Hans Rosling on the Rise of China

Legendary Swedish academic gives his take on the importance of China's rise and how most people don't realize what has happened.

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[mrzack888]

the title is all wrong, it should be "Hans Rosling on the Return of the rise of China."

[MontyMetzger]

amazing facts. hans, you are amazing!

[paulffraser]

not digging the whole part at the end about who should do more...it's a global problem isnt it the environment

[joerite]

Can some one tell me what he said about the sources of the bailouts: "Putin's goson oil money"?

[Putaspellonyou]

i appreciate this man much more than to have shot a video of him in a dank basement...jesus christ, buy a tripod dipshit.

[crikxouba]

@vivspring However the Chinese government is oppresive and the Chinese people just follow blindly with their heads so far up their asses they can't even see anything between the lines. The very smart people in your country are jailed, ridiculed and hammered down, that's why China has so very few nobel prices and that's why China can't come up with anything original on their own and have to buy other companies to front them. Look at your own problems and give up the self-righteous attitude, plz

[crikxouba]

@vivspring I am not Chinese, I am not even Asian and I had a Chinese girlfriend (from Hong Kong), I very much doubt that makes me closed minded, and the fact I read five books on China and many articles shows that I had a keen interest in your country, however the more I read about China, the more I dislike it. I truly believe the Chinese people can be very good and they are hard working, Taiwan is a good example of how good Chinese can be if they live ina free society with free economy.

[vivspring]

@crikxouba well, i've said what i can ;) you can have 1000 reasons to hate china. you are welcomed to do so. the chinese dont even care. and i dont think i need to explain anything to you.

good luck living in your closed mind and hatred ;)

[crikxouba]

@vivspring And by the way, Russia's average GDP is still almost 3 times higher than that of China, when the majority of Chinese make more than 25 dollars a day, then come and talk to me about Russia not doing well and China doing great, thanks.

[crikxouba]

@vivspring Japan also gave billions in aid to China but the Chinese government never acknoledged that because some of your leaders are so insecure they want you to hate someone else and not them. And don't talk to me about the exception of the rule, How about Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong (for now)... all democracies, all doing very well. In fact look at the difference between South and North Korea, North Korea is a lot more like China and look how well is doing

[crikxouba]

@vivspring The problem is that your government is so scared of the people that they will always pit you against the "foreign devil" and you suck on it like sheepish idiots. Think about it, if they pit you against other governments you end blaming all your problems and not on your corrupt government. When America bombed a Chinese embassy by mistake, no matter how much apology was given China wouldn't take it, because China is so damn arrogant.

[crikxouba]

@vivspring When the Chinese go around beating Japanese in their country, destroying Japanese public property, nothing of the sort happens in Japan against Chinese, every time the Japanese try to make amends you screw it up. Then when an America plane was shot down by one of your men piloting like a child as you say you act as if it was all America's fault, China never does any wrong, China is so pure, everybody should apologize to china and kiss its ass.