I composed the first two sentences of this poem, then, I asked Co-pilot AI to complete it with a funny ending. 哈哈，太好笑了！Then, I asked Copilot AI to translate it into English:
“Mid-Autumn has passed, and the weather is cool, Today I need to take a hot shower, accidentally turned up the water temperature. And I turned as red as a lobster!"
The communist government of the People’s Republic of China (China) states: (May 20, 2024):
The Taiwan question is at the very core of China’s core interests. There is but one China in the world and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory. The Government of the People’s Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China.
Resolution 2758 adopted at the 26th Session of the UN General Assembly in 1971 stated in black and white that it “decides to restore all its rights to the People’s Republic of China and to recognize the representatives of its Government as the only legitimate representatives of China to the United Nations, and to expel forthwith the representatives of Chiang Kai-shek from the place which they unlawfully occupy at the United Nations and in all the organizations related to it.”
The resolution made it clear that the government of the People’s Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China, including Taiwan, at the UN; Taiwan is not a country but a part of China’s territory. It makes clear Taiwan’s status as a non-sovereign entity. UNGA Resolution 2758 resolved once and for all politically, legally and procedurally the issue of the representation of the whole of China, including Taiwan, at the United Nations. The resolution also made clear that there can only be one seat representing China at the UN and precluded the possibility of “two Chinas” or “one China, one Taiwan.”
However, a news on September 13, 2024, reports that the Dutch House of Representatives passed a resolution acknowledging that China does not have administrative power over Taiwan. It states that UN Resolution 2758 does not govern Taiwan’s representation in international bodies. Thus, the motion calls on the Dutch representatives at this year’s UN General Assembly (September 22-24) to promote Taiwan’s future participation in the UN and affiliated international bodies such as the ICAO and WHO. Similarly, the measure also encourages Dutch officials to lobby other members of the European Union to promote and support Taiwan’s active participation in the UN and other international organizations. The news further reports: the resolution’s language states that Taiwan’s representation at the UN will not conflict with the Netherlands’ “one-China policy.” UN General Assembly Resolution 2758, passed in 1971, admitted the People’s Republic of China to the UN. Resolution 2758 does not include any statements on China’s sovereignty over Taiwan. Despite this, China consistently distorts the language of UN Resolution 2578 to bolster expansionist claims over Taiwan. (Europeaninterest, 09/13/2024）
Pre-WWII: Taiwan had been under Japanese colonial rule since 1895, following China's defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War. During this period, Japan invested heavily in the island's infrastructure and economy.
Post-WWII:
1945: After Japan's defeat in World War II, Taiwan was returned to China, i.e. Republic of China (ROC). ROC assumed control of Taiwan.
1949: The Chinese Civil War led to Chiang Kai-shek and his followers retreated to Taiwan, continuing the Republic of China (ROC) government.
Putin on September 15, 2024 ordered the regular size of the Russian army to be increased by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million active servicemen in a move that would make it the second largest in the world after China’s. The Kremlin said that this increase was needed to address growing threats on Russia’s western borders and instability to the east. (NBC News 09/17/2024)
西边的威胁, 东部不稳定？ 可解？我们就看一下新闻吧：
Let's check what Kremlin means by 1. the instability to the east and 2. the growing threats on Russia’s western borders:
Taiwan President Lai Ching-Te suggested China reclaim its lands in the Far East – currently part of Russia – instead of attacking Taiwan. (Ukrainian World Congress, 09/03/2024) In fact, there are already rumors that China is already replacing Russia in Siberia. (The lcarus Project, 09/17/2024)
China is stepping up its security and economic footprint in Central Asia. In 2021, it was announced that China would construct an outpost for police special forces in Tajikistan. China has also replaced Russia as the largest trading partner for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. In a survey conducted in 2017 by the Russian Academy of Sciences, over 30% of Russians perceive China’s growing presence as “expansionist.” 50% of respondents expressed concerns about China posing a threat to Russia’s territorial integrity, and 30% of participants believed China’s policies could jeopardize Russia’s economic progress. (International Policy Digest, 08/14/2024)
在这一天，乌克兰如何迫使俄罗斯人逃离并放弃他们的装备 On This Day How Ukraine forced Russians to flee and abandon their equipment
（I watched only a few first minutes of this video. 我只看了這個影片的前幾分鐘。）
Ukraine could soon unleash robot dogs on its front lines, replacing soldiers for perilous missions like spying on Russian trenches or detecting mines. (France 24, 08/08/2024)
Ukraine is siccing a fleet of robot dogs on Russian troops, including some four-legged terminators it hopes to use to conduct “kamikaze” attacks on enemy soldiers and vehicles along the frontlines. (New York Post, 08/25/2024)
There is a report that Ukraine has received more than 30 robotic “war dogs” from the United Kingdom. These advanced ground drones cost around $9,000 each. (Kyiv Post 09/10/2024)
特朗普称“终身总统”听起来很棒 Trump says 'president for life' sounds great (CNN, 03/03/2018)
从商人到美国总统，唐纳德·特朗普多次赞扬俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京，有时还附和他的观点。From businessman to US President, Donald Trump has repeatedly praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and, at times, echoed his point of view. (CNN, 2016)
Hungary's Viktor Orbán met Donald Trump just weeks after the Hungarian PM met Russia's Vladimir Putin (BBC, 07/11/2024)
匈牙利总理欧尔班·维克托会见了唐纳德·特朗普，几周前匈牙利总理会见了俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京。Hungary blocks €50bn of EU funding for Ukraine, BBC, 12/15/2023
匈牙利欧尔班获得欧盟俄罗斯石油禁运豁免 Hungary’s Orban wins exemption in EU Russian oil embargo, AP, 05/31/2022
特朗普计划“24小时”结束俄罗斯战争——乌克兰最大需求被拆除？Trump's Plan To End Russia War In '24 Hours' - Ukraine's Biggest Demand To Be Demolished? (Hindustan Times, 09/13/2014)
听起来像是投降”：众议员斯潘伯格对特朗普结束乌克兰战争的计划做出反应‘Sounds like surrender’: Rep. Spanberger reacts to Trump’s plans to end war in Ukraine (MSNBC 09/13/2024)
总统辩论：特朗普、哈里斯谈俄罗斯-乌克兰战争 Presidential Debate: Trump, Harris on the Russia-Ukraine war (9News, 09/10/2024)
泽连斯基称，8月底，俄罗斯向乌克兰发射了160枚导弹、780枚滑翔炸弹和400架无人机。俄罗斯对乌克兰东北部哈尔科夫居民区的滑翔炸弹袭击造成至少6人死亡，近100人受伤。作为回应，乌克兰对莫斯科的一家大型炼油厂和俄罗斯各地的其他目标进行了空袭，这是俄罗斯入侵以来最大的一次空袭。乌克兰认为，对炼油厂和其他石油基础设施的袭击可能会扰乱前线的燃料供应，并损害莫斯科最重要的出口产业。 (The Wall Street Journal, 09/01/2024)
Zelensky said that in late August, Russia had fired 160 missiles, 780 glide bombs and 400 explosive drones against Ukraine. And a Russian glide-bomb strike on a residential area of Kharkiv in Ukraine’s northeast killed at least six and left nearly 100 injured. In response, Ukraine struck a major oil refinery in Moscow and other targets across Russia in one of its largest aerial barrages since the start of Russia’s invasion. Ukraine believes that the wave of attacks on refineries and other petroleum infrastructure may disrupt fuel supplies to the front line and damage Moscow’s most important export industry. (The Wall Street Journal, 09/01/2024)
NOW WHAT?
Russia’s economy ministry has revised up its 2024 forecasts for export sales of oil and gas by $17.4 billion from the previous estimate to $239.7 billion. Russian crude oil exports are expected to rise to 239.9 million metric tons in 2024, up from 238.3 million tons in 2023. The estimate for the average price of Russian oil sold for export is also raised to $70 per barrel, up from $64.5 in 2023. This exceeds the $60 per barrel price cap imposed by Western countries. (invezz, 09/06/2024)
During the first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2024, India's import of Russia oil rose by an annual 1.2%. Russia exported more crude oil because of outages at its refineries from Ukrainian drone attacks. Thus, Indian refiners have been gorging on Russian oil, which emerged as an additional outlet after being sold at a discount. (Reuters, 07/24/2024) Indian refiners likely saved at least $10.5 billion by buying discounted Russian oil. (Indian Express, 07/11/2024)
India is the largest buyer of Russian oil which has provided a boost for its economy. India wants to maintain its good relations with Russia — despite the Western sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. (DW 07/08/2024)
SO WHAT?
Will Ukraine adjust its targets for attack or come up a new strategy?
China claims Taiwan as its territory although the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) government has never ruled there. (NBC News, 04/07/2023)
On September 03, 2024, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te stated that if China's claims to Taiwan are based on territorial integrity, the People’s Republic of China should also take back regions ceded to Russia in the nineteenth century, under the 1858 Treaty of Aigun. The Treaty of Aigun is considered one of the so-called unequal treaties, where the then-greatest powers used military force to dictate terms to less powerful countries. Under the Treaty of Aigun, China ceded a huge swathe of land to the Russian Empire in what is now the Far East of Russia. Two years later, under the 1860 Beijing Treaty, China again ceded the region of what is now the Primorsky Krai to Russia.
Further, the city, Vladivostok (Haishenwei, 海參崴) means "ruler of the East" or "conquer the East", also translated as "The Office Managing East" or "Queen of the East". On July 2 of 2020, the Russian city of Vladivostok was celebrating 160th anniversary of its founding day.
Moscow, Beijing Respond to The Call
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova on September 03, 2024, pointed out that China and Russia had settled the border in a 2004 agreement and stressed that Moscow backs Beijing's claim over Taiwan. Though China did not respond to Lai's Russia remark directly, it put out a statement on September 03, 2024, blasting Lai, whom it views as a separatist. The Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO), a Chinese department responsible for cross-strait relations with Taiwan and promoting Beijing's unification agenda, said Lai was "making cross-strait relations increasingly complex and dangerous." (Newsweek, 09/05/2024)
Effective Period for Agreement
On 19 December 1984, in the Great Hall of the People, Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, on behalf of their respective governments, signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration which reflected the basic principles and policies of “One Country, Two Systems”. In this declaration, the communist government obtained the sovereignty over Hong Kong with effect from July 1, 1997. (The Sino-British Joint Declaration) This document states that Hong Kong's previous capitalist system and lifestyle shall remain unchanged for50 years. (Joint Declaration)
However, 20 years later, on June 30, 2017, China said the joint declaration with Britain over Hong Kong, which laid the blueprint over how the city would be ruled after its return to China in 1997, was a historical document that no longer had any practical significance. (Reuters, 06/30/2017)
The border agreement claimed by Maria Zakharova was signed in 2004, it has been 20 years already!
India built a secret trade channel with Russia for Russia to covertly purchase critical goods from India. Under its scheme, rupees would be spent to secure dual-use components through a "closed payment system" between firms of these two countries. According to the news report, this would provide a steady inflow of electronic equipment originally bought in Western markets. Further, Moscow also considered investing in Indian factories to support critical production. (Business Insider, 09/04/2024)
According to a news report, Russia will provide four warships equipped with supersonic missiles to India. The future warships of India are Project 11356 frigates, designed by Russia for the Indian Navy. Two vessels are made in Russia, while the rest will be built in India, according to signed contracts between these two countries in 2018. (Newsweek, 09/04/2024)
On July 09, 2024, The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi traveled to Moscow to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin. That trip coincided with a NATO leaders gathering in Washington and Russian missile strikes on a hospital in Ukraine that killed scores of people, drawing strong criticism from Zelenskyy. The Ukrainian leader called Modi’s meeting “a huge disappointment” and “a devastating blow to peace efforts” after the Indian leader was seen hugging Putin. (AP, 08/21/2024)
During the first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2024, India's import of Russia oil rose by an annual 1.2%. Russia exported more crude oil because of outages at its refineries from Ukrainian drone attacks. Thus, Indian refiners have been gorging on Russian oil, which emerged as an additional outlet after being sold at a discount. (Reuters, 07/24/2024) Indian refiners likely saved at least $10.5 billion by buying discounted Russian oil. (Indian Express, 07/11/2024)
India is the largest buyer of Russian oil which has provided a boost for its economy. India wants to maintain its good relations with Russia — despite the Western sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. (DW 07/08/2024)
There is a report that India has once again abstained from voting in a UN General Assembly resolution that condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which started in 2022. India has abstained from similar resolutions both at the UNGA and at the UNSC in the past. Russia is also India's largest arms supplier. Besides India, China, Iran and South Africa were among the 32 countries to abstain in the vote. The seven countries who voted against it were Russia, Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea, Mali, Nicaragua and Syria. (BBC, 02/23/2023)
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te stated that if China's claims to Taiwan are based on territorial integrity, the People’s Republic of China should also take back regions ceded to Russia in the nineteenth century, under the 1858 Treaty of Aigun. The Treaty of Aigun is considered one of the so-called unequal treaties, where the then-greatest powers used military force to dictate terms to less powerful countries. Under the Treaty of Aigun, China ceded a huge swathe of land to the Russian Empire in what is now the Far East of Russia. Two years later, under the 1860 Beijing Treaty, China again ceded the region of what is now the Primorsky Krai to Russia. (Ukrainska Pravda, 09/03/2024)
Further, the Manchus named Vladivostok "ᡥᠠᡳᡧᡝᠨᠸᡝᡳ" in Manchu and "Vladivostok (Haishenwei)" in Chinese. "Vladivostok" is its earliest Chinese name and is still used by the Chinese today. In 1860, three months before the signing of the Treaty of Beijing, Russia invaded the area and renamed it "Vladivostok" (Владивосток; Vladivostok), which means "ruler of the East" or "conquer the East", also translated as "The Office Managing East" or "Queen of the East". (海參崴 - 維基百科，自由的百科全書 (wikipedia.org)) On July 2 of 2020, the Russian city of Vladivostok was celebrating 160th anniversary of its founding day. Shen Shiwei, a reporter for the state-owned broadcaster CGTN said that the celebration of the founding day of Vladivostok reminded the Chinese of "those humiliated days in the 1860. (Financial Express. 07/07/2020)
Regarding territorial integrity, China reclaimed Hong Kong from UK. But "why doesn’t China reclaim the lands occupied by Russia that were ceded in the Treaty of Aigun? Russia is weaker now, right? The Treaty of Aigun was signed during the Qing dynasty - you can ask the Russians to return the land, but you don't. So it's clear that China does not wish to invade Taiwan for territorial reasons," said Lai Ching-te. (Essanews.com, 09/02/2024)
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Taiwan's new President Lai Ching-te has been sworn in
Nvidia has started this September in an inauspicious way — with its a huge daily selloff since April. The stock is now off about 20% from its all-time closing high of $135.58, as its recent earnings report made investors jittery about its future margin performance and whether it can keep up its big beats. (MarketWatch 09/04/2024)
Nvidia CEO and co-founder Jensen Huang's fortune shrank by nearly $10 billion after the chipmaker’s share price fell amid a wider selloff of major tech stocks on September 03, 2024. (Forbes, 09/04/2024)
Justice Department takes a major step toward an antitrust lawsuit against Nvidia. Officials are investigating whether Nvidia's dominance has made it difficult for buyers to use other suppliers, some complained that Nvidia threatens clients that use chips from both Nvidia and its competitors. (Business Insider, 09/04/2024)
[Factcheck] Nvidia dictates how chips are allocated to stop companies from stockpiling them amid limited supply. Installing the chips the way Nvidia wanted would have reportedly hindered. Microsoft's ability to switch to different AI chips. Microsoft eventually won out when Nvidia backed down and agreed to let the Big Tech company design its own custom racks. (Business Insider, 06/20/2024)
[Factcheck] Intel’s Xeon processors are capable of more complex data crunching, but they have fewer cores and are much slower for processing information typically used to train AI software. AMD announced an updated version of its MI300 AI processor would go on sale in Q4. But Nvidia’s advantage isn’t just in the performance of its hardware. Its CUDA, a language for its graphics chips that allows them to be programmed for the type of work that underpins AI programs.(QuickTake, 06/07/2024)
The AMD MI300X and Nvidia Blackwell are both cutting-edge AI processors, each with unique strengths and features. Here’s a comparison based on the latest information (prepared by an AI):
AMD MI300X
Architecture: Built on AMD’s CDNA 3 architectures
Compute Units: 304 compute units.
Memory: 192 GB of HBM3 memory with a peak bandwidth of 5.3 TB/s.
Performance: Known for its strong performance in FP8 floating point calculations and HPC-centric double precision workloads. It boasts impressive cache bandwidth and latency, outperforming Nvidia’s H100 in several benchmarks.
Power Consumption: 750W.
Nvidia Blackwell
Architecture: Successor to the H100, designed to leapfrog AMD in performance.
Compute Units: Details on compute units are less specific, but it integrates compute and IO into each chip.
Memory: 192 GB of high bandwidth memory, with a memory bandwidth of 2.8 TB/s.
Performance: Excels in sparse performance, delivering 45 teraFLOPS of FP64 tensor core performance. It is optimized for AI inferencing and lower precision tasks.
Power Consumption: 700W.
Key Differences
Memory Bandwidth: MI300X has a higher memory bandwidth (5.3 TB/s) compared to Blackwell (2.8 TB/s), which can be crucial for AI performance.
Compute Performance: MI300X shows a significant advantage in double precision performance, while Blackwell excels in sparse performance and lower precision tasks.
Power Efficiency: Blackwell is slightly more power-efficient with a 700W consumption compared to MI300X’s 750W.
Both processors are designed to handle demanding AI workloads, but their strengths lie in different areas. The choice between them would depend on the specific requirements of the tasks at hand.
