
第一夫人梅蘭妮亞將缺席川普的亞洲行程,包括菲律賓與中國深圳的會議
美國第一夫人梅蘭妮亞辦公室證實,她將不會隨同總統川普前往深圳出席APEC峰會。消息指出,此次行程未被列為國是訪問,且缺乏適合第一夫人單獨參與的活動,導致其缺席。
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川普預定於18日至19日前往深圳參加APEC峰會,並與習近平進行會面。梅蘭妮亞上一次訪問中國是在2017年11月。
美國第一夫人梅蘭妮亞(Melania Trump)辦公室證實,梅蘭妮亞本月將不會隨同總統川普前往中國深圳,出席亞太經濟合作會議(APEC)峰會。
香港「南華早報」1日獨家報導,針對梅蘭妮亞的行程規劃,她的辦公室在回覆外媒詢問時證實:「第一夫人梅蘭妮亞目前未計畫親自出席相關活動。」
川普預定先前往菲律賓參加今年的東南亞國家協會(ASEAN)峰會,隨後於18日至19日轉往深圳參加APEC峰會。屆時,他將與中國國家主席習近平進行今年以來的第三次會面。上個月習近平訪問華府時,曾在與妻子彭麗媛共同出席的茶會上,當面邀請川普夫婦造訪深圳。當時川普熱情回應:「非常感謝,我們會去的,我們將會有很多交流。」
一名熟悉討論內情的消息人士透露,菲律賓也曾邀請梅蘭妮亞訪問,直到上個月初,雙方仍就她可能的出訪進行過討論。然而,另一名消息人士指出,她之所以極可能缺席這些活動,是因為這次的中國與菲律賓之行,並未被歸類為最高層級的「國是訪問」(state visits),且能讓第一夫人單獨出席活動的機會較少。
梅蘭妮亞的缺席,將使本次APEC峰會少了些「柔性外交」的焦點。不久前,美中第一夫人才剛在華府展現這種軟實力的魅力。
兩人延續川普第一任期時的互動模式,打破一般的外交禮節,進行無腳本的交談。兩人看似輕鬆融洽的關係,與主導當前雙邊議程的貿易緊張及大國競爭形成鮮明對比。9月,當川普在安德魯聯合基地(Joint Base Andrews)迎接習近平時,兩位第一夫人在沒有翻譯的情況下交談超過1分鐘。在軍樂隊演奏美中兩國國歌時,彭麗媛似乎還以英語說了句「太棒了」(wonderful)。
彭麗媛以英語交流的畫面在社群媒體上引發熱烈討論,也讓人回想起她作為著名女高音的職業生涯,以及2015年在聯合國就女童教育與性別平權發表的演說。
梅蘭妮亞和彭麗媛還參訪史密森尼國立亞洲藝術博物館(Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art),欣賞青年合唱團為她們演唱中文歌曲。當合唱團演唱中國著名民謠「茉莉花」時,彭麗媛面帶微笑跟著哼唱,並在演出結束時高呼「好極了」(bravo)。
這些互動再次引發網友對兩人異同之處的關注,從婚前背景、時尚品味到公開露面的風格都成為熱議話題。
事實上,梅蘭妮亞今年5月即未陪同川普前往北京訪問。她上一次陪同川普出訪亞洲,已是2020年2月的印度之行。而她上一次訪問中國,則要溯及2017年11月,當時在中國網路引發極大迴響。

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