[爆卦] 國際學者給台灣人民的公開信已回收
今天,國際上有許多學者一起連署寫了一封信給台灣的民主社會,小弟發現這篇
文章的中文原文不容易找到,因此找到以後,貼來八卦版跟各位鄉民分享,也算
是留存這份歷史文件。
中文翻譯來源:中央社
https://bit.ly/2QwlYZN
英文原文:Taipei Times
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2019/01/09/2003707590
網頁版:
https://hackmd.io/s/SySZ2TfMV
https://i.imgur.com/xEgEpFB.png
Open letter to democratic Taiwan
We the undersigned scholars, former government and military officials,
and other friends of Taiwan who have witnessed and admired Taiwan's
transition to democracy for many decades wish to express to the people
of Taiwan our sense of urgency to maintain unity and continuity at this
critical moment in Taiwan's history.
It is obvious that during the past two years, the People's Republic of
China
has left no stone unturned in its attempts to squeeze Taiwan's
international space, threaten it with a buildup of military power and
make it appear as if Taiwan's only future lies in integration with an
authoritarian China.
This pressure culminated on Wednesday last week with a speech by Chinese
President and Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping
(習近平), telling the Taiwanese people that "the Taiwan question" was a
Chinese internal affair, that unification under China's "one country,
two systems" principle was the only option for the future and Taiwan
independence was a "dead end."
In her response the same day, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) emphasized
that the vast majority of the Taiwanese people strongly rejected "one
country, two systems" and that her government had never accepted the
so-called "1992 consensus."
She then reiterated her "Taiwan consensus" based on the "four musts,"
elaborated in her New Year’s address the day before. These include
that China must accept the reality of the existence of the Republic
of China (Taiwan), and respect the commitment of the 23 million people
of Taiwan to freedom and democracy.
As international scholars, writers and former officials we believe
this is the right response. It is also illustrative of the stable and
responsible leadership Tsai has displayed in the face of the mounting
threat from communist China.
We applaud the courageous stance of the Taiwanese people in resisting
Chinese pressures and protecting their own democratic system.
However, we express our concerns that Beijing’s latest subversive
techniques of deception and disinformation could sow division and
confusion in Taiwan's body politic and create the kind of civil unrest
that Beijing lists as one of the pretexts for using force against Taiwan
— which would nevertheless constitute aggression in violation of the
UN Charter.
In our view, Tsai is a most effective and knowledgeable statesperson.
With her quiet demeanor and careful balancing she has not only
significantly advanced Taiwan’s place in the international community,
and elevated Taiwan's profile on the international radar screen, but
also stood firm in defending Taiwan's hard-won freedom and democracy.
Just as Taiwan has made itself a democratic model for the region, Tsai
has earned the respect of other nations for her courageous and composed
response to the aggressive bullying of Taiwan’s powerful neighbor. We
urge our own governments to make clear to Beijing that Taiwan does not
stand alone.
Taiwan is at a crossroads as never before. It is under an existential
threat by the People's Republic of China. While we respect the reality
that Taiwan, like all democratic polities, has a range of domestic issues
that must be resolved, that democratic process should proceed in a manner
that does not detract from the overall national unity in the face of the
larger threat to Taiwan's existence as a free and democratic nation.
If Taiwanese across the political spectrum fail to understand this
threat, and go on with business as usual, this provides Beijing's
repressive leaders with an opportunity to divide Taiwanese society
and increasingly make it an inevitability that Taiwan is incorporated
into China.
This happened with East Turkestan in 1949, Tibet in 1950 to 1951, and
Hong Kong in 1997. The repression and lack of freedom and democracy
there should serve as a wake-up call for Taiwan.
We thus appeal to the people of Taiwan to maintain a clear vision for
their future as a free and democratic nation that is a full and equal
member in the international family of nations. The process may be slow
and cumbersome, but it is essential to maintain unity and to be supportive
of a democratically elected president who has demonstrated balance,
flexibility and toughness.
These are the qualities Taiwan needs to navigate the stormy seas ahead
towards a brighter and more secure future.
國際學者給台灣人民的公開信
享有民主的台灣人民加油!
我們這封信的共同聯署人有學者、前政府文職和軍職官員,及其他台灣友人,歷
經幾十年見證並讚賞台灣的民主轉型,希望藉這封公開信向台灣人民表明,在台
灣歷史的關鍵時刻,我們認識到台灣應保持團結與持續的急迫性。
很顯然的,在過去兩年,中華人民共和國不擇手段試圖壓縮台灣的國際空間,以
擴充其軍力作為威脅,要造成台灣的未來只有納入威權體制之中國的印象。
這些壓力累積到二0一九年一月二日,中國國家主席兼中共中央總書記習近平的
談話達新高點,習近平在談話中告訴台灣人民,「台灣問題」是中國的內政,依
「一國兩制」的原則完成統一是未來唯一的選項,台灣獨立是「死路」。
蔡英文總統在同一天回應習近平的談話,強調絕大多數台灣人民強烈反對「一國
兩制」;她主政的政府從未接受所謂「九二共識」。她並說明,她主張的「台灣
共識」是基於「四個必需」,包括中國必需接受中華民國(台灣)存在的事實,
和必需尊重台灣二千三百萬人民對自由與民主的堅持。
作為國際學者、作家及前政府官員,我們深信這是正確的反應。如此反應也顯示
出蔡總統在面對共產中國日增的威脅下,所展現的穩健與盡責的領導能力。
我們對台灣人民抗拒中國威脅,衛護民主制度的勇毅立場感到欽佩。但是我們擔
心北京最近採取的欺騙與散佈謠言的顛覆技倆,可能播下台灣內部分裂與混亂的
種子,造成北京列為對台灣動武之藉口的內部動亂──雖然使用武力構成違反聯
合國憲章的侵略行為。
我們認為蔡總統是一位最具能力,知識豐富的政治人物。以她沈穩的性格和謹慎
持平的立場,她不但使台灣國際地位顯著增進,提升台灣在國際間的能見度,而
且堅定維護台灣得來不易的自由與民主。
正如台灣成為地區民主模範,蔡總統對強鄰侵略性霸淩所作的果決與鎮定回應,
己贏得其他國家的尊敬。我們促請我們自己本國的政府也向北京表明,台灣並不
是孤立無援。
台灣正處於前所未見的十字路口。它的生存正受中華人民共和國的威脅。雖然我
們尊重台灣,和所有民主體制一樣,有許多內政問題必需解決的現實,但在台灣
作為自由與民主國家的生存面臨更大威脅時,民主的程序應該以不影響舉國團結
的方式進行。
如果不同政治立場的台灣人民不瞭解這項威脅,依舊爭紛如常,那將給手段高壓
的北京領導人有機會分化台灣社會,使台灣被納入中國日益變成不可避免。這已
經發生在一九四九年的東突(新疆),一九五0年至一九五一年的西藏,一九九
七年的香港。這些地方受到壓迫,沒有民主與自由,應作為台灣的警訊。
我們呼籲台灣人民看清未來作為自由與民主國家,成為國際社會完整與平等成員
的前景。這個過程可能緩慢和繁複,但基本要務是自己要團結支持以民主方式選
出的總統。蔡總統已展現持平、彈性和堅定的風格,台灣正是需要這種領袖特質,
以渡過風浪,航向更光明與安全的未來。
John J. Tkacik, International Assessment and Strategy Center, retired US
foreign service officer, Alexandria, Virginia
Clive Ansley, international lawyer, Courtenay, British Columbia
Thomas Bartlett, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Joseph A. Bosco, Georgetown University (retired), formerly at the office of
the secretary of defense, US Department of Defense, Washington
Kevin Carrico, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Frank Chiang, Fordham University Law School, New York
Peter Chow, City University of New York, New York
Jerome A. Cohen, New York University Law School, New York
Michael Danielsen, Taiwan Corner, Copenhagen, Denmark
June Teufel Dreyer, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Feng Chongyi, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Carl Ford, former US assistant secretary of state, National Park University,
Park, Arkansas
Brock Freeman, American Citizens for Taiwan, Seattle, Washington
Michael Rand Hoare, School of Oriental and African Studies, London
Thomas G. Hughes, former chief of staff to the late US senator Claiborne
Pell, Washington
Michael A. Hunzeker, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
J. Bruce Jacobs, professor emeritus of Asian Languages and Studies, Monash
University, Melbourne, Australia
Paul Jobin, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, and University of Paris Diderot, France
Richard C. Kagan, professor emeritus, Hamline University, St Paul, Minnesota
Michael Y.M. Kau, professor emeritus, Brown University, Providence, Rhode
Island
Bruno Kaufmann, European Democracy Foundation, Switzerland
Sasa Istenic Kotar, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Paul Kovenock, US Department of State (retired), Washington
Andre Laliberte, University of Ottawa, Canada
Perry Link, professor emeritus of East Asian studies, Princeton University,
New Jersey
Victor H. Mair, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Very Reverend Dr Bruce McLeod, former moderator, United Church of Canada
Wayne Pajunen, writer and former legislative aide, House of Commons, Ottawa
Timothy S. Rich, Western Kentucky University, Kentucky
Shawna Yang Ryan, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii
Michael Scanlon, Shih Chien University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
David C. Schak, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia
James D. Seymour, Columbia University, New York City
Fang-long Shih, London School of Economics and Political Science, London
Michael Stainton, Taiwanese Human Rights Association of Canada, Toronto,
Canada
William A. Stanton, former director of the American Institute in Taiwan,
Taipei
Peter Tague, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington
Ross Terrill, Fairbank Center Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Arthur Waldron, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gerrit van der Wees, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
Jack F. Williams, professor emeritus, Michigan State University, East
Lansing, Michigan
Yenna Wu, University of California, Riverside, California
Ambassador Stephen M. Young, US department of state (retired), Londonderry,
New Hampshire
Gordon G. Chang, author of The Coming Collapse of China, New Jersey.
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