台灣總統蔡英文指控,中國祭出金錢外交(dollar diplomacy)搶邦交國,呼籲國際關注;美國國務院官員史迪威(David R. Stilwell)也提醒,中國以商逼政,欺壓台灣,削弱美方維持能見度的努力,同步示警其他國家與台灣正暴露直接威脅之下。

【金錢外交淺談】

dollar diplomacy 金錢外交
A:The Solomon Islands and Kiribati severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan within a week of each other.
(索羅門和吉里巴斯一週內相繼和台灣斷交。)
B:President Tsai condemned China for engaging in dollar diplomacy.
(蔡英文總統譴責中國訴諸金錢外交。)

ally 盟友
A:As a result, this left Taiwan with only fifteen diplomatic allies.
(台灣目前只剩15個邦交國。)
B:The switch also indicated that China has further extended its influence into the South Pacific.
(對中立場轉變也顯示中國勢力擴張到南太平洋。)

to backfire 適得其反
A:Apparently, the U.S. and Australia are concerned about the waning influence in this region.
(美國和澳洲在此區域影響力也逐漸式微。)
B:However, some said that Beijing's strategy of wooing Taiwan's allies might potentially backfire.
(然而,有人認為北京的策略可能適得其反。)

【延伸關鍵字】
1. termination:終止
2. to convene:召集(會議)
3. allegiance:忠誠