2009年8月17日美軍協助台灣莫納克颱風震災所透漏的微妙訊息
A US Marines C-130 comes in to land at the air force base in Tainan, in southern Taiwan on August 16, 2009 arriving from a US airbase in Okinawa, Japan. The US flew aircraft to Taiwan as China offered to send helicopters to help rescue more than 1,300 people still stranded a week after Typhoon Morakot struck the island. The US flights marked the first US military deployment in Taiwan since 1979, when US troops based on the island left after Washington shifted its diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing. TOPSHOTS AFP PHOTO / Sam YEH (Photo credit should read SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images)
A US Marines C-130 aircraft taxis on the runway as it lands at the air force base in Tainan, in southern Taiwan on August 16, 2009 arriving from a US airbase in Okinawa, Japan. The US flew aircraft to Taiwan as China offered to send helicopters to help rescue more than 1,300 people still stranded a week after Typhoon Morakot struck the island. The US flights marked the first US military deployment in Taiwan since 1979, when US troops based on the island left after Washington shifted its diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing. AFP PHOTO / Sam YEH (Photo credit should read SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images)
US personnel talk on the tarmac after a US Marines C-130 landed at the air force base in Tainan, in southern Taiwan on August 16, 2009 from a US airbase in Okinawa, Japan. The US flew aircraft to Taiwan as China offered to send helicopters to help rescue more than 1,300 people still stranded a week after Typhoon Morakot struck the island. The US flights marked the first US military deployment in Taiwan since 1979, when US troops based on the island left after Washington shifted its diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing. AFP PHOTO / Sam YEH (Photo credit should read SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images)
A serviceman gets off a US C-130 Marine aircraft after it landed at an air force base in Tainan on August 16, 2009 arriving from a US airbase in Okinawa, Japan. The US flew aircraft to Taiwan as China offered to send helicopters to help rescue more than 1,300 people still stranded a week after Typhoon Morakot struck the island. The US flights marked the first US military deployment in Taiwan since 1979, when US troops based on the island left after Washington shifted its diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing. AFP PHOTO / Sam YEH (Photo credit should read SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images)
A US serviceman checks his US Marines C-130 aircraft at the air force base in Tainan, in southern Taiwan on August 16, 2009 after arriving from a US airbase in Okinawa, Japan. The US flew aircraft to Taiwan as China offered to send helicopters to help rescue more than 1,300 people still stranded a week after Typhoon Morakot struck the island. The US flights marked the first US military deployment in Taiwan since 1979, when US troops based on the island left after Washington shifted its diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing. AFP PHOTO / Sam YEH (Photo credit should read SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images)
Members of the media take photos of a US Marines C-130 aircraft at the air force base in Tainan, in southern Taiwan on August 16, 2009 as it arrives from a US airbase in Okinawa, Japan. The US flew aircraft to Taiwan as China offered to send helicopters to help rescue more than 1,300 people still stranded a week after Typhoon Morakot struck the island. The US flights marked the first US military deployment in Taiwan since 1979, when US troops based on the island left after Washington shifted its diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing. AFP PHOTO / Sam YEH (Photo credit should read SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images)
US aid is loaded onto a truck from the back of a C-130 US Marine aircraft at the air force base in Tainan, in southern Taiwan on August 16, 2009 arriving from a US airbase in Okinawa, Japan. The US flew aircraft to Taiwan as China offered to send helicopters to help rescue more than 1,300 people still stranded a week after Typhoon Morakot struck the island. The US flights marked the first US military deployment in Taiwan since 1979, when US troops based on the island left after Washington shifted its diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing. AFP PHOTO / Sam YEH (Photo credit should read SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images)
The U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing – Aug. 17, 2009
美國國務院例行性記者會簡報
Philip J. Crowley
Assistant Secretary
QUESTION: U.S. military is sending helicopter and plane to Taiwan to help with typhoon. So did you get any reaction from Chinese partner with that?
MR. CROWLEY: I’m not aware that we’ve had a particular reaction from the Chinese Government, but you are quite right that as we signaled on Friday that we were prepared to offer additional assistance to Taiwan in light of Typhoon Morako. In fact, the United States has delivered plastic sheeting for use in temporary shelters. That delivery happened yesterday. And today, there was a shipment of water purification supplies. U.S. helicopters, including heavy-lift helicopters, have arrived in Taiwan and will be supporting these relief efforts. And just to be clear, these are U.S. helicopters and they are piloted by U.S. crew. 有一點必須是明確的, 這些是美國直升機, 且是由美軍飛行員駕駛.
QUESTION: A quick follow-up on Taiwan. I mean, was China informed or be consulted with before sending U.S. troop into Taiwan? Was Chinese Government informed of or been consulted with before sending U.S. troop into Taiwan?
MR. CROWLEY: I don’t believe that we felt it was necessary to inform China in advance. 我不相信我們(美國)認為當時事先通知中國是必須的. Obviously, this is a serious humanitarian situation that Taiwan is facing. We’ve provided this kind of support in the past and are happy to be able to do it this time as well.
