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Nov 22

» Carmakers try to water down US push to cut China from EV supply chain | Financial Times ft.com/content/2bcb1c…

While carmakers initially welcomed the new law, companies and their trade groups have been pushing for a loosening of the rules around what would be counted as a Chinese-owned company, with some advocating for a small amount of Chinese content to continue to be allowed.

Ford, Stellantis and Volkswagen are among the carmakers asking regulators to establish a threshold allowing a small amount of Chinese content in batteries. Volkswagen suggested setting it at 10% or less.

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Nov 21

“Silicon Valley has long seemed to operate on a foundational myth that its leading lights, having mastered an alchemy of electronics, code and early stage investing, are not just a breed apart, but could also defy the gravitational laws that apply to mere mortals.”

For big tech companies like Meta, there was the delusion, which Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged when announcing layoffs of more than 11,000 employees, that the world would change little once pandemic lockdowns lifted.

In the case of FTX, veteran investment firms collectively dumped nearly $2 billion into a startup with no real oversight led by a 30-year-old founder, Sam Bankman -Fried, who conducted business meetings while playing videogames.

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Nov 21

谶纬 [chèn wěi] 之学：谶纬本是谶语和纬书的合称。由于在谶纬的解释上存在着很大的随意性，各个阶级、阶层、政治集团，甚至野心家都可以利用它做为阶级斗争、政治斗争的工具和标榜神意的旗帜。汉代以后，历代夺得政权的帝王都深知此中弊病，接踵采取措施禁毁谶纬，谶纬之学因此而衰落。

孔子不言天道，传统儒学重于社会秩序，致使儒家天道观缺失，或者说薄弱，故汉武帝始儒学虽独尊为显学，却依然无法给予现实政治以天道层面的理论支撑。自从儒家经学登上政治舞台，阴阳学便开始向儒家经学渗透，而在元、成帝时期，阴阳学与经学的融合达到了顶峰。

在探求天人之道的时代大背景下，谶纬最显著的影响，是使《易经》的地位得以提升，汉代经学阐释出现了以阴阳为核心的现象。阴阳被汉代人视为天地之大端，儒家的学术思想以及经学主张，无不渗透着阴阳的观念。

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Eddie Du

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Nov 21

» China and Australia are going back to business, without illusions - Nikkei Asia asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/China-…

China's leadership was always planning to take the opportunity of a new government in Australia to attempt a reset in relations, but what is striking is that this reset has happened almost entirely on Canberra's terms.

It will be a cold peace. The interests and preferred global and regional order of the two nations are simply too divergent now. Australian policymakers no longer view China's rise as benevolent.

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Nov 21

» UK Brexit Debate Returns With Sunak Under Pressure on Immigrants - Bloomberg bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Switzerland is a member of the European Free Trade Association, which, thanks to about 120 bilateral accords, participates in the single market for most goods. But it also has to accept free movement of labor, EU market regulations and makes annual payments to the bloc’s budget.

The push-back shows the bind Sunak is in as he and Jeremy Hunt seek to boost the UK’s economy, which the Chancellor of the Exchequer said last week is already in a recession that’s predicted to last through 2023.

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Nov 21

» U.S. Tells Gulf Allies Certain China Ties Would Cap Cooperation - Bloomberg bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

While calls have grown in some Europe to get tougher with Beijing on issues related to human rights and democracy, the sweeping US export controls on chips have shifted the conversation from fears about China to concern about American over-reach.
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In a meeting with Rutte in Bali, Xi urged the Dutch leader to avoid “decoupling” as the US piles pressure on ASML, which has a virtual monopoly on a type of machine needed to make the most advanced chips.

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