台湾驻美国最高官员警告，中国正加剧对台湾的挑衅行为，并表示台湾人民已做好准备抵御可能的攻击。
亚历山大·伊（Alexander Yui），作为台湾在美代表，在接受福克斯新闻Aishah Hasnie访谈时明确表态：“当然，当然”，如果中国大陆发起入侵，台湾居民愿意迎接挑战。“我们看到了乌克兰的例子。”台湾一直密切关注欧洲东部持续两年多的冲突，其中基辅的军队在抵抗俄罗斯入侵。
伊表示希望无需求助于美国部队，但同时也暗示若能得到援助将欣然接受，“如果你的房子正在受火势威胁，有人来帮忙泼水，你会拒绝吗？”他还提到，中国的国家主席习近平自特朗普政府卸任以来已经激化了地区的紧张局势。他并未把责任归咎于拜登政府对中国的助长。
台湾国防部门记录显示，在一周前（9月25日），有43架中国军事飞机在24小时内被探测到，其中34架越过了两岸之间划分的中线；随后一天又有41架中国军机接近台湾。共和党提出法案拟将对中国进口商品的关税翻倍。
据信，习近平正筹备在未来几年内实现中国对台湾的入侵目标，因此美国的应对决策将在即将到来的总统选举中决定。
在投票日前夕，伊向美国人介绍台湾时称：“我们是一个热爱和平的国家。”“我们相信民主与自由，希望共享这些价值，并融入世界。因为我们因与大陆中国的争端被孤立了几十年。”
新闻来源：www.foxnews.com
原文地址：Taiwanese people ready to fight as China ramps up aggression, ambassador says
新闻日期：2024-10-04
原文摘要：
Taiwan’s top official in the U.S. is warning that China has ramped up its aggression toward the island, and that its people are ready to fight. "Yes, of course," Alexander Yui, the Taiwanese representative to the U.S., told Fox News’ Aishah Hasnie when asked whether the island’s residents were willing to meet the moment, if China were to invade. "We’ve seen Ukraine." Taiwan has been intensely watching the conflict in Eastern Europe as Kyiv's forces have battled a Russian invasion for more than two years. TRUMP-ENDORSED HOUSE CANDIDATE SOUNDS ALARM ON CHINA'S GROWING INFLUENCE IN BATTLEGROUND STATE Yui said he hoped to not need help from U.S. troops, which Ukraine also does not have, but suggested they would be eagerly accepted if offered. "If your house is under fire, and they respond to help you with a bucket of water, would you say no?" Yui posed. The diplomat said Chinese President Xi Jinping has escalated regional tensions since former President Donald Trump left office, but he stopped short of blaming the Biden administration for emboldening China. WALZ APPOINTEE WITH APPARENT CCP TIES COULD EXPOSE POTENTIAL VEEP'S NATIONAL SECURITY WEAKNESS, LAWMAKER SAYS "XI Jinping has been emboldened because he wants to realize what he calls his China dream," Yui said. "It's not about which administration is in the United States . . . but rather, what are the thoughts of Xi Jinping?" Taiwan’s ministry of defense tracked eight Chinese military aircraft and two naval ships near the island earlier this week. The defense ministry said four of the eight planes crossed the median line dividing China and Taiwan’s territory in the Taiwan Strait – though Beijing, which claims ownership of Taiwan, does not recognize the geographic delineation. A week prior, on Sept. 25, Taiwan’s defense ministry said it had detected 43 Chinese military aircraft in a 24-hour period, with 34 having crossed the median line. The next day saw 41 Chinese military planes detected near Taiwan. REPUBLICANS PROPOSE BILL THAT WOULD DOUBLE TARIFFS ON CHINESE IMPORTS Xi is believed to be preparing his country for an invasion of Taiwan by 2027 – meaning the U.S. response would fall to whoever wins the presidency in November. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Asked if he had a message for Americans about Taiwan ahead of Election Day, Yui said it was a "peace-loving nation." "We believe in democracy and freedom. We have to share the same values. And we want to be incorporated in the world, because we've been isolated for many decades due to the conflict that we have . . . with mainland China," he said.
