【雙魚之論】
Roger Wicker特別指明的是,不保衛台灣,美國將永久損害在印太地區的地位。
Senator Roger
Wicker Wicker
to Biden: Address China Threat, Protect American Interests in Taiwan
……
First, failure to defend Taiwan would forever damage our position in the
Indo-Pacific, calling into question our credibility and capability to defend
our other allies and partners, such as Australia, Japan, the Philippines, South
Korea, Thailand. Since the end of World War II, our allies have relied on the
United States of America, underpinning more than seven decades of peace and
prosperity in the Indo-Pacific. America has also benefited greatly from this
peace and prosperity. Today, Japan is our fifth largest trading partner, and
South Korea is our sixth largest trading partner. A failure to defend Taiwan
would upend that stability, and our allies and partners could abandon America
if that happens. Simply put, peace in the Pacific means jobs for Americans. War
in the Pacific, on the other hand, would put American economic freedom at risk.
首先,若不保衛台灣,將永遠損害我們在印太地區的地位,使我們保衛其他盟友和夥伴(如澳洲、日本、菲律賓、韓國、泰國)的信譽和能力受到質疑。自二戰結束以來,我們的盟友一直依賴美國,這為印太地區七十餘年的和平與繁榮奠定了基礎。美國也從這種和平與繁榮中獲益良多。如今,日本是美國第五大貿易夥伴,韓國是第六大貿易夥伴。若不保衛台灣,這種穩定將蕩然無存,我們的盟友和夥伴可能會因此拋棄美國。簡而言之,太平洋地區的和平意味著美國人的就業機會。反之,太平洋地區的戰爭將危害美國的經濟自由。
Senator Roger
Wicker
I’m disappointed to see Taiwan’s
opposition parties in parliament slash President Lai’s defense
budget so dramatically. The original
proposal funded urgently needed weapons systems. Taiwan’s parliament should reconsider—especially with rising Chinese
threats.
Bloomberg
Taiwan’s opposition parties have advanced
a bill that would slash a special military budget, potentially
jeopardizing the purchases of billions of dollars of US weapons aimed at deterring the threat of invasion by China