
美國目前部署於東亞的兩艘航空母艦「華盛頓號」與「林肯號」先後離開印太前往中東執行任務,使印太目前無美航艦駐留。專家指出,雖航艦暫時缺席可能加強外界對美被中東分心的感受,但航艦是否在場不能單獨用來判斷美軍對台海的嚇阻能力,且美軍仍具備調度能力,如1996年台海飛彈危機期間曾從中東調派航艦至台海周邊。
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美國目前在東亞部署有兩艘航空母艦「華盛頓號」與「林肯號」,近期兩艦先後離開印太前往中東執行任務,使印太地區暫時無美航艦駐留。此舉引發外界對美國是否被中東局勢分心、對台海嚇阻能力是否削弱的關注。
尼米茲級核動力航艦「華盛頓號」輪替「林肯號」部署中東。(美聯社)
〔編譯陳成良/綜合報導〕美國目前部署於東亞的2艘航空母艦先後離開印太,分別前往中東執行任務。英國廣播公司(BBC)中文網8日報導,航艦暫時缺席可能加深外界對美國是否分心的疑慮,但受訪人士認為,航艦是否在場不能單獨用來判斷美軍對台海的嚇阻能力。
BBC中文網報導,「林肯號」(USS Abraham Lincoln)結束支援對伊朗軍事行動的長期部署後,9月6日離開泰國;原本母港位於日本橫須賀的「華盛頓號」(USS George Washington)則被派往中東接替任務,使印太目前沒有美國航艦駐留。
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不過,日本國際教養大學中國研究副教授陳宥樺向BBC表示,林肯號離開泰國後仍將在美軍第七艦隊責任範圍內執行任務,並非完全撤離印太。
對台灣而言,航艦缺席的影響也不只在軍事層面。美國卡托研究所(Cato Institute)美中關係分析師桑基(Evan Sankey)告訴美聯社,航艦對美國盟友具有心理保證作用,印太沒有航艦可能加強外界對美國被中東局勢分心的感受。
哈德森研究所(Hudson Institute)非常駐研究員長尾賢則向BBC表示,缺少可部署航艦首先是政治問題,因為航艦具有展示美國存在及介入意志的作用,但就軍事層面而言,情勢沒有那麼嚴重。
航艦暫離不等於美軍戰力消失
美國空軍退役上校、史丹佛大學「海洋之光」(SeaLight)計畫主任鮑爾(Raymond Powell)認為,他更擔心的是航艦缺席向區域釋放的訊號,而非單純的軍事「空窗」。他指出,北京可能把美軍注意力轉向中東解讀為美國衰退或分心,中國官媒也可能利用這種敘事影響區域對美國承諾的信心。
陳宥樺向BBC中文表示,比起航艦是否部署在東亞,更值得觀察的是美國對中國的嚇阻意圖是否改變。他指出,即使美國暫時沒有航艦打擊群在東亞,嚇阻能力也不會因此消失,1996年台海飛彈危機期間,美軍「尼米茲號」(USS Nimitz)就是從中東調往台海周邊。
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美軍將視中東局勢發展調整航艦部署,必要時將重新派遣航空母艦返回印太地區。
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