直接將作戰風險區域劃在換日線以西, 擺明是做好打海戰的準備了... 
[“The most dangerous concern is that of a military force against Taiwan. To combat that, the forward posture west of the international dateline is how [current INDO-PACOM Commander Adm. Phil] Davidson describes it – and I concur with that: forces positioned to be able to respond quickly, and not just our forces,” Aquilino said.]
https://news.usni.org/2021/04/21/senate-confirms-aquilino-to-serve-as-next-indo-pacom-commander
「中國崛起讓國際舞台焦點逐步東移，北京在南海島礁的軍事化為區域帶來不安、台海軍事緊張可能引發的動盪、第一島鏈穩定受到威脅的全球風險，都讓印太區域穩定逐漸成為國際議題焦點。確保台海和平，不僅能確保區域穩定，也能確保國際安全。
也因此，七大工業國集團（G7）外長5月初在倫敦舉行會議，會後發表的公報首度列入台灣，強調重視台海和平穩定；近日在倫敦舉行的G7領袖峰會公報，也表明台海和平與穩定的重要性，鼓勵和平解決兩岸議題。這是G7前身G6自1975年成立以來，36年來首度在峰會聯合公報中納入友台文字。
隨後在布魯塞爾舉行的歐盟美國領袖峰會後發布的公報，同樣重視維護台海和平穩定的重要性，並鼓勵以和平方式解決兩岸議題。」
歐美高峰會公報第五頁的東海、南海、台海議題：
“26. We intend to closely consult and cooperate on the full range of issues in the framework of our respective similar multi-faceted approaches to China, which include elements of cooperation, competition, and systemic rivalry. We intend to continue coordinating on our shared concerns, including ongoing human rights violations in Xinjiang and Tibet; the erosion of autonomy and democratic processes in Hong Kong; economic coercion; disinformation campaigns; and regional security issues. We remain seriously concerned about the situation in the East and South China Seas and strongly oppose any unilateral attempts to change the status quo and increase tensions. We reaffirm the critical importance of respecting international law, in particular the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) noting its provisions setting forth the lawful maritime entitlements of States, on maritime delimitation, on the sovereign rights and jurisdictions of States, on the obligation to settle disputes by peaceful means, and on the freedom of navigation and overflight and other internationally lawful uses of the sea. We underscore the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and encourage the peaceful resolution of cross-Strait issues. We intend also to coordinate on our constructive engagement with China on issues such as climate change and non-proliferation, and on certain regional issues.”
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/50443/eu-us-summit-joint-statement-15-june-final-final.pdf
從即時航運圖看, 要封鎖航運量能高度密集的台灣海峽, 等於跟日韓宣戰沒兩樣了...
"China could try to strangle Taiwan economically. Business ties between the two countries have grown into a dense web of interdependence: Taiwanese companies have invested $190 billion on the mainland, and more than a million Taiwanese live there. Yet these ties are now fraying as talk of economic decoupling occupies businesspeople and politicians in Taiwan. Faced with this undesirable trend, China could mount an economic blockade to coerce Taiwan into submission, as the United States tried with Cuba in 1962. This strategy would rely on China’s military and come with the risk of escalation as the U.S. tried to end the blockade."
https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/dire-straits-taiwans-fragile-status-quo/
"絕對沒有人料到的是，貨櫃化開啟了巨大的改變，決定產品該在何處製造以及如何製造，且為開放運輸監管提供了重大了推力，並從旁將東亞整合到過去以北大西洋為中心的世界經濟中。貨櫃化將減少碼頭工人的工作是打從一開始就很清楚的事，但沒有人料到貨櫃將導致製造業和批發業的工人也大規模失業，畢竟他們之所以被雇用，長期以來就與附近有碼頭的地利息息相關。政治領導人、工會主義者和企業都犯了代價高昂的錯誤，因為他們未能了解貨櫃的影響。美國的鐵路公司在一九六○年代和一九七○年代曾竭力抗拒貨櫃化，深信貨櫃將摧毀鐵路公司的車廂業務，也無法想像到了二○一○年代，他們每年將載運一千四百萬個貨櫃。許多船運業大亨——最後包括麥克連本人——因為誤判貨櫃業的發展而帶領他們的船運公司到破產的境地。此外，在貨櫃船運早期的年代，當然也沒有人預見這個在美國誕生的產業後來將由歐洲和亞洲的公司宰制，原因是掛著美國國旗的船運公司傳承了市場保護和繁複的監管，事實證明，他們最終都無法在快速變遷的世界中競爭。"
"合外電報導，經過幾個月的談判失敗後，加拿大30個港口的7000多名碼頭裝卸工人和49名雇主發起罷工，這次罷工由國際碼頭暨倉儲工會（International Longshore and Warehouse Union, ILWU）率領，將影響卑詩省約30個港口49間海運公司，包括加拿大最繁忙的溫哥華港（Port of Vancouver）及魯珀太子港（Port of Prince Rupert）等。
這場罷工將影響美國與經由加拿大運送到其它市場的貨物，衝擊不小。碼頭營運商表示，2020年經由西岸港口處理的貨物量，佔加拿大貿易商品總量的16%。光是溫哥華港每年就處理了價值約3050億加元的貨物，為加國貢獻年產值119億加元。"
資安攻擊連港口都遭殃:
[ 該協會表示，此次攻擊是以俄羅斯為據點的黑客犯罪團夥“LockBit3.0”所為。協會稱未聯繫黑客團夥，也沒有支付贖金。
名古屋港是汽車產業聚集的東海地區的門戶，自2002年起貨物吞吐量居全國首位。此次系統故障令豐田汽車公司零部件裝卸作業也被迫暫停，該公司稱“關注對生產的影響”。因系統不同，整車的物流未受影響。]
"雖然貨櫃化只是全球化的原因之一，全球化自十九世紀即開始發生，但是因為貨櫃化所造成的全球化，使運輸成本大幅下降，不再是成本函數裡的重要部分。國際生產過程分享(international production sharing)因為運輸成本的降低得以完成，使消費者受惠，更改變了貿易型態，尤其是中間財的貿易大幅上昇。亞太地區國家尤其是中國等低工資國家的崛起，使得距離遠近已不再是重要的決定因素，有管理佳的港口與充沛的需求即可。"
#book
https://www.books.com.tw/products/0010426493?sloc=main