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But According to Chinese People, CGTN, GLOBAL TIMES.. It never Happened, Nor Happening. It's Just Fake Images from Western Countries to Defame CHINA..... SINCE Ancient Times - As by Perfect Social Score Chinese said. 600/600 😔🙌
Why in the 5:04 that old man line read like "US will withdraw HK special status? " What has US got to do in HK special status issue? Was it an oversight on your part in editing it? Kindly rectify the mistake.
@@mboihk3796 he means the US treating HK as technically separate from China for cross-border trade/investments would probably disappear if the "2 systems" part of "1 country 2 systems" was to become blurred.
I'm really stunned at how well-done this video is. Well worth the wait. Everyone interviewed is really well-spoken and well-informed, and the interviewer has good questions and is respectful. While I fully support the protesters, I'm glad you included people who were more supportive of the bill as well. It made for a more well-rounded view. Thanks, Asian Boss!
I'm more stunned at how ignorant and paranoid the HK people are. They obviously don't know what exactly they're protesting against and are mostly just going with the trend. They gave in to delusional paranoia caused by non-existent consequences of the bill in question. This protest in the name of false democracy is the ugly side of ignorance at its most dangerous form.
Reine Mercado As a student, I understand people view us adolescents as pliable, and would really like to jump on a bandwagon for anything just to gain a sense of recognition. But this protest, for me at least, I’ve carefully, if not perfectly read the details of the bill, and have listed plentiful of consequences and results that are potential to our country. I would say I did not blindly follow trends and did analyse the whole bill in multiple perspective. Given that this bill would be bridging to China, we fear that China’s system would invade us. This is not without reasons. Last couple years have seen China’s non-sensible sanctions and actions upon HK citizens, for instance the Causewaybay book store issue. Without denial, there could be youngsters just went protesting for a sense of belonging, but I believe, the majority of us are still with conscious.
@@reinebautistamercado4286 can you blame us for being paranoid? What China has done before to their own people is well known, how can you not be afraid if this bill pass, random people could be extradicred for commenting something harmless or doing anything that isn't related to politics. And don't forget, you (assuming you're a foreigner) could also be extradicred to mainland China if you had said anything that the government deemed not acceptable
@@reneelaicecreamxx4179 Works both ways. A Mainlander could cause harm in HK and run back. Protest and force them to rectify the bill to be fair, not out of hatred. Like it or not, you're part of them.
@@edwardkay3193 what we are scared of right now, is that completely innocent people could be thrown in jail for something they didn't ever do, and we are protesting for the government to be fair. Hongkong is under one country two system, we have two system for a reason and china is not respecting it. They are violating the system in a sense. Not to mention Carrie Lam is elected by a small number of people who doesn't represent the majority of hongkongers, and that small number of people were pro china, while a majority of hongkongers doesn't agree with chines's way of ruling. So it is obvious that Carrie Lam is trying to put out this bill to kiss China's ass and neglect hongkongers's own benefit. Maybe some of us are doing this out of hatred, but most of us are protesting for our own freedom
Seems like a propaganda hose job to me. The real problem with extradition to China is that you're tried in a kangaroo court and you can be tortured and never seen from again. Asian Boss sort of dances around the real issue, presumably because they don't want to end up in a Chinese prison next time they're on the mainland. Did protestors throw rocks? I hope so. They were morally obliged to do so.
@@socialsciencesworkinggroup7143 Seems like you're extrapolating a lot. These are interviews of random people on the street, who themselves may have a biased or incomplete understanding of all that is going on. They even have a disclaimer saying that these are the personal opinions of individuals.
When the girl said,"The government is not listening to us, so we came out to protest." A good reporter will ask what are the issues that the government is not listening. We should focus on the root cause and not the demonstration itself.
I absolutely agree with you that it's important to know what the root causes are, at the same time China definitely has a problem when it comes to bringing up past happenings, like the Tiananmen square massacre. So at the same time there's only so much you can do or say on camera.
The youths of Hongkong who were against the govt, just wanted the govt to listen to them, to do whatever the democrates want the govt to do, the youths themselves had little understanding about the extradition law.
A democratic country does nt mean that the govt will give u whatever u asked for. These demonstrators d not understand n mixed up with other matters. It is an extradition bill what do they want frm the govt unless u r a criminal, u hv no issue with the bill. Definitely there is hidden hands to create problems for china
Stevarooni love how they’re not as biased as most other news sources too! I didn’t really agree with what one of the older men said, but I’m glad they kept his voice in their video.
At least the protestors say logical things in coherent sentences and understand what is going on around them, rather than milling around attacking people, crying and screaming and knowing absolutely nothing about why they're there. Other countries should take note
@@endeliggnist5066 and you happen to know that they don't because...? This is a uniquely Hong Kong issue and I just don't get why people have to brand it as though it is a "Western" movement. There is nothing Western about this. Hong Kong people marched because they wanted to keep and maintain their identity as Hong Kongers.
Did he though? You just see a guy shouting about shooting a journalist, how can that guy tell? Why would a journalist be mixed in with the mob being shot at and not gtfo of the line of fire asap and rep his press vest/pass?
To be honest I didn’t think the bill itself was wrong - the idea is that criminals can’t just hide in Hong Kong to evade justice. The real problem is way too many people simply does not believe the Chinese government that this would not become a slippery slope used to persecute political dissidents.
The thing is , people of hong kong have tasted more freedom and better human rights than mainland China which is also the reason of protest , people are scared if China can passed a bill like this then in future they can also take the people’s human rights which mainland Chinese people don’t have .
No one in the video explained the real legislative & political issue here - HK cannot pass an extradition bill without including mainland China in the text, because officially, HK recognizes Taiwan as part of China (PRC) rather than an independent country itself. That is also the reason why Taiwan (ROC) will not accept this bill even if it passes. There are some proposals suggesting a different approach to resolve this murder case without addressing the political issues between PRC and ROC, but legistic-wise, neither of them provide an actual solution. At this point, however, it doesn't seem to be important anymore. The protest has gone to another degree and the focus has been shifted. My heart goes out to the victim and her family.
because this bill was never really about resolving the murder case, it was just an excuse. HK has always been friendly with Taiwan (more like HongKongers are friendly with Taiwanese) Also base on the fact that HKers are typically polically apathetic, the Carrie Lam-lead government wasn't really expecting such huge backlash. I mean, even taiwanese are angry that Carrie Lam keep using them as an excuse for forcing this bill.
@@tammyl6909 Politically apathetic? haha then who are those people on the street protesting? Are they not the HKers in your words? And your second sentence was trying to suggest what? Mainland ppl aren't friendly with Taiwanese? Plz, speak with fact and truth. Mainland China opens countless opportunities for HKers and Taiwanese, covering education, business, and civil aids. Do you know there's a joke among mainland students? If you wanna get into Qinghua university easily, you only need to become an HKer or Taiwanese. The best universities in the mainland are available at far lower requirements for ppl from these two regions, while mainland students have to study their ass off to get in. Do you know what does entering such universities means to a normal ppl on average? It means border horizons, more opportunities and meeting the more outstanding and smartest ppl in China and the best educational resources in China. Yet, no one seems to appreciate how much they have been given due to the benefit of the special situations of the times. All they do is complaining and complaining. In regards to the issue of Taiwan, I have no idea why most people are so ignorant. It is a SUSPENDED civil war. This is the essential fact about this issue. But mainland chooses to do it in a more peaceful way. And people are bragging about asking CPC to step down and wanting a democratic regime to step up. Lmao, I'll tell you, if that ever comes true, Taiwan's coming back will be the biggest advantage of any candidate running for the president of China to get the position. Mainland China under democracy will immediately launch an attack to regain control over Taiwan. That's the true wish of the MAIN body of China if outsiders' wish of China becoming like America under democracy ever comes true. Whoever let Taiwan become an independent country, which is the SECOND China, will be the biggest sinner and humiliation of Chinese history ever. Yet, no one seems to appreciate how relatively peaceful things are now. One country two systems? haha only China would be so generous. If in other countries like America, they'd beat you to obey.
@@homaisen1585 also, if a Democratic China would attack Taiwan immediately, why doesn't the PROC attack Taiwan? Don't use that "China is Peaceful" crap when China makes threats every other day, like the recent threats given against India if they ban Huawei. China is vengeful and wouldn't hesitate to attack Taiwan if they weren't protected by the US and other Western Powers.
I don't think the bill was ever planned by China, but by the HK government itself. Why sacrifice the chance to reunify China and Taiwan for such a small City that was content with staying the way things are? It doesn't make sense
Here in Brazil, ppl didn't even know that his was going on! The only reason why I know it is that I understand english and I'm always searching for international channels. And even with that, it was all messy information.
*_Asian Boss has grown so much. 5 years ago the founder Stephen himself would ask people "Would Asian Girls Date Asian Guys Or White Guys?". Makes me wonder where my channel will be in 5 years_*
I have lived in HK for the last 17 years and I really love HK. It's unfortunate that in the age of internet, people are actually more misinformed, and media is more biased than ever before. Things are not what it seems to be. To wit, 1) 37 specific crimes are listed out for extradition, none includes one related to political crime which HK people feared, 2) also it has to be very severe crime deserving more than 7 years of prison such as murder and rape cases, 3) 7 carve out of crimes related to things such as demonstration related arrests wont be subject to this new extradition law, 4) a HK Judge has to make the decision to make the transfer to China or elsewhere, not the China court. Just from legal perspective and how it's worded, I think it's a fairly reasonable and much needed extradition law which wouldn't raise eyebrow elsewhere in the world. But in HK it's now turned into a rather ridiculous fight against the mainland government, who really frankly has nothing to do with this and doesn't really care. Do we really want HK to be a safe harbour for murderers and rapist? So for people just blindly saying that we support you HK for the fight for freedom, do your homework first and don't be fooled by what you see on TV and read from the newspaper. Every media has its own bias and agenda, west and east alike. But to be fair, this video shows a comprehensive range of responses and opinions, pro and against this protest. Well done!
Alex Zhang i think 99% of those protestors do not know about enough details about the amendament. And those who pay them for protesting need to be exposed.
Thank you for pointing out the facts....sadly, negative sentiments and dirty politics have hijacked the truth, and Hong Kong people will have to face the consequences
None of those specific crimes listed in the extradition proposal matters because the Chinese Communists lie and fabricate charges to persecute political opponents. The CCP would do the same in Hong Kong, fabricating criminal charges against the people of Hong Kong to silence dissent, and abuse the extradition process to jail people unjustly. The people of Hong Kong are very well informed and know what they are fighting for.
These 2million have yet to become conscious, to put it in perspective. They have yet to wake up from colonialism propaganda and brainwashing over the decades by the British rulers.
I wish to make some facts clear to viewers especially those coming from the West with regards to this protest. 1. The proposed extradition bill is a response to a murder case involving a HK man killing his HK pregnant girlfriend in Taiwan and subsequently returned to HK. As there is no extradition agreement between HK and Taiwan, HK government has no legal basis to send the suspect to Taiwan to stand trial. As a result, HK government can only charge the suspect for money laundering which is an injustice to the victim and her unborn baby. 2. As HK, Taiwan and mainland China are, in mainland China's point of view, one country, the bill also includes extradition to mainland China as well and this became a flashpoint ie a legal issue has been politicised by pro-democracy faction. BTW if you wanna know where I'm from, well I'm not from China, just someone which prefers to be objective and not simply jump into the anti-China bandwagon.
Couldn't agree more. I'm from Shenzhen, China. I support the HK government and police. For history reasons, there are Hong Kong people who just became Hong Kong people after the British who don't identify with the Chinese culture or identity or CCP, they want things to go back to colonization. They would protest to whatever cause as long as Beijing is in the topic.
Very well said and thx for clearing that up. I really think that people should know about what the matter is and we need people with critical thinking. Thx pal
An extradition treaty with China is too high a price to pay! It would put all of the people of Hong Kong at risk of extradition into the clutches of the Chinese Communists Party, who can't be trusted. The Chinese Communists Party uses the justice system to unfairly persecute political opponents.
Aren’t there other ways of doing this though? Potentially? Without pushing people to give up their freedoms and rights if they don’t wish to? I am aware of all that but I still disagree that people should have to just give in to a government over one murder case!! That seems excessive!!
Where's that commenter who was moaning yesterday that they hadn't covered this yet. See, patience is key. Getting people on the ground and people who will speak on camera isnt as easy as taking out an iphone and dragging anyone to speak. A they have to have strong answers in a situation like this, B youd be surprised the amount of people who dont like to be on camera. C the production team. This is still a small company, Asian Boss doesnt have the bodies to cover stories at the drop of a hat like mainstream outlets do, so wait for it. D ties in to C, they probably have a backlog of stories they're constantly working on and that's not counting the stories that happen in the moment that are beyond foresight. So they probably have to shift schedules, figure out how to get out what they can, when they can, whilst still remaining authentic to their brand, mission statement and quality ethos. Thanks AB for the FREE informative work you do.
Well if there's a possibility that you'll end up extradited to mainland China and tortured and killed, it kind of cuts down on people's enthusiasm to make statements on camera.
@@naritruwireve1381 The complete and literal translation of what the interviewer asked was "Did the protesters start the violence against the police,or did the police start the violence? What do you think about it?"
Not a bad report but the most important questions were not asked. For example: 1) Do you want the murderer to be set free after serving time for monay laundering? 2) What would you do to prevent him from going free without an extradition bill? Remembering that he didn't commit the crime in H.K. 3) Without an extradition bill won't H.K. become a haven for criminals all over, especially from the mainland and Taiwan? It's happening already. 4) What would you do to stop it? 5) Did you actually read the bill? Or are you just repeating what you heard? 6) Can you give us some specifics about he bill? And not general terms...etc.
I had the exact thought !...I actually came here hoping to get answers to these questions. But they all are repeating what everyone is saying or what they heard from the media.
To be fair alot of people just wanted to “be part of something cool”. I have quite some friends whose attitude when I ask them about going to protest was just, oh this is gona be a cool thing and id be part of it + it seems fun. 🤷🏻♀️
@@drkInxgud seeing as there was a very real possibility of being arrested for "rioting" and/or getting injured, or at the very least getting tear gassed, I doubt "a lot of people" went for fun/wanting to be cool
@@kafka494 you'd be surprised at the mind of some teens or even some adults. Anything can be a trend. Also some just want to let out thier anger in general.
@@drkInxgud as someone from Hong Kong, i dont think thats really true. Many teenagers got beaten up and arrested by the police. Some of the students wore a white ribbon to show that they support the protest but many of them got arrested. I dont think any teen would wanna join this 'trend' just to get arrested and beaten up or even die
One thing I don't like most modern media is that they are looking for conflicts, provoking conflicts, expending conflicts and benefited from conflicts. Politicians, who with seats or on the street, turn all problems to blaming games and then medias consume it. I saw longer videos showing same journalist at the beginning of the video shouting to police: "Do it! Do it! Shoot! Shoot!" And now only see 'You shoot journalist!' But I just don't see the recorded scene showing they're shooting a journalist. I saw videos that 'protesters' surrounding isolated unarmed polices and bit them on ground. But those videos won't be in regular search result at all. Two groups of political parties spent months in the building just resulted most people don't know the details of the bill. People protest for liberty but all medias say that's for 'democracy'. Police says the number of protesters is a quarter but only the bigger number is used in media. A bunch of extremist attacked the police. Later police made a decision to clear the area. Is this a peaceful protest? Yes, most of people are good. So media says "police uses weapons towards protesters". Is this a riot? Yes, there were violent opportunists breaking the blocks and attacking police by any things they have even with prepared weapons and armors. So media says "police recognize it as a riot". Then media have huge amount of 'resources' after. Opposition politicians are so happy as they can see votes in future. Medias are happy as views keep going up. It's win-win. The whole society is wasting resources on oppositions. Later on, who lost in the political conflicts will turn into victim of inequity and start a new blaming game. It's win-win-lost-lost-lost-lost-lost-lost-lost-lost-lost-lost-lost-lost-lost......
@@prashantsharmastunning I see it's hard for you to accept people not completely in your stance. Uneducated is not your fault. You should always blame your government.
Reza Syahputra That’s a result of current world political atmosphere. Many people have a kind of mind set that if others not fully with their stands they must be brain washed or hostile. Media and politician should be responsible for that. We’re losing a ground of democratic negotiation nowadays. Even though everyone claims they’re fighting for democracy.
I'm glad Asian Boss is still covering serious issues. The last few have been about specific people or niche topics. While those are great, I'm glad there's balance.
@AsainBoss don't stop keep pushing I really appreciate your content! Being unbiased. I've learned more about asain culture because of you guys!!!! Thank you again and God bless!
People should look up for the Causeway Bay Books disappearances if you are confused why Hongkongers have such distrust towards the Chinese government, I support the protest, and hope Taiwan isn't the next Hong Kong...Support from Taiwan!
@@heart_beat_s354 yes, and even worse, he said something like "wake up, your rotten island has not been rising salary for 20 years", just a simply hateful comment and got likes from people, that's why I didn't reply him
@@zackyzack7647 I'm not a Hong Konger, I'm a Vietnamese and from what I learnt, they were sent to labor camps in China, and some of them became victims of forced organ harvesting right? Same for Falun Dafa practitioners, Tibetans, House Christians, and other prisoners of conscience. I think unfortunately, the brutal persecution of Uyghur, and other prisoners of conscience, is under reported.
@@zackyzack7647 - Yes. We have access to all forms of Western media, and there's no censorship/firewall unless we are using Chinese media. It is not something that is often discussed, but it is possible for people to easily find out via the internet.
Megan RJ Wang nah the media are turn their back, keep it blind, i mean something huge happened in china but its so less media attention. thats why i ask you, as a neighbour country to china..
Hong Kong Nury Vittachi wrote the following:- it’s about what he saw at the scene, worth reading to give more thoughts for those who wants to know more. Original quote:- IT WAS NEARLY MIDNIGHT when I heard the shouting. I was walking along a road in the heart of my beloved hometown, which now looked like a war zone: all barricades and rubble. The ground-floor Starbucks at Pacific Place was closed, of course, but could have done good business-there were many people on the street. . I followed the sound of the shouting and saw that a team of police officers had arrived on foot to help clear space. . But they were instantly surrounded by a mob, shouting and screaming foul abuse at them, some using megaphones. . The young man next to me instantly started throwing things at them. . Other protestors ran towards us and the mob to form a huge crowd, surrounding the officers. . You could see how easily it could have turned into a fight, but the police-thank God--just took the abuse without responding except with shouts. . Three thoughts: I felt much more scared for the officers, many of whom were worried looking young men, than for the protestors, who greatly outnumbered them. . Second, I felt scared for myself: you could easily see how this scene could turn into a battle and I was in the middle of it taking pictures. . Third, I was scared for Hong Kong: This entire episode was entirely unnecessary, flames fanned by distrust, misinformation and opportunism. . TEN OBSERVATIONS . 1. Literally 99 percent of the protestors on Sunday were peaceful and non-violent. But unfortunately many of the remaining ones are openly looking for conflict. It’s a markedly different atmosphere. . 2. This is not to say that the remaining protestors are thugs. Many are just regular, likeable young people; a proportion are highly dangerous individuals. . 3. We talk about a “war zone” and it looks like that - but we need to keep perspective - we’re NOT talking bullets and bombs, but bricks, sticks, “bean-bag” projectiles and gas canisters. A number of protestors were carrying knives, masks, body armor, and sharpened sticks, which is worrying. . 4. The Hong Kong police are not monsters. The media write-ups and the clips circulating make it look like the police are initiating the violence (“Riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets in downtown Hong Kong” is the angle taken by the vast proportion of Western media) but the truth is that they have been strictly briefed to not attack, only respond, and in general appear to be following that guideline. The astonishing bravery of unarmed young officers standing against terrifying mobs is a story no one is telling. . 5. The clips on Twitter and other social media have been chosen and edited to maximize anger. People who look at them need to be aware of this. . 6. None of the students to whom I spoke had read the proposed law or even had much interest in it! They had read on Twitter that it was all about them, and that was enough. I was baffled, but strangely found myself admiring their honesty. There was a oddly infectious joy about them - we have conquered our city, we rule the streets! Some seemed drunk on power: in psychological terms, it was fascinating. . 7. I also spent time yesterday with older Hong Kong Chinese families, discussing the situation. It was interesting that they shared a distrust of the mainland legal system-but they were all strongly in favor of the extradition law. The ones who had spent most time in China were the ones most strongly in favor of the law: that's very telling. . 8. On the pro-extradition side, I found a lot of people were frustrated that only one side of the story was being told. Numerous organizations, including the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, by far the biggest business group in the city, is in favor of the new law, as are numerous other groups. Hong Kong’s leading legal expert on these matters, Albert Chen, is in favor, as are many of the top people at the Law Society-but they complain that only the negative lawyers are quoted by the press. . 9. What next? I’m quite sure there’s an untold story at the root of this, and reporters (me included) have utterly failed to find it. We need to work harder. . 10. My hope is that people will move away from the unhelpful black and white view of things and make more of an effort to build bridges and understand each other. But glancing at my Twitter feed this morning, exactly the opposite is happening.
I'm Indonesian, I fully agree with you because it happens too in Indonesia. In this digital era, mainstream media and social media are like one-sided journalism, and millennials sink into it It's sad to see next generation glorified something they don't even understand
I'm currently doing a degree work on Hong Kong problem and I feel that it would be really a good thing to hear more from such people as you, people 'from the place.'
DaraNear it's what "subtitles" are supposed to be, man. This kind of minor grammar correcting in subs is what every broadcast stations have to do and are doing. Particularly for an interview, obviously subs have to be grammatically clear and shortened for the deaf. If it shows literally what the interviewees say, they have to pause in every sentence to read the subs because it takes a bit to get the long sentence in a second.
@@mayflower1108 We watched a English subtitled movie in my French class once (in French, obviously), and about halfway into the movie I realized the audio wasn't in English, and that I was reading the subtitles. It's a real force of habit. I consider English to be one of my best subjects when I was in high school, but I still read the English subtitles even when the audio is in English. I read them so fast that I usually don't realize it much.
simple answer. Just bear the same censorship and restrictions we have in mainland China now. And live without your own opinion, like me, “long live CCP!”
@@kastus77 I do agree with some of what you said; however, I do not think hongkongers literally think they are 'better' than chinese. I think they just want to maintain a level of autonomy; a level which will probably could be compromised soon, despite protests.
They think exactly like this. They call mainlanders roaches. They are in HK just for superiority. But it is not easy to feel this way if are jobless, lives with parents, dreams about high-paid job in Citigroup and disagrees do low-paid job. So protesting? Why not?
She was from PRC well connected class to be able to live in HK. She knows the differences between the 2 systems and prefers HK over PRC. I can distinguish her accent that was taught in mainland... She's too afraid to be identified by her PRC counterparts, they'll get her or her family into great troubles...
@@thinksking6245 My point is that we make country-wide protests like that on a monthly basis. Same reason: we're protesting against socialist ideals forced on us by our governments. When you live in a socialist country, you either spend your life fighting against the government or become a slave to it, like Cuba, Venezuela and China's population have done.
@@thinksking6245 We have a new one marked for the 30th. To make it short, we're changing the system to erase the "super retirement" for politicians, they work 8 years in congress and spend the rest of their lives making R$20k, while the population has to work 40 years to make R$1k after retirement. And that's most likely not gonna be the last protest regarding this subject...
Cant be helped lol English is not our first language and u dont get to discuss foreign culture with friends(for most of them dont speak eng) So the pronunciation usually gets messed up unless u actually look it up on places like utube or urban dictionary (At least thats how i learnt allahu Akb**)
What a well done video with so authentic information, with no filteration. It gives out the crisp content specially for global audience to understand the root case as in Hong kong. It's rare seen such clear thoughts and idea of action with such unity among citizens.
I’m not from Hong Kong but I am a Cantonese person. Hong Kong must continue to prosper. They carry on our culture. Look at Shanghai. Their dialect is almost obsolete.
@@namikisaragi5101 In Shanghai the Shanghainese Chinese language represented their culture. But today in Shanghai, not many people can speak this language and instead speak Mandarin Chinese thus representing their gradual loss of culture.
The so-called dialects are only generated by geographical isolation, not a superior culture, modern transportation is convenient, and the disappearance of dialects is inevitable.
思齐史 I agree with you that that is inevitable. But it saddens me, because that is what connects me to both my family and China. I am American. My family will probably stop speaking Chinese in the next generation because it’s useless in an English speaking society. I guess the same can be compared to mandarin in China.
That's one part of the narrative that no one seem to be addressing. The coverage about the protest is eclipsing the murder case and what can be done to prevent and deter such tragedies from happening again.
Xiao Yang I doubt any of the HK protestors want to “protect” the murderer, what is happening here is HK is given the choice of two evils. And the protestors are saying the potential misuse of the extradition bill is the bigger evil of the two. Essentially what the protestors believe is that this extradition bill is closing one loop hole but potentially opening up and even bigger loop hole.
Yes, definitely worth asking as many people as possible, to get the vibe and desire of the present and future. Very curious as to what their answers will be!
From what I've heard from some Hong Kong->America friends a lot of people they knew were for it being it's own country or pretty much as independent. Makes sense given the history, would be interested to see how that would potentially turn out.
most of the people who are more pro-chinese are the previous generation elderlies, 28 years later, most of them will pass away, those who remain in Hong Kong will be today's protesters, I suspect a huge migration will happen in Hong Kong
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It’s not a human right to be able to hide from justice when you’ve committed a crime. The real issue is HK people does not trust the Chinese government not to abuse this law.
@@M0ebius ok...im glad im not the only one who sees the controversy here. i feel like i can see both sides. criminals would be running to HK to hide from china, but china might get too much power to extradite people.
From my experiences, some Hong Kong people have a sense of pride and "we are better than you Mainlanders" mentality due to their past advancements from British colonization. Because of this, they do not like being associated with China for their superiority and this then affect their judgements towards China and their issues. I'm not saying neither party is right or wrong but I'm wondering if the mass number of Hong Kong people are protesting against the legislation or it's simply an eruption of emotions against China altogether. A similar size protest in America involving civilians throwing bricks and umbrellas at police officials ends up worse. China is definitely not perfect however I feel the media tend to always display and exaggerate negative images of China and rarely the positive sides. I do hope both parties find a peaceful compromise acceptable by all, or perhaps we all need to find our own inner peace first.
I suggest you look up for the "Causeway Bay Books disappearances" and other human right issues caused by the Chinese government. this may give you an insight into why Hongkongers are having such distrust towards the Chinese government.
I must agree on this as one interviewee mentioned, the majority of media, not only in Hong Kong but in most countries, have been known to only show a one-sided negative view of China. Most media companies write one-sided articles trying to defame China & the others just covers the same article blindly. As the interviewee mentioned, the protesters involved had dug up bricks from the pavements & used steel rods, throwing them at the police. I feel like some of the Hong Kong-ers were joining in due to them not wanting anything to be associated with China & their state of mentality whereby they feel like they are better than the Mainlanders. Thrusting the issues aside, we are still Chinese, there should never be a mentality that either is better than the other. I do understand the Hong Kong-ers trying to voice out the concerns but I do not understand why there is a need to destroy Hong Kong in the process.
Yundengogo Agree. I have family members from Taiwan and Hong Kong. The Taiwanese think they're better than the Hong Kongers, and the Hong Kongers think they're better than the Mainlanders. It's like a Chinese caste system.
@@santiagorappy71 Seeing some of their videos asking Chinese citizens about how they feel in their own country I don't really see them trying to demonize China from what I've seen. I think they are trying to have none biased conversations unfortunately nobody is completely unbiased especially when trying to chose a pool of interviewees that are willing to go on camera to speak openly. As somebody from the US all I see in our media is biased opinionated reporters that lead the narrative and seem to have agendas or have already made up their minds on a subject before they start the interview. Most of the reporting I see here demonizes China based on the past and perpetuates the idea that Chinese citizens are brainwashed. It's only from watching channels like Asian Boss and other youtube channels that I've seen a difference in opinions and a difference in approach on reporting. Only now that I have access to channels such as these do I now question who this person as a reporter is and what is their angel or agenda while presenting the information. I've been very impressed by some of the interviewees in some of the Asian Boss videos that have been very thoughtful, open-minded, and respectful but still getting their opinions across.This is a pleasant change from what I generally see from interviewees on the news in my own country.
@wick81world Honestly I'm sick and tired of them, everywhere I go there's Hong Kong, lately they appeared in gaming, the world has issues, not just Hong Kong, let people have some casual fun time when they want to catch a rest from all the problems, they're terrorists at this point disturbing others.
KaleunMaender77 Incorrect sentence structure disrupts the flow of the speech and can make it more difficult to understand what is being said, especially paired with a foreign accent. Improving it clarifies the meaning and helps people to not get frustrated reading the subtitles over and over to try to make sense out of it. Some people will probably give up watching if it’s too much trouble to understand.
@@jakelaw9768 Oh hey! You are the 50 cent army shill I see on every single video mentioning Hong Kong! You also write the exact same comments over and over again like somebody is cranking a crank on the side of your head lol
At least from these interviews, I can see many hongkong people still don’t really understand the bill, perhaps they have never really read it in details.
@@graceelandman@ The bill is not been executed so the evidence you are suggesting is pure speculation. Tell me, pray tell, how a bill not enacted can be deemed to be different in practice when it has not been put into common law to be tested? Are you some kind of supernatural being that can see into the future? LOL The hysterical comments on stealing states secrets are nonsense. Great a grip on reality, please.
Well done Asian Boss!! I now understand the protests much better than I did by watching biased mainstream media. And well done to the volunteers in Hong Kong who did such an amazing job. The interviewer asked great questions, and did not show any bias towards one side or the other. Thats what journalism is supposed to be, but seldom is anymore. Well worth waiting for. Thank you so much for what you do and what we learn from you!!!
Absolutely agree with the gentleman at 9:10. It's frustrating how the media have presented this matter; especially the foreign media. Thank you for showing us what some citizens of HK really think!
milony dausier Asian Boss interviewed Indian people on the street regarding Pewdiepie and T-series in the heat of the competition a few months ago. It was very well received by Pewd’s and the 9-year-olds. Also, blue shirt kid FTW!
I understand why Hong Kong people wouldnt want this bill to pass but at the same time don't you think it's unfair to the families of the victims who's murderers can just flee to Hong Kong and not get caught? What if it was your sister who got killed in Taiwan but the murderer just went back to Hong Kong to escape. That's the whole reason why this bill came and it's not just China but basically every other major country has this bill as well.
I really love how Asian Boss tries to keep their own bias out of their videos. I didn’t really agree with one of the older men they interviewed, but I’m glad they kept his opinions in their video.
Yup, that is the CCP line he's repeating, and is clearly in contrast to the facts. It's important that everyone has freedom to speak and give their opinions.
This was beyond amazing coverage.. i was confused by the topic at first, but when citizens began to talk about the situation and why they were protesting it really made sense. The questions were unbiased and really just helped viewers understand each point of view and not just one certain side. Thank you guys so much for the coverage!
The people protesting are very brave to stand up for their rights. I worry though about whether or not this will turn into another Tienanmen square massacre by the Chinese government.
Obviously, there won't be a massacre. Doing so would be a political suicide since it would mean China violated the handover treaty, which would give Britain and UN a reason to invade HK.
@@magno5157 you really think the UK or or the UN would or even could go against china? Let alone over something that doesn't directly threaten them, like a political massacre on the other side of the world? I wouldnt hold my breath wait for the calvary on that. Nor do I think China isnt willing to use guns and tanks on it's people again...
@@Rannic334 Never mind the international implication for now. Something as stupidly horrendous as a massacre happening in China out of all places would be a news that spreads like a wildfire in the mainland, and no amount of firewall would be able to block the news. Mainland China would be fragmented by the news that their own government turned against its own people, and civil unrest would inevitably happen in the mainland. It's pretty stupid to think a massacre could happen in China.
The protest is only in Hongkong, there will be no need for anything like the Tiananmen, the movement in 1989 was affecting the whole mainland China and the main event was in the capital Beijing that's why the government took it so seriously.
I am from mainland China but from what I've acquired from the internet the extradition treaty does not include religious or political suspects( if I am not right please point it out). I think the whole thing of giving justice to the HongKong girl who was killed by her HongKong boyfriend in Taiwan is a good start, but I also understand the concerns of HongKong people. Because an extradition law can be made between HongKong and Taiwan and there's no need to take the suspects back to mainland China. Also it is reasonable to suspect the Chinese government will intentionally impose a charge on people they want. All of the suspicions are quite reasonable. But I really hope there can be less casualties when the HongKong people are protesting, and for international viewers, value your news sources critically because as you have seen at the beginning of this interview, the foreign reporter seems extremely not neutral and for medias like BBC the moment you click to their news website you can tell they are biased.
Thank you so much for covering this. It must be known to the world what Hong Kong looks like right now and how it’ll affect the rest of the world as well. And canto fam!!! We’re underrepresented here :((
I suspect none of them had actually understood the clauses within the extradition bill. You literally also had to be a criminal in HK first for crimes punishable over 7years in jail to even qualify for the extradition process to where actual charges were brought, either Macau, Taiwan or mainland. Even then, there are still the hurdles of going through HK's independent judiciary to make sure the charges brought are not politically motivated. There seems to be only 1 guy in the entire video who seems to understood the bill objectively. Make a 2nd part and ask them this: 1) Have you actually read the bill and its clauses 2) How it is possible under the clauses on the bill, restrict freedom of speech in HK when its not a crime in HK 3) Do you have confidence in HK judicial system to adjudicate the extradition process 4) Do you have confidence in HK independent judiciary from mainland interference 5) If 2 and 3 is a no, then what difference would it make 6) Do you think HK independence movement helps HK, comes 2047
@@catch_me_if_you_can6596 Can you chill on the hate? Give your opinion but in a way that people are willing to listen to you. Other wise you just come off as a troll and go against your main statement.
@@catch_me_if_you_can6596 It's not about your statements being true or false. The way you write makes people not want to listen to your opinions. It sounds less informed when you insult others to prove a point. No hate though, just some advice.
Very objective interview! Was trying to find videos of HK people being interviewed on youtube but most of the videos r just news reporting with most being a one sided presentation. Finally able to see hong kongers' truthful opinions on both sides and truly a fantastic interview! Thumbs up!!! Yall did better than other new outlets 👍👍👍👍👍
This is my favorite Asian Boss piece yet. Relevant and timely. Great work! An excellent cross-section of interviewees and all very well-spoken in their views. I definitely wanted to hear the opinions of Hong Kongers on the protests! Major news organizations in America seem reluctant to do this sort of reporting.
I don’t wanna seem rude or anything, but I really don’t understand why Hong Kong people are against this law? A murderer went back to Hong Kong and was not charged. Don’t they see there’s something wrong with it??
it is not about the law itself but about the trust between hkers and the Chinese government. The law of HK and China is different as HK is using common law which you need to prove someone done illegal act so as to put someone in prison but China law is the people being charged need to prove they do not do any illegal acts so as not to be put in the prison even if you're charged without any evidence. It is clear that China put different charges on People that are against them, for example a bookstore boss was sent back to China as a prisoner becuz he sold some books talking about bad sides of the Chinese government. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY IS THAT ANY !SUSPECT! WHO ARE CHARGE BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT COULD BE EXTRADITE. Which was damaging our common law. And it is clear that the Chinese government would catch the people with even a bit in satisfaction to mainland China. After different news, we , as a hker is super untrustworthy in the Chinese government. So we protest against the law becuz it actually hurts a lot of the freedom we hker has at the moment for example using Facebook RU-vid or even the right to protest. Sorry for my bad English Answer by a local high school student
The video didn't touch too much of the tension between Hong Kong people and Mainland people. I totally agree with what they are trying to do. Freedom of speech is something worth fighting for. Yet as mainland Chinese, I can't help feeling offended when people in Hong Kong think they are superior and better than mainland Chinese, like what the lady said at 13:27. You might think I'm overstretching but It's no secret that people from both sides don't actually get along. People from the mainland find Hong Kong people arrogant and hostile while Hong Kong people always complain about those "rude and greedy invaders". I think people in Hong Kong should understand that we, mainland Chinese, are just normal folks and we don't have an evil agenda against Hong Kong. Yes, we might not be as rich or polite or well educated as Hong Kongers are, because just 30 years ago we were still struggling for basic survival, but we are learning and improving. Emphasizing their superiority over Mainland Chinese is not a good way to make friends. Hong Kong will be fully integrated in China in just a few decades, there's nothing in the world could change that. It won't be easy but I think it will help if you have 1.3 billion people standing there as friends instead of being indifferent "吃瓜群众".
while i understand HKer's fear for their freedom and democracy, i wonder what their thoughts are on the still standing fact that the guy who murdered his gf in TW is getting away with murder. weren't they both HK citizens? why can't the HK police charge him with murder with evidence from TW even if they can't send him to TW. i think there should also be protests in favor of justice for the victim's family.
the Taiwan government stated clearly that if the extradition bill passes, they will not accept the murderer. Also, the Taiwan government actually provided other solutions ,such as one-time extradition bill between Hong Kong and Taiwan. But the Hong Kong government rejected and insists to pass the bill instead. it is obvious that what the Hong Kong Goverment is trying to do
You mean accused. Doesn't Taiwan have presumption of innocence? Besides, 1 person who is already dead, vs the lives of 7,000,000 people who are still trying to live?
@@hihi-bb3pj thanks for explaining, I didn't know any of the other details beyond some of the perspectives shared in this video as western media hasn't reported this info
@@stormveil yes, accused. also i wasn't trying to downplay the importance of the message the protesters have conveyed. i was just adding an additional perspective since no one mentioned that murder case beyond what carrie lam used as her reasoning for creating the extradition bill. the causeway bay bookstore related disappearances are absolutely alarming.
I think the only thing I'm worried about out of these protests is the original issue that sparked the bill. A woman was murdered and her killer cannot be tried unless some form of this bill is passed. It should maybe be considered elsewhere that is ofc not connected to China so that that the guilty can be convicted under those circumstances. The rest, I'm am shocked, intrigued, and extremely inspired by this protest.
Thank you so much for covering this issue. We are still fighting for the resignation of the extradition law right this moment. Please, we need everyone's support to protect our home 💛
Well they did interview 1 or 2 older guys who were talking about the protesters not fully understanding the bill (meaning they dont see it as as bad). Its just that they also indicate their understanding of the protesters fears.
if you are a hongkonger and u support extradition bill, thats the same as a mexican supporting trump. they are shooting themselves in the foot, sorry not sorry. why not just go to carrie lam's house and treat her to lunch =_="
Roro Chan that’s... a little far-fetched. I can’t see why wanting Hong Kong to not become a haven for criminals is ‘shooting ourselves in the foot’? Please elaborate.
