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In an exciting development for the Chinese film and television industry, the inaugural AIGC Director Co-Creation Program for Colleges and Universities has been launched, marking a significant milestone in the realm of creative collaboration and innovation. This groundbreaking initiative, spearheaded by the AI Global College (AIGC), aims to cultivate emerging talent and revolutionize the landscape of filmmaking through a unique blend of cutting-edge technology and artistic expression.
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China’s differing approaches to the Philippines’ and Vietnam’s activities in the South China Sea (SCS) have drawn much attention this year. While China punished the Philippines for its resupplying missions to the Second Thomas Shoal, China kept silent on Vietnam’s island expansion program . But that silence may be ending. Recently, several prominent Chinese scholars have condemned Vietnam’s island expansion activities. They worry that Vietnam’s upgraded airstrips, harbors, and embarkments could allow Hanoi to better project power in the SCS at China’s expense. Importantly, these scholars have raised the possibility of Vietnam granting the United States and Japan access to its islands, which could offset Vietnam’s significant military disadvantage vis-à-vis China. Beijing can no longer keep silent if Vietnam’s activities alter the balance of power and hurt its long-term interests. By condemning Vietnam’s activities, China may enhance its militarization of SCS islands and prevent Hanoi from fortifying Vietnamese islands by adopting policies similar to its current treatment of Manila. China adopting more coercive measures toward Vietnam would likely increase the risk of a military crisis, considering past China-Vietnam maritime standoffs. How will Vietnam respond if China wants to slow, and ultimately stop, Vietnam’s island expansion activities by coercive means? The stark differences in their maritime capabilities and Hanoi’s lack of a military ally mean that Vietnam cannot deter and defend against Chinese coercive actions if China were to seriously undertake them. However, Hanoi cannot simply back down. Vietnam, naturally, wants to assert its sovereignty — but only to the extent that China will not find its actions too provocative, otherwise Beijing may try to compel Hanoi to stop. Vietnam’s solution to this dilemma has been dual-pronged, reflecting its effort to balance the two extremes. Vietnam vowing to cooperate with China to peacefully settle their maritime disputes is targeted at dissuading China from undertaking any actions that will significantly hurt Vietnam’s maritime interests. At the same time, Vietnam is quietly building its islands up in preparation for Chinese aggression, betting that its efforts do not cross China’s limit on what Vietnam can do at sea. The 2011 Vietnam-China Basic Principles on the Settlement of Sea Issues is central to this dual-pronged policy. If China lowers the threshold of what Vietnamese activities it deems acceptable, Vietnam will find it more difficult to maintain the balance between deferring and defying China. China’s “gray zone” tactics, such as harassing Vietnamese fishermen and sending survey ships into Vietnamese waters, have not been costly enough for Vietnam to stop its island expansion activities. To seriously compel Vietnam to stop those activities, China can threaten to impose higher costs, such as blockading Vietnamese islands or oil rigs, seizing its supply ships, attacking those outposts, or at worst occupying them outright. These actions, varying in the degree of severity, allow China to manipulate the risk of a military clash if Vietnam does not heed China’s demands to stop its island expansion activities. Importantly, this is a clash that both sides understand Vietnam has few chances of winning. Vietnam may be tempted to respond to China’s red lines by intercepting a Chinese blockade, maintaining supply to its outposts, and fortifying their defenses, but each of these moves brings Vietnam closer to a direct clash with China. China understands the limit of Vietnam’s appetite for risk in this regard. Vietnam is only willing to stand up to China’s coercion if China’s threats do not involve a clear intention to use force if the threat fails. During the 2014 HYSY-981 and 2019 standoffs, Vietnam swiftly responded to China sending oil rigs and ships to its territorial water by sending ships to interdict the Chinese flotilla. Vietnam tolerated ship ramming and water cannon fighting with China because these behaviors could not lead to the use of military force and China had not communicated beforehand that it would use military force. Importantly, the lack of a clear Chinese military retaliation before the standoffs happened bolstered Vietnamese willingness to run risk. China did not have to use force if its threats failed. Both China and Vietnam deescalated by holding high-level talks during the two standoffs, and China withdrew its oil rig as well as its survey ships after. When Chinese coercion involves a clear military threat, Vietnam backs down. In 2017, China threatened to attack Vietnamese bases in the Spratly islands if Hanoi did not stop drilling for oil in a disputed block 400 kilometers off the Vietnamese coast. Hanoi quickly terminated its oil drilling activities despite having signed a contract with a foreign company. In 2018, Vietnam decided to scrap an oil project in a nearby block after China again threatened to use force against Vietnam’s maritime outposts. Observers estimated that Vietnam’s decision in both cases cost the country $1 billion in compensation to Repsol of Spain and Mubadala of the United Arab Emirates. Vietnam’s prompt acquiescence demonstrated how seriously Vietnam understood the risk once China sent a clear military threat. Vietnam worries not only that a naval clash may significantly undermine its maritime security, but also that a naval clash can spill over onto land with even worse ramifications for its continental security . To be clear, it is unpredictable how Vietnam would respond if China decided to try and coerce Vietnam over an issue that Vietnam considers high stakes in the future, such as occupying one of Vietnam’s SCS outposts like China did to the Philippines’ Scarborough Shoal in 2012. The issues at stakes in the above cases, which did not directly involve Vietnam’s sovereignty over the SCS islands, were not high enough for Vietnam to respond to Chinese coercion with force. The last time China used force to take over Vietnam’s Johnson South Reef, in 1988, Vietnam could not resist due to its limited naval capabilities and its focus on deterring and defending against a second Chinese invasion on land. And there were few risks of the naval clash spilling over onto land since both Vietnam and China were already in a decade-long standoff. China can thus successfully coerce Vietnam to stop its island expansion activities by sending Hanoi a clear military threat to attack Vietnam’s outposts without a threat to occupy them. Such a threat would leave little uncertainty about China’s next move as well as the costs. Vietnam cannot run the risk of war since the costs of doing so outweigh the benefits of testing China’s red lines. And for Vietnam, stopping its island expansion activities is not a high-stakes move, making it politically easier for Hanoi to give in. Furthermore, similar to the logic of Chinese coercion of Vietnam on land by threatening to attack were Hanoi to abandon its neutral foreign policy as it demonstrated in 1979, China could threaten to attack Hanoi’s maritime outposts if the latter grants the United States and Japan access. From this perspective, China’s use of gray zone tactics to assert its claims makes it easier for Vietnam to manage its relations with China because the risk of those tactics spiraling into a naval clash is smaller than China’s use of military threat to achieve the same objective. Due to its superior military power, China can afford a higher level of risk of conflict than Vietnam can if it ever decides to increase the degree of severity of its coercion. If the 1979 period taught China anything, it is that China should threaten to use force to punish Vietnam when needed, but China should not occupy Vietnam’s territory to weaken its resistance and to maintain a channel for Vietnam to concede. The 1979 lesson applies to both the continental and the maritime spheres. Vietnam’s naming and shaming of China for its harassment of Vietnamese fishermen and violations of Vietnam’s territorial water can raise the audience cost for China, but those actions do not and cannot change the maritime military balance. The best Vietnam can hope for is that China will not issue any military threats due to its concerns for audience cost and its overall relationship with Vietnam. China calling for restraint and emphasizing bilateral cooperation after Vietnam explicitly condemned Chinese harassment of Vietnamese fishermen should be taken as a sign that Beijing is not yet ready to jeopardize bilateral ties. The newly established China-Vietnam “3+3” strategic dialogue mechanism on diplomacy, defense, and public security, which is the first of its kind, demonstrate that China and Vietnam are confident in their ability to manage differences at sea. Freezing the SCS disputes, in which Vietnam stops expanding its islands in exchange for China’s tacit acceptance of Vietnam’s de facto control over them, looks to be the solution that can help both countries avoid a naval clash. Of course, in the absence of Chinese coercion, Vietnam will continue fortifying its SCS outposts in preparation for the worst.In conclusion, Natural Garden Group's participation in the Horizon Data Intelligence Decision Summit was a testament to their commitment to continuous innovation and excellence. By sharing their insights on omni-channel digital innovation and AI practices, the company has further solidified its position as a leader in the beauty and skincare industry.
First and foremost, it is essential to understand the context surrounding Nvidia’s decision to launch an investigation. The tech industry has been under scrutiny in recent years for issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Several high-profile cases of harassment, discrimination, and toxic workplace culture have come to light, leading to increased calls for accountability and transparency within companies. In this climate, Nvidia's decision can be seen as a proactive step towards addressing any potential misconduct within its own ranks.
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The report includes explicit details of sex-filled parties and vacations that Gaetz took part in while representing Florida in the House. Congressional investigators concluded that he violated multiple state laws related to sexual misconduct while in office. Gaetz has denied all wrongdoing and he filed a lawsuit Monday trying to block the report’s release. Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executions WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row. He's converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office. Biden says the commutations are consistent with a pause on executions put in place by his administration in cases other than terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder. Biden said he couldn't allow a new administration to resume executions. Trump will be sworn into office on Jan. 20. The president-elect has talked subjecting drug dealers and human smugglers to the death penalty. Relief, defiance, anger: Families and advocates react to Biden's death row commutations COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) — Victims’ families and others affected by crimes that resulted in federal death row convictions are sharing a range of emotions, from relief to anger, after President Joe Biden commuted dozens of the sentences. Biden announced Monday he would convert the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. The inmates include people who were convicted in slayings of police, military officers and federal prisoners and guards. Others were involved in deadly robberies and drug deals. Three inmates will remain on federal death row. Opponents of the death penalty lauded Biden for a decision they’d long sought. Supporters of Donald Trump, a vocal advocate of expanding capital punishment, criticized the move as an assault to common decency. Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder and weapons charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO's death NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare has pleaded not guilty to murder and terror charges in a state case that will run parallel to his federal prosecution. The Manhattan district attorney formally charged Luigi Mangione last week with multiple counts of murder, including murder as an act of terrorism. Mangione's attorney complained during a brief hearing Monday that statements coming from New York’s mayor would make it tough for him to receive a fair trial. Mangione was shackled and seated in a Manhattan court when he leaned over to a microphone to enter his not guilty plea. Middle East latest: Israeli airstrikes on Gaza kill at least 20 people, Palestinian medics say Palestinian medics say Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip have killed at least 20 people. One of the strikes overnight and into Monday hit a tent camp in the Muwasi area, an Israel-declared humanitarian zone, killing eight people, including two children. The Israeli military says it only strikes militants, accusing them of hiding among civilians. It said late Sunday that it had targeted a Hamas militant in the humanitarian zone. The war began when Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking around 250 hostage. Israel’s air and ground offensive has killed over 45,200 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Trump again calls to buy Greenland after eyeing Canada and the Panama Canal WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — First it was Canada, then the Panama Canal. Now, Donald Trump again wants Greenland. The president-elect is renewing calls he made during his first term for the U.S. to buy Greenland, the ice-covered semi-autonomous Danish territory. That's added to the list of allied countries he’s picking fights with, even before taking office on Jan. 20. Greenland insists it's not for sale and Trump's initial calls to purchase it in 2019 came to nothing. But his latest suggestion comes after the president-elect suggested the U.S. could retake control of the Panama Canal and that Canadians wanted their county to become the 51st U.S. state. Nissan and Honda to attempt a merger that would create the world's No. 3 automaker TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda have announced plans to work toward a merger that would catapult them to a top position in an industry in the midst of tectonic shifts as it transitions away from its reliance on fossil fuels. The two companies said they signed an agreement on integrating their businesses on Monday. Smaller Nissan alliance member Mitsubishi Motors agreed to join the talks. News of a possible merger surfaced earlier this month. Japanese automakers face a strong challenge from their Chinese rivals and Tesla as they make inroads into markets at home and abroad. Magdeburg mourns Christmas market attack victims as fears swirl of deeper German social divisions MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Mourners are laying flowers near the scene of the deadly Christmas market attack as investigators puzzle over the motive of the suspect and his previous encounters with authorities are scrutinized. At the same time there are fears that the rampage could deepen divisions in German society. A church a short walk from the scene of the attack has become a central place of mourning since the suspect drove a car into the busy market on Friday evening and killed five people. Authorities have identified the suspect as a Saudi doctor who arrived in Germany in 2006 and had received permanent residency. They say he doesn't fit the usual profile of perpetrators of extremist attacks. How faith communities can be welcoming of believers with disabilities this holiday season and beyond This holiday season, some religious congregations across the U.S. are holding events designed to be accommodating to and inclusive of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They range from a “Calm Christmas” in West Virginia to an inclusive Hanukkah in New Jersey. Many disabled people, advocates and families want more houses of worship to know that there are ways to fully incorporate and welcome people with these and other disabilities and their families — and not just during the holidays but year round. Tennessee and Auburn remain 1-2 in AP Top 25 poll featuring 10 SEC teams Tennessee and Auburn remained Nos. 1-2 atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. They were the headliners among the Southeastern Conference's haul of 10 ranked teams. Iowa State, Duke and Alabama rounded out the top five. Kentucky had the week's biggest fall, sliding six spots to No. 10 after a loss to Ohio State. Mississippi State, Arkansas, Illinois and Baylor rejoined the poll after stints in the rankings earlier this season. They replaced Memphis, Dayton, Michigan and Clemson. The Big 12 and Big Ten were tied for second with five teams each in the AP Top 25.
In addition to facilitating trade transactions, the China International Barter Trading Center also offers a range of value-added services to support businesses in navigating the complexities of international trade. These services include logistics support, legal guidance, and market intelligence, all aimed at enabling businesses to expand their global reach and achieve sustainable growth.
In recent news, a fire broke out at an Alibaba cloud computing data center, causing concern among users and the tech community. Videos circulating online showed thick smoke billowing from the facility, sparking fears of potential service disruptions or data loss. However, Alibaba quickly responded to assure the public that the incident did not impact their cloud services.In midfield, AS predicts a strong line-up for Real Madrid, with Casemiro, Luka Modric, and Toni Kroos forming a formidable trio that provides both defensive stability and offensive creativity. This midfield trio will be crucial in controlling the tempo of the game and setting up opportunities for the attacking players.
As we navigate through the complexities of modern life, let us all take a moment to pause and remember the shopkeeper and the elderly man whose paths crossed in a small convenience store. Let their story serve as a beacon of light in the darkness, a reminder that in a world that can sometimes seem harsh and unforgiving, kindness and compassion are the truest currencies we can offer one another.Alibaba Group, the parent company of Alibaba Cloud, has released an official statement addressing the fire incident. The company expressed regret over the situation and reassured customers that they are working diligently to restore services and minimize any impact on data integrity. Alibaba emphasized its commitment to transparency and proactive communication during such incidents, keeping customers informed every step of the way.
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The swift and effective response to the data center fire underscores Alibaba's focus on ensuring the continuity and reliability of its cloud services. By leveraging its resources and expertise, Alibaba was able to mitigate the impact of the incident and safeguard its operations. The successful containment of the fire serves as a testament to Alibaba's preparedness and resilience in the face of adversity.Tea and coffee drinkers can bag Ninja's new travel mug for £3.66 instead of £30 in early Boxing Day salePlayers who have had the chance to watch the character PV can't stop raving about how amazing he looks and eagerly anticipate getting their hands on him in the game. From his dynamic action sequences to his brooding expressions, every frame of the PV is filled with excitement and intrigue, leaving fans craving for more.Football fans around the world will be eagerly anticipating this match, as it promises to be a spectacle of skill, determination, and passion. Real Madrid will be looking to come away with a positive result on the road, while Atalanta will be hoping to cause an upset and continue their impressive Champions League campaign.