Kalftazhi | 1 points | Dec 13 2021 03:50:36

这下世界民主大会了

简要的来说就是所谓”民主大会“进行时，唐凤的发音被质疑因一张“敏感”地图被掐断，只剩下语音。具体情况请自己看全文。

“ WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (Reuters) – A video feed of a Taiwanese minister was cut during the summit of US President Joe Biden for Democracy last week after a card in her slideshow showed Taiwan in a different color from China, which claims the island as its property.

Sources known with the case told Reuters that Friday’s slide show by the Taiwanese minister of Digital Affairs Audrey Tang caused consternation among US officials after the map appeared in her video feed for about a minute.

The sources, who didn’t want to identify because of the sensitivity of the case, said the video feed show that Tang was cut off during a running panel discussion and replace with audio only – in order of the White House.

The White House was concerned that distinction between Taiwan and China on a map in a US-hosted conference – to which Taiwan was invited in a show of support in a time when it is under intense pressure from Beijing – could be seen as at odds with Washington’s”one-China” policy, die avoids a point of view in to take over the question of Taiwan is part of China, the sources said.

The White House did not formally offer comment, but the State Department said “confusion” over screen sharing resulted in Tang’s video feed gets removed, calling it “an honest one” mistake.”

“We appreciated the participation of minister tongs, die the Taiwanese world-class expertise on issues of transparent governance, human rights and countering disinformation,” said a spokesperson.

Tang’s presentation included a map met color coding from the South African NGO CIVICUS, die the world by openness on Civil rights.

Most of Asia was shown, with Taiwan turned green, making it the only regional entity die portrayed as “open”, while all others, including several US allies and partners, were labeled “closed”, “suppressed”, “obstructed” of “reduced”.

China, Laos, Vietnam and North Korea were colored red and labeled ‘closed’.

When the moderator returned to Tang a few minutes later, there was no video of hair, just audio and a screenshot met the caption: “Taiwan Minister Audrey Tang.” An on-screen disclaimer later stated: “All opinions of individuals on this one panel are die of the individual, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States government.”

A source told Reuters that the map immediately generated a flood of emails among US officials and the White House National Security Council angrily contacted met the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. concerned it seemed like show Taiwan as a separate country.

Washington complained to Taiwan government, die in Turn was angry that Tang’s video had been cut.

The source called the USA move a overresponse because the card does not necessarily over went national borders, but the NSC was also angry because the slide hadn’t appeared in “dry-run” versions of the presentation before the summit, which raises questions of there was deliberate reporting by Tang and Taiwan.

“They were choking,” said the source of the response from the White House.

A second source directly involved in the top said the video booth operator had taken action on White House Instructions. “It was clear” policy concerns,” said the source, adding: “This was completely an internal overreaction.”

The sources saw the move during a panel on “counteract” digital authoritarianism” as at odds with the top mission of strengthen democracy in the face of challenges from China and others. She also said it was possible signal that the administration support for Taiwan was not as “rock solid” as it has repeatedly claimed.

Wanted of she believed the US government cut the video because of the slide, Tang told Reuters in an email: “No, I don’t believe this has anything to do with it with the CIVICUS card in my slides, of American allies in Asia for that matters.”

Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused of “technical” problems.”

The issue comes at a very sensitive time for US-Taiwan relations, then a Biden administration critics and foreign policy call experts for more openly shows of support for the island, including an end to a long cherished policy of “strategic ambiguity” over the question of the United States would defend it militarily.

Taiwanese experts said they haven’t seen the color coding of the card as a foul of unofficial US guidelines, die not use of overt symbols of sovereignty, such as the flag of Taiwan.

“Clearly it was not to discern the sovereignty, but the degree” of democratic expression,” said Douglas Paal, a former unofficial US ambassador in Taiwan.

Bonnie Glaser, of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, doubted of there was a reference in US guidelines on using different colors for China and Taiwan on a card, “but that would be consistent with the idea of not endorse a position on of Taiwan does of is not part of China.”

“It seems to me that a decision used to be made initially that Taiwan could/should be included in the top for Democracy, but only in ways consistent with U.S policy.” “

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/curious-case-map-disappearing-taiwan-minister-us-democracy-summit-2021-12-12/?taid=61b64b6aa20ea20001884ba4&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

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