The police force in Australia needs better training in judging knife situations. And not go for the weapon all the time. Or be able to use say a chair or table to block the knife or give them a baton to knock the life away. Encourage to use de-esctulation tactics or not appear so threating on first response (as when you pull out a gun or taser you will be more likely faced with a weapon).
I will say the big difference between the 2 is, police in the US are out there to get you, but the Chinese police are out there to help you! Big difference
Police in the US were the "goons" of the elites. It is there to protect the elites way of life, the rule of law. Meanwhile, in China, police were there to upheld justice, upheld law and order.
I think the biggest difference is that the police in the US are there to protect private property, not you, and the police in China are there to protect you and uphold social order, over being the goons of rich people. A homeless person beaten to death will elicit less response than a poor sod stealing from a rich rarfucker.
This is a direct result of capitalism , as police in the states are mostly putting poor people in their place , so that rich people don't have to deal with the misery that sustains their lifestyle .
Police state is the USA. September 4, 2015 the police trespassed my property and removed my five year old boy, and my daughter, seven years old from Old Town elementary school Maine., just because the mother found a new boyfriend, and wanted to take the kids out of state. Since then I’ve been named the defendant, I’ve been put in jail, revoked my drivers license. And they took away my Social Security.. meanwhile they separated me from my children permanently. I haven’t seen them for over eight years no phone calls, not any contact with my children. You tell me who is the police state in the world other than that sh$t hole of the USA… I wish I had never come in this s$it hole of the United States….
As a Chinese lived in the California, the police were not helpful at all, when I lost my car , when my car plate licensee was stolen , when my car window /mirror were stolen , the police was unbelievable cold and heartless , one of them even laughed at me. BUT when they give tickets, they don’t hesitate to make you as difficult as they can , under the hot sunny weather conditions, they won’t allow you drink water , took almost 1 hour and half for writing a ticket. In the USA , when the heavy traffic happens in the FREE way , it must be the police blocked at least two lines, and don’t care the 5 miles traffic , people are incredibly obedient！
As a Chinese lived in the California, the police were not helpful at all, when I lost my car , when my car plate licensee was stolen , when my car window /mirror were stolen , the police was unbelievable cold and heartless , one of them even laughed at me. BUT when they give tickets, they don’t hesitate to make you as difficult as they can , under the hot sunny weather conditions, they won’t allow you drink water , took almost 1 hour and half for writing a ticket. In the USA , when the heavy traffic happens in the FREE way , it must be the police blocked at least two lines, and don’t care the 5 miles traffic , people are incredibly obedient！
Unfortunately that many Chinese were arrested for espionage in smuggling intel and violating the laws. Which made all the Asians become a suspect since they are not familiar with how different we are. If you are not happy in the US, you are free to choose where would you want to live which gives you an opportunity to do so.
The biggest difference i felt living in both countries is that i never ever felt safe living in the US. Even when i get pulled up by police. In China, i never felt threatened.
in china, chinese people see policemen as one of their own, ordinary people, similar to members of CPC, and CPC members who are in g0vt, ordinary people are integrated into g0vts working to solve problems across nation. in U$UK led west, people "think" they are part of the g0vt, due to elect!on process, but in reality the g0vt and those in power incl police are there to serve the feudal class and the c0porations NOT the people, hence you see a lot of policemen, essentially thugs wearing badges sh00ting black amarikans every few weeks. Flloyd was practically executed in full public view....and there has been countless others since.
There are 1.4 billion people in China, not everyone can be good (no country in the world is perfect), but most of the Chinese are very warm and like to help others, they respect others very much, they will always smile and talk to you, in China you don't have to worry about public security, even if you go out in the early morning, you don't have to worry about what will happen。
I've met a couple nice students from China who came to Taiwan to study Chinese literature (we have texts that can't be accessed in China as they are banned). However, a lot of the Chinese who come to Taiwan treat people so horribly. They spit all over, throw trash on the ground, push people when in line, etc. I've seen so many news reports and videos leaked on the internet from Chinese people who are trapped or treated like prisoners in their own country for petty reasons.
The Chinese have no faith, the Chinese have no moral conscience, they put their interests first and can do anything for their interests. They will laugh at people with a moral conscience and see them as childish and like intrigue. You see the Chinese treat you differently because you are a foreigner
I am japanese and i lost my cab driver coming out of the Forbidden city I saw a policeman who was off duty and he helped me locate my cab driver I could hardly speak mandarin yet the policeman helped me
@@roballen3281 It was a protest against the nationalization of the Diaoyu Islands by the Japanese government. The protest was nationwide. The Chinese government was very nervous at that time, because people had taken to the streets to protest. There had been a lot of irrational behavior, smashing Japanese brand cars, smashing Japanese restaurants, smashing everything related to Japan. So you can see soldiers protecting Japanese shops in the picture, but they had no weapons. People are afraid to come forward because of the very serious consequences of attacking police and soldiers.
Great video as an Australian, having lived in China for 10 years, I have noticed that young children and women can wander around any time safely in most places in China. Community values are more effective than guns
Im sure as a laowai it would seem that way, I guess you are not going to mention "young children and women" that get kidnapped in China all the time I guess🤷♂
@@echowhiskey1368 only pro China protests are allowed like the one you showed in the video which is anti-japanese. anti-American and anti-japanese is promoted by the CCP. That's why they allowed it. Try anti-ccp protest and you would get disappeared
One night I was walking in Boston. I was lost. I saw a group of 4-5 policemen in a circle talking. I approached and wanted to ask for directions. Seeing me approaching, one of them turned and shouted, "Step back! Stay at 5 feet and wait there until I call you!". Menacing! That really felt like a police state to me.
count yourself lucky, had you been black, brown, yellow or NON white, chances are we'd be reading about your demise whilst attacking the police (coverup is daily a occurence in U$).
During my stay there, I felt very safe and wasn't afraid of the police. They even go out of the way to find someone who speaks English if they need to talk to you. That happened to me when I tried to take a newly purchased kitchen knife into the subway. It wasn't allowed even if it was wrapped in a sealed plastic case. The nice policeman politely suggested that I take a taxi instead, which I did.
I think you should show them the EV adoption rate in China. I went to Beijing for a business trip from Singapore and I was amaze by the number of EV on the Chinese road. While the west have been condemning the Chinese for “not doing enough” green initiative, it really makes me feel that they should look at themself first. Singapore being such a small country are still struggling to get good adoption on EV. We are picking up but I would say only about 5% of vehicles on our roads are EV while I noticed it’s at least 30-40% of the vehicles in Beijing are mostly electric powered. Both the taxi I took to and from the airport were electric taxi 👍🏻
You obviously haven’t done any real research on how batteries are made, how easy an ev can catch fire, and how much of a scam they truly are. Pitiful little man.
I used to do green energy consulting in Singapore when I lived there. This was around 2008-2010 and the hesitancy to adopt new technologies like Solar PV and LED lights was very frustrating. It's the tall poppy syndrome I reckon. As for China's adoption of new green tech? Well, I was in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzen and one or two other cities in 2008 and there were already a multitude of Electric Motorbikes around. And the Guangzhou Exhibition Centre had hybrid LED street Lamps with Solar PV and a small wind turbine to power them. Very impressive.
It's NOT true that Electric Vehicles are "zero emission" or even "environmentally friendly" - because all they do is TRANSFER THEIR EMISSIONS TO THE GENERATOR PLANT, where the electricity is often produced by burning coal, oil or natural gas. Another less attractive facet of so called "Green" technology is that it is to a very large extent dependent on strip mining the landscape - permanently ruining it - and - as part of the process - releasing enormous amounts of toxic chemicals in local waterways - in order to extract the metals and rare earth minerals needed - mainly for the batteries. A large part of these metals and minerals comes from Africa - where much of it is being mined by child labour for extremely low wages - effectively a form of modern slavery. Another decidedly environmentally UNFRIENDLY side of "eco technology" - like wind generators and solar panels - is the fact that they are notoriously difficult and expencive to recycle - resulting in most of it ending up in toxic land fills. Lastly - the most important point of all : CO2 IS NOT "POLLUTION" - ON THE CONTRARY - IT IS THE VERY BASIS FOR LIFE ON EARTH. WE ARE ALL "CARBON BASED LIFE FORMS" - EVER WONDER WHY? CARBON DIOXIDE AND OXYGEN ARE TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN - BECAUSE IT IS THE OVERWHELMINGLY MOST IMPORTANT PLANT FOOD. NO CO2 - NO PLANT LIFE - NO OXYGEN - NO LIFE.
I'm from the USA and moved to the UK, where I volunteered as a special constable in my local police force. I also worked as a bouncer at a nightclub near Glasgow. The average beat cop was armed only with a nightstick, handcuffs, and martial arts training. I never had to be concerned about firearms, facing the risk of being shot by anyone, or having to shoot anyone. Back in the States, I have had to participate in Active-Shooter Drills and even experienced a lockdown due to a threat of a shooter at a college. Another big difference that made life in the UK much better than in the USA was the fact that we had cameras on every corner. As a special constable, I would sit and watch everything that was going on in my community. When the police arrived to a scene, we already knew what was going on and what to expect. In the end, we were safer and experienced more real freedoms as a result. To me, firearms are no different than the slave collar from former times in that; just as the slave collar took away freedom from both the slave and the master because the master always had to worry about slave revolts, the firearm takes away freedom from every citizen because you always have to worry about your neighbour becoming an active shooter.
Back in 1980s, there were plenty of privately-owned shotguns and airguns in China. People used them to shoot birds for fun. Later the police managed to take over all of them. But I don't think US can do that.
living in fear. every free neighbor has a weapon Always imagine when the shooting will happen. because people will think he is very great if he has weapons. Very ridiculous🤦
Protest in China was very much freedom until 1989 , when out of control. Since then the government was very cautious about protests , particularly if they have been supported by CIA money
@@devinfraserashpole4753 because it was made up by the regime change group in CIA. The witch Pelosi was there. Most of the Chinese students bought by NED money went to live in America. The girl leader Chai ling went to America and married a corrupt Republican senator. If China is wicked like America, how come these traitors could go off to America.
I used to argue with the cops in China if I got stopped for any reason, and it was perfectly fine to do so because I never got in serious trouble; but I would never do that here in the US because the cops restrain you (handcuffs), no questions asked, and they'll rough you up and take you to jail for any little thing, even if it's easier to get released. This whole "police state" idea is completely backwards, imo. There's more people in US prisons even though China has 4X the population. Moreover, nobody actually cares about Social Credit in China. It's a system used for complaining against businesses, but it's become a meme in the West as if it's some kind of reddit score, when it's a different system and many people don't even know about it in China.
I see people arguing with the police all the time and nothing comes of it. Most of the time, things settle down and everyone leaves.... It is just a different way of dealing with crisis.
@@rosalynnchow5057 I'm not sure if it's 100% accurate for everyone, of course there might be exceptions, but that's just my impression as a Chinese-American asking about it.
The “social credit “ topic has been in the western platforms for a lot of times, a lot of westerners laughed at Chinese , I deeply suspect it is another CIA funded anti China propaganda just like they funded Xinjiang narratives
@serria john The social credit is intended to report on the 'trustworthiness' of individuals much like the US credit rating improves your credibility and indicates a good history of paying back loans on time in the past.
In the last 12 months here in Australia and some other allied countries the protest laws have been toughened. If protests block a road then you can be fined upto $20,000 and jailed upto 2 years in Australia. It's like they are expecting more protests due to declining economies in the future. So much for freedom to protest.
I didn't know about the laws changing in Australia, but that sounds bad. Things will get worse for everyone if the economies tank even more. I think that is part of the crime wave that has been happening in the US. Many people are pushed to the edge and snap.
The advice I would give China is to NOT emulate the West on big policing and instead let citizens express their talents and contribute as best they can. Economic success and opportunity leads to a happy, prosperous nation free from covert police activities that serve their careers, not the country.
The Brits, including one of these officials who poo-pooed the HKP during the violent NED-sponsored riots, were LITERALLY justifying the arrests of protestors during the coronation of the deeply unpopular Charlie. The hypocrisy is so thick you can take a bite out of it.
In fact, we know that every foreign friend who compares his country with China does not intend to use China to belittle his country, but because he loves his country, he wants her to be better.
It is a flawed dichotomy that it is either freedom and safety or that there is a balance between the two. The fact of the matter is that the way westerners, especially Americans conception of freedom is flawed. True freedom is not about doing whatever you want, owning whatever you can, and thinking that only a person is responsible only for itself, as though he is an island unto himself. True freedom comes from building a society that prioritizes the well being of the people. Freedom comes from the freedom from the scourge of hunger, homelessness, destruction of communities, poverty, joblessness, ignorance from lack of education, lack of healthcare access and safety. Only when you have created a society that place fighting these scourges as top priorities can people experience true freedom. It doesn't matter if you can say whatever you want, worship however you want, own how many guns you want, if your society is built around the oppression of the few plutocrats over the rest, then all you have is tyranny of the bourgeoisie.
True. Freedom to do whatever you want is why more and more Americans suffer from depression, hopelessness, need to make up their own genders and why being overweight/obese has become a national health crisis. Ironically, that's also why Western pundits who preach discipline, purpose, educating yourself, take your health seriously, forming a community etc. do so well in America.
yes. also being able to vote for your representatives are great, but if they're all talks, and has to worry about votes every few years, and then your lives aren't any better than yesterday, then it's pointless. and on top of that, voting someone into an office and tell the experts what to do without any knowledge, is a slap to the face to those that put in the hardworks and time
Here in the US, I wouldn't go to certain areas of my city in broad daylight. In China, I would walk on a back street past midnight in most cities with no worry.
I appreciate the video.....i've been saying the same thing for years now and i'm happy to see i'm not alone. Love the way you described the differences......i would choose China over the USA any day. They are definitely a more stable society, one i hope other countries will want to emulate!
While China is safer, it not the safest. There are some small European countries with literally ZERO crime. You could walk outside midnight, drunk, fall asleep without worrying anything.
Truth be told, when the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, that protects the individual right to keep and bear arms, was ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, the nation was only a federation of 14 states, with a population of only about 4 million. At the time the Second Amendment was written, the United States had just triumphed over the British in the Revolutionary War. And the firearms those days have to be loaded one round at a time, with the average rate of fire of 3 to 4 rounds per minute. The damage that can be inflicted by these muskets and flintlock pistols were nothing compare to the semi- and fully-automatic weapons that are easily available today. Americans were sold, and bought into the grandiose delusion the United States of America is that shining ‘City upon a Hill’ - a beacon of democracy and freedom. But what is freedom, when as parents or the innocent children, you’re living in fear under the threat of gun violence. In 2020 alone, firearms were the number one cause of death for children and teens ages 1-19 in the United States, taking the lives of 4,357 children and teens. For a reasonable person, where life can be forcibly deprived, that is not freedom!
@kckoay6211: The second amendment was about the right of the overclass to arm a militia made up of its inferiors and minions to enable them to suppress slave revolts and steal Indian land. It was never about individual protection.
Supposedly in America the 2nd Amendment is to protect the citizens from government tyranny, but during COVID lockdowns all the pro-2A people thought that the government was violating their rights. Did they make use of their 2A rights to protect themselves from the government? No. So I think that that argument no longer holds for them. But there's also an issue with American police officers having the tendency to use their guns too often instead of de-escalating, then there's stuff like Uvalde and the matter of American cops not being constitutionally obligated to protect civilians.
Actually in the US, it is the self that is the most important. People are these individuals, islands unto themselves. In China, the selfnis still there but the community is also important. It is a balance of self with the community and that understanding that common good is also good for the individual. In America, common good and community are dirty words because it is dangerous for people to feel they belong to a large community that is not an abstract ideology like nationalism, and race lest they start organizing and get too uppity.
Wrong. In the USA it’s Government before country or the individual. The Oligarchy ( Men of Power ) controls the US Government - They bailout themselves at the expense of the country and people.
@@gelinrefira also anything that emphasizes community can be labeled "woke" or mainly "socialist". It's a sad irony that religions that promote community are prevalent in America and yet the practice of those religions is the opposite, and it's pushed in legislation.
Last year, in my home town of Florida, I was committed at the psychologist clinic. A cop walked to me, and she put a chain around my waist, handcuffed me to it, and then put shackles on my legs. It was a 2 hour trip to the mental hospital and there, the psychologist made me take an IQ test which I cried through. It was a terrible experience.
i believe in you. a famous Indonesian celebrity told similar story with you. She visited USA for medical purpose, because our country regulation for CBD usage is complicate. While visited LA She might be has similar situation with you and was treated in hospital for a week. it was misunderstanding and the police are hard to be convinced. Thanks there is Thailand now the only neighbor who allowed CBD usage for medical purpose.
A few days ago the NSW (Australia) police tasered a 95 yo lady (who had a walker to help her get around). They claim "she was advancing toward them, albeit very slowly, But, she had a knife." She is fighting for her life now and the Minister for Police refuses to look at or even show the public any body cam footage! Public outrage continuing. May well be safer in China at the moment mate!
In US, police can't trust anyone with a knife or toy gun. They will shoot first for defending themselves for there are too much violent crimes in US. The look-like 90's years old may be someone just dressed up like a 90's years old. The US police will not risk their life to verify first. In US, never approach a police when you are holding something in your hands.
Omg they could have just waited her out. She'll get tired way way way before anyone else in that room. Cop wanted to end it early to get a donut. Probably.
I love how you say, you don’t feel threatened by the police here in China. As a black woman from America, I lived there 50 years of my life, and now I lived in Shanghai for four years before moving to Changzhou where I am now. I’ve never felt more comfortable safe all around. And the police have been actually overwhelmingly nice to me. I even had one say to me “you don’t need to be nervous around me I don’t have a gun and Black Lives Matter!” I was blown away! ❤❤ I will say this, I have seen an officer, (one) here in Changzhou that had a gun again I was 😮
I'm from changzhou, 99% of 'police' with guns in Jiangsu are called 'armed police', they are actually part of the military and their main task in the city is to provide security during important events or to deal with violent incidents, it will probably be some occasional training mission when they are on the street. Hope you enjoy the quiet but lovely city.
Whenever i travel with my wife ; SAFETY IS my main priority. We are senior & dont walk very fast. Honestly i feel more safe when police are around . Being to many countries & i still think Asia is much more safe , cheaper & less racist compare to many so called "develop & educated" countries. End of this yr ,we will be going to Italy for a short holiday. Hope nothing unpleasant happened & even told by numerous friend be careful as too many negative incidents reported by travellers. Maybe i am wrong.
@@sonofyoutube6248as racist as it may sound to some, but that is sadly true. My close friend is working in Italy right now and he said the same remark about Africans in there. Not all of course but an unfortunate lot of them really involve in theft.
italy is a very nice country to visit. however, make sure you are aware of pickpockets in italy. always put your purse/backpack in front of you. love from canada.
@@sonofyoutube6248 Italy, the nation that invented the Mafia giving black people a bad name and lectures about crime and criminality. Have fun in Naples...
I have lived in china for the past 15 odd years, I have seen situations where police have been called in to move people out of a location, it was an informal wet market and the area was going to be developed. The people were given ample warning that this was going to happen but on the day a number of the people who were sellers in the market came in to defy the order to move. I have seen this in other countries as well where police are used to enforce an action like this. They didn't beat up anyone they just escorted them off the primases in a very definite manner. On the flip side I have seen people who had claim to an area stand up against the police and government because that had a legitimate claim to the property and they won their case leaving the police to retreat. I have not seen any incidents where police have applied excessive force. I have seen one man shouting and swearing outside a police station, as he became more belligerent they brought in backup and contained the situation without excessive force. I live in Shenzhen and travel to Guangzhou, I have to admit it is sometimes hard to find a policeman on the street, don't get confused with the guards at the entrances of complexes they are not police they are security guards. For me I have seen nothing to indicate that China is anything but free, more free than what it seems to be in the USA with way less crime.
@@givepeaceachance940 You need to explain this because if that is your premise for argument then there should be more people in prison and the general population should feel oppressed. However there are less people in people than in the USA, The people trust the Chinese Government more than the US, the Happiness index is higher than the US ... safety is way better than the US, if this is what oppression looks like I take that any day over freedom and fear of being killed by some mentally disturbed person carrying a gun shooting people in the streets. Give "peaceachance" you should come here and experience China you might not want to leave!
Surely being safe to live your life is freedom ! Every time I have been to China I have walked around by myself any time day or night and I am an old guy. After dark here in Australia I would not feel safe walking at night time😢
I think the word best describe the difference between the two is intimidation.... I live in Australia the average Australian doesn't carry guns, but every police person does. I feel intimidated by police in Australia... I've never felt intimidated by police in China. I do respect them of course... Thanks for your video Very accurate in my opinion 👍
Thanks to that so Aussie cops are generally not as bad as those in the US, otherwise they can be that bad because they would have to adapt to that reality ended bad.
The thing is when you're being recorded in the US you feel that they will use that agaisnt you, while in China It's more of a measure for safety. Basically checking the recordings if someone reports about something going wrong.
China is about prevention, American is like we figure it out after it happens. There shouldn’t be privacy in public, what’s the difference if a police out on the street corner patrolling and a camera on every corner watching back in the station? One is lot cheaper and can be rewind.
Surveillance cameras in the London is another level , we never seen the medias from CNN and BBC report it . Any criminals who killed peoples the USA police/news always show the recorded films in the streets , if no cameras, how can they got the footage ?
because americans consider the government as "Big Brother" that is out to get them while the chinese consider their government as a stern father but is there to take care of them.
Now you know what American hypocrisy and double standards is all about. The US masked its surveillance system by calling them "safety cameras". Just like calling corruption as lobbying.
I'm not a big fan of the Big Govt, but Arms control and Drugs Prohibition are the BEST things that ever happened in China. Without which we can never ever achieve what we have today, which is relatively peaceful country with lower violent crimes compared to others. I'm definitely proud of it as a Chinese nathional.
Is it really that the Chinese respect the law and shun crime because that's the way their culture works, or is it that they have built a prosperous society where people can have a good life, a viable future, and social mobility that there is simply no point in engaging in criminal activities? Or maybe it is both. 🤔
Freedom comes with responsibility, to me that is what I see in China via many vloggers, in the West is freedom minus accountability..... so no responsibility no matter level, hence outcomes.
@@toopylei precisely....... hence the West blocks anything that does not repeat BS or myths they have created to maintain hegemony. See Julian Assange and Wikileaks as an example.
I live in Changchun. Having lived in Beijing, the police presence you show isn't representative of China in general. Railway Stations tend to have high security and armed guards, but generally speaking, you wouldn't know your in a 'Police State' as you call it. I agree with all your points. It's safe here. One doesn't fear the police. I'm British, and there's a high level of policing in even small towns, so I'd not say that China comes across as 'heavily policed' in comparison. Good point that the police are unarmed. I'd add that there is far less drug crime in China and I hope it stays that way. One doesn't get the impression that the police are working against the people on behalf of the state. I'm a Christian and I don't feel repressed. Obviously they have restrictions which means that Christians should ideally practice their faith amongst friends as a community, as in biblical times, rather than copy the western, club like, meeting focused pattern. It's a restriction which God easily gets around, but like you say, some people are so focused on 'freedom' they made themselves their own prison from which it's difficult to escape.
I think part of the reason you don't see many policemen around, is that the government prefers to spend on technologies - cameras, networking that connects all these cameras (including those privately owned in shops) to police, and AI tech that traces the criminal should a crime happens - than to staff more policemen. One can say this is wise, as techs tend to become cheaper over time, but manpower tend to be more expensive. But the police is quite understaffed indeed.
I spent my time half and half between China and the US. I have been pulled over a few times in the US by police officers for traffic violations. Each time I was so nervous seeing the officer approaching me in the rear view mirror, with his hand on his gun. And I have to make sure the officer see my hands on the steeringwheel, and make sure I follow exactly what the officer says. All the officers were polite, but none of them was smiling and I can also feel their nerverousness. On the other hand, my wife has been puller over a few times as well, and her experience was not as bad as mine, sometimes the officers had small chats with her and even let her go without giving a ticket. I can not think of any other reason than the gender difference. And I am Asian. I can not imagine the stress between the police officer and me if I were an African American. On the other hand, I have no issue approaching a police officer in China, and sometimes is my preferred go to target as mentioned in this video.
Maybe shouldn't have traffic violations then...many people been pulled over.. Be respectful and don't say or do sumthing stupid amd there womt be an issue...and why always bring in the black race card? Not too long ago a black woman was shot by police..and people screamed racist...it wasn't until more details came out and found our she was caught shop lifting and when approached by cops..she tried to run one over.....again...dont do something stupid like endangering people and won't be a reason to be scared. Im asian...been pulled over for driving 20 km over limit....handed over my license.. he gave a ticket.. im on my way....why would he have a reason to cuffs or shoot me?
Actually, in China most of the time the people who wear a uniform might not be police officers who can arrest somebody. Police officers with white hats are traffic police, normally they only care about things related to traffic, and police officers with black hats are the officers who mainly focus on security issues and may stop and question you. In some important areas like train stations or airports, you might also see armed police, most of the time they just stand there to safeguard people from terrorists. Then very often you see people wear black uniforms with BAOAN on their backs, that's security guards, they are not police, they are hired. And if you see people in uniform chasing a street seller, that's Chengguan(urban management officer)...
You didn't even mention how the USA has the highest prison incarceration rate in the world. USA is about 4% of the world's population and has about 25% of it's prisoners.
And the 13th Amendment allows for slavery of people that are convicted, like having them fight forest fires. And their recidivism rate is also terrible, but then again, the prison industry is invested in having 'repeat customers' instead of actually reforming people.
My experience of China's police has been entirely positive. I climbed up the plinth of the Mao statue in Chengdu which was forbidden. A policeman turned up and quietly signaled me to get down. As i made my way down, he just walked away and didn't even bother to make a fuss. I could have been someone planting an explosive at the base of the statue.
Freedom or security, the answer, as usual, is somewhere in the middle. "Give me liberty or give me death!" is something a lotta 'mericans seem to believe, but I often wonder, does one really have liberty when he's dead? Or just liberated from having the choices. Anyway, I agree mostly with Miguel here. And I want to add this, just because there're cameras on every street corner, doesn't mean someone is actively monitoring you 24/7.
Like many times I said to peoples, china have 1,4 BILLIONS people, not 1,4 millions. How many officers do you things they need to actively monitoring 24/7 each and every single person. People who believe that is incredibly retarded.
Nobody is actively monitoring you. There are two types of cameras, traffic cameras which catches speeders, and security cameras which just records stuff until. something happens and the police will then use the video footage for investigations.
The police in China are super friendly and non-aggressive. In return, the police are always trusted and respected. Most people have no problem with lots of police on the street, because that only makes the street safer and more organized.
Ciao Miguel! I really enjoy your calm perspective. And what an important question - freedom vs safety? If I had grown up in a country that offered a socialist party, I would definitely have identified as socialist! Clearly, a little less freedom with more social safety nets is more important to me. I want to live in a country that cares for its citizens instead of treating them like the enemy! I like to participate in a protest as much as the next person but I do not need to carry a gun to exercise my freedom of speech or expression. And by the way, when I lived in Berlin I was required to carry my passport at all times. Now I am in Sicily/Italy & they also require it. Same as you, I take it with me to protests, demonstrations, or if I am going to a major event.
I wish some smart marketer will create a new party that is basically a socialist party, but without all the baggage that comes with calling it socialist. So, something like the Advanced Leadership League (ALL), we are ALL one! ALL for one and one for ALL.... Something that would be a socialist party that works for the good of the people, but that isn't named "Socialist" or Socialism. We ALL live in a society and need to take care of everyone.
I think "vegan" is gaining some ground, but socialism is really hated in the US, even when you try to talk about helping everyone and how helping everyone actually helps them.... they don't want to hear it.
@@TripBitten it all goes back to Reds under the bed and workers union bashing, they really sold that piece of propaganda.....all swallowed greedily hook line and sinker. In Australia we didn't swallow the lot...only the hook,but they never give up trying to temp us with the rest of the rig.
@@manofthehour5580 2nd amendment is outdated law, these law pass in the past to let citizen protect themself from indian, that dont exist anymore why it is a in use? some use state now have open gun carry...wtf are they live in cow boy and indian time?
Police in China are just so approachable and so helpful. My times living there, I only encountered police if I had problems like my bike was stolen back in 09 or if I had to register my resident form. Other than that, they are just minding their own business. While in here, Indonesia, every time I run in with police it always, always because they out to get you! Damnit, always unpleasant feeling when being stopped, they always stated some nonexistent problems and asked you if you want the ticket or their ‘help’. When I say ticket, they discourage you etc that you will pay huge fine bla bla… I know they want money all right.🤬
One thing I also wanted to point out is that Beijing is the capital of China, and it is a huge city. That is definitely why there are more police force stationed around the street corners. The same rule applies to other big cities, as well as touristy cities. In 99% of the cases, the police in China is there to provide help.
I was in NYC last year. In a short 1 hour when I was in my rented car waiting along a busy street near to NBC Rockefeller Center for my wife and daughter doing shopping, 2 fire engines went passed me, struggling through traffic jam, kept hearing sirens every now and then... It felt like in the movie...
I opened another day neighborhood not far away where I live in US. And I found intresting thing, - that almost every house has a pool in the backyard. I was like "what is is going on" and why all those people cannot have shared pool. I'd rather live in a bit limited but more efficient society.
P.S. The police in HK have pistols as a leftover from the colonial times. Despite that, shooting incidents are almost non-existent. In fact, even during the violent NED-backed riots, probably the most destructive riots in recent memory, there was ZERO killings or injures from firearms. The last time the police killed protestors was what, back in the 80s? 70s? That was under BRITISH RULE!
I live in Australia in an area that has a significant amount of youth crime with no consequences for their actions. I have lived in Singapore before as well and find a safe regulated society more free than a ‘free’ society. When you know where you stand in relation to governance it gives you freedom to be happy, to feel safe and to contribute to the society as a whole. Compared to a ‘free’ society where you are trapped with fear.
I saw E-motorcycle in the street everywhere , because China banned gas motorcycles in most cities 20 years back. Smaller e-bike first, then e-motorcycle and e-car, the government supported the change 30 years ago, this is why China makes better batteries now. I didn’t see such e-motors in US and other countries.
The big difference is that most Chinese believe the government is working for the betterment of the people, so they trust their government and, by extension, the institutions of government, namely the police. Another great video!
In China, if you have any difficulties, you can ask the police for help. The purpose of the police is to "find the police when you have difficulties" and "serve the people".
Good to hear someone talking in a sane and rational way about how Freedom actually works. Well done! :-) The best summation that I know of what Freedom is is from the religious teacher Khaled Khan, who wrote: "For Freedom is not found in looseness and lack of governance, but in the right ruling of each individual of the common happiness so as to assure his own well-being no less than that of the whole."
I think in most countries in the world when you step outside your home, you are most definitely sure that you will make it back in one piece but the same can't be said for America be it the police or it's gangs upon gangs of sickos.
You're more likely to get in trouble with the police than with gangs. Gangs you can avoid but police officer you can't so which one is more dangerous here in usa
I've seen too many stories of people who were just in their homes minding their own business, like eating ice cream or playing video games then get called out by the police and shot while following the police officers' instructions.
I think people, namely Americans, usually forget that safety is a type of freedom. If more personal freedoms result in less freedom for society, then how is that beneficial for anybody? If you are not safe, you are not free.
Very thoughtful and interesting video! Gun violence in the US is a very complicated topic but that does remind me of something I once heard, that anarchy inevitably leads to tyranny. Because humans live in societies. If everybody is free to do whatever the end result must be the jungle rule. Government is essential in providing public services and safety to a great degree. Couple decades ago it was once quite tense between the police and people in China. There are a few names like 孙志刚 and 杨佳 if you are interested in googling. The latter was riding a bicycle when police suspected it was stolen and took him to the station for investigation. There he received some torture and lost his "marbles". He decided as a man it was not acceptable so returned to the station and went on a rampage slitting the throats of a few officers. Was sentenced to death and executed but hailed as an anti-system hero by the netizens. Since then things have gradually improved it seems. Where I live guns are mostly banned but officers sometimes still carry guns. Well even tasers kill and we read about that in the news. I certainly appreciate the "freedom" but a price to pay is small crimes normally go free. The shopping centre near our home had an armed robbery a few years ago. At 4AM robbers drove a truck smashing into the mall and ordered early working bakery staff on the ground face down at gun point. Then they ransacked the jewellery next door. A friend of mine runs a post office and his shop was broken into in the night. His van's exhaust pipe was sawed off in his car park in daylight. He had the CCTV footage but the best police could do is to file a record. These don't happen often but still when compared to China they're on a different level. Personally I think there is always a balance to keep. I would prefer a bit more presence of police in exchange of a bit more safety.
but what I don't understand is why do they allow looting now in the US? How are the normal business suppose to operate? Are they advocating lawlessness now?
@@TripBitten I can relate to what you are saying about the experience living in the states in San Francisco as my grandma and aunt lives there you just can't walk around like what you're doing now even on a normal day taking a subway I just feel anything could happen in an instant with drug addicts or even mental phychos walking around its just that bad :\ I am definitely going to avoid going back to the states unless I really have to like visiting my relatives
I am not a fan of looting or of property damage and I hate it when US protests erupt into chaos. But that said, our MSM equates looting with violence to scare the folks sitting at home into thinking they will be attacked if they go into the city. Property damage and violence are NOT the same thing! Not even close. The real questions should be, why does this group feel so powerless that they break windows & stealing things they don’t even need. And even more important, when things go really bad for an individual, why is it their response to purchase guns and murder strangers & children?😢That is a pathology that is very specifically American.
Good video your thoughts are rational and I enjoy hearing them I have noticed a lot of people in the comments complain about the cops in America I am not one but i believe it is because people in the United States never take the time to get to know there cop but spend most of there time throwing slurs at them or bad mouthing them when they do help them because they took to long. I carry a gun everyday on me and have on more than one occasion have not had to use it but was able to stop something from potential happen that would have been bad for other people that where there and being that there was always groups I would not have done it without a firearm guns are the great equalizer and I prefer freedom over a false sense of safety remember you are only safe as long as everyone around you wishes it
There are relatively few demonstrations in the Chinese people because every county government, city government, and provincial government in China has a petition department(信訪部)
I remember one time i got lost in Indianapolis airport, I saw a police car, so I want to go over to ask for directions (before GPS)era, the police just pull out his gun ask me to freeze. Scared the hack of me.
6:13 - Given those stats, I (non-chinese, non-american) am actually lowkey impressed that the USA isn't MORE violent than it is. I mean, it is not at all at Mexico- or Brazil-levels, measured in homicides/100k inhabitants. USA is still way more violent (again, measured in the relative number of homicides) than almost all european countries and definately all east asian countries, including China.
This so true. Few years ago I was in my friend’s car and it suddenly got dark in California and his car didn’t have the auto turn on lights feature, within 3 minutes we were pulled over and gotten a ticket. Chinese police would be more lenient in that too.
In China, there are few police officers who intercept traffic violations .Traffic police are mainly responsible for maintaining road order and issuing fines for vehicles that violate parking regulations
The chaos is because the cities are not prosecuting criminal behavior while at the same time allowing corporations to create a " hunger games " scenario.
My boy is in NYU and I force him carrying $300 cash in pocket for emergency, I mean prepared for robbery. I told my boy never fight with people who are robbing you. Give anything they ask and don't look at them. I have been robed for times in my life is US. You feel nervous when you see polices around in US.
To be honest, according to experience of youtuber "@-360face" who studied in Boston Uni before, $300 is way too much. The Chinese girl did that and attracted the who gangster group in the area & follow her regularly. I think $20 or $50 notes are more than enough.
I guess almost everyone living in NYC will be robbed at least one time in their life, just like COVID-19 or flu, almost everyone has it once in their life time. I live in NYC for most part of my life.
I love watching your videos. I finally feel like someone is telling and showing me the truth. I notice many things when I view your videos. I am struck by the cleanliness of the city. I see that no one is frantically rushing. Everyone looks relaxed and comfortable. All are well dressed and dressed appropriately. I see no obese people. I see people walking or riding bikes. I see a beautiful city. We in America have been so propagandized against China and your videos show that we are deliberately mislead. I also see that the population is very homogenous, something that makes a culture easier to embrace common values. We do not have that in the US. I think there is a middle ground of freedom. Everyone wants freedom in America but they don't want the responsibility that goes with freedom. I am in my late 60s now and I can tell you America wasn't always like the way it is now. My husband used to take his rifle to school when he was a young boy. That was common. It would be kept in the principal's office until school was over. He would go hunting. No one got shot. Boys were taught to respect weapons in the old days. Now I see social engineering occurring by big corporations that have bought our government officials. It would appear that China has escaped that.
According to FBI statistics (2015), a person is kidnapped within US territory every 75 minutes. Aggravated assault every 28 minutes. Theft, every 40 seconds. Sexual violation, every 45 minutes. And every two hours, someone is killed by gunshot, knife, or blunt weapon. (Deaths in car accidents are not included in the FBI statistics), On the other hand, in China, with a population almost five times larger than the US, the statistics for kidnapping, robbery, rape or murders do NOT account for even one tenth of the crimes that occur each year only in California. Mr. Michael Moore: "The best country in the world" now has 60 million people living below the poverty line. I am concerned about the 20 million addicts, homeless and the millions of sentenced prisoners. We have the highest incarceration rate in the world. More than Nicaragua, Cuba, Korea, and China combined. Our rate is almost 5 times the OECD average. I am concerned that "The best country in the world" is in 32th place with respect to the number of medics (doctors) on the planet. I am concerned that we do not distinguish between private wealth (1.7%), and public misery (almost 35%)...". Even so, it is still believed that the US is the example to follow as a nation. So... Is the United States Safer and Freer than China? Good question. In fact, it is a very interesting question, considering that the US Gov't is a "Repressive State". Neither in China, nor in Korea, nor in Cuba, the Police Officers are armed. In US, a Police Officer has on his waist, a military caliber pistol, 50 rounds of ammunition, Taser, Gas, Baton and Handcuffs. Here, at home, in the US, the Police kill. So the question is: Here, at home, in the US, are we Free and Safe?
Do you see the security guards safeguarding the Japanese restaurant in the protest? they allow pre-registered peaceful protest, and they really mean it
Thanks for sharing. I think you help us in the US get a broader perspective. This makes me reflect on our American reality. I also value your willingness to point out our weaknesses in the US.
