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*【五角大樓領導人對與塔利班合作持謹慎態度】
美軍完全撤離阿富汗後,國防部表示,他們對繼續與塔利班領導人合作持謹慎態度。塔利班領導人幫助12.4萬多人安全撤離阿富汗。國防部長奧斯丁表示,不會對更廣泛的問題做出任何邏輯上的引申。對於塔利班來說,很難預測這將在未來走向何方。” 當被問及美國軍方是否會與塔利班合作打擊ISIS-K時,參謀長聯席會議主席Mark A. Milley將軍稱“有可能”。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/us/politics/taliban.html
*【塔利班提名其宗教領袖為新政府最高領袖】
阿胡恩札達將成為這個新伊斯蘭政府的最高領導人,塔利班聯合創始人巴拉達爾預計將作為政府首腦負責日常事務。新政府將面臨巨大挑戰,包括日益嚴重的人道主義和經濟危機。由於美國和國際貸款機構切斷了資金來源,外國政府也在討論是否承認塔利班,阿富汗將面臨資金短缺的局面。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/world/taliban-government-afghanistan.html
*【解析:美國在阿富汗面臨新挑戰:如何與塔利班政府打交道】
塔利班已向美國尋求經濟和外交支持。儘管塔利班聲名狼藉,但為了遏制恐怖主義,避免阿富汗經濟崩潰,再加上地緣政治考量,拜登可能不會再對該國施壓。
https://cn.nytimes.com/world/20210901/taliban-usa/
*【逃離塔利班後,阿富汗難民面臨未知的命運】
在艱難搭上離開喀布爾的飛機後,難民被送往卡達的中轉中心等待安置。絕大多數人將陷入漫長的等待,許多人甚至沒有資格入境美國。他們對未來充滿了不確定和擔憂。
https://cn.nytimes.com/world/20210901/afghan-refugees-future/
*【觀點:我曾與美國人一起工作,我以為我會得救】
曾為美國國際開發署資助的專案工作三年的阿富汗人Rasheed在時報撰文寫道:最後一架飛機已起飛,撤離的希望已破滅。成千上萬像我這樣的阿富汗人處於更大的危險之中。我們知道,美國撤軍後,我們將沒有好日子。
https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20210901/afghanistan-taliban-allies/
*【觀點:美國軍事霸權的失敗】
對軍事力量的依賴一再使美國捲入代價高昂、結果適得其反的長期衝突。軍事主導地位對美國利益起反作用,而且削弱了國內外的民主價值觀。
https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20210901/american-military-afghanistan/
*【美國商界敦促拜登推進對華貿易政策】
拜登上臺七個多月後,美國企業表示,他們對白宮對中國的做法感到失望。這兩個經濟超級大國之間的關係仍然嚴重破裂,拜登甚至放大了前任政府的一些懲罰性措施。企業家希望取消特朗普時代的對華關稅,但拜登幾乎沒有釋放明確資訊。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/business/economy/biden-china-trade-policy.html
*【拜登在白宮會見烏克蘭總統澤倫斯基,譴責“俄羅斯侵略”】
會面前,美國就承諾向烏克蘭提供6000萬美元的軍事援助,以抵禦俄羅斯。拜登在會面時表示,美烏兩國擁有“相似的價值體系”,其中包括對“完整、自由和和平”的歐洲的承諾。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/us/politics/biden-ukraine-zelensky-russia.html
*【德國大選即將拉開帷幕,但候選人都缺乏魅力】
在競選活動中,兩位主要候選人:來自梅克爾所在政黨基民盟的北威州州長阿明·拉舍特以及梅克爾的副總理、社會民主黨人奧拉夫·肖爾茨,他們都在強調自己與梅克爾的相似之處。但一些德國人抱怨這場選舉枯燥乏味,但選民們想要的是穩定和可靠。梅克爾已主導德國和歐洲政壇16年。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/world/europe/germany-election-scholz-laschet-baerbock-merkel.html
*【Ida為大西洋中部和東北部帶來風雨】
#颶風“Ida”殘餘的威力週三晚上進入紐約市地區,仍帶來狂風暴雨,不但淹沒了地鐵線路,摧毀了紐澤西州的房屋,布朗克斯區發出了龍捲風警報,雨水從側面進入體育場,於是皇后區的美國網球公開賽因此推遲。
#颶風艾達席捲路易斯安那州後,目前已第三天大面積停電,另外,水和天然氣同樣短缺。路易斯安那州有近100萬用戶電,Ida摧毀了紐奧爾良的輸電線路,部分地區大排長龍只為取得飲用水。GasBuddy的石油分析主管Patrick De Haan說,該州近三分之一的加油站的汽油用完了無法配送。
#因斷電無法供應氧氣,路易斯安那醫院裡的病患急於找尋發電機。
#一間被颶風Ida摧毀的化肥廠,釋放了含有劇毒的無水氨,兩條受損的天然氣管道洩漏了異丁烷和丙烯,這都是對人體健康有害的易燃化學品。另有一間停電的塑膠廠,排放二氯乙烯。聯邦當局提交的早期事件報告開始更清楚地描述颶風對路易斯安那州工業走廊造成的破壞,這使救援工作複雜化,並加劇了居民返回家園的危險。
#因艾達颶風而被迫下線的輸電線路和發電廠已使紐奧爾良和周邊大部分地區失去電力服務,維修工作可能需要數週時間才能完成。居民和企業轉而使用備用發電機,但自備電源可能會帶來一氧化碳中毒等風險。
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/09/01/us/hurricane-ida-updates
*【普度製藥公司解散,薩克勒支付45億美元解決鴉片類藥物索賠】
美國聯邦法官批准一項和解協議,同意美國普度製藥公司解散。此前該公司因出售鴉片類藥物而受到外界指責,普度製藥公司隨後向聯邦法院提交和解協議,放棄公司所有權並重組一家致力於解決鴉片類藥物成癮的新公司,同時出資45億美元設立賠償基金,支付毒癮受害者每人3500美元至48000美元。
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/health/purdue-sacklers-opioids-settlement.html
*【Covid-19 實時更新】
#研究人員在一份關於英國成年人的大型新報告中說,在完全接種疫苗後經歷冠狀病毒突破性感染的人比未接種疫苗的人感染病毒的可能性低約 50% 。該研究 於週三發表在《柳葉刀》雜誌上,還提供了更多證據,證明兩次注射的輝瑞 BioNTech、Moderna 和阿斯特捷利康疫苗對有症狀和嚴重的疾病提供了強大的保護。
#疾病控制與預防中心主任說,未接種疫苗的人應避免在勞動節假期期間旅行。
由於 Covid 住院人數,自去年冬天激增以來首次達到日均 100,000人次,CDC 主任Rochelle P. Walensky博士將疫苗接種和戴口罩確定為防止病毒傳播的關鍵因素。
#紐約成為第一個反對美國最高法院終止拜登延長禁令的州。紐約州立法者周三晚間同意將針對驅逐的全面保護措施延長至明年,以將數十萬因疫情遭受重創的人留在家中。
#Joe Rogan是一位對疫苗接種不屑一顧的知名播客,他感染了 Covid。
#紐約市市長白思豪指示目前在家工作的所有紐約市僱員,兩週內開始全職返回辦公室。
#世衛組織在柏林設立流行病和流行病情報中心,以便共享信息以幫助世界為下一次全球健康危機做好準備。該中心將收集來自世界各地的數據,並在國際上共享,以加緊努力使衛生當局,能夠在疾病發生時識別疾病趨勢,並開發新的分析和建模世衛組織在其網站上表示,可以使用這些數據來製定抗擊疫情的戰略。
#印度疫情有所緩解,該國正在恢復工作。經濟學家預測,從書面上看,下半年的增長可能會激增。儘管如此,遭受的損害可能需要數年時間才能消除。根據信用評級機構印度評級的數據,今年4月至6月期間的經濟產出比 2019 年同期低 9.2%。
#據路透社報導,泰國允許曼谷的購物中心於週三重新開放,餐館以一半的容量營業。
#西班牙衛生部周三宣布,已為70%以上的居民接種了針對 Covid-19 的全面疫苗。
#儘管超過五分之四的員工接種了疫苗,但南加州一家醫院系統的員工今年夏天冠狀病毒感染率略有回升。
#世界衛生組織官員呼籲Covid-19 疫苗過剩的國家,加快向免疫接種進展緩慢的拉丁美洲和加勒比國家捐贈疫苗。
ukraine allies 在 陳冠廷 Kuan-Ting Chen Facebook 的最讚貼文
I have recently perused Nicholas Kristof’s NYT piece “China’s Man in Washington, Named Trump”(https://nyti.ms/3h2JXh8). One paragraph in particular caught my attention: “A joke in China suggests that Trump’s Chinese name is Chuan Jianguo, or “Build-the-Country Trump.” That’s because Build-the-Country is a common revolutionary name among Communist patriots, and it’s mockingly suggested that Trump’s misrule of the United States is actually bolstering Xi’s regime.”
Kristoff also avows that since Trump’s ascension to presidency, the American nation became highly polarized. This is reflected in the current administration’s policies on climate change, foreign relations with established U.S. allies, and COVID-19 prevention, all of which are rather ineffective. It also seems like Mr. Trump and his team diverged from the traditional priorities, including promoting free trade, human rights, and other quintessentially American values. As described thoroughly by John Bolton, all these factors contributed to the declining standing of the U.S. in global politics.
What is more, many people fall prey to CCP’s propaganda and its interpretations of Trump’s actions, which only enhances China’s reputation.
But that might not exactly be the case.
The CCP apparently failed to utilize the window of opportunity created by the ineptness of the Trump administration, as China could have grown to the position of a leader by filling in the void left by the U.S.
During the 2016 APEC Ministerial Meeting in Lima, Peru, Xi Jinping and his team actively supported the plans to establish the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific, or FTAAP. In contrast, the United States withdrew its signature from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in early 2017. Coupled with China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the establishment of the Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB), this move bolstered China’s capacity to influence global investments and trade, high-tech mergers and acquisitions, and, overall, expand its geostrategic influence on the entire globe.
At the same time, various propaganda films about great power competition, military industry, and science and technology surged all at once, and gained remarkable following around the world.
All this provided a window of opportunity for the CCP to slowly change its course. Around the same time, the distrust for POTUS among U.S. allies’ reached its apex. According to polls conducted by the Pew Research Center, the distrust for the U.S. president in the U.K. reached 75%, 72% in Japan, 70% in Australia, and stunning 86% in France.
Had the C.C.P,. begun to open up at that time, or at least resumed the governance style of the Hu-Wen administration, it could have reaped the benefits of promoting liberalism where the U.S. failed to deliver. It was the time for Beijing to gradually enhance freedom of speech domestically, pursue sustainable infrastructural projects, gradually reform unfair barriers to trade, transform its S.O.E.s, strengthen protections for private ownership, and vitalize its start-ups and enterprises.
Moreover, were China to cease the genocide in East Turkestan and refrain from cracking down on Hong Kong's semi-autonomy, it would have greatly enhanced its global international image. Additionally, if paired with slow but steady reforms, Beijing’s respect for sovereignty of its peoples would have attracted a large amount of foreign investment, which in turn would have continued to buttress the country’s growth.
It is China prerogative to remain idle.
It might still be possible for Chinese “Dream” to come true.
Yet, a historic window of opportunity is now closed.
Xi assumed the tools of proscribing and stalling, which are completely antithetical to the aforementioned window of opportunity.
Today, China is more authoritarian, less flexible, and fully deprived of horizontal accountability. Its reliance on wolf warrior diplomacy backfired: for example, the Swedish parliament sought to expel the Chinese ambassador to Stockholm. Also, Prague, the capital of Czechia, terminated its sister-city agreement with Shanghai and instead signed a new one with Taipei. Last but not least, we ought not to forget about the recent fiasco in the relations with the United States who ordered the shutdown of China’s consulate in Houston. All of this took its toll on China’s reputation.
Its international standing and inability to replace the U.S. as the major global power are not the only issues China is currently facing.
As it experiences multiple domestic and international shocks, China struggles to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and tame the disastrous floods of Yangtze River. The swarm of locusts of biblical proportions is also crippling Beijing’s institutional capacity and may soon lead to food shortages. In fact, the precarity of food supply further diminishes the level of trust for Chinese authorities.
In 2019, the Pew Research Center conducted a public opinion survey to examine the international views of China. In the U.S., Argentina, the U.K., Canada, Germany, and Ukraine, only about 30% of respondents claim a favorable view of China.
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages in the U.S., as many as 73% of U.S. respondents view China unfavorably.
Recently, the C.C.P. is losing its focus by continuously shifting targets. In fact, I believe there is no need for the C.C.P.to rely on nationalistic appeals, since in this new century values, business relations, and fair competition are all far more important than greater than delusive blood ties.
China lies only 130 kilometers away from us. Of course, we welcome dialogue and seek to avoid misjudgments. But we also distinguish between the C.C.P. and China. While we do welcome dialogue, but we will not be coerced to talk under unjust preconditions or in fear.
The only fair prerequisites are those of reciprocity, mutual respect as well as fairness and openness with respect for the rule of law.
Source: Pew Research Center
最近看到紐約時報中文版的一篇文章
<美國的川普,中國的「川建國」>,其中一小段是這樣的
「在中國,人們戲稱川普的中文名字是川建國。那是因為建國是共產黨愛國者中一個普遍的革命人名。它在諷刺地暗示川普對美國的治理不當實際上是在鞏固習近平的政權。」
裡面也提到,川普在任的幾年,國家更分裂,對於氣候變遷,傳統美國盟友,乃至於疫情處理等都相當拙劣,對於美國傳統的自由貿易、人權等價值也基本上都沒有太大興趣。這些方針,導致美國在世界的評價降低,波頓的新書也多有描述。
除此之外,許多不幸相信中共宣傳,又或者是中共圈養的小粉紅,特別故意愛宣傳川普增強中國的威望。
但這不是真的。
中共完全沒有掌握美國做得不夠好的地方,去增強其在世界的領導力。
在2016年時,秘魯的亞太峰會舉行期間,習近平政權爭取(RCEP)及亞太自由貿易區(FTAAP)談判;對比2017年初,美國剛宣布退出TPP,加上中國到「一帶一路」和亞洲基礎設施投資銀行,中國當時在世界全面發揮投資貿易、高科技併購還有其地緣戰略的影響力。
也是那個時候,各種的大國崛起、大國軍工、大國科技的宣傳影片此起彼落,似乎正準備要在世界舞台發光發熱。
這曾經是中共慢慢轉向的一個機會之窗。彼時(2017)美國盟友對美國總統的不信任度達到歷史新高,根據皮尤研究中心的資訊,英國對於美國總統的不信任度達到75%、日本72% 澳洲70% 法國更高達86%
如果那時中共開始有限度的改革,對內放寬言論自由,或者至少維持在胡溫當時的水中,對外追求有責任的基礎建設,逐步緩慢減低不公平的貿易壁壘,對於國有企業改革,增強私營企業、新創企業的活力。
停止對新疆迫害,不干預香港自治,不僅國際形象會大幅改善,哪怕是緩慢但是穩健的改革,也會讓大量吸引外資,讓中國的活力持續前進。
哪怕是什麼都不做也好
那或許有這麽一點可能性,中國「夢」是可以前行的
但是歷史機緣的大門已經關上。
習、禁、停、放棄了這個機會之窗,徹底的走向相反的方向。
更專制、更沒有彈性,更沒有任何制衡的力量。各種戰狼外交,讓瑞典議員提案驅逐中國大使,捷克布拉格市長與台北簽訂姊妹是,就解散上海與該市關係、被美國關閉領事館、各種讓中國形象低下的事情,中共都沒有少做。
中共不但完全沒有辦法取代美國,在多重國內外的衝擊之下,又是瘟疫,又是超大水患,緊接著蝗害,還有進來的糧食不足問題,正在面臨巨大的瓶頸。
而糧食的命脈,卻恰恰又在對他最不信任,對中共價值最反對的國家聯盟
根據皮尤研究中心:Pew Research Center2019調查各國對中國的喜好度,美國、阿根廷、英國、加拿大、德國、烏克蘭等,對於中國的喜好度都在30%上下
而2020疫情後美國對於中國的不信任度,更高達73%。
最近中共在演習,又要玩轉移目標的手段,對於中共,其實不必再有民族主義的同情,因為新的世紀,價值、商業模式、公平競爭的制度大於血緣幻想。
中國離我們只有130公里的距離,我們當然歡迎對話,避免誤判。但我們同時也區分中共與中國,歡迎對話,但不在前提、條件、恐懼之下對話。
如果真的要有前提,那就是對等、尊重,還有公平公開法治的方式會晤。
資料來源:皮尤研究中心:Pew Research Center
(美國著名的民調機構和智庫機構,https://www.pewresearch.org/)
ukraine allies 在 新‧二七部隊 軍事雜談 Facebook 的最佳貼文
俄國「西方2017」演習落幕,北約開始進行「龍-17(Dragon-17 )」聯合軍演,投入地面部隊17,000名,空軍出動3,500名成員,以波蘭軍方視角觀察北約聯合軍演,本次演習參與國有:美國、英國、德國、立陶宛、斯洛伐克、拉脫維亞、義大利、保加利亞、羅馬尼亞、烏克蘭和喬治亞
Hundreds of Polish and other NATO troops have launched massive artillery exercise in Poland's north amid security concerns raised by war games recently held by neighboring Russia and Belarus.
The Dragon-17 exercise involves some 17,000 land, air force and navy troops and some 3,500 units of equipment and runs through Sept. 29. For the first time the biannual drill is being joined by Poland's new Territorial Defense Forces. The NATO drills, involve troops from Poland and NATO allies the US, Lithuania, Latvia, the UK, Germany, Slovakia, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia and Ukraine.
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ukraine allies 在 Topic: Relations with Ukraine - NATO 的相關結果
The Allies condemn and will not recognise Russia's illegal and illegitimate annexation of Crimea, and its destabilising and aggressive ... ... <看更多>
ukraine allies 在 Foreign relations of Ukraine - Wikipedia 的相關結果
Ukraine maintains peaceful and constructive relations with all its neighbors; it had especially close ties with Russia and Poland. Relations with the former are ... ... <看更多>