HI HI TO ALL MY HAPPY ‘TAP” FAMILYYYY ❣️❣️❣️
I haven’t written to you all for such a long time and I do apologize so much for this. I don’t know how TIME FLIES the way it does!
I wanted to share some thoughts on this very momentous and memorable DAY in my life.. I am strolling into the BIG 6 ❤️ today!!! My BRAIN IS EMPTY!!
All I can think of is HOW GRATEFUL I am to the Universe, and to all of YOU, to my LOVING FAMILY, my INCREDIBLE FRIENDS… all this life has brought to me.. that our Planet is so beautiful and there is so much to be thankful and OPEN to.
After 60 years, chasing so many things, experiencing the excitement, ups and downs of almost all of life, months, weeks, days, minutes, seconds… and I realize, all I really desire and want, is a SIMPLE SMILE, WARMTH, UNDERSTANDING, A Heartwarming HUG, A phone call, or now, text to say HI… A Healthy and strong Body, LOTS & LOTS of LAUGHTER, CONNECTION, COMMUNICATION, LOVE, LOVE & LOVE. No matter what circumstances we run into, Rain, Thunder, Protests, Covid, it is absolutely possible to realize that ALL THINGS MUST PASS, and through the most difficult or most ravishing times, we can find comfort in holding the hands of those loving people around us. I know there is still so much more to learn while we are so BLESSED to be a VALUED GUEST on this Earth for such a fleeting moment. I feel I must keep on learning and evolving to be the BEST person I can be.
I realize that when we are born, we need so much love, feeding, nurturing, understanding, and a lot of HELP! When we get old, we need so much love, feeding, tolerance, patience, understanding, and a lot of HELP! There is no difference in the VALUE of each end of the stick. Just what we can do in between that will make ALL the difference and we all have a CHOICE in how we want to write our own, unique, wonderful, heartfelt STORY.
LIFE can be, and IS SO VERY BEAUTIFUL. The Beauty I used to understand doesn’t hold any meaning for me anymore.. The BEAUTY I HOLD TRUE is the LOVE & BEAUTY inside of ME and all the surroundings of the amazing Mother Nature. Each of us, is handcrafted so very intricately, to have all the same physical features, yet not a single one of us is a duplicate of another. We all have a brain to think, yet every single one of us does not think like any other. We ALL have a PATH, yet every one of our paths is different from each other. But we are ALL meticulously woven together, our lives, our actions are all intertwined. Every action we take, affects another. Every tree, every flower, mountain, sea, sky, clouds, animals, and all beloved creatures. We are the unique creatures, blessed with thinking, speaking & doing. I feel I must do everything I can to HONOR this special GIFT from Mother Nature. Beauty is DEEP & ROOTED & everywhere we look. I’m going to embrace everything PapaGOD & the Universe has given me.
I’m SO GRATEFUL for making it this far, in GOOD HEALTH, GOOD SPIRITS, GOOD MIND & BODY. Every day is a SURPRISE to me. Every moment is truly a BLESSING and ever so sacred. I will continue to live each BLESSED day with an open heart, open mind, and open SPIRIT. I will live each day as HIGH as I can go, no matter how low I feel. I will enjoy growing old GRACEFULLY, and make a conscious effort to do and BE the BEST I can be EACH SINGLE DAY, CHERISH & take care of it like a RARE and Beautiful JEWEL, which LIFE & our EARTH IS.
Today I spend with my LOVING FAMILY & MY FRIENDS. Well.. one loving Family is missing and in Mainland, now resting, but working VERY HARD! I’m so proud of Lam because we are so happy that he gets to SHARE his music with a WHOLE NEW GENERATION of wonderful, talented singers. It’s a GREAT BLESSING to sing with these enthusiastic Artists who can make a great difference in the world with their bellowing voices. I watch every episode with great anticipation and I hope you will too! All the Artists create their own Magic with each song & emotions!
I also would like to share with you my real and Authentic physical & Spiritual SELF!!! I just want to BE TOTALLY and ALL OF what is TRULY ME! I hope you all can accept me as I AM, white hair with my cutey wrinkles! Lam really enjoys it cos now I can keep him COMPANY & look like TWINS! I don’t know where my WHOLE self will go from here.. but I’m really going to look forward to all the natural progressions my mind and body will be taking.. just like Mother Nature.. she accepts all that comes to her and embraces it all…just as it is!
I wonder if I can remotely understand the meaning of life by now? I want to TAP (THINK ACTPOSITVE) at all times making others HAPPY & be HAPPY to see others HAPPY! I understand there is NO RIGHT or WRONG in any of our actions whether positive or negative, but only the divine consequences of those actions we choose. I feel we are BLESSED to be here with a DIVINE PURPOSE which is to help ourselves & each other. To preserve and maintain this amazing PLANET & EARTH. To evolve ourselves, & each generation, so they can pass the baton and also evolve the Earth! I also feel we are definitely NOT ALONE! NEVER! We are always in the SOOTHING, EMBRACING arms of the Divine Source Universe, and when we feel we don’t know where to turn, PapaGOD is ALWAYS there for us, ready to give us whatever we want in the deepest of our hearts with the utmost sincerity. Everything we receive is in its Divine Timing, and Divine Perfection.
With that.. HAPPYNESS & GREAT HEALTH TO ALL OF YOU FOREVER AND ALWAYS and LOVE YOURSELF as well as LOVE ALL THOSE and EVERYTHING AROUND YOU! BELIEVE ME.. ALL WE HAVE and NEED IS LOVE!!!!
MUAH MUAH MUAH with 60 YEARS OF BLESSINGS! YEHHHHHH!!!!
ALL MY LOVE!! SALLY!!!
PS. I had a great wonderful party with best of FRIENDS TONITE❣️❣️ Came home and took some selfies to shock all of U❣️❣️ My HAPPY DECADE HAPPY 6💜 GIRL (⁉️) look❣️❣️ CHEERS EVERYONE❣️❣️❣️🌹🌹🧚🏽♀️🧚🏽♀️🧚🏽♀️
HI HI 快樂的 “TAP” 大家庭 ❣️❣️
已經很久沒有給大家寫信了,對此我深表歉意。不知道時間怎麼就這樣過去了!
我想在生命中這個非常重要和難忘的日子和大家分享一些想法和感觸 —— 今天我悠然邁入了以6字開頭的歲月!! ❤️ 大腦一片空白!!
我所能想到的是對上天,對你們每一位,對親愛的家人,對不可思議的朋友們 —— 對生命所贈與我的這一切 —— 所懷有的深深感激。我們所生活的星球如此美麗,實在有太多太多需要去感謝、感激,去敞開心扉擁抱。
60年過去了,我也曾經追逐過很多,在每月每週每日每分每秒中,經歷了生命可能賦予的幾乎所有激動和起落,而如今我意識到,自己真正渴望和想要的,只是一個簡單的微笑,溫暖,理解,一個暖心的擁抱,一通電話,或者現在更流行的,問好的一條短信.. 一個健康強壯的身體,很多很多笑聲,連結,交流,愛,愛,以及,愛。無論我們遇到怎樣的狀況 —— 下雨、雷電、抗議、疫情,一直要謹記於心的是,無論如何,這一切終將過去;在最困難或最開心的時刻,我們都能握住身邊人的手,並從中找到最大的安慰或共鳴。能得此幸運,在如此短暫的一剎,來到地球做她的尊貴旅客,我知道還有太多東西需要學習,感覺自己必須不斷學習成長,才能成為最好的自己。
我也意識到,出生的時候,我們需要很多愛,需要被餵食物,需要關懷、滋養、理解,需要很多幫助!變老後,我們也需要很多愛,需要被餵食物,需要寬容、耐心、理解,需要很多幫助!人生兩端的價值,並沒有任何分別。只有在中間段,我們能選擇如何去書寫屬於自己的,獨特的,精彩的,發自內心的故事;而也正是在中間段所做的選擇,決定了我們會有怎樣的人生。
生活可以,也確實是非常美麗的。我曾經所理解的美,對於現時的我而言,已經沒有了當初的意義。現在,我所抱持的真正的美,是內心的愛與美,以及令人驚嘆的大自然所賦予的,環繞著我們的一切。每個人都好似複雜精緻的手工藝品,雖然有著相同的身體特徵,但沒有一個人是另一個人的複製品。我們都有大腦可以思考,但每個人和其他人想的都不同。我們都有要走的人生之路,但每個人的道路各不相同。然而,大家又被如此精心地連結在一起,彼此的生活和行為交織在一起。我們採取的每一個行動,都不可避免地影響著他人,甚至影響著每一棵樹,每一朵花;影響著山、海、天空、雲朵、動物,和所有其他可愛生靈。我們是獨一無二的存在,有福氣擁有思考、講話和行動的能力。所以我感覺自己必須盡所能去致敬和珍視這份來自自然的特殊禮物。美深深根植於我們目光所及的每處。我將擁抱上天和世界贈與我的一切。
我很感激人生走到了這裡,健康,精神,頭腦和身體都很好。每一天對我來說都是驚喜。每一刻都是充滿祝福和神聖的。我將繼續以開放的心靈、開放的思想和開放的精神去過好每一天。我會盡力去把每天過到最好,儘管有時候也會感覺低落。我將享受優雅地變老,有意識地努力在每天做到自己的最好,也成為最好的自己,珍惜和照顧匆匆而過的每日,好似它們是稀有又美麗的珠寶;而其實,生命和地球也的確如此。
今天我會和我愛的家人們和朋友們一起度過。對的,一位有愛家人不在這裡,他在內地,現在有空休息一下,但一直都在非常努力地工作! 我為Lam 感到驕傲,因為大家都非常開心他有機會同新一代如此出色、才華橫溢的年輕歌手們分享他的音樂。與這些富有激情的藝術家們一起唱歌是一種巨大的幸福;年輕一代的歌聲將給這個世界帶來改變。每一期節目我都有充滿期待地觀看,希望你們也會看!所有的藝術家們都在用每首歌和感情創造著自己的魔法!
我也想和你們分享真實的自我——外在與內在,容貌及心靈!!! 我只想做完完全全的,真正的自己!希望你們能夠接受這樣的我,白頭髮,和可愛的皺紋! Lam 很喜歡我這樣,因為現在我可以和他作伴,我們看上去像雙胞胎! 我不知道我的整個自我會從這裡走向何方,但對接下來身心將會經歷的所有自然旅程,我真心期待… 就好像大自然一樣,她接受並擁抱一切如它們本初的樣子!
我好奇自己現在是否可以算作大概開始理解人生的意義呢?我想做TAP (THINK ACTPOSITVE),隨時通過正面積極的思考和行動為他人帶去開心,而看到他人開心也會令我感到開心!我明白我們的任何行為,無論是積極或是消極的,都無關對錯;只是,不可避免的,選擇的行為都會帶來相應的結果。我感覺帶著神聖的目的來到這裡是一份福祉,而這個目的就是助人助己,是保護和維繫這個不可思議的星球,是持續進化發展自己和每一代人,這樣他們就可以繼續把進化地球的接力棒傳遞下去! 我也感覺到我們絕對不是孤獨的!從來都不是!我們一直都被上天撫慰著,擁抱在臂膀中。當感覺不知道如何走下去,上天總會在我們身邊,以最大的誠意給予我們內心深處最渴望的所有。我們得到的一切都有它神聖的時間表,都遵循著神聖的完美安排。
以上… 祝愿大家永遠幸福開心健康,愛自己,愛周圍的所有人,愛周圍的一切!相信我… 我們所擁有的和需要的一切,就是愛!!!!
MUAH MUAH MUAH with 60 YEARS OF BLESSINGS! YEHHHHH!!!!
ALL MY LOVE!! SALLY!!!
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#拜登挺台入北約? #誰疑美棄台?
#台灣面對國際關係不該輕率躁動
今日凌晨,網路上傳開拜登總統接受美國媒體ABC News主持人George Stephanopoulos專訪時的一段談話,被認為是繼國家安全顧問蘇利文(Jake Sullivan)前一日的發言後,美國政府再度公開對阿富汗撤軍後世界各國包括台灣都逐漸升溫的「#疑美論」(認為美國的安全承諾不可靠)做出回應。
我們來分析一下究竟發生了什麼事,是否真的對台灣有影響,又有哪些人藉機提款?
📒先來讀段原文與翻譯(有興趣比較各家翻譯看ref,頗有趣):
STEPHANOPOULOS: You talked about our adversaries, China and Russia. You already see China telling Taiwan, "See? You can't count on the Americans." (LAUGH)
史蒂芬諾伯羅斯:「你談到了我們的對手們,中國和俄羅斯。你已經看到中國在告訴台灣:『看到沒?你們不能靠美國人啦/美國人靠不住啦(笑)』」
BIDEN: Sh-- why wouldn't China say that? Look, George, the idea that w-- there's a fundamental difference between-- between Taiwan, South Korea, NATO. We are in a situation where they are in-- entities we've made agreements with based on not a civil war they're having on that island or in South Korea, but on an agreement where they have a unity government that, in fact, is trying to keep bad guys from doin' bad things to them.
拜登:「中國怎會不這樣講?(中國不這樣講才奇怪之意)你看哦,喬治,台灣、南韓、北約的狀況根本就(和阿富汗)不一樣。現在我們身處的情況是,無論是在那座島上或是在南韓,我們都同意那裡沒有內戰,而是有統合(一致)的政府,事實上,他們也正試圖別讓壞人對他們做出壞事。」
We have made-- kept every commitment. We made a sacred commitment to Article Five that if in fact anyone were to invade or take action against our NATO allies, we would respond. Same with Japan, same with South Korea, same with-- Taiwan. It's not even comparable to talk about that.
我們已承——我們信守一切承諾。我們對(《北大西洋公約》(North Atlantic Treaty)的)第五條作出了莊嚴的承諾,如果有人要入侵、或採取行動對抗我們的北約盟友,我們會回應。對日本是如此,對南韓是如此,對——台灣(也)是如此。這根本就無法比較。」
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這段談話一出,讓許多熟稔台美關係的前官員、政策專家、分析師與評論者都相當驚訝,認為「#高度不尋常」,因為這幾乎等於把台灣(以及日韓)放到對美國來說與北約盟友同等級的位置,意味著如果台灣及日韓遭受攻擊或對抗行動,美國將會有所反應(包括出兵),如果以政策意涵來解讀,這等於極大化美國對東亞友鄰的安全承諾。
以前連《美日安保條約》是否涉及釣魚台都要吵個幾十年,怎麼可能一句話就說日韓台我通通要守下來?何況美國與中華民國🇹🇼(or台灣)目前並未有正式的軍事同盟或協防條約(MDT),如何與北約對比?(《北大西洋公約》第五條「#集體防衛(collective defence)」條款主張:聯盟中任一成員受攻擊,將被視為對全體成員的侵略事件。)
與台灣網路輿論圈的自嗨、樂觀情緒(#台灣要加入北約了?美國爸爸表態死守台灣!)相反,正因為這個表態太過不尋常與不可能,更違反了美國長期以來堅守的「#戰略模糊」政策立場(”a deviation from a long-held U.S. position of "strategic ambiguity.”)。
第一時間,許多評論就認為這可能是拜登的又一次 #口誤(misspoken),代表人物如美國的中國問題專家 #葛來儀(Bonnie Glaser)就抱持這樣的看法。
如果到她及一些美國政策圈人士的推特上去逛逛,可以看到在消息出來後,他們就熱烈討論這是否又是口誤、等著看白宮或國務院誰出來把這句話收回去...諸如此類的推文。
(葛來儀推特:https://twitter.com/BonnieGlaser/with_replies)
果然,該篇專訪登出後不到7個小時,拜登政府的資深官員就對路透社(Reuters)放風透露:「#美國對台政策不變。」(“policy with regard to Taiwan has not changed”)
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繞了一圈,什麼都沒改變,只有某些人又開心自嗨了一波,或是藉機使力推了一波自己關心的議題。
1⃣️長期關注美台關係議題的「US Taiwan Watch: 美國台灣觀測站」粉專大概是台灣這一波訊息燒開的推播起點與主力,內容尚稱公允詳實,並未特別增添政治觀點,也提醒大家美國依然沒有明確回應如果中共出兵,美國會是如何的回應法。(但美國也不可能明確回應,「戰略模糊」,remember?)
2⃣️民進黨副秘書長林飛帆於凌晨2點多發文(大概是觀測站的粉絲),除了同樣提供原文翻譯及評論,重點在他提到拜登的談話,「與美國國安會顧問蘇利文Jake Sullivan把台灣與以色列並列的談話,都明確破除中共正在台灣大肆操作的「#疑美論」和「#美國棄台論」,值得我們持續關注。」
這件事確實值得關注。然而坦白說,台灣的「疑美論」和「美國棄台論」有多少成分是中共大肆操作,有多少是民間自發討論?大概很難有人可以給出客觀量化的數據。因為在阿富汗撤軍後,世界各國都多少興起了這股 #疑美論風潮,連《紐約時報》與諸多民主黨政治人物都批評拜登,紐時更提醒諸多亞洲國家包括 #台灣要警醒。但台灣面對中共武力威脅與併吞野心,自然又多了這一層複雜的外力因素。
但也沒關係啦,台灣人又不是第一次面對美國撤軍,沒那麼玻璃心,對吧????
(請自行腦補安納金與莉亞meme)
台灣:first time?
3⃣️民進黨在外交及國防委員會的王定宇委員也一如往常的ㄒㄧ⋯分享外交消息給大家,他除了分享「觀測站」的貼文外,主要是在自己的評論中獨到地給出了「美國認為台灣是一個國家」的觀點。他提到:「這不僅是另一個首次把台灣跟北約、日韓列為同等盟國,更是美國總統首次明確地表達,台灣面對的是外敵,而台灣是個完整的國家、政府。這是個難以置信的重大改變。」
(???我們看的是同一篇專訪嗎🤔️)
不知道王委員是英文太好還是情緒太亢奮,以上的解讀實在有些太over。前半段勉強說得通,至少從拜登總統的談話,我們可以看到台日韓有著與北約盟國的「#相同待遇」,但這其實離成為北約盟國或角色身份如同北約盟國都有一點差距。
再來,拜登總統在提到台灣與南韓前時用的詞是「entities」(實體),這個詞很常用於形容一些不能算是主權國家的團體,美國或世界各地在國際法中討論到中華民國(ROC)或台灣(Taiwan)時很常使用這個詞,如「#政治實體」(political entity)。雖然不知道為何把南韓也放在一起(大概又是直率坦言下的口誤,韓國人知道會很生氣吧?),但重點在後面提到的「他們(台灣&南韓))有個 #統合一致的政府」(”they have a unity government”)。
拋開國內的朝野政爭,台灣基本上是有個一致、受民眾承認的政府,這是常識,哪裡有提到台灣是個完整的「國家」?這是哪門子「難以置信的重大改變」?歷史經驗證明,王定宇委員的「嗨翻」,通常對台灣都沒什麼幫助。而王委員以為在揉眼捏大腿的國際專家,早就根據經驗冷靜預判出的局勢走向,也很快被拜登政府資深官員證實。
該說拜登政府資深官員打臉王定宇委員嗎?還是讓他繼續嗨?
❚ 小結
近期有一些帶風向的作為與說法,認為在野黨(主要是國民黨)採取疑美論、挑戰甚至傷害台美關係及許多人為增進台美關係付出的努力。我不會不同意中共對台無論是實體滲透或是虛擬世界的資訊戰、認知作戰,都是我們該關心的議題及與之對抗的作戰陣地。但真的懇請執政黨多花心力在國防改革、軍事轉型或是兩岸關係的改善上,不要整天操作台美關係的訊息作為打擊在野黨的大內宣。
挑少數極端聲音出來講實在沒意思,難道陳O惟、王O宇之流的聲音可以代表民進黨主流意見?相信民進黨的朋友也不會認同。
就我個人觀察,實在不認為國民黨內疑美、反美是主流立場,至多在個別議題上與美方立場有不同意見,黨的整體與決策層級人士基本上都是親美立場居多,只是他們又要顧及兩岸關係(親美和陸),沒辦法(也不認同)像民進黨那樣採取「#一邊倒」的政策,完全走「抗中保台」路線,親美程度感覺有差。但很大程度上,一些國民黨人也認為這樣的一邊倒政策對台灣人民的安全來說其實 #不夠負責任。
這樣一邊倒不留餘地,甚至可能煽動戰爭風險的路線對台灣是有危險的,「在應競爭的領域競爭,在 #可合作的領域合作,在 #必須對抗的領域對抗」,這是美國國務卿布林肯(Antony Blinken)揭示的對華方針,絕對不是一些人說的什麼美中全面爭霸、準備開戰,台灣要趕快選邊站對邊。
這也是為何近期包括吳釗燮部長、邱義仁秘書長及蔡英文總統,都一再發出 #踩煞車 意味的言論,甚至關心對岸水災,一改對抗姿態的原因。畢竟台海風高浪急,美國也不得不出來重申政策框架的邊界,「拜登政府支持強健的美台非官方關係,#不支持台灣獨立。」(by美國白宮國家安全委員會印太事務協調官坎貝爾Kurt Campbell)
對美國來說,這些長期的政策框架如果不是地緣政治結構大幅改變,很難輕易撼動,即便政策要改弦易撤,也都有從摸索、試探到逐漸釋放訊號的過程,不可能因為總統一句話推翻整個政策框架(即便他擁有那樣的權力,但也得透過一些程序來處理,而且幕僚們應該會死命勸阻他)。
君不見繼資深官員放話路透社之後,#國務院發言人 也跑出來重申台灣關係法、六項保證及一中政策等老調了嗎?歷經幾十年淬鍊實踐的政策框架,是不可能輕易更動的。
要戰略模糊還是戰略清晰?這件事 #本身也是模糊的,端看當下環境美國要如何彈性運用,重點在於能夠有效嚇阻。
台灣內部因為歷史與政治的多重因素,對於自身在國際上的地位有著 #焦慮與不安全感,把美國視為維持生存的唯一救生圈。阿富汗撤軍為何在台灣引起極大熱議,除了媒體的推波助瀾、喚起年長的國人當年美國撤軍斷交的痛苦回憶,很大程度上也是反應當前國人尤其綠營內部或許連他們自己都沒有意識到的 #焦慮與恐懼,想要相信、也逼自己相信美國一定會幫忙防守台灣、台灣非常重要,因此看到美方的誰說了什麼一點話,情緒就受到大幅刺激與波動,不是歡欣鼓舞就是難過得要命,實在大可不必。
如果是真正 #勇敢自信的台灣人,看到今天阿富汗面臨的情況(或說下場),應該是可以 #處變不驚(我們 #中華民國派 喜歡講 #莊敬自強 💪),最應先思考的是如何自立自強、如何提升台灣的籌碼與重要性,來認真檢視各項議題:是否要改革兵役制度、加強台灣的國防戰力,我們的軍事轉型完成了嗎?做對了嗎?我們的兩岸溝通管道暢通嗎?有辦法在周邊出事時保持最基本的聯繫而不誤判嗎?
#國際關係是關乎生與死的學問(”International theory is the theory of survival”— Martin Wight, 1961),需要長期觀察與浸淫才能一窺堂奧。近年來開始有很多專注國際關係的新媒體出現與傳統媒體的投入,這是好事。台灣非常需要了解國際關係,無論是經貿或是更重要的安全層面,更應該隨時保持冷靜思考,不要患得患失、隨媒體或政治人物的誇張言論起舞,因為這關乎我們所有人共同家園的存續,
我們所有人的生與死。
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拜登親自回應疑美論: #若有人入侵台灣 #美國會回應!
日前美國國安顧問蘇利文才把台灣和以色列相提並論,美國總統拜登接著親自回應台灣議題,不只把台灣跟日本韓國並列,還把台灣放在北約的承諾底下!
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以下文章出自:US Taiwan Watch: 美國台灣觀測站
https://www.facebook.com/745690295614944/posts/1803813109802652/?d=n
以下是訪問段落全文:
ABC主持人George Stephanopoulos:「你提到我們的對手中國和俄羅斯。你已經看到中國告訴台灣說『看吧?你們不能靠美國人啦。』(笑)」
拜登:「中國不會說這種話才奇怪勒。你看喔,在台灣、南韓、和北約的情況根本不同。現在的情況是,在那座島上和在南韓,我們都同意那裡沒有內戰,而是有統一的政府,試圖讓壞人不對他們做壞事。我們信守一切承諾。我們對(北大西洋公約)第五條作出神聖承諾,要是有人要入侵或對我們的北約盟友採取行動,我們會回應。對日本、南韓、台灣都一樣。這根本就無法比較。」
原文:
STEPHANOPOULOS: You talked about our adversaries, China and Russia. You already see China telling Taiwan, "See? You can't count on the Americans." (LAUGH)
BIDEN: Sh-- why wouldn't China say that? Look, George, the idea that w-- there's a fundamental difference between-- between Taiwan, South Korea, NATO. We are in a situation where they are in-- entities we've made agreements with based on not a civil war they're having on that island or in South Korea, but on an agreement where they have a unity government that, in fact, is trying to keep bad guys from doin' bad things to them.
We have made-- kept every commitment. We made a sacred commitment to Article Five that if in fact anyone were to invade or take action against our NATO allies, we would respond. Same with Japan, same with South Korea, same with-- Taiwan. It's not even comparable to talk about that.
針對此事,布魯金斯學會(Brookings Institution)資深研究員Caitlin Talmadge在推特上立刻評論:「聽到一位美國總統提到對台灣的承諾時,是和北約、日本和南韓條約盟友並列,是高度不尋常的。」(Highly unusual to hear a US president mention commitment to Taiwan in the same breath as treaty allies NATO, Japan and South Korea)
推特連結:https://twitter.com/ProfTalmadge/status/1428360169201684488
這不止對「一位美國總統」不尋常,而是對「拜登」本人也不尋常。因為拜登過去就一再強調自己這位見證過《台灣關係法》立法過程的資深參議員,就美國對台灣的承諾細節十分熟悉。最有名的就是在前總統小布希在2001年4月24日一樣接受ABC專訪時聲稱美國會「盡其所能幫助台灣自衛」,當時的參議員拜登就在2001年5月2日在華盛頓郵報上寫了一篇《台灣議題上不那麼機靈》(Not So Deft On Taiwan)的投書。文中「糾正」小布希:「美國過去曾有『戰略模糊』政策,亦即我國保留使用武力守護台灣的權利,但不言明在什麼情況下我國可能或可能不介入台海戰爭。我國現在似乎有個「模糊的戰略模糊」。這不是個進步。」、「在外交事務上,保留使用武力的權利與有義務守護台灣理論上有著天壤之別。總統不該將我國進入台海戰爭的能力自動讓渡給台灣,更不能給中國。」
拜登華郵文章連結:https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/2001/05/02/not-so-deft-on-taiwan/2adf3075-ee98-4e70-9be0-5459ce1edd5d/
在美軍撤離阿富汗後,拜登政府的確陷入了聲望下滑的政治危機(畢竟原先美國的情報分析認為阿富汗政府至少可以撐個兩年,但最後撐不到兩週),使得美國國內外各界開始懷疑美國對盟友的承諾。拜登本人除了在8月17日召開白宮記者會,在18日也接受ABC專訪。
從國安顧問蘇利文將台灣與以色列這個與美國有長年「特殊關係」的盟友並列,到今天拜登本人一改過去幾十年態度,將台灣與北約和日韓等美國正式軍事盟友並列,都可見台灣社會這幾天瀰漫的疑美論確實受到美方的重視,也讓美國從國安顧問蘇利文到拜登本人,說出了幾乎是打破長年「戰略模糊」政策的語言來強調美國對台承諾。
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【英語字幕】OK. It's hard to speak English and look somebody in the eyes at the same time. And today my practice is that I am going to keep looking at the lens and keep talking. The reason that I want to practice this way is that, a lot of times, when you don't know what to say, you kind of look away and try to think, right? That happens a lot even when we're speaking Japanese. And that happens a lot especially when you're trying to speak English cuz it's much harder. OK. See? See? I kind of looked down and try to avoid some kind of attention. But I'm going to keep looking at the lens pretending that's somebody's eyes. I'm sorry you probably don't want an old man like me to stare at you. But I'm sorry this is my practice. OK. See? See? I looked away. What time is it? 1:27. See? See? I looked away! Sh*t! OK. Making eye contacts... OK. About making eye contacts, I have an interesting news for you. It is said that if you and someone have... if you and someone can make eye contacts for more than 5 Seconds, that means something. It can mean a good relationship and it can also mean a hostility. 30 seconds. Usually of course I look at somebody when I speak, when I want to tell something to that person. But probably no more than 3 seconds straight. Five seconds, too long. 3 minutes, it's okay. So what's this 2 seconds right? Does this 2 seconds make a big difference? Yes. You should try. Try to make contact... Try to make eye contact with somebody for 5 seconds. And if you can do it comfortably, then your relationship with someone, with that person is good. Cuz you can't do that with strangers.
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SONG: Same Thing (Every Night)
Artist: DaBoyWay featuring Radio3000
Written: Prinya Intachai, Radio3000, YoungMe
Produced by : BangBangBang
Music video by: Flick of the Light Production
Produced by: Prinya Intachai
Starring: Daboyway | Radio3000 | Kimberley | Petchy | Chip7 | Youngmetheog | Ployrhl | Lookyees | Thaitanium | BangBangBang | Dektay crew | SAIDA | Anti Hero
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Lyrics:
Thinking bout that lifestyle that bag I’m a get it
I ain’t got a moment to lose
You fucking up my swag if you ain’t trying to get it
And that’s the difference tween me and you
Same thing every night every night same thing
Verse 1:
Cause I all I wanna do
get money with my crew
You see I’m bout my hustle
baby know I’m making moves
You know they steady hating
And my paper keep on piling
Catch me in New York or somewhere posted on a island
Party everyday like its a celebration trying catch a wave with only good vibrations
Watch me turn my dreams into my family’s pot of gold
We on the road we round the globe we international
Same thing chorus
Verse 2:
Tonight lets make a movie starring me and you
Keep them bottles poppin after party in the room
They way she look she looking like she foreign and exotic
All we know is party we go hard cause we got options
Party everyday like its a celebration trying catch a wave with only good vibrations
Watch me turn my dreams into my family’s pot of gold
We on the road we round the globe we international
Same thing chorus
Bridge X2... Hustle to the left and hustle to the right
Pop a couple bottles and light up the night
Make that money now spend that money
Ain’t talking money then stay away from me
Verse 3
We do the most to this good life that we live let’s make a toast
Across the ocean everybody coast to coast
Don’t get mad we don’t brag and we don’t boast
Secure the bag where ever we at we cant go broke
Thinking bout that lifestyle that bag I’m a get it
I ain’t got a moment to lose
You fucking up my swag if you ain’t trying to get it
And that’s the difference tween me and you
Same thing
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