Vietnamese, Malaysian experts criticize Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's provocative remarks on the Taiwan question, which is an internal affair of China, have drawn fresh criticism from experts in Southeast Asian countries like Vietnam and Malaysia, who said such rhetoric is detrimental to regional peace and stability.

Takaichi said on Nov. 7 during a Diet hearing that the Chinese central government's "use of force on Taiwan" could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan, and implied the possibility of armed intervention in the Taiwan Strait.

Commenting on Takaichi's remarks, Nguyen Minh Hoan, a standing member of the executive committee of the Vietnam-China Friendship Association expressed deep concern about regional stability.

"If Japan fails to handle this properly, such remarks could trigger something that would lead to instability in regional relations. What should be noted in particular is that such comments might directly affect the current Northeast Asian situation, or even the global situation," said Nguyen Minh Hoan.

Lim Wen Jye, senior researcher at Malaysia's Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research, offered a critical perspective grounded in historical accountability.

"Behind Takaichi's rhetoric lies a disregard for history and an evasion of responsibility for aggression. They could one again harm its already victimized Asian neighbors. Such remarks not only threaten regional peace but also undermine the mutual trust mechanisms that Asian countries have worked so hard to build over the years," said Lim.

Vietnamese, Malaysian experts criticize Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan

Vietnamese, Malaysian experts criticize Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan

Vietnamese, Malaysian experts criticize Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan

Vietnamese, Malaysian experts criticize Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan

Humanoid robots could become widespread within the decade because advances in actuators, sensors, cameras and AI computing can give them a fundamental advantage over human biology in reaction speed and physical performance, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday.

Speaking to the China Media Group (CMG) in Silicon Valley, California, Musk shared his views on the rapid evolution of humanoid robotics.

"Robots have a very fast reaction time, so it's going to be very difficult to beat a robot for reaction time. Because we are somewhat constrained by our biology. But a robot, you can just improve the actuators, improve the sensors, improve the frame rate of the cameras, increase the amount of AI compute there is and it's going to just fundamentally be much better and have faster reactions than humans. I enjoyed watching the robot games. I mean, everyone in America was fascinated by that. Yeah, it was all over U.S. social media," said Musk. Referring to the robot games, Musk further elaborated on how such demonstrations reflect the broader progress of humanoid robotics.

"It's entertaining to watch, but it also shows you the progress of humanoid robotics. It wouldn't be entertaining to watch if the robot just fell over. But the robots are like boxing, wrestling, running, doing gymnastics. It's pretty cool. So, I mean, the future is going to have a lot of robots. I think that's an easy prediction. I'd say no later than 10 years," he said.

Humanoid robots could outpace humans in reaction, go mainstream within 10 years: Musk