Huawei’s “Nanniwan” Project and the Involution of Chinese Society

Huawei launches “Nanniwan” project Today, a [news] about Huawei suddenly spread on the Internet (https://tech.163.com/20/0804/13/FJ6L182N00097U7S.html) . “Kechuangban Daily” reported that Huawei has launched the “Nanniwan” project to accelerate the development of its laptops, smart TVs and other products, aiming to avoid products containing American technology. This marks that under increasingly severe external pressure, Huawei has to shift its attention away from areas with higher technology density such as 5g and chips, and instead invest in areas with lower technology density such as consumer electronics. Because compared to the former, investment in consumer electronics can not only circumvent technological blockades and sanctions from Western countries, but also enable Huawei to obtain higher sales profits with less research and development costs. As a company with shareholders at the top and employees at the bottom, this strategic shift is completely in line with Huawei’s interests and can be said to achieve multiple goals with one stone. ...

2020-08-04 · Mason

Natural disasters and people’s livelihood, Mencius’ view of social welfare

This summer, southern my country suffered a rare flood in history. Many residents in rural areas not only suffered huge economic losses due to flood discharges or dyke breaches, but also had to leave their hometowns and become refugees in other places. In the face of huge losses and pain, doubts and accusations about policies will inevitably arise. Many residents who were on the verge of bankruptcy or homeless due to flood discharges expressed their complaints through social networks. In most cases, these complaints can be recognized and sympathized by netizens, but criticism and accusations also follow. ...

2020-07-28 · Mason

Game Streaming and China's Copyright Tug-of-War

Many years later, when I opened this moldy CD book from more than ten years ago, I remembered those sultry afternoons in middle school, when I squeezed into the small cubicle on the second floor of the computer city to select pirated game CDs. At that time, China was in an era when game consoles had not yet been banned, digital copyrights were not popularized, and physical channels were extremely scarce. At that time, poor students could only rely on pirated discs on the street and cracked game forums to access and play the latest stand-alone games. I am no exception. ...

2020-06-28 · Mason

The Criticized 'The Last of Us Part 2': The Contradiction between Self-Expression and Public Demand

On June 19, Sony PlayStation’s first-party masterpiece “The Last of Us”, once regarded as a masterpiece by many players, finally unlocked its sequel. However, despite the fact that many game media had previously given “The Last of Us 2” very high praise,** only the second day after the game was released, its score on Metacritic was brushed to a low score of 3.8 by players**. The polarizing evaluations of “The Last of Us 2” by the media and players have pushed this AAA masterpiece, which was supposed to be a strong contender for the 2020 Game of the Year, to the forefront. ...

2020-06-22 · Mason

Miao Kexin’s tragedy is our common tragedy

Recently, the incident of a primary school student falling from a building in Jintan District, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province spread throughout the Chinese Internet. In fact, I didn’t really want to devote a special episode to discussing this matter. After all, the little girl just left not long ago, so it is really not good to bring this matter out to make it a hot topic and attract traffic. But then I thought about it, the dead are gone, but the living are working hard. It is time for those of us who have experienced Miao Kexin’s feelings to some extent to stand up and discuss how to prevent similar tragedies from happening again. ...

2020-06-17 · Mason