[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.04,0:00:04.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chinese stocks are falling after \NDonald Trump wins the US elections. Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.68,0:00:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Vietnam is ramping up artificial \Nisland building in the South China Sea. Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.56,0:00:10.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And a Philippine military drill Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.10,0:00:13.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,focuses on liberated occupied islands Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.17,0:00:16.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in plain view of the Chinese military! Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.24,0:00:21.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That and more on this week’s \NChina news headlines. Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.72,0:00:23.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Welcome to China Uncensored, I’m Chris Chappell. Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.92,0:00:26.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This episode is sponsored by Incogni. Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.52,0:00:29.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You probably know that companies are \Ncollecting your personal data. Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.67,0:00:31.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you may not realize just how many. Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.93,0:00:33.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dozens, maybe \Nhundreds— Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.46,0:00:35.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,most of which you’ve never heard of Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.62,0:00:37.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you have no idea what they’re \Ndoing with it. Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.72,0:00:39.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Incogni helps stop them. Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.20,0:00:41.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’ll explain more at the end. Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.32,0:00:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Donald Trump will be the next \NPresident of the United States. Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.00,0:00:48.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what does the Chinese \NCommunist Party think about this? Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.36,0:00:50.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eh, it doesn’t care. Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.40,0:00:52.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At least, that’s the official story. Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.16,0:00:54.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The official response to the \Nelection results were formulaic. Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.76,0:00:57.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Mao \NNing said “ Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.17,0:00:59.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our policy towards the US is consistent Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.75,0:01:02.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,…we will continue to view and \Nhandle China-US relations Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.44,0:01:05.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in accordance with the principles of mutual respect Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.26,0:01:08.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,peaceful \Nco-existence and win-win cooperation.” Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.28,0:01:09.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which makes sense. Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.03,0:01:10.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, what else \Nare they going to say? Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.91,0:01:14.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That they wish he lost and that he’s a horrible, \Nterrible meanie? Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.52,0:01:16.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They’re not MSNBC . Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.80,0:01:20.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Besides, that would probably end about as \Nwell as it ultimately did for the Democrats. Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.56,0:01:23.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But unofficially, some are \Ntelling a different story. Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.68,0:01:26.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One philosophy professor at the \NNational Taiwan University said Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.88,0:01:30.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that everyone he was speaking with \Nwas talking about the election. Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.08,0:01:32.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He told Fox News Digital that Trump’s victory Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.57,0:01:35.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is “a worst-case scenario” for Beijing. Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.12,0:01:36.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Relations between Washington Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.55,0:01:38.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and \Nthe CCP are already strained, Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.68,0:01:41.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Trump has vowed to impose \Nheavier tariffs on China. Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.60,0:01:43.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many of the Trump Administration’s policies Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.65,0:01:45.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,towards China remained in place during the Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.76,0:01:46.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Biden Administration. Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.86,0:01:51.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because even “Sleepy \NJoe” was alert enough to see China’s a threat. Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.24,0:01:53.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this time around, the philosophy professor \Nsays, Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.53,0:01:56.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,China knows how much such policies will hurt Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.51,0:01:59.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,, and they will come at a time when \NChina’s domestic economy Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.45,0:02:01.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is not doing well. Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.12,0:02:03.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s…a bit of an understatement Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.02,0:02:06.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,. China’s \Neconomy is an absolute dumpster fire on wheels. Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.52,0:02:09.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And Canada, the US, and many European \Ncountries Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.04,0:02:10.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are already placing tariffs on Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.84,0:02:12.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chinese EV imports Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.07,0:02:16.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other goods after \Naccusing China of dumping on the market. Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.28,0:02:18.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But China doesn’t care that Trump won! Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.45,0:02:21.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just look at how not-nervous Xi looks. Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.32,0:02:24.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We’ll just have to wait and see how it \Nall plays out for China… Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.32,0:02:25.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or, maybe not! Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.36,0:02:27.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because major US-listed Chinese stocks Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.83,0:02:30.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are already falling after Trump’s win, Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.64,0:02:32.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with his tariff promises in the spotlight. Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.96,0:02:37.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shares of Chinese e-commerce giant \NAlibaba fell by as much as 4.5%, Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.96,0:02:44.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while JD.com fell by 7.7% and \NBilibili stock fell by 7.8%. Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.44,0:02:45.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Call those stocks Tom Petty, Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.94,0:02:48.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cause they’re free fallin’. Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.12,0:02:50.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meanwhile, as the final results \Nof the election started coming in, Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.80,0:02:53.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Hong Seng Index dropped 2.2% Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.62,0:02:57.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the \NShanghai Composite Index fell by 0.1%. Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.12,0:03:00.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This may have something to do with the \N10-20% tariffs Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.10,0:03:03.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,across the board that Trump has suggested imposing Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.40,0:03:06.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with \N60% tariffs on Chinese goods. Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.40,0:03:09.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A 60% tariff on Chinese goods could reduce Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.68,0:03:12.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chinese GDP growth by 2.4 percentage \Npoints Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.66,0:03:14.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,, according to Citi analysts. Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.60,0:03:19.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And given that China’s {\i1}official{\i0} GDP \Ngrowth numbers are already just barely hanging on Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.75,0:03:22.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the actual numbers probably far \Nlower – Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.14,0:03:24.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that could be a serious blow to China. Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.68,0:03:27.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, those same analysts \Nbelieve that Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.07,0:03:29.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,threat is going to be used as a bargaining chip Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.50,0:03:32.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by Trump \Nrather than actually implemented. Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.24,0:03:33.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which makes sense. It’s a gamble. Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.80,0:03:35.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can take the man out of the casinos, Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.80,0:03:37.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you can’t take the casinos out of the man Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.98,0:03:39.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,. Especially when his name is on them. Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.50,0:03:41.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, the stock market being the stock market Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.70,0:03:43.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,, the panic eased up in the days after the \Nelection, Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.70,0:03:45.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and several of the stocks rebounded. Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.68,0:03:46.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I guess we’re back to, “ Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.61,0:03:49.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we’ll have to wait and \Nsee how this all plays out. Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.59,0:03:51.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,”A Taiwanese couple has been indicted Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.58,0:03:53.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for being paid by the CCP Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.40,0:03:56.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to \Nspread their propaganda and influence elections. Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.68,0:03:58.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The couple, [a man named Chang Meng-chung and his \Nwife, Hung Wen-ting ] were charged with violating Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.44,0:04:01.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Taiwan’s Anti-Infiltration Act and election laws Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.37,0:04:05.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by making radio and digital media propaganda for Beijing Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.07,0:04:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in exchange for $2.32 million, Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.56,0:04:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,paid \Nout over more than a decade! Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.00,0:04:14.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Chang and Hung ]are both members of a small political \Nparty on the island called the CUPP– Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.99,0:04:18.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the China Unification Promotion Party. Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.31,0:04:20.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which is pretty self-explanatory. Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.56,0:04:23.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The party only has about 60,000 members. Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.20,0:04:24.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the indictment is actually \Npretty significant Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.88,0:04:26.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because Taipei, in the past Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.91,0:04:31.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,, has struggled to connect \NChinese cash payouts to the CUPP. Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.36,0:04:36.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which indicates that the 2020 \NAnti-Infiltration Act has changed things. Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.16,0:04:38.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Investigation Bureau of Taiwan’s Ministry Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.62,0:04:40.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of Justice said in its statement Monday Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.40,0:04:44.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that authorities investigating Chang Meng-chung \Nand his wife searched 24 locations Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.60,0:04:47.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between December 2023 and July of this year. Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.52,0:04:49.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The bureau said it seized mobile phones, Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.80,0:04:52.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,computers, financial records and other evidence. Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.28,0:04:55.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to the prosecutors, China’s Taiwan \NAffairs Office in Beijing Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.23,0:04:57.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and its branch office in Fujian province Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.34,0:05:00.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,paid the couple between \N2011-23. Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.97,0:05:03.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I guess it’s nice to see given the state of China’s economy that Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.75,0:05:07.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beijing is \Nable to offer steady income to somebody. Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.08,0:05:09.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what did they do in exchange? Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.28,0:05:12.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, allegedly, they promoted candidates \Nfavored by Beijing Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.34,0:05:14.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,, disparaged Hong Kong democracy activists Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.88,0:05:16.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and members of Falun \NGong, Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.89,0:05:19.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,boasted about China’s military power, Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.08,0:05:23.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and urged Taiwan’s troops to surrender \Nin the event of a Chinese invasion. Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.68,0:05:25.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So they were shills. Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.02,0:05:27.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope China at \Nleast gives them some commemorative swag. Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.92,0:05:30.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“I sold out my country and \Nall I got was some money, Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.52,0:05:33.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a prison sentence, and this poorly made T-shirt.” Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.32,0:05:37.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Prosecutors also allege the couple \Nwent to mainland China several times Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.36,0:05:41.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to provide program summaries and \Nplans for CCP authorities to review. Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.96,0:05:44.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,China hasn’t commented on the arrest, Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.08,0:05:47.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but \NChang says “Taiwan says it’s democratic, Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.04,0:05:48.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it’s not democratic at all. Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.99,0:05:52.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The CUPP \Nhas always been championing cross-strait reunification Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.93,0:05:57.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,, so what I said is the same \Nas what the CUPP has always advocated.” Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.48,0:06:02.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,True, but when you say it for payments to the tune of $2.3 million, Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.03,0:06:04.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it’s just \Na {\i1}little{\i0} bit different. Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.08,0:06:09.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And after the break, Vietnam and the \NPhilippines are getting tough on China. Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.24,0:06:10.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Welcome back. Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.48,0:06:13.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Vietnam is taking a harsher stance on \NChinese aggression Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.84,0:06:17.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by demanding Beijing return detained Vietnamese fishermen Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.80,0:06:19.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and ramping up island-building. Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.76,0:06:22.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Vietnam claims that a number \Nof Vietnamese fishermen Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.01,0:06:25.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have been detained by China near the Paracel \NIslands Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.01,0:06:27.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for quote unquote illegal fishing, Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.20,0:06:30.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,although they haven’t said when these \Nfishermen were detained or how many were taken. Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.68,0:06:33.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And last week, the deputy spokesperson for Vietnam’s Foreign Affairs Ministry Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.85,0:06:36.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called on China to release them. Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.04,0:06:38.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At a news conference on Halloween, he said, Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.41,0:06:41.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Vietnam resolutely opposes China’s actions, Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.28,0:06:45.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and requests China to fully respect \NVietnam’s rights over the Paracel Islands, Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.56,0:06:48.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,release all illegally detained Vietnamese \Nfishermen Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.15,0:06:50.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and vessels, compensate for damage, Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.64,0:06:56.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and stop and not repeat the harassment and illegal \Ncapture of Vietnamese vessels and fishermen.” Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.32,0:06:58.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The disputed Paracel Islands \Nare claimed by Vietnam but Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.72,0:07:01.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have been occupied by China since 1974. Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.52,0:07:04.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,China, of course, disputes \NVietnam’s version of events. Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.80,0:07:07.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I assume China’s version is, “We — as always \N— Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.26,0:07:10.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,did nothing wrong, quit hating, haters.” Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.20,0:07:13.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,China and Vietnam have a testy relationship \Nhistorically, Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.15,0:07:14.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going back to a Chinese invasion Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.76,0:07:19.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of its southern neighbor back in 1979 \Nthat didn’t end too well for the CCP. Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.96,0:07:22.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,China had a bad time invading Vietnam? Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.49,0:07:25.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Man, \Nthey’ve been copying the US for decades! Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.12,0:07:27.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the CCP might find it much more difficult Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.16,0:07:30.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to bully Vietnamese fishermen \Nnow than they did in the past. Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.10,0:07:34.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because Vietnam is ramping up \Nconstruction of artificial islands Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.40,0:07:36.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the South China Sea. Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.32,0:07:39.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Analysts are suggesting that this could \Nlead to a militarization of the area, Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.76,0:07:43.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with an airfield even being \Nbuilt on the Barque Canada Reef. Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.32,0:07:46.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Neither country is commenting \Nmuch on the issue at this time, Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.12,0:07:48.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it’s likely going to take much \Nlonger Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.04,0:07:51.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before Vietnam’s efforts could match those of China’s militarized \Nislands Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.52,0:07:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the South China Sea. Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.00,0:07:56.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this could eventually allow Vietnam to counter \NChina’s attempts Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.38,0:07:58.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to claim waters in its territory, Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.56,0:08:03.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially since the CCP has its hands full \Ndealing with Taiwan and the Philippines. Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.68,0:08:05.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Man, China is making so many enemies Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.22,0:08:07.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they can’t keep track of their enemies. Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.29,0:08:09.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They’re spread thinner than Xi’s skin Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.39,0:08:10.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when he sees this image. . Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.89,0:08:12.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seriously, \Ndon’t share it. Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.28,0:08:14.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It makes him {\i1}real{\i0} mad . Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.25,0:08:18.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Philippine forces have retaken an island in \Nmock combat Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.60,0:08:20.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right in front of China’s navy. Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.55,0:08:22.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was the first such exercise of \Nits kind Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.56,0:08:25.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and showed off Philippine military capabilities Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.12,0:08:27.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as Chinese \Nwarships nearby watched on. Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.68,0:08:30.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,General Romeo Brawner Jr. observed \Nthe drills from a frigate Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.73,0:08:33.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and underscored how the exercise displayed the readiness Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.17,0:08:34.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Philippine forces. Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.84,0:08:36.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Brawner told a small group of journalists Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.55,0:08:38.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who were invited to see the exercises that, “ Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.74,0:08:40.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are warning our neighbors Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.04,0:08:42.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or whoever or any external forces Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.40,0:08:44.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we are capable of defending our islands.” Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.76,0:08:49.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Brawner has even said that the Chinese \Nships nearby added realism to the exercise. Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.20,0:08:52.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As if Filipino ships hadn’t already had enough \Nrealistic encounters Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.99,0:08:54.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with Chinese boats. Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.12,0:08:55.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Philippines and China have been clashing Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.83,0:08:57.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for a long time over disputed islands Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.95,0:09:00.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and waters in the South China Sea. Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.08,0:09:04.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the US has repeatedly warned \Nthe CCP that it is obligated by treaty Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.58,0:09:08.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to defend the Philippines \Nshould tensions escalate into war. Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.39,0:09:11.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chinese officials have not \Ncommented on this drill, Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.44,0:09:12.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but, in the past, Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.74,0:09:16.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they’ve opposed war \Ndrills entirely in the South China Sea. Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.52,0:09:20.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unless, of course, the People’s Liberation \NArmy Navy is the one conducting them! Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.76,0:09:22.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The head of Myanmar’s military government Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.78,0:09:26.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is visiting China for the first \Ntime since taking power. Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.12,0:09:28.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the first time in over three years that Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.03,0:09:30.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Myanmar’s junta chief has traveled to China, Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.92,0:09:33.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he is due to visit the city of Kunming, Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.04,0:09:35.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is not so far from the Myanmar border, Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.44,0:09:38.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for a series of talks and summits \Non regional economic cooperation, Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.88,0:09:41.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,according to a report from state-run TV. Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.12,0:09:44.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The report said he will also have “meetings with \NChinese government officials Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.52,0:09:46.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to discuss ways to enhance goodwill Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.51,0:09:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,, economic and various sectors \Nbetween the two governments and the people.” Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.00,0:09:53.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because who would know more about \Nimproving economies than China? Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.52,0:09:55.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everybody. The answer is everybody. Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.76,0:09:57.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Myanmar is in a devastating civil war, Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.89,0:10:00.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the military junta has recently \Nfaced a series of losses. Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.64,0:10:03.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,China’s been backing both sides through different measures, Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.93,0:10:05.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which we’ve covered on the show before Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.83,0:10:07.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,.Some opposition groups in Myanmar Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.38,0:10:10.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have expressed their concern about China hosting the junta chief Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.33,0:10:14.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,, since the junta is sanctioned \Nby many Western nations for human rights abuses. Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.44,0:10:18.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not that China would ever listen to \Nconcerns about human rights abuses! Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.12,0:10:20.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beijing has been concerned about \Npotential spillovers Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.80,0:10:22.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the violence from both sides Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.74,0:10:25.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and has failed to \Nbroker a ceasefire numerous times. Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.80,0:10:29.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But now, the CCP wants to make \Nits concerns heard loud and clear, Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.60,0:10:31.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including by shutting down borders Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.38,0:10:33.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and cutting electricity to Myanmar towns, Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.52,0:10:35.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,among other measures. Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.19,0:10:37.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wow… so Xi does care. Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.36,0:10:39.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I’ve got a video to show you \Nthat you’re going to love, Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.46,0:10:42.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but first this episode is sponsored by Incogni. Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.52,0:10:45.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whenever you do anything online or use apps on your phone, Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.80,0:10:49.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are tons of companies that collect your personal data Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.02,0:10:51.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m talking: name, social security number, home address, Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.84,0:10:53.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,employment history Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.06,0:10:56.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all sorts of things \Nyou might not want to be public knowledge. Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.50,0:10:59.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I signed up for Incogni in 2022, Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.12,0:11:01.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I discovered there were dozens of data brokers Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.50,0:11:03.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that potentially had my private \Ninformation Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.43,0:11:04.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,—without my permission. Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.71,0:11:06.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was terrifying. Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.44,0:11:07.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what did I do? Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.90,0:11:10.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’ve been getting as many of these companies as possible Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.76,0:11:13.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to delete my data from their systems. Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.08,0:11:14.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I did it using Incogni. Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.83,0:11:16.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you can, too. 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Dialogue: 0,0:11:40.59,0:11:43.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And before YouTube’s algorithm sends you off to some random video, Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.52,0:11:46.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,check out this video \Nfrom my show Deep Thoughts While Gaming, Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.87,0:11:48.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about Peanut the Squirrel Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.99,0:11:51.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the second amendment right \Nto bear arms Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.19,0:11:53.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the game Squirrel with a Gun. Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.27,0:11:55.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once again, I’m Chris Chappell. See you next time.