"... the religious aspect of the ancient Silk Road is largely neglected in the modern planning of the BRI, and it does not leave much space for cultural interactions. State-owned enterprises participating in the BRI have been criticized for the absence of mutual exchanges with and understandings of local communities, and the local populations often find it difficult to understand the intention of the BRI."
"為什麼台灣人耗水量會越來越多呢?經濟部水利署指出,由於經濟成長、生活水準提高,民眾生活習慣會逐漸改變,民生用水也隨之增加。像是家戶多了更多洗衣機、洗碗機等用水器具,也越來越多人擁有私人汽車,洗車需求讓用水量大幅提升。
2020年用水量最多的是台北市、新竹市與新北市。都會地區因為商業活動多,用水量相對較高,加上人均用水是以戶籍人口來計算,有不少在生活在都會區的民眾未設籍於此。水利署也提到,外籍勞工用水量無法算進戶籍,也可能導致人均用水量增加。"
澳洲高等教育面臨著麵包與玫瑰的選擇:
"Perhaps heeding the warnings, the Australian higher education and research sector indicated a greater willingness toward confronting Chinese government interference in a March 2021 public hearing as part of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security. "
https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/chinas-repression-reaches-australian-universities/
外資的自由市場邏輯與中共的壟斷市場邏輯無法在香港並存。
"While Hong Kong’s population of about 7.5 million means it isn’t a major market in terms of its user base, foreign firms often cite the free flow of information in Hong Kong as a key factor for being located in the financial hub."
軟銀孫正義之類的國際投資人再度中槍...
" The sudden regulatory actions, which surprised investors in coming just days after the company’s IPO, suggested that protecting national security trumps Beijing’s ambitions for Chinese corporations to go global. One upshot: Beijing is unlikely to hold fire even if its regulatory moves risk the ability of Chinese firms to court international investors. "
較少被注意到的鈷礦爭奪戰。
"中國也透過投資新基建,換取中企對一帶一路部分國家礦場的所有權。
最具代表性的例子之一就是鈷礦。從智慧型手機到電動汽車,從飛機引擎到磁鐵,鈷被廣泛應用於日常商品和軍工製造。在電子時代,最具革命性的鋰電池中,鈷是不可或缺的成分。2018年,美國內政部將鈷礦列為對美國國家安全和經濟至關重要的幾種礦物之一。在美國地質調查局評估的50種礦物中,鈷礦也被列為面臨供應鏈風險最高的礦物之一。
全球最大的鈷礦石出口國為剛果,已探明的陸地鈷礦儲量佔全球的49%,而剛果40%-50%的鈷礦生產被中國公司買下。美國政治新聞網站POLITICO分析指出,對鈷礦的控制上,中國的「國家主導型」的產業政策發揮很大的作用。中國政府2007年的一筆價值60億美元的基礎設施換礦產的交易當中,其中一部分就是中國以道路、高速公路和醫院等建設項目,換取剛果一座大型鈷礦的採礦權。"
X,日本真的很擔心小學熊誤判情勢。
[ Japan's deputy prime minister noted that "the situation over Taiwan is becoming extremely intense," referring to Chinese President Xi Jinping's comments about the self-ruled island during a speech last week to commemorate the Communist Party's 100-year anniversary.
"Resolving the Taiwan question and realizing China's complete reunification is a historic mission and an unshakable commitment" of the party, Xi said Thursday. ]
🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️~
“這封日期為6月25日的信函,由設於新加坡的亞洲互聯網聯盟(Asia Internet Coalition)發出。這個聯盟由臉書、谷歌和推特等網路平台業者和主要科技公司組成。
華爾街日報報導,信中表示:「科技企業要避免遭受這些懲罰的唯一途徑,就是不要在香港進行投資和提供服務。」”
日本副相的明確發言:
“日本時事社報導,麻生在演講時表示,中國如果侵攻台灣的話,日本政府將認定這是安全保障相關法所規定的「存亡危機事態」,有可能行使受限的集體自衛權。
「存亡危機事態」就是與日本密切相關的他國遭到武力攻擊,進而形成「威脅日本國家存亡、明顯從根本顛覆國民生命與權利的危險狀態」。這種情況是日本自衛隊可行使受限的集體自衛權的要件之一。”
南韓媒體遲來的反應過來了?
[ 而受到中国欺负的最大的受害国就是韩国。中国的萨德报复致使韩企蒙受了巨大损失,部分企业甚至遭到驱逐。暴力的“限韩令(韩流禁止令)”持续至今。6·25战争70周年之际,防弹少年团称:“应当铭记韩美共同经历的苦难历史”,中媒对其群起而攻之。中国不仅通过东北工程歪曲高句丽史,又开展西海工程试图将西海划为中国内海。此外,中国军用机频繁出入韩国防空识别区犹如自家卧房。]
http://cnnews.chosun.com/client/news/viw.asp?nNewsNumb=20210755598&cate=C08&mcate=M1001
印中的海軍軍備策略差異:
" in the first decade of the new millennium, both the IN and PLAN had set wheels in motion to pursue robust aircraft carrier programs. India recognized the need to overhaul their carrier force with newer, more capable ships, while China sought to procure the beginnings of a robust carrier capability."
避免數位極權的數位民主~
“It requires civic oversight to ensure that the government does not maintain data on citizens after the pandemic ends. Oversight is key to keep any government in check — even democratic ones — and that’s also true of the Taiwanese government.”
https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/can-taiwan-provide-the-alternative-to-digital-authoritarianism/
"義美總經理高志明表示,最新專屬包裝盒設計圖今天出爐,上面放上台灣與立陶宛的國旗,象微兩國友好,同時以立陶宛文及英文寫上「謝謝立陶宛 台灣義美食品公司」,下面的台灣地圖及雙手捧上愛心,代表對立陶宛來自遙遠的愛心,台灣人民致上衷心感謝。"
再次證明外資撤離香港是正確決定~
"The Didi probe is the first publicized by China’s Cybersecurity Review Office, a unit under the internet watchdog. According to measures which came into effect a year ago, companies under review should receive initial results within 45 days, except in complicated cases."
再次以數據為藉口的打擊數位產業:
"On Monday, China’s Cybersecurity Review Office, which falls under the Cyberspace Administration of China, said it launched a data-security probe into the apps Yunmanman, Huochebang and Boss Zhipin. It said the review is aimed at preventing national data security risks, maintaining national security and protecting public interests."
荷蘭國家博物館對過去殖民時期的回顧與省思:
"In this exhibition, we focus for the first time on slavery in the Dutch colonial period. This era spanning 250 years is an integral part of the history of the Netherlands. It was a time when people were reduced to property, to objects, to items in the accounts. The exhibition tells ten true stories from people who were involved in slavery in one way or the other. Ten personal stories about people who were enslaved, and people who kept slaves; about people who resisted, and people who were brought in slavery to the Netherlands. What were their lives like? How did they relate to the system of slavery? Were they able to make their own choices?"
"由於台灣因地形陡峻、地質特性脆弱、地震頻繁等,「清淤量可以代表為了新增庫容所做的努力,但在河川土砂運移的影響下,很難直接等於新增庫容量」,除非上游泥砂完全不進來庫區,或清除量體遠超過來砂量。
清淤方式則十分多元,依據集水區上中下游,分成陸挖、抽泥、水力排砂等形式,除了水利署轄下單位參與清淤工作,國軍也加入應援,把握旱象時期努力清淤。"
對埃及的治理及收尾能力翻白眼 ~
"據路透社報導,蘇伊士運河管理局主席雷比(Osama Rabie)表示,運河將收到一艘拉力約75噸重的拖曳船,作為賠償的一部分,此外並未提到任何其他細節。
雷比今天晚間向私人電視台表示:「我們充分維護了管理局的權利,也維護了我們與該公司(正榮汽船)的關係,以及我國與日本的政治關係。」"
[ That duty includes delivering a fleet “capable of thwarting any effort on the part of the Chinese to upend that [world] order, to include the unification by force of Taiwan to the People’s Republic of China,” the admiral said. “But I also feel confident in our Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen … as well as our operational designs to thwart such an effort with the teamwork of our allies and partners.” ]
2024/02/29停用。