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During the Cold War, U.S. President Harry Truman referred to Robert Oppenheimer as a "crybaby"; today, it is Donald Trump who dismisses both regulations and concerned researchers who could stand in the way of the U.S. triumph in the AI arms race against China. #AI #Kärnkraft #ExistentiellaRisker (translated)

Xi Jinping is facing a serious demographic crisis, as China’s annual population decline is 3-4 million people, while the proportion of those over 65 is set to double in the next twenty years, posing serious risks to the economy and political stability. #Kína #demográfia #gazdaság (translated)

At Pantovcak, Wang and Milanović assessed the relations between the two countries as friendly and partner-like, and the Croatian president reiterated Croatia's long-standing official position of support for the "One China" policy, according to which Croatia recognizes the government in Beijing as the only legitimate Chinese government and does not maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan, although it has economic and other unofficial ties with it. #Kina #Hrvatska #diplomacija (translated)

Experts believe that the former head of Germany's intelligence service's espionage scandal involving China indicates a new level of mutual competition among intelligence agencies and raises concerns about the information security of Germany's allies. #Vācija #spiegošana #izlūkdienesti (translated)

Aron Flam wrote that France still had nuclear power, while Germany had shut down its and purchased Chinese replacements. He claimed that Sweden had hydroelectric power and reactors but had agreed to forgo the reactors, and that the power grid could not be maintained if supplies were halted without its own inverters, cells, and high-voltage parts. Flam said that this was the situation Doran and Shaffer described. According to him, China had expanded more of each energy type, the USA was pressured to shut down its power production, and Europe had already shut down its, while lacking the energy and manufacturing an ally would need if a conflict was no longer decided at the negotiating table. He wrote that this was why he believed energy policy was security policy and referred to a whole section on YouTube. #Energipolitik #Kärnkraft #Säkerhetspolitik (translated)

Ulf Kristersson wrote that on that day it had been eleven years since the Swedish citizen Gui Minhai was deprived of his liberty by China. He stated that the case was highly prioritized by the Swedish government and the EU and that he had recently raised it with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Kristersson said that the work for Gui Minhai to be released and reunited with his daughter and family continued tirelessly. #GuiMinhai #mänskligaRättigheter #Sverige (translated)

If they do so, then it is to a very limited extent, but I don't believe they do at all. They have too much to lose, and we would find out about it very quickly. Trump stated on Monday that he does not believe that China and Russia are helping Iran in the war against the USA. #Trump #Ukrajina #Rusija (translated)

President Milanović reiterated to the minister that the Republic of Croatia supports the "one China" policy, that is, Beijing's stance that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China, and that the government of the People's Republic of China is the only legitimate government representing all of China. #Hrvatska #Kina #diplomacija (translated)

The U.S. President Trump has announced that he would like to achieve denuclearization and is talking about it with Russia and China; however, China is less willing to disarm because its nuclear arsenal is growing rapidly. #denuklearizācija #kodolieroči #starptautiskāsattiecības (translated)