
日本首相高市早苗發表「台灣有事」言論致日中關係降溫後,日本國會議員透過議員外交試圖打破僵局,與此同時日台議員外交則日益活躍。
日本首相高市早苗發表「台灣有事」言論致日中關係降溫後,日本跨黨派國會議員接連訪中嘗試打破僵局,引發輿論議論;另一方面,日台議員外交則持續熱絡,會員人數顯著成長。
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日本首相高市早苗發表「台灣有事」言論後,中國加強反彈並持續與日本政府保持不接觸狀態。
(中央社東京25日綜合外電報導)日本首相高市早苗發表「台灣有事」相關言論後,日中關係逐漸降溫。在此背景下,以議員聯盟為中心的議員外交,作為日本外交的「潤滑劑」發揮作用的情況日益受到關注。
日本時事通信社報導,除了政府主導的正式外交外,日本國會議員也會透過與外國政要交流,推動所謂的「議員外交」。報導指出,日本相關議員聯盟超過300個,其中以美國、中國及台灣友好議員聯盟最具影響力。
高市早苗去年11月在國會答詢時表示,台灣有事的情況「無論怎麼看,都有可能構成存亡危機情勢」。此後,中國以「新型軍國主義」為由抨擊並加強反彈,持續與日本政府保持「不接觸」的狀態。受此影響,議員外交也持續停滯,但報導指出,近期開始出現可能打破僵局的動向。
最早採取行動的並非議員聯盟,而是與議員聯盟無關的議員團。自民黨前厚生勞動副大臣橋本岳等人8月下旬訪問中國,並與中國共產黨中央對外聯絡部副部長陸慷會談。這是高市發表「台灣有事」相關言論以來,日本議員團首次與中國共產黨高層會談。
9月中旬,跨黨派的日中友好議員聯盟的年輕議員團訪問中國,並與中國外交部部長助理劉彬會談。同月下旬,自民黨前外相岩屋毅以日本國際貿易促進協會會長身分訪中,先後與中國國務院副總理何立峰、共產黨政治局委員兼外長王毅交換意見。
岩屋毅與王毅會談時,針對高市的「台灣有事」言論,試圖尋求中方理解,強調「日本政府的方針並未改變」等。
王毅則以「中國有句話,解鈴還須繫鈴人」為由,堅持中方立場,沒有讓步。不過,日本政府一名高層官員表示:「有人從旁協助,確實令人感激。」
然而,日本輿論的反應相當複雜。社群媒體上,尤其是保守派人士,不乏嘲諷岩屋毅等人是「媚中派」的貼文。
自民黨一名資深親台派人士強調,自己與岩屋等人各有分工,「我負責與台灣深入對話,他則負責與中國深入對話」,但也表達憂慮,擔心「會不會被中國的分化工作利用」。岩屋則強調:「各界有各種評價,但這些我都已經考慮在內。」
另一方面,部分選舉基礎較薄弱的議員,對日中議員外交逐漸抱持退縮態度。一名年輕議員表示:「如果被認為是親中派,在選區就會遭到冷眼看待。」因而與相關活動保持距離。
而與日中議員外交形成對比的是,日本與台灣之間的議員外交日益活躍。
日本台灣友好議員聯盟的前身組織,於1973年成立,也就是日本與台灣斷交後的隔年。今年2月日本眾議院選舉後,許多議員加入該聯盟。截至10月,日本方面的會員人數已達325人。
日本與台灣沒有正式外交關係,因此,連結雙方的議員外交具有超越「潤滑劑」的特殊意義。
自民黨一名中生代議員指出:「直到2010年代,黨內普遍認為,日中關係與日台關係同樣重要。但隨著中國的威嚇日益加劇,親台派逐漸成為主流。」
報導分析,台灣也相當重視議員聯盟作為日台交流管道的角色。近年來,中國國家主席習近平未與日中友好議員聯盟會面,但台灣總統賴清德則頻繁接見日本議員。

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