
美國共和黨籍聯邦參議院軍事委員會主席韋克爾強調,華府必須維護對台灣的安全承諾,落實台灣關係法。
美國參議院軍委會主席韋克爾會晤台灣駐美代表俞大㵢後表示,華府須維護對台安全承諾並落實台灣關係法。此前有4名共和黨參議員聯名要求解凍逾150億美元對台安全援助。
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依據1979年台灣關係法,華府有義務向台灣提供自衛手段。共和黨參議員近期要求解凍逾150億美元對台國家安全援助。
《路透》報導,美國共和黨籍聯邦參議院軍事委員會主席韋克爾(Roger Wicker)29日在與台灣駐美代表俞大㵢會晤後表示,華府必須維護其對台灣的安全承諾,並強調國會有責任確保「台灣關係法」獲得落實。
包括麥康奈(Mitch McConnell)、柯寧(John Cornyn)、穆考斯基(Lisa Murkowski)和提里斯(Thom Tillis)在內的4名共和黨聯邦參議員,23日聯名致函國務卿魯比歐與戰爭部長赫格塞斯,立即解凍逾150億美元遭擱置的對台國家安全援助。
根據1979年「台灣關係法」,華府有義務向台灣提供自衛手段。韋克爾發布聲明表示,「作為國會議員,我們有責任確保這項法律得到遵守」,並強調有關台灣防衛需求的決策,應以美台雙方對軍事必要性的共同評估為基礎。
韋克爾也表示,他與俞大㵢也討論了中國對美國印太盟友日益增加的侵略性。
中國多次呼籲停止對台軍售,今年5月川普在訪問北京後表示,他將暫緩一項價值約140億美元的新軍售計畫。然而在上週舉行「川習會」,川普僅表示,這位中國領導人理解他在台灣問題上的立場。
韋克爾呼籲華府維持過去的政策先例,並提及前總統雷根(Ronald Reagan)時期,美方曾表明不會就對台軍售事宜與北京進行磋商。

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