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📌 Get your first month of Kimi AI for just $0.99: hhttps://www.kimi.com?invite=okc&code=MbUQ8IZd 🌴 Phuket trip with me: https://apply.thebackstagecircle.com/phuket 😏 Unfiltered opinions on Telegram: https://t.me/friendsofmax Meet Ben, an American who sold everything and moved to a small city in China. For 15 years, he has been living in one of the most politically sensitive areas of China, with his wife and two kids. Despite the tensions in the region, Ben organizes tours in the mountains, and sometimes things go very wrong. He shared what it's like for an American to live under constant surveillance in China, what shocks him most when he goes back to the US and what really made him leave everything in the States and start over in China. Enjoy! LET'S BOOST OUR RELATIONSHIP 📷 Casual daily life on my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chernov_networking 🧩 If you're building, investing, or thinking long-term, learn more about The Backstage Circle: https://apply.thebackstagecircle.com/phuket 🎙 My interviews in podcast format on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1dktMfOBp11LNp52X3mkuR 💰 Sponsorship-related requests: max@maxchernov.sg 👥 If you have a guest suggestion for an interview, reach out at max@maxchernov.sg TO START AND GROW YOUTUBE 🎬 Online workshop "YouTube Fast-Track to Views & Passive Income". Join for free: https://www.shym.sg/workshop TODAY'S GUEST ➢ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thecubbages ➢ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elevated_trips/ WATCH NEXT ► American took me to China's most HIGH-TECH city.... I didn't expect this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CD0LKkoMzE ► This walk with Brit in Guangzhou changed my view of China: https://youtu.be/R-ozoOKhUO4 ► I Went Inside a Chinese Factory... I Didn’t Expect This: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj4HcbLtPVE TIMESTAMPS 00:00 INTRO 00:50 Why This American Prefers China Over the US 02:28 First Impressions of China 04:11 Why He Didn’t Fit the American Dream 05:38 Thoughts When Ben Comes Back to the US 07:10 Personal Assistant Who Really Knows China + Special Offer for My Viewers 08:23 Why Chinese People Thought Ben Was an Animal 10:14 Troubles With the Police in China 11:35 What Does It Mean to “Drink Tea” With the Police? 12:22 Chinese Hospitality 13:36 Disadvantages of Living in China as a Foreigner 16:30 Trip to Phuket With Max 17:25 Misconceptions About China in the US 18:55 Is China Really Communist? 20:01 Living Under Constant Surveillance 21:34 Speaking Chinese About China 22:03 How Locals React When Foreigners Speak Chinese 23:41 Is China Home for Ben Now? 25:30 The Meaning of Life This channel features raw conversations about wealth, global mobility, and mastery. I sit down with founders, investors, operators, experts, and outliers navigating the biggest shifts of our time. We talk about money, leverage, relocation, power, tradeoffs, and the real decisions shaping what’s next — not as theory, but from lived experience. Some conversations happen inside billionaire homes. Some happen remotely with experts shaping global systems. All of them focus on signal over noise. If you care about where to build, where to live, how to make better decisions in uncertain times, and what the future demands — you’re in the right place.