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Ultra

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Franklin said:
Now is this good or bad news for China ?



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https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/us...h-a-ban-on-xeon-supercomputers-in-china.t7296



Personally I think it will only slow down China in the short term. It will take a while for China to be able to design and implement a CPU of the Xeon class that used in
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at least.

And it is abundently clear this CPU ban move from US government is just to spite China so they won't be able to get the Top500 crown this june. The US has been saying that the supercomputers in China are just "for the show" - mostly for national prestige and bragging rights. This move is basically to temporary bloody China's nose by exposing China's deficiency in designing its own chip for supercomputers.

And of course the US government knows that this ban is really just for the show - to send a message to China what they are capable of - because they know if China really wants to they can acquire those Xeon chips through other means - like the thousands of shell companies PLA owned to get what they need. The message is that US can theoretically just ban the sales of Xeon chip of certain class limit them to just government or institutional only which will help maintain US's lead on supercomputer ranking instead of allowing the competitors to access the same chip.

It is just a message to show China who the real top dog is, and I am afraid the message will be lost to China as China will just seek independence from US source and eventually master the CPU design and manufacturing which in term means US will have no leverage against China in the future.

Just like every other move by US government to antagonize and limit the growth of China - it only made China seek to strengthen itself and become independent from US, what that remains of the outcome is the bitterness of US seeking to antagonize and limit China, and when China do surpass the US completely in the future, I am afraid China will seek revenge and US will suffer horribly for it. What goes around comes around.
 
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Equation

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Taiwan can always be a regular member of AIIB.

BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan expressed regret on Monday after China rejected its bid to become a founding member of the Beijing-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), though China said Taiwan is welcome to join as an ordinary member in the future.

In a statement carried by the official Xinhua news agency, China's Taiwan Affairs Office said it confirmed what it said was a Hong Kong media report about the rejection of Taiwan. While the office provided no explanation, it repeated that Taiwan would be welcome to join if it used an appropriate name.

"The mainland will consider opinions from all sides to properly address the issue of Taiwan's membership," the statement said. "The related departments will consider Taiwan's membership when making the constitution for the AIIB."

China views Taiwan as a renegade province. Most countries, including the United States, do not recognise Taiwan as a nation due to pressure from China. Taiwan is not a member of the United Nations, the World Bank or the International Monetary Fund. It is a member of the Asian Development Bank, though under the name of Taipei, China, not Taiwan.

Taiwan's government said it regretted the initial rejection, but maintained the island was keen to join the bank as long as its dignity was not harmed and it received equal treatment as other members.


The Mainland Affairs Council, Taiwan's ministry in charge of China policy, said Taiwan would continue to communicate with all AIIB parties, including China, about its bid to become a full member, but that Taiwan's rights must be assured.

The rejection comes as Taiwan's ruling party, which had championed the AIIB application, said its chairman Eric Chu will visit China in May to attend a cross-straits forum. The visit has drawn criticism from Taiwan's pro-independence opposition party.

"Taiwan is a nation. Our negotiations with China should be government-to-government, not party-to-party negotiations conducted in secret," Democratic Progressive Party Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen said in response to Chu's visit.

Tsai is widely expected to be a candidate in next year's presidential elections.

Taiwan's decision to join the AIIB has sparked a heated debate in democratic Taiwan, where deepening relations with autocratic China have caused growing unease.

China has not ruled out the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control. But since Taiwan's current president Ma Ying-jeou took office in 2008, enmity has declined considerably and both sides have signed a number of trade and investment deals.
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Blitzo

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... Are they? Is there an article supporting it?

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Here's a write up -- apparently an order for a model has already been made... dimensions include 90m x 300m x 120m versions, as well as a 120m x 600m x 900m version.
It's meant to have a movement speed of 18 km/h...
 
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Jeff Head

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The US has studied the concept of the Joint Mobile Offshore Base on several occasions.

This looks like the Chinese doing the same thing.

US Studies led to all sorts of concept drawings from various mobile platform and maritime construction companies. For example:


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Kwaener Maritime Concept

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McDermott Concept

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Even an entire Floating Island Concept

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I'd like more details on the potential order.

From whom? Where?

Is it a military order? These have also been looked at commercially.
 
broadsword

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Chinese CSR rolls out ultra-quick-charge bus
2015-04-16 05:27:35 GMT2015-04-16 13:27:35(Beijing Time) Xinhua English

NINGBO, April 16 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese company on Thursday unveiled the world's quickest charging electric bus, with a battery that takes just 10 seconds to be fully charged.

The bus recharges while stationary or while passengers get on or off, and each charge enables the bus to run for least five kilometers, said Zhou Qinghe, president of Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive, a subsidiary of high-speed train maker CSR.

In addition, the bus consumes 30 to 50 percent less energy than other electric vehicles.

The capacitor can function safely for 12 years even under extreme temperatures, according to the company.

CSR hopes the electric bus will attract foreign customers. Central and east Europe, looking to replacing their old vehicles, was cited as market with potential.
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A quick charge that can run 5 km is more than enough in urban areas. Contrast it with Proterra's system that take 5-10 minutes and run for 26 miles.
 
SamuraiBlue

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It may work in certain conditions but a bus that only has a 5 Km range would be a problem if it gets stuck in a traffic jam since the batteries would use up it's charge whether it is moving or not due to other electrical equipments installed.
 
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