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重溫《沙丘》最喜歡的一段臺詞時才明白:

沙漠影射的是恐懼,象徵權力的帝國、智慧的姐妹會、財富的哈肯能、榮耀的亞崔迪,都只能互相牽制或一朝覆滅, 唯有走過恐懼,方能出脫荒涼。

這樣就覺得故事很像科幻版耶穌進入沙漠接受試煉, 沙漠變死亡幽谷, 溶入新身分重生的男主角救世主身分就理所當然~

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"路透社及紐約時報報導,辛西亞.劉(Cynthia Liu)與維克特.劉(Victor Liu)在中國待了3年多後終於回到美國。過去3年多,儘管沒有面臨任何刑事指控,但根據「出境禁令」,他們遭禁止離開中國。他們的父親劉昌明(Liu Changming)是前銀行主管,因為涉犯詐欺罪在中國遭通緝,目前仍在逃。"

cna.com.tw/news/firstnews/2021

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英艦游過台灣海峽去越南了~

[ “Wherever the Royal Navy operate, they do so in full compliance with international law,” the ministry said in a statement.

“The UK has a range of enduring security interests in the Indo-Pacific and many important bilateral defence relationships, this deployment is a sign of our commitment to regional security,” it added. ]

theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/s

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WSJ點出了澳洲以外的煤炭產區一時無法替補供應的原因:

"Skyrocketing coal prices mean many Chinese power plants are operating at lower margins, or even at a loss, as they don’t have full autonomy to raise power prices and pass on their higher costs. Coal supply has been tight in China due to tighter regulations on mining. The worsening relationship with Australia means China is seeking more imports from alternative sources—but some of those suppliers are experiencing their own problems, for example from heavy rains in Indonesia."

wsj.com/articles/chinas-electr

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WSJ對碗粥案的結論簡潔有力:

"The Biden Administration wants better relations with China, which has been bullying U.S. envoys and refusing to cooperate on climate change (which seems to be President Biden’s main foreign-policy priority). The Huawei case looks like collateral damage in a diplomatic repair effort.

The release of Messrs. Spavor and Kovrig is good news. But China, and the rest of the world, will get the message that the coercive diplomacy of hostage-taking gets results."

wsj.com/articles/china-hostage

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驚訝於原來碗粥案除了公開的加拿大兩名人質外, 還有兩名無法離開韭國的隱形美國人質被釋放:

"A State Department official confirmed that the Massachusetts siblings, both in their 20s, returned to the U.S. on Sunday after more than three years of being subject to a vague “exit ban” from China. The pair had faced no allegations of wrongdoing in the country and were free to move around China, just not leave it.

The official said that the U.S. welcomes their return, that consular officials in Shanghai handled the matter and that the U.S. opposes the use of coercive exit bans. The official said the U.S. would continue to advocate on behalf of all American citizens in China subject to such bans and arbitrary detentions."

wsj.com/articles/china-release

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這篇則點出東南亞國家暗地支持AUKUS但同時不表態以免變成夾心餅乾:

"most Southeast Asian governments would learn to live with the agreement – even if not, like the Philippines, actively embracing it – and turn it to their advantage. (For instance, some Malaysian experts have suggested that the defense establishment is quietly supportive of the AUKUS pact.) At the same time, those nations that are most delicately poised between China and the U.S. can’t be seen to support it publicly."

thediplomat.com/2021/09/malays

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"我們每天都在煩惱,煩惱著該如何拋下內心蟄居的母親幽靈、父親幽靈、社會上各種意見的幽靈,進而毫無罪惡感地活出真正的自我。人們在告別這些幽靈,活出自我之前,必然經歷無數的悲痛與失去,而自我生命的安放處,就在與這些情緒拉鋸的過程中某個或遠或近的點上。

  孩子出生後,遇見第一個能滿足自己快樂的對象,正是母親。第一段人際關係的開始,也是母親。孩子渴望母親,並且跟著母親的目光認識世界,而母親對待孩子原始慾望與需求的方式及態度,將會決定孩子未來的模樣。由於孩子只能透過母親這個對象來滿足自己,所以從這點來看,母親對孩子有著絕對的影響力。

  「母性」,便是在這個脈絡之下被創造出來的社會觀念。「母親必須為孩子付出一切」,這種近乎理想般的使命與幻想,造成各種疾病與衝突、痛苦。無法成為理想母親的自責感與面對外界賦予過多的要求,使得許多母親與孩子的關係陷入一團糟。"

books.com.tw/products/00109038

現在看智庫說法前都得先查一下成立跟資金與人事背景, 有夠累的~

"- les think tanks, la stratégie chinoise dans ce domaine étant duale, Pékin cherchant à implanter à l’étranger des antennes de think tanks chinois, et à exploiter des relais locaux qui peuvent être eux-mêmes des think tanks, avec trois cas de figure : les partenaires ponctuels servant de caisse de résonance sur les marchés des idées locaux, les alliés de circonstance qui travaillent avec le PCC de manière régulière et les complices qui partagent avec lui une vision commune du monde et dont les intérêts sont convergents."

irsem.fr/

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看著象圈裏各種斷水斷電的連帶影響,都覺得快跟網路末世小說的停擺場景沒兩樣了⋯⋯

"甚至鬼島這個名詞也是來自311解放軍.

《北京用來削弱和分化臺灣社會的最常見的說法之一是「鬼島」,即臺灣沒有什麼可以提供給年輕人的東西(低工資,沒有工作機會)。北京不僅通過傳播資訊(甚至有一個以這個名字命名的Facebook群組和中國年輕人討論這個問題的論壇),而且還通過組織人才流失來促成此事。臺灣事務局(TAB)在2018年3月初透露了「對台31項措施」,以吸引臺灣公司和個人遷往中國大陸,例如,鼓勵臺灣文化產品(電影、電視節目、書籍)在中國大陸發行,鼓勵其作者在中國大陸培訓或成為中國專業協會成員。2019年11月,增加了26項新措施,其中13項針對公司,13項針對個人。》"

facebook.com/peggyetseb/posts/

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忙到沒空管閒事,雖然問卜說可以管~😆

中國這波缺電潮後面的經濟帳:

"中國社科院財經戰略研究院副研究員馮永晟指出,如果煤電全面、長期虧損,缺電必然是一個最直接的隱患。「社會上有觀點認為,煤電小時數並不高,未利用的小時數代表容量仍很充足,無需擔心供給安全,這是典型的計劃思維。關鍵問題在於,這些容量的成本沒有被回收,很難轉化為現實的電量。」

上述專家表示,電廠不發電會面臨兩個細則考核。「按當前煤價計算,假設不發電每日考核80萬元,開機每天賠100萬元,這種情況下電廠寧可選擇被考核也不願意發電。但電廠有保供職責,再賠也得發。」

不少煤電企業表示,除了停電風險,整個行業還面臨熱/電保供壓力和潛在的金融風險。「長期虧損導致電廠資金鏈瀕臨斷裂,尤其北方地區即將迎來供暖季,沒錢買煤,如何實現民生保供?」華北某煤電廠人士告訴記者,「目前我國煤電廠都比較『年輕』,還需支付銀行貸款和利息,大面積虧損可能會引發相關金融風險。此外,目前煤電廠的銀行貸款普遍有上浮利率,加之銀行不願再繼續發放新增貸款,真的是雪上加霜。」 "

news.sina.com.tw/article/20210

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隨著台海情勢緊張 , 美方代表單位AIT也受到更多注意:

"Individual diplomats working at AIT will have the agency to help determine and coordinate which American statespeople will visit Taiwan, which messages will be distributed on social media, and how to empower Taiwan to engage with international organizations without shattering a delicate status quo and understanding between the United States and China. And the arsenal of AIT’s diplomats may increase along with heightened Chinese military activity in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea."

thediplomat.com/2021/09/diplom

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"While Taiwan’s overall exemplary handling of the pandemic has allowed much activism to continue in person, recent lockdowns in 2021 coincided with many LGBTQ organizations’ efforts to increase online education workshops and activism, using social media and podcasts to reach broader audiences."

thediplomat.com/2021/09/the-re

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“瑞士加入眾多西歐國家允許同婚,並成為全球第30個同婚合法化國家。支持者稱今天是瑞士同性戀人權歷史性的一天。

美聯社報導,官方計票結果顯示,公投中贊成瑞士政府「婚姻平權」(Marriage for All)法案的票數占64.1%,且全國26個邦贊成票都過半數。”

cna.com.tw/news/firstnews/2021

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當網路社交平台或串流媒體都顯得乏味時,就會想看書了。

而最近這波無聊期足足解決了十七本。看著閱畢待掃描快疊滿的書箱,不禁懷疑起:也許我才是無聊的那方。

看完《上海的外國人(1842-1949)》,想到此前看過的中劇裡各種民初上海設定,便覺淺薄得如同侮辱了這個當年各國住民勉力自治小泡泡集合的冒險城市。

拜登放水信號燈~

「美國司法部律師凱斯勒(David Kessler)在紐約布魯克林聯邦法院舉行的聽審上表示,美國政府同意暫緩起訴孟晚舟直到2022年12月1日,如果她遵守協議中的條件,屆時將會撤銷對她的指控罪名。凱斯勒並進一步建議,讓孟晚舟保釋。」

cna.com.tw/news/firstnews/2021

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