That's entirely feasible. Mind that 8 years ago was 2013 and systems like the recommendation system from Amazon was already online. Also it only specifies machine learning, pattern recognition, NLP etc - all of which are active research fields for far more then 20 years already.
It's not like they are asking for more than 8 years of experience in Pytorch.
In the topographical one, Sichuan is west of the Hu-Line, while in others it is east of it. Make up your mind.
Don't fuddle with the line just to tell a story.