses still cheat on emission tests maybe other areas as well, no one knows for certain. How much German society still benefits from the Nazi's confiscation of Jewish wealth, no one knows for certain.
Yeah dw just showed it's true nature.
I also think the same
Privacy has to be defined. CCTV at public areas are good for people domestic security
Some people make privacy too much issue.
It is problematic if govt is installing CCTV's inside your house or near your house but in public areas, they are good for security.
A few Serbians are suddenly wealthy because of this project.
The others enjoy a fascist vibe made in China.
And the remaining Serbians? Are they better off?
@@dunzy1825 Apparently not. Serbian labor is not being used to build or support this project. The loans given from China indebt the country and politically leverage it. It's similar to a certain infamous American naval base in Cuba. 100 year lease of land that the lessee can enforce with overwhelming force and economic sanctions. What happens when Serbia wants to go a different path? No takebacks. No getting out of it.
@@Chironex_Fleckeri sounds like the same deal sold to African leaders
@@Chironex_Fleckeri sounds like African deals and the Sri Lankan port already in the hands of Chinese for 99 years. I lived the China for about 8 years. I can tell you these people are not nice when they have control over you.
everybody complain here but actually nobody here has any power to change.
lmao..so arrogant. You are just using economic diplomacy to gain 'friends'. Did you forget the rules of international relations? No such things as permanent allies and when critics are jailed for questioning Chinese projects in these countries wonder what will happen.
Protest the government is a matter if needed it before it's too late
@Antonio Yun Yang Wu Chen you really are clueless. You really think you are still living in the Middle Kingdom? You still think that you are between heaven and earth?
You overestimate your position. Let's think about it in an analogy you'd understand. Remember the Three Kingdom period? Yeah, imagine if the people are these so-called countries you "own", their people are sick of corrupt officials or the "eunuchs" of modern times. Imagine if "greasing" the hands of the officials in these countries with weak governance will become a norm in order to get Chinese infrastructure contracts, which by the way, it is the modus operandi especially in South East Asian countries. You really think the people will stay silent? You think that Tiananmen Square won't happen in the EU? These politicians are only worried about vote numbers and the moment that won't matter anymore, anti-Chinese pogroms will be normalised everywhere.
CCP likes to export authoritarianism because it solidifies its rule over the Chinese in China. You "won"? You are kidding yourself. As I said, shoving infrastructure debts everywhere without any meaningful political changes to win "friends" is the worse thing CCP can do and it will backfire. Again, no such thing as permanent allies. When it comes to security or prosperities, security comes first. It is only a matter of time.
Your civilisation is a few thousand years old but you always repeat the same mistakes every time and that is using money to solve your problems.
Indeed. Everyone complaining online is merely a powerless nobody in the end. If they're up for it, they can try to protest their governments, but that doesn't change anything, either.
Everyone jealous why China building but the jealous one not try help to build .. lol.. don't help to build but too much talk...
Price of Subway doubled in 10 years. That's called inflation
Lol, somebody just can't understand it .
Doubling in 10 years is still ridiculous
On the drawing board...
High speed train from Djibouti to Dakar Senegal on the African West Coast.
Bridge-tunnel from Singapore to Sumatra and bridge to Java.
indonesia
I am in awe when I learned that with the Belt and Road …you can ship a bread from Frankfurt to Wuhan in 36 hours !
The whole economy along the Belt will have loads of trade and prosperity.
I m very excited.
Malaysia is also building a rail connection to the Belt.
That means I can have fresh Parisian croissant ! WOW.
Or fresh Peking Duck !
Or fresh Italian ham !
Apparently you love food, lol
You can also send a bomb that quick as well.
A bit confused at the end of the the documentary. The lady is addressing not being able to pay the loan back and the gentleman is addressing not getting the loan
This confusion may well be noteworthy ... It may even suggest that this video was put together to suit a story.
@@paulitza9 A message I could interpret is that less developed parts of Europe still devote to European Heritage. I could very well understand those concerns. But I would like to state one fact that as a tax payer in China that our funds for infrastructure development in Europe will righteously claim our interests in the cooperation as well. And our interests are simply two factors which are respect and potential profits. I denote money some times, but my tax payment is to generate benefit for my country.
Let me explain it: the Hungarian-Chinese goverments signed the initial deal... but China did not send the money yet. What the lady talks about is completely true and relevant, since the deal is in effect. At least for now. Until China decides to scrap it.
That is why China is open and doesn't rush them. Let them fight it out and decide if they want China's help or not.
@@skycat04 Sorry, I'm not a politician.
I think the Chinese have done a good job. They’re hard working and get work done instead of always talking and talking like with the EU . The western media is always biased against China
so let me get this straight. Chinese were willing to invest. then oppositions comes out the wood works. loans and projects stall. then the opposition asks "hey where's the money?"
Circular thinking like that goes from your ass to your mouth and it stinks.
When it comes to money, everybody are in the same side.
@rum distillery imagine putting aside your jealousy, ignorance and hate. now come up with an alternative.
No because these Chinese deals are one sided.
High interest rates, they use chinese materials and manpower. No country would benefit on that.
@@misdrevenous you know this as a fact how?
for the average Serb there is no big difference between loans from China or the EU and both condition loans by having works on credited projects performed by companies from creditor countries
the only difference is that China is not looking for Serbian territory in exchange for money, unlike the EU, which supports to president Vucic, who paid for EU support by promising to recognize the secession of part of Serbian territory.
kosovo isn't serbia.
The world can't trust USA or the EU, because their loans are contingent upon the victim countries pledging their natural resources for eons for dedicated western corporations on Wallstreet and even the country itself is collateral. That is how they have abused Africa for decades and enslaves it people.
What has the west done for these countries ?
what hasnt the west done for these country?
Everything, and even more (especially in the case of Hungary).
Bomb them a lot. and build a lot of military bases there.
Done "to"
@@San-nj6mp yes. They conveniently forgot
I really hope that china can built and run trains in Germany, in order to force the DB to get better, or at least, not get worse.
How is this different from the pipeline Infrastructure between Germany and Russia?
no Russian cameras in Berlin
@@DSAK55 but Chinese phones all over Europe WITH cameras 😆
@@DSAK55 no explosive gas from russia. So what?
China in year 2000 had 0 fast speed trains. Today it has more than 50% of all fast speed trains in the world.
You know what they should actually do, instead of just outright refusing investment , use the threat of Chinese influence to try convince the Eu or the Us to fund it. It doesn't make sense to give one deal up for nothing in return, it's its own country, not like any Western European country has a particularly close relation with the balkans. It makes sense why they aren't tho, I highly doubt the 2 powers are willing to invest that much money with little return.
The problem is that when you request loans before China, the only way you could get it is by going through the world bank. The EU would only be able to help them get the loan to an amalgamation of private lenders within the EU, and even then the rates would be very high and you wouldn't even reach the loans needed to fund the project. While China's loans are directly from state funds where the interest rates are much lower and as a country also has a shared stake in the outcome of the project.
When poor countries defaulted on their debt before they are at the mercy of the private lenders, while with a state actor you would have more options to re-negotiate or work something out in the spirit of multinational cooperation.
We in Serbia have a shitty experience with "help" from western Europe. I think it's time to give China a chance too. Can't get much worse than it is.
I can only say. Time will tell. Who is the falling one. Who is telling the lie. Who is the real devil.
the real devil has already arrived. one hint? they don't believe in human rights. okay another hint: they love calling their 'plan' silk road. guess now.
@@wheretonow6172 Only times knows, brainwashed
@@wheretonow6172 neither any western superpower the us commits Genocides in the Middle East ignoring International human rights laws, same like China
im afraid that someday we have to fight a war to protect our oriental civilization & values
Every knows who is the real devil, china keep a tight intact with Russia, and forget the rest.
11:52, "China is one of those countries..." Well, maybe. But try to check out those countries that "respect privacy" and see how many more cameras they are using (per capita, of course).
Like the UK and the US . . .
@Ed Considering that there are so many unfair accusing overflowing in youtube, I will also ban youtube if I were the authorities. My bro.
@Ed It's true that you do not get free access to TH-cam in China, but it is not like you cannot or it is illegal. As one who've lived both in and outside of China, I don't see any evidence that China is surveying its own people more than its western counterparts are. (Just like that they say China was too harsh to its "peaceful protestors" by using tear gas and rubber bullets to them, but the next day protestors that were much more peaceful were met with REAL bullets in some wonderful democratic country, and shot dead of course. Yet no one give a damn and they keep on thinking that China is harsher... Almost you can call it a religous belief). The censorship will surely ease when China's soft power is on par with the west. Indeed, it would be unfair to let a kid compete with a much stronger adult, and it is completely fine and normal for a country to take measures to protect its industries (hard power) at infancy from stronger foreign competetors, so I don't see anything wrong about protecting ones soft power in the same way... At the end of the day, it's not like TH-cam, Twitter, Facebook are not censoring pro-China speeches, and noticeably, this trend is growing.
@Ed Of couse it is a threat. It would be naive to believe that speech does not kill. In fact, when it kills it can be thousands times more powerful than real weapons. If you believe in democracy unconditionally, why not let the public vote to decide whether to press the nuclear button? Why do you even need a president when you can simply vote to decide everything? Interestingly, if China follows that route, I can assure you that the first democratic move it will make is to launch missiles to the president office of Taiwan...
@Ed 😂It's funny to see how people end up accusing that you're a spy or wumao when they do not find any better arguement. If the bar of comminist spy is so low that even ordinary people like me can do the job, then you should probably not worry too much about the threat they pose...
Most European wouldn’t have invested there !
That is the capitalist system. Maximum return in the shortest time. They aren't going to waiting decades for a country to become wealthy and pay back their super cheap loans...
Thank you China for your help in Serbia .We don't want EU .
I hope you can have EU membership and territorial integrity as well. our friendship will last, but with EU membership Serbia will thrive better.
Who needs netflix when you have this channel?
This is why I'm gonna cancel my subscription
Lol you must be kidding?this is the biggest biased n propaganda selling channel on TH-cam behind vice
@@abdikal566 agree how this dw sell German propganda..
Chinese companies tried to find skilled and reliable lcal workers first. They don't want to fly their skilled workers from China; that's too expensive. Chinese engineers don't want to leave home.
Economic growth and democracy achievement are just like left foot and right foot, one step left, then one step right, otherwise the country will stumble. Western developed countries always force third world countries to concentrate on the right foot, the purpose is to maintain their own leadership.
If my neighbours come to help me build the house, and send me medical assistance, I will probably be very thankful.... Not sure why it is a bad thing....if some other people want to come and help, will also be grateful, but does it mean I can only get help from one? And can I decided which one?
So your local government is too cheap to build renewable energy plants and you blame the financier for the pollution?
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13:39 I didn't know Europeans have "American dream."
But hes not European hes in Serbia.
And it's not American dream no more now it's the chinese dream .
China is new superpower all countries including America in debt to china .
That was a long time ago, after ww2,
From my understanding of the economic gap between eastern and western Europe, it is crucial for EU to spearhead the transfer of funding to eastern Europe for development. But at this moment, we don't see any possibility that this process can be speeded up unless a third party nation like China is keen to chip in. Of course as usual any investment from a foreign country or bloc will draw criticism and sceptics. While European always might think they are smart, just how smart will depend on their wisdom now.
So true! We should cooperate with China to get the invesments, but not over do it to the point we are in dept.
Eastern Europe is the fundamental expansion of industry from the west so I don't know how you came to that conclusion
China dont care where in the world u at west or east they will invest thats the difference with them and the EU
THEY JUST WASHED 0F C!A AMER!CA PR0PAG4NDA!!!
STUP!D C0LD WAR. M!NDSET!!!
No, you the smartest mate! " Highest IQ" people consuming live bats, monkeys and would kill your own family for a 3K Burberry hand bag. Thanks 🙏 god you haven't found any oil yet peaceful people
A great movie for the world to see like London bridge is truly falling apart
Panama Canal, Suez Canal and channel tunnel made trading easier and reduced costs whilst improving living standards. Massive infrastructural projects are always a win-win situation. Some of the organizations that borrow the most from China are the US and the EU. Although some of the nations borrowing are going to embezzle the funds, we also need to consider the fact that infrastructure and funds are building economic momentum in places there were none before.
The politicians in opposition will always oppose but when they come to power they do the same !
Say what you may but China is writing the sheet music while everyone else learns to play the piano 🎹
That analogy suggests brilliance, but really china is just rich af and has no scruples. Hardly worthy of such a compliment.
@@antondelacruz9362 There is brilliance. It's not easy to get rich, otherwise we'd all be rich.
@@TomNook. we are private citizens, not authoritarian governments who control the biggest market / population in the world (or the 2nd). Also i assume you and i both have scruples.
@@antondelacruz9362 Do we? I just thought we were talking on the internet like mature people. Not every disagreement means you don't like people.
Jesus, if that were true we'd all be at war.
@@TomNook. wtf are you talking about? I said we as individuals are not comparable to a government.
I find it amusing to believe that the cost of building subway in Belgrade is cheaper from France than from China. The world knows that Chinese products are usually 40% cheaper than Europe's or America's. Even my country has been using Chinese trains for many years. Now we are beginning to use their buses. Why? Because it is cheap and good.
Don’t be fooled.
the 2.2 quote from France was 10 years ago and does not mean that It will be the same specification as with the current 4.2 quote from China
Serbia and China has a very good relationship since the cold war. Serbia gave China and Russia a piece of that US stealth plane that got shot down.
Chinese helped Serbia to shoot down the plane with Russian missiles
@@王际洲 Please give more details about this incident. Why & when did it happen? China normally won't get involved in other countries' military confrontations with each other. Usually, it doesn't take sides for either parties of the conflict.
What did China actually do & what are the consequences?
@@katherinestemarie4052 Does it have anything to do with the US bombing of Chinese embassy in Belgrade?
@@katherinestemarie4052 1999
@@王际洲 地摊文学你也信👎
When British company come to Asia for business then later start war for political expansion.now time is change let's see future.
Is Chinese taking the role of British company now?
I just remembered a lot of German industries are trying to promote their products to China. So in some way Germany maybe a little bit more dependent on China then being anxious all the time. Since the deal between EU and China was signed on Dec 31, 2020. It makes German companies not worrying about intellectual property being stolen because joint venture with local Chinese companies is no longer mandatory.
The atitude of the USA is a great uppertunity for Europe and China to trade even more, and it's already happening, good stuff.
@@budgetking2591 nobody wants to trade with the USA, america has no products Europe needs, american products are basically junk and anything of value is made abroad anyways
That's giving up alot too for that false temporary sense of security. Watch the whole series.
Ah yeah...? Did Germany install surveillance cameras everywhere in china cause that's what they doing in your cities.
Wow these images of the coal wastelands make Kentucky coal plants look super clean and well managed. I fish in the lakes where they dug the coal out. I believe all the coal powered generators have been shut down and they converted just one to natural gas.
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Was in London in December 1999, and there were security cameras at each street corner.. No complaints from anyone...
1990
China: Let's go India and Latin America, it's our opportunity to growth.
India: You need democracy and English language
Latin America: Only democracies have development and economic growth.
2021
China: You were right guys, from the top of the world with USA I can see how much changed the situation (I recovered my superpower status).
Good observation.What would Africa say?
@@StephiSensei26 WAKANDA FOREVER
@ainz ooal gown Agreed. I personally am not religious, because it frees me up to be open to the possibility of discovering something special in the person I will meet. Everyone should be free to practice a religion if they wish to, but I feel it should not become an impediment to mutual progress or benefit. We are like children in a family who both want to color the picture. And then we begin to fight because we won't let our sibling color the picture as they wish to. The picture is only black ink on white paper and the colors are our choice, but one choice is as good as another. If I think my giraffe should be purple, that's as good as a green one. They don't all have to be the same color. And then we can laugh at our creations and play nicely again. Wouldn't that be nice?
@@StephiSensei26 Africa is pragmatic, with China, India or with any country of Europe in trying to reach it's goal: economic growth and develop.
@@marcoantonioriverasaavedra5128 That's fine, I just wondered because China has been aggressively developing things there also. I would like to see Africa, as a whole, reach its goals of course, but I hope it will not be prayed upon now, as in the past. Thank you Marco Antonio
When the British bring camera to China in 18 century. Chinese people believe this strange machine would took away their souls. Now similar situation happens in EU.
Actually an Interesting observation. 15 years ago, we were told by the London local tour guide that London is the city that has the most surveillance cctv in the world
@@SC-bc2yh And it is still is. Of course the West would not cover this. China bad!
The camera didn't exist in the 18th century...
@@felixf4378 I think he might have meant the 1800s
Foreign police force on the domestic soil. That should be a huge red flag for everyone.
Ofcourse it's every where here also
There is a big difference between staying confined inside a base and roaming the streets of a foren country in a police uniform making sure there citizens stay on line. 800 bases and not one soldier is running around in a police uniform.
@King Lee you must be a ccp bot
@King Lee one is possible to speak to its citizens and influence their prespective. The other is just shut down from the world and it's citizens have zero to say about it. HUGE DIFERENCE!
@São João do mundo Pax Americana is better than a genocidal regime of a literal soulless nation dictating the direction of a lot of humanity. Americans are hugely preferable in this scenario. American bases help stabilize entire regions. No one wants nuclear nations warring with each other or against a non-nuclear belligerent. Don't you understand what nuclear weapons do?
What have you done good, and so positively, to the Eastern European Countries Economically and Commercially in the past 200 years? Let's get your (positive) points of view over the topics that have just been criticizing the Chinese. Please don't go for the blame games, alright?
Thank you.
China did a great job 👍.
EU can not provide medical, financial, and engineering aid to the nation. Lets see, should I be continuing to wait for EU charity... Seems to me Sebia did make a good decision. Don't forget this fact, money talks.
You are right... Most of the time, these so called "allies" are only good at talking but no action....
One problem is most allies have their own problems to deal with today that needs their attention. Like America cannot even provide Healthcare for its own citizens today how can they claim to help anyone else.
Am only here for comment keeping on scrolling
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Greetings fellow John.
@@islandguy6928 🤗🤗🤗🤗
DW Documentary Are Very Useful and knowledgeable.... 👍👍👍
Thank you! We're glad you like our content. :-)
Documentary with bias, anything China does is bad, that's west media does.
When we alert about China’s investment in Europe we should also be aware of large investment that goes into China. Part of that investment came from EU. Question is why not invest it in EU if China is so bad?
It's called a circle jerk. Look it up.
prolly cause the politicians are getting paid bigly for it. it's happened before with Hitler's Germany, though on a smaller scale with Italy
Because China has very big market and to make money in China market, they have to build a factory in China. Tax.
Lol why do stupid people keep on leaving comments on a stupid video.
@@Fr0zenKaos Please share your wisdom. That's the point of reply section.
Are you sure all the workers are from China to build the rail road?
No,only bullshit
Most of the Indian brainwashed by it's modi media.... Hate against china... Ignore this idiots
@@susmitajana2820 sushmita idiot he is not indian
@@susmitajana2820 you are brain washed by Chinese then
This is a Trojan horse and my country, Romania is falling for it, too. This worries me very much.
no its not, they offered us the railway deal and we turned it down and a few weeks ago our parliament voted to block any chinese companies from entering any public auction
@@FakeR19920828 if this is true, then Romania proved again that it's way more ahead of Serbia and Hungary.
London has the most cameras in Europe, while Londoners never complained.
haahaha
ya, in London, you can hire your own lawyer to go to court if the footage is ever used against you. In China, they will shut you up and harvest your organs.
@@saihhak in London, if you are a woman, don't go outside alone, stay at home
@@chenboya7223 One woman dies and now if you leave the house you're guaranteed to be kidnapped for some reason.
@@saihhak lmao exactly. The west has its flaws but its the best most unviased place to live on earth, there is literally not a single country with more freedom and respect for human rights.
Trust DW , in stirring up the shit whenever and wherever possible
China has one Job and that Job is to invest and connect with every country in this world .
Pretty good job to connect all the human civilization together.
DW Documentaries are so productive But Video Quality always low.
The countries taking the Chinese loans are always poor, low on regulation and democracy. You can take the money but never pay it back. That's how they are taking control of countries.
This could backfire on China if all countries decide to stop paying them, it would crash their economy because they are increasing their own debt to give these loans.
I had to laugh at china claiming it has clean coal technology. Trillian's have been pumped into the coal industry, if there was such a thing, they would have capitalised on it a long time ago. There is no such thing as clean coal, just BS from dodgy governments and companies.
Pakistan has already taken about US$ 35 Billion for CPEC and they have no intention of return that money.
@@PA-hf7gy They have also taken from IMF and won't be returning that money either.
After watching this, try watching Dr Deborah Brautigam's lectures on China in Africa. She debunked a lot of themes mentioned on this video and the many other things we hear from western media.
Thank you!
link plz
The camera thing... if you're doing nothing wrong, what's the problem? Why worry about it?
It depends who and how people define 'doing something wrong'.
So uygurs are doing something wrong because they exist on their ancestral lands so China put cameras all the way and put 1 milion of them to camps and start reeducating them
what a nice future expect us, thanks China for leading the way as a Big Brother
By leveraging both Eastern and Western investment, these Eastern European countries will encourage competition and therefore enjoy greater prosperity and neutrality than other countries. This sort of model has worked well in the past when 2 or more Empires have attempted to colonize countries that exist along boundary zones. If Europe wishes to criticize these countries, their criticisms will be moot unless they themselves contribute to the economies in the region.
Ok, But, you should talk about their new island. I think new blasting points with nuclear bombs,
Our latest information is that earlier financing problems are now being supplemented by European financing in order to continue the project. We hope that European participation will enhance our overall commercial objective, including possible demilitarization of transit thru the Korean DMZ.
Key difference is the Silk Road was private trade mostly while the belt and road is government pushed
lol, so stupid, the silk road was facilitated by the Han Dynasty and then later revived by the Mongol empire, the route only worked because It was protected and governed by Kingdoms within the route to ensure caravans and the goods passed and flowed safely.
@@invijr key word facilitated, it may have been protected by governments but all the trading was private versus here all the building projects are pushed by the government.
@@mattbolz340 lol this is again so stupid, the infrastructure "is" the form of facilitation by governments. Once complete trade would be mostly private economic actors. Stop forcing your stupid views🤣🤣🤣
@@invijr do you know anything about how China works. the Chinese government has its hands in every major corporation almost all the executives of major corporations and corporate boards are communist party members it’s a way to maintain control while still having economic growth. These corporations just serve to extend the CCP”s influence abroad.
@@invijr and it isn’t really even designed for a new Silk Road as much as it is a debt trap giving loans to countries who can’t pay it back such as Sri Lanka who had to give up their port to the Chinese on a 99 year lease
What privacy in public places? Do authorities interfere you everywhere you go? Other countries too installed these cameras on the streets under the banner of smart cities.
London has 500.000 cameras installed XD
The land of the free has highest no. of cameras per capita.
Serbia and China understand the pain of American bombings....
China and serbia not serbia and china.... China and usa not the other way around. Deal with your inferiority complex.
Excellent food for thought