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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.08,0:00:02.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Despite what you see on tiktok or rednote,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.76,0:00:07.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,China 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: 0,0:00:09.60,0:00:14.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before we start the episode, remember we’re now \Nin phase 2 of Operation Honey Pot.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.52,0:00:15.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don’t know what that means?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.96,0:00:17.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’ll link the episode below.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.67,0:00:21.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:00:24.40,0:00:26.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And on the other end is your dream \Nhome!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.84,0:00:30.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A beautiful, two story house…
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.16,0:00:32.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Located in the middle of a \Nfreeway.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.67,0:00:34.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:00:55.48,0:00:57.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with corrupt property developers
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.49,0:01:01.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,, 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: 0,0:01:03.64,0:01:07.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yes, it happens so frequently there's \Na name for it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.08,0:01:10.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s called that because the houses stick up like an old rusty \Nnail
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.10,0:01:12.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in an otherwise urban landscape
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.28,0:01:14.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the owner refused to make way for \Ndevelopment
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.98,0:01:16.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,…perhaps being as tough and
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.44,0:01:17.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stubborn as an old nail.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.85,0:01:19.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There’s some \Ndebate over the origin of the term.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.80,0:01:25.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,China has seen rapid urbanization, a \Ndirective from the top of the Chinese Communist Party
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.03,0:01:28.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,. And since local governments \Ncan’t charge taxes,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.54,0:01:32.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,working w hrough some unscrupulous land sales
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.08,0:01:35.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was \Na great way to rake in huge sums of cash.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.96,0:01:39.04,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: 0,0:01:55.08,0:01:57.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He’s a grandfather named Huang Ping,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.48,0:02:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:02:14.28,0:02:17.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also offered three other alternative \Nhomes,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.16,0:02:19.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:02:23.16,0:02:25.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Huang has had time to reflect on his \Ndecision
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.65,0:02:27.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,, 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: 0,0:02:40.12,0:02:44.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of the owners of these nail houses ultimately \Nended up accepting compensation
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.98,0:02:47.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or alternative properties in exchange for demolition
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.95,0:02:50.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:03:00.72,0:03:03.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So why do these nail houses even exist?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.04,0:03:05.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why \Ndon’t the homeowners just take the money or
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.92,0:03:07.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,alternative property and leave?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.67,0:03:10.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:03:18.36,0:03:21.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see how this, might \Nhave been bit more spacious
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.68,0:03:24.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than Living in one of these tiny apartments.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.04,0:03:25.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know before the road.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.65,0:03:28.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Residents say the new, smaller houses or high-rise apartments
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.81,0:03:32.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are being moved into are either too far from their fields
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.68,0:03:36.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,, 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: 0,0:03:39.92,0:03:43.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The issue is in China, the government owns all the \Nland,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.36,0:03:45.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether in the countryside or big cities.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.96,0:03:48.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The way the Communist Party phrases \Nthat is that the people
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.87,0:03:51.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,own all the land collectively.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.68,0:03:55.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And since the \NParty represents the people, well…
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.28,0:03:56.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You get stuff like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.56,0:03:59.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The only reason \Nthese houses don’t get knocked down,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.67,0:04:04.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like 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: 0,0:04:12.32,0:04:16.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,controlled app TikTok, or now, even more \Nstupidly, RedNote
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.57,0:04:18.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,, get a bunch of Chinese propaganda videos
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.90,0:04:23.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and think everyone in \NChina has the {\i1}right{\i0} to cheap housing!”
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.28,0:04:27.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well keep in mind almost 1 billion people in \NChina
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.86,0:04:31.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:04:38.00,0:04:40.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I told you in a special bonus China \NUncensored episode
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.77,0:04:44.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about how YouTube claimed there was nothing wrong with my \Nchannel,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.95,0:04:48.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the reason I suddenly lost 5 million views
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.62,0:04:52.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was just because people \Nweren’t interested in my videos anymore.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.96,0:05:06.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wasn’t buying it.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.10,0:05:10.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,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: 0,0:05:15.08,0:05:16.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Great work, everyone!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.57,0:05:19.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And remember, we’re in phase \N2 of Operation Honey Pot now.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.92,0:05:22.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which means we’re really targeting the algorithm
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.72,0:05:25.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,. So there are \Nthree things I’m asking you to do:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.47,0:05:29.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one, watch China Uncensored videos all the way to the end.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.39,0:05:32.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two, if you see one of my videos get recommended,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.76,0:05:34.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,please click on it.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.54,0:05:38.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And three, keep liking \Nmy videos and leaving honey pot comments.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.88,0:05:51.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you, my 50-Cent Army.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.75,0:05:54.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You’re the reason the show can continue.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.02,0:05:57.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now keep the honey pots flowing!