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前奧巴馬駐華大使稱佩洛西之行是“挑釁”，讓拜登顯得“軟弱”
作者：朱莉婭·穆勒 - 08/02/22
https://thehill.com/policy/international/3585185-ex-obama-ambassador-to-china-calls-pelosi-trip-a-pro Vocation-that-makes-biden-look-weak/
來自蒙大拿州的民主黨人、曾在前總統奧巴馬任內擔任駐華大使的前參議員馬克斯·博卡斯 (Max Baucus) 稱眾議院議長南希·佩洛西 (加利福尼亞州民主黨人) 周二的台灣之行是一次“挑釁”，並補充說這讓拜登總統顯得“軟弱”。
博卡斯在周二晚間接受美國有線電視新聞網 (CNN) 傑克·塔珀 (Jake Tapper) 采訪時反複警告，佩洛西此行將使美國更接近承認台灣是一個獨立國家，而這位長期參議員表示，這將是一場災難。
“這是一種挑釁，因為中國政府對此非常反對，”2014年至2017年擔任駐華大使的博卡斯說。
他說，佩洛西的訪問比眾議院隨機議員的訪問重要得多。
“別忘了，她是議長。 她不僅僅是一名普通的國會議員，”他說。 “除此之外，她還是一位非常堅強的鷹派。 她對中國非常批評。”
“實際上，這正在做什麽，它正在推動民主的支持更接近跨越獨立的界限。 這才是真正的問題，”鮑克斯說。
這位前大使表示，台灣不會冒正式宣布脫離中國的“災難”風險，但如果台灣看起來傾向於中國政府認為的“生存”威脅，中國將會做出反應。
“當我們非常接近底線時，我們就是在玩火，佩洛西正在推動我們更加接近承認台灣是一個獨立國家。 一旦我們到達那裏，我們就會付出代價，”鮑克斯說。
與拜登一起在參議院任職數十年的博卡斯還表示，佩洛西讓拜登在中國人麵前顯得軟弱，他說中國人最看重權力和實力。
“佩洛西議長，也不要忘記——這對她來說是一張免費通行證。 她不是總統。 她不必擔心在全球範圍內執行外交政策。 她是國會議員。 她不必擔心這個，”鮑克斯說。 “她做了一點，但不多。 可憐的喬·拜登，他看起來很弱，因為他要麽告訴她不要去，而在中國人眼中他看起來很弱，要麽他很弱，因為他告訴她不要去，但她還是去了。”
佩洛西周一在新加坡開始國會代表團之旅後，於周二抵達台北。
在她抵達之前，人們猜測議長是否會將中國聲稱擁有主權的自治島嶼納入她的行程——其中還包括馬來西亞、韓國和日本——而台灣的加入仍然存在爭議。
克裏姆林宮表示，俄羅斯和美國已經討論了可能涉及被拘留的美國記者的囚犯交換 聯合國核機構批準日本將福島核電站的水排入海洋的計劃
鮑克斯的批評之所以引人注目，是因為他的言論的基調以及他作為民主黨人和前駐華外交官的地位。
這也與許多支持佩洛西台灣之行的兩黨現任議員的觀點形成鮮明對比。
兩黨許多議員都表示支持佩洛西，一方麵是因為他們希望看到她不顧中國的反對前往台灣，另一方麵是因為他們不希望拜登政府阻礙眾議院最高官員做出這樣的決定。 旅行。
Ex-Obama ambassador to China calls Pelosi trip a 'provocation' that makes Biden look 'weak'
BY JULIA MUELLER - 08/02/22
Former Sen. Max Baucus, a Democrat from Montana who served as ambassador to China under former President Obama, called House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) Taiwan visit Tuesday a “provocation,” adding it made President Biden look “weak.”
Baucus in an interview Tuesday evening with CNN’s Jake Tapper repeatedly warned the trip by Pelosi was edging the U.S. closer to recognizing Taiwan as an independent nation — which the longtime senator suggested would be a disaster.
“This is a provocation because the Chinese government is very opposed to this,” said Baucus, who served as ambassador to China from 2014 to 2017.
He said Pelosi’s visit was much more important than a visit by a random member of the House.
“Don’t forget, she’s Speaker. She’s not just an ordinary member of Congress,” he said. “Add to that she’s a very strong hawk. She’s very critical of China.”
“Really, what this is doing, it’s pushing the support of democracy a little closer to crossing the line into independence. That’s the real problem here,” Baucus said.
Taiwan wouldn't risk the "disaster" of formally declaring its independence from China, the former ambassador said, but China will react if Taiwan looks like it's leaning toward what the Chinese government considers an “existential” threat.
“We are playing with fire when we get pretty close to the line, and Pelosi is pushing us much, much closer to recognizing Taiwan as an independent country. And once we get there, we're going to pay a price,” Baucus said.
Baucus, who served with Biden for decades in the Senate, also said Pelosi was making Biden look weak in front of the Chinese, who he said value power and strength above all.
“Don't forget, too, Speaker Pelosi — it's a free pass for her. She's not the president. She doesn't have to worry about conducting foreign policy worldwide. She's a member of Congress. She doesn’t have to worry about it,” Baucus said. “She does a little but not much. So poor Joe Biden, he looks weak because he either told her not to go and he looks weak to the Chinese guys, or he's weak because he told her not to go and she went anyway.”
Pelosi touched down in Taipei on Tuesday after kicking off her congressional delegation tour Monday in Singapore.
Ahead of her arrival, speculation circulated about whether the Speaker would include the self-governed island claimed by China on her itinerary — which also includes Malaysia, South Korea and Japan — and Taiwan’s addition remains controversial.
Baucus's criticism was striking because of the tenor of his remarks and his stature as both a Democrat and a former diplomat to China.
It was also in contrast to the views of many sitting lawmakers in both parties who have backed Pelosi's Taiwan trip.
Many lawmakers in both parties have offered support for Pelosi both because they wanted to see her go to Taiwan in spite of China's opposition and because they did not want the Biden administration to stand in the way of the top official in the House from making such a trip.
