尊敬的佩洛西女士,
作为美国众议院议长的你、拜登总统和美国军方决定在你亚洲行程中,安排停留台北,是不必要的挑衅,这不符合台湾人、美国人,甚至世界各国的利益。显然,美国鹰派和共和党类似领袖,如发推文表明要陪同你到访台湾的前国务卿迈克蓬佩奥等人也临阵退缩了。
这事态发展似乎是在中国官方媒体评论员发出警告后发生的,上周《环球时报》前总编胡锡进在推特上表示,如果佩洛西访台,其飞机将成为目标。
“如果美军战机护送佩洛西访台,就是侵略。解放军有权强制驱离佩洛西座机和美军战机,包括发射各种警告弹,做阻碍性飞行动作。如果驱离无效,就可以击落它们。”
胡锡进的这则推文,明显违反推特规则,该推文已被删除。
无论你的台湾之行如何,这里有一些建议,不仅有助于世界和平,也有利于你的政治和经济利益。
首先,作为美国第三重要的政治领导人,你应该专注于美国本土问题,而不是把此次行程,当作共和党、民主党同僚和一些世界媒体所形容般作为宣传巡回或公关活动。
作为美国加州第12国会选区的代表,你必须知道你的选区,以及旧金山等其他地区,正面对著流浪者、毒品、犯罪和安全、移民、气候变化和许多其他社会经济和政治的严重问题,这是过去十年或更长时间里,一直被忽视或没妥善处理的问题。
早在30多年前,你还没当官时,就知道这些国内问题的严重性。这些问题如今更恶劣。对于信任你而投选你的选民言,你最好把投入于政治的时间,都花在解决这些问题上,而不是去那些每个人都知道你根本不关心的地方访问。尽管,你是在国会夏季休会期间展开此行,但仍然不能成为此短途行程的借口,因美国纳税人依然要为你行程买单。
忽略国内问题
相比之下,你更应该前往靠近墨西哥边界,关心如何处理好当地严重的非法移民问题,这对你和民主党都是公关的加分。这肯定会为你的从政简历添砖加瓦,提升你在国内的自由和进步形象。
一些不客气的批评家更建议,你最好多花点时间指引你的丈夫保罗,他显然最近在股票市场上受到了打击。保罗在国会正在考虑立法提供数十亿美元的补贴和税收抵免,协助美国半导体行业前,抛售了所持总值410万美元/1827万令吉英伟达股票,据报导,这项脱售,导致佩洛西家族亏损34万美元/151万令吉。
早些时候,你因保罗购买英伟达股票,涉嫌内幕交易而受到批评,也引起更多呼吁打击国会内幕交易呼声。曾把你视为当今世上最重要女性领袖的美国保守派媒体《华盛顿检查者报》就写道:
佩洛西和丈夫已经非常富有。但他们在这件事上的行为,表现出一种超越任何财富的权力感。她想要制定一套规则──其他人不允许内幕交易,即使他们以某种方式获得了相关讯息──但她和她家人却另当别论。
要改善你国内政绩或形象并不需要前往中国或世界其他地方“点火”。以下是一些很可能你的媒体团队错过传达给你的,国际政治上关键人物提供的建议和指导
中国国家主席习近平最近与拜登的电话交谈中就表明:“坚决维护中国国家主权和领土完整是14亿多中国人民的坚定意志。 ……玩火必自焚。”
根据美国前国家安全顾问约翰博尔顿的回忆录,在中台关系上,特朗普最喜欢用其笔尖形容说“这是台湾”,然后指向椭圆形办公室里历史悠久的坚硬办公桌说,“这是中国”。
“台湾距离中国祇有两英尺”特朗普对一位共和党参议员说。“我们则是在8000英里以外。如果他们攻台,我们也无能为力。”
中美建交公报
依据1979年中美建交公报:“美国和中华人民共和国同意自1979年1月1日起相互承认并建立外交关系。”
美国承认中华人民共和国政府是中国唯一合法的政府。在此背景下,美国人民将与台湾人民保持文化、商业和其他的非官方关系。
美国和中国也重申双方在1972年上海公报中商定的原则,强调双方都希望减少国际军事冲突的危险;任何一方都不应该在亚洲太平洋或其他地区建立霸权,每一方都反对任何其他国家或国家集团建立这种霸权的努力;任何一方也不应代表任何第三方进行谈判,也不准备同对方达成针对其他国家的协议或谅解。
“美国政府承认中国的立场,只有一个中国,台湾是中国的一部分”
最后,佩洛西,我有一个建议。我和亚洲地区许多其他人想赞助你前往新疆,香港,西藏和中国其他地区,你所谓深切关注的地区,以便你有机会与那里的人交流你对中国问题的看法,以及你要如何帮助引导中国人走向民主、自由和美国梦。
请让我知道你和那一些热衷于推动和平与美国版的国际规则之国会同僚能否成行。
此致
林德宜
林德宜《致佩洛西公开信》原文:Express Letter to Nancy Pelosi
Dear Nancy
Good that you, Biden and the US military appear to have decided that a stopover or even a layover in Taipei is an unnecessary provocation which would not serve the interests of the American, Taiwanese or the rest of the world. Apparently war hawks and wannabe Republican leaders such as former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo who had tweeted
that they will accompany you on your possible trip to Taiwan have also chickened out.
This development seems to be taking place following the warning by Chinese state media commentator and Global Times editor Hu Xijin on Twitter that you and other accompanying congress members will be targeted.
“If US fighter jets escort Pelosi’s plane into Taiwan, it is an invasion. The Chinese military has the right to forcibly dispel Pelosi’s plane and the US fighter jets, including firing warning shots and making tactical movement of obstruction. If ineffective, then shoot them down,”
Xijin wrote in a tweet, which has been removed due to apparent violation of Twitter rules.
Whether you go ahead or not, here’s some advice which will not only serve the cause of peace but also your own political and financial interests.
Firstly, as the third most important political leader of the United States you should be focused on the domestic problems of your country rather than take off on what has been described as a junket, publicity-seeking excursion, or propaganda exercise by your Republican and Democratic colleagues and some of the world media.
As representative of California’s 12th congressional district you must know that your district-as with the rest of San Francisco-is in a deep crisis from homelessness, drugs, crime and security, migrants, climate change and a host of other socio-economic and political problems which have been mismanaged or unattended for the last decade or more.
You will have known of the severity of these domestic issues even before you won office more than 30 years ago. These problems have gotten much worse. It is better for the voters who have put their faith and trust in you that you devote your political time to resolving these issues instead of wandering off to parts of the world which everyone knows you have little interest in or concern about. The fact that you are doing this during the Congress summer recess is still no excuse for this particular jaunt which must be costing the US taxpayer a pretty penny.
By comparison. a trip to the border with Mexico to help put the spotlight on how the United States is mishandling its worst migrant crisis would be a bigger public relations win for you and the Democrats. It would certainly bolster your official resume which boasts of your liberal and progressive domestic record.
Less charitable critics have suggested that it is also better for you to spend more time guiding your husband who apparently has recently taken a beating in the share market. Paul quite rightly sold off $4.1 million in Nvidia stocks at a loss, according to a filing while Congress was considering legislation offering billions of dollars in subsidies and tax credits to assist the U.S. semiconductor industry. According to reports, this sale cost the Pelosi family $341,365 in the transaction.
Earlier you were criticised on your husband’s Nvidia share purchases which led to more calls to crack down on insider trading in Congress. According to the Washington Examiner which regards you as the most important woman leader in the world
Pelosi and her husband are already astoundingly wealthy. But their behavior in this matter evinces a sense of entitlement that goes beyond any amount of wealth. She wants one set of rules for everyone else in the country — they are not allowed to trade on insider information even if they somehow obtain it — and another one for herself and her family.
Correcting your domestic record or image does not really necessitate travel to and setting off a fire in China or any other part of the world. Here’s some advice and guidance from some key players in international politics that your media team may have missed passing to you
From Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent phone chat with Joe Biden
“Resolutely safeguarding China’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity is the firm will of the more than 1.4 billion Chinese people. … Those who play with fire will perish by it.”
From Trump on China
According to National Security Adviser John Bolton’s memoir, Trump liked to point to the tip of one of his Sharpies and say, “This is Taiwan,” then point to the Resolute desk in the Oval Office and say, “This is China.”
“Taiwan is like two feet from China,” Trump told one Republican senator. “We are 8,000 miles away. If they invade, there isn’t a f***ing thing we can do about it.”
From US China Agreement of 1979
“The United States of America and the People's Republic of China have agreed to recognize each other and to establish diplomatic relations as of Jan. 1, 1979.
“The United States recognizes the Government of the People's Republic of China as the sole legal Government of China. Within this context the people of the United States will maintain cultural, commercial and other unofficial relations with the people of Taiwan.
The United States of America and the People's Republic of China reaffirm the principles agreed on by the two sides in the Shanghai Communique of 1972 and emphasize once again that both sides wish to reduce the danger of international military conflict. Neither should seek hegemony — that is the dominance of one nation over others —in the Asia Pacific region or in any other region of the world and each is opposed to efforts by any other country or group of countries to establish such hegemony.
“Neither is prepared to negotiate on behalf of any other third party or to enter into agreements or understandings with the other directed at other States.“
The Government of the United States of America acknowledges the Chinese position that there is but one China and Taiwan is part of China
Finally, Nancy, here is my own proposal. I and many others in Asia would like to sponsor a trip for you to Xinjiang, Hongkong, Tibet and other parts of China where you may have concerns about so that you have the opportunity to speak to the people there about your views on the problems of China and how you are helping lead Chinese citizens to democracy, freedom and the American Dream.
Do let me know your availability and your Congressional colleagues who are keen on advancing the cause of peace and the US cock-eyed version of the international rules based.order.
Yours sincerely
Lim Teck Ghee