
四名美國共和黨參議員致函國務卿與國防部長,呼籲立即解凍逾150億美元遭擱置的對台國家安全援助,擔憂川普將台灣視為對華談判籌碼將削弱印太威懾力。
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川普政府去年12月批准歷史新高的111億美元對台軍售案,但第二批價值約140億美元的軍售案已遭擱置數月。國會中極少數共和黨議員公開質疑政府對台政策。
在美國總統川普準備迎接中國國家主席習近平進行為期3天國是訪問之際,4名與川普同屬共和黨的聯邦參議員23日呼籲,立即解凍逾150億美元遭擱置的對台國家安全援助。
路透23日報導,前參議院多數黨領袖、肯塔基州參議員麥康奈(Mitch McConnell)、德州參議員柯寧(John Cornyn)、阿拉斯加州參議員穆考斯基(Lisa Murkowski),以及北卡羅來納州參議員提里斯(Thom Tillis),聯名致函國務卿魯比歐(Marco Rubio)與戰爭部長赫格塞斯(Pete Hegseth),對這筆資金表達強烈關切。
信中列舉遭到川普政府擱置的項目,包括國務院未能推動國會已撥款的3億美元對台「外國軍事融資」(FMF),戰爭部也未動支10億美元的軍援款項,川普政府甚至決定暫緩批准一項高達140億美元的對台軍售案。
信中強調,「我們對川普總統在與習近平及中國共產黨交涉時,將台灣形容為『絕佳談判籌碼』(a very good negotiating chip)的說法感到擔憂。」
信中進一步指出:「如果維持外交表象的代價,是剝奪我們夥伴關鍵的嚇阻能力,我們很難想像美國要如何在印太地區建立具公信力的嚇阻影響力。」
美國國務院與五角大廈並未立即回應針對該信函的置評請求。
知情消息人士向路透表示,預計習近平在華府訪問期間,將以1982年的聯合公報(即817公報)為由,施壓川普全面停止對台軍售。
中國一向將其視為自身領土的台灣,描述為最敏感且最重要的外交議題,並屢次要求美方停止對台軍售。
川普政府去年12月批准一項高達111億美元的對台軍售案,創下歷史新高。然而,第二批價值約140億美元的軍售案,已遭擱置數月。
在國會中,與川普同屬共和黨的議員,極少公開質疑其政府的作為。不過,簽署這封信函的4名參議員中,麥康奈、柯寧與提里斯等3人都將在今年底屆期離開參議院,僅剩穆考斯基繼續留任。
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川普政府將在習近平訪問結束後部分解凍對台軍援以平衡國會壓力
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