
副總統蕭美琴於義大利文托泰內島出席第二屆『文托泰內歐洲自由與民主論壇』,強調台灣人民有權交朋友、被國際聽見,並指出台歐共同價值與挑戰,烏克蘭局勢提醒台灣需維持和平與民主生活方式。
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蕭美琴義大利訪問旨在突破中共外交封鎖,參與文托泰內島論壇以推動台歐對話與民主價值交流。
正於義大利訪問的副總統蕭美琴,台北時間今日凌晨出席義大利文托泰內島(Ventotene)第二屆「文托泰內歐洲自由與民主論壇」擔任主賓。對於突破中共外交封鎖,蕭美琴演說強調,雖花了27小時抵達,但她非常感謝有此機會,台灣人的聲音值得被國際聽見,「台灣人跟全世界人民一樣,有權利交朋友、和朋友說話。」
愛貓的蕭美琴還提到,她到文托泰內島雖沒多久,已經看到很多貓,她常稱自己是「戰貓」,因為貓很柔軟但很有韌性,常常要在艱難環境生存,貓知道怎樣平衡、夾縫求生,還可以跳躍自己身高好幾倍。她引申比喻,台灣雖然小但很有力量,台灣人民相信「只要做正確的事情,站在歷史正確的一方,你的影響力就比你的島嶼大小更重要」,台灣人民值得與全世界交往,台灣會持續追求這樣的機會。
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同場次與會者包括主辦會議的歐洲議會副議長皮齊耶諾,以及義大利前外交部次長維爾內帝。
蕭美琴首先提到這個反抗威權著稱的論壇地點,她指文托泰內島歷史上曾有許多人為了自由奮戰,台灣也同樣有許多民主自由鬥士在困難環境下努力,締造了如今擁有民主選舉制度、言論自由的台灣。蕭說,台歐不僅面對許多相似的共同挑戰,也有共同利益和價值,例如相信歧異應透過和平方式解決,希望民主願望能被尊重,如此才能使「大國無法透過威脅壓迫決定小國的未來。」
當蕭舉例,「如同歐洲面臨俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭等挑戰,台灣民主也正遭遇極大的軍事與灰色地帶威脅」時,會場夜空忽然響起巨大煙火爆破聲,不少聽眾立刻以義大利文打趣詢問「是中國來威脅了嗎?」蕭美琴在台上幽默回應,「希望這是慶賀之意。」
蕭美琴強調,「沒有一個國家社會因為太小就不值得被尊重,這就是為何台灣要參加此次對話。」
文托泰內島位在義大利南方城市加艾塔外海46公里處,需要從義大利本島搭乘約2小時渡輪才能抵達。蕭美琴打趣,她從台北家裡出發到這個島,整整花了27個小時,要經過空、陸、海三種交通工具,儘管搭船登島時風浪蠻大,還是覺得來此意義深遠,謝謝主辦單位讓這個機會成真,謝謝大家和台灣站在一起。
被問到烏克蘭與台灣的相似性,蕭美琴說,烏克蘭令人難過的處境對台灣是一個提醒,提醒台灣需要做更多來確保和平延續,因此台灣政府透過提升國防能力、鞏固全球科技供應鏈角色、深化國際夥伴,以及在兩岸議題上,台灣堅持不挑釁也不屈服的原則,「我們不會改變自由民主的生活方式。」
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
台灣將繼續透過多邊論壇與民主國家深化對話,以突破外交封鎖。
Likely · Within months
台歐在民主價值與科技供應鏈領域的合作將有具體後續安排。
Possible · Within months

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