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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.08,0:00:07.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Despite what you see on tiktok or rednote, \NChina isn’t that nice a place to live. 
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.64,0:00:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Welcome to China Uncensored, I’m Chris Chappell.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.60,0:00:15.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before we start the episode, remember we’re now \Nin phase 2 of Operation Honey Pot. Don’t know what  
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.32,0:00:21.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that means? I’ll link the episode below. And watch \Nuntil the end for an Operation Honey Pot update. 
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.64,0:00:24.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine you’re walking through a tunnel
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.40,0:00:30.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And on the other end is your dream \Nhome! A beautiful, two story house…
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.16,0:00:34.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Located in the middle of a \Nfreeway. Yes this is real.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.96,0:00:36.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The owner didn’t want to sell his house  
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.84,0:00:41.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to developers so they literally \Njust built the road around it.  
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.08,0:00:45.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You’d think they could have at least put ramps \Non the road so cars would safely fly over it. 
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.56,0:00:48.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The owner says he regrets not selling it now.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.84,0:00:51.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Though apparently it does draw tourists. 
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.20,0:00:55.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this wasn’t as much an abuse of \Npower by local authorities in cahoots  
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.48,0:00:59.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with corrupt property developers, as it was an \Nopportunity for an enterprising entrepreneur. 
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.40,0:01:03.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is what’s called a nail house. 
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.64,0:01:08.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yes, it happens so frequently there's \Na name for it. It’s called that because  
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.08,0:01:12.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the houses stick up like an old rusty \Nnail in an otherwise urban landscape  
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.28,0:01:16.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the owner refused to make way for \Ndevelopment…perhaps being as tough and  
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.44,0:01:19.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stubborn as an old nail. There’s some \Ndebate over the origin of the term.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.80,0:01:24.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,China has seen rapid urbanization, a \Ndirective from the top of the Chinese  
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.16,0:01:30.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Communist Party. And since local governments \Ncan’t charge taxes, working with developers  
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.20,0:01:35.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through some unscrupulous land sales was \Na great way to rake in huge sums of cash. 
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.96,0:01:38.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are several notable “nail houses” in China,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.04,0:01:41.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like this brick dwelling in the center of a plaza,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.76,0:01:44.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or this mini-mansion in the middle of a road,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.28,0:01:46.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many of which have become tourist attractions.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.88,0:01:48.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or, y’know, extra large planters. 
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.96,0:01:52.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also hate moving, but these \Nfolks took it to another level.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.44,0:01:55.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that brings me back to \Nthe owner of this nail house. 
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.08,0:02:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He’s a grandfather named Huang Ping, although he’s \Nbeen nicknamed “the strongest nail house owner.”
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.00,0:02:04.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Huang lives in Jinxi with \Nhis 11 year-old grandson,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.64,0:02:06.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they spend a significant amount of time in  
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.64,0:02:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the town center to avoid all \Nof the construction noise.  
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.60,0:02:14.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to Huang, he was offered \Nalmost $220,000 to relocate,  
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.28,0:02:19.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also offered three other alternative \Nhomes, but he rejected all of these offers. 
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.76,0:02:23.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So they just decided to build this \Nmassive motorway around his house. 
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.16,0:02:27.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Huang has had time to reflect on his \Ndecision, and is now expressing regret,  
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.32,0:02:30.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fearing the constant noise the \Nmotorway will bring once completed. 
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.92,0:02:33.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He even told reporters that \N“If I could turn back time,  
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.52,0:02:36.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would agree to the demolition \Nconditions they offered.”
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.16,0:02:38.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that “now it feels like I lost a big bet.”
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.92,0:02:40.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He’s not alone, either.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.12,0:02:46.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of the owners of these nail houses ultimately \Nended up accepting compensation or alternative  
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.08,0:02:50.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,properties in exchange for demolition because they \Ngot tired of all the attention they were getting.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.68,0:02:52.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or, y’know, being in the middle of a road.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.40,0:02:56.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Others held out for a long time, hoping \Nfor an even better compensation package  
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.44,0:03:00.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the authorities–which, as you \Ncan guess, didn’t go so well for them.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.72,0:03:05.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So why do these nail houses even exist? Why \Ndon’t the homeowners just take the money or  
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.92,0:03:10.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,alternative property and leave? Do they \Nnot have any friends they can trick into  
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.40,0:03:13.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,helping them move with promises \Nof pizza and beer (corner box)?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.60,0:03:18.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, there are a couple of reasons, besides being \Nattached to their homes like any normal person.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.36,0:03:21.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see how this, might \Nhave been bit more spacious than 
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.88,0:03:24.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Living in one of these tiny apartments.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.04,0:03:26.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know before the road. \NResidents say the new,  
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.80,0:03:31.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,smaller houses or high-rise apartments \Nthey are being moved into are either  
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.28,0:03:36.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,too far from their fields, too expensive, \Nor ill-suited for their needs as farmers.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.92,0:03:39.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Others say that the offer \Nthey were given wasn’t fair. 
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.92,0:03:45.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The issue is in China, the government owns all the \Nland, whether in the countryside or big cities.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.96,0:03:50.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The way the Communist Party phrases \Nthat is that the people own all the  
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.04,0:03:55.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,land collectively. And since the \NParty represents the people, well…
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.28,0:03:59.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You get stuff like this. The only reason \Nthese houses don’t get knocked down, like  
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.92,0:04:04.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they used to, is that the central \Ngovernment has discouraged it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.04,0:04:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So local officials and developers \Nwill “encourage” people to move.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.56,0:04:12.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now this is important because we’ve had \Na bunch of Americans go on the Chinese  
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.32,0:04:17.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,controlled app TikTok, or now, even more \Nstupidly, RedNote, get a bunch of Chinese  
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.76,0:04:23.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,propaganda videos and think everyone in \NChina has the *right* to cheap housing!”
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.28,0:04:31.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well keep in mind almost 1 billion people in \NChina live off less than 300 dollars a month.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.20,0:04:34.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you somehow manage to afford a home, 
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.08,0:04:35.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This can happen to it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.80,0:04:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now, Operation Honey Pot. 
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.00,0:04:41.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I told you in a special bonus China \NUncensored episode about how YouTube  
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.88,0:04:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,claimed there was nothing wrong with my \Nchannel, and the reason I suddenly lost  
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.00,0:04:52.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,5 million views was just because people \Nweren’t interested in my videos anymore. 
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.96,0:05:10.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wasn’t buying it. And you’ve proved \NYouTube wrong, with Operation Honey Pot. 
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.44,0:05:15.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So many of you are telling me you’re finally \Nseeing China Uncensored videos again. 
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.08,0:05:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Great work, everyone! And remember, we’re in phase \N2 of Operation Honey Pot now. Which means we’re  
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.00,0:05:26.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really targeting the algorithm. So there are \Nthree things I’m asking you to do: one, watch  
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.48,0:05:32.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,China Uncensored videos all the way to the end. \NTwo, if you see one of my videos get recommended,  
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.76,0:05:39.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,please click on it. And three, keep liking \Nmy videos and leaving honey pot comments.  
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.88,0:05:53.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you, my 50-Cent Army. \NYou’re the reason the show  
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.28,0:05:57.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can continue. Now keep the honey pots flowing!