
中國學者提出巴丹群島主權屬於中國的說法,引發菲律賓強烈反彈,此舉被視為北京擴大太平洋影響力的灰色地帶行動。
中國學者近期提出鄰近台灣的菲律賓巴丹群島主權屬於中國的說法,引發中國官媒宣傳。此舉被視為北京擴大太平洋影響力與施壓的灰色地帶行動。菲律賓國防部長與國家歷史委員會已嚴詞駁斥此荒謬主張。
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巴丹群島位在台灣南邊,自殖民時代起屬菲律賓。中國學者近期主張該島主權屬中國,引發菲國強烈反彈。
(中央社新加坡9日綜合外電報導)中國擴大其在太平洋區域影響力的行動,現在盯上台灣南邊的巴丹群島。一群與中國政府有關聯學者提出當地屬於中國說法。這串小島在任何美國防衛台灣的行動中都至關重要。
「華爾街日報」(The Wall Street Journal)報導,巴丹群島(Batanes Islands)就位在台灣南邊,座落在中國若要攻擊台灣很可能必須控制的一個海峽的南緣。
這些島嶼自從殖民時代以來一直屬於菲律賓。不過上述學者今年稍早提出巴丹群島實際上屬於中國後,中國官媒隨後大肆宣傳這一說法。這也成為北京在太平洋及更廣範圍展現影響力的「灰色地帶」行動最新手段。
廣州暨南大學一所學院發布聲明稱,6月在廣州舉辦的一場研討會中,與會中國學者認為巴丹群島是台灣的地理延伸,其主權因此歸屬於中國。
根據該聲明,相關學者還表示,美西戰爭(Spanish-American War)後將菲律賓交由美國統治的條約並未包括這些島嶼。他們同時強調巴丹群島居民與台灣原住民族群之間的文化聯繫。
中國長期以來尋求擴大對周邊地區影響力,經常採取不升級至實體占領或武裝衝突的手段。例如其海警掌控進入南海爭議島礁的通道,中國軍機經常對台灣周邊空域進行侵擾,北京也在喜馬拉雅山脈有爭議地區建立聚落。
巴丹群島伊拜雅島(Itbayat)鎮長庫圖拉(Joseph Cultura)表示:「我們很清楚巴丹群島是我們的。巴丹群島不是中國一部分。」巴丹群島約有1萬9000位居民。
菲律賓迅速作出反應。國防部長痛斥這種說法荒謬,國家歷史委員會也予以詳盡駁斥。
菲律賓國家歷史委員會(National Historical Commission of the Philippines)指出,這些島嶼是從呂宋島(Luzon)北部延伸的大陸棚一部分,強調17世紀英國探險家抵達當地時,未發現任何中國統治的痕跡;前殖民宗主國西班牙於1783年正式宣稱擁有這些島嶼,自從19世紀末以來,巴丹群島一直在菲律賓全國立法機構中擁有代表。
對北京而言,即使聽起來無害的學術討論也是有用工具,可藉此觀察國際社會反應。中國學者過去也曾質疑日本對琉球群島和釣魚台列嶼(日本稱尖閣諸島)等地的主權。
公開學者觀點也是北京向對手施壓的另一種方式。雖然中國官員尚未正式表態支持對巴丹群島的主權主張,但是這場學術討論於菲律賓與日本針對台灣以東海域啟動劃界談判之後進行,而北京也將該海域視為其領土一部分。
分析指出,中國對巴丹群島的主張進一步為其船隻在第一島鏈以外海域作業提供正當性。今年稍早,中國海警加強在台灣以東海域巡弋。

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