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白宫新任新闻秘书:中国"连像样的厕所都没有"
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白宫新任新闻秘书:中国"连像样的厕所都没有"

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新任白宫新闻秘书扎卡里亚因公开贬低中国卫生状况及承认未通过律师资格考试而陷入舆论风波。尽管她拥有法学学位并曾在华工作,但其律师头衔的使用及执业资质受到媒体与法律专家的质疑。

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扎卡里亚曾在中国工作,并拥有法学学位。中国政府自2017年起在全国范围内大力推行旨在改善公共卫生设施的“厕所革命”。

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(德国之声中文网)上任不到一周的白宫新闻秘书扎卡里亚(Katie Zacharia),本周因涉华言论和法律资质问题接连成为舆论焦点。

在周四(10月15日)播出的一次访谈中,这位41岁的新闻秘书称中国缺乏"像样的厕所"。同一天,她在福克斯新闻节目中承认,自己没有通过律师资格考试。

涉华言论:"他们连像样的厕所都没有"

扎卡里亚曾在中国生活过。她在接受右翼网红波索别克(Jack Posobiec)采访时回忆说,2016年时,人们普遍认为中国很快就会超越美国。

"当时所有人都告诉我们,希拉里·克林顿会赢。美国的黄金时代、辉煌岁月已经结束了。中国正在崛起,"她说。

"我记得非常清楚,我刚从中国回来,心想:'中国怎么会是下一个崛起的国家?他们连像样的厕所都没有,'"她补充说。

中国当局没有立即对此发表评论。

这番言论出现之际,中美两国领导人正保持密切接触。特朗普曾夸耀他与中国国家主席习近平之间"很好的关系"。在9月于华盛顿举行的峰会上,两国领导人讨论了人工智能、贸易和陷入僵局的伊朗战争等议题,并确认今年还将举行第三次和第四次会晤。

习近平在中国掌权之后不仅,大力推行“厕所革命”。据官媒新华社2017年11月报道,“曾经,谈及中国的厕所,很多人的感受不佳。在街道、景区等公共场所,厕所脏、乱、差、偏、少,如厕难成为群众反映强烈的突出问题。在一些农村地区,‘两块砖,一个坑,蛆蝇孳生臭烘烘’。厕所的状况,关乎百姓生活,折射文明风尚,关系国家形象。”

新华社报道称,“习近平总书记作出重要指示强调,坚持不懈推进‘厕所革命’,努力补齐影响群众生活品质短板”,“民生小事,体现了习近平总书记的大情怀”。

律师身份存疑:亲特朗普主持人罕见质问

扎卡里亚的法律资质,也在上任之初就受到外界审视。此前,她被问及在哪里通过律师资格考试时,给出了含糊的回答。在美国,通过律师资格考试是执业的前提条件。

周四,福克斯新闻主持人汉尼提(Sean Hannity)在节目中直接问扎卡里亚是否通过了律考。她说没有通过;在进一步追问下,她承认自己也没有再考。

汉尼提被视为特朗普最亲密、最有影响力的盟友之一,通常在节目中正面呈现特朗普的政策和行动。但这次访谈的基调截然不同。他向扎卡里亚出示了媒体报道:在没有证据显示她持有执业执照的情况下,她曾在大约15条社交媒体帖子中使用法律职业头衔。他问她,为什么不干脆承认自己没有通过考试。

扎卡里亚试图淡化这一问题。她说,她当时已经预先报名参加律考,而在那个夏天,她已经知道自己将要住在中国,考试结果已经无关紧要——尽管她要去中国一家律师事务所工作。她说,她之所以仍然去参加考试,是不想留下"放弃考试"的记录。

她还表示,回到美国后,由于第一个孩子出生,她没有再参加律师资格考试。

"lawyer"还是"attorney",或者两者都不是?

扎卡里亚拥有佩珀代因大学(Pepperdine University)的法学学位,曾在北京一家律师事务所工作。她自称律师,并在简历中列出在加利福尼亚州一家保守派非营利组织担任总法律顾问。

批评者和一些法律专家质疑她反复自称"律师",认为没有证据表明她曾在美国获得执业资格。

争议的焦点之一,在于英文"attorney"和"lawyer"两个词的区别。两者常被混用,但"attorney"一般指持有执照的执业律师,而"lawyer"有时也被用来指法学毕业生。

扎卡里亚告诉《纽约时报》,她在以电视评论员身份出镜前曾征求意见,得到的建议是不要用"attorney",但可以用"lawyer"。不过法律专家指出,"lawyer"一词同样可能暗示具备职业资格,甚至可能触犯法律。

值得注意的是,特朗普本人在宣布任命扎卡里亚时,就称她为"attorney"。担任白宫新闻秘书一职,并不要求具备法律资格或执照。

首场简报会只答三记者问

扎卡里亚周二(10月13日)主持了她的首场白宫新闻简报会,只回答了三名记者的提问。

她接替的是莱维特(Karoline Leavitt)。莱维特是特朗普的忠实支持者,也是一位常常咄咄逼人的发言人,今年8月声称因要照顾年幼的孩子而突然辞职。

Open Questions

  • 扎卡里亚是否会因虚假陈述法律资质面临职业后果?
  • 白宫是否会针对其言论发表正式声明?

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