The Solomon Islands has decided to break diplomatic relations with the government of Taiwan in order to establish official ties with China. Joseph Wu, the Taiwanese foreign minister, said at a news conference on Monday that Taiwan had learned that the Solomons, an archipelago east of Australia, had chosen to end 36 years of recognition of Taiwan’s government, leaving only 16 countries that maintain official relations with Taipei. These countries are the most likely to speak up for Taiwan in international bodies such as the United Nations General Assembly, where Taipei is not a member. For the United States, among island nations in the Pacific, a region of increasing geostrategic competition between Washington and Beijing. Five of the nations that still have diplomatic ties with Taiwan are in the region.
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我友邦吉里巴斯傳出邦交危機。圖為蔡英文總統(右)2016年接見吉里巴斯總統馬茂(左)。(圖/總統府提供)
優傳媒記者湯佳玲/台北報導
索羅門群島週一與我斷交後,今(20)日有媒體指大陸國家主席習近平親自主導「台灣介選計畫」,企圖在10月1日大陸建政70週年前,再奪我邦交國,下個目標直指吉里巴斯。學者指出,北京這一系列的大戰略是為了破壞美國印太戰略,而台灣最脆弱的外交關係就成了最好的破口。
今天傳出邦交危機的吉里巴斯,人口僅10萬出頭,是世界最低度開發國家之一。吉里巴斯在1980年代曾與大陸建交,2003年與之斷交,同年底與我建交,一度試行「雙重承認」但未成功。
根據報導,大陸在10月1日建政70週年前,由習近平親自督軍「台灣介選計畫」,希望藉由奪取我邦交國「得分」,展現打壓台獨的戰績,也轉移香港反送中及中美貿易戰的壓力。
報導並指出,吉里巴斯近期與北京互動密集,一旦談妥,最快在本週就會宣布消息,甚至可能比索羅門早一步與大陸建交。
外交部今早對此表示,最近有許多不同的訊息,外交部均有掌握,刻正透過多方管道,持續與吉方進行溝通中。
台灣現有邦交國共有16個,在大陸砸下5億美元重金買下索羅門群島後,台灣太平洋友邦剩下5個,包括諾魯、吐瓦魯、帛琉、吉里巴斯與馬紹爾。事實上,我與索羅門斷交後,傳出邦交危機的不只吉里巴斯,還有吐瓦魯的新政局也埋下變數。
吐瓦魯新一屆的國會議員19日改選總理,原友台總理索本嘉連任失敗,由那塔諾擔任新總理,外媒指此一變化為台灣造成「潛在打擊」。
對於索羅門、吐瓦魯、吉里巴斯這些南太邦交國,在一週內一個一個傳出危機。亞太防務研究中心研究員黃惠華表示,南太是大陸海上絲綢之路的起點,卻是美國印太戰略最脆弱的支點,北京找到了破壞美國戰略的缺口,也就是台灣最脆弱的外交關係—邦交國。北京用重金買下台灣邦交國,絲毫不費吹灰之力,因此挖角台灣邦交國,藉以打破美國圍堵大陸營造戰略優勢的環境。
黃惠華強調,北京的大戰略就是為了破壞美國印太戰略,台美必須看清楚「台灣邦交國已成了美國印太戰略破口」這一點;其餘的反送中、抗台獨等都是「點心」,是旗下的小戰術而已。台灣除了要想辦法遏止斷交潮出現,還必須強化與調整台美戰略關係,否則台灣的外交是國家最脆弱的一環,很容易被攻破。
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