中國正在抹去與香港的邊界(China is erasing its border with ...

中國正在抹去與香港的邊界(China is erasing its border with Hong Kong). 336 25 ... Thisismeinthemiddleofcrossingone oftheweirdestbordersI'veevercrossed.It'sthisone.ItdividesChina fromChina.Andittookmetwohourstogetthrough.Thisborderisweirdnot onlybecauseitseparatesthesamecountryintotwo,butalsobecauseithas anexpirationdate:July1st2047.UntilthenChinahaspromisedtostayout,toletHongKongbehighlyautonomous.Hence,theborder.ButthegovernmentofChinadoesn'treallywanttowaituntil2047. They'rereadytostarterasingthisbordernow,makingHongKongaproper partofChinaandoneofthewaysthey'redoingthatisthishugebridge.Yeah,Iknowthisisn'treallythebestshotsohere'sasolution.Thedrone doesn'tevenhaveamicrophone,butevenstillIcouldn'thelpbutsay,"takea lookatthisbridge"asitwasflyingaway.Butseriously,takealookatthis bridge.Chinahasunveiledtheworld'slargestseacrossingbridge.It's55kilometers,that's34miles,it'sthelongestseacrossingintheworld.ThebridgeconnectsHongKongwithMacauandmainlandChina.Ialwayscallthis somesortofanumbilicalcordbetweenHongKongandChina.Thatwewant somethingphysicalforyoutoregisterinyourheadthatHongKongispartof China.Sothisbridgeandabunchofother recentdevelopmentsinHongKongarebringingupalotofquestionsofwhat isHongKong?Whodoesitreallybelongto?Andwhathappenswhenyouerasea border?it'sJune4thwhichistheanniversary oftheTiananmenSquaremassacre.Therearehundredsofthousandsofpeoplehere inTiananmenSquare.InthehistoryofcommunistChinatherehasneverbeen anythinglikethis.OnJune4th,1989,pro-democracyprotestersweremarching onBeijing'sTiananmenSquarecallingfortheendofasingle-partyrulein China.Theywerethenbrutallymassacred,hundredswerekilled."Thetroopshavebeenfiringindiscriminately."Markingtheendof anysortofwidespreaddemocracymovementinChina.They'vejustturned offallthelightsinthispark.EveryyeartheresidentsofHongKongholda vigiltocommemoratethepeoplekilledinthatmassacre.Thisissomething that'snotallowedtomainlandChina,butinrecentyearsthisvigilhasbecome morepersonaltothesepeopleandthat'sbecausetheyarefeelinganewlevelof influencefromChina.Butwait.Isn'thongKongalreadyapartofChina?Technicallyyes,HongKongbelongstoChinabutyousurewouldn'tthinksobylookingat thisborderthatI'matrightnow.Okay,ImadeitintoChina.ImeantechnicallyIwasalreadyinChina,butnowI'mlike,really,inChina.Sohowdiditgetlikethis?BritainandChinafoughtacoupleofwarsovertradeinthe1800sandBritaineventuallytook overHongKongasacolony.Atthetimethiswasamainlyemptyrocky,groupof islandsinsouthernChina.UnderBritishrule,HongKong'spopulationandeconomy explodedandeventhoughHongKong'spopulationwasmainlymadeupof immigrantsfromChina,itbecameaverydifferentsocietythanmainlandChina whichwasundergoingacommunistrevolution.Oneofthetreatiesthat ChinaandBritainsignedsaidthatHongKongwouldbeaBritishcolonyfor99 years,whichmeantthattheagreementwouldofficiallyexpirein1997.Asthatexpirationdatedrewnearer,ChinaandGreatBritainstartedtotalkaboutwhat thisisgonnalooklike.Britainacknowledgesthatwhentheleaseruns outin1997onmostoftheterritory,thewholeofHongKongwillreverttoChina.Let'sfinishtalkingaboutthisstuffupthere.Ifyougouptothe69thfloorin thisbuildingintheChinesebordercityofShenzhen,you'llfindalife-sizewax sculptureofthismomentinthemid'80swhentheleadersfromChinaandGreat BritainsataroundandnegotiatedthetermsofhandingoverHongKongtoChina.AndtheycametothisagreementthatBritainwouldgiveoverHongKong peacefullytoChina,undertheconditionthatHongKongwouldbeabletoretain itswayoflife,legalsystem,theireconomicsystem,freedomofspeech freedomofpress,freedomofassociation,thesearefundamentalfreedoms.Freedomofreligiousworship,thesearefundamentalfreedoms.Andtheymustcontinue.Chinaagreed.Theysaidtheywouldletthembeindependentandgovernthemselvesfor50 yearswhiletheykindofadjustedtoChineserule.50yearsbeyond1997.Andso thiswastheagreementthattheycameto.Itwascalledthe"Onecountry,two systems"modelanditwaskindofunprecedented.Okay,let'sheadbacktoHongKongseeya Margaret,seeyaDeng.SoevenafterHongKongwashandedbacktoChinain 1997,thisborderthatI'mnowbikingtostuckaround.Itremainedexactlyhowit wasandthisborderbecamehighlysymbolicofthefactthatyes,thisis China,butitwaskindofitsowncountryatthesametime.Governedwithitsown valuesanditsownsystemthatisdifferentthanChina,thatisin oppositiontoChinainsomeways.PerhapsthemostovertsymbolofChinese sovereigntyisthisarmybarracksbehindme.It'stheChinesearmy.Andsoeven thoughthesesoldierscan'tleavethebarracksordoanysortofenforcement activitieswithinHongKong,they'restillhereinthecentralareaofthe cityandtheyserveasaverypowerfulsymbolofthefactthatthisisChinese territory,thisisChinesesovereignty.Butthesesoldierswon'tbeconfinedfor muchlonger.Thebordersaroundtheirbarracks,as wellasthisborderofnorth,arequicklydissolving.Chinahascommittedto respectHongKong'sautonomyuntil2047andforthefirstdecadeafterthe handover,theyrespectedthatpromise.WhatyouhavetounderstandisthatHong KongwaseasilyChina'smosteconomicallyproductivecity.Intheearly'90srightbeforethehandover,thisonecity'seconomywasmorethana quarterofthesizeofChina'sentireeconomyandsoitmakessensewhyChina wouldagreetotheseterms,tokeepHongKonghappyandeconomicallyfree.Butthenthingschanged.LookattheexplosivedevelopmentoftheseChinese citiesinrecentyears.TheseareChina'smegacities.Thesecitieseventually eclipsedHongKongastheeconomicpowerhouseofChina.Shenzhen,thistown thatsharestheborderwithHongKong,isaperfectexampleofthis.Theplacewent fromasmallfishingvillageofaround30,000peopletoasuperproductive economicpowerhouseofover10millionpeopleinjustafewdecades.HongKongwentfrommakingup27%of ChineseGDPintheearly'90sdowntojust3%today.AndsuddenlyHongKong,oncetheeconomicpowerhouseofChinaandthe gatewaytotheWest,becamemuchlesseconomicallyrelevant.Andsoonthe Chinesegovernmentdidn'thavethesameincentivestorespectHongKong's autonomy.SonowyoubegintoseeafloodofChineseinfluenceinthiscity.Let'sgoseeifwecancatchthe5o'clocknews.Inrecentyearstheeveningnews broadcasthasstartedwiththenationalanthemofChina,playingunderapromo videothatshowsHongKongersenthusiasticallyparticipatingin traditionalChinesecustoms.Themessageisveryclear:thatHongKongisapart ofChinawhethertheylikeitornot.Ontopofthat,thelanguageoftheevening newsisMandarin,theofficiallanguageofChina.ButinHongKongtheydon't speakMandarin,theyspeakCantonese.Don'ttheysayifyouwanttokillacityyoukill itslanguagefirst.AndwespeakCantonesehere.They'reactuallysome professorsinHongKongandChinatellingusthat"Oh,Cantoneseis actuallynotourmothertongue,notHongKong'smothertongue."CantoneseisactuallyjustadialectofChinese.TheChinesegovernment triedtogetteacherstousethistextbooktoteachHongKongchildrenthe basicsaboutChina,butlookingintothebookyouseethatit'smoreofan advertisementforChina'sstyleofgovernment,thananintroductiontoit.TheChinesesystemistheidealtype.Somulti-partyrivalrywillmakesthe peoplesuffer,becauseabout...allthesefourpointsareabouthowbadtheUnited Statesis.Multi-partysystemscreategovernmentshutdowns.They'rebasically pointingtothatasthereasonwhyamulti-partysystemlikethatofthe UnitedStatesisdeeplyflawedandreallybadforthepeople.In2014China tookitonesteptoofar.TheChinesegovernmentwastryingtocontrol whocouldrunforHongKong'selection,inanefforttosecureapro-China candidate.Thisreallytouchedanerveforthelocalsbecausethiswastheir democraticprocess,somethingthatChinapromisedtheywouldstayoutof.Sopeopleimmediatelytooktothestreetsinproteststartinghereinthispark.Itookthetaxifrommyhometohereon thenight.Whatwasitlikedownherethatnight?Wewereinastandoffishsituation.Andsuddenlytheyusedteargas.Thefirstdropofteargasjustdroppedrightinfrontofmyeyes.Wewereholdingumbrellas,tryingtopreventpeppersprays.Irememberthat,like,itchypainfulfeeling.Ohmygosh.Yeah.IsawHongKongpeople joining,unitingtogetheragainstthecentralgovernmentsandfightingfor theirrights.Thisprotestandthesubsequentmovementthatcameuparound itisknownasthe"UmbrellaMovement."Youwouldsay,"Oh,what'sthepointof fightingwhenyou'reboundtolose?They'resobig,you'resosmall."Fortherecord,weneedtofight.We'renottakingthingslyingdown.Theprotestdidn'tchangethe Chinesegovernment'smindanditdidn'timmediatelychangeanythinginHongKong,butthisspectacleofyoungpeoplerisinguptodefendtheirrightsfrom thecentralgovernmentofChinadidsparkapoliticalawakeningamongthe manyinthecitywhohadneverbeforepaidattention.Ithinkpost-UmbrellaMovementwasthefirsttimethatthemiddleclasscameoutandvotedindroves.Andvotedfortheoppositionforce.Butforthefirsttimelike,youknow,peoplesortoflikeusallstartedcaring.Lookat thisgraphthatshowshowHongKongersidentifythemselves,eitherasChineseor HongKonger.Intheearlydaysafterthehand-off,asChinarespectedthe Onepartytwosystemsarrangement,youcanseehowHongKongersslowlybecamemore andmorecomfortableidentifyingthemselvesasChinese.Butsincethen, withthegrowinginfluencefromtheChinesegovernment,youcanseethisline reversecourse.ResidentsofHongKongwhoidentifythemselvesasChinesehas almosthitanewall-timelow.TheUmbrellaMovement isamanifestationofthisgrowingHongKongidentityandtheresistanceto Chinesegovernmentinfluence.ChinarespondedtotheUmbrellaMovementwith anewwaveofeffortstoexertinfluenceinthiscity.I'mstandingoutsidethe bookstorewherein2015fivestaffmembersdisappeared throughouttheyear.ThisbookstorewassellingbooksthatwerebannedinChina, thatbasicallycoverthesexlivesandthecorruptionscandalsofhigh-ranking Chineseofficialsandsoonebyonethroughout2015,peoplewhoworkedinthisbookstoredisappeared.Noonereallyknowswheretheywent.Oneof themshowedupabitlateronChinesetelevisionapologizingforwhathedid.Andconfessingtohiscrimes.Thebookstorehassincecloseddown.BackhereinVictoriaParkthese candleholdersstandasasymbolofthefightfordemocracyagainstChina's singlepartyrule.ThatwasonceafightthathappenedfarawayinBeijing,butas thisborderhasslowlybeenerasedthesepeoplenowfindthemselvesengagedin thatsamefight.ResistingamuchmorepowerfulChinainthestrugglefortheir owndemocracyandidentity.Thisismeinthemiddleofcrossingone oftheweirdestbordersI'veevercrossed. x1.0 x0.5 x0.75 x1.0 x1.5 影片重複 字級大小 快速鍵 返回 175% 150% 125% 100% 90% 字幕與單字 影片操作你可以在這邊進行「影片」的調整，以及「字幕」的顯示 Back Next B1中級 美國腔 中國正在抹去與香港的邊界(ChinaiserasingitsborderwithHongKong) 33625 Makoto 發佈於 2021年01月14日 更多分享 分享 收藏 回報 影片單字