關於 like alike likely ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

#Twitter戰線【天下制裁方向：科技產品、紅色資本、白手套 —— 請立即Retweet】

我已用英文撰文，公開回應白宮有意切實推動制裁的路透社報導，並提出經濟制裁應從三個方向，包括軍民兩用科技產品、紅色資本和白手套企業入手，呼籲各位幫忙Retweet，香港正與時間競賽，反制北京實在爭分奪秒：https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1265469996123041797

中文原文：https://www.facebook.com/200976479994868/posts/3025281830897638/

#眾志國際連結 #國際戰線

Reuters and Bloomberg just confimed that the US is likely to sanction China if it approves the hugely controversial bill that damages HK's autonomy. When Beijing insists on ignoring international responses and breaching international norms and rules, it is time for China to face the grave consequences and international backlashes for its irresponsible act of scraping an UN-filed Joint Declaration.

In fact, the world has already expressed concern over the evil and ill-defined national security law that will kill democratic movements in HK and harm global business interest in the city. But China keeps dismissing all doubts from world leaders, business sectors and even bar associations. This law is even eviler than the extradition bill last year. China’s poor human rights records have already proved that it will undeniably use the law to crush HK’s civil society and dissents.

For a long time, Hong Kong has been treated by Beijing as a white glove port for importing sensitive strategic commodities. Once the law is implemented, a secret police agency and a CCP-led China’s court will be imposed upon this global business centre. At that time, HK will fall into Beijing’s direct rule, and de facto becomes another city of China. Hence, all special treatments granted to HK need to be subject to reconsideration.

In fact, countries starts to realize the changing role of Hong Kong in a bigger picture of China’s global strategy. For example, Israel’s security officials just rejected a bid from CK Hutchison Holdings for the potential security risks of Chinese involvement in a plant construction in the disguise of "HK companies”.

To safeguard the city’s freedoms and urge China to stop further misconduct, world leaders, not only the US, should consider sanctions on China as the only effective strategic option to send a warning signal to Beijing. The sanctions should not only be restricted to personal sanctions like travel bans and asset freezes (since China won’t really realize the severity), but also partial sanctions on pro-CCP companies and dual-use technology.

Democratic values and the virtue to respect treaties are the foundation of democracies. If China’s flagrant breach of Joint Declaration, a legally binding international treaty at the United Nations, is tolerated, it will set a bad precedent to all other treaties and agreements alike.

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儘管拉人封艇，取締眾志不再是空談，留一口氣，點一盞燈，拜托大家幫忙延續國際戰線血脈：https://bit.ly/DemosistoBackup（是次籌募以美金結算）

【Taiwan's Role in the New Age of Tech】
The fourth industrial revolution is upon us. Companies and industries alike will increasingly look to deep technologies to optimize their processes and maximize the value they bring end customers.

At the heart of this transition is Taiwan, a little island of 23.5 million people that punches well above its weight in terms of technical ingenuity and penchant towards innovation.

Most people likely recognize the country for its longstanding history as a manufacturing powerhouse.

“In 2017, Taiwan ranked third out of 159 nations for broadband download speeds. Further reflecting its robust manufacturing industry, the country produces 70 per cent of the world's integrated circuits and 90 per cent of laptops sold around the globe. “

Lesser known is the country's growing prowess in software and artificial intelligence. Taiwan's universities churn out upwards of 10,000 software engineers per year and start out at a fraction of the cost of what you might find in other Asian tech hubs. This is on top of the fact that fact that Taiwanese students regularly outperform the majority of its global peers when it comes to math and science.

It's no wonder why tech giants such as Google, Microsoft, IBM, and Amazon have all chosen Taiwan as a strategic R&D centers.

But it's not just the big guys, startups like Shopee, Carousell, ShopBack, and Lalamove have also increasingly sought out Taiwan's mature digital economy as an ideal market to fuel regional R&D or testbed new ideas.

Whether it's AI or IoT, Taiwan's unique cross-section of hardware and software leaves the nation in an ideal position to truly embrace this new age of tech.

If you're an aspiring AI/blockchain founder targeting Greater Southeast Asia, AppWorks Accelerator is now recruiting for AW#19 >> http://bit.ly/2JqijMw

-Jun Wakabayashi
Analyst, AppWorks

【Grab vs. Go-Jek: Battle of the SEA Titans】
Grab recently pledged to invest $2B into Indonesia and establish a second HQ in Jakarta. If nothing else, Grab's latest announcement further justifies Indonesia's position as SEA's crown jewel. Aside from boasting the world's 4th largest population (and largest population of Muslims), the nation accounts for 40% of the region's population, 37% of its collective GDP, and 37% of its internet users, all the while still exhibiting a healthy growth rate relative to the rest of SEA at around 5.1% according to the IMF in 2018.

According to Google-Temasek's e-Conomy SEA report, these proportions will likely remaining consistent until 2025, which projects an internet economy worth US$ 240 billion in Southeast Asia, US$ 100 billion or 42% of which is attributed to Indonesia. If you're talking about ride hailing/online food delivery specifically, Indonesia will likely comprise half of the regional market by 2025.

While Go-Jek furthers its advance into the rest of SEA, namely in Thailand, Vietnam, and Singapore, it seems like Grab is now beefing up the resistance in Go-Jek's home turf. However, it certainly won't be a walk in the park. Go-Jek is the darling of Indonesia, the country's pride and joy, and also now one of the largest employers in the private sector. You can imagine, with such prestige, how favorably they are received among decision makers and native users alike.

Ride hailing, though, is still a commodity business dictated by price. Consumers at the end day will usually go for the cheaper option, if not the faster option. And for drivers, it'll come down to whichever app yields higher earnings potential. The super app and loyalty/rewards play will certainly raise the switching costs for the average user, but only to a certain degree.

Moving forward, Go-Jek will likely remain the leader in ID and Grab in the rest of SEA, but the overall market share will likely converge neck-and-neck as consumers embrace the luxury of choice and decision makers push for fair competition. At the end of the day, competition is good for the customer, but also good for the industry in terms of competitive pricing, pushing the ball on innovation, and creating a flawless user experience.

-Jun Wakabayashi
Analyst, AppWorks