标题: US Did Not Support Taiwan Independence: Obama Did NOT Say That [打印本页] 作者: choi 时间: 11-14-2014 19:14 标题: US Did Not Support Taiwan Independence: Obama Did NOT Say That The remark was widely reported among major American newspapers, though in passing.
Note:
(a) VOA states, "据中国外交部网站上新华社11月12日发布的消息，习近平与奥巴马在人民大会堂的会谈中，提到两人前一天晚上有很好的会谈与深入的沟通。奥巴马表示，美国 '没有围堵或损害中国统一的意图，美方在台湾问题上的立场没有变化，美国不支持"台独。"'"
(i) 习近平同美国总统奥巴马举行会谈 强调从6个重点方向推进中美新型大国关系建设 把不冲突不对抗、相互尊重、合作共赢的原则落到实处. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of People's Republic of China www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_chn/zyxw_602251/t1209988.shtml
(ii) The above did not mention the origin of the document. It is true, however (as VOA reports), that the above is an exact copy of a Xinhua report.
(i) Shih Hsiu-chuan, Obama’s Taiwan remarks unconfirmed; WRITTEN VS SPOKEN: Sources said it was one thing to have US policy not support Taiwanese independence, but another for a US president to say so on the record. Taipei Times, Nov 15, 2014 (available now) www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/11/15/2003604459
("The part about the US’ stance on Tibet was attested to by the transcript of the joint news conference following the Obama-Xi meeting, available on the White House Web site, and included Obama saying: 'I did note that we recognize Tibet as part of the People’s Republic of China. We are not in favor of independence.' However, Obama saying that the US does not support Taiwanese independence was nowhere to be found in the transcript. According to the transcript, Obama mentioned Taiwan only when he said: 'I reaffirmed my strong commitment to our one-China policy based on the Three Joint Communiques and the Taiwan Relations Act. And we encourage further progress by both sides of the Taiwan Strait towards building ties, reducing tensions and promoting stability on the basis of dignity and respect'”)
(ii) Remarks by President Obama and President Xi Jinping in Joint Press Conference. Office of Press Secretary, White House, Nov 12, 2014. www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-off ... nt-press-conference
(iii) Yet another source confirms the preceding press release by White House is verbatim, at least when it comes to Taiwan: YouTube.com.
Gerrit van der Wees, Fwd: AP Report on Obama Statement in Beijing. Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA), Nov 14, 2014
groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/bay-area-taiwanese-american/e4J9dNLbH9E
("I checked the video tape on Youtube, and this is precisely what he [Obama] said")
(iv) The Associated Press report in dispute is
Josh Lederman and Christopher Bodeen, Obama, Xi Look to Highlight Areas of Agreement. AP, Nov 12, 2014 www.tulsaworld.com/news/governme ... 8-15fb0d43b936.html
(the third paragraph from the bottom: "In another nod to China's sovereignty, Obama reaffirmed his support for a 'one China' policy that regards Taiwan as part of China")
(v) Taipei Times (which I first brought up in (c)(i)) cited Mr Richard Bush: "Richard Bush, former AIT chairman and director of the Center for East Asia Policy Studies at the Washington-based Brookings think tank, held a different view. It is a matter of no consequence whether Obama told Xi that the US does not support Taiwanese independence, because it is the US’ long-held policy, Bush said."
Of course it matters. Otherwise,
(A) AP would not have said: in its title "Xi Look to Highlight Areas of Agreement" AND in that particular paragraph "In another nod to China's sovereignty."
(B) And Ministry of Foreign Affairs, TAIWAN, would not be "stern" toward AP. See
Alison Hsiao, Ministry Criticizes Obama Misquote. Taipei Times, Nov 14, 2014. www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/11/14/2003604388 作者: choi 时间: 11-14-2014 19:15
Clarification: Obama-China Story. AP, Nov 14, 2014 (Google: 9 hours ago; it’s 10 pm EST). www.timesunion.com/news/politics ... Beijing-5884970.php