
日本资深媒体人矢板明夫评价高市早苗在驱逐外交官问题上克制,在台湾问题上未退让,展现外交韧性
日本读卖新闻披露,日本首相高市早苗去年11月就台湾有事发表存亡危机事态言论后,遭中国驻大阪总领事薛剑以激烈言辞威胁。日方曾考虑驱逐薛剑,但中国威胁“日本驱逐一个,中国就驱逐两个”,日本最终决定暂缓驱逐以避免外交冲突升级。矢板明夫认为高市早苗在驱逐外交官一事上克制,但在台湾问题上未退让,展现外交韧性。
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去年11月7日,日本首相高市早苗在国会表示,如果中国对台湾动武或实施海上封锁,可能构成日本的“存亡危机事态”。随后,中国驻大阪总领事薛剑在社群媒体发文,扬言砍掉高市的“骯脏脑袋”。日方曾考虑将薛剑列为“不受欢迎人物”并驱逐出境,但中国威胁“日本驱逐一个,中国就驱逐两个”,日本最终决定暂缓驱逐。
日本媒體8日披露日中外交內幕,指出日本首相高市早苗去年因「台灣有事」相關發言,遭中國駐大阪總領事薛劍以激烈言詞威脅,日方一度考慮將薛劍驅逐出境,卻反被中國威脅「日本驅逐一個,中國就驅逐兩個」,最終日本決定避免外交衝突升級。對此,印太戰略智庫執行長、日本資深媒體人矢板明夫指出,高市早苗選擇克制,卻未在台灣問題上退讓,展現外交韌性。
矢板明夫在臉書發布貼文稱,日本《讀賣新聞》8日披露一段日中外交交涉內幕。去年11月7日,高市早苗在國會表示,如果中國對台灣動武或實施海上封鎖,可能構成日本的「存亡危機事態」。隨後,中國駐大阪總領事薛劍在社群媒體發文,揚言砍掉高市的「骯髒腦袋」。
報導指出,高市早苗身邊人士對此相當憤怒,曾考慮將薛劍列為「不受歡迎人物」,並將其驅逐出境。不料,中國方面得知後,竟威脅稱「日本驅逐一個,中國就驅逐兩個!」最終,日本決定暫緩驅逐,以避免外交衝突進一步升級。
對於《讀賣新聞》的報導,矢板明夫表示,自己曾在日本新聞界工作多年,根據過往採訪經驗,認為報導具有相當高的可信度。他指出,這類外交內幕通常不是由政府官員主動公布,而是記者透過長期追蹤、反覆查證才得以揭露,而《讀賣新聞》也擁有許多取得日本政府內部消息的管道。
矢板明夫進一步提出2點看法。首先,他認為中國外交似乎已從「交朋友」轉變為「專門找人吵架」。他指出,外交官原本應致力於建立友誼、化解分歧,有時為維護國家尊嚴,不得不驅逐他國外交官,而對方採取報復措施也相當常見,但通常遵循1比1的對等原則。
矢板明夫表示,如果報復方式變成1比2,就超出一般對等報復模式,等於單方面升高對立。他批評,這種做法對國家利益沒有好處,唯一效果只是滿足國內強硬派的情緒,「外交不是比誰嗓門大,更不是比誰驅逐的人數多,若將外交變成街頭鬥狠,只會讓國際社會對中國的印象越來越差。」
其次,矢板明夫認為,高市早苗的處理方式展現外交韌性。他指出,高市當時如果選擇驅逐薛劍,或許能贏得國內掌聲,但她最終選擇克制,避免陷入北京設定的報復循環。
矢板明夫強調,儘管高市早苗在驅逐外交官一事上選擇克制,但在真正重要的台灣問題上,始終沒有撤回原先發言,這正是外交智慧所在。
矢板明夫表示,「面子可以讓,裡子不能丟」,驅逐一名外交官,只能讓國內輿論一時感到痛快,但堅持台灣有事涉及日本安全的戰略判斷,則關係到國家長遠利益。
矢板明夫最後指出,真正的強硬不是拍桌子、放狠話,而是清楚知道何時應該克制、哪些原則不能退讓。他認為,這場外交風波凸顯了2種截然不同的外交思維。
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日本与中国之间关于台湾问题及外交官待遇的紧张关系可能在未来几周继续发酵
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读卖新闻的报道可能促使日本政府或中国外交部发表正式回应
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