May 2nd Qingqiao News | Hamas is willing to cease fire for five years, but refuses to disarm
To learn day by day, to lose day by day for the TaoToday in history:506 years ago, Da Vinci passed away. While contemporaries were still using brushes to depict appearances, he had already used geometry to dissect the curves of smiles and fluid mechanics to outline the folds of the Virgin Mary's robe. The gradually disappearing brushstrokes of Mona Lisa not only represent a technological innovation, but also reveal the mystery of aesthetics: the ultimate beauty resides at the boundary between precision and poetry.01Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in is indictedFormer South Korean President Moon Jae-in was indicted for alleged abuse of power. The prosecutor accuses him of violating regulations during his tenure by helping his son-in-law Xu, who has no background in the aviation industry, to become a senior executive of Thailand's Yista Airlines. Moon Jae-in denied the accusation, said he did not know the truth and did not intervene in the relevant arrangements, criticized the prosecution for fabricating facts and improper procedures.
Qingqiao's viewpoint:
- Former South Korean President Yoon Seok yeol was impeached and stepped down on April 4th due to martial law, and South Korea is currently preparing for elections.
- Currently, South Korean politics is standing in front of Janus: on one hand, there is an urgent need to break through the cycle of revenge politics, and on the other hand, there is a possible opportunity for institutional restructuring. The way to break the curse may lie in cultivating a public culture of "political forgiveness" - not condoning corruption, but establishing a historical reconciliation mechanism that transcends parties. After all, a healthy democracy should not be the victors' court of judgment, but rather the Noah's Ark for all citizens.
Military strategy and tactics01Hamas is willing to cease fire for five years, but refuses to disarm
Qingqiao's viewpoint:
On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, triggering a large-scale military retaliation by Israel. The war between the two sides has continued to this day, and Hamas' military capabilities have been greatly damaged. Although it has retained some underground networks and armed personnel, it is difficult to reverse the situation of the war.
The conflict between Hamas and Israel appears to be a military confrontation and ceasefire negotiations, but deep down it is a philosophical paradox about the legitimacy of violence and the right to national survival. The tragedy of this conflict lies in the fact that both sides are denying each other's right to exist in a way that ensures their own existence. To break this deadlock, perhaps it requires what Arendt called a "new beginning" - not a temporary calm achieved through force or treaties, but a reconstruction of the epistemological framework of "us and them". When armed resistance is no longer the only proof of the existence of a nation, and when security demands do not have to come at the cost of others' fear, the two nations can truly emerge from the shadow of Hobbes' natural state.
01US President Trump orders acceleration of deep-sea mining
Qingqiao's viewpoint:
The waters of the United States contain over 1 billion tons of polymetallic nodules, rich in key minerals such as manganese, nickel, and copper. If effectively developed, it can bring $300 billion in GDP growth to the United States within ten years and create 100000 job opportunities.
The International Seabed Authority is still developing international mining standards for waters, but consensus has not yet been reached due to environmental disputes.
The negotiation deadlock of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) has exposed the fragility of the principle of the "common heritage of mankind" in real politics. The acceleration of domestic water exploitation by the United States is essentially a "first mover logic" in the absence of global rules - whoever develops first sets factual standards. This unilateral action may trigger other countries to follow suit, ultimately leading to a 'tragedy of the commons' in the high seas resources. When major powers seize resources under the pretext of "national security" or "economic sovereignty", is the international governance system degenerating into a new arena of colonialism?
01More than 240 rivers and groundwater in Japan exceed organic fluorine compound standards
Qingqiao's viewpoint:
- Organic fluorine compounds have the advantages of high chemical stability, strong hydrophobicity and oleophobicity, and controllable biological activity, and are widely used in fields such as materials, medicine, pesticides, and electronics. But organic fluorine compounds are a double-edged sword - they not only drive technological progress (in medicine and materials), but also bring environmental hazards (PFAS pollution). They are not easy to decompose and can cause liver damage, immune suppression, and cancer risks through biological accumulation in drinking water and food chains.
- The Japanese Ministry of Environment has not publicly disclosed the details of the exceeding standards, and multinational corporations evade regulation through "responsibility shifting" (such as outsourcing fluorine-containing wastewater treatment to Southeast Asia); 70% of Japanese citizens are unaware of the hazards of PFAS, and the usage rate of non stick pans containing fluorine is still as high as 85%.
- Organic fluorine compounds expose the ultimate contradiction of industrial civilization——We use molecular level precision control (such asThe C-F key design is exchanged for social convenience, but at the expense of ecosystem collapse. The tearing of Japanese society is just a microcosm, and the real cure lies not in banning a certain chemical substance, but in restructuring the ethics of technology: when "whether it can be produced" gives way to "whether it should be produced", progress will not become a reprieve of collective self destruction.
The previous issue proposed to launch futures and options for cast aluminum alloysQingqiao's viewpoint:
Casting aluminum alloy is the core material for automotive wheels, aircraft components, and 3C products. China accounts for 60% of global production, but has long been in an awkward situation of "production giant, pricing dwarf": the launch of futures and options is not only a supplement to financial instruments, but also a key leap for China's manufacturing industry from "physical output" to "rule making".
The cycle of political reckoning in South Korea is like a burning fire, ultimately causing both the victorious and defeated sides to fall into ashes. Confrontation with Israel is like a shackle of obsession, only by breaking the obsession can one see vitality. If deep-sea mining is eager for quick success and instant benefits, it is no different from exhausting the river to catch fish; Japan's fluoride epidemic warns that if technology is not balanced, backlash will eventually come. The pricing dispute over aluminum alloys is precisely an opportunity for Chinese manufacturing to break free from constraints. The world is like chess, wisdom lies in knowing where to advance and retreat, making clear choices, only then can we see the true chapter in the chaos.
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