It’s a remarkable story, where the professor exposed the extent to which her university was selling out. …in early 2025, university administrators told her that she could “not continue with her research into supply chains and forced labour in China”. She initiated legal action against the university for failing in its duty to protect her … Continue reading China Paid UK University to Silence Human Rights Professor →

One of my least favorite phrases in history is geopolitical ouroboros – everyone was enabling everyone else in a circle that eventually came back to bite them all. Specifically American pursuit of short-term profits and tactical advantages created strategic nightmares that lasted decades. Massive federal funding to develop radar technology in WWII, which birthed Silicon … Continue reading Silicon Valley’s China Surveillance Technology Transfer Problem →

Chinese automotive journalists are discussing a potential 2027 ban on defective door handle designs due to high failure rates. 但是，不管是哪一种全隐藏式门把手其便利性和安全性都不如传统的门把手。根据媒体报道，有SAE论文数据显示，隐藏式门把手对轿车风阻系数改善仅0.005-0.01Cd，远低于车企宣称的0.03Cd。而在成本上，单个电子门把手成本是机械式的3倍，但故障率却是后者的8倍。由于故障率高，这导致新能源汽车的维修费用增加。有媒体曝光的某头部新势力售后数据显示，门把手故障占整车维修案例的12%，且不少需更换总成。 在安全性上来看，碰撞、起火等事故中，造成断电现象，使电动式外门把手、电动式车门内把手失效，增大救援及逃生阻碍。根据公开报道，2024年长春“冻车门”事件中，某新能源车型因门把手电机冻住，导致车内被困人员错过黄金救援时间；同年广东暴雨季，多辆车因电动门把手短路无法开启，乘客被迫砸窗逃生。 中保研碰撞测试显示，配备电子门把手的车型在侧面碰撞后，车门弹出成功率仅为67%，远低于机械门把手的98%。此外，据消费者协会统计，2024年因隐藏式门把手夹伤儿童手指的投诉同比增长132%，某品牌车型甚至出现儿童手指被夹骨折的极端案例。 在最近几年中，有多款热门车型在事故后车门门把手未能弹出，这导致无法及时救援，最终车毁人亡。这几起事故引发了轩然大波。（隐形门把手成“祸首”：发生碰撞后为何会打不开？该如何救援？｜明镜pro）而据国家车辆事故深度调查体系（NAIS）数据显示，2024年因车门把手故障导致的交通事故同比增长47%，其中隐藏式门把手占比高达82%。 In other words… regardless of which type of fully concealed door handle is used, their convenience and safety are always inferior to traditional door handles. The article says SAE data shows that … Continue reading China to Ban Hidden Car Door Handles by 2027 →