
周玉蔻分析國民黨訪美碰壁原因:谷立言「恩怨分明」非頭銜比拼
資深媒體人周玉蔻分析,國民黨主席鄭麗文訪美碰壁,是因為國民黨副主席蕭旭岑曾輕蔑稱美國在台協會處長谷立言為「小科長」,谷立言「恩怨分明」,記住了韓國瑜推動軍售預算之「恩」,也清算了鄭麗文傳達親中訊息之「怨」,導致美國關閉了與鄭麗文會面的大門。

資深媒體人周玉蔻分析,國民黨主席鄭麗文訪美碰壁,是因為國民黨副主席蕭旭岑曾輕蔑稱美國在台協會處長谷立言為「小科長」,谷立言「恩怨分明」,記住了韓國瑜推動軍售預算之「恩」,也清算了鄭麗文傳達親中訊息之「怨」,導致美國關閉了與鄭麗文會面的大門。

為慶祝美國建國250週年,高雄市政府與美國在台協會(AIT)合作推出社群影片「USA 250 強棒出擊:高雄主場秀」。影片中,AIT處長谷立言、高雄市長陳其邁及AIT高雄分處長張子霖等人挑戰棒球九宮格,展現台美合作默契與高雄城市發展里程碑。

AIT Director's rare public call for KMT to reaffirm anti-communist stance signals US distrust in KMT's China policy, which critics argue is appeasement, not competition.

NASA astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann, who was born in Taiwan and lived in Taichung until age 2.5, visited the soon-to-open Meicun Integrated Service Park. Mayor Lu Shiow-yen invited Mann and AIT Director Brent Christensen to the park's opening ceremony on September 4.

A high-level US national drone group, introduced by AIT Director Brent Christensen, will visit Taichung City Hall. Mayor Lu Shiow-yen expressed gratitude for the visit, highlighting Taichung's importance as a drone industry hub.

KMT spokesperson Christy Lin questioned AIT Director Brent Christensen's remarks on the party's stance towards China, asking if he should first clarify what 'anti-communism' means to President Trump, citing Trump's agreement with Xi Jinping on establishing a "constructive strategic stability relationship."

US-Taiwan policy is shaped by three core principles: not unilaterally changing cross-strait relations, maintaining strategic ambiguity on Taiwan's sovereignty and China's threat, and avoiding drastic shifts in the power balance. These principles guide US actions amidst US-China competition, ensuring peace while pursuing national interests.