林中斌 部落格 / Blog Chong-Pin Lin

雙傘蕨

accessed March 1, 2021

雙傘蕨

Same plant, same place, same season, different sight.

Umbrella ferns, Monkey Mountain, Muzha, Taipei

February 27, 2021

春雨年年有，出芽次次新。

雙傘蕨，猴山岳， 木柵。

Chong-Pin Lin

2021.2.27

photographed with Sony Xperia mobile

鳳梨制裁

accessed March 1, 2021

鳳梨制裁

有關鍵數據及獨到見地。

以色列拒絕美國檢查中國經營的海法港​

accessed Feb 18, 2021

-2021年2月3日 "以色列拒絕美國檢查中國經營的海法港"  ("Israel Rejects US Plan To Inspect Chinese Harbor At Haifa" Breaking Defense February 3, 2021)

-2018年10月17日 林中斌, "以色列最大港交中國" 聯合報 ( Chong-Pin Lin, "Israel Will Hand Over Its Largest Port to China" United Daily October 17, 2018)

http://jicheng-dl.com/html/waishiwaiwu/2018linzhongbinzuixinyiseliezuidagangjiaozhongguo.html

Israel Rejects US Plan To Inspect Chinese Harbor At Haifa

https://breakingdefense.com/2021/02/israel-rejects-us-plan-to-inspect-chinese-harbor-at-haifa/

February 17, 2021

By Arie Egozi Breaking Defense on February 03, 2021 at 4:15 PM

USS Cole arrives at Port Haifa

TEL AVIV: Israel has refused an American request to inspect the new Chinese-built Haifa port that will be operated for the next 25 years by SIPG, a Chinese company. This is being seen in both countries as a test case of Israel’s relationship with China and with the United States.

Israeli officials declined to comment on the story, first reported by the Israeli daily newspaper, Haaretz.

The domestic political chaos here has pushed the issue onto the backburner. But after the March elections — the fourth in less than two years — the new government must deal with the problem.

Sources here say the Biden administration will raise the issue again. President Biden has not yet called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Feb.3) ; he has called many other world leaders.

The White House was asked about it and offered a very vague statement when asked about this: “We have a long and abiding relationship with Israel, an important security relationship, I’m sure they’ll discuss that and a range of issues when they do connect,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said today. (CPL: diplomatic language of dodging the issue)

BD has exposed the problem of Chinese companies’ involvement in sensitive major infrastructure projects. For example, the Trump administration asked Israel last year to allow the US Coast Guard to perform a security check of the new port.

Last year BD reported about a strict U.S warning to Israel to limit ties with China. This warning resulted in an Israeli rejection of a Chinese proposls to build  the giant Desalination Water Plant, in Palmachim in central Israel. The site is in close proximity to an important Israeli missile test and satellite launch facility.

The tender raised serious American concerns. Two weeks after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Netanyahu and warned against Chinese involvement in Israeli projects, the Chinese company lost the bid. The winner of the tender is the Israeli IDE.

The operation of the new Haifa port appears to be quite important to the Chinese.

In June 2020 China Daily published a feature about Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Co. (ZPMC), one of the world’s biggest port machinery manufacturers for loading and logistics, and the main supplier of heavy logistical equipment to the new Chinese-operated port.

China Daily writes: “Haifa Port, a symbolic project along the Belt and Road Initiative, will be the largest container terminal in Israel. Haifa port is the home base of the Israeli navy, including a new facility for the new Dolphin class submarines that Israel purchased from Germany.”

Israeli sources say only a “miracle” can solve the problem. They are not believers in miracles, but they say this one might come at the last minute in the shape of intervention by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (CPL: This is again a diplomatic language of dodging the issue.  How could Naetanyahu be not in the know from the very beginning of Israeli-Chinese agreement on Haifa port construction project starting 2015 and the 25-year lease of Haifa to the Chinese?

By ARIE EGOZI

The article says ZPMC attributes great international prestige to the Haifa contract. and describes the port as “…a main rail terminal on the Mediterranean shore.” Since current railway connections to the port are quite local and sparse that’s an interesting description.

Israel was very slow in responding to Washington’s requests to limit Chinese involvement in large Israeli infrastructure programs.  (CPL: Israel “was very slow” in responding  because it was reluctant.) Sources here told BD that it remains to be seen what will the Biden Administration’s policy concerning Chinese involvement in Israel will be. Early indicators are that there won’t be much difference between what the Trump Administration did, though the tone may be different.

Amos Gilead former head of Israel’s military intelligence research division, said Israelis “must fully cooperate with the Americans. There is a consensus in the U.S about China as a threat and Israel must take it into consideration.” (CPL: Apparently, the Israeli military was not in the know of why Netanyahu cooperated with the Chinese)

He added that Israel’s effort to save money on such huge projects must not undermine the relations with the U.S: “There is no coordination between the involved bodies in Israel. Each makes its own decisions, and that is very bad” ( CPL:  Lack of interagency cooperation is not a typical Israeli way of government operation. But this case involves a sensitive issue regarding the survival of Israeli state.)

Gilead’s criticism is shared by many defense experts, but the incoherent decision making process across different ministries results in what one of them described as “total chaos” that just creates more tensions between Washington and Jerusalem.

• Topics: arms exports, Belt and Road Initiative, Benjamin Netanyahu, China, coast guard, Haifa, Israel

善的力量 讓世界更美好​

accessed Feb 5, 2021

感謝張麗君教授的訪問和製作。

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CKtq_kdpJtI/?igshid=11jh9b0k93t4

佳片推薦：馬德里金庫盜數90分鐘

accessed Feb 17, 2021

佳片推薦

Way Down/ The Vault/馬德里金庫盜數90分鐘

■藝術作品買賣商，業餘從事海底打撈沈船寶物，數十年。就在西班牙海外得手四百年前深藏水下的藏寶密碼時，被突然出現的西班牙海巡武力“依法”沒收，深鎖在西班亞國家銀行金庫內。

■他申訴於法庭，失敗。心有未甘，決定破解金庫重重防範，取回他認為是自己的藏寶密碼。

■故事曲折，情節緊湊，氣氛緊張。看得不禁冒汗。

■全片無一卑鄙齷鹺之人，亦無邪惡變態之人。每位各有其“原則”，或明或暗，各有其忠誠的對象。

■全片雖然槍械林立，危險四佈，無一血腥場合，亦無人喪命。

■高明的西班牙導演遠非好萊塢對手可比。

■如此有品味的有趣味的情節片已好久未見。

林中斌 2021.2.17

美國的靈魂 在美國藝術史裡

accessed Feb 9, 2021

The American Soul Lies in the American Art.

Author : Zhuo Meijun (unauthorized pinyin transliteration) playwright

美國的靈魂 在美國藝術史裡

2021-02-09 02:51 聯合報 / 卓玫君／編劇（台北市）

美國總統拜登在就職演說中，宣示他的職責是「找回美國的靈魂」，讓美國重新團結。事實上「為美國靈魂而戰」與「重建美好」是拜登一路從競選主軸、勝選演說到就職演說的訴求。但國民的靈魂與曾經的美好，究竟是什麼？成了大哉問。就職典禮那天，一幅「就職之畫」回答了這個問題。

自一九八五年雷根總統就職典禮的歡迎午宴起，每屆總統就職時都會在白宮展示一幅美國畫家的畫作，以反映該屆典禮主題。本屆畫作《有彩虹的風景》是美國哈德遜河畫派畫家羅勃・鄧肯森的作品，創作於美國南北戰爭爆發前夕。當時美國因廢止奴隸制度歧見嚴重，社會動盪不安，身為自由黑人的畫家在作品裡畫出對社會和諧的想望。可以理解拜登期待透過畫中的雨後彩虹，呼籲瀕於分裂的美國彼此包容，攜手開啟新時代，與典禮主題「美國團結」符合。

自一九八五年的第一張就職之畫《哈德遜河上的秋天》起，有半數的畫作屬於十九世紀哈德遜河畫派畫家或與其風格相近的風景畫。在莊嚴的政治場合懸掛風景畫，除了藉如詩畫作傳達當前社會對於和諧的期待外，更可從該畫派在美國藝術史的崇高地位談起。

哈德遜河畫派是美國第一個真正意義上的本土藝術流派，對美國人而言，哈德遜河畫派從來就不只是繪畫而已，更是見證美國偉大榮光的存在。

這派畫家當年都彷彿帶著某種神聖使命，從紐約哈德遜河谷開始，逐步走向大西部，畫下美國山川的崇高與壯美。他們的畫筆下，群瀑、綠林、幽谷、奇岩，煥發著史詩般、劇場式的靈光。畫中的人物相對於山景的壯闊，總是顯得非常渺小，與大自然融合一起。對畫家而言，這塊未染之地是上天應許美國的一座天堂，人們可以在此重建一個美麗新世界。這種崇高的情懷喚起人民心中對國家的認同與驕傲，所以也被稱為美國畫派。

這個畫派不只是建立一種屬於美國特色的風景畫類型而已。當年他們所繪的美景如尼加拉瓜瀑布、優勝美地與黃石公園等，吸引無數美國人民觀賞與重視，促成國會與林肯總統簽署通過相關保護法案。一八六四年美國第一個州立公園優勝美地、一八七二年美國第一個國家公園黃石公園的成立，以及其他保留地的劃定等，在國土開拓之初就為美國留下最純淨的公共土地。

南北戰爭後，哈德遜河畫派開始衰頹，隨著各種當代前衛畫派興起，描述理想風景的畫風被視為過時，逐漸為社會遺忘。一直到一九六○年代，在美國藝術史學家的努力下，該畫派重新回到視野之中。當時的美國社會動亂，再度瀕於分裂，國家認同成為迫切需求。

二○二○年是美國自南北戰爭、六○年代動亂以來，社會分歧最大化的時代，在總統大選時來到最高點。二百多年來潛藏在美國社會結構深處的創傷，其實從未真正解決過，一直像幽魂般困擾著美國。想要縫合傷口，美國需要更崇高的理想讓人們有所寄託，就像美國桂冠詩人喬伊．哈喬（原住民族）所說：「當我想起國家的靈魂時，想到的是成為的過程，以及我們想要成為什麼？」哈德遜河派的作品有聖地、有民主，有美國人失去的純真，在國家分裂的時刻，讓人們藉著回顧壯麗國土的同時，找回那充滿可能性的美好時代。

台北大縱走

accessed Feb 5, 2021

台北大縱走

登上國家地理雜誌   2021年1月號 頁19

-  92公里

- 陽明山大縱走在內 , 30公里，10個山頭

- 七星山火山爆發：2,800,000年前 (2百80萬年)

-  指南宮 1882年建

https://youtube.com/watch?v=JcqqrzU8gKg&feature=share

火蟻如何度水？

accessed Feb 5, 2021

火蟻如何度水？

-群堆成筏

-輪流浮沉

同心合作的力量！！！

國家地理雜誌 2021年一月號 頁25.

川普卸任 CNN收視率跟著下跌

accessed Feb 4, 2021

川普與美國挺川和反川雙方媒體有共生關係｡

正反兩方，齊興齊衰。

敵人消滅，自己下降。

看穿世事，省卻煩惱。

陽明山上可貴的晴朗冬日周六

accessed Feb 1, 2021

A Precious Sunny Saturday in Winter atop Yangmingshan

陽明山上可貴的晴朗冬日周六

The first sunny Saturday in two months in Yangmingshan

陽明山兩個月來第一次清朗的星期六

January 30, 2012 Hiking from Fengguizui to Qixingshan.

從風櫃嘴至七星山主峰下小油坑 2021.1.30