CLIP: Jeffrey D. Sachs - Why the West Really Fears China 

It's sad that such voices are suppressed or marginalized in the US.

The problem with westerners is that when they think about the developing world developing, they assume that these countries will develop and become just like them: their values, their culture, looks talks thinks like them. Instead of taking industrialisation and modern technology and interpreting it within the context of their own very old cultures which had been stunted by colonisation and which they want to recover. This is why the West feels so threatened, it’s all because the developed western world never psychologically prepared to become simply one of the many cultures of humanity, and not ‘better’ either - just one of many.

Well. What are the US's value? As far as I can see. The US's value is to meddle in other people's business.

Fully agree with the Professor

So much respect for Prof. Jeffery Sachs, he has so much integrity and not afraid to stand up and speak the truth.

Bravo, Jeffrey… keep telling it like it is. Keep the courage, be steadfast. Be true👍❗️

Professor Jeffrey Sachs should be heard by the USA congress.

An empire falls, not because of external factors, but most of them collapse from within.

A multipolar world will benefit all nations.

Thank you Mr. Sachs for your valuable commentary on this matter. I have worked with Chinese scientists earlier in my career and also I've been there many times and travelled around the country. I believe the "national defence strategy" of the US is precisely what they accuse China and Russia of planning to do. This means to dominate the world in every sense of the word. People should asked themselves, what is the greatest threat to peace and prosperity today? Are Americans prospering at all levels? No. At the top yes, but I look on in horror as good middle class people are losing ground. Unless there is security for all, no one is secure.

US values? = When its convenient for the oligarchs and the political / media / celebrity class. Not you or I. Here's a crumb. US interests? = For the oligarchs and the political / media / celebrity class. Not you nor I.

I have nothing but respect for Mr. Sachs

The facts are regardless of whether the US wants to play nice or not China will continue to forge a path forward towards maximum prosperity and stability for motherland and her people and there is nothing, NOTHING will be allowed to stand in her way. We will not interfere with other's internal affairs and expect the same in return. One of the main factors for America's decline both globally and at home is cos the US government have lost sights of their responsibilities as leaders.

You are absolutely correct

Thank you, thank you for speaking the truth, Professor.

Prof Sach. Always so accurate in his analysis and assessment of world affairs. Thank you Prof Sach.

It all makes sense to me.

So now we know what's at the root of the problem between Japan and China. The colonial master has found itself in a subordinate position.

Actually it's true. China & Russia have different value than USA. USA is fascist, right wing extreme. China & Russia is not fascist.

Great facts but I believe most Americans rather listen to their local politicians than believe a social political science professor.

Well said, with great insight! It's a pity that emotion is a stronger driving force than logic, when it comes to human behavior.

@0:42, wrong. China does want to shape a world antithetical to US values and interest. What are US values and interest? As a start the U.S. manufactures lies as pretexts for invasions, waging wars, and seizing natural resources. To wit: Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Vietnam, and Syria. US is the world’s biggest narcotic trafficker via the CIA, first in Laos then most recently in Afghanistan. Narcotic addiction is an epidemic in USA. To wit: the Kensington Avenue in all major U.S. cities. Burglary, vandalism, trafficking, robbery, rape, theft, mass shooting and murder are daily tragedies afflicting Americans who live in constant fear of being shot by criminals in and out of uniform. Millions of Americans are homeless, jobless, and hopeless as the callous U.S. government spends $1trillion per year on wars and war machines. USA enjoys the dubious honor as having incarcerated the greatest percentage of its people than any developed nation. USA claims to be the champion of human rights but operates torture-death camps at Gitmo and Abu Graif. USA claims to be the Prince of Peace but wages endless wars in N Africa, Middle East, and Central Asia - not counting the military provocation in the Far East. USA abuses the privilege of having the world’s reserve fiat currency - its printing press operates 24/7 funding US foreign wars while creating global inflation that destroys the purchasing power of other fiat currencies. USA is a dead-beat borrower who has a $50 trillion national deficit - and still growing. Summary: USA is financially and morally bankrupt. USA has become death and destruction not only to the world but also its own people. USA values and interests are grotesque , perverse, and morbid. The American people are helpless victims of the U.S. government. Only China and Russia can offer an alternative values and interests to the current U.S. dominated world.

Jeffrey D Sachs You are dead right, thanks for sharing.

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Well said, Prof Sachs.

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I also add what professor Michael Hudson said: America's fear of china is: because china offers a different economical model than the West and the U S. Western model is : prosperity at the loss of others, colonialism and wars of conquest. And now financial and resource control of others. See Iraq war and the non existent ''weapons of mass destruction''. China's model is: prosperity for entire world. In my opinion : the Western system and ideology despite all technological advancements which was utilized to colonize others is rooted in European serfdom system which was not far from slavery. Look at history of Europe, 2500 years wars of conquests . Look at history of the U S, genocide, slavery and constant wars of conquests and KU_DE_TAA. Thanks millions Greetings from california

Yes, but his voice is heard on RU-vid for millions of people and we thank him for that.

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Nice to see an objective view, we don't get many.

Just extrapolate that first graph out another 15 years and that's where we are, THAT is the threat that America sees, the period of domination is over.

God bless him for speaking the truth. The truth is very much suppressed in the west mass media.

Too hurtful for the USA policians to get to know.

People fear the death of their culture, because it's the foundation for whatever measure of success they've attained in their lives. Even if their culture is poisonous to their aspirations... they still fear it's death.

Respect!

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Mr. Jeffery Sachs is very knowledgeable

The United Nations should establishe a Digital Charter for the digital age, stipulating that any individual, institution, or country found in violation of the charter, or engaged in data theft or misuse, will be considered a criminal and will face severe penalties.

Brilliant

America is America, like a boxer, always looking for the next fight, even the greatest of boxers over time will lose, no matter the boxer, or were they came from. change is the friend of time. right now it is Russia and Ukraine. Place your bets...

@6:08, “ East, West economy is about the same, now…”. But look at the two graphs and their trajectory. One is point up while the other is pointing down. By 2025, China’s economy is projected to surpass the USA’s. The current U.S. foreign policy toward China is economic containment. The USA is imposing trade sanctions , embargo, and high tariff against China - USA is hoping such an anti China trade policy will stall the China economy. So far it is the U.S. economy that is in a recession, not China. Essentially, Karma is a Bitch that has hit USA.

Good factual explanation

Interesting

But why the fear? Why fear and not simply jealous, or why not pride in helping them to grow ?

The definition of "we": In broad-minded way - we are all human, and the majority of population is the majority of human kind. The narrow minded definition: "we" are the group of nations that have been, for the time of our short termed memory, are the master. And masters oven if as minority of human kind, are ALWAY representing human!

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Freedom not security.

There is an old saying, if you are not guilty, you are confident to face any judges.

Why USA in particular fears Tim Marshal Prisoners of Geography and Power of geography he also talsk along this line It all makes sense THANK YOU

You can change the words “China” and “Russia” to “United States” in the paragraph in 1:21 and it’s exactly what’s happening in front of our eyes.

The West alway's paint's it's competition as villains. America does'nt have anxiety, it pretend's to have anxiety and fear of a country when it want's to dammage a country to keep it poorer and weaker than America. America's killer foreign policy ,where it's investers and corporations started investing in the endless invasions, gave up most ov it's other production and buissenesses. Now it's economy is saturated with war, weapons buissenes, while China carried on it's peaceful buissenesses with most countries of the world, no country felt threatened by it, they were threatened by America and NATO. So America should drop the amxiety act, China has offered every country including America the chance of peaceful trade and progress, it shoul accept and cooperate. America has harmed itself by slaughtering millions of innocent children, women, people all over the World . The least it can do now, is change it's killer mentality, and stop destroying humanity and the planet, and compromise for everyone's sake. The world dors'nt believe it's lies and propaganda anymore. Stop twisting it's allies arms.

GDP per capita is so misleading, so many variables to effect it to go either way, Its not something I would compare any economy with.

When one's gets old, that person should learn to behave accordingly unless they have special medicine to help out. Unfortunately US & Western medicine do not have this medice, so must learned to behave accordingly.

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Portuguese and Spanish were also invading not just UK

I dont know who this Richard Wagner guy is but sound like an American stirring trouble in Russia.and Yev. Prigroshin sounds like a follower.Putin is very popular in Russia ,I think he is doing a good job.

Wishful thinking is not a strategy

It's like in the US, some White Anglo-Saxon Protestants look at the demographic trends and when they realize that they won't be the democratic majority in the decades to come they freak out and start looking for ways to contain that trend. And some others just look at how they could best achieve their personal goals by accepting and adapting to the changes.

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The primary reason why Europeans were able to get ahead was because of their rapid technological advance, which they used to conquer most of the world and extract most of the world's resources back to Europe and America. What we are seeing today is the rest of the world catching up in terms of technology, so now America and Europe don't have as much of an advantage. Now they just have a slight technological advantage, however they still dominate in terms of accumulated generational capital as well as their military.

I respect Professor Sachs for his intellectual acuity and moral integrity, but his perspective doesn’t stand a chance: good old-fashioned human greed and stupidity still reign supreme, and I am jubilant in the knowledge that we will completely destroy ourselves in the not so far off future.

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I don't think it will sit well for some with China and Asia being number 1.

AH! THANK YOU DEAR SIR, GOD BLESS YOU!! I HAVE BEEN SAYING THAT HUMANITY MUST PRAY FOR GODLY WISDOM TO LIGHT & GUIDE WORLD LEADERS! WHY? BCOZ THEY ARE IN THE POSITION TO LEAD, LEADERSHIP MEANS SERVING THE LIVES OF HUMANITY, IT ISN'T ABOUT SELFISHNESS, SELF SERVING SUPERFICIALITY, ITS UP TO US TO SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS! COOPERATION IS KEY, COMMUNICATION & DIPLOMACY IS THE WAY TO LOVE & UNDERSTANDING IN POLITICS! HUMAN STUPIDITY IS ASTONISHING! FEAR IS SO PATHETIC!! ITS FROM POLITICS OF PRIDE & PREJUDICE, OLD WAYS, BAD HABITS, SHALLOW & SHORTSIGHTED THINKING! KINDLY PRAY FOR WORLD LEADERS BCOZ WHAT THEY DECIDE, THE CHOICE THEY MAKE CAN SERVE THE NEEDS OF HUMANITY, TAKE GOOD CARE OF HUMAN LIVES OR TO BREAK IT. I HOPE THE WORLD LEADERS GET IT, GROW UP, & AIM FOR THE MARK -- THE MARK OF COOPERATION AMONG THE WORLD OF NATIONS, A BALANCING ACT BETWEEN EAST & WEST IS GOOD FOR THE HUMAN RACE. THE WORLD IS ROUND, THERE'S NORTH, SOUTH, EAST & WEST, SUNRISE & SUNSET MAKE A FULL & COMPLETE DAY. THE ADVERSARIAL MENTALITY IS AN ABSOLUTE MISTAKE. MAY GODLY WISDOM LIGHT & GUIDE.

Number ratio of education level. Basically who is going to earn money. Maybe some educated experts ratio.

china is the nerd in the classroom. best to befriend the nerds than bully them

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One factor has had allowed the rapid resurgence of China has been social change within the West, namely the diminution of virulent racism. There has not been opium forcibly exported into China since WWII (after WWI) and there has been engagement with China from Nixon to Obama. Trump was a recent reversal. Certainly, Chinese hard work and abilities have been the predominant factors for China's success in the past decades, but one has to accept that social change in the West had been a prerequisite in the timeliness of the start of such success. The USA has long had fear and abhorrence for communism. One should understand why the US from the Nixon to Obama had sought to engage China. Much of the current political reality can be understood by carefully, thoroughly, and objectively investigating and appreciating US engagement with China from Nixon to Obama, and to place Trump's reversal in its proper place and context.

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Better said, that after WWII the West rebuilt Japan to be a manufacturing hub. After it got too expensive, the West moved production to Taiwan, HK, Cambodia, then China and now, Vietnam. So China’s wealth to this day is predicated upon the West’s desire to buy from China, NOT just on what China has done itself to grow. China can make all the dollar store items it wants. If nobody buys from China, their rise in GDP is over. China follows a production model doomed to fail long-term (unless they pivot-which they could). But Xi seems to be pivoting backwards, closing their society to the West, so nobody should be surprised if the West pivots away from China towards other more ‘open’ societies. It’s just natural selection at work. China has to be China and the US has to be the US. Everyone except the Chinese know a centrally planned economy doesn’t work long-term or without Western charity to buy cheap goods at the expense of its own future.

What if Sachs were POTUS?

What is God? God is God , and not God You are God, and not God He/She is God, and not God I am God, and not God. No Dominate Rule and It is not Natural as well.

Finding out how capitalism works might help. Why is it so much cheaper to get things made elsewhere? The early neoclassical economists took the rentiers out of economics. Hiding rentier activity in the economy does have some surprising consequences. The interests of the rentiers and capitalists are opposed with free trade. This nearly split the Tory Party in the 19th century over the Repeal of the Corn Laws. The rentiers gains push up the cost of living. The landowners wanted to get a high price for their crops, so they could make more money. The capitalists want a low cost of living as they have to pay that in wages. The capitalists wanted cheap bread, as that was the staple food of the working class, and they would be paying for it through wages. Of course, that’s why it’s so expensive to get anything done in the West. It’s our high cost of living. Disposable income = wages - (taxes + the cost of living) Employees get their money from wages and the employers pay the cost of living through wages, reducing profit. High housing costs have to be paid in wages, reducing profit. The playing field was tilted against the West with free trade due to our high cost of living The early neoclassical economists had removed the rentiers from economics so we didn’t realise. That’s why it’s so much cheaper to get things made elsewhere.

Sounds really nice in the academic ivory tower.

This guy knows too much. Ofc he is silenced

Sachs should consider review of Articles 35 and 36 of China's constitution. He blew it on his assessment of Russia, and now he's blowing it on his "see no evil" approach to China.

This guy is pro communism., Better for Mr. Sachs to be the economic advisor for CHINA.

This guy should read CCP literature before he spouts such nonsense.