Debate: It's Time for the West to Get Tough with China

"It's Time for the West to Get Tough with China" On the contrary, I strongly believe that "It's Time for China to Tough with West", especially the US , Britain and Australia.

Get tough with China? How? Like what you did to Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya? Feel free to try then.

May I suggest a title for your next debate? How about "It's Time for the World to Get Rid of Western Hypocrisy and Arrogance"?

I am Chinese. It was a Western debate coach that told me that arguments need to be FACT-BASED. It saddens me how many in the West have forgotten about it.

I'm Australian, I do not have any problem with China shinning the spotlight on our appalling behaviour, we need it and deserve it.

Delusional is the perfect word to describe Tom Tugendhat.

This MP just dont seems to understand that the China he is facing in 2020 isn't the same China they dealt with during Opium War.

As an indian, I'm so proud of Kishore. He is the only one with indian descent who seems to understand china and looks through western hypocrisy. I wish india was more pro china. We would have been in more benefit than with western capitalism. Luv china 🇨🇳 from 🇮🇳

This is not a debate. This is Kishore scolding some boys for not doing his homework.

The English bloke doesn't know what he talks of, regarding China. Kishore is 10 times smarter, and knows facts. I have lived in China a few years, They love and respect Xi JinPing. So do I.

Best quote of the day, "You have no moral right to lecture us. When we were weak, when we were down trodden, when our people were suffering from poverty, when our people were suffering from famine, when our people were suffering from starvation, you didn't bring human rights to us! What did you do? You conquered us, you trampled on us, you burned our summer bells!"

I am a 5th-generation Singaporean and have visited China a number of times as a tourist as well as to visit some distant relatives. Because I speak Chinese and look Chinese, I easily blend in with the locals so obviously I can observe them for what their perceptions really are vis-a-vis their own government and vis-a-vis the world. (Western visitors don't have this advantage to see the Chinese masses in their unguarded spontaneity). I can confirm what Kishore says is true - that the population are hugely supportive of their own government in contrast to the internal divisiveness of western domestic politics. Yes, they're keenly aware of corrupt elements within their district governments, but Xi's unrelenting efforts in ferreting out wayward officials at every level is very much supported by the masses. This continues to springboard China to a more gracious nation that the rest of the world can look to. It is for this reason the West and its media are royally envious and wish to take down China in any way they can - such as conjuring up an image of a repressive ruler terrorizing a frightened people (nothing is further from the truth).

Tom Tugendhat is so weak when debate with Kishore, they are not at same level

Oh please, when has the West ever be "soft"? Don't use attitude as an excuse for your incompetence.

I visited China last year after leaving it for 67 years, and become keenly aware that Kishore is so factual in his presentation. He is so accurate, logical, and persuasive, after the visit last year, I changed my opinion about China completely. The level of personal freedom is superior to that of western world because of their sense of security. I saw single woman freely roam the streets in the wee hours without fear. I saw business people including street vendors so busily engage in their businesses. I enjoyed the fried noodle from a young couple hawking their treats in the street corner around midnight which I couldn't possibly do in the west. I believe we should try to best china with all the talents we have instead of suppressing them. Suppressors will not get support from the rest of the world.

I am a graduate from Uni of Manchester, one of the finest university from the UK and have live there for 5 years plus I visited various European countries while I was studying in UK. I have also been to China from year 2004 till year 2018 the last time. So here comes my view based on my experience, number one, UK in general is at least 10 years behind when compared to first tier cities in China. Cities such as Beijing and Shanghai no longer use cash form of payment but instead e pay is more prevalent, electric cars is a normal mode of transport in China, Airport in China is miles ahead compared to airport like Heathrow and de gaulle. So the west wants to talk bout human rights, number one China brought 600 million people out of poverty without conquering or colonising a single country outside of its borders compared to the various wars that the west created when it rised to power. Number two, the west wants to educate China on human rights when half of the population haven't been to China while China send the most students and visitors to western world to learn and travel. So does the west know China more or vice versa? Number three, the west claims China is an oppressed state and have human rights violations, can the west answer the countless lives lost in world war1&2, Arab spring and the Vietnam War. So who is the human right violator now? I will let the world answer..

Honorable Kishor Mahbubani, the world is lucky to have you, a polite, smart, well educated Indian Singaporean.

Tom’s knowledge on China is no better than gullible street people, it’s an embarrassment to call himself as “expert on foreign policy”

I'm a Malaysian. I was guilty of having many negative views of China based on what I read fr so called mainstream media. After visiting China n seeing how happy the people are n seeing it with my own eyes, I realised how wrong I was especially in passing judgment without real evidence. However I never considered myself an expert. Tom however owes to himself n his country a higher responsibility for being accurate n he has in my opinion failed miserably.

Tom just repeated western rethorics, Kishor is excellent presenting facts, and reasonable arguments. Just bought his book, great suff!