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US Tariffs Destroying The Chinese Economy?? Who Does It Really Hurt??
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Food Insecurity! Who's Hungry Now?? China VS Canada!
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Fake news in China! Recyling Hate For Views!
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Chinese Vs North American Governments - Who Is More Inhumane? The Truth Is In The Benches!!
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Children's Playgrounds In China! Safer And Cleaner Than Canada???
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Extreme Beauty In Factory Town China - Extended Verion! Real Speed!
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Getting A Job In China! Can Anyone Work Here??
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End Of The South China Journey! Moving Week Bonus Content! Never Uploaded! Part 1!
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Buildings Of Gold In South China! Moving Week Bonus Content! Never Uploaded! Part 1!
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HUGE Sirant In China Channel Update! Exciting New Content Coming Soon!
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HUGE Sirant In China Channel Update! Exciting New Content Coming Soon!
Sirant In China Q&A - Answering Common Questions From The Comments!
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Sirant In China Q&A - Answering Common Questions From The Comments!
Rental Wars! What Do You Get For Your Money? $800 - China VS Canada!
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Rental Wars! What Do You Get For Your Money? $800 - China VS Canada!
Tropical Oasis In Mega-City China! Part 2 - Kowloon Park Hong Kong
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Tropical Oasis In Mega-City China! Part 2 - Kowloon Park Hong Kong
Tropical Oasis in Mega-City China! Part 1 - Kowloon Park Hong Kong!
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Tropical Oasis in Mega-City China! Part 1 - Kowloon Park Hong Kong!
Bonus Video! China Early Morning Adventure! New Bike! Hi-Speed Relax!
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Bonus Video! China Early Morning Adventure! New Bike! Hi-Speed Relax!
China Public Bike Adventures Are Over!! Let's Find out Why!
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China Public Bike Adventures Are Over!! Let's Find out Why!
Healthcare Is BROKEN! China VS Canada!
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Healthcare Is BROKEN! China VS Canada!
Is My New Bike Ride Area In China Safe?? Let's Find Out! China Public Bike Adventures!
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Is My New Bike Ride Area In China Safe?? Let's Find Out! China Public Bike Adventures!
Teaching In China! What You Need To Know In 2024! Types Of Teaching Jobs!
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Teaching In China! What You Need To Know In 2024! Types Of Teaching Jobs!
Taxes In China! Where Does All The Money Actually Go?!?!?
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Taxes In China! Where Does All The Money Actually Go?!?!?
Crowded Old Neighborhoods In China Nasty! Or Are They?? Personally, I LOVE Them!!
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Crowded Old Neighborhoods In China Nasty! Or Are They?? Personally, I LOVE Them!!
HIghway To Huizhou - Hi-Speed Relaxation! Bonus Video!
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HIghway To Huizhou - Hi-Speed Relaxation! Bonus Video!
Sweet And Spicy China! Guangdong / Sichuan Cuisine In Huizhou! Amazing!
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Sweet And Spicy China! Guangdong / Sichuan Cuisine In Huizhou! Amazing!
You MUST Own A Car To Live In Upper Class China! Beauty And Comfort? Or Convenience?
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You MUST Own A Car To Live In Upper Class China! Beauty And Comfort? Or Convenience?
Luxury Homes In China Are MUCH Cheaper (And Better) Than Canada and USA!!
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Luxury Homes In China Are MUCH Cheaper (And Better) Than Canada and USA!!
Free Dinner In China!! If You Can Catch It!!
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Free Dinner In China!! If You Can Catch It!!
Holidays In China Are Awful!! Let Me Explain!
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Holidays In China Are Awful!! Let Me Explain!
Will You Be Arrested For Using A VPN In China? Let's Find Out!
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Will You Be Arrested For Using A VPN In China? Let's Find Out!

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @lytan36
    @lytan36 2 години тому

    1 in 4 Canadian? The Food Bank is expecting donations from the remaining 3 in 4 Canadian to donate the food.

  • @Capturethemomentofstreet
    @Capturethemomentofstreet 19 годин тому

  • @leecheong4986
    @leecheong4986 22 години тому

    Whatever. It really doesn't matter. It is China that is climbing out of poverty and USA that slipping into poverty. It is not China having homeless problem and tent cities. It is USA. Its China with biggest manufacturing base with the most complete supply chain. The manufacturing base is larger than the G7 plus India. It is China who has a trade surplus of a hundred billion usd a month. It is USA that face a trade deficit of trillions of usd a years. Tariffs? It is not Chinese with the inflation problem but USA. Need to say more? Tariff is good for China. It motivate China to open more market for its porducts and decouple from the west.

  • @superdavem5104
    @superdavem5104 День тому

    Good views. Makes me wonder

  • @paraweir
    @paraweir День тому

    You are a funny man...

    • @sirant
      @sirant День тому

      Glad you think so! Thanks for your support!

  • @RM-qw3xz
    @RM-qw3xz День тому

    But companies move their factories to countries like Vietnam in order to avoid the tariffs. So China loses many of the manufacturing jobs.

    • @sirant
      @sirant День тому

      Well, a few "might" do that, but it is not widespread like the news media would have you believe. Building new infrastructure and factories, hiring and training local staff, sourcing and acquiring raw materials and equipment and on top of that signing new trade agreements and getting business licenses is not cheap. America is not the only country buying products from these companies. Countries who have not applied tariffs. In most cases likely easier just to keep going, as it is the American consumers who pay the tariffs in the long run, not the manufacturer.

  • @ChrisHereToday
    @ChrisHereToday День тому

    And they want to slam TARIFFS on the Chinese EV's. What a joke, The US needs to get its act together and figure out how to build a quality affordable EV car and allow the Chinese EV's into the US market, and let the people decide what they want.

  • @Bentre678
    @Bentre678 День тому

    Snails? Nice! 😅😂 Am salivating 😢😂

  • @hongphucnguyenbuiphuchands6480

    If china was humane, why they drop out their country?

    • @sirant
      @sirant День тому

      I don't understand. Who is "dropping out" their country?? Makes no sense.

    • @hongphucnguyenbuiphuchands6480
      @hongphucnguyenbuiphuchands6480 День тому

      @@sirant the civilian

    • @kbarnbrook4993
      @kbarnbrook4993 День тому

      @@sirant Sounds like he is referring to chinese citizens leaving China for freedom and education.

    • @sirant
      @sirant День тому

      @@kbarnbrook4993 And then returning. 😁😁 A new video coming in the future will be about another recent news broadcast showing more than 40% of new immigrants to Canada or have been there less than 10 years, are leaving and going back to their home countries.

  • @leopoldbourne8444
    @leopoldbourne8444 День тому

    I think you are bonkers.

    • @sirant
      @sirant День тому

      Fair enough.

  • @yliang1688
    @yliang1688 2 дні тому

    Happy Vacation !!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍

  • @bunnyking4938
    @bunnyking4938 2 дні тому

    Fake news usa becoming a third world country look at its people philidalphia zombies drugged up on shit they spend their money on war and steal the wealth from other countries

  • @DanielVache-nm1kq
    @DanielVache-nm1kq 2 дні тому

    In America we don't have "lying flat" parks. We have walking parks.

    • @sirant
      @sirant День тому

      I see you missed the point completely. Ah well. Thanks for watching!!

  • @mattyriddelltarot3277
    @mattyriddelltarot3277 2 дні тому

    But there is no homelessness in China according to the government? 😮

    • @sirant
      @sirant День тому

      There is homelessness everywhere in the world. It is just far less common here nowadays.

  • @stanleyhuynh1659
    @stanleyhuynh1659 2 дні тому

    Oh so, some random guys bad mouth bashing China just proves China bad! Thanks for debunking those bad UA-cam china hater.

    • @sirant
      @sirant День тому

      Thanks for the view

  • @anonymous.369
    @anonymous.369 2 дні тому

    US tariffs are destroying our own economy. Tariffs are paid by US consumets. It made US corporations fat, lazy, and less competitive, and they increase inflation. Stupidest policy to garner votes at our own expense.

  • @eat.melon.qunzhong
    @eat.melon.qunzhong 2 дні тому

    Good point and explanation 👍 Enjoy your vacation in Thailand!

    • @sirant
      @sirant День тому

      Thank you! Will do!

  • @leega8010
    @leega8010 2 дні тому

    Great stuff - love it

    • @sirant
      @sirant День тому

      Glad you enjoyed it

  • @yusufli4604
    @yusufli4604 2 дні тому

    加油!

  • @koenigamd
    @koenigamd 2 дні тому

    It exacerbated the domestic inflation in the US instead

  • @Americademocracy
    @Americademocracy 2 дні тому

    mad Donald create inflation in real

  • @himawans09
    @himawans09 2 дні тому

    US LABOR is $ 20 / hour just CRAZY,..!!!

  • @parttimethinker7611
    @parttimethinker7611 3 дні тому

    It’s a form of taxation…for hatefulness, discrimination.

  • @MaryannAcobo-ui7ni
    @MaryannAcobo-ui7ni 3 дні тому

    Do you know how long will work permit obtain?

    • @sirant
      @sirant 2 дні тому

      Sorry, I don't know. Every country/company different.

    • @MaryannAcobo-ui7ni
      @MaryannAcobo-ui7ni День тому

      @@sirant thanks

  • @user-rd1ou6yv4f
    @user-rd1ou6yv4f 3 дні тому

    The US r getting poorer n now they need tariff to pay for their debt but at the same time they need the chinese product so in order to support the US gov spending they need to buy more from China in order to have tariff.So tell me who will get richer n more powerful?.Some idiot just don't understand what is tariff.

  • @lowcc7602
    @lowcc7602 3 дні тому

    Great sharing

    • @sirant
      @sirant 3 дні тому

      Thank you! Cheers!

  • @totzinfo
    @totzinfo 3 дні тому

    every country in the world now needs cheaper new generation of technology, China has more expanded markets all over the world to to produce and supply quality but cheaper products

  • @totzinfo
    @totzinfo 3 дні тому

    American people are denied by its government to buy cheaper new generation high tech products, Americans now needs much a futuristic but cheaper products, U.S. are already stagnant at all aspects of its innovation when China advancing and light years ahead in terms of technology

  • @totzinfo
    @totzinfo 3 дні тому

    Americans people suffers much by paying high taxes rates by imposing 100% EVs tariffs and U.S. becomes stagnant of its research and developments in technology

  • @totzinfo
    @totzinfo 3 дні тому

    it was U.S. are hurting themselves for imposing 100% tariffs of Chinese EVs, imposing high tariffs means U.S. no longer competitive and diving into abyss in terms of vehicular innovation and production

  • @albertchu7926
    @albertchu7926 3 дні тому

    You explained very clear and hopeful this American will know what’s the meaning of traffic by their own government and its only hurting it own citizens.

  • @albertchu7926
    @albertchu7926 3 дні тому

    This is clearly shows how incompetent of Canadian leadership are. Compared to China, Canada are way behind.

  • @thao3456
    @thao3456 3 дні тому

    I couldn't buy a BYD Seagull for for $11,000, instead the US government wants me to buy a $65,000 Tesla.

  • @Bentre678
    @Bentre678 3 дні тому

    Can’t even live in cardboard boxes my friend, they are also made in China 😮😢

    • @sirant
      @sirant 3 дні тому

      True....

    • @PhiloSurfer
      @PhiloSurfer 17 годин тому

      I think toilet papers are even more essential, unless you want to........

    • @sirant
      @sirant 16 годин тому

      @@PhiloSurfer Always good to carry a packet of tissue with you... Just in case!

    • @PhiloSurfer
      @PhiloSurfer 15 годин тому

      @@sirant Again, the tissue papers are made in China. So, you have to use your hand.

  • @thomas4315
    @thomas4315 3 дні тому

    Tariff don't work, trump 8 yr ago put tariff to get US compsny to came back. Nope , why. China own the equipment that many gen better. Goggl country debt clock. China has a 3 trillion profit

    • @sirant
      @sirant 3 дні тому

      Thanks for the info!

    • @thomas4315
      @thomas4315 2 дні тому

      @@sirant I gave you short version . We don't need to worry, the US company in china are in the Dow, so we grow with china sales their connected. And long ago we made a rule all importer has to hold bond x% of import that whysaudi ,Japan, chin are are largest holder. & china import when lower that why they can sell some. Our dollar value is too high related the prime rate. Ea 1 full point = 1-2 trillion economy growth , the fed jowls raised the prime in growth w/ out stalling the econmy we has 13 yr of growth and .0 prime rate as we hit bottom, fed broke. Has to raised take it from business who pass it down. That why they want to add it to china cheaper good. It's was 900 billion a yr now. Goggle Workers’ Compensation Repetitive Motion Injury REPETITIVE INJURY & WORKERS’ COMPENSATION and sueing it's why they left. It was fought in court way back dot com, days . W/ union help lost became law, you can sue your company million. They left .as they said they would. Lawmaker said the future are software and internet. . Later it crashed lol. Blame the demo as usual lol and union

    • @thomas4315
      @thomas4315 2 дні тому

      O yea we sell military equipment = cant sell it peace can We? It's the emotional people can't the relation, Hollywood.

  • @harryni2162
    @harryni2162 3 дні тому

    Those differences led China and the US to grow ever further apart Reason 1: There's no slaughter, loot and genocide against ethnic minorities in China, the 'I Can't Breathe' incident never happened in China. Reason 2: China does not allow 1% of the population to own more than 90% of the population's total wealth. Reason 3: China does not allow its people to die in mass shootings, let alone let school children get massacred by guns. Reason 4: China does not allow the drug problem to plague the country and kill more than 100,000 people every year. Reason 5: China has never invaded other countries or engaged in colonial expansion. Reason 6: China never interferes in the internal affairs of other countries, and never seeks and fosters agents abroad. Reason 7: China has never based its foreign policies on 'cheating, lying and stealing', unlike the US China sees such motto is shame, not pride. Reason 8: China has never sought to dominate the world, nor deprived any country (region) of its right of development. On the contrary, China shares development and prosperity with all trading partners. Reason 9: China will never do anything to weaken or eliminate an opponent in order to win. Instead, China is focused on bettering itself. Reason 10: China never fires missiles at wandering balloons, but heavily invests in better infrastructures so Chinese people can enjoy better life, safety and health. Reason 11: China advocates and pursues in 'Unite and Prosper', the US practices and believes in 'Divide and Rule'. Reason 12: China prefers 'Seek common interest and reserve difference', the US prefers 'Either at the table or on the menu.' Conclusion: China's system truly reflects 'of the people, by the people, for the people', the US system betrayed Abraham Lincoln's idea, it truly manifested 'of the 1% people, by the 1% people, for the 1% people'.

    • @sirant
      @sirant 3 дні тому

      All very good points! Thank you for the comment!

  • @DickvanderVaart
    @DickvanderVaart 3 дні тому

    Let's be clear the US is in fact by numbers of people just a tiny country, and it is proven by history that in fact the only thing the US is producing is war and disorder. It,s an economical fact "never waist a good crisis" The time has come for the rest of the world to tell the US to shut upp and mind your own problems.

  • @PutraMing
    @PutraMing 3 дні тому

    😂😂😂GOD BLESS CHINA

  • @yzhang9265
    @yzhang9265 3 дні тому

    US tariffs on good value Chinese goods/products (some of them have no equivalent alternatives) mean US consumers need to pay more for the same products. And there will be some 'middle man' from other countries will buy from Chinese suppliers and sell to US market from other countries.

  • @viniityap2779
    @viniityap2779 3 дні тому

    You are right.

  • @mostafasaadinasab7384
    @mostafasaadinasab7384 3 дні тому

    Safe very bad

  • @mostafasaadinasab7384
    @mostafasaadinasab7384 3 дні тому

    #anti health.very very Dangerous

  • @scottlee4773
    @scottlee4773 3 дні тому

    I prefered your less political life in China posts, but I guess getting more views is what you are after. Now there is little difference from this channel and all the anti-China or pro-China biased videos, you attract those with a confirmation bias.

    • @sirant
      @sirant 3 дні тому

      With moving, visa prep and general work prep I simply havent had the time to travel around and make my preferred style of videos. I did not expect people would be interested in these types of videos to be honest

    • @sirant
      @sirant 3 дні тому

      The new factory life videos will be much more in the style of my previous videos.

  • @Zerpentsa6598
    @Zerpentsa6598 3 дні тому

    BBC "journalists" (sic, e.g. Johnson) are trying very hard to diss China and claiming that China is about to collapse. She got hold of a malcontented ex-Chinese who couldn't cut it in China to support her view. 😂😂😂

  • @georgejesson1944
    @georgejesson1944 3 дні тому

    The silly Muricans cheer for tariffs thinking it would hurt the country exporting goods, like they aren't being taxed enough.

    • @sirant
      @sirant 3 дні тому

      I honestly think most of them have no idea how tariffs work.

  • @jacintochua6885
    @jacintochua6885 3 дні тому

    Coats mztter. Look at what happened to TSMC .. Their products are costlier to make in Arizona than previously in Taiwan

  • @kaiki8490
    @kaiki8490 3 дні тому

    Excellent explaination

    • @sirant
      @sirant 3 дні тому

      Glad you think so!

  • @johnm7267
    @johnm7267 3 дні тому

    People think something made in China from the 2 dollar shop should last forever

    • @eatingnemo9582
      @eatingnemo9582 3 дні тому

      People think China will need to make cheap stuff for the west forever 😂

  • @Nomad-Poker
    @Nomad-Poker 3 дні тому

    Just look at the history....basically EVERY giant capital group from America started their business in 19 century from oil industry. thats the reason why car culture are so important for americans.... because those capital group needs to make hugh money from the US society. and recent decades, EVERYONE knows what America have done in the middle East..... absolute NO-WAY that the US government want to see green tech, green products got popular..... If Tesla didn't got the Shanghai Plant, Tesla will be 100% fully dead back in 2019... or google some history of early age Tesla, how many "lethal difficulties" they had met....

  • @andreastano7920
    @andreastano7920 3 дні тому

    They don't think about the middle- and low-income society. Prices have skyrocketed, all about ego.