【拜登打電話給習近平】
美國總統拜登於美東時間9月9日打電話給中國國家主席習近平。
白宮聲明指出(https://reurl.cc/ZjOe5l ):兩人進行廣泛的戰略討論,內容談及雙方共同利益以及分歧之處,並且同意公開且坦誠地處理這兩類議題。
白宮聲明說,這通電話是美國為了「負責任地管理」兩國競爭所做的持續努力。兩國會持續競爭,但會嘗試確保這樣的競爭不會陷入「衝突」。
路透社報導指出,這個通話持續了約90分鐘。包括NPR和CBS在內的美國媒體都報導說,這通電話的主要起因是:美國政府對於中國的中低層級官員們不願意「進行嚴肅地以及實質地對話」感到非常失望。
CBS更是直白地寫:雙方各級層級的接觸都「沒有成果」(unfruitful),尤其中方官員在每次雙方接觸時都只是在上級面前把談話稿子念完,根本沒有真正進行談判的能力。拜登對此不滿,因此要求進行此次直接對話。
這僅是習近平與拜登自今年2月以來的第二次通話。在這過程當中,美國派出的幾次外交人員出訪團,都被中國給出軟釘子。
🔹 短評1
保守派媒體Fox News所引出來的這段引言,最能夠代表這通電話的意義:「畫定一個護欄,確保美中雙方在激烈的競爭過程當中,不致於惡化到衝突」(aiming to set guardrails and parameters in the U.S.-China relationship to ensure that while the two nations are in stiff competition they do not veer into conflict)。
美國當前國家利益的重心是要防止中國取代其在全球的領導地位,也就是說,美國已經認定必須要認真地與中國競爭、把中國視為戰略競爭者(strategic competitor)。然而,為什麼美國要一直強調「避免衝突」呢?因為不管是什麼狀況下,大國之間的直接衝突,都是一件將會耗費巨資且帶來嚴重後果的事情。
我們先前有報導過,在川普時期,國安、情報、國防部門,都很努力地想要跟中國方面多溝通,但因為中國的軍事及情報體系改組而變得愈來愈封閉,因此美方很擔心隨時會有誤判的可能,讓軍事衝突爆開來。現在在做的事情也是一樣,美國強調要「管理」雙方的競爭,意思就是要控管競爭的方式並不會演變成軍事衝突,而且重點是美方指出是中國一直不願意好好談。
🔹 短評2
中國的高層(尤其習近平)現在為了鞏固自身領導權力,而到處進行戰狼外交,還有在美中互動過程當中不斷拒絕與美國進行合作,事實上只是在加速美國對中國的態度往反中的方向前進而已。我們是不是該為習總加速師多加油呢(?)
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今天外交的重頭戲,無疑就是美國副國務卿Wendy Sherman跟中國外長王毅以及副外長謝峰在天津的會晤。
在兩天前的美國國務院記者會中,美方官員這樣說:
We do not want that stiff and sustained competition to veer into conflict. This is why the U.S. wants to ensure that there are guard rails and parameters in place to responsibly manage the relationship.
我認為這兩句話基本上定調了美方目前的想法。
特別是guard rail (護欄)一詞,其實已經說明拜登的對中政策,已經正式告別川普時期的即興演出。
這句話還強調,美方希望能「設下參數,以負責任地管控美中關係」。
參數的意思,就是布林肯先前說的:
the U.S. relationship with China will be collaborative where it can be, competitive where it should be, and adversarial where it must be.
雖然在記者會中,記者一直詢問Sherman接下來是否會有具體的制裁中方措施,但美方官員並未透露,顯然是為了預留談判空間。
拜習會能否在十月份的G20周邊會議發生?尚待觀察,但今天的美中外交二把手會談氣氛非常關鍵。議題上的具體進展尚言之過早,但「氣氛」本身是會談成敗的觀察指標之一。
氣氛好的話,十月份拜習會並非不可能。但在那之前,美中雙方的外交一把手,也就是布林肯跟楊潔篪,也許還得先會晤一次。
這邊小小個人預測一下,今天美中會談的方向:
正面:氣候變遷,也許再加上貿易。
中國上周啟動的碳交易機制,是美中在氣候議題談判的silver lining,也符合拜登對氣候變遷議題的重視。
卡關:新疆,香港。(也就是人權議題)
美方在上週表示,將邀請聯合國官員訪美考察美國人權狀況。這也將某程度上抵銷中方指控美國人權敗壞的正當性。
至於台灣議題,應該不會正面觸及。原因是,拜登政府目前並沒有迫切處理台灣議題的必要性。
對了,補充一下。
美國司法部上週五決定撤銷去年對中國研究人員簽證詐欺的指控。這是一項重要的觀察指標,也許某程度上也有利今天的美中高峰會談氣氛營造。
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🎉🎉🎉#新媒體藝術家黃心健《 #輪迴》上集奪 #法國坎城影展最佳VR敘事大獎 ‼️
法國坎城影展市場展( Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes )於台灣時間2021年7月13日午夜於沉浸式虛擬場館MOR ( Museum of Other Reality)舉辦頒獎典禮並揭曉得獎名單,臺師大特聘教授、新媒體藝術家黃心健VR以最新力作《輪迴》上集(Samsara Ep.1)自16部精采的入圍作品中脫穎而出,一舉奪下本屆最佳VR敘事大獎( Best VR Story)殊榮。
《輪迴》上集是首部獲頒此重要獎項的台灣原生VR作品,台灣驚人的VR創作實力再度揚名國際!
黃心健在頒獎典禮上致詞:「首先,感謝坎城評審團的肯定與鼓勵,很榮幸能夠得到最佳VR敘事大獎。也感謝 國立臺灣師範大學 National Taiwan Normal University 、 文化內容策進院 Taiwan Creative Content Agency 與VR 體感劇院 VR FILM LAB 的全力支援,才能讓《輪迴》得以順利地製作完成。由衷感謝所有參與製作《輪迴》的幕前、幕後製作人員,一起讓來自於台灣精彩VR作品,再次讓世界看見。」
《輪迴》的劇情牽動著生態、科技、資源分配與戰爭等多元議題,是一段人類自核毀滅後逃離地球的故事。殘存的人類嘗試在無垠的星際中,尋找下一個可以賴以生存的新星球,並以人工方式進化成一種新的生命體。但許多年過去了,人們漸漸發現其實自己永遠到不了夢想中的全新星球,他們只不過是在另一個時代,以不同的生命形式,一遍遍地返回地球。黃心健藉此反思深刻反思生命哲理,並應用了所謂「具身認知」的抽象概念,以此讓觀眾轉換到不同的肉體中,進而以全新的視角來體驗《輪迴》上集片中的世界觀。
作為全球最受矚目的影展項目之一,法國坎城影展市場展為一向是全球影人不容錯過的影壇趨勢指標。而今年度為減緩疫情衝擊,Cannes XR 單元與 VR 線上內容平台 VeeR 攜手合作,特別在虛擬場館 MOR中打造大型的影展會場。活動展間的呈現方式非常活潑豐富,坎城團隊打破了現實世界中音訊、材料與硬體限制,以超現實的效果來為全世界的觀眾提供最為華麗的展場體驗,從觀影、走紅毯、入座到致詞,與會者皆透過VR頭顯連線參與頒獎典禮,黃心健尤其驚豔於主辦單位為他打造的專區。以創新的虛擬形式舉辦典禮,也正契合了VR作為影界新猷的開創性。
《輪迴》上集繼三月榮獲美國西南偏南影展( #SXSW)「虛擬劇場」項目最大獎殊榮「評審團獎」後,再度斬獲國際影展肯定,再次證明了台灣深厚的VR創作實力!完整版《輪迴》預計將於今年九月起展開全球影系列巡演,並將在今年10月回到台灣高雄,作為亞洲首映展出。欲一睹風采的台灣的影迷敬請期待!
🎉Taiwan's VR artist Hsin-Chien Huang Wins the Best VR Story Awards of Cannes XR‼️
The awards ceremony of Le Marché du Film will be held at midnight of July 13, 2021, at the Museum of Other Reality. The latest VR production by Distinguished Professor of NTNU, artist Hsin-Chien Huang, has been riding high among the other 16 nominated productions and bring home the prestigious "Best VR Story" award. " #Samsara Ep. 1" is the first native VR production from Taiwan to receive such honor and has once again put Taiwan on the map!
In the acceptance speech, Huang first mentioned that he would like to thank the jury for the recognition and encouragement. It was a great honor for him personally to win this award. He'd also like to thank the full support from NTNU, Taiwan Creative Content Agency and the VR FILM LAB of Kaohsiung Film Archive for making the production happen. Finally, he thanked all the crew members for showing the world how amazing the VR production from Taiwan.
The plot involves many different social issues, including ecology, technology, natural resource, and war. It's about a journey for humans after destroying the Earth with nukes. The survivors seek a new planet to carry on their lives in the limitless interstellar space, gradually evolve into a new life form artificially. Yet, after so many years, they have come to realize that they would never make it to the new planet that they have been dreaming of. They have been simply returning to the Earth in different life forms time after time. Huang uses the story to reflect on the philosophy of life and applies the concept of "embodied cognition" to teleport audiences to different bodies and experience the worldview of "Samsara" via a new perspective.
As one of the most famous film festivals globally, the Cannes Film Festival has always been a trial balloon for filmmakers around the globe. This year, to lower the impact of the pandemic, the Cannes XR has built a unique venue in the MOR (Museum of Ohter Reality) with VeeR VR , an online platform for virtual content, offering various exhibitions during the event. The team has broken down the barriers across materials, audio, and hardware, in reality, using surreal effects to provide the most magnificent viewing experience. From screening, walking on the red carpet, being seated to giving speeches, all the details are not left out through the VR headsets. Huang is especially impressed by the special area built for him by the host team. The ceremony is presented virtually innovatively, resonating with the groundbreaking feature in the VR film industry.
After winning the top award of the SXSW, "Jury Awards", "Samsara" has yet again captured the attention of another international film festival, testifying the profound and vibrant creativity of VR from Taiwan. The full version of "Samsara: will start its tour in September this year and come back to host its Asian premiere in Kaohsiung in October.
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In this episode, we whipped up a 3.5KG Nuclear Mac’N’Cheese in Neo’s Kitchen using Samyang’s Hot Chicken Sauces. We are all familiar with the traditional forms of Mac’N’Cheese, be it purely cheese and pasta goodness, juiced up with bacon and spring onions or cooked with evaporated milk. Instead of following the tried and tested methods, we decided to spice ours up quite literally with the fiery concoctions made by Samyang. Samyang is a famous brand from Korea that are known for their spicy products.
Hot Chicken Sauce comes in 3 varieties, Original (in black), Extreme (in red) and Cabonara (in pink), and are available island-wide in quaint bottles. Other than the addition of these sauces, we did not veer much from your standard Mac’N’Cheese. Using Gruyere and Cheddar as our cheeses, we tossed 2 bags of elbow macaroni into the resulting Mornay sauce. To the Mornay, we added the Extreme and Cabonara varieties of the Samyang Hot and Spicy Sauce. The Mac’N’Cheese was then piled onto our Giant Plate and garnished with more grated cheddar, spring onions and additional drizzles of the sauces.
The Mac’N’Cheese was deliciously heavy as expected, thick and gooey. The Carbonara sauce was mild and creamy, very suitable for those with low spice tolerance while the Extreme sauce was spicy as expected, but not overwhelming and perfect for Asian palates. Mixing them into the Mac’N’Cheese gave it a distinct red colour and a refreshing kick to the savoury dish. The sauces were slightly salty, so reduce your added salt if you attempt this dish. Our choice of Gruyere and Cheddar came together beautifully, bringing nutty and salty notes to the pasta.
As expected for a heavy milk-based dish, it became a struggle towards the end but I pushed through. One thing about the Samyang Hot Chicken Sauces is that you can customise the spice level simply by adjusting the amount of it you squeeze into the dish you are making. They are also very versatile, especially for spice-lovers and the adventurous, as the food you can use them on are almost limitless. Samyang Hot Chicken Sauce would be a great addition to your pantry to add the perfect flaming twist to your food, so get them at supermarkets near you today!
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