When they say Chinese government is afraid of its people, it's true, and there's nothing wrong with it. A government should be scared of its public getting upset about things like poverty, unemployment, poor infrastructure, etc. Your governments should be afraid of you too no matter where you are from.
Yes, people should control the governments not the other way. I have noticed that a social issue will go viral on social media here and it will get censored to keep people from getting too upset, but a few weeks later.... The government will actually deal with the social issue. It is interesting to see.
@@TripBitten That's meritocracy working. When a social issue occurs, you can always pinpoint the exact bureaucrat responsible. For example if a city is always filled with people sleeping on the street in China, the chief of civil admin bureau will have to deal with it one way or another, or the person will have to kiss goodbye to any future promotions. The same goes for economy development, crime fighting, infrastructure building, housing, inflation, etc. Censorship on social issues has been quite controversial from outsider's perspective. In a way it does sometimes place an effective control over falsehood, conspiratorial speculations and, most importantly, malicious provocations.
US regime also afraid us, Americans. If we knew what they did non beneficial, we'll arm ourselves to their house. That's why brainwashing needed in US thro our medias
The Chinese govt is very "AFRAID" of its people. This is the exact opposite of what Western media made Western people believe. There are good reasons for the govt to be afraid of its people -- for one, no amount of power can control 1.4 billion people. There is only one way to keep the people calm -- to make them happy and prosperous.
when I was a kid around 1970-1975, I saw a lot of beggars in the street in China, they always ask for food, not money. I remember our whole family in Hong Kong always bring medicine, food, oil, and cloth back to China for my relatives. Nowadays, all our china relatives become millionaires already. God bless them.
Was God taking a coffee break while his beloved British Christians forcing illegal harmful opium nacortics on the Chinese Buddhist and Confucusian people in China? Or was God high on opium when his beloved British Christians and American Christians invading China and mass murdering Chinese people who refused to be addicted to British opium?
In 1992, I visited China and there were lots of beggars and scammers, just like today's Europe. In 2008, when I visited, there were not many. In 2013 when I was there, there were none that I had encountered. The progress was unbelievable. Meanwhile, Europe and North America are just deteriorating from bad to worse.
you hit the nail right on the head you nail everything on the spot that's why no homeless people in China. I'm from Canada and when i was in China in 2006 for 3 month in different cities Wuha, Shanghai and Beijing. i didn't see a single homeless people and walked late at night and felt so safe even better than Vancouver Canada. i've learned in Canada that China was backward, poor, not free.... you name it i'd expect that as soon as our plane was hovering over Pudon area and airport, but i saw the opposite in contrary and shock the airport was modern and way better than Vancouver airport. WOW that's a wide eye opener, never turn back from then and never believe the western media, hatred propaganda.....
My son spent several weeks in Asia as a graduation present in 2005. He absolutely loved China. He went to several provinces and loved the people and the food. He has been begging me to go, but I have not gone yet. I have, however been to Viet Nam, Laos and Cambodia, with a short stay in Japan.
One factor you might have missed out the unaffordable healthcare costs in the USA. All it takes is one medical emergency to put someone out on the streets.
Yes, that is something I missed. There are a lot of reasons for someone to become homeless, which is sad because more should be done to help before they end up on the streets. Because like I said, it is much harder to get off the streets once you have lost everything.
Isn't that the truth! I traveled to Las Vegas few years ago, I ran out of medication and need a doctor to write me a prescription, he wanted to charge me $500US.😅 US society works well for the rich only, not for the general population. Either you are very poor that you don't give a sh*t or you are really rich to live good. The people that are suffering are the middle classes where they have to pay for everything and gone broke.
You might want to make a video about guns and mass shooting. I society that you don't want to debates or argue with a stranger because you might get shot or get shot by rung a door bell on a wrong house.
Because they only know lie to his people and racist that why homeless more in usa also they thinking another countries than his countries himself and more money used in nonsense wars that they cannot achieve. They think money can buy happiness but they wrong money will make u suffer only they thinking helping homeless people and help each other that will make u happy
Usa don't thinking his people and super racist countries and useless States also always super lie and making fake news propaganda they should shame what they doing
The Chinese Government helps their people, has lifted their people out of poverty, it loves their people and encourages their people to be entrepreneurs. Well done Chine!!🤗
@@alejandravasquezdelama-sd6qw BS like you! Chinese government pulled over 800 millions out of poverty and became middle class income earners. Unlike you waiting for your elites spew garbage at you everyday!!
Once I heard from another video that goes like this: China is a civilization disguised as a country. While USA is a cooperation disguised as a country. One is a civilization that has survived for thousands of years, and the other is just a company aiming for maximum profit for the higher-ups.
usa a co-operation that demand its masses & vassal states (EU/Japan/S.Korea/5 eyes sort) also threaten the rest of the world to follow american first policies & its version of international rules (USA rules).
When I was young, there were some homeless people and beggers in China. I remember saw a young man with torn pants that I could see his butts literally. I do think that China got better off and the government spends more to help the poor. Generally speaking, it's better governed society and organized. I didn't see any homeless people when I went back recently. I have to give the Chinese government my thumbs up 🎉
I think the main reason is drug addictions play a big role, Chinese government and many developed Asian countries are very strict about drug abuse. Drug addictions lead to violence, homeless and they become helpless
drugs and alcohol may destroy a healthy young person to the stage when he or she is unable to function without the help of the family. had this experience in my life. God bless my parents for not giving up!
We have an old saying in China passed down from thousands of years ago that the water bears the boat is the same that swallows it up. We Chinese regards water as us people and the boat as our government, and the government needs to build a good channel and guide the water smoothly to next better place non stop so the flow won’t be disrupted and the boat will keep sailing along without getting capsized.
Very good observation. As a Asian, not Chinese but share the same values. Family values are big. Families take care of each other. The youngest child or the wealthiest child mostly are task to care for the elderly parents.
@@knightkings6304 I think USA is the only country where children get shamed for living with parents . No wonder there is no healthy bonding between family member's there . The reason why Meghan Markel couldn't adjust in Royal Family . Individualism is rampant 😂
I lived and worked in Kunming for almost a year, and most of the city was immaculate. Even the stream that ran close to my neighborhood had clean, clear water. However, it wasn't all perfect. Some public restrooms in the outskirts were not very sanitary or outright nasty. They still have issues that need to be addressed. I did encounter a few beggars, but they might have been scammers. They were definitely no tent cities to be seen.
Bro, most of the public bathrooms in US cities are not clean neither. More scary is that there are too much used needles left in those public bathrooms.
The wavers in China are basically very rich, because they earn money in order to swindle other people’s sympathy, and when they get off work, they will drive home in a luxury car😂
I live in Canada. I have a university degree and could have had a successful and well paid career. I made the conscious choice to not follow the money and stay home, not only raising my children but taking care of underprivileged (foster and disabled) children. This all worked okay while I was married and my husband had an income. When my husband left us and became a single mother, it all fell apart and it was not until then that I realized how privileged I was before (also during my childhood, youth and young adulthood in Germany). Suddenly I was all alone, unseen, unsupported and disadvantaged. If there is supports, I have to find them myself, do a lot of research and jump through a lot of hoops. Even friends rather look the other way because they are too busy living the North American life. I also have learned how hard it is for disabled children and young adults and youth who age out of the foster system to survive. At times it seems as if government/society wants to push them on the streets into homelessness. Support is scarce, slow and hard to access. I have seen it with youth who left my care and youth who stayed with me or even got adopted by me and had my full support. One of my daughters is turning 18 tomorrow and even though I helped her as soon as it was possible to get prepared for transition into adulthood, things are not in place yet for her and we don't know when and if they ever will be in place. If she didn't have me, what would she do, where would she be? She is vulnerable as she has several developmental disabilities and can't live on her own. All of my adopted children have entered the foster system because of drugs and or alcohol and 3 of them were homeless. As I mentioned I grew up in Germany and did so during a time when we were extremely well taken care of. I still see the difference to North America in Health Care, education and other areas but from what I now know about China, I can say that it is the socialism that I see there, that I believe in and would love to experience in my own life. And I believe my children deserve to grow up feeling safe and taken care of. I had to struggle hard to give that to them even when I was married but it was still possible. I am also grateful for certain personality traits that helped me make it work. But as soon as you get unlucky or make the wrong decision, you are at the bottom of society and looked at as less worthy (at least that is what it feels like). Thank you again for a great video and one that I will definitely show to my children.
If you marry a Chinese man, you cannot have such an experience. Chinese men have a strong sense of responsibility and will stand in front of women to protect them in the face of any difficulties. Most of the money earned by Chinese men will be handed over to women for management, leaving only a small portion for smoking and drinking. Therefore, the social status of Chinese women is extremely high
In China, it is the government responsibility to serve the people, where as in the US, the purpose of the government is to serve the military industrial complexes, by promoting wars on a daily basis. Hence, it doesn’t matter which President run the show, national security is always top priority, or as a top reason to raise military spending every year. Seriously, the US has over 800 military bases around the world (probably half of it are surrounding Russia and China) and yet keeps crying like a baby by talking about all kind of BS threats from Russia and China. Man…, this government with 800+ bases is hopeless! The funny part of it is, most Americans bought their craps and they will be fooled again as they keep electing the same group of politicians running for their country with empty promises and then wonder why they are so many homeless, gun violence, and drug addicts around their neighborhoods.
The saddest thing is that those big giant companies or interest groups make us think that it's us who elected our president or senators but in fact, all candidates are pre-selected by them.
Ooo O.......Presently, China is surrounded by a “necklace” of four hundred military bases. The United States operates some 800 bases in 70 nations. At this time, China has just the ONE base in Djibouti, on the horn of Africa. The US has been at peace for only 16 of its 242 years as a nation. Counting wars, military attacks and military occupations, there have actually only been five years of peace in US history-1976, the last year of the Gerald Ford administration and 1977-80, the entirety of Carter’s presidency. Carter once referred to the US as “the most warlike nation in the history of the world,” a result, he said, of the US forcing other countries to “adopt our American principles.”
There is a saying in Chinese 'There will be no home if there is no country (nation)'. Not all the time but when it comes down to significant matters, Chinese people place interests of the nation/society before individual need or interests.
That makes the difference.Prominent scientists and experts return back to their motherland from America to serve their motherland despite the perks in a foreign land.
Good observation. Drug, high cost of living(rent, food medical care), and fragile interconnection of individuals put people at high risk of going homeless. In rural Chia, when you are at risk of becoming homeless (no job, no family, no income), we have a system called "Wu bao hu" （五保户），five protection individual, the community will make sure you have a place to stay and have enough resource to live.
The good thing about China, it is not only help coming from government. It is also their culture and up bringing. When one is in need others may try to help if they could afford to. It is a community effort much different from individualism/capitalism ideology where one only look after themselves and their wealth. I still recall those old Chinese villages where people will look after each other in the community like one big family. As the video said, you have your direct family but also your extended family, everyone are so interconnected. The cultural make up which made it possible.
@@Frivals when you lost your Job or sick, family raise money to help you out. When people can't work or have no work, they will get the basic money and food from government. Every one in China have house in the city or in the country, so no homeless people
In China, if people can't survive in the city, they can go back to the countryside, where they have a house and land allocated to their family by the state Like I live in a rented house in the city now, but in my rural hometown, I have a big piece of land planted with bamboo and a 4 story house
There are multiple reasons, among which two important ones are: Firstly, in China, even the poorest people have their own houses, usually located in rural areas. They can grow crops and obtain food through their own labor. Secondly, there are relief stations in cities that provide food, clothing, bedding, and hot showers for extremely impoverished people. They do not need to sleep on the streets.
Currently homeless and you’re right about it being nearly impossible to get out of it people look at it as being easy to get out but that’s truly not the case it’s a never ending struggle
The most important thing is never ever even think about doing drugs and you will most likely to be able to get back on your feet. Nothing is easy, having a fulltime job is not easy neither, we constantly need to solve problems at work and is never easy.
and they have been selling you for years that socialism is the boogey man, the real danger, now that your society is collapsing maybe is time to re consider some positions about socialism and free market liberal democracy
in china there is a saying 包吃包住 This means that the compensation provided by the employer includes housing and food. Most restaurants and factories, as well as construction workers, are like this. And this kind of work is the easiest to get in China.
As long as a Chinese wants to find a job, he can easily find a job that includes food and housing. But the pay can be low, and only includes very poor housing and food.
@@Athrunwong Mr Beast is hardly an "average American", lol. His net worth is in the tens of millions. He does what he does for publicity and that is what brings him the money.
Really enjoy your video! As a Chinese person I didn't even realize the family support reason that you pointed out. In addition those points you mentioned, I think another reason is that those extremely poor people usually live in the countryside where housing is normally not a problem, so you rarely see homeless people in the cities.
You are extremely right. When I was almost homeless during the pandemic, my aunt offered me a small house for free... When she was starving, my mom helped her many years ago.
@@xepinephrine4743 same in India . Right now we aren't developed like China but our family value system is same . I think except for America all other cultures value family system .
thank you for your insight. I feel China has done what's right for the people and society. I wish there are more channels like you. These past few days, I've been so angry seeing channel like serpentza or laowhy, they're really bashing china and its people. Some youtubers are really milking the china hate.
Who cares about those junkheads. No need to be angry for his foolish narratives. Hardworking people survive every difficulty while others suffer. Like what's happening in the US.
I went watch laowhy after you mentioned it. Am a foreigner living in China now. Yeah.. he is really milking China hate, he mentioned China becoming more dictator and put up pictures that China putting many surveillance cameras up... Goodness me, many are just traffic cameras and what is wrong with putting up cameras on the street, it feels safe!
Hey boss thank you for showing how clean is the street of china with zero homeless people in the street and the Chinese government always taking care it own people and make it own country better every single day, in the United States it's all about money, thank you for the video cheers and hulahulaluia
The points you're mentioning are exactly the reasons for the difference in homelessness in the USA vs China (or several other Asian countries). There are some homeless people, these are often migrants from other provinces without an extended family network in the cities they go to or people with mental issues. However these homeless people are small in numbers compared to the USA. The reason is ofcourse the selfish "everything for "Me, Myself" mentality in the USA versus the "family group" mentality in China and many Asian countries. Both mentalities have their good AND bad sides. When times are good the "selfish" (USA) mentality can create creative new developments. BUT in times of hardship this same selfish attitude will destroy the fabric of society which will lead to homelessness, poverty and a collapsing infrastructure.
Agreed, it needs to be a balance between both taking care of people, also giving enough freedoms to let people be creative and have healthy competition.
While I agree overall, I think creativity is heavily influenced by prosperity. After all, before the modern age almost all scientific discoveries and cultural advancements are made by the nobles and elites. Therefore, I think the collective is generally better. This also makes intuitive sense as a social species.
@@TripBitten I think that an inherent result of the collectivist system in China is, it automatically gives those freedoms as one of its natural results. One of those freedoms is economic security, which unleashes the creativity that all human beings possess. Our system here in the US stifles that creativity, when you're working hard and stressing out how to pay for that gorgeous McMansion you have, and how to put enough money away for your kids' education, and so on and so forth. Civilizations developed in Egypt and in China and in other places when there was economic security which was engendered by the security of agriculture.
I understand your concern. According to the information I found, there are two main sources of homeless people in China: rural areas and cities. In rural areas, people have their own land and it is almost equal for everyone. As long as they don’t want to wander around, they can rely on this land to make a living and will not become homeless. For those who are homeless in cities, their numbers are relatively small and mainly consist of people with intellectual disabilities or mental illnesses. Normal urban residents have relatively complete social security and other life guarantees. Even if they lose their jobs, they can still find ways to make a living in China
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You keep saying there “aren’t a lot” of homeless people in China, and yet you didn’t see a single one. I lived in China for 10 years and never had I seen or knew of a single homeless person. When I asked my home help if she knew of any homeless people in China, she found it credulous that I should ask such a question. If there were, she said, the government would have housed them already
The stats show there are some homeless people and the government is trying to help them. That is why I was saying there aren't a lot, because overall there aren't a lot based on the total population. Also, I couldn't find any homeless people, but I only walked around for 40 mins. I didn't check every area of Beijing. So, it is to be honest about my limited search and to acknowledge that there are homeless people here, they are just hard to find and I gave 3 different reasons based on my opinion.
China implements a socialist system, and even the ethnic minorities living on the remote desert edge or in the mountains will not be abandoned. Eliminating extreme poverty is the goal that the China government has been striving for. In the past few years, 1500CPC of party member lost their lives for the hard work of poverty alleviation.
Amazing - thank you for a well presented video. I am from Cape Town South Africa. We have an enormous problem with homelessness and poverty. China has much to teach all of us.
I am a chinese citizen living in the US, I lived in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Berkeley for many years and in these cities, homelessness is such a heart-wrenching everyday reality that at first I'm in shock to find out and in the end, sadly, I am getting used to. I used to try to find ways to help these people, by giving them some money and etc. but soon I realized that won't really help but potentially would make addictions worse. What's needed is a systematic solution to homelessness in the US. If profit is the sole consideration in a society, humanity is walking on thin ice.
Most people I've met that are on the illegal drugs here (US) is mostly due to the social structure being what it is. Personally I have my vice I partake in as a relief from the amount of stress from the way our economy and society is setup here. I've been following life in china and other asian countries for about 15 years now and it's only looked better and better to me the more I've looked. I'll finally be able to afford my first trip to the continent in 2025.
Excellent video. I fully agree with your opinion. I have traveled a lot in different cities (I live and work in Macau for almost eight years) and share your opinion that culture, government measures and low level drug addiction compared to western countries are the main reasons that prevent chineses to fall on the streets
we are Chinese descent, really hate the name of the drug. Chinese people very much remember the dark days of the opium war. Chinese people at that time were very slumped and very insulted at the time.
bcoz we remember the history. we remember how britain people bring us the opium, how to make us week, how they take our land...... It is the biggest humilation of chinese culture in our history , and we will never walk on this path again... never and ever!
@@dimascennel2075 I do understand at the same time one needs to differentiate between drug types. Many have beneficial qualities. Many drugs were made illegal by FDA/USA based on false data and corruption. That is why some drugs are being legalized. Nicotine and alcohol are also drugs.
Chinese culture encourages hardworking. American teaches right and entitlement, and it’s always other people fault or government does not do enough. Many homeless people in California are young but they prefer to have people hand over money and food, not wanting to work or at least keeping the community clean.
The most terrible thing about Chinese people is that they always unite when faced with difficulties. Their patriotism is unparalleled in any country in the world. This is why China has developed so spectacularly.
I think the truth is more complicated... How do you explain Taiwan telling the West not to trade directly with China instead let Foxconn monopolize the trade... Deng Xiaoping vs Maoist faction struggle? All of those local uprisings? Jack Ma having his assets seized after he called for 996 work hours and called out the central government?
If you should know, our family members do not consist of just father, mother, and children but also grandfa/grandmother. It seems embarashing and sinful if there is a member of family stranded. People will always ask : Where is your family? Although we are not rich but we care each other. We are happy being like this. It doesn't mean no beggars in our cities, but there are not homeless, they will come home. We still monitor our children although they have married but not to interfere them. We feel happy and sad together. ( I'm an Indonesian btw)
As an Asian living in Toronto, homelessness is a common sight here. I could not understand why the government or the people allowed it to happen. It is just selfishness on the part of the society as a whole. I was told there were about 9000 homeless people in the city. I feel bad; how can you allow a fellow human being to live this way daily, and you see them every day. Individualism? You have the mean to do it; you do not want to do it.
Good morning from The Bahamas. Thank you for showing us the difference between the Western, and Eastern, way of life, and, for your opinion on the reasons for the differences. Having experienced the change in the way of life in both The Bahamas since1967, and, in Jamaica since 1972, I agree with your reasoning: from the traditional communal way of life, to the individualistic Western way of life.
Property owners in US suffer a lot from these homeless issue coz we can’t even ask them to go. They destroy properties, make lots of mess, and very dangerous to many especially kids.
Very good points, especially about collectivism. Definitely a good aspect of the culture in my view. I can also appreciate individualism (to some extent) but after a certain point, it just becomes selfishness. This is why in my opinion, some people end up experiencing loneliness.
Yes, individualism is okay and can lead to healthy competition that can lead to innovation and progress, but too much can also lead to selfishness in society and loneliness. I think there needs to be a balance between the two ideas.
The only reason there is no homeless people because the CCP won't allow them to litter in the streets they get arrested every day, just like cats and dogs are not allowed in the US and Europe
@@TripBitten individualism only works when majority of people of a country live in good status, which is actually rare around world, except for western countries. If more than 50% population are struggling for their lives( dailylife for developing countries), you need some social projects to help them and hold the society together, which could be called socialism. Otherwise, you may end up with chaos or extremism.
1. China built tons of Soviet-style apartments for the working class until late 90s. My parents still live in one. 2. You are NOT allowed to do cash-out refinance if it is your only house in China. 3. Hukou (residential registration) only encourages people who have a job to move into the urban area. It violates Freedom of movement, but it also buys time for the industrialization.
Some publicly listed companies in North America are the worse culprits. People are laid off when the profits go down while the top management continues to enjoy bonuses in terms of stocks. Share prices are sometimes propped up, cost-cutting, at the expense of jobs.
A lot of good points. We can learn from them to help the unfortunate better. I had a college class mate who was an orphan and was brought up by ante or uncle and now is a high rank official in the ministry of commerce . And I also had 2 high school classmates who graduated from law school and now lead the government welfare division for people in need. Even the people earning low income, they have assigned farm land for their families in their village, so that their families can produce their own food. China does have poor people and beggars , but a lot less than many other countries.
In China, beggars are a profession, but they wear bright clothes and drive to eat big meals at night, which is very disliked by the people and the police. In the end, this profession can only continue and can only go to factories to work hard
Fun fact: The "Ancient-Chinese Style" gate and buillding you came across in 17:02 is actually a mosque, 东四清真寺(Dongsi Mosque) or sometimes referred as 法明寺. It is a very ancient mosque in Beijing, which was built initially in 1346 but later destroyed in the chaos during collapse of Yuan Dynasty, and then reconstructed in 1447. In 1450, The then Chinese emperor awarded it with an calligraphy art of the title "清真寺"（Mosque, literally "Temple with Pureness and Truth"）written by himself. Among the collectibles of the mosque, there is a Coran copy published in 1318, which now considered as a national treasure.
You explained everything very thoroughly. Two points I‘d like to add are governments have service hotline, for example 12345, and mandated to solve or feedback on the reported issues within reasonable time. Local governments are learning and competing with each other on service level is also a factor to help to improve the quality of service.
Homelessness in the states has everything to do with that "individualism" you mentioned earlier and serves a two tier purpose. First it gives so many of us, 59% to be exact, who are one missed paycheck away from being homeless ourselves; someone to look down on. Two it should act as a deterrent to keep working 50-70+ hours a week at wages that just keep us able to pay our bills so we don't end up "there." There's no upward mobility in the states like there was in previous generations. In fact if you're born poor in the states; you're probably going to die poor. There are many factors involved to keep this a reality; government, the über-wealthy that own our government; "individualism," costs of living increases that rise 10 times faster than wages, and on and on. So many of us can't see this because we're divided with "individualism" and on top of that the corporate owned media helps the government give us a new "boogeyman" about every quarter to divide us even further! Oh yeah we just love to hate each other here and anything we're told is the new thing to hate we jump right on it! Life isn't worth living here and I have struggled as of late to have a reason to continue this charade known as "life in America." What life?! My dog is my best friend and my only reason for living; to give him the best life I possibly can! If I fail at this and my trigger finger still works I'll just put a bullet in my noodle! No way will I live on the streets! Death is better than that - Hell it's almost better than what I have now...
Yea, it can be tough when everything seems stuck and there is no upward mobility. I will say this towards your last point, I was also in that mindset while living in the US and was able to make it to a better place. If it is really getting to hard always give yourself 24 hrs before doing anything and make sure you are sober (if you drink). I know nothing anyone can say will make a difference, but you are real and you do have value. So, think about your dog and how you can possible make things better for both of you. It can get better, but it does require work and trying to change your mindset.
If you have the credentials/qualifications, move to the east. China is number 1 followed by other countries here. You will live a better life here. US is too expensive to live and there's no safety. Your life is valuable
@@ronniechew6566 I’ve heard it’s pretty hard to get any kind of PR or visa to China isn’t it? Also, you’d have to learn the language, which is one of the hardest to learn.
@@bloodndestroy Travel and work visa should not be a problem but I can't be sure. I haven't been to China. I'm from Malaysia. I can't even speak Mandarin but there's app and devices you can get for communication purposes. I've seen quite a few online. Our phones can also help in translating if you know how to utilise it. I've tried it
You should go to China to do a professional job or teach English. You would get a very good pay in Beijing or Shanghai or big cities. It is easy to obtain a 10 year Chinese visa in NYC if you fill in forms. Plus many young people can speak English. You don't have to learn Chinese.
Trip, as a Chinese American living in the U.S., I'm glad you brought up the cultural reason as a cause for homelessness or the lack thereof in China and east Asia. People think of China in political rather than cultural terms, but it's not about socialism or communism. If you take a look at the homeless population in the U.S., you will also notice that there aren't many Asian people amongst them.
I am from PH working in a big city here, and as someone who has fears of losing my job anytime, I know I could always go home to my family back in the province and have something to eat and a home to stay for a while til I could do something productive. My sister and mom would probably say take your time to rest a while and think. I can rest assured I could go home without question, or judgment. Not everyone has the same privilege. And even if the situation were very dire back home, I'd be welcomed back and it probably won't be as bad for my sanity compared to not having that safety net. Growing up, my mom was a teacher and the only in the family with permanent income. Four of us siblings are professionals now and we knew how hard life was. Experiencing hardship is something we were very familiar with. We wouldn't want a family experience that again if we are able to help. Of course, one has to help himself too and not depend on family for so long. It's tricky because it could be a toxic trait too if you are irresponsible. 😊
That family tree is one of the reasons Chinese is so difficult. That only represents a small part of the family. And what makes it even more complicated is that the names vary from region to region, and the written and spoken forms in the same Chinese language can differ too. Nainai, meaning paternal grandmother, would mean a woman's mother-in-law in Cantonese. And I've always wondered why the Olympian Eileen Gu calls her maternal grandmother nainai. On top of this, people use these names as a way of saying hello to their elder relatives. As for homeless people, I've seen plenty in HK.
Nai nai also means grandmother in Cantonese. People only start calling their mother in laws nai nai (grandmother) after they have given birth to a child And the reason why HK has plenty of homeless people is because HK is not directly ruled by the CPC. Hong Kong is the most neoliberal place on earth.
Ice people vs Sun people This is from the lack of resources in Europe during the ice age. everything is about self-preservation and not the group. Sun people share everything. these people are in Africa, China, India, South America and other places below the equator.
AS a Chinese (I am a 3rd generation Chinese in Malaysia), The real reason is the Confucian philosophy of Filial Piety that is culturally ingrained in us for thousands of years. The family is important including the extended family.
Actually almost all the migrant workers in the big cities are having their own house and their own land back in their home town. Every big cities have a type of neighbourhoods called "城中村" ( used to be a suburban little village but now is urbanised and surrounded by the modern urban area). This kind of neighbourhood are full of affordable housing opportunities and affordable living supplies for low income migrant workers , theses people can always see this kind of neighbourhoods as their back-up plan for living in the big cities.
It took China (group decision-making/meritocracy model) about 30 years to catch up with the industrial and financial revolutions in the US and the West (it took the US and the West about a century). For twelve years, China has been the world's second largest economy. It is generally believed that China will surpass the United States to become the world's largest economy around 2028. Why the Chinese want to change their own successful model (group decision-making/elite rule) to the failure model of their competitor (USA) (two-party democratic election/money-based politics - neither of the two capitalists will represent ordinary people interests, it will only cause division and confrontation among vested interests, and finally the poor will become victims)? Can the Chinese be so pitiful and brainless? For those Hong Kong/Taiwanese, that's an irony in itself!
there are really two questions (for any nation) .. how/why do people become homeless .. and .. for how long are people homeless (eg. is there a process for reintegrating the homeless - the point of view being, the homeless have abandoned, or been discarded by, the establishment economic system) ps: the idea of "self made" wealth is nonsense - if all of society was removed except for that "self made" individual, where would his wealth come from? He himself doesn't make his wealth, he has an arrangement with a social system which presumes a win-win situation and provides him with wealth in exchange for a service. The "self made" millionaire is part of a social system where his wealth is created in a synergy with that social system.
In the west, the government is controlled by the people too, just only the 10% most wealthy 😅 Also in Canada we have large amounts of homelessness but they make sure to tear down their tents and keep them far away from the rich areas. You'll never see a homeless person around the multi million dollar home area, or cops come for them asap. They have to stay in downtown cores or lower working class.
Yes, that happens in the US also, it is "not in my backyard".... everyone says we should solve the problem and help, but they don't want to accept the solutions because they don't want to see the problem or pay more taxes.
Because they understand the meaning of planting a tree so future generations can rest in its shade. Chinese do not only see things in terms of now, they think long term. They don’t fritter, and the parent generation worked hard for this generation to enjoy fruits.
Thank you. This topic I did asked in the past. Also do you see food banks in major cities as we have in VancouverBC, Toronto Ontario, Montreal QC? Your opinion is well reasoned and logical most of the time. And your channel is one the reliable source of info for me as I have been living in Canada for over 55 years. News about China is rare and mostly negative in North America.
I haven't seen food banks, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. One thing I can say is food can be really cheap here, like 5-20 rmb for a meal (if you cook at home), which means most people can afford it. So, I'm not sure about food banks, I would have to look into it more.
In major cities, the local sub-district level governments organize subsidized canteens and sell meals at say RMB 10-20 (USD 2-3) per meal so that the elderly in the community do not need to cook at home. cost is low because rent is exempt, food is centrally processed. and yes, the volunteers get a low salary to resolve unemployment as well
@@garychan1216 thank you Gary It good to know that elderly people are looked after and such creative solution to reduce unemployment. I guess most of the officials (policy makers) in China are not millionaires. They should know how ordinary people live. A good system is a good system be it dictatorship or democracy.
I was having a coffeee with abusinessman in the 1980s who had a small engineering planning company who had contracts in China building roads & dams etc. He told me of an incident where a construction road was needed to a dam wall which needed avery small valley needed road constructed. He told the team to arrange for excavators & trucks to be ordered ready for Monday. On his return the job was already close to finished. No machinery. Just shovels & wheelbarrows.
Here in the US our media and politicians always say bad things about China, yet they have 4 times our population but much less of a homeless problem. In the US the homeless problem is out of control in many cities.
Lived in US and China both and I want to add one point is the property tax. In China there’s no property tax and you won’t loss your house to the Gov if you can’t find a job.
The situation is more amazing is you consider that the USA's GDP per capita is six times that of China. This boiled down to two factors: a) cultural as said, and b) whether the government focus and service the people or the capitalists.
Per capita GDP is misleading, becuase of differences in prices , a average meal in China medium cities cost less than 20Yuan( $3), while in the US is more than $8 (fast food), a family in China with income of 50,000 yuans ($7,000) can live comfortable life, while in the US a family with $20,000 are considered poor,barely enough to get by.
I am living in China and you're right, but it's because the 'family unit' in China is way stronger than in the West. It doesn't matter how many £10's of thousands of pounds the UK spends per homeless person on social programs it just can't compete with a family that cares.
Homelessness in China is the country's system of household registration, known as the hukou system. This system, which ties an individual's access to social services to their place of birth or current residence, may make it more difficult for rural migrants to access services in urban areas, leading some to return to their hometowns instead of becoming homeless.
@Peter Lam Homeless people aren't moving anywhere they can't afford to. But under Donald Trump homelessness increased by 100,000 people in California and Trumps Administration also cut 50billion from housing programs nationwide. While trying to criminalize being homeless. Which is an authoritarian action. Please oppose authoritarianism.
@Chris G Well, in America, once you turn 18, many parents, not all luckily kick their kids out, so they have to go get a job that can provide for themselves. In China, it is very common for a child to never move away. Many generations have lived in the same way. So it is like that in America is just not forced upon or citizen but more up to one's family.
Chinese homeless guys can become not homeless easily. They can easily find a job like deliverer to feed themselves and to rent at least a bed in a sharing room. In Europe or the US it's hard for homeless guys to get rid of homeless.
I grew up in China and studied sociology/social science in Australia. Even though I did not do any research on homelessness, I still like to recommend this video to those who are interested in or researching homelessness. Very well covered different perspectives in sociology (and others), well done.
@@_JordanCruz18_ I have never been to the USA, so my opinion of USA is just based on the information I have received. I like to analyse society by comparing the gap between the interest of people and the interest of the elites. China is the closest., Australia is moderate, and the USA is the largest. The greater this gap is, the greater the social gap between the rich and the poor will be, so people are not treated well, and the number of homeless will increase. Recently, the most powerful elites in the USA are Wall Street and the military-industrial complex, they get large amounts of social wealth from the society, but at the same time, they barely cover the people's lifestyle and infrastructure. Therefore, in the USA, the lifestyle and infrastructure are getting worse.
I have been to my grandparents home town, a small village called Meizhou (Meiyan) 6 times since 1980 and my last visit was 2019 just before COVID. First time: I had to leave all my socks and shoes to my relatives i didn't know them before. I went back to Hong Kong to catch my plane to Europe with a pair of sandals 🩴 2019 : one of my relatives who have received my used socks drove me from Meizhou to Hong Kong airport 😊. A 600km journey one way! Meizhou is not even a 2nd-tier city.
