＊第三季＊【EP. 51】#323 經濟學人新聞評論【聯合國秘書長、聯合國大會投票權、聯合國會費、挪威解禁、瑞典疫情、5G 網路、愛立信 (Ericsson)、華為技術】

🔴Tuesday January 19th 2021 🔵2021年1月19日星期二 1️⃣UN: pay before you may cast votes! 聯合國：投票前請先繳清欠款！ Seven members of the UN General Assembly have lost their voting rights after falling behind on money owed to the international organisation, according to Antonio Guterres, the secretary-general. The Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Iran, Libya, Niger, South Sudan and Zimbabwe all owe a sum equal to or greater than their share of the UN’s operational costs from the past two years. 聯合國秘書長古特瑞斯(Antonio Guterres) 稱在拖欠款項後，聯合國大會的七名成員失去了投票權。中非共和國 (Central African Republic)、剛果-布拉柴維爾 (Congo-Brazzaville)、伊朗 (Iran)、利比亞 (Libya)、尼日 (Niger)、南蘇丹 (South Sudan) 和辛巴威 (Zimbabwe) 等國所積欠的款項均等於或大於其過去兩年在聯合國業務費用中所佔的份額。 2️⃣Norway opening up: first in the world! 挪威解禁：全球首創！ Norway became the first European country to begin relaxing the latest round of coronavirus restrictions. Erna Solberg, the prime minister, announced that people could once again allow visitors into their homes. Schools, activities for children and outdoor sports will also be reinstated. Norway has had just 517 deaths from covid-19, compared with 10,185 in Sweden. 挪威成為了第一個開始放寬其近期一輪 (為控制新冠疫情之) 限制措施的歐洲國家。總理索爾伯格 (Erna Solberg) 宣佈人們可以再次允許訪客進入其家中。學校、兒童活動以及戶外運動也將恢復。挪威因新冠病毒而死亡的病例僅有 517人，而 (鄰國) 瑞典則為 10,185人。 3️⃣Stockholm syndrome: Huawei is ejected from Sweden 斯德哥爾摩症候群：華為被踢出瑞典 Donald Trump’s presidency is coming to an end. But the fight his administration picked with Huawei continues to erode the Chinese tech giant’s standing in the West. Sweden followed America in banning Huawei’s technology from its 5G infrastructure in October, citing security concerns. The firm challenged the ban, but Sweden’s highest administrative court threw out the appeal last week. Today Sweden’s telecoms regulator will proceed with auctioning off the 5G wireless spectrum to network operators, none of which can use Huawei’s technology. One might think that Ericsson—a Swedish firm whose technology has become a popular alternative to Huawei as companies build their 5G networks—would be overjoyed. But the firm’s boss has reportedly lobbied Sweden’s foreign-trade minister to rethink the Huawei ban. The decision has given Ericsson greater market power at home, but it might result in reprisals from China, where its sales have recently boomed. 川普的總統任期即將邁入尾聲，但由其政權所挑起與華為間的紛爭仍將繼續侵蝕這個中國電信業龍頭在西方世界的地位。去年 10月，瑞典跟隨美國的腳步，聲稱出於安全考量而禁止了該國 5G 通訊基礎建設使用華為的技術。華為對這項禁令提出異議並上訴，但在上週卻遭到瑞典最高行政法院駁回。今天，瑞典的電信監管機構將著手拍賣 (該國的) 5G 無線電波頻譜給電信業者，而這些業者中，沒有任何一家被允許使用華為的技術。有人可能會認為，這將使愛立信 (Ericsson，一瑞典公司，其技術已隨著公司建構 5G 網路而成為非常受歡迎的華為替代品) 欣喜若狂。但據報導指出，愛立信的老闆卻遊說瑞典外貿部長重新考慮對華為的禁令。此一決定 (華為禁令) 雖使愛立信在國內擁有了更大的市場動能，但它可能會招致中國的報復，尤其近來愛立信公司在中國的銷售額蒸蒸日上。 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn