08-31-2018, 04:06 AM
空前!南早:美海軍陸戰隊將駐守AIT新館
https://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/...256-260408
美國已決定,將派海軍陸戰隊駐守美國在台協會在內湖的新館,而這將是美國鞏固與台灣關係的空前行動。
一名美國國務院官員周二向《南華早報》(South China Morning Post)證實,少數美國軍事人員已派遣至AIT,加上多數本地雇用人員,將與台灣當局合作,為新辦公建築提供安全保障。
就在華府與北京為貿易摩擦進行談判,雙方各自在台灣海峽展現海上軍力之際,川普政府又採取最新行動,藉由部署美國海軍陸戰隊,顯示與台北的穩固關係。
事實上,早在AIT新館正式落成前,就盛傳強力支持台灣的美國國家安全顧問波頓(John Bolton)可能出席落成典禮。
不過,6月12日的落成典禮當天,美國總統川普也正與北韓最高領導人金正恩在新加坡舉行峰會。最後華府決定,還是不要激怒北京,因此派了美國國務院主管教育文化的助理國務卿羅伊絲(Marie Royce)出席。
按照慣例,華府都會派海軍陸戰隊駐守美國在世界各地的大使館、領事館,或是其他官方政府建築。不過,這將是台美1979年斷交後,華府首次在非正式的實質使館援用相同的安全協定。
而美國海軍陸戰隊部署AIT似乎已醞釀很長一段時間,華府智庫戰略暨國際研究中心(CSIS)「中國實力專案」(China Power Project)主任葛來儀(Bonnie Glaser)說,有關AIT新館的安全保障多年前就決定了,只是由川普政府再加以確認。
在薩爾瓦多21日與台灣斷交後,美國共和黨參議員德納(Cory Gardner)表示,他準備提案立法,讓美國運用各項工具支持台灣在國際的地位,鼓勵台灣剩下的17個邦交國與台灣維持外交關係。
而美國傳統基金會(Heritage Foundation)亞洲研究中心主任羅曼指出,像薩爾瓦多和台灣斷交後,大家就會另外設法表示支持。他說,美國政府在堅守「一中」政策的同時,仍有其他選項來增進與台灣的關係,以維持台海現狀。
US Marine Heading to Taiwan!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OAPKaqaGn8
[youtube]9OAPKaqaGn8[/youtube]
US sending American personnel to guard its de facto embassy in Taiwan
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomac...ces-taiwan
State Department declines to say whether marines will be stationed in uniform at American Institute in Taiwan, the informal US embassy in Taipei
The United States has said it will send American security personnel to its de facto embassy in Taiwan when its new premises become operational in September.
A State Department spokesman made the comment in response to questions on whether the US will send marines to provide security at the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) when the new premises become operational.
“As is the practice at AIT’s current location, a small number of American personnel detailed to AIT along with a larger number of locally hired employees will provide security for the new office building in cooperation with local authorities,” the spokesman said.
Earlier media reports, including CNN, said in June the State Department had requested that US marines be sent to the AIT. If such a request were granted for the new facility, it would be the first time in nearly 40 years that US marines had guarded a diplomatic mission in Taiwan.
But the Marine Corps Times reported in July that the request had not been granted.
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The State Department spokesman did not give details, nor say whether marines would be stationed in uniform, saying it does not “discuss specific security matters concerning the protection of our facility or personnel”.
The United States customarily deploys marines in uniform as guards at American embassies, consulates and other official government buildings around the world. If it did so in Taipei, it would be the first time since 1979 – when the United States switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China – that Washington had applied similar security protocols to its unofficial embassy there.
Having marines in uniform at the premises would potentially provoke a furious response from Beijing, which could see it as Washington raising the status of the AIT.
United has solved Beijing’s ‘one China’ problem – and Taiwan is grateful
Bonnie Glaser, director of the China Power Project at the Centre for Security and International Studies in Washington, said that “the decisions about security of the new AIT complex were made years ago, and have simply been reaffirmed by the Trump administration”.
“Whatever arrangements are being made are for the purposes of ensuring the security of the AIT compound, not to punish China for its bullying of Taiwan,” she said.
Watch: US unveils de facto embassy in Taiwan
When asked about the potential assignment of marines to Taiwan at a news conference in late June, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang urged the US to “exercise caution”.
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“That the US strictly abides by its ‘one China’ pledge and refrains from having any official exchanges or military contact with Taiwan are the political preconditions for China-US relations,” Lu said.
“The US is clear about the Chinese position and knows it should exercise caution on this issue to avoid affecting overall bilateral ties.”
Americans say Taiwan is the least of their worries about China
Global Times, a tabloid owned by the Chinese Communist Party’s
People’s Daily, also warned in an opinion article in July that Beijing would consider such a deployment to be “a severe subversion of the one-China policy or even an invasion of the US military of Chinese soil”.
Watch: El Salvador breaks ties with Taiwan
Earlier this year, the US Congress unanimously approved, and Trump signed into law, the Taiwan Travel Act, allowing officials at all levels of US government – including cabinet-level officials – to travel to Taiwan.
[ 本帖最後由 KT120 於 2018-8-30 21:11 編輯 ]
https://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/...256-260408
美國已決定,將派海軍陸戰隊駐守美國在台協會在內湖的新館,而這將是美國鞏固與台灣關係的空前行動。
一名美國國務院官員周二向《南華早報》(South China Morning Post)證實,少數美國軍事人員已派遣至AIT,加上多數本地雇用人員,將與台灣當局合作,為新辦公建築提供安全保障。
就在華府與北京為貿易摩擦進行談判,雙方各自在台灣海峽展現海上軍力之際,川普政府又採取最新行動,藉由部署美國海軍陸戰隊,顯示與台北的穩固關係。
事實上,早在AIT新館正式落成前,就盛傳強力支持台灣的美國國家安全顧問波頓(John Bolton)可能出席落成典禮。
不過,6月12日的落成典禮當天,美國總統川普也正與北韓最高領導人金正恩在新加坡舉行峰會。最後華府決定,還是不要激怒北京,因此派了美國國務院主管教育文化的助理國務卿羅伊絲(Marie Royce)出席。
按照慣例,華府都會派海軍陸戰隊駐守美國在世界各地的大使館、領事館,或是其他官方政府建築。不過,這將是台美1979年斷交後,華府首次在非正式的實質使館援用相同的安全協定。
而美國海軍陸戰隊部署AIT似乎已醞釀很長一段時間,華府智庫戰略暨國際研究中心(CSIS)「中國實力專案」(China Power Project)主任葛來儀(Bonnie Glaser)說,有關AIT新館的安全保障多年前就決定了,只是由川普政府再加以確認。
在薩爾瓦多21日與台灣斷交後,美國共和黨參議員德納(Cory Gardner)表示,他準備提案立法,讓美國運用各項工具支持台灣在國際的地位,鼓勵台灣剩下的17個邦交國與台灣維持外交關係。
而美國傳統基金會(Heritage Foundation)亞洲研究中心主任羅曼指出,像薩爾瓦多和台灣斷交後,大家就會另外設法表示支持。他說,美國政府在堅守「一中」政策的同時,仍有其他選項來增進與台灣的關係,以維持台海現狀。
US Marine Heading to Taiwan!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OAPKaqaGn8
[youtube]9OAPKaqaGn8[/youtube]
US sending American personnel to guard its de facto embassy in Taiwan
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomac...ces-taiwan
State Department declines to say whether marines will be stationed in uniform at American Institute in Taiwan, the informal US embassy in Taipei
The United States has said it will send American security personnel to its de facto embassy in Taiwan when its new premises become operational in September.
A State Department spokesman made the comment in response to questions on whether the US will send marines to provide security at the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) when the new premises become operational.
“As is the practice at AIT’s current location, a small number of American personnel detailed to AIT along with a larger number of locally hired employees will provide security for the new office building in cooperation with local authorities,” the spokesman said.
Earlier media reports, including CNN, said in June the State Department had requested that US marines be sent to the AIT. If such a request were granted for the new facility, it would be the first time in nearly 40 years that US marines had guarded a diplomatic mission in Taiwan.
But the Marine Corps Times reported in July that the request had not been granted.
As Beijing squeezes Taiwan, Trump’s US embraces Tsai
The State Department spokesman did not give details, nor say whether marines would be stationed in uniform, saying it does not “discuss specific security matters concerning the protection of our facility or personnel”.
The United States customarily deploys marines in uniform as guards at American embassies, consulates and other official government buildings around the world. If it did so in Taipei, it would be the first time since 1979 – when the United States switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China – that Washington had applied similar security protocols to its unofficial embassy there.
Having marines in uniform at the premises would potentially provoke a furious response from Beijing, which could see it as Washington raising the status of the AIT.
United has solved Beijing’s ‘one China’ problem – and Taiwan is grateful
Bonnie Glaser, director of the China Power Project at the Centre for Security and International Studies in Washington, said that “the decisions about security of the new AIT complex were made years ago, and have simply been reaffirmed by the Trump administration”.
“Whatever arrangements are being made are for the purposes of ensuring the security of the AIT compound, not to punish China for its bullying of Taiwan,” she said.
Watch: US unveils de facto embassy in Taiwan
When asked about the potential assignment of marines to Taiwan at a news conference in late June, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang urged the US to “exercise caution”.
El Salvador’s diplomatic switch may hit security throughout Americas, US warns
“That the US strictly abides by its ‘one China’ pledge and refrains from having any official exchanges or military contact with Taiwan are the political preconditions for China-US relations,” Lu said.
“The US is clear about the Chinese position and knows it should exercise caution on this issue to avoid affecting overall bilateral ties.”
Americans say Taiwan is the least of their worries about China
Global Times, a tabloid owned by the Chinese Communist Party’s
People’s Daily, also warned in an opinion article in July that Beijing would consider such a deployment to be “a severe subversion of the one-China policy or even an invasion of the US military of Chinese soil”.
Watch: El Salvador breaks ties with Taiwan
Earlier this year, the US Congress unanimously approved, and Trump signed into law, the Taiwan Travel Act, allowing officials at all levels of US government – including cabinet-level officials – to travel to Taiwan.
[ 本帖最後由 KT120 於 2018-8-30 21:11 編輯 ]