Singtao Newspaper Webcast: Tues Nov 29 2022 9:00am San Francisco
Topic: Can China and Europe reconcile and progress side by side?
https://youtu.be/fr4SzvV7j9k
時事觀察集結號：中歐能和好並進嗎？
主持：星島日報美西版社長兼總編輯梁建鋒
嘉賓：時事評論員余非

Video: NED financed riots at China University campus failed. Students were promised US$ turned out to be RMB, foreign agents entered China through HK got detained in quarantine 美國民主基金會資助中國大學校園騷亂失敗。 向學生承諾美元報酬原來是人民幣，美國特工通過香港進入中國被拘留隔離
https://rumble.com/v1xrlly-ned-financed-riots-at-china-university.html
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=842753516947975&id=100036400039778&mibextid=qC1gEa

Don’t be confused, we are not the same! I sees the entire world that you don’t. 別誤會，我們是不一樣！我看到了你看不到的整個世界.

China rejects Canada’s attack and smear in its newly released Indo-Pacific strategy: Embassy by Global Times Nov 27 2022

Some Western countries, who at will undermine the international order and other countries’ sovereignty, are the true disruptive force to global peace, security and development, and Canada has played a disgraceful role to this effect, the Chinese Embassy in Canada said after Canada launched an Indo-Pacific strategy on Sunday, calling China “an increasingly disruptive global power” that must be contained.

China strongly deplored and rejected the attack and smear targeting China outlined within Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy, an embassy spokesperson said, emphasizing that Canada is completely wrong in interpreting China’s domestic and foreign policies, in recognizing the leadership of Communist Party of China, in jeopardizing China’s national interest and in provoking geopolitical confrontation in the region.

The spokesperson pointed out that days were long gone when individual Western countries bossed around the developing ones, saying China won’t tolerate any external interference on matters related to Taiwan island, Xinjiang region and Hong Kong.

Trying to separate the Chinese government from its people only exposes Canada’s ignorance of China, and is an approach that is doomed to fail, the spokesperson said.

China urged the Canadian side to stop sabotaging regional peace and stability, as well as political manipulation on China-related issues. “Otherwise, it will face shameful failure and forceful countermeasures from the Chinese side,” the embassy said.

Taiwan CTI Video: Taiwan diplomat debunks Western Medias especially BBC fake news propaganda on 6 Universities protest in China last for less than 12 hrs. BBC reporter refused to show press pass according to law in order to get arrested to demonize Chinese & China. 上海北京現抗議潮 介文汲:西方唯恐中國不亂 台灣外交官揭穿西方媒體特別是 BBC 假新聞宣傳 6 所大學在中國抗議不到 12 小時。 BBC記者拒絕依法出示記者證，為的是被捕妖魔化和中國。
https://rumble.com/v1xq3yh-taiwan-diplomat-debunks-western-medias-especially-bbc-fake-news-propaganda.html
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Singtao Newspaper SF video: Saudi Arabia expressed its desire to join the China’s BRICS, let’s us get to know the Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister

星𡷊日報三藩市時事觀察 余非：沙特表態冀加入金磚國, 且來認識這位沙特王儲兼首相的為人行事

https://youtu.be/JZRMPR8LeD4

很久沒談沙特的情況。此次一談，是因為沙特最近表態有意加入金磚國，這是一個很大的動作，因而談一下沙特王儲穆罕默德˙本˙薩勒曼。只有三十多歲的這位王儲放出太多奇招，值得留意。這位沙特王儲，BBC等國際媒體的中文平台，稱他為薩勒曼王子或王儲薩勒曼。而中國官方和部份台灣媒體（不是全部）則稱他為穆罕默德。我採用中國官方的稱呼。
要明白當前沙特王儲治下的新國策，要由記者卡舒吉被殺開始說起。
相信沙特王儲穆罕默德走入國際視線，是因為2018年記者賈邁勒˙艾哈邁德˙卡舒吉被殺及肢解那件事（一般稱他為卡舒吉）。當時美國是特朗普任內，中情局提交了報告，認定是王儲穆罕默德所為。不過特朗普掌管的白宮，發言人及特朗普本人多次表示沒證據確定事件是由王儲策劃，以事件「仍存在眾多疑問」來為事件定性。2018年當時，特朗普強調沙特是美國的「重要盟友」，他必須「將很多事情都納入考慮範圍」。即是不會只按中情局的調查結果去行事。然而，至2018年底，因為有更多恐佈的細節披露，更主要的因為中期選舉將至，為了保住選票，特朗普改口，說要對沙特進行制裁。於是，當時國務卿蓬佩奧便宣佈吊銷二十一名沙特公民的訪美簽證。在沙特，王儲穆罕默德屬於改革派，他對國內的反對派手起刀落。而卡舒吉本身也出生於沙特的名門望族，跟沙特王室及中東上流社會關係密切。卡舒吉對沙特政府長期進行批評，而且加入了失去繼承權那批王室成員的集團，直接捲入沙特王室的內鬥。沙特在1950年代開始，用橫向的兄終弟及方式傳承王位。現任2015年登基的薩勒曼國王，也是以兄終弟及的方式取得皇位。可是，他同輩兄弟都年邁，繼成人變成是侄子；於是他改為父死子承，並且在2017年改立穆罕默德為王儲。如此一來，穆罕默德是跨過一大堆叔叔伯伯，以及叔叔伯伯的兒子去繼承王位。而卡舒吉和那批叔叔伯伯的關係千絲萬縷。卡舒吉長期批評國王薩勒曼政權，在新王儲確立的2017年流亡美國，繼續在美國《華盛頓郵報》用專欄記者身份批評沙特國王的內政及外交政策。不只的，他對國王用新的方式立王儲，乃至新王儲穆罕默德，都以美國為基地發表系列的、密集的批評。卡舒吉的最終結果大家都知道。總之，卡舒吉之死，不只是以言入罪而引來殺身之禍；卡舒吉埋了沙特王室貴族的堆，成為部份親王、王室反對力量的代言人，而且背靠美國……。不是說如此便該殺，只想點出，正正是上述那些事，令某種力量對他動了殺機。
至於王儲穆罕默德，剛才說過國王薩勒曼在2017年立他為儲君，當時國王已80歲。立儲後就直接讓他執掌具體事務，甚至進行內政改革。至今年（2022年）9月，國王86歲，正式將首相之位交給現時37歲的穆罕默德。沙特一般是由國王兼任首相。而現在穆罕默德未繼位，國王仍健在，但有實權的首相職位已交了給王儲穆罕默德，即是王儲穆罕默德正式成為沙特大半個話事人。
王儲穆罕默德是個不簡單的人。早在2017年被策立後，已開始對沙特進行大刀闊斧的改革，包括推動經濟結構多樣化，努力擺脫以石油為單一出口的經濟模式。他以「讓多數人得到更多」的改革措施吸引年輕人，包括容許開設電影院和音樂廳，也容許女性開車，又限制神職人員的權力等等；也為創辦小型科技企業提供註冊便利，以及為本地青年提供職業培訓課程。此外，你可以說他是趁機搞內鬥；總之，2017年做了王儲後，他立即懲處王室的貪腐行為，又令只分享石油開採紅利但不交稅的王室成員去交稅。凡此種種，都令他得到國內大多數民眾的歡迎。在外交上，他與兩任美國總統奧巴馬及特朗普都因隨父親出訪而很早便認識。因此，西方社會一度將他塑造為改革派，賦予他一個親西方的開明形象。不過隨著他處理國內鬥爭的手法，以及卡舒吉之死，令他的形像在西方近乎崩潰。看他親自出席英女皇喪禮也被拒絕、是故意不給他面子，便知道西方傳統大國對他的態度有多惡劣。而正好就在此時，王儲穆罕默德在英國參加喪禮被拒之後，回國不久，便被國王正式委任為首相；名正言順掌握實權。
至於美國，2021年拜登上任，是跟沙特關係公開轉惡的轉捩點。拜登上台後有跟沙特國王薩勒曼（薩勒曼•本•阿卜杜勒阿齊茲•阿勒沙特）通電話，但一直沒有訪問沙特。不只的，拜登上任一個月後的2月份，政府公佈了一份調查報告，稱王儲穆罕默德批准「活捉或殺害」卡舒吉，直指他是幕後黑手。
本集節目溫故，是讓大家知道沙特王儲穆罕默德和西方的關係如何一步一步走到今天這樣。如果不是由2017年開始說起，難以比較深入地明白 今天沙特為何不聽英美指使。
v因此沙特王儲倒向東方，在俄烏之戰站到俄羅斯一邊，全部都有因有由，不是一時衝動。在俄烏戰爭不支持澤連斯基政權的人，不少都是出於反美國霸權。沙特王儲大概都是在近似的心態下走向支持俄羅斯那一邊。所以，俄烏之戰打的不只是實戰，實戰戰場之外的戰役更激烈、精彩，也更重要。
以下且看王儲如何倒向東方，以及在離開西方主流方面做過些甚麼。
由最近的事情說起。首先，由2021至今年（2022年），沙特和阿聯酋都大幅減持美債，由美債套現在東方做投資及買賣。
單看今年，沙地阿拉伯國家石油公司就投資70億美元在韓國建廠生產石油化工產品。此外，就規模約為12萬億韓元的核電站建設，向韓國進行招標。而對中國，沙地阿拉伯國家石油公司敲定了一個談了五年的計劃，決定投資100億美元，跟中國國企合組公司，在中國東北開發大型煉油化工基地。而早在2017年3月，穆罕默德仍然不是王儲時，在國王薩勒曼帶隊下，沙特跟中國簽署了650億美元（折合大約4486億人民幣）的合作大單，入面有35個項目，包括石油化工、核電及無人機項目。而簽完大單回國後的2017年6月，國王薩勒曼就罷黜了自己侄子，改立自己親兒穆罕默德為王儲；而簽回來的大單，都交由穆罕默德王儲去跟進。
明白上述的關係，就會明白穆罕默德王儲沒回應拜登的減產要求，在俄烏之戰站在俄羅斯一邊是甚麼一回事。總體上，沙特要去美國化。去美國化至包括軍事武器。11月剛結束的、在珠海舉行的中國第十二屆航展，沙特成為大戶，訂單金額達40億美元。
上述是一筆筆投資和買賣，而最大的改變，是沙特表態有意加入金磚國。當前的金磚國加入了南非之後，是中國、俄羅斯、印度、巴西五國，正在申請加入的，有北非阿爾及利亞、阿根廷，以及伊朗。以下請特別留意，如果沙特將來成功加入，金磚國內起碼有四個產油國，而且當中的俄羅斯、伊朗、沙特是產油大國。如果未來這些產油金磚國對自己成員國不需要用美元計價去買能源和石油，則石油美元的前景可想而知。別忘記金磚組織看似成員國不太多，但是地球上的人口大國——中國和印度——就在裏面。
節目結束前做總結：一場俄烏之戰牽一髮動全身，既改變了整個歐洲的局勢，也引爆了一些本來就很脆弱的國與國的關係，例如美國和沙特。不過，聽眾朋友別以為一切變化都是直路一條，真實世界不是這樣的；就算知道了方向和目的地，在到達目的地之前仍然會有很多曲折。就好像因為俄烏之戰而突然變為主角的土耳其，他對庫爾德族人的越境打撃，或會掀起一波新的風險和變數。一切有待觀察。
總之，俄烏之戰開打後，國際局勢急速變化，有太多事值得關注。我會持續跟進，歡迎大家繼續留意我的節目

Asia Times: US tech war shows signs of crumbling. Dutch reluctance to stop DUV chip-making equipment exports to China shows Washington’s shrinking punitive reach By DAVID P. GOLDMAN NOV 27, 2022

NEW YORK – What if they had a tech war and nobody came? This updated version of a meme from the 1960s Vietnam War protests may well apply to America’s most drastic trade restrictions against a rival since the Cold War.

The world’s top player in semiconductor technology, Holland’s ASML, has opposed high-profile US demands to stop selling its machines to China, and there’s no indication the Dutch government is ready to yield to Washington. Indeed some media reports have interpreted a statement by the Dutch trade minister as a rejection.

ASML makes the world’s best lithography machines, and has sold nearly 200 Deep Ultraviolet (DUV) units to Chinese chip manufacturers. Its most advanced Extreme Ultraviolet equipment, needed to make chips with transistor widths of six nanometers or less, uses enough American intellectual property to allow Washington to block its sale to China.

But the older DUV technology, used to make 16-nanometer chips and – with some constraints – seven-nanometer chips, isn’t subject to US restrictions.

The Dutch likely will continue to sell it to China despite American demands to stop. Chinese companies aver that they can work around American restrictions. Meanwhile, South Korean chip producers are selling their newest chips to China; and America’s beleaguered semiconductor equipment manufacturers are devising ways to get under the US Commerce Department’s new rules, announced October 6.

“It is important that we defend our own interests — our national safety, but also our economic interests,” Trade Minister Liesje Schreinemacher said November 23 at the Dutch parliament.

Senior US officials will travel to the Netherlands later this month to lobby the Dutch on China, but there are indications that the Dutch government has already made its decision.

Japanese companies including Tokyo Electron, Canon and Nikon also sell equipment to China. The Japanese government hasn’t given a straight answer to Washington’s demands to stop shipments to China, which buys about 20% of Japan’s chipmaking machines.

But Japan’s Establishment is “sick and tired of the decoupling with China imposed by the US,” Nikkei Asia chief editor Shigesaburo Okumara reported from the Trilateral Commission meeting in Tokyo last weekend. The Trilateral Commission has distilled elite corporate and diplomatic opinion in the fifty years of its existence. Nikkei’s Okumara wrote:

Many of the participants seemed sick and tired of the decoupling with China imposed by the US under the name of “democracy versus autocracy” dualism. Some of them worried about the arbitrary and unpredictable nature of trade sanctions and their implementation by the US.

It’s not simply anti-Americanism. In fact, most of the participants had attended higher education in the US, and they really have strong attachment to such American values as liberty and justice.

Still, their anxiety over the confrontation between the two strongest hegemonic nations is serious, and they firmly believe that their arguments and views should be heard by their American and European counterparts. Multiple members stressed that Chinese participation was indispensable if the commission is to deal effectively with global issues.

Only Taiwan’s TMSC and South Korea’s Samsung can produce the densely-packed, energy-efficient chips with extremely small transistors of less than seven nanometers’ gate width.

After some last-minute scrambling, the Commerce Department gave the Koreans a one-year reprieve on restrictions on China. Samsung is making the most of it, promising to deliver three-nanometer chips to China’s Baidu among other customers.

Samsung is the world’s number two chipmaker after TSMC and the leader in memory chips. Samsung will make “artificial intelligence chips used in cloud data centers for Baidu,” Korea Economic Daily reported November 23.

Baidu, one of China’s top technology firms, told investors November 22 that it isn’t worried about US restrictions in any event.

Baidu’s AI Cloud chief Dou Shen said on a November 22 earnings call, “A large portion of our AI Cloud business and even wider AI business does not rely too much on the highly advanced chips. And secondly, you know, for the part of our businesses that need advanced chips, we have already stocked enough in hand, actually, to support our business in the near term.”

Chinese tech giant Baidu last year released a prototype ‘robocar’ (interior shown) and rebranded its robotaxi app, underscoring its ambitions in autonomous driving.

Shen added, “When we look at it at a mid-to-longer term, we actually have our own developed AI chip, so named Kunlun. Actually, we already started to use the Kunlun chip to support some large-scale AI-computing tasks internally. We also use Kunlun to serve external customers already. So, because we have a full stack of AI capabilities from chips to AI frameworks to foundation models and then to application software, so we can achieve much higher efficiency as we optimize the AI tasks from end to end.”

The Baidu executive concluded, “Chips sales restriction should have a limited impact on our business operations in the near term. Instead, we think it creates some good market opportunities for the Chinese chip companies. And our Kunlun AI chips and our AI business will eventually benefit from these opportunities.”

Another Chinese tech giant specializing in digital infrastructure for enterprise maintains that industrial, logistics and mining applications of 4th Industrial Revolution technologies don’t need the most advanced chips.

An American semiconductor industry expert told Asia Times, “The US government is run by people who have no idea how the industry works. You don’t need five-nanometer chips for industrial applications. A 5G handset has to process a lot of data and uses a lot of power, so the new chips are important. But what counts in an industrial process isn’t the speed of the chip as much as the quality of the software and the systems design.”

US manufacturers meanwhile are designing chips for sale to China that squeak in under the Commerce Department’s designated threshold. Nvidia on November 7 announced that it would sell an AI processor to China with the same functionality as its state-of-the-art processors but a reduced clock speed.

A Boston Consulting Group study done this year estimated that a complete ban on semiconductor sales to chip would cost US producers 37% of their revenues.

The Commerce Department’s October 6 rules were pushed through without consulting the industry, to prevent corporate lobbyists from mitigating them. But the industry has considerable resources to deploy. An industry expert told Asia Times that the major firms would find more loopholes like Nvidia’s to continue trading with China.

Follow David P Goldman on Twitter at @davidpgoldman

Taiwan News Media Report video: The reporting on China’s protests, unlike Western Medias relatively unbiased, the concerns worth noting.

https://rumble.com/v1xo41v-report-on-chinas-protests-unlike-western-medias-relatively-unbiased-the-con.html
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中國臺灣中天電視的評論節目。
僅供參考。分析很客觀，但，國內的事件，不容忽視。20條已經出臺，地方上的執行，還是: 政策，對策的局面。最底層的小白，大白，衹是依照指令，刻板執行，該問責相關負責人了。

China protests twisted by western medias in an afford to demonize China on her successful COVID19 policy 中國國內抗議被西方媒體扭曲，以妖魔化中國成功的新冠病毒政策

https://johnsonwkchoi.com/2022/11/28/china-protests-twisted-by-western-medias/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/11/28/pers-n28.html

The Western media and various commentators on Chinese social media assert that barricades set up due to lockdowns prevented firefighters from reaching the building in time. But these claims are contradicted by the fact that the obstructing bollards—vertical posts that serve as traffic barriers—were erected years before the pandemic. Claims that residents were not allowed to evacuate are also contradicted by videos showing residents fleeing the building. Moreover, the district where the fire took place was not under a strict lockdown at the time.

China protests twisted by western medias in an afford to demonize China on her successful COVID19 policy 中國國內抗議被西方媒體扭曲，以妖魔化中國成功的新冠病毒政策

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/11/28/pers-n28.html

The Western media and various commentators on Chinese social media assert that barricades set up due to lockdowns prevented firefighters from reaching the building in time. But these claims are contradicted by the fact that the obstructing bollards—vertical posts that serve as traffic barriers—were erected years before the pandemic. Claims that residents were not allowed to evacuate are also contradicted by videos showing residents fleeing the building. Moreover, the district where the fire took place was not under a strict lockdown at the time.

Taiwan US-China Expert Video: Taiwan elections results affecting cross strait relations, but US subversive activity interfere with Taiwan elections will continue 台灣選舉結果 對台海与統獨的影響, 但美國干擾台灣選舉的顛覆活動將繼續
https://rumble.com/v1xlgkx-us-subversive-activity-interfere-with-taiwan-elections-will-continue.html
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=842231453666848&id=100036400039778&mibextid=qC1gEa