I have recently perused Nicholas Kristof’s NYT piece “China’s Man in Washington, Named Trump”(https://nyti.ms/3h2JXh8). One paragraph in particular caught my attention: “A joke in China suggests that Trump’s Chinese name is Chuan Jianguo, or “Build-the-Country Trump.” That’s because Build-the-Country is a common revolutionary name among Communist patriots, and it’s mockingly suggested that Trump’s misrule of the United States is actually bolstering Xi’s regime.”
Kristoff also avows that since Trump’s ascension to presidency, the American nation became highly polarized. This is reflected in the current administration’s policies on climate change, foreign relations with established U.S. allies, and COVID-19 prevention, all of which are rather ineffective. It also seems like Mr. Trump and his team diverged from the traditional priorities, including promoting free trade, human rights, and other quintessentially American values. As described thoroughly by John Bolton, all these factors contributed to the declining standing of the U.S. in global politics.
What is more, many people fall prey to CCP’s propaganda and its interpretations of Trump’s actions, which only enhances China’s reputation.
But that might not exactly be the case.
The CCP apparently failed to utilize the window of opportunity created by the ineptness of the Trump administration, as China could have grown to the position of a leader by filling in the void left by the U.S.
During the 2016 APEC Ministerial Meeting in Lima, Peru, Xi Jinping and his team actively supported the plans to establish the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific, or FTAAP. In contrast, the United States withdrew its signature from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in early 2017. Coupled with China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the establishment of the Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB), this move bolstered China’s capacity to influence global investments and trade, high-tech mergers and acquisitions, and, overall, expand its geostrategic influence on the entire globe.
At the same time, various propaganda films about great power competition, military industry, and science and technology surged all at once, and gained remarkable following around the world.
All this provided a window of opportunity for the CCP to slowly change its course. Around the same time, the distrust for POTUS among U.S. allies’ reached its apex. According to polls conducted by the Pew Research Center, the distrust for the U.S. president in the U.K. reached 75%, 72% in Japan, 70% in Australia, and stunning 86% in France.
Had the C.C.P,. begun to open up at that time, or at least resumed the governance style of the Hu-Wen administration, it could have reaped the benefits of promoting liberalism where the U.S. failed to deliver. It was the time for Beijing to gradually enhance freedom of speech domestically, pursue sustainable infrastructural projects, gradually reform unfair barriers to trade, transform its S.O.E.s, strengthen protections for private ownership, and vitalize its start-ups and enterprises.
Moreover, were China to cease the genocide in East Turkestan and refrain from cracking down on Hong Kong's semi-autonomy, it would have greatly enhanced its global international image. Additionally, if paired with slow but steady reforms, Beijing’s respect for sovereignty of its peoples would have attracted a large amount of foreign investment, which in turn would have continued to buttress the country’s growth.
It is China prerogative to remain idle.
It might still be possible for Chinese “Dream” to come true.
Yet, a historic window of opportunity is now closed.
Xi assumed the tools of proscribing and stalling, which are completely antithetical to the aforementioned window of opportunity.
Today, China is more authoritarian, less flexible, and fully deprived of horizontal accountability. Its reliance on wolf warrior diplomacy backfired: for example, the Swedish parliament sought to expel the Chinese ambassador to Stockholm. Also, Prague, the capital of Czechia, terminated its sister-city agreement with Shanghai and instead signed a new one with Taipei. Last but not least, we ought not to forget about the recent fiasco in the relations with the United States who ordered the shutdown of China’s consulate in Houston. All of this took its toll on China’s reputation.
Its international standing and inability to replace the U.S. as the major global power are not the only issues China is currently facing.
As it experiences multiple domestic and international shocks, China struggles to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and tame the disastrous floods of Yangtze River. The swarm of locusts of biblical proportions is also crippling Beijing’s institutional capacity and may soon lead to food shortages. In fact, the precarity of food supply further diminishes the level of trust for Chinese authorities.
In 2019, the Pew Research Center conducted a public opinion survey to examine the international views of China. In the U.S., Argentina, the U.K., Canada, Germany, and Ukraine, only about 30% of respondents claim a favorable view of China.
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages in the U.S., as many as 73% of U.S. respondents view China unfavorably.
Recently, the C.C.P. is losing its focus by continuously shifting targets. In fact, I believe there is no need for the C.C.P.to rely on nationalistic appeals, since in this new century values, business relations, and fair competition are all far more important than greater than delusive blood ties.
China lies only 130 kilometers away from us. Of course, we welcome dialogue and seek to avoid misjudgments. But we also distinguish between the C.C.P. and China. While we do welcome dialogue, but we will not be coerced to talk under unjust preconditions or in fear.
The only fair prerequisites are those of reciprocity, mutual respect as well as fairness and openness with respect for the rule of law.
Source: Pew Research Center
最近看到紐約時報中文版的一篇文章
<美國的川普，中國的「川建國」>，其中一小段是這樣的
「在中國，人們戲稱川普的中文名字是川建國。那是因為建國是共產黨愛國者中一個普遍的革命人名。它在諷刺地暗示川普對美國的治理不當實際上是在鞏固習近平的政權。」
裡面也提到，川普在任的幾年，國家更分裂，對於氣候變遷，傳統美國盟友，乃至於疫情處理等都相當拙劣，對於美國傳統的自由貿易、人權等價值也基本上都沒有太大興趣。這些方針，導致美國在世界的評價降低，波頓的新書也多有描述。
除此之外，許多不幸相信中共宣傳，又或者是中共圈養的小粉紅，特別故意愛宣傳川普增強中國的威望。
但這不是真的。
中共完全沒有掌握美國做得不夠好的地方，去增強其在世界的領導力。
在2016年時，秘魯的亞太峰會舉行期間，習近平政權爭取（RCEP）及亞太自由貿易區（FTAAP）談判；對比2017年初，美國剛宣布退出ＴＰＰ，加上中國到「一帶一路」和亞洲基礎設施投資銀行，中國當時在世界全面發揮投資貿易、高科技併購還有其地緣戰略的影響力。
也是那個時候，各種的大國崛起、大國軍工、大國科技的宣傳影片此起彼落，似乎正準備要在世界舞台發光發熱。
這曾經是中共慢慢轉向的一個機會之窗。彼時（2017)美國盟友對美國總統的不信任度達到歷史新高，根據皮尤研究中心的資訊，英國對於美國總統的不信任度達到75%、日本72% 澳洲70% 法國更高達86%
如果那時中共開始有限度的改革，對內放寬言論自由，或者至少維持在胡溫當時的水中，對外追求有責任的基礎建設，逐步緩慢減低不公平的貿易壁壘，對於國有企業改革，增強私營企業、新創企業的活力。
停止對新疆迫害，不干預香港自治，不僅國際形象會大幅改善，哪怕是緩慢但是穩健的改革，也會讓大量吸引外資，讓中國的活力持續前進。
哪怕是什麼都不做也好
那或許有這麽一點可能性，中國「夢」是可以前行的
但是歷史機緣的大門已經關上。
習、禁、停、放棄了這個機會之窗，徹底的走向相反的方向。
更專制、更沒有彈性，更沒有任何制衡的力量。各種戰狼外交，讓瑞典議員提案驅逐中國大使，捷克布拉格市長與台北簽訂姊妹是，就解散上海與該市關係、被美國關閉領事館、各種讓中國形象低下的事情，中共都沒有少做。
中共不但完全沒有辦法取代美國，在多重國內外的衝擊之下，又是瘟疫，又是超大水患，緊接著蝗害，還有進來的糧食不足問題，正在面臨巨大的瓶頸。
而糧食的命脈，卻恰恰又在對他最不信任，對中共價值最反對的國家聯盟
根據皮尤研究中心:Pew Research Center2019調查各國對中國的喜好度，美國、阿根廷、英國、加拿大、德國、烏克蘭等，對於中國的喜好度都在30%上下
而2020疫情後美國對於中國的不信任度，更高達73%。
最近中共在演習，又要玩轉移目標的手段，對於中共，其實不必再有民族主義的同情，因為新的世紀，價值、商業模式、公平競爭的制度大於血緣幻想。
中國離我們只有130公里的距離，我們當然歡迎對話，避免誤判。但我們同時也區分中共與中國，歡迎對話，但不在前提、條件、恐懼之下對話。
如果真的要有前提，那就是對等、尊重，還有公平公開法治的方式會晤。
資料來源：皮尤研究中心:Pew Research Center
（美國著名的民調機構和智庫機構，https://www.pewresearch.org/）
wen中文名字 在 Re: [問題] 英文名子中的“-”有差嗎？ - 看板studyabroad 的推薦與評價
沒差。只要字母正確都是有效力的
但是長遠來看 推薦以後寫名字的時候就不要加-了 去掉-直接連起來就好
例如柯文哲Wen-je Ko 去掉-變成 Wenje Ko
有-的話 美國一些電腦系統沒辦法處理
會直接把你的名字一部份吃掉
台灣護照的那個短橫不是hyphen，正式名稱叫做隔音符號
就是說Wenje這個字是一個字 但是怕人唸錯所以加-以茲區別
歐美人的名字雖然也有短橫，那個是hyphen
用意是把兩個字連在一起 例如英國女皇家族的姓Mountbatten-Windsor
或者美國一些政治人物婚後保留娘家姓 也會把娘家姓和夫姓hyphen起來
既然是兩個字 對歐美人來說就是可以拆開的
因此有些電腦系統不能錄入-的時候會直接把-變成空白
柯文哲就變成Wen Je Ko
再加上一些雞婆的系統會把middle name省略不顯示（fb就是這樣，各位可以試試看）
柯文哲的名字有可能成為Wen J. Ko或Wen Ko 直接改名柯文
如果想把護照上的短橫去掉
申請新護照的時候要求“外文名免繕-”就可以
不需提供任何證明文件
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像原po這樣的問題(姓名格式)算月經文了 我是覺得比起跟中國人搞混 名字缺字更煩
分享一下各地華人的外文名字風格
以丁守中為例
台灣：Shou-Chung Ting (威妥瑪拼音+隔音符號)
港澳：Sau-Chung Ding (威妥瑪粵拼+隔音符號，澳門有少數字拼法和香港不同)
中國：Shouzhong DING (漢語拼音+沒有隔音，學術界習慣姓氏全大寫)
星馬：Teng Sau Tung (約定俗成的方言拼音，每字分開寫，姓擺前面)
台灣的威妥瑪拼音還是滿有特色的
首先濁音字母b,d,g,v和q,x這兩個借用字母一定不會出現，看到可以先排除
ㄓㄔㄐㄑ分別寫作ch,ch',chi,ch'i，所以一堆台灣人的名字拼音都有ch
ㄥ拼成ung（漢語拼音: ong）也是中國沒有的拼法
另外，威妥瑪拼音中不發音的h很多 例如hsieh的兩個h都不發音
有這麼多特徵可以分，別為一根短短的槓糾結好嗎
不去捍衛父母給的名字，抱著外交部指派翻譯不放，也很好笑
例如David Robert Joseph Beckham四個字都有意義 你不會隨便改成Da Vid Ro Bert吧？
中文雙名的最小單位就是兩個字才成詞 寫在一起很合理
其實有空格也沒關係 只要正確打在Given Name欄位就好
但是有些台灣人不懂會把名字打在Middle Name
如果不加空格錯誤率會少很多
我還是一句話：要不要加空格或-是個人自由，但是所有文件寫法要一致。不要愛加不加
的
而且以前辦護照的現在想改拼音還不輕鬆勒
外交部在這方面的堅持真的莫名其妙
只能說跟中國有關的話題容易挑動台灣人的敏感神經
我自己的外文名有特地改過
我把hyphen放在中文名和英文名的中間
格式像是Dawei-David Lee這樣
這才是hyphen和middle name的正確用法
就算hyphen被拿掉也沒差
總有你的字
※ 編輯: nthulibrary (42.72.155.237), 11/09/2018 12:28:36
※ 編輯: nthulibrary (42.72.155.237), 11/09/2018 12:34:35
我們的-只是翻譯過程的約定俗成
歐洲人的-連接的兩個字都可以單獨當名字
我們的-等於是把一個完整的名字硬分成兩邊
你會叫自己金武嗎
彭于晏會叫自己彭于或彭晏嗎
想加就加啊 關我屁事 我自己喜歡推廣中文名不加-也是我的自由
你管別人要不要改名？歐美人改名字是很常見的事
你那套行不改名坐不改姓的思想我看才是受到中華文化影響太深
不要像原原po一下加一下不加的
※ 編輯: nthulibrary (42.72.155.237), 11/10/2018 14:21:49
※ 編輯: nthulibrary (42.72.155.237), 11/10/2018 14:23:22
所以我才沒打金城只打金武 難道金跟城就可以拆開？
那入台灣籍的中國人怎麼辦？單名的台灣人怎麼辦
※ 編輯: nthulibrary (42.72.155.237), 11/10/2018 14:47:04
※ 編輯: nthulibrary (42.72.155.237), 11/10/2018 14:50:53
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