
緬甸軍政府表示,英王查爾斯三世向被拘留的緬甸領袖昂山素季寄送了兩本書及一封密封信件,並公布官員送交書籍的照片。這是她自政變後罕見的外部接觸。
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昂山素季自2021年軍方政變後一直被拘留,近期軍政府領導人正尋求打破國際孤立。
緬甸軍政府表示,英王查爾斯三世(King Charles III;查理斯國王)向被拘留的緬甸領袖昂山素季寄送了兩本書,並公布官員向她送交書籍及一封密封信件的照片。
81歲的昂山素季(Aung San Suu Kyi;翁山蘇姬/昂山素姬/翁山淑枝/昂山舒吉)自軍方於2021年推翻其政府後一直被拘留,並因被廣泛視為捏造的罪名而遭監禁。
政變領導人敏昂萊(Min Aung Hlaing)在一場被廣泛譴責為既不自由也不公平的選舉後獲任命為總統,他正尋求打破緬甸在國際上的孤立局面。
被西方國家禁止入境、並被指控犯下反人類罪的敏昂萊,近來在亞洲展開密集外交活動,亦正與美國接觸。
送贈予昂山素季的書籍分別為英國園藝作家布里奇特·埃爾沃西(Bridget Elworthy)及亨麗埃塔·考陶德(Henrietta Courtauld)合著的《從土壤到餐桌》(Soil to Table),以及去年於倫敦舉辦展覽的圖集《土壤:我們腳下的世界》(Soil: The World at Our Feet)。
《從土壤到餐桌》被形容為「頌揚土壤與我們所吃之物之間聯繫」的作品。
昂山素季因以非暴力方式推動緬甸民主運動,於1991年獲頒諾貝爾和平獎。據悉,她在獄中廣泛閱讀,尤其關注宗教及自然相關書籍。
隨星期一(10月19日)聲明發表的照片顯示,昂山素季身穿淺綠色緬甸傳統上衣及橄欖色長裙,坐在桌子另一側,對面是兩名身穿白色襯衫的男子。
聲明沒有交代她的健康狀況,也未說明雙方互動期間還討論了什麼內容。
昂山素季在軍事政變後最初被判監33年,於今年5月被轉為軟禁。
8月,政府公布她與紅十字國際委員會代表會面的照片。那是自兩年半前她給兒子金·阿里斯(Kim Aris)寫信以來,首次獲確認的外國接觸。
居於倫敦、多年來一直為母親獲釋奔走的金·阿里斯當時對此消息表示歡迎,並稱從照片判斷,昂山素季看來「健康狀況良好」。

The Mainland Affairs Council, the National Defense Academy and the National Science Council held an international seminar. Chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council Qiu Chuizheng warned that Xi Jinping will promote "rule before rule" in his fourth term. Experts and scholars analyzed the CCP’s construction of a fortress economy, gray area law enforcement and cognitive operations, and called on Taiwan to enhance its defense will.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travels to Norway for peace talks involving US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, alongside Nordic leaders, amid rising pressure from Washington for concessions to Russia.

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