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  • Over reliance on western demand is the problem chinese factories flourish when americans want more and more but when we are like no more they alll go down the drain . China should accept the fact that without american demand they would have bigger problems

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  • you can't take the words from most of the chinese being it the urbanites or rural based which suffer heavily, they all are afraid to say what is really on their mind, just take a close look in that young girls face while she speaks, do you truly think she is just shy because of a camera!?! the chinese have certainly adopted mainly the most perverted forms of industrialization and capitalism thats for sure.

  • free tibet,free china,boycott totalitarian countries,boycott china

  • @swordofpakistan free iraq, free USA, boycott totalitarian countries, boycott USA

  • @swordofpakistan Free Palestine , Free Tibet , Free Somalia , Free  Iraq , Free Afghanistan. Free Yemen , Lets live in Peace ! :'(

  • can someone tell me the name of the reporter?

    do you think it's very hard to do a job like this?

    i mean, if a boy is good looking, confident, knows how to talk and get in touch with people and can speak chinese very good, would he have a chance to do this job?

  • this is animal cruelty

  • If God made everything, he must be in china :)

  • america in 20 years

  • Our high respect to these workers: working hard and never giveup!

    They have produce many of the cost effect product that we enjoy.

    Best Wish to all of the workers!

  • No one could see this video in China becauase of censorship.

    If you click on statistics&data, you can see it:)

    I don't think made in china means low quality.

    For example all of the batteries in Hungary made in China, some cost 1 or 2dollars some cost 30$...

    But these expensives batteries are made in China too!

  • @usespanner1 I'm in China right now (Shenzhen, very close to this actually) and I just watched it.

  • @kinginyellow7

    Thx for sharing this information with me!

    It's so good that there's more freedom in China:)

    But I've also listened on BBC that thousands of Chinse ppl see youtube and prohibit to see some of them because these are related with politics, (Tiamemnan square/Tibet,Taiwan etc).

    Bye)

  • that is not only in china , in all over the world . also, it comes harder and harder , and the people come greedy more and more . do you know what i wish , i wish to see the smile in each face in this world and there in no sorrow in our world .and no fear

  • That's a child's dream, it'll never come true, as pessimistic as I may sound.

  • 16:57 what a sight....ill give all those girls jobs ....i wanna go to china now

  • but too bad..a lot of things are made in china. so don't criticize, because this world depends on one another.

  • why do they have to sing their words in every documentaries? other than this, it's fine

  • I feel sad that this world is so hard for us - a lot of what we go through seems so unnecessary.

    If we would collectively stop wanting so much and settle for little, people would not have to slave in workshops and we could all help each other to live decent, humble lives :-(

  • I know what you mean, but the thing is if no one buys these products, these people have no work and that's even worse.

  • If only more people in this world think or see things as what they really are, then there would be more people like you in this world, and the world will be better for it. I often don't understand why do people must want so much. Is not simple living enough? I guess despite the shortness of life, people would rather go through so much to gain, in essence, almost nothing.

  • I agree.

    Less is more.

  • 8% growth forever?

  • @RockinJoeDavis

    The CCP's goal is to have 8% annual growth until the per capita GDP is in the upper middle income range (i.e. comparable to Mexico, Brazil, Russia, or Turkey). Right now it's still in the lower middle range.

  • When these addtional billions of people begin to drive cars and buy plastic items which become landfilled - I wonder if mother earth has a chance still, I hope so.

  • Guess the report answered my question.

  • with all the people in China why wouldnt they fight Communism?

  • because chinese communism works

  • fatpiglazy- You think that's communism? Or even socialism? What kind of socialism would the boards of directors of major companies support? What kind of socialism advocates child labour, gender inequality, and indentured servitude? China has the largest income gap in the world. Interesting that protestors at Tianenmen Square held up placards of Mao, sang The Internationale and fought for labour rights. Mao's nightmare of capitalist roaders hijacking the Party came true (Deng Xiaoping, anyone?)

  • w.e system china has. they are rich. so they must be right.

  • The CCP today isn't communist in practice anymore, it's more like a quasi fascist-capitalist state.

    BTW If you remove the racial politics and war mongering, Nazi Germany was pretty successful in its economic policies. They were very popular back then as millions of Germans were lifted out of unemployment and poverty after WW1 and the great depression. Obviously China is following the same path.

  • @p1nkfl0yd

    I'm an American who lives in China and has studied China extensively for years. China most certainly does not advocate child labor, gender inequality, or indentured servitude. China has the greatest gender equality in East Asia (though it lags behind the west) and employment of anyone under 18 is nearly non-existent. Indentured servitude? That's the first I'm hearing of it. Maybe fascist, but above all their system is unmistakenly Chinese. Consider it an industrial Tang.

  • I think you mean capitalism, kza.

  • Farmers with EOS Canon Cameras?!!? Or maybe the rich ones with front row seats!

  • The immitations are not that expensive ;)

  • @damitssam Journalists

  • This economy crisis is affecting everyone because i have to pay $50 dollar more for my college tuition in Georgia because the government wants to balance their budget. And i don't even want to mention the taxs.

  • I am impressed with this Aussie's command of Mandarin; one of the most difficult language to master.

  • surely there are plenty of jobs in guam

  • This video is so sad.

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  • I smell a revolution.

  • what if they come here i mean chineese work 100 x americans for 1/10 the pay thats crazy

  • Com'om, don't you have 300 million "hard working" Americans?

  • No, that's just a saying.

  • the result of globalization

  • that leather jacket is like something out of the 80's LOL

    migrant issue is huge for asia though thanx for posting

  • "The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion, but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact, non-Westerners never do."

    - Samuel Huntington.

  • yeah we kicked everyones ass very well, to bad I am from Iceland and I cannot brag how many people my country pwned

    If I was English, American or Spanish I would be very happy

  • Bullies and thugs that is what u are proud of

  • you had leif errikson at least

  • @a468950 LOL too true!

  • Genau diese Menschen sind BEHINDERT man ...nich normal im Kopf...

  • i think this was shown in discovery channel

  • Thats crazy

  • this country needs to stop having sex...over 1 billion of them in that country alone =O. every nation should GIVE THEM FREE CONDOMS! I MEAN FREE

  • Well its a huge country and unlike people of some nations, they're actually fertile.

  • <3 chinese xD lolz

  • L0L

  • well done china.......keep up the great work.

  • lol i dont feel insulted!

  • I think it's unreasonable to let a person know that they have a month left until they lose their job. WTF?!? How is that unreasonable?

  • And employees usually give a month's notice before leaving.

  • i thought china was suposed to be a communist state....i obviously isnt working out too good though

  • pinky suitcases, nail polish, nicely dyed hair, fashionable jeans....these migrant workers truly have some mid-class look and showed great confidence even during a global recession.... whether you agree with the communist government or not, they surely have improved the life of these country girls. Ironically, they are some of the best capitalists. Compared to European industrialization, China's industrialization is actually much more humane and has truly benefited the poorest.

  • forgive me if i offend anyone but i beleieve chinese women are soo beautiful.

  • violence is a fun pass time,

  • Sick.

  • 16:47

    -hello comrades!

    -hello boss!

    lol

  • The narrator mentions "trying economic circumstances"...yet most of the people in the crowd are using digital cameras and camcorders to record the horse fight.

  • The most employer in this clip looks like from H.K. . He doesn't care about his employees. He only care about profits.

  • China major issues are Environment , health, airpollution lack of faith and lack of democractic and intellectual exchange they need to learn from india a thing or two thanx

  • china has much to offer, she's being kept down by communism, India isnt. In India there is entrupenour freedom.

  • dont think communism is keeping China down:

    1. the rate of economic development is much higher than India

    2. there r fewer slumdogs and social injustice in China, people r generally happier

  • India's environment, health, economy, and education, are all lower than China's.

    India needs to learn from China.

  • Social Economic Life Cycles of the human race. To bad we're still a Class Zero Civilization. Can't wait to become a Class 1

  • no money no honey, baby

  • How daring,

    how thirsty they are for a good living,now you know.

    Its like life has so much install for them.

  • nice video and interesting story. that business man is so full of shit.

  • wow the chinese work so hard. Good luck to them.

  • random, but:

    12:20 "Beauty song" from house of flying daggers soundtrack? lol

  • very frightening, pointless, why survive only to survive?

  • If the satisfaction they get from trying hard and striving is something alien to you, then you haven't lived.

  • your preaching to the choir fella. i have lived like these people.

    you your just an outsider who doesn't understand how the pecking order works. the harder they work the wider the the gap between the rich and the poor grows. now we exchange culture and pride for wage slavery. now we are less ourselves and just part of a economic machine that has no control over itself and serves no humanitarian end.

  • |-) wouldn't agree more

  • You want them not to try ? Commit suicide? Your a damn fool.

    Maybe you'll learn something when you become a parent.

  • no your a damn fool, you say ignorant things like "How you envy them"

    you choose to ignore the suffering underneath.

    you demonstrate no critical thinking skills

    all footage and and journalism in china is monitered

    and finaly"they" are trying nothing theres is a oligarcy the few rule the many.

    "You want them not to try ? Commit suicide?" WHAT IS THIS sirnyk nobody said anything like this? your obviously going through some issues. Your just getting yourself neurotic and worked up, take a break!

  • Envy is not a word I used, period

    "why survive only to survive" is the most offensive line so far, directed the majority of Chinese workers. Obviously, having your motive pointed out is something you can't deal with without getting angry. These people are suffering, thats a fact, but 'survive only to survive' understates the happiness they can derive from their lives. Like raising children, which explains my previous comment.

  • You're complaining about their lives, they don't need you to do it for them.

    Then, out of spite, you say 'you demonstrate no critical thinking skills' .

    You complain about capitalism, when this video shows the tremendous hardship of laborers in tough times. Have you ever heard of sensationalism in 'free' journalism ? Where everything is blown larger than life for a quick buck? Example- "dontfearthechange a hero for the chinese laborer, battles nimwits online to bring their suffering to light."

  • The CCP oligarchy bases its legitimacy on ruling for the benefit of the people and the fact that it is leading economic growth and sticking to its new labor laws shows that it is doing this.

    The problems of the migrant workers are purely economic and will improve as the economy improves. A growing gap between the rich and poor eventually leads to a middle class. The United States, Europe, and Japan all went through similar circumstances.

  • I have nothing but respect for people who would sacrifice so much and go to such lengths to work and support their families.

    Americans wouldn't go through half this drama for a welfare check, much less a job at scab wages.

    Observation: I didn't see any obesity, everyone was neatly dressed and clean, civil to one another, orderly and respectful. Streets and surroundings were clean, no litter/junk. Parallel all these things against America's poor (even middle class) and see the contrast.

  • I don't doubt that there are parts that are filthy as you say. It stands to reason a Country with that population just now catching up to the West must have disadvantages and problems with regard to waste disposal.

    Still my comment was only directed toward this particular video. If I could, I would travel the Globe. People and cultures fascinate me.

  • me too

  • I badpacked 70.000 km of china, where most of the population lives. Sure there's cleaner parts not like %90 of the population benefits from them. I did like china, I was expecting a bigger cultural clash though -quite comparable with colombia- still it was fascinating. I understand the cultural reasons why they are not as clean as westerns and I accept it. Population there is not trying to catch up with anything, it's the way it is. You just have to go, it's like 9 times cheaper than USA.

  • dianitapilla

    If u really liked ppl there, u wudnt say such words like Chink towards those ppl. I do doubt ur words about China, there may be part of a Country is filthy or poluted, but it apears anywhere in the world, including UK or US. Saying Chinks to those ppl u "liked", u r really a sick person, I really want to know what u behaved in front of those "Chinks" when u were in China, did u say filthy and poluted Chink" to them?

  • hell no. he would have gotten his ass kicked. hehe he was very nice to them in their face..behind their back he talk trash.

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  • The oppression these Chinese people face is something the US should be fighting with the vigor and resources it fights with against the so called "war on terror".

  • You know nothing about oppression, you are brain washed by your corperate media and your own delusions.

  • yes, yes, i remember, the US are the brave heros of history who fight against the axis of evil, rofl =) How can ones world view be so damn black and white? go back to kindergarten and then grew up!

  • Yea. US should stop their unfair trading and tax schemes on China, so they wouldn't be 'oppressed' by poverty.

    These people will pull through anyway, whatever US decides.

  • Korea Kicks ass

  • not all of them dumbass. It is unfortunate that some do. not like u italians are so good people urself.

  • why are you so hateful and angry?

  • Who cares if they eat dogs or whatever else, all that matter is that there good people and hopefully they will get thu this

  • factory work is hell and we are their employers/illuminatis.Watch how the conganese find caciterite,so we can have the internet.They work for air,and sometimes they come out for air,and get shot in the face.Thats my very fav jp vid!Keep up the fine work,mother fukers!

  • Whats the music at 12:20?

  • another great one!

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  • There should be an international effort to provide internet and one computer to every household in the world. Instead of traveling thousands of miles and spending a life's savings trying to find some crappy job, people in rural areas could be searching online for that job and maybe even creating a virtual business. Rich people who spend their wealth unwisely (Paris Hilton, anyone?) need to reevaluate their place and impact on the world.

  • I wouldn't want people telling me what to do with my money. Make your own before you start telling others.

  • You want these people makin' porn?

  • "Rich people who spend their wealth unwisely"

    it keeps the things running. if they wouldnt be buying, workers couldnt earn anything.

  • listen all u who don't get it, the bbc, and all other western media BS about how horrible china is, but i bet your ass u don't realize how much that gov loves it's people.

    how fares the other countries that were decimated by the west?

    any who escaped brittish colonialism, go ahead and check

  • Damn, billions of cute single women. I want to go.

  • Very enlightening and heartwarming!

  • Badass!!! Horse Fighting!

  • Turning people into cattle.. don't you just love capitalism

  • they already were cattle--now they actually get paid for it!

  • They were cattle before hand, now they are paid cattle.

  • 18:09 a perfect place for white guys with yellow fever

  • Many of my Chinese friends working for HP, Compaq, AMD & Intel moved there for a higher quality of life in the late 1990's

    They aren't taxed illegally on wages they earn like the poor American workers

  • Did you see that sky?!? All those pollutants in the env, young generation living there for 11 months of every year...China better be careful or there will be no new workers soon.

  • thpt

    What minute numbers are you referring to for polluted sky?

    There were several parts whereby the cinematographers used a graduated Colkin filter that creates an artificial dark orange haze in the sky

    You will see it used in many movies if you are familiar to the effect it creates

  • heres the thing, chinese people unlike us once they decide to clear the sky and go totally green they will make us look bad for being left in the stone age again

    those people are scary, everyone goofing on them don't realize they eclipsed everything we accomplished in the last 400 years in the last 30.

    they put up enormous cities at will

  • i feel for The Chinesse Migrant Workers

  • 30% Chance.. of a back fall. Dang. help your people.

  • Sorry, but English is not my native language.

    What are dinks?

    My dictionary fails!:-)

    Thanks in advance for yor help!

    All the best to you.

  • he meant to say "chinks"... a negative term for a chinese person

  • Thank you very much for yor help.

    I really appreciate it.

    Take care.

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  • dumbass

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  • lol i love the judgemental west, don't we owe them 2 trillion?

  • guy at 17:10 looks a bit like Mao...

  • You have this 19 year old girl, working her ass off, trying desperately to support her family. While 12 thousand miles away, some 19 year old American girl drops a years salary on a purse.

  • true!

  • And then the 19 year old Chinese girl can't find a job because her banker father wasn't happy making $500,000 a year & fucked up the system to make an extra million.

  • You are definitely retarded.

  • That was a reply to a different comment you fucking troll.

  • 500,000 what chinese money or american money?

  • Oh shut the hell up.

    Have you ever been to Hong Kong? Singapore? Korea? Those places are right around the corner from China and people waste money EVERY DAY on stupid shit they don't need, like make up, high heeled shoes, and a new purse. But of course you single out American women. I'm an American and I don't know any women in the US who would waste that kind of money on a hand bag.  So again, shut the hell up.

  • I know plenty who blow money on crap. However most of them have the income to support the occasional indulgence.

  • I was making a comment about unequal wealth distribution.

    Don't get your panties in a twist over the FACT that 5% of the worlds population controls over 50% of the wealth

    And to answer your question, yes I have been to China, Seoul, Bangkok, as well as many rural areas of SE asia

    So suck my dick you ignorant fuck.

  • Yeah so you immediately single out Americans in your statement. As if every single American is responsible for this economic downfall we're all experiencing. You must be Australian.

    Where are your facts homeboy? Show me some credibility. I don't give a fuck where you've been.

  • I live in Chicago, homeboy.

    I'm sorry my statement singled out the US, next time I'll be more politically correct & say "the west," so I don't hurt some overly sensitive pansys feelings

    My previous facts were off the top of my head but according to a report by the census bureau, 1% of the worlds population owns 40% of the wealth. Suck my dick you ignorant fucking troll.

  • which is true.... in some countries its like 2% own 95% wealth.... insane...

  • No thanks but if your sexual repressions happen to stoop you so low as to ask complete strangers on Youtube to suck your dick, I am sure that there are some well worthwhile adult websites with some hungry mouths waiting to be filled. Fuck you dick. Stay in Chicago.

  • Your cleverness overwhelms me

  • Fuck you.

  • @BigPurple121 LOL yeah. shows where their priorities are lol

  • One thing is for sure, there is no shortage of glue in China.

  • or light bulbs, or electric wires, etc.

  • Fucking sick bastards!

    I have horses and to get any pleasure out of watching Stallions fight is just FUCKING insane and SICK!

  • China is the biggest, India is next to China.

  • look how small india is.

  • The west thinks its got it bad I feel sorry for all these people Sorry our banks and governments and bank directors have F**cked up the world economy with their greed and Stupidity The worker always loses out