I'm a British born Chinese and the best thing to happen for me is how proud I am to be Chinese! To hear how evil China have become just make me laugh especially with the west track record. This is a very interesting way of talking about China and learning about it's history instead of the propaganda. 👍
As a Chinese Taiwanese American living in a lie in the US in fear of racism and crimes against Asians every day: Thank you for speaking out from the historical point of view of the Chinese.
@@acheeyk One of oldest civilizations can’t be destroyed by one person. Taiwan has culture but much of that was borrowed and copied from China. It doesn’t really have a rich history. Oh, did the 40 years of authoritarian governance “destroy” its culture!?? You don’t know anything so you resort to name calling.
It was such a great pleasure listening to Dr. Hammond: History of China that we never heard of, a clear perspective and explanation of China's action and a lot of foresight. It is a pity that the US politicians can't listen to this wise man and make the world a much better place for everyone instead of the big mess we currently have.
@@GeopoliticsInConflict This interview was wonderful, but they didn’t mention the USA and Japan money have been in Taiwan province for many years which supported the local media platforms for the “idea” independent, most of mainstream media platforms in Taiwan have been released hate propaganda toward mainland for many years , some young people in Taiwan even targeted and attacked the elders tourist from mainland and called them “locust “ which led to the new generation in Taiwan would not recognize they are Chinese, and the American money are still supporting those anti mainland Medias today . That’s why the young generation in mainland urged the central government United Taiwan as soon as possible by force , their parents got attacked in Taiwan and the tourist of whole bus got burned alive , and nobody wanted to rescue them in Taiwan . The Taiwan government refused to the mainland relatives to Taiwan for sues. etc etc , too much “accidents “ the western media never covered. The Taiwan government have been corrupted many years
Learning to understand China, its culture and its history is never on the mind of the politicians and the general public of the US and the West. What's there to learn for a self-perceived superior race and nations ?
I see you point! and if I may add that is where failed policies within the West come from! Not understanding a country's history does not provide one a clear picture prior to structuring a policy on whatever issue that may be...
The same trap that China fell into when it had their first few encounters with the west. The good thing is that today's China learnt from that horrendous experience and is doing everything it can to avoid the same trap. Looks like the US and many in the west are not taking the same lessons, as they were the ones who set the traps.
As part of the poverty alleviation programme by China someone whom I know told me a few years ago that his Hong Kong company had been invited to invest in a factory in a poor part of a province to create jobs in Mainland China. Remote villagers were encouraged to leave their villages and exchange their "dilapidated" houses for brand new purpose built apartments in new towns. They were guaranteed a job with reasonably good pay (many times that they could earn back in their village), with training and a better future for themselves and their families. There were modern facilities of all kinds including shops, schools and hospitals. It was easier for the government to look after them now whereas before they were scattered all over the mountains and remote areas. Which government (country) in the world would do what I have just described to their citizens?
I visited a little town SheXiang(奢香) in Guizhou one month ago. What happens there is exactly what you described. We talked people lives there. They really appreciate this program and have more opportunities to improve their life condition through job or self-employment.
A fact that the western and US media has been trying to suppress. Instead the MSMs presented such exercises as "forced relocations" and or " cultural genocide". Guess they would prefer the American style genocides of the native tribes. Drive off the natives like cattles into uninhabitable reservations for them to die off by nature. Today the pre-Columbian native peoples of the US are no more than a threatened species, not even a tourist curiosity.
When I was a expat, I learned few things about China - they are very civilized (no comparison to ~30 school shooting this year in U.S., incomparable), hard working, skilled (able to learn), united (again vs. U.S., no comparison), and a 5000+ yrs of history. They quietly make progress while we overall either ignore them or refuse to believe what's happening there. I see changes took place in Shanghai that was unfathomable to my family, I simply told them you'll have to go there yourself. History will tell what happens next. I think everyone can learn from one another... we at 250 yrs old certainly has a thing or two to learn from a 5000 yr old. Also whenever I see a "Made in China" comment on Amazon I shake my head, 90% of Amazon is made in China is everything Iphone quality? Do you expect a $10.00 toy to last you a lifetime? When it's great quality like my Thule stroller there was no mention of made in where. Unfortunately when a $10.00 toy broke it's the Made in China joke, very sad.
I couldn't recommend enough a 5 year old documentary by Australian John Pilger called "The coming war on China " I'd highly recommend it. Please share if possible. (If you want more insight afterwards check out also "the war you don't see".share if possible.)
i like his attitude it is factual and not political thank you for showing that not all Americans are the bad guys i wish there were more of you guys and ken hammond
Silence is often assumed as assent. If the dominant narrative in Western media is not challenged and is allowed to run amok then having a quiet heart in the right place has little value
@@PL22-JudgeDredd also they mislead lie and make false promises to get in to power (the down side of democracy), and then bend wth will of the people by bribery or threat to allow them to do things the people don't agree with or want ,and untill enough citizens get angry and set out to stop it (this would need the police and military to also support the citizens) then the politicians would be forced to change other wise it nothing gets done and a country is no more than a serfdom.
Funny thing is, if Americans seriously think China as a “adversary”, this is the kind of people they should listen to. That’s the first thing to do when facing an adversary in Chinese culture. Understand it. So you can predict its next move which gives you a great advantage. What they are doing in Washington nowadays is making up a villain in comic books.
Kudos to GPIC for inviting Dr. Hammond, a very insightful interview indeed. I'd like to add 2 things. China's expansion is primarily a result of being invaded by the Mongolians, North Wei and Manchurians (eastern Mongolians) who were then overthrown by the Chinese but took over the entire empire and secondarily through expansion by its own military during the Han dynasty (to drive the Huns away) and the Tang dynasty (to drive the Turks away). Second point is the U.S. had been rising since it organized itself into a nation state albeit with a few serious bumps in the road resulting in a belief in Manifest Destiny and American Exceptionalism. China was a beaten down, depressed country for that entire duration leading Americans to feel that the Chinese are inferior. In addition, the U.S. had recently won the Cold War resulting in a uni-polar world with the U.S. on top of the food chain. Beijing's demands of recognizing their sovereignty, territorial integrity and core interests amounts to an equal relationship. How can America's ruling elite possibly accept that?
@@GeopoliticsInConflict I think the ruling elite can understand (but not accept) these things simply by reading basic Chinese history, as Dr. Hammond suggests. China is a fully developed state with a history that stretches back millenia, during which time it has risen and fallen many times. Over the long sweep of history, it has developed mechanisms and institutions to not only remain stable and intact, but to prosper, emerging as the world's largest and most advanced economy long before the Age of Colonialism. Which is key because, yes, China developed separately from the West as Dr. Hammond pointed out, and therefore represents a civilization distinct from it. And one of the key differences is that it became wealthy and powerful without colonizing anyone or expanding. Understanding this history should cause America's ruling elite to at least understand Beijing's demands (and I think 'demand' is too strong a term) for sovereignty and territorial integrity. But they will ignore Chinese history, and so they will not understand, much less accept, what amounts to a simple desire for an equal relationship. No matter how much China contributes to the world economy, to ending poverty and hunger both within its borders and without, no matter how China in fact enhances our quality of life Stateside by providing high quality products at affordable prices. (And I am sure that many Americans will scoff at that phrase 'high quality' while they read it on their iPhones or laptops that are made in China, mostly with Chinese parts.) The idea that we should have an equal relationship does not make sense to them, because an equal relationship means we have to treat the Chinese equally. That simply cannot be. Because the Chinese are not Western.
@@joepup8348 Mentalities of the ELITE CLASS of the Western world 🌎 sees all other race as inferior are the cross hair 🎯 target for invasion, colonialism, and slavery or as low class servants subjects. The land were free for grab for keeping ,as different WESTERNERS agreed to first comes first serve, if they sees eye to eye or battle it out as trophies for the winner of the Western power. Looking back at the 18th to early 20th century has shown the same pattern of treatment to people of color globally. Absolutely no respect to the indigenous people of the land they grab. Often massive genocide and force of submition to those got invaded. It remains the same as today. The 5 Eyes nations, NATO, and the AUGUS are the most popular gang bang gangs of the modern world of WESTERN Nations. They definitely don't come in 🚫 PEACE.
Bravo 👏 👏👏to Dr. Hammond ! The west “ elites” see China through western historical lens as Dr. Hammond points out, therefore they don’t understand how China can TETURN( not raise) globally. The biggest failure in US foreign policies is that they don’t or even not trying to understand individual country and their culture. That is why the puppet government US popped up always fail as US military leaves.
Great respect to Dr. Hammond. A true expert of China indeed. The US government should listen to what Dr. Hammond has to say about China. Wonderful interview. Thank you.
Couldn't agree more Michael! That's what I call an expert, his argument was based on facts...He's very knowledgeable and has a wealth of information. FYI: We intend to have him back for part 2!!! Stay tuned...
The facts and history do not matter to the US politicians. In fact, they make up stories if necessary for their own agenda. Remember WMD lie for the Iraq war? The military industrial complex needs an enemy (real or imagined) to rip off the US tax payers. So what do they do? produce and promote fake reports to justify more military budget.
There is a 5 year old documentary by Australian John Pilger called "The coming war on China " I'd highly recommend it. Please share if possible. (For more insight afterwards check out also "the war you don't see")..
Congratulations! I love the discussion. We have a real China scholar from the West who thoroughly understands Chinese culture , thoughts, philosophy, and history. I hope this will make western people understand the Chinese more. I am Chinese and it is so frustrating to be portrayed as a villain . Time and time again, the Chinese government has offered an olive branch that it wants to cooperate; it wants to talk; it has no interest to dominate others; it doesn't interfere in other countries. It wants to create a community with a shared future for humanity. This is the very essence of Chinese thought down the ages. Live and let live.
Perhaps the word TAO had slipped your mind for the moment. If one understands what TAO Li is, one would have much easier times seeing thru the Chinese leaders’ thoughts, both in classical and modern thinking. Chinese‘s deep thinking often got buried in too many words. Especially from one who knew of TAO yet of Buddha’s Dhamma (meaning truths that do not cause sufferings, Buddha’s teachings). That’s where many disconnects happened. The ideas were jumbo… in search of the Truth, Dhamma, which TAO learners had little knowledge of. TAO learners were essentially Dhamma learners. But Confucius, Lao Tze and many other great Chinese philosophers, perhaps were not privileged enough to have learned from the Lord Buddha’s teachings. As superior as TAO are, Dhamma are super supreme and the only path to ultra enlightenment.. Too bad the Indian (less than 1% Buddhist) had decided Hindu was their one and only Dharma. Dharma are far inferior to TAO. May this brief paragraph transcend your thoughts a bit.
Great collaboration from Dr David, Dr Ross and Dr Ken Hammond. Like Dr Ross and Dr Ken, I visited China in the 1990s, 2002, 2006 and 2018. Frankly in my earlier 2 trips (90s and 2002) I was actually disappointed, the people (rude, spits, loud noises and well known crooked people on cheats and crimes also corruptions were bad), hardly can find public toilets, just under developed back then. In 2006 I could see changes, much much better and 2018 was like visiting another highly developed country. Prior to my 2018 China trip, I was in Austin TX just months before my 2018 China trip and comparatively China was astoundingly developed. Don't even talk about those China's high speed trains, US is just far behind in that category. Dr David, if you could allocate time and should travel bans are lifted, I would truly suggest a China trip for you, go witness the out of the world modernized cities and thousands of years old rural, mountainous landscapes - you will come back being accused "brain washed" by the China when you started telling the truths of what you witnessed in China and local Americans would accused you of lying. My 2018 trip to both cities and semi rural areas opened up my eyes, especially the local Chinese people's mentality, they were very helpful, corruptions and crimes were lowered that they're rarely heard of because of millions of hi-res facial cameras, corruption practices were severely punished and the one thing I was impressed was that their people were looking happy in general which is weird if what the western medias reported were correct, they all should looked gloomy for being suppressed (which is again fake news). I went to China for both business and leisure and wanted to find out the local Chinese views on their government, their livelihoods and overall progress of their country and similar to Harvard's study, it's easy to see how happy Chinese people are living there. I guess (just guessing) those multi millionaires who left China staying abroad could possibly be avoiding some kind of issues with the clamping down of corruptions or abused of "power" through their wealths. Anyway, no country's perfect including China but if I were to choose one to live in right now, it'll be China - for me.
You are spot on, on reasons some of those billionaires left! The government under Xi has been turning up the heat on corruption! Some of these are linked to corrupt politicians which are under increasing scrutiny!
Wow, excellent observation. I've returned back to China from a disgusting city called New York. I'm riding my 160kpm subway to work in GZ compare to my old train ride from old broken NJ transit to NYC. Wow a difference !!!
@@sealtrader, I'm sure you're aware how's it like to walk alone in the middle of night at NY's downtown area, similar to downtown in San Diego or San Francisco. Really, China is so well developed and peaceful which put many western governments to shame that they had to smear China in order for them to look good in front of their own people. Bluntly, those western administrations just did not do much for their own countries and their people at all, just look at those homeless, poverty lack of developments in infrastructures and telecommunications like 5G - and they were on top of the world for decades.
I lived in China, Singapore , Switzerland and Germany during different stage of my life. Let me be honest, I will not live in China again. You had good experience in China is purely because you are foreigner and tourist. If you are normal resident there, you will suffer numerous injustices,be bullied by government officials, and they will zip your mouth like doors inside the submarine.
Guys this was an amazing discussion from someone who actually understands China and is not part of a Washington based think tank. Thank you for this. Keep up the good work!
@@GeopoliticsInConflict I look forward to your show DAILY. It provides me and others insight on the world that the normal everyday citizen is not privy to. Thank you for this wealth of knowledge!!!!
This guest Dr. Ken Hammond is very knowledgeable, objective, rational... all based on facts, with the goal toward overall interests on people, rather than special agenda.
I follow all of your shows but inviting Dr. Hammond was a stroke of genius. It was a real enrichment. To my shame, I had never heard of him before. Dr. Hammond not only has a winning personality, he also has an in-depth knowledge. I'm thrilled. What I regret is that the conversation did not last 10 more hours!! Thank you for making this possible.
What a joy to meet Dr. Hammond. I purchased his lecture series from Audible “From Yao to Mao: 5000 years of Chinese History” and listen regularly. I learned if Dr. Hammond’s lectures through Daniel Dumbril.
Indeed, it was a treat having him!!! He's very knowledgeable and has a wealth of information. FYI: We intend to have him back for part 2!!! Stay tuned...
Hats off to Dr. Hammond for his historian’s view of the real China and the Chinese civilization, more over the domestic issues within China. We all can learn from the Chinese history Dr. Hammond laid out for us, thank you so much.
You're most welcome! He's what I call a true expert! He's very knowledgeable and has a wealth of information. FYI: We intend to have him back for part 2!!! Stay tuned...
As one Chinese historian once said that China is the only country that got bigger and bigger by being conquered by neighboring normadic warlike ethnic groups, not by invading others. Once the conqueror took over China's central plains, they got assimilated by the Chinese han group. They adopted local Chinese culture and became part of China (and Chinese history) instead. Most foreigners don't realize that there are as many as 56 different ethnic groups and, for centuries, in China each with their own dialect but communicated with one written language standardized by the Qin emperor in 200 bc.
This is why I say to people that if Japan have actually successfully conquered China in WW2, Japan would be part of China a few decade or centuries later, and Japanese would be part of the China's ethnic minority. Most people look at me in a funny way when I said it.
@@turtlesoup8134 well actually lots of japanese culture came and influenced from China especially Tang Dynasty. You can see from the kimono and even their language, words..even the zen buddhism..😅😅😅 there is splotches of things screaming China...😅😅😅
Even Sui, Tang were mostly Xianbei ethnics mixed with Han, but it's great pride of the Chinese to have them and expand the territory. Han dynasty while defending and warded off XiongNU resulted in expanded territories in Hexi and Xiyu! The farmers just wanted a peaceful life and will rise to defend itself and never give up!
However the Chinese political and social system was, and is, the West fails to understand that it was always the Chinese PEOPLE who dictated their own way forward. Chinese dynasties rose and fell for 5 thousand years. They fell because the King of Heaven lost his mandate to take care of the people. The rise of a new dynasty was always supported by peasant revolutions. Even the Yuan and the Qing thrived after China was conquered because they adopted the Chinese system. They became almost indistinguishable to the Chinese Dynasties. If they did not, the Chinese people will rise up against them. So why is the West dictating to the Chinese people what they should do? If the CPC is so bad, the Chinese will rise up against it, like they did against the Nationalist Chiang Kai Shek government. So what if Xi is emperor (he is not, and the CPC government is not the same as the Qing Dynasty). He now has the "Mandate of Heaven", and he would lose it if the Chinese people so decide. Not if the American people so decide. Westerners make a distinction between the Chinese people and the CPC. They say they LOVE Chinese people when everything in recent history tells us that they DON'T, except maybe Chinese food. That is like saying they hate the Qing Emperor Kangxi but love the Chinese people. The West has NO RIGHT to hate him, or the CPC. Only the Chinese people have that right.
They think chinese people are some sort of zombies who don't have brains and have no thoughts at all..they judge from how alot of chinese diaspora in the world who looks very "pragmatic, opportunistic" but actually..in my opinion lots of chineses are realistic. A simple example, with my family. We live in country that had been very hostile with "communists" and "vocal activists" starting the era of a dictator given by US in the 65s.. So lots of chinese descendants became muted in the eyes of other fellow citizens. They thought all chinese descendants don't like this country and will never give opinion and fight for this country. The thing is people don't understand or don't want to stand in our stand point of view. Chinese people and lots of activists and vocal people were killed during 65s with communists accusation without any trials. The "muted" demeanor was caused by oppression. And lots of chinese think rather that speak out, number 1 priority is our safety and life. We then live in survival mode. But behind the closed door, some of us are actually talk about the country's politic situation like my family. Even with very quiet voice, my family really talk and exchange their views and opinions about politic issues happen even during the dictatorship era. Now when we are free from that regime, some young generations are actually getting more and more vocal and give opinions about this country and like I had predicted people don't like what we are saying. Why? Because when chinese people speak, we speak very realistically and very bluntly 😅😅😅😅😅😅 People are shocked when I speak ill about bigoted politicians and think that what I did because I'm in stage of culture shock that I kept talking about politics. When actually, my family had talked about politics since I know it. It's just we only speak about it behind closed door. 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃
Many Americans risked their lives and even died supporting China against Imperial Japan. Who else did anything like that in China's history? Chiang Kai Shek was an authoritarian dictator, but Mao Zedong was nothing but a gangster. A murderous and treacherous thug who was simply more cunning then his contemporaries. Read the real history of the CCP, not just a load of propaganda. In fact, Mao did not even believe in Communism or the improvement of living conditions for the peasants. He believed only in power, and betrayed everyone who associated with him.
@@konaIII All your crap about 'Mandate of Heaven'. What was heavenly about Mao Zedong? After he came to power he starved and robbed his own people to buy nuclear technology from the Soviet Union. He made continual economic mistakes and bizarre political decisions, resulting in the unnecessary death of large numbers of people. The Chinese people who 'love' the CCP seem to have forgotten all that. Or maybe they don't want to remember because it doesn't fit the current narrative. They remind me of the German people in the 1930's who supported someone they knew was a brutal tyrant because they thought he would lead them to overwhelming international power. I have news for you. Western democracies with all their faults and weaknesses know a tyrant when they see one. Eventually they unite, push back and fight to the end. We would sooner die then lose our freedoms. What will the Chinese people fight for? A new car? A better apartment? A half baked belief they are great because the dictator has convinced them with parades and propaganda? 'Western values' are universal values to which all humans aspire, whether they know it or not. That is why CCP China is experiencing growing opposition from the rest of the world. The CCP may be able to buy off a few poor countries, but those places will drop China like a hot potato when they see the way the wind is blowing. Even the contemporary German State which has done so well from the China trade is having second thoughts. The majority of Australians saw through your crap early on, and the rest of the world saw the way that China tried to punish them. Unfortunately for you, Australia has more genuine friends an allies then you will ever have.
I have listened to Dr Hammond before by chance and I was very impressed and now an follower. Thank you David and Ross for inviting Dr Hammond. There numerous so-called China/Chinese experts who claimed to know China just because they can read, write and speak Mandarin, but most of them are utterly foolish to put it mildly. The one that came to mind but we shall not name names for that is very uncouth. Anyway, I find Dr Hammond refreshing and a class of his own. Many many thanks.
@@stuartfit Jeffrey Sachs is great but his knowledge of China and its history isn't quite on the level of the other guys. Similar with Ray Dalio, although he has a very different perspective as an investor...
Another great guest, another great presentation. Congrats Dave and Ross. It's always a pleasure to listen to people with a broad (lateral) perspective, instead of focusing on a small area of interest. It's even more enlightening to listen to people with historic (longitudinal) views of a subject. I would call this a 3-D view of the current situation. Narrow-minded politicians disregard history. They are only thinking about the past year and the next quarter. They will assume their own way as being the only course that events would play out. It's often a recipe for disasters. China is not only a physical country. It's more perceived as a cultural unit with a heavy historic importance attached to it. The Zhonghua (or, Han, if you like it easier) culture almost dictates the people's moral boundaries. There were exceptions of course, but you can almost hold people accountable for breaking those boundaries. Those are not even laws written in black and white. I think this sort of ethical restraints is not practiced as extensively in the West. This is, to me, one of the important differences between the East and the West.
Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! Dr. Hammond does know China. Even as a Chinese who'd lived through the "rise" of China, I've learned a lot from this work. Thank you.
You're most welcome! Dr. Hammond is very knowledgeable and has a wealth of information, Rita. FYI: We intend to have him back for part 2!!! Stay tuned...
Exellcent excellent guest, Professor Hammond. Thank you for having such a great, informative, insightful guest. Thank you Professor Hammond for being on the show and providing us with is so much of insightful, accurate information on China's history, culture and current events. I Espically like the part on Taiwian island, it is absolutely brilliant facts and commentaries. I wish there are more true Honest scholars like you guys, world would be a better place. Please have Prof. Hammond back on again. Thank you and have a wonderful day!
Ken Hammon is fabulous! His vivid vocabulary accurately summarized the evolving relation between China and America of the past fifty years. America vastly contributed and has so much more to offer to the world. Kowtowing to political expedience and not working with China cooperatively, the confidence-shading American leadership class is squandering a golden opportunity to be a win-win partner together with China to benefit all!
"America vastly contributed and has so much more to offer to the world." As a black person living in the US, I had to laugh at that quote. US is a racist, backward country that can't offer anything good if its life depends on. My people are still waiting for reparations. Common Americans are still waiting for their Universal Healthcare, increased living wages , and so on. Sadly, the chances of us getting those are zero...unless the common Americans decide to toppled this US regime that have been causing havoc through out the years here and abroad.
@@Artist1974CH America is at the point of diminishing returns trajectory. The same experience China had in the late 19th century. The current hubristic arrogance exhibited by the US is therefore not new to China, though the major difference of China's experience is that it did not project its hubris by wanting to impose its sense of superiority on others by conquering inferior countries and imposing their "values" unto them; as what the US and the West did during their era of colonisation. And they are still doing the same, just in its modern versions; until this very minute.
Dr. Hammond just gets it. His analysis and historical knowledge qualifies him as China expert. He understand how Chinese think instead of falling into the typical western view of China. I hope he can be a regular guest when discussing China related issues. You can also invite a few guests in one show to create a discussion panel on important subjects. You can even invite two guest with differing views and let them debate online. It will bring this channel to a new level.
Couldn't agree more! Dr. Hammond is what I call true expert! He's very knowledgeable & has a wealth of information. FYI: We intend to have him back for part 2!!! Stay tuned...
I am so grateful for Dr Hammond, to educate us on Chinese history. I learn a lot everytime I hear him speaks . I intend to rewatch this video. Thank you Dr David, Dr Ross & Elizabeth.
Indeed, it was a treat having him!!! He's very knowledgeable and has a wealth of information. FYI: We intend to have him back for part 2!!! Stay tuned...
Dr. ken Hammond has to be one of the most prominent intellect on Chinese history in US, unfortunately he probably will never get invited on US network media. This has to be among the most insightdul and sensible conversation about China in the midst of toxic US zero sum game, his views and analysis aligns with credible political analysts from Taiwan. I feel fortunate that I’m bilingual in Chinese and English, that allows me to cross referencing and checking the credibility of the information I consume.
Excellent. I feel like I just earned a degree on Chinese history and global politics surrounding the "return of China". Thank you David and Ross for this discussion.
WOW this is Soooo enriching and enlightening even for me as a oversea born ethnic Chinese where there are about 70M of us whole over the world. Am now working expats in China... Once again Thank you very Much for bringing Dr Ken Hammand to your show
Today after viewing this show, I decided to subscribe this channel and gave a thumb up, also sharing this channel with my social groups. Most of them are Chinese. Thanks Dr. Ken Hammond. You opened my eyes today. For the past years I thought no one from the western knows what is going on with the conflict between China and USA. Obviously I was wrong.
That is not exactly true. There was little to no problem when China was poor and backward. The problem with China started and grew to its present crescendo when China grew, prospered and advanced technologically. To the stage where it could and will more than likely supercede the US and the West, with its potential implications. So it's all about maintaining the primacy, hegemony and dominance of the US and the West. It has nothing to do with the meta narratives of the US and the West about democracy, human rights and freedom or so called misunderstanding of China by the West.
What a sharp insight of Dr. Hammond has on China! He is a real China expert. I wonder how some people could claim to be a China expert when they do not know the history or the language, and when some of them have not been lived in China or not even visited China more than a few times.
Thanks to Dr Hammond and the team for the great show, giving us a deep insight and unddrstanding of China. So refreshing to hear people speak with the truth and not distortion of historical facts.
There is a 5 year old documentary by Australian John Pilger called "The coming war on China " I'd highly recommend it. Share if possible for those who may be oblivious to the issue. (For more insight afterwards check out also "the war you don't see").
Not even halfway through and I am enjoying this so much Dr. David Oualaalou PHD and Dr. Ross Stewart PhD thank you Dr. Hammond gave. Excellent explanations on the history of China there is a UK Rapper Lowkey half Iraqi, half Pakistani that said the same thing that China is not rising. That the entire world is going back to what it used to be before Western domination.
@@GeopoliticsInConflict would be also very interesting if you could bring on Dr William Brown who has served in the us army , posted to Taiwan, then back to US to gain Phd, had succesful financial career, but then he and his wife made a daring decision to take up professorship to teach in XiaMen university, in china in the early 80's, during which time he was briefly hospitalised and received a personal get-well letter from Xi who was then the governer of city of xiamen, and now the President of china. Professor Brown is also a true expert on china matter, he witnessed the change of china from 80's to the present day.
This is a great discussion about China. I really enjoyed it. My tiny country, Singapore, is very friendly with both China and the USA. We provide the US with naval support and military collaboration. But we are also very supportive of China’s rise and economic progress. We want China to succeed. Singapore is one of the largest investors in China. Singapore also has good friendly ties with Taiwan. The Singapore army does training in Taiwan, as well as in Western Australia. The US needs to look at China as a great opportunity to grow together. China is not interested in ‘policing’ the world. The US can continue to keep that role if it wishes.
Never thought that there were still decent honest fair objective professional people like Prof.Ken Hammond , David , Ross, Brian Berletic , ...........etc left in America. You guys rock.
A voice from a local Taiwanese who is now living in North America. I am so surprised to hear what Dr. Hammond's statement about the history of China. Gosh! He knows much better and clearer than I do. As a Chinese, I authenticate what he says on this topic. However, I would like to add one point. The current ruling party in Taiwan is DPP, Democratic Progressive Party, claims to go for the pursuit of independence of Taiwan, which established in 1986. Now they have the majority seats on congress and all the executive governments, they don't go for that pursuit, instead, the Party becomes corrupted in every corners and puts restraint on press freedom and human rights. At meantime the party is willing to be a puppet of the United States go against China. It has been hurting on every aspect of Taiwan both on domestic and international position. I feel painful to see my motherland in a great danger now.
Great show David and Ross to bring Professor Ken Hammond. Learned a lot from the professor about the history of China and it's stance on world stage. Really enjoyed his answers on all of your interesting questions.
A great talk by Dr. Hammond! I was a bit surprised to hear that 47% of people in Taiwan want immediate reunion with the mainland. As someone who was born in Taiwan and left there 20 years ago, I thought that percentage might be more like 5-10% based on the news I still occasionally follow. I do believe the majority of people in Taiwan now lean toward either independence or status quo, but pro-unification support is definitely not zero (I support re-unification, but I am not in Taiwan anymore). The Western media always seems to fail to bring this up, perhaps intentionally. Like what Dr. Hammond point out, Taiwan is a province of Republic of China, under the Constitution of the Republic of China. But disagreements exist in which government is the legitimate government of China. I feel a bit sad that only a handful of tiny countries still recognize Republic of China as the legitimate government of China, but I guess that's what it is. Got to look to the future. Taiwan probably will have a more prosperous future under PRC governance than DPP governance.
Absolutely brilliant conversation and information from Professor Ken Hammond and both of you David and Ross. So engrossing that I stayed up till 5.00 a.m. in the morning over here in Australia. Thank you very much all of you gentlemen. If it is any consolation did not even stop to have a pee. THANK YOU.
I think Scott Morrison does not like Dr. Hammond because Scott wants to buy 8 nuclear submarines to counter China. Don't forget Australia is a member of Aukus and QUAD.
@@kwokholuk8723 ScoMo is a lapdog and a Pentecostal Christian. The latter says it all as such form of Christianity relied on cult following. You are being very generous of his mental faculty. He is a total lapdog and a cunning chap using his guile and cunning to be who he is. So sad as more than ever Australia needs leadership with integrity.
@@hangtuah888 China is the biggest customer of Australia. More than 30% Australian goods were exported to China. Only 3% of Chinese goods were exported to Australia. Don't bike the hand that feeds you. Australians should say no to him with the votes in the next election.
Very educational and very insightful, both the guest and hosts. Particularly Ross said about Chinese Language, i.E., Contextual, or as Ken put it, Self-referential. That is inspiring to me, a Chinese. Thank you!
Glad to see you think about Chinese from the perspective of mathematics and logic. Living in this language actually doesn’t take the initiative to think about such issues, but once I start thinking, I feel that the thoughts of those ancestors, the things they did, history, culture, and emotions are like thousands of years of cyberpunk. Ghosts generally surround the mind and air of every Chinese person. This is a cultural influence across time and space. I can see a word and think of all the history with that word. for example“曌”、“和”、“空”
Many thumbs up to this Channel! As a Chinese, I am shocked about Dr.Hammond’ deep understanding towards China and Chinese. He is the real China expert, not some “China Expert” hired by FoxNews/CNN/BBC. Fantastic show!
Dr Hammond is right on the money on the Taiwan issue! Kudos to you, Dr Hammond!!! ❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍👍👍 I can listen to Dr Hammond everyday. Great scholar who has the backbone to speak the truth.
Dr. Hammond should be travelling around the world to spread his knowledge - a travelling lecturer at universities so people can understand history better. Congrats to Ross and David for getting such quality guests.
this is a FANTASTIC guest on your show. I really like that you let your guest speak his mind and not try to own the show. REALLY great format that you have and I really really appreciate your work. Thank you.
A great pleasure to hear authoritative information clearly presented. Our State Department could benefit from Dr. Hammond's instruction. We know that because their actions have only reflected ignorance of Chinese people and their history.
I have spent half my life until now in China and the other half in country with the most mature democratic system. I now realize that the political system of China is not communist, it is what is has always been in the past at least 1500 years, which is meritocracy.
Hi David and Ross, thank you for this wonderful posting of an interview with Prof. Dr. Ken Hammond. The candid, in-depth and unbiased insights between you guys are truly amazing. I know a fair bit of China's recent history per se, but I feel that I am being educated further as I hear what has been said here.
Why can't the US government listen to people who have knowledge of history and wisdom like Dr Hammond? Please have more conversations with Dr Hammond as your guest. I will watch and share every one of such videos.
US government do have advisors like Dr.K.H. But US government desperate for the power of policing the world, they have modern weapons and technology. they believe that they can beat any countries in the world if any one does not obey US.
Dr Hammond is very knowledgeable, insightful, informative, unbiased on China - what a great scholar. Much appreciate David & Ross for inviting Dr Hammond to their talk show. All politicians around the world (especially those from America and its allies, not forgetting Australia) should listen to this talk and invite Dr Hammond to hold training sessions for their officials including ASPI.
@@GeopoliticsInConflict Another true expert in geopolitics is Prof Kishore Mahbubani from Singapore. Looking forward to your future discussion with this esteemed scholar. I am from Australia - feel ashamed of our current political leaders. No long term vision and strategic thinking, still living with the 20th century mentality and constantly acting as a mouth piece for America.
@@richardlim2760 Hi Richard, FYI: We reached out to him but have not heard back! I tend not to beg for interviews. If the guest is interested, he/she will reply otherwise, I move on to the next one... Plus, I found out something surprising that made me think twice now whether to invite him or not!!! FYI: Ross/Elizabeth will be doing a great segment about body language/speech of Morrison and how he has been lying all along to Aussies....
Prof Ken Hammond is so comical, knowledgeable, analytical , eloquent, and not least of all, credible ! Thank you David and Ross, for inviting him, cannot wait to hear him speak again👍👍👍👏👏👏 ❤ !
I’ve always enjoyed watching the recordings of Professor Hammond’s lecture of the Chinese history. Thank you for sharing with us your knowledge and wisdom, we need to hear more of your enlightening words to educate ourselves and to prevent the innocent people from falling for the politician’s deceptive ideologies.
When the Wise man, Dr Hammond speak, it is like the film playing in the projector, the real images comes out. We as viewers are just as eager to see the black and white films ! Excellent !!
Brilliant to see Ken Hammond ! His "From Yao to Mao" series of lectures on Chinese History remains one of the best examples of analysis of China in the West
What ever the West is doing now ? Had and been done by China thousand years ago. And many more that the West still young in history and culture . Chinese language is more specific and details .
Actually it must be point out that the west once respected and was willing to learn from China its culture and philosophy. Ever since Marco Polo has been to Beijing, the East (mainly China) has become a topic for western people to fantasize and imagine. There were western collectors who loved silk and porcelain and there were sinologist who believed that Confucius is the true philosophical king which was spoken of in Ancient Greece. However, as the west projected its power to the rest of the world, the distance between it and China shrank and China grew more familiar. During the late Qing Dynasty, UK, Portugal and other European countries all sailed East to China and there they found a great empire which isn’t what they thought it was. The respect faded away slowly. Then the UK and Portugal kickstarted colonization in China, with HK and Macaw respectively. By then, China was finally considered as just another one of the kingdom built by an inferior race considered by the West found anywhere in Asia or America. This helped the West to regain confidence over China and any other civilizations. But it ended up becoming the nail in the West’s coffin: the confidence finally became overconfidence and finally arrogance. Then comes white supremacy, eurocentrism and American exceptionalism. When it wants to understand China and the world again in today’s stage, it is too late.
Truly appreciate your feedback! I couldn't agree more with your assessment which makes logical sense to understand the trajectory the West has embarked on leading to its demise!!! if only the West can learn from history!!!
Wendi ....You are still absolutely ignorant ....The US and the West had no interest to understand China..... Don't believe the so-called China experts and analysts...... Because of their WHITE SUPREMACY THEY ONLY WANT TO CONTROL CHINA... AND THIS IS WORSENED BY THE VERY PACI
Wendi. This is worsened by the very passive response of China to all the attacks and vilification by the West. IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME JUST LOOK AT THEIR RESPONSE TO THE RUSSIAN STAND ON UKRAINE..
Dr. Hammond is great. The "rule based order" means the followings: 1. You do what I say, but not what I do. 2. What you have is what I have but what I have belongs to me. Is it what an evil empire is made of?
Thank you, Prof. Hammond, for your keen and clear discussion. Your long and thorough study of Chinese history makes you be a scholar who profoundly understands China of the present day. The US as a whole nation should benefit from many scholars of China study like you by setting up a kind of agency to engage in a public communication that will induce American people to rethink and understand China in its right and relevant context. Unfortunately, this idea might not be accepted by the US government if someone in the White House does not believe in the philosophy of war by Sun Tze, more than 2,500 plus years ago, that in a competition, you need to know yourself and your competitor.
Professor Ken Hammond is one of the few best speakers in your show. Providing insightful information in a fair & balanced way, with no personal bias baggage. To date, if you like to hear from me, I would recommend the following speakers to be invited back to your show. (1) Professor Ken Hammond (2) Hussein Askary (not aware if he has PhD) (3) Professor Richard Turrin Below is my wish list. (1) Professor Zhang Weiwei (2) Professor Jeffrey Sachs (3) Professor Kishore Mahbubani (4) Emeritus Professor Richard Wolff (5) Eric Li (not aware if he has PhD) (6) Professor Martin Jacques (7) Professor Michael Hudson
Dr Ken Hammond is such a wonderful, interlecture person. Only talked about factual issues and not biased in opinions. I really enjoyed the video presentation. Thanks for invite Dr Ken Hammond
So grateful for your discussion, neutral and factual information about China and Chinese history. This is what I like academy but not politics . Thank you
Thank you for Dr Hammond sharing. It is very impressive. Even though I am a Chinese, I can learn more and understand my country more deeply. Thank you very much.
Hi David & Ross. Read an article saying that Japan invaded Okinawa (was another name belonged to China) and occupied few hundreds years ago and when WWII ended Japan purposely left about 310,000 of her soldiers behind in Taiwan. So Japan had plans to get back the island. All these descendants will definitely play heavy role in destabilizing Taiwan and aim towards independence. How true are these?
it was not a few hundred years ago. it was in Qing dynasty. 1895 Japan used power to invaded it. but it was returned to China after WW2, only separated from mainland since 1948,when Chang kai sheh escaped from mainland with his army and soldiers, that was he and chairman Mao's fight. it was civil war, nothing to do with US, but Changkaisheh's wife and her family were involved with US.
@@sunnyraining7346 oh the few hundreds years is referring to Okinawa not Taiwan. There was a Chinese name before Okinawa was given by the Japanese when they took it.
Thank you for bringing this guest onto your show he was very informative knowledgeable about China and its place in the west and well worth listening too.
This is the most informative and extremely impartial discussion I have ever heard about the history, culture, social, economic and political truth of China.it is advisable for the politicians of the western world,especially the US to do the same by digging impartially the real China at all times. For the welfare of mankind we should discard the idea of win-win , instead applaud the SHARE thinking shaping the future destiny of the whole world. In other words, China and the western world sometimes work separately, sometimes cooperatively with the same purpose, for the welfare of our world.
