China & Russia: Joint Air Patrol Scared South Korea??

Let me add my— there it is. Hello everybody, hope you are all doing well this weekend. So, so excited to be with you here. Uh, I can't wait to talk to you about what's going on with South Korea and Russia and China. So first of all, uh, let me go back here to make sure that you guys can hear me. I want to make sure of that. If you would be kind and just give me a thumbs up that the audio is working perfect and you can hear me, I would really appreciate it. So, all right, and, and also make sure please to type in where you are joining me from. I always like to know what part of the world you are joining me from. I always enjoy that. So, uh, all right, let's, let's get on into this. Of course, uh, before I'll detail anything, like always, I like to extend my sincere thanks to the channel's members and, and supporters, and of course for your subscribers. I truly appreciate it. 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And third question we're going to try to answer during this discussion here, uh, is that what lies ahead, not only for whole Asia, of course, from a security perspective and, and geopolitically and economically. What I meant by this is what lies ahead for countries specifically like Philippines, like Australia, like South Korea and Japan. Of course, you know, we can even consider North Korea for that matter. You know, because I'm gonna be touching on, on that one as well. So as I move forward, let me just go back here, see if, uh, to make sure that you guys, uh, can hear me very well. Uh, and how about if we do this? We'll start from the beginning here. Morpheus from Spain, good to have you join me here, truly appreciate. I wonder what part of Spain you're in. Uh, Kevin H from Philadelphia, I used to live in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, so back in the old days. Um, uh, uh, Uncle Crazy from Hong Kong, good to have you. 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Hong Long, sorry. You said this sounds good. Perfect. So, oh, oh, oh, let me say thank you to KL. Thank you so much for your super sticker, truly appreciate it. All right, let me get on here, guys. Uh, so the topic, as I said, uh, but before we delve deeper, I'd like to do, uh like I always share with you, a tour around the world. Very, very interesting, uh, takes some time. So, and I have something different than just politics, you know, sometimes it's nice to do certain things differently. So, so here's the first one here, guys, uh, the first one is this image here of this young kid, you know, he's only 12 years old, but here is what's unique about this gentleman here, this young, young kid here. 12-year-old boy wanted a challenge. Guess what? Graduated from California College last week. And guess what? Graduated with 5 degrees. Yeah, it puts us all to shame. That's how smart the guy is. Uh, you know, the preteen, his name is Corvus Hung. Hung, it's H-U-N-G. 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So basically what Secretary is going there for is going to beg the Saudis to please just consider not cutting the 1 million that the Saudis by themselves going to do, despite what you read on here, because What Washington is saying is that the trip will focus on security and economics. Come on, let's be realistic here and stop lying. But, and by the way, this is a different image that you are looking at. The real one, I wish I, I forgot to pull it out of my, my, uh, my Twitter feeds. The, the, the, the original picture, it shows that the Saudi on one side and the American on one side but there is only one flag, the Saudi flag, behind the Saudi representative. So I found it very, very interesting. All right guys, let's dive in into our topic because we got a lot to cover on this South Korean, uh, uh, uh, concern, shall we say. So, well, of course South Korea— oh yeah, let me share the picture with you so you see what I'm talking about right here. South Korean president issued sort of a warning— not a warning, but an alert, rather— uh, by asking their fighter jets to go in the air and all that. And this followed up the, uh, follow-up Russia and China, uh, that conducted a joint patrol over East, East Asia, but basically the part of, uh, of South Korea. So Russia and China conducted this joint military patrol over Sea of Japan and East China Sea, which was 2 days ago. And this is what prompted the South Korean, uh, uh, uh, uh, national security to deploy the fighter jets to guard against, uh, any emergency. What are they doing? What are they talking about? And I'm gonna break it down for you guys to understand. So So basically what South Korea said is that, that the— there were 4 Russian and 4 Chinese military aircraft has entered air defense identification zone. Now this is a key, because entering this zone does not mean you are— you, whatever country is violating the airspace of, of whatever country you are getting into. So it's a very important distinction for you guys to understand, and I'm going to tell you why. It's because the, uh, the identified, uh, what they call the, uh, the air— I'm sorry, air defense identification zone, known as ADIZ. So because what it is, what is it? We're going to need to define it just for you to understand. It is an area wider, okay, wider than a country's airspace, because airspace will have to be defined by certain radius, you know. I don't know the exact number what that radius is, but that's what it is. The, the air defense, uh, uh, identification zone usually is wider than the country's airspace, in which any country— most countries have this— which countries basically, uh, is trying to control the aircraft coming in or getting closer for security reasons. That's the only reason for that. That does not mean they have the right— meaning the country that says, oh, you violated our air defense, uh, uh, uh, identification zone. No, you got no right to say that or even do anything about it. And I'm gonna tell you why. The reason, because we need to understand the concept. So the con— the concept of the ADIZ is not defined— here's the key— is not defined in any international treaty. Because I looked, I looked under the UN Charter, okay? It was nothing there that says— I looked under the Air Defense, uh, treaty, there's nothing there. I even looked under certain military, uh, identifications for the space, and there's nothing there. So this ADIZ sort of is not defined in any international treaty and is not recognized by any international body. So when South Korea is crying foul about, oh, the Chinese and the Russians, how do you think— meaning South Koreans— how do they think China's going to feel, or Russia, or whatever country, when we go close to, as we did with the, our aircraft and and, and, uh, military and naval assets going all the way to, to China's doorsteps. You look at right now what's going on with Ukraine, you know, what's led to Ukraine crisis. Let's just say it, you know, it's NATO's expansion expanding all the way to Russia's doorsteps. So in this case right here, so China and Russia decided to do an air patrol. You know, so I think— and again, this is my personal opinion— I think South Korea is feeling the heat. They know what it means now that if they are moving forward in that direction with— because they just requested a nuclear submarine from the United States, okay, to be placed over there. It's no different than what, uh, Australia is doing and what Japan and the Philippines, which my big concern Because Philippines, I believe, is going to be, and it's becoming to emerge— I mean, I could be wrong, I don't live in that part of the world, so you guys, for you who are joining me from that area, you will know better. But my assessment is that Philippines is emerging as the weak link in ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. That's what I'm starting to see because I'm seeing the trend. So, so let's go back to this ADIZ just for you to understand its history, because it's always important to put things within historical context. So, so the first one was established, of course, by the United States, uh, in December 1950. That's when it was established. It was shortly after President Truman had proclaimed a national emergency during— guess what happened during the '50s? It was the Korean War. And I'm not going to get into that. Maybe, maybe one day I'll do a special edition just about the Korean War and why that conflict has not been resolved. It's frozen, per se. So proclaimed the national emergency during the Korean War. And at that time, you're in 1950s, you got about, uh, uh, 15 to 20 countries at that time, uh, that have such zone, declared that zone for them to be sort of included in this. But like I said earlier, it's not recognized internationally, so whether they declare that or not is irrelevant. Same for us here in the US. If an aircraft comes closer to so-called the, the air defense identification zone. So what? Yeah, that's how it look, as long as you don't cross into the airspace of whatever country. So about, as I said, about 15 to 20 countries, and I found the countries, believe it or not. So let me share that with you. That includes Canada, India, Japan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Finland, Norway, the United Kingdom, the People's Republic of China, South Korea, Taiwan region, US, Sweden, Iceland, and Iran. And of course, as well as Russia and North Korea, because those, they have unofficial zones. As a matter of fact, for Russia is slightly different. This is for a military purpose, and, and I'm not going to get into that because it's, it's— I have to provide a detailed— the descriptions and all that, and it's going to just create confusion here. So, so usually the zones cover only— here's the thing— cover only undisputed territories. There is the key to it. So, and do not apply one way or another, do not apply to foreign aircraft. So because why? Because as I said, when a foreign aircraft enters the airspace, that will be a different, different conversation and different story. So now for China and Russia, this is nothing new what they just did. It's nothing new. So why the West is making this hype about it? You know, it didn't make any sense. Why? Because for Russia and China, this is the sixth— the sixth such patrol they carried, uh, they carried out together since 2019. And if I am to say now that South Korea's hype about it and the United States is hype, because I read the statement by the White House regarding this, yeah, just come on, come on. How can you establish or issue a statement like that when you are sending your naval assets closer to China's doorsteps? That just doesn't make any sense. So, so here's the thing. In May, in May 2022, which was about just a year ago, so, so Chinese and Russian warplanes near the Japan airspace. And it was funny, it was during the time as Japan was hosting the Quad Summit. The quadrilateral, uh, uh, summit at the time with leaders of the US, India, and Australia, and of course Japan, because that's, uh, the host country. And this, they saying it was alarming Japan. Well, maybe they need to feel what it's like when we go and expand thousands of miles away to other countries' borders. So Japan and South Korea in this case need to feel what it's like. And here's the thing, and towards the end of May of, of just last, last month, towards the end of month, I was still overseas at that time, and, and I read about it. It just didn't— I didn't bring it up because it didn't come up within the context. Now I do remember this, so I brought it up. During last— at the end of May, there was the Coast Guards of the United States and Japan and the Philippines. You know, they all have held their trilateral naval exercises in the South China Sea. So how do they think that China is going to react, or Philippines, or Indonesia, or Malaysia, or whatever, or Singapore, what have you? You got my drift, you got my point. So for South Korea to be saying, oh my gosh, this— wait a minute, we doing the same to other countries? So, and second thing is South Korea is almost like, you know, I'm gonna say it straightforward because, you know, you all know, guys, I don't sugarcoat things. Maybe I feel it surrendered its sovereignty. It's no different than Australia. Like I did in, in, in that recent video about Australia claiming that, oh my gosh, China now is a national security threat, which is nothing but a lie. It's propaganda. That is what Canberra is releasing in its 2023 strategic review. It's no different than what we did in our strategic review. As a matter of fact, guys, I pulled up a copy of it. And I'm going to share it with you here, so just for you to know the strategic one. It's because, uh, here is— it says the national— the Biden administration's US National Security Strategy views China and Russia as authoritarian regimes that reject democratic value You know, what democratic are we talking about? And pose a challenge to international peace and stability, and consider the success of a free, open, and rule-based international order a threat to their regimes and stifle their ambitions. It affects their behavior even when they compete with them. What a bunch of baloney! That's what it is. What kind of, uh, uh, democratic values are we talking about? What kind of rule-based international order are we talking about when we go and violate it ourselves? You know, come on. As I said, you know, I will defend my country, you know, by no means I will defend my country because it's my country and I love my country. But when my country does wrong I gotta call it out. You can't be this wishy-washy. And, and this is why some, you know, I've been criticized, believe it or not, guys. I've been criticized from some close friends of mine that I am talking negative about America and all that. Well, sorry you feel that way, but I can't just be cherry-picking the truth, you know. When it— when you read a statement like this, for our own strategic review, and saying that we have to uh, uh, obeyed by rule-based international order, and we are not the one observing it to begin with. What kind of democratic values are we talking about if we are starting to censor people right here at home? How can you talk about democratic values when people— American, that is, this is for us here— have no say into how our finances are? You know, the government just wasting our money right or left. It's not theirs. So shouldn't we have the right to say where our money is spent? You know, I have no problem helping other people, but I am against sending $110 billion to Ukraine. For what? We created the problem. And now you're seeing what's going on in Asia. You know, that just to me, it's kind of— it defies logic because to me that's what hypocrisy is. You can, you can be doing that. So what's interesting about— just to go back to our topic— what's interesting about this air patrol thing is that China's Defense Ministry, when they declared about this two, uh, uh, uh, the joint— rather, the joint air patrol, uh, and, and this, by the way, was in accordance with their annual plan for military cooperation between China and Russia. That one begs the question, like I said at the beginning, how this is going to impact Asia security architecture. That is my reference to— so if the Chinese Defense Ministry announced that the cooperation between China and Russia, the question that I, I put before you is, are we looking at a military alliance between China and Russia? What do you guys think? Leave me the answer if you feel like it on the chat box. I'd like to read your, your answer on that. Well, what's interesting about the Chinese Defense Ministry, it did not provide the details as to the nature of this air patrolling, okay, the routes of it, and the location of the other entities involved in the patrol, because there's more than just planes flying. You're looking at about a coordination of different entities or agencies. That is, we do the same when there is a, uh, some sort of a maneuver of sort, whatever. There's more than just Department of Defense involved. So, so, and that is where, uh, the idea of why China refrained— the Ministry of Defense, rather— refrained from disclosing that information. Why? Because they didn't want to sort of highlight where the vast maritime expenses between the Korean Peninsula, Japan, China, and Taiwan Islands. So, or the island of Taiwan, whatever. So that is the point. This is why South Korean military was alerted. It's because they didn't understand the nature of this. And to them, it's, it's really demonstrated— there's really— they're, they're afraid. They're concerned, they're scared, they're— and we're not even talking about the big elephant in the room. And you guys know who the big elephant in the room is? North Korea. We didn't even talk about this because, as you know, the relationship between North Korea and both Russia and China— I can just see personally, and again, putting my geopolitical analyst hat on I can just see an alliance between the three in case of a military conflict. And this is why it will not— whatever this expansion of the West into Asia, you look at it with the example of NATO opening an office in Japan, South Korea bringing in a US nuclear submarine, Whatever this might happen, we're looking at changes into this security architecture of the region. And it's not— Mike, my word on this, guys— it's not going to bode well for Japan and South Korea. Australia is on the list as well. Philippines is on the list as well. But at the top, I'm looking at Japan and South Korea. It's not going to bode well for them. Because here is the hard truth that we are refraining from saying, and I'm going to say it: in case of a conflict in Asia, which I don't foresee at this moment, in case of a conflict, guess who's going to be at the front line? I'll let you guys guess about this one. Let me see if, you know, if you can write because I like to take a look at your answer before I'll say something, because I like to engage you guys in the conversation. That's, that's just the purpose of it. So as I said, if there is a hypothetical— hypothetically there is a conflict, military one that is— who do you think is going to be in front line or at the front lines? Let me just see if you can type in your answer here. Oh, first of all, I want to say thank you to Osiris. Great, thank you so much for your Super Sticker. I truly appreciate you, Osiris. I mean, every time I come on the air, you put in a Super Sticker. I truly appreciate it. Thank you so much, sir. Uh, let me see. Oh, also, I need to say thank you to Eastang, thank you so much. I hope I pronounced it correctly. Thank you so much for your Super Sticker, truly appreciate it. All right, let me see, uh, South Korea. If, if I know it takes a while for the answers to come up. Richard I said Japan. Uh, Ram says Japan. Uh, yeah, Ronnie says Japan. Wow, well, you guys absolutely correct. Because that's what's going to be at the front line. South Korea and Japan will be first sacrificed, mark my word on it. Which means what? Being on front line, that means you are turning your country into a target. And as I always say, today's China is not China of 30 years ago. So China has missiles that can reach even as far as Guam. So this is where I see the stupidity of those leaders not thinking through. For us, of course, we thinking that we are surrounded by water, we safe. We're not. Most Americans have no, no clue. They don't understand where the military hardware is today, not of 40 years ago. You know, those countries like Japan— like, I'm sorry, like Russia and China, Iran, North Korea, whatever They don't need to be here. They can fire whatever from far distances and they will reach here. You know, as you may know, Iran just tested the hypersonic missile. We're already saying, oh, it's a lie, it's— no, no, no, no, no, it's the truth. And this is where I, I don't quite really understand. They're like, you're like What, what, what South Korean president was thinking? You— this President Yoon, that is— what was he thinking? What Japan was thinking? Uh, uh, uh, Fumio Kishida, what was he thinking? What the, uh, PM of Australia, Albo, what is he thinking? What Marcos Jr. of Philippines, what is he thinking? You know, don't they understand that they are putting the welfare of their countries at risk? Not only militarily or from a security perspective, but also economically. And this is where it becomes to me like the idea of, uh, people in charge lacking substance and depth in understanding what the geopolitics is all about. And geopolitics, by the way, it's not about just relations, it's about understanding your strategic interest within the next 20, 30, 40, 50 years down the road, and how you can pave a way towards ensuring the progress of your country into being in a better position than what— than where it was 10 years ago. That is part of what geopolitics is all about. Yes, you take geography into aspect. Yes, you do understand the political, uh, uh, relations among countries and so forth into consideration. But also it requires vision and strategic thinking, long term, not a short term. So, so, so this is where I see that challenge, uh, uh, uh, regarding, uh, why South Korea all of a sudden thinking that, oh my gosh, the Chinese. Well, yeah, you better be concerned and worried and be aware of what you are, you the South Korean in this case, because that's what we're talking about. What are you— what type of policies you are embarking on? And again, that gives me the, uh, provide you the real life example that we are witnessing with our own eyes in Ukraine when President comedian Zelensky got involved in stuff that has no clue about. The— it's not a laughing matter. I, I, I know I'm laughing out of, you know, how dumb and stupid one can get and be. You know, you don't understand what you're putting your country into. Ukraine will never be the same again. And what democracy are we talking about? There is no democracy. There will never be a democracy in Ukraine if you only know the dark side and the dark history of that part of the world. I crossed to Ukraine I saw. And at some point we will talk about that, that trip, by the way, and I'll do a live stream for you to give you an update about that trip. I didn't forget that. So, so this is where I see the challenges that lies ahead for, uh, uh, South Korea. It's because it just putting itself in a very, very awkward, uh, uh, political and geopolitically and economically, they put in itself really in a bad, bad situation, not thinking through, not thinking that by the time tensions flares up even higher, they're gonna be sacrificed. That's just the norm of it. Once you start seeing, you know, naval assets moving in from the US into that part of the world Yeah, it's going to change the game for everybody, all parties involved. And if they think— if they think, you know, this is where I feel they are assuming that we're gonna protect them. And oh my gosh, how, how stupid one can get. I usually don't even like to use the term stupid, but when you have leaders Like what you are witnessing in Japan, Australia, and South Korea, and Germany, and Canada, and France, and Italy. And you know, speaking of Italy, yeah, what's her name, uh, Giorgia Meloni. You know, whoever thought— I thought she was like a leader that can stand on her feet. She was flipped. And I did a video, by the way, for you guys. It will be— I will be releasing it soon. I did a video about Italy cutting the ties with China as far as BRI, the Belt and Road Initiative. What a dumb, stupid decision. They have no clue what Italian, uh, government is putting its people into, economically speaking. So just be on the lookout for that video. So when I see those leaders, you know, they kind of— they got no ground to stand on. You got the Prime Minister of Sweden Finland, what's her name, Sanna, she was like, you know, a naive young girl, young lady that is, you know, had no clue about international relations, have no understanding, you know, just— and those are individuals that make decisions that will impact their countries. So are you going to trust them? We have our share too here in this country, you know. I don't shy away from saying, I mean, I'm looking at our next presidential elections. Who do we have? None. Zero. None of them is qualified. None of them can lead, you know, let alone— we got a problem here in America, democratically speaking, even though we are not a democracy, we are a republic. But the idea of you got only two parties that controls the political process How this could be in a so-called democracy? You mean you're telling me people have only two choices, either A or B, that's it? Well, if we are to talk about a true democracy, shouldn't we have choices? Yeah, that's why I don't, you know, I kind of, uh, made the decision. It's kind of, who do you going to vote for? There's nobody to vote for. It's because we're gonna be carrying the same policy just from one person to the next. As the saying goes, meet the new boss as the old boss, you know, because we are lacking the leaders, so-called leaders, or those in charge lacking depth, lacking understanding. They have not educated themselves enough. Yes, they have degrees and all that from whatever university and so forth, So what, you know, so what if you have a degree but you couldn't even understand the reality? That degree is useless. And this is the reality of where we are going. You got the current administration just putting us in more danger, you know. And you will think Biden, with 50 years in Congress, that he learned something? Clueless. Shouldn't be a president. You know, I, I kind of— yeah, the truth is the truth. I don't care what others think. I don't care because the truth has to be said and told. We lack leaders in this country. It's because I am concerned as a citizen. It is my right to voice that concern because the government is pushing us into over a cliff. The danger that we are going towards— I, I just don't understand why Americans are so asleep. You will think they will see the reality. You don't need to be an analyst to understand. You don't need to have a PhD. You don't need to be whatever. It's a simple things that you notice. You notice that a year ago or 2 years ago or 3 years ago, you know, you used to buy item with $5. Today cost you $15. Why is that? Yes, the cost of living changes and so forth, that's understandable and all that. But when you start to realize the government's policies are impacting the economic outcome, you start to question the judgment of that government, you know, let alone its authority on doing this or doing that. After all, doesn't say in our Constitution the government is for the people, by the people? Well, I have bad news for you if you happen to be an American watching this. That statement is nothing but a consumption of ink. As a matter of fact, the Constitution wasn't even written by the Founding Fathers. It was written by one man. Yeah, that's the truth. So let me go back here briefly to what I was talking about here, the idea of understanding. Uh, I'm looking if there is any other picture that I didn't— no, I shared them all with you guys. Yeah, I did show you. And by the way, this, uh, image here, guys, the, the, uh, the airplane, the, the fire jets that took place included the bombers. Yeah, they were bombers. Now the question becomes of that is what was the message? What was China's and Russia's message? Now, if you want to do, uh, air patrol, you could use just your fighter jets. Why is the bomber doing up there? You know, it's the same thing we do in a reverse when we send an aircraft carrier like currently the Gerald Ford into the South China Sea. What message are we sending? It's the same concept. They doing it on a different scale than we do. Anytime there are tensions, for example, in the Middle East, in the Strait of Hormuz, we send an aircraft— oh, send an aircraft carrier to the region. Speaking of the region, by the way, guys, uh, I am in the process of confirming some information from the Middle East that it has to do with now countries in the Middle East gonna be forming a naval asset, an alliance of sort. You will be shocked to find out who's taking the lead on that, and I'm gonna tell you, it's Iran. So to the point that you get United Arab Emirates, I believe either United Arab Emirates or Qatar, one of the other, don't quote me on this because I just came across this info and I need to check it out. Decided to cut their ties with the US Naval Treaty, uh, some sort of an alliance of sort, you know. That's why I'm confirming the information and all that, and I will provide you either in a live stream or do a recorded video. What do you guys prefer? So you guys can let me know and I will be doing it. So Middle East is my area of academic concentration. So I am very, very familiar with the Middle East. I, of course, wrote a book about countries in the Middle East. I worked there. I was on the ground. I understand the culture, and I do speak their language. So, uh, that's what I found interesting. So in the case of South Korea, to just go back there, so where things are headed, what do we see coming? Well, what do I see coming is that The tensions will keep escalating, you know. Now, with the expansion of NATO office in Japan, we all know it's going to be more than just an administrative office there, you know. Little by little, what you're going to be witnessing is the increasing of footprints of military, uh, uh, either hardware or training or soldiers. That's what you're going to be witnessing gradually. The reason why am I, why am I saying this, it's because you already have the infrastructure that can host that kind of stuff. What am I referring to? I'm referring to the expansion of the 4 bases in Philippines. What— why do you think the US requested from Philippines the expansion of the just to add military for the sake of— no, it was for this purpose. It was for this purpose because we know we are going to be expanding in Asia. This is why you look at Indonesia, for example. Its defense minister just came up with a, a peace plan for the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Why? Because Indonesia is concerned. They are seeing what's coming. And by the way, I will release a video for you tomorrow about it. You know, same thing with Singapore. You think about the Shangri-La Dialogue that just took place. Who gave the keynote speech? You all know, right? It was Australia. Why do you think that is? That was a smart and shrewd move from Singapore not to put itself in a, in, in an awkward political position. It pushed Australia to take the lead. Why? Because Australia, we know, has already surrendered its sovereignty to the US. And that's why you heard Albo, the Prime Minister— you give him the, the proper title because he's a Prime Minister— uh, even though he's a weak one, very, very weak politically, uh, but Singapore had a reason also, because Singapore wants to ensure and maintain its neutrality regarding what's going on in Asia. And this is why I always say I am getting— I'm starting to be convinced that Philippines, it's gonna turn out to be the weak link in in ASEAN. That's no different than the arguments, and I made this, I don't shy away from it, as to India in BRICS. Because remember, there is an upcoming summit, countries are lined up. As a matter of fact, I just find out yesterday that Mexico is official now, presented the papers to be officially part of BRICS. And my thinking is BRICS summit, when they meet in August, they're gonna push forward for that because Mexico will play a very strategic, uh, reason for that. The only challenge that I see for Mexico, it has to do with the, uh, the agreements between Canada, US, and Mexico. And it used to be called NAFTA, North Free Trade Agreement, and it was changed to Uh, USMCA, US-Mexico-Canada Agreement. That was when the former President Trump changed things around. This is one thing bad about, about our system, uh, is that, uh, if, if you are a good president or bad president, doesn't matter, there's no good president anyway, uh, that you, the next president can, can reverse policy just by, of a stroke of a pen. Yeah, there's nothing set in stone. So that's why we never sort of see policies moving forward. You know, every— you look at just what we did with the JCPOA, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action regarding Iran's nuclear dossier. You know, we signed off on that. We agreed to the deal and all that. And if a matter of stroke of a pen, we kind of dropped, which is very bad in the sense that what message did it send to the rest of the world? Is that we can't hold our commitments. So how can I ever enter into negotiations with you? And I believe this is the reason why China turned down the US request for the meeting between Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his counterpart, the Chinese General Li Changfu. It's because China knew ahead of time that it won't make any sense because the Americans might not end up holding their end of the bargain. That's the way I— that's the way I read it, you know. Let alone, uh, China also understood— uh, could be wrong, of course. I'm just saying, when I put my geopolitical analyst hat, I think outside the box. China, in my belief, already knew that if we agree to this meeting, we are not be coming in on an equal footing. Because how could that be when you are sanctioning someone and sitting down with them? That just doesn't make any sense. Because what you are saying, that you, the one who imposed the sanctions, uh, saying that I dictate the term to China, if it would have accepted or allowed the meeting, that will suggest or send a signal that we still can accept the, the dominance of the United States, which is not the case. Things have changed. This is where I see the difference, uh, as far as, uh, uh, why, uh, sort of doesn't make sense for me, uh, when you have leaders of a countries that just don't think of the welfare of their people. You know, what prompts South Korea? You know, the, the, this fearmongering about North Korea. Well, North Korea is not going to attack South Korea for no reason. You know, leave them alone, they will leave you alone. Simple as that. You know, don't get involved in their business, they will leave you alone. A communist or whatever, it's their system. Leave them alone. You know, build a nuclear weapon, well don't they have the right? You know, who are we to dictate? You know, we built nuclear weapons, so come on. You know, either get rid of all nuclear weapons or shut up. Simple as that. There is that argument of, oh no, no, you're wrong, it's because they are rogue states, they won't know how to Oh, don't, don't. No, no, they will know the consequences. They will know that, so they will think twice before pressing that button. We certainly knew what we were doing back when we, uh, dropped the bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Press the button, you know, because at that time it was only— there weren't many. You're looking at the US and to a degree Soviet Union later on. Even though the Soviet Union were before us into developing the nuclear. As a matter of fact, knowing what I know, the Soviet Union had some inside agents within the program that was at that time for the US nuclear, uh, program. So, so that's what it is. So, so the idea of understanding, uh, where my concern lies now moving forward, like I put in, uh Uh, let me see here the first question, the 3 questions that I put. Uh, what lies ahead? Yeah, what lies ahead for those 4 countries, or 3 countries, that is actually 4— Philippines, Australia, Japan, and South Korea. What lies ahead for that? What do you guys think? You know, I know some of you are from that part of the world around Southeast Asia, or some even from— I never seen anybody here from Japan. I do know we have— there, there are viewers here in our, in, in the community here from Australia, uh, but I never seen, uh, anybody from Japan so far. So if there is anybody from Japan who is open-minded, I would love to have him here so we can, uh, at least exchange some ideas here. Person. All right guys, that's all I have to say here, because if I don't have anything of substance, I get off the air. That's my motto. So let me take a look, see, uh, if you got any questions here. And also, if you answered that question before, and if, uh— oh, Chris, you're saying, uh, a live stream? Oh, for which one? For the topic of the US in the Middle East. If that is, then yeah, I can consider that one. So, uh, all right, same with you, Ram 820, live stream. Okay, now I see your point. So, uh, yeah, that's correct, Jack, that's the one, that's the one, is the joint Navy for the Persian Gulf. There are countries, there are countries included into this They are included into this. And by the way, guys, just FYI, I don't know if the media report that or not. Maybe they do, maybe they didn't. I, I don't watch TV here in the US, you know. I haven't watched TV for a long, long, long time. I never even bought TV. This might shock you. Yeah, because there's nothing in TV here. So it's a stupidity, people staring at an idiot box for hours and hours and hours. What did they learn? You know, it's sad. That's how they dumb in the population here. I just, I don't get it. So, so what I was going to say is that Iran officially opened its embassy in Saudi Arabia just 3, 4, 4 or 5 days ago, opened its embassy in Saudi Arabia. This is why this topic is important, because what does it highlight? You know, as I said, as one who's very, very familiar with the Middle East, What does it mean? It means basically the end of the United States, and which will be replaced by another power. We don't know who yet. So far you are looking at two: Russia and China. Russia from a military aspect, China from an economic perspective. And as you may know, more and more countries are thinking in terms of economic prosperity first before conflict. So that is where that difference is. So, so yeah, I will, uh, I'm waiting to confirm some information before I'll do that live stream, and I will do it. All right, let me go back. Oh, thank you, Jack. It's United Arab Emirates. So I wasn't quite sure whether that or Qatar, but you, Qatar, that is. So you're absolutely correct. Thank you so much for that. Uh, Osiris, you're right, common sense. And logic will overcome. I, I couldn't agree more. I couldn't agree more. So, so let me see, guys, one question. Uh, Abel Malcolm, good to see you as always. Uh, let me see if there is any— I'm going all the way to the top and see if there's any— oh, who— see if there are any questions from you. I will answer one or two, guys, and, and move on. All right, uh, Coach, good to see you from Malaysia. As always, good to see you here. And by the way, guys, some of you, some of you members of the channel, uh, uh, I already sort of— because they are members, I have to do something for members because that's the right thing to do. So they have access to the videos before I release it to the public. So, uh, that, that, that's the, that's the right things to do. You have, because they are supporting the channel. So, uh, I know their support means a lot, but still I have to do something. That's why I'm hoping if you will consider becoming a member or a supporter, whatever that is, by the time we will reach 100 members or supporters, I'm gonna do live stream just for the members and supporters for Q&A. I'll answer whatever questions you will have. So, so we are right now at about, I think, 29, 30. So we got 70 to go. So consider that one if this is something you would like to do. So, all right, let me see if there are any questions here. All right, I'm, I'm scrolling down, guys, just to see if there is one. And just please put Q so I know it's a question. Uh, and once again, to those who posted the Super Sticker, I want to say thank you so much for your continued support. It means a lot, and I truly appreciate it. Okay, let me see one question here. And I know these things takes, uh, there's a delay. That's just how it is. There's nothing we can do about that. Uh, all right, I see one question here, so I'm going to take it and that will be the one I will answer. Question from Hong Yong: Will other NATO members ignore France's disagreement having a NATO office in Japan? Yes, I did, uh, I did hear about that one. I couldn't confirm it. That is why I didn't talk about it. You know, usually if I am not certain 100% about any information, I don't, I don't talk about this one. So, but, but yes, it's been circulating, uh, that NATO— that France, uh, is opposing to that. Well, there is a reason if there is the case, because France just cut a deal with China, economically speaking. This is why— this is what's fascinating about geopolitics. You have to truly, truly be in it to understand it. France, when you watch the video that I'm going to release for you about Italy, and I'm going to share it with you, I'll give you, uh, hints about it. France was criticizing Italy for signing up to BRI, only France to go behind Italy's back and cut a deal with China. That's just the name of the game— strategic interest. So when you hear the media saying, oh, Western Alliance, Western support, we all work in unity, it's nonsense. It's a lie. So it's the same thing when France is saying there is no need to have an office there, whatever. Is because they don't want to impact their own strategic interest. On the other hand, they got a logical arguments into them, because NATO— if you just read the title of what is NATO, basically when you spell out the— it's North Atlantic Treaty Organization. North Atlantic, not East Asia or Asia or whatever. So France is looking at it from that perspective. Maybe also France is afraid of losing influence in the alliance because it was France that was couple years ago was calling on, oh, we need to build our own European security. It was just a hype, no more, no less. So that's the reason why. So anyway, guys, I hope you find this very, very informative. Look forward to the video tomorrow and the following up on the Italian one, and I look forward to seeing you next time. As always, remember, geopolitics impact your daily life in more ways than one. Till next time, guys. Bye-bye.