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中國海警常態騷擾台灣東部外海 美前官員示警:混合戰升溫
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中國海警常態騷擾台灣東部外海 美前官員示警:混合戰升溫

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美國印太安全研究所主席薛瑞福指出,中國海警船在台灣以東常態巡邏雖看似無害,實為主權主張、法律戰與政治戰的延伸,對區域穩定具有高度破壞性,並呼籲將此納入防衛與嚇阻作戰概念的思考。

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中國海警船近年在台灣以東海域增加巡邏頻率,雖表面執行民事執法任務,但被視為主權擴張的工具,涉及法律戰、政治戰與資訊戰的複合運用。

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美國印太安全研究所(IIPS)主席、前美國戰爭部印太安全事務助理部長薛瑞福(Randall Schriver)今(20)日指出,中國帶來的新挑戰不只是科技,還有作戰概念與混合戰,過去幾年他看到最令人憂心的發展之一,就是中國海警船在台灣以東常態巡邏,看似無害,實際上是主權主張的延伸,也是法律戰、政治戰與資訊戰的延伸。

陸委會、國防院及國科會今舉行「國際政經變局下的中國大陸發展趨勢與影響」國際研討會,薛瑞福發表主題演講時說,這些海警船屬於「白船」,但很多看起來就像是把灰色軍艦漆成白色,不過它們確實是在執行執法任務;若中國持續在這片海域實際行使執法權,對穩定的破壞性極高。

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他舉例,即使是看似無害的做法也一樣,若有漁民在台灣以東海域遇險,最先趕到救援的是中國船隻,一般人或許認為這是人道之舉,但實際上中國藉此行使主權者救助遇險漁民的職責,在國際社會眼中強化自己才是合法主權者的主張。

薛瑞福認為,思考防衛、嚇阻與作戰概念時,必須把這類問題納入。他很高興看到美國在台協會(AIT)公布美台海巡合作的照片,但相關工作必須遠超過此,例如思考如何與日本合作,演練從基隆到與那國島開闢走廊的反封鎖作戰,不只是為了戰備,也是為了嚇阻,真正落實能因應中國新興挑戰的作戰概念。

他也指出,中國長期在各領域提升軍力,投資已轉化為實際能力,並開始透過行動、脅迫行動及更進階的演習加以測試;即使面臨經濟困難,中國在人工智慧、量子、生物科技等新興技術仍有進展,並持續將具軍事用途的技術部署到共軍及其演訓中。

薛瑞福表示,思考未來衝突、包括台海衝突時,有些事不會改變,整合防空與飛彈防禦仍極為重要,需要多領域、多層次防禦,反制彈道飛彈、巡弋飛彈與無人機;水下作戰則是美國的不對稱優勢所在,台灣與其他國家合作,也能維持非常重要的優勢,甚至成為此類情況中有利防禦方的轉捩點。

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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • 美國及其盟友將增加在台灣周邊海域的聯合海巡與反封鎖演練頻率

    Likely · Within months

  • 中國將繼續利用海警船執法行動作為主權主張的工具,並可能擴大至其他爭議海域

    Very likely · Within months

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  • 台灣及其夥伴將如何具體回應中國海警船的灰色地帶行動?
  • 美台海巡合作是否會升級為正式的軍事協調機制?
  • 日本在反封鎖作戰演練中將扮演什麼角色?

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