Arnaud Bertrand
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西方无法战胜中国，原因在此！
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtThDI_Vp5o
2025年2月20日 Neutrality Studies
[第2部分] 当西方仍在每时每刻忙于抨击中国时，他们完全忽视了中国拥有一个无可匹敌的国内体系，这是美国和欧洲都无法比拟的。中国拥有世界上最分散的财政政策体系之一，并在简单的市场经济之外围绕地方竞争构建了其国家结构。现在将其与欧盟日益增加的集中化进行比较，你就会明白为什么布鲁塞尔永远无法生产出与中国现在能够大规模带给世界的同等质量的产品。 这是与Arnaud Bertrand的采访的第二部分，他是Twitter/X上最优秀和最深刻的政治分析家之一。
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Entrepreneur who previously founded HouseTrip (sold to TripAdvisor) and now Me & Qi, the website that explains Traditional Chinese Medicine. I'm a self-taught full-stack developer comfortable with many web technologies. I am also a small time business angel (Deliveroo, Ubisim, TutorFair, UpMySport), a passionate reader and a decent cook.
https://english.news.cn/20230621/8bea8e5319ca46ef9835ddbd7f69f37b/c.html
来源：新华社 编辑：华夏 2023-06-21
随着世界走向多极化，“西方制度的优越性”受到越来越多的质疑，越来越少的人认为它对所有国家都更好。
在最近一场中美制度比较辩论中，法国企业家阿尔诺·贝特朗有力地论证了中国模式适合中国今天所处的非常特殊的经济和地缘政治背景，中国制度适合促进人民的福祉。
新华社北京6月21日电（记者陈聪）随着世界走向多极化，“西方制度优越性”受到越来越多的质疑，越来越少的人认为西方制度对世界各国都更好。
在最近一场中美制度对比辩论中，法国企业家阿尔诺·贝特朗以事实和逻辑、新颖的视角和纠正西方偏见和误解的勇气，有力地论证了中国模式符合中国当前特殊的经济和地缘政治背景，中国制度有利于增进人民福祉。
4月5日，美国非营利性教育机构大学间研究所组织了一场激烈的在线辩论，题为“中国制度是否优于美国制度”，结果名不见经传的贝特朗战胜了美国政界和主流媒体大力推崇的反华德国学者阿德里安·曾兹。
这场对决在YouTube上收获了近1200条评论，其中大部分都是对Bertrand的赞扬。人们很好奇Bertrand获胜的原因是什么，以及他为何得到如此多网友的积极回应。
首先，Bertrand依靠事实和逻辑。
作为新一代的中国观察家，Bertrand在中国生活了7年，对中国和中国人民有着深刻的了解。目前，他在推特上有10多万粉丝，经常在推特上分享对中国相关话题的深刻见解。
辩论开始时，Bertrand发表声明，承认辩论旨在比较中国和美国的制度，但他认为政治制度是无法比较的，因为每个国家的历史、经济和地缘政治背景都不同，只适用于本国人民。然而，在辩论的框架内，他继续从不同方面进行比较。
伯特兰引用了大量国际研究数据和亲身经历，详细阐述了中国在自由、稳定和繁荣方面的表现。
这是2023年5月11日航拍的广西壮族自治区钦州市钦州港自动化集装箱码头和铁路集装箱分拨中心。（新华社/张爱林）
这位企业家提到了中国在扶贫方面取得的显著成就，称中国实现了世界上规模最大、速度最快的减贫，并为许多人带来了个人自由。2021年，中国宣布消除绝对贫困，8年内使近1亿农村贫困人口脱贫。
伯特兰引用美国人口普查局的数据指出，6%的美国公民生活在深度贫困中，并补充说，一项调查发现，25%的美国人口担心买食物的钱。
2023年4月12日，美国加州圣马特奥市，一名顾客在超市购物。（新华社记者李建国摄）
而他的对手郑国恩原本被期待为美国治理体系和价值观的优越性进行有力辩护，但他却全程批评共产主义、贬低中国政府，完全偏离了主题。
“他把时间都花在抱怨中国上，引用的只是他自己写的报道，或者是他在西方媒体上发表的捏造的报道。整场辩论，只是一连串‘中国不好，因为……’的内容，但这不是辩论的主题。”一位观看了辩论的观众评论道。
其次，伯特兰以新颖的视角和思想赢得了胜利。
伯特兰认为，贫困是自由的对立面。当人们生活在极端贫困中时，他们在生活的大多数方面都失去了选择的自由。他还提出了一个关于“免于恐惧的自由”的简单问题：“在美国，一个人可以深夜自由地在外面行走吗？”这些论点为西方观众提供了一个令人耳目一新的视角，使他们能够进行深刻的反思。
2023年4月17日，美国华盛顿特区，人们游行到国会大厦抗议禁止攻击性武器
贝特朗随后提出了更深层次的思路：集体自由。他指出，法国前总统戴高乐曾提出，最大的自由应该是主权国家的独立，这是所有其他自由的前提。当一个国家处于“附庸国”或大国势力范围内时，很难认为这个国家的人民是自由的。
“在这方面，中国无疑是世界上最自由的国家，因为它根本不可能被认为是任何国家的附庸国，它根本不结盟——它没有任何军事同盟……这种高度的主权使中国能够专注于国内发展，并在国际舞台上保持行动自由。”
最后，贝特朗敢于纠正所谓主流叙事中对中国的偏见和误解。
从自由到稳定，再到繁荣，贝特朗的对比非常到位，有力地表明中国的发展不仅造福了本国人民，也为世界和平与发展作出了积极贡献。相比之下，曾兹却一直在重复那些已被揭穿的谎言，没有在辩论中明确自己的立场，即主张美国制度的优越性。辩论的线下投票结果显示，贝特朗明显胜出。
双方的辩论被誉为中美制度对比的公开演讲。单单一场辩论可能无助于找到真相，但??它为那些认识到美国对华看法存在偏见、相信事实胜于雄辩的人打开了一扇窗户。
Xinhua Commentary: Why Arnaud Bertrand wins debate comparing Chinese and American systems
https://english.news.cn/20230621/8bea8e5319ca46ef9835ddbd7f69f37b/c.html
Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2023-06-21
As the world moves toward multipolarity, the "superiority of the Western system" is increasingly being questioned, and fewer people believe it's universally better for all countries.
BEIJING, June 21 (Xinhua) -- As the world moves toward multipolarity, the "superiority of the Western system" is increasingly being questioned, and fewer people believe it's universally better for all countries.
In a recent debate comparing the Chinese and American systems, French entrepreneur Arnaud Bertrand -- with facts and logic, fresh perspectives and the courage to correct Western biases and misconceptions -- made a solid case that the Chinese model fits the very particular economic and geopolitical context that China is in today, and the Chinese system is suitable for promoting the wellbeing of its people.
In a spirited online debate titled "Is the Chinese System Better than the American System," organized on April 5 by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, a nonprofit American educational organization, it turns out that relatively unknown Bertrand emerged victorious over Adrian Zenz, an anti-China German academic based in Washington D.C., who was heavily promoted by part of the American political sphere and mainstream media.
The exchange drew nearly 1,200 comments on YouTube, most of which praising Bertrand. People are curious about what led to Bertrand's victory and how he received so many positive responses from netizens.
First and foremost, Bertrand relied on facts and logic.
As a new-generation China observer, Bertrand has lived in China for seven years and has a deep understanding of the country and its people. Currently, he has over 100,000 followers on Twitter, where he frequently shares insightful comments on China-related topics.
At the start of the debate, Bertrand made a statement acknowledging that while the debate aimed at comparing the Chinese system and the American one, he believed that political systems cannot be compared because each grows out of a country's unique history, economy, and geopolitical context, and is applicable only to its own people. However, within the framework of the debate, he proceeded to make comparisons in different areas.
By citing abundant international research data and his personal experiences, Bertrand provided detailed explanations of China's performance in terms of freedom, stability, and prosperity.
This aerial photo taken on May 11, 2023 shows an automatic container terminal of Qinzhou Port and a railway container distribution center in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)
The entrepreneur mentioned China's remarkable achievements in poverty alleviation, saying that led to the largest and fastest reduction of poverty in the world and provided personal freedom for many as a result. In 2021, China declared the elimination of absolute poverty, having lifted nearly 100 million rural poor out of poverty in eight years.
Citing statistics of the U.S. Census Bureau, Bertrand pointed out that 6 percent of U.S. citizens live in deep poverty, adding that a survey found 25 percent of the U.S. population worried about money for buying food.
A customer shops at a supermarket in San Mateo, California, the United States, April 12, 2023.(Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)
On the other hand, his opponent Zenz, who was initially expected to provide a strong defense of the superiority of the American governance system and values, spent the whole time criticizing communism and disparaging the Chinese government, completely deviating from the topic.
"He spent all his time complaining about China, citing only the reports he himself wrote or the fabricated reports he published in Western media. The whole time, it was just a series of 'China is bad because ...' content, but that's not the topic of the debate," remarked a viewer who had watched the debate.
Secondly, Bertrand won with his fresh perspectives and thoughts.
Bertrand argued that poverty is the antithesis of freedom. When people live in extreme poverty, they lose the freedom of choice in most aspects of life. He also raised a simple question about "freedom from fear:" Can a person freely walk outside late at night in the United States? These arguments offered a refreshing perspective for Western viewers, enabling them to engage in deep reflection.
People march to the Capitol to protest for a ban on assault weapons, in Washington, D.C., the United States, on April 17, 2023.(Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)
Bertrand subsequently presented a deeper line of thinking: collective freedom. He pointed out that former French President Charles de Gaulle had once proposed that the biggest form of freedom should be independence as a sovereign nation, which is a prerequisite for all other forms of freedom. It is difficult to consider the people of a country to be free when the country is in a situation of being a "vassal state" or within the sphere of influence of a major power.
"China is unarguably the freest country in the world in this regard, as it cannot be even remotely considered as being any country's vassal state and it just doesn't do military alliances -- it doesn't have any ... This high level of sovereignty allows China to focus on internal development and to maintain its freedom of action on the international stage," said Bertrand.
Lastly, Bertrand dared to correct the biases and misconceptions about China in the so-called mainstream narratives.
From freedom to stability, and then to prosperity, Bertrand made thorough comparisons, powerfully demonstrating that China's development has not only benefited its own people, but also made positive contributions to global peace and development. In contrast, Zenz spent the entire time repeating the debunked lies about China, failing to articulate his position in the debate, which was to argue for the superiority of the American system. Offline voting in the debate showed that Bertrand emerged as the clear winner.
The debate between the two sides has been hailed as a public lecture on comparing the Chinese and American systems. While a single debate may not help much find the path to truth, it has opened a window for those, who have come to realize the biases in some U.S. perceptions of China, and believe in the power of facts over rhetoric. ■
