China says Taiwan's opposition a threat to peace
Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) - China warned Taiwan's pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party on Wednesday that its stance on relations with Beijing could threaten a hard-won state of peaceful coexistence, as the island's closely watched elections draw near. ...
大企業挺馬 黃：看出中國介入選舉之深
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| 針對長榮集團總裁張榮發表態挺馬並聲稱不能沒有「九二共識」，台聯黨主席黃昆輝昨天舉行記者會「三問張榮發」，並呼籲台灣人用選票表達我們不是中國政府的「順民」。 （記者羅沛德攝） |
〔記者蘇永耀、劉力仁／台北報導〕在中國經商的台灣大企業主最近陸續表態「支持九二共識」，力挺馬英九。台聯黨主席黃昆輝昨日召開記者會質疑，這些大台商寄人籬下，不得不低頭，由此也看出中國介入台灣選舉之深。
黃昆輝呼籲，台灣人要選出自己的總統，不是由中國政府決定，透過代理人對我們說三道四。這次選舉很重要，大家應用自己手上的選票，向全世界證明台灣人民「不是中國的順民」。
駁斥張榮發九二共識說
針對長榮集團總裁張榮發公開支持「九二共識」，曾參與一九九二年香港會談決策過程的黃昆輝駁斥說，張榮發憑什麼認為「九二共識」是真的？他有在現場談判嗎？難道北京說要九二共識，張榮發就猛點頭嗎？
對於張榮發指沒有九二共識將會「經濟慘」，黃昆輝再反駁說，「這是你張榮發『個人』的經濟慘，還是一般的台灣老百姓呢？」
黃昆輝並說，張榮發是兩岸直航的利益當事人，但馬政府為了急著兩岸直航，不僅賠上國家主權，連台灣業者的利益也守不住；尤其兩岸航線被中國視為國內航線，所以台灣爭取不到延遠權，讓中國的航運業者占盡便宜。
因此，黃昆輝說，現在選舉時刻到了，這些大財團的老闆為中國屬意的候選人助選，甚至要昧著良心說話，道盡了台灣人的悲哀。這些大台商為了在中國的利益，被北京政府掐住了脖子；他們講的話有公信力嗎？這樣的商人能夠得到國人的尊敬嗎？
長榮：利益說想法狹隘
長榮集團發言人聶國維昨對此回應表示，當然有「九二共識」，且基於「九二共識」，海基會及海協會共簽訂了十六項協議，造福國人，是相當清楚的事情。
對於長榮是利益關係人的批評，聶國維說，十六項協議中，兩岸三通僅是其一，而長榮集團營運面穩健，英國、義大利都有輪船公司，認為張榮發為了集團利益才呼籲支持「九二共識」，是狹隘的想法。
聶國維強調，張總裁廿幾年前就提倡兩岸關係要和諧穩健發展，不是最近才呼籲，而且在ＥＣＦＡ架構下，去年全世界經濟不景氣，我們經濟仍有成長，這都是兩岸關係穩定所致。
對抗中國！美國新戰略 聚焦亞太
〔編譯張沛元／綜合報導〕美國國防部預定五日公布修正後的美軍戰略檢討報告，知情官員透 露，今後的美國軍事戰略將「更切合實際」，亦即在當前預算緊縮之際，裁減地面部隊規模，並不再維持同時進行兩場戰爭的能力，轉而專注打贏一場主要戰爭；同 時擴大投資空中與海上戰力，加強關注中國可能帶來的威脅。
這項調整最大改變，就是美國接受即便軍事預算位居全球之冠，也無法負擔同時打一場 以上主要戰爭所需的地面部隊；顯示近數十年來主導國防預算決策的雙贏策略（win-win），已轉變為打贏一場與阻止另一場衝突的「贏─阻撓」（win- spoil）策略。官員解釋，利比亞衝突案例顯示，並不是從頭到尾都需要地面部隊。
國防部長潘尼塔和參謀首長聯席會議主席鄧普西，五日在國 防部舉行記者會，公布這份國防戰略評估報告。知情官員透露，美國總統歐巴馬也將罕見地親自出席記者會。報告重點包括︰強調美國在亞洲的能見度，整體減少對 歐洲、非洲與拉丁美洲的關注；改以海、空軍對付中國與伊朗的威脅，放棄需要大批地面部隊且漫長的反叛亂作戰。
此一軍事戰略檢討，肇因於國防預算在未來十年，將至少遭刪減四千五百億美元（約台幣十三兆六千兩百七十億元）；倘若國會按照計畫再砍，預算還會再少五千億美元。但這項戰略檢討仍可能遭遇國會中的國防鷹派人士（其中不少是在野的共和黨人）批評，質疑歐巴馬對美軍軍力的承諾。
官員證實，未來十年將裁減陸軍與陸戰隊十到十五％兵力，相當於數萬人。潘尼塔認為，陸軍維持四十九萬人便已足矣。此外，正式派駐歐洲基地的美軍規模，包括目前派駐阿富汗的部隊，也會大幅縮減，但最終裁軍數字尚未定案。
11艘航母全保留
這 項戰略支持在中東地區部署強大海軍力量，並以一個規模較小的快速部隊，擴大在亞洲的軍事角色；意即美軍將阻止伊朗阻斷波斯灣運油通路的企圖，對抗中國掌控 南海國際水域的行動。因此，美軍現有十一艘航空母艦都不會裁撤，因為美國總統歐巴馬認為，美國若要在太平洋與中國抗衡，應具備足夠武力。
潘尼塔還將對人事支出開刀，包括刪減退休福利，以及提供國防部退休人員的健保費用等。不過，若干領域在這波國防開支撙節計畫中不受影響，例如網路防禦與攻擊、特殊任務部隊，或情報、監督與偵查等領域的經費。
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讓出第二經濟體╱日本人均GDP 中國十倍
〔編譯盧永山／綜合報導〕儘管中國已取代日本成為全球第二大經濟體，但日本內閣府公布的 數據顯示，去年日本人均ＧＤＰ達四萬二九八三美元，中國為四四三○美元，日本人均ＧＤＰ為中國的近十倍。而根據國際貨幣基金（ＩＭＦ）的資料，去年台灣人 均ＧＤＰ為一萬八五五八美元，為中國的四倍多。
日本內閣府表示，去年日本人均ＧＤＰ達四萬二九八三美元，在經濟合作發展組織（ＯＥＣＤ）會 員國排名第十四，較二○○九年上升了兩名。排名居首的是盧森堡，人均ＧＤＰ為十萬五三一三美元，居次的是挪威的八萬四四七三美元，美國名列第八，人均 ＧＤＰ為四萬六五八八美元；南韓名列第二十六，人均ＧＤＰ為兩萬○七五七美元，中國為四四三○美元。
中國國家統計局日前公布報告指出，去年中國人均ＧＤＰ達人民幣兩萬九九九二元（約四七三○美元），去年人民幣兌美元升值三．五％。
China jails dissident Chen Xi for 10 years
The Guardian
A Chinese court has handed down a 10-year jail sentence to Chen Xi, the second dissident in four days to be convicted of inciting subversion through online essays. Another democracy campaigner, Chen Wei, was sentenced to nine years on 23 December. ...
新聞報導 | 2011.12.26
陳西因"煽動顛覆"罪被判10年
週一，中國貴陽市一個法庭以"煽動顛覆"罪判處異議人士陳西10年徒刑。這是兩年前諾貝爾和平獎得主劉曉波因政治獲罪後的最重判決。
陳西夫人對路透社說，12月26日，貴陽市中級法院一個法庭對陳西案進行了簡短的審理後宣布，因"煽動顛覆國家政權"罪，陳西被判處10年有期徒刑。她還說，法官指出，這一罪行是一重罪，影響極為嚴重，並且陳西是屢犯者。陳西夫人還電話告訴記者，法庭宣判後，陳西說，他承認法庭的判決，將不做上訴，但他堅持自己的無罪。她說，"法庭無視辯護律師提出的所有論據，這樣的話，又怎麼能上訴？"
用"煽動顛覆"罪懲治異議人士
判決書認為，現年57歲的陳西在海外的網站發表超過36篇文章，詆毀中國共產黨。 "煽動顛覆"罪常常用來懲治異議人士，而受到共產黨領導的法院，在因政治罪名進行判決時，很少聽取辯護方的理由並做出對其有利的裁決。
就在3天前，四川異議人士陳衛也因"煽動顛覆"罪被一家庭院判處9年重刑；2009年12月25日，日後獲得諾貝爾和平獎的劉曉波因同樣罪名被判11年監禁；2011年3月，異議人士劉賢斌獲罪10年有期，罪名也是"煽動顛覆"國家政權。
陳西曾在軍隊服役，後來在一家工廠工作。據他夫人介紹，陳西因支持八九民運而入獄3年。 1996年，他再次被監禁，直到2005年獲釋。此後，陳西成立了"貴陽人權討論會"。
今年春季，因擔心受到阿拉伯世界"茉莉花革命"啟發的抗議活動在中國發生，警方逮捕了數百名異議人士、人權活動家以及活動組織者。
陳西夫人說，陳西的情況略有不同。今年10月，陳西被警方軟禁數週，其原因是組織獨立參選人參加區縣人大選舉。今年11月底，陳西正式被捕。他夫人說，警方沒收了陳西的電腦，顯然是想從中找到罪證。
來源：路透社 編譯：李魚
責編：苗子
China dissident jailed for 9 years for "subversive" essays
BEIJING |
(Reuters) - Human rights advocate Chen Wei was sentenced to nine years in jail by a court in southwest China after a brief hearing on Friday in which he pleaded not guilty to subverting state power, the stiffest punishment in a crackdown on dissent this year.
Chen's lawyer, Zheng Jianwei, said the court in Suining, a city in Sichuan province, found Chen guilty of the charge of "inciting subversion of state power" by writing essays critical of the government.
"Chen said in court, 'I'm not guilty'," Zheng said in a telephone interview. Chen declared after the verdict was announced, "Dictatorship will fail, constitutional democracy will prevail," said Zheng.
Liang Xiaojun, the second lawyer who represented Chen at the trial, said the hearing lasted two and a half hours.
Chen's wife, Wang Xiaoyan, confirmed that Chen was jailed for nine years as punishment for nine essays that he had published on overseas Chinese websites.
"They downloaded all his essays from overseas, and you can't read any of them on websites inside China," Wang said in a telephone interview.
"But they still said that the essays had an extremely malign impact inside China, even though most people in China can't read them."
China uses a "firewall" of Internet filters and blocks to prevent citizens from reading websites abroad that are deemed to be politically unacceptable or socially unsound.
The sentence is the third-longest term ever handed down for inciting subversion after Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo, who has been serving an 11-year sentence since 2009, and Liu Xianbin, who was jailed for 10 years in March this year.
"A DETERRENT TO OTHERS"
Chen, 42, was one of hundreds of dissidents, rights activists and protest organizers swept up in a crackdown on dissent this year, when the ruling Communist Party sought to prevent potential protests inspired by anti-authoritarian uprisings across the Arab world.
Many of those detained have been released but remain under police watch. But officials appeared determined to "make an example" of Chen, said Huang Qi, a human rights advocate in Chen's home Sichuan province and a long-time friend of his.
"First, because he was convicted before, the court would certainly give a heavier sentence," said Huang, who added that Chen had been active in many campaigns that infuriated officials, including helping parents of children killed in schools that collapsed in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
"Other people have been released, but the Communist Party authorities always have one soft hand and one hard fist," said Huang. "The authorities will certainly mete out some heavy sentences to serve as a deterrent to others."
In September, Beijing-based activist Wang Lihong was jailed for nine months for "stirring up trouble," because she demonstrated outside a court to support three people on trial for maligning an official. She was later released.
China's party-run courts rarely find in favor of defendants in trials for political charges.
"I was mentally prepared for the verdict," said Chen's wife, Wang. "But it's too dark, not allowing people to speak out."
Chen, who was detained February, signed the "Charter 08" manifesto for democratic reform that was co-written by Liu Xiaobo, the jailed dissident who won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.
Two other dissidents from Sichuan detained at about the same as Chen -- Ran Yunfei and Ding Mao -- have been released.
Chen was jailed for taking part in the pro-democracy protests centered on Tiananmen Square in Beijing that ended in the armed crackdown of June 4, 1989. He was released in late 1990.
Chen's wife said she did not know if he would appeal, but said he had told his lawyers before the trial that he would not. She said his jail time would be counted as starting in February.
Catherine Baber, Amnesty International's deputy director for the Asia-Pacific, said in a telephone interview "he's a prisoner of conscience and should be released immediately.
(Reporting by Sui-Lee Wee and Chris Buckley Editing by Ron Popeski and Ed Lane)
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