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瓜地馬拉多名議員曾訪中引發關注 外媒揭露疑涉中國或華為資助
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瓜地馬拉多名議員曾訪中引發關注 外媒揭露疑涉中國或華為資助

台灣與友邦瓜地馬拉將迎來建交92週年,外媒披露多名瓜國議員近年曾前往中國參加科技活動,引發外界對北京政治影響力的關注。

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台灣友邦瓜地馬拉多名議員近年曾赴中國參加科技活動,外媒指部分行程疑獲中國政府或華為資助,專家形容為「政治旅遊」,引發外界對北京擴大拉美影響力及台瓜邦交的關注。

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台灣與友邦瓜地馬拉將迎來建交92週年,但瓜國議員近期赴中參訪引發外界對兩國邦交及中國影響力的關注。

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台灣和友邦瓜地馬拉將迎來建交92週年。

台灣是友邦瓜地馬拉最重要的貿易和合作夥伴之一,今年將迎來建交92週年。不過,近日卻傳出,該國多名議員近年曾前往中國參加科技活動及國際論壇,引發關注。外媒揭露,部分議員的中國行程疑由中國政府或中國企業華為(Huawei)提供資助,專家更形容這類安排是「政治旅遊」,認為北京可能藉此拉攏當地政治人物,進一步推動兩國建立外交關係。

瓜地馬拉媒體《La Hora》披露,多名與前總統賈麥岱(Alejandro Giammattei)有關的Vamos黨議員曾前往中國。賈麥岱曾因涉及貪腐遭美國制裁,而被媒體點名的議員包括Héctor Aldana、Carolina Cifuentes及Guillermo Cifuentes。

此外,美國陸軍戰爭學院戰略研究所拉美研究教授Evan Ellis也曾提出相關指控,其他政黨議員Luis Aguirre、Cristian Álvarez、José Pablo Mendoza、Luis Rodríguez及Cornelio García等人,也曾前往中國。

其中,Héctor Aldana證實自己在2025年曾前往上海,參加6月18日至20日在上海新國際博覽中心舉行的科技活動。當時瓜地馬拉國會正討論《網路安全法》草案,活動內容則涵蓋人工智慧、行動通訊、5G網路及物聯網產業等議題。

不過,他否認華為曾資助或協助安排這趟行程。他表示,自己是受邀參加科技展會,而華為當時也曾邀請來自多個中美洲國家的政治人物、企業家及記者參與相關活動。

Héctor Aldana也證實,自己曾前往中國駐哥斯大黎加大使館辦理前往中國所需的簽證,原因是瓜地馬拉與北京沒有外交關係。他表示「簽證已經過期了,我也沒有興趣續辦。」

這些政治人物與中國接觸的同時,瓜地馬拉仍維持與台灣的外交關係,也讓相關行程受到更多關注。外界認為,中國長期積極拓展在拉丁美洲的政治與經濟影響力,而與當地政治人物建立關係,也可能成為北京爭取外交空間的一種方式。

另一方面,美國同樣密切關注中國在瓜地馬拉的影響力。2025年2月,美國時任國務卿盧比歐(Marco Rubio)訪問瓜地馬拉時,就曾表達對中國擴張的疑慮,並在談及中國科技企業可能進入當地重要經濟領域時,特別點名華為,提醒相關科技布局可能帶來的風險。

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