拜登总统发表2023年国情咨文讲话
美国总统拜登在周二(2月7日)晚间国情咨文演讲中多次提到中国,表达了和中国继续竞争的决心,但也再次承诺将在能促进美国利益的议题上与中国合作。在推特上,一些人批评拜登对待中国的态度不够强硬,但也有人担心拜登的对华政策会进一步加剧冲突。拜登总统一段有关“没人愿意与习*近*平换位子”的脱稿讲话更是在推特上引起了观察人士的不同反应。有人认为他说的有道理,有人认为他搞砸了。
没人愿意与习*近*平换位子,拜登搞砸了?
拜登在国情咨文演讲中出乎意料地多次脱稿即兴发挥。在谈到民主制度与专制制度的竞争时,他提到了中共领导人习*近*平。他说:“专制政体变得更虚弱了,而不是更强大了。告诉我,有没有任何一位世界领导人想和习*近*平换位置?告诉我,有任何一位吗?有任何一位吗?”
这段话引起了一些疑惑,观察人士们一时间不太确定拜登想要表达什么。
《大西洋月刊》写手汤姆·尼克尔斯(Tom Nichols)表示,“我只能本能的理解:‘谁想骑上那只大老虎?’我们花了这么多时间用来夸大中国的(力量),而现实是他们的领导人每天都在汗流浃背,祈祷有足够的经济增长来维持他们的统治。”
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许多观察人士随即指出,包括普京、金正恩在内的威权主义领导人或一些小国领袖并不介意拥有中国如今在世界上的影响力。
《华盛顿邮报》专栏作家乔什·罗金(Josh Rogin)写道:“不幸的是,有好几十位世界领导人会很乐于与习*近*平交换位子。拜登不应该突然冒出那么一句有关中国的即兴发挥,令人费解,又搞砸了。”
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但保守派时政媒体The Dispatch的主编乔纳·戈德伯格(Jonah Goldberg)则认为,这句话也有一定道理:“我同意这一点。中共对人民的惧怕并不亚于人民对它的惧怕。”
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国情咨文中,中国被提及的次数最多
虽然国情咨文的内容主要围绕美国国内的政策,中国却是拜登在国情咨文讲话中提到次数最多的国家。拜登还不点名地提及了上周的中国侦查气球事件。
“就像我们上星期表明的那样,如果中国威胁我们的主权,我们将采取行动,保护我们的国家。我们做到了,”他说。
美国公共广播电台NPR的中国事务记者冯哲芸(Emily Feng)在拜登演讲结束后指出:“在2023年的国情咨文讲话中,中国被提及的次数高于其他任何别的国家。就算是它没有被提到的时候,它也是拜登演讲的多个主题里的关键因素,无论是半导体、通货膨胀还是阿片危机。”
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美国和台湾的关系目前正处于过去几十年来最好的时期,而美中关系也因台湾陷入困境,但值得注意的是,拜登在周二晚的讲话中并未提到台湾。
不过,美国全国广播公司CNN资深国际事务特约记者威尔·瑞普利(Will Ripley)认为,拜登的讲话其实涉及了一些与台湾有关的议题。
“当他说他的美国领导的联盟抵挡住了普京的战争的时候,拜登说的是乌克兰和俄罗斯,但他的言辞有点像是在为台湾出拳,并对中国睥睨而视,”他写道。
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另一个拜登没有提到的议题是他对中国施加的芯片禁令,这一禁令被普遍认为将严重限制中国在科技方面的发展。
美国《国家评论》杂志资深政治特约记者吉姆·吉拉迪(Jim Geraghty)在一系列推文中表示:“美国限制中国政府获取高科技半导体芯片的努力看起来卓有成效。。。这是少数能让我称赞拜登政府‘干得不错’的机会,拜登却不想谈及它。”
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太温和还是过于强硬?
在如何总体评价拜登的国情咨文讲话上,美国对华强硬派与温和派观察人士的反应大不相同。
美国评论人士、作家章家敦(Gordon Chang)认为,中国对美国的敌意需要美国更加强硬地回应:“拜登2023年国情咨文的中国部分用十年前的标准看是很适当的。但如今说我们在和那个政权‘竞争’是错误的。从中国侦查气球事件能清晰地看出,我们并不是在和平相处。中共正对我们展开‘不受限制的战争’。”