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川普習近平白宮國宴媒體採訪受限引發爭議

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美國總統川普在白宮設國宴歡迎中國國家主席習近平,但媒體採訪受到嚴格限制,文字記者被拒於門外,僅允許攝影記者進場。川普事後在社群平台指控CNN與MS NOW缺乏公信力並拒絕報導此次外交活動。

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美國總統國宴通常提供媒體三次與賓客互動的機會,包括賓客抵達時、晚宴開始時及結束後,但此次國宴因安全或其他原因將媒體採訪嚴格限制,僅允許攝影記者進場。

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美國總統川普(Donald Trump)於當地時間24日在白宮設國宴歡迎中國國家主席習近平,不過現場卻爆出媒體採訪爭議。外媒透過報導指出,一般國宴是柔性外交的體現,但這場盛會卻變成私人聚會,媒體也沒有機會在席間訪問受邀出席的企業領袖。甚至有媒體質疑白宮臨時變卦,從原本同意可進場變成被拒之門外,川普甚至還在社群點名CNN與MS NOW缺乏公信力,並反控這兩家媒體不願讓他獲得正面評價,才「拒絕報導」這場重要外交活動。

據《華盛頓郵報》報導,以往國宴是柔性外交的體現,不過這場盛大的宴會,卻與一般國宴頗為不同。過去參與美國總統國宴的媒體會有3個機會可與賓客互動並觀察晚宴情況。第一次是賓客抵達時,許多受邀貴賓會停下回答問題;第二次是晚宴開始時,少數記者會被帶進宴會廳,得以觀察當晚氣氛及賓客互動情形;最後則是晚宴結束後,記者還有機會看到賓客。

但根據華盛頓郵報指出,國宴進行過程的大部分內容也是在閉門狀態下進行,媒體也因此沒機會詢問受邀出席的企業領袖,包含近期有關人工智慧(AI)警訊、美中企業競爭等問題。

《紐約時報》報導也指出,川普夫婦在迎接習近平夫婦抵達白宮時,媒體雖高聲提問,但未獲回應;各大電視網也不提供國宴的影像畫面。《BBC》記者也透過報導質疑,川普與習近平的各項儀式進行得井然有序、高效順暢,但負責進行採訪的媒體卻因為遭受嚴格限制,而陷入一片混亂。川習在晚宴中的主要會晤活動並未媒體開放,甚至連隨行記者團也被拒之門外。雖然一度還傳出2人在橢圓形辦公室的會晤將向媒體開放,並引發媒體爭相試圖進入,現場還發生推擠,但最終白宮僅允許靜態攝影師短暫進入。

除了嚴格管制,更有媒體是直接被拒絕採訪。CNN報導指出,白宮原先同意採訪團隊進場,但在習近平抵達前卻又突然變卦,他們雖然依照慣例就採訪成員進行申報,白宮卻僅准攝影記者與音訊人員入內,文字記者及製作人則被拒於門外。

CNN記者克萊因(Betsy Klein)更提到,在習近平抵達當天上午,她雖曾多次嘗試進入白宮但遭阻擋,直到中午左右才恢復通行。CNN雖嘗試與白宮交涉,仍遭媒體引導人員攔下,並被要求自行與白宮通訊聯絡主任張振熙(Steven Cheung)協調。

川普事後更在自家社群平台「真實社群」(Truth Social)反控CNN「拒絕報導」這場重要外交活動,並批CNN與MS NOW缺乏公信力、收視表現低迷。

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