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Taiwan’s Vice President: 'If I Become President, the Possibility of War With China Will Be Lowest'
"The Kuomintang (KMT) has been discussing that cross-strait war will occur if Lai Ching-te is president,” Mr. Lai emphasized. "If I become president, the probability of cross-strait war will be the lowest because I am the most capable of protecting the country's security."
He stressed that national security or peaceful cross-Strait development does not depend on the goodwill of the CCP or submitting a declaration of surrender to the CCP, nor does it depend on accepting the "1992 Consensus” with the CCP, giving up sovereignty, or accepting the CCP’s "One-China Principle" as the premise to sign a service trade agreement or peace agreement. “Taiwan must rely on its own strength to stand together with the world democracies and jointly exert the power of deterrence [against the CCP]."
【譯文】臺灣副總統:「如果我當總統,與中國發生戰爭的機率將是最低。」
賴清德強調:「國民黨一直說,如果賴清德當總統,兩岸就會發生戰爭。」、「如果我當總統,兩岸發生戰爭的可能性會是最低,因為我最有能力保護國家的安全。」
他強調,國家安全或兩岸和平發展,不取決於中共的善意,或向中共提交投降聲明;也不取決於接受放棄主權的「1992共識」或接受中共的「一個中國原則」,作為簽署服務貿易協議或和平協議的前提。「臺灣必須依靠自己的力量,與世界民主國家站隊,共同發揮威懾中共的力量。」
【單字/詞解析】
probability,名詞/ˌprɑː.bəˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/ 可能性
自然發音:pro-ba-BI-li-ty
英解:the level of possibility of something happening or being true
例句:What is the probability of winning?(獲勝的機率有多大?)
consensus,名詞 /kənˈsen.səs/ 共識
自然發音:con-SEN-sus
英解:a generally accepted opinion or decision among a group of people
例句:We were unable to reach a consensus about membership fees.(我們無法就會費達成共識。)
premise,名詞 /ˈprem.ɪs/ 前提
自然發音:PRE-mise
英解:an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based
例句:Your reasoning is based on a misguided premise.(你的推理是根據一個錯誤的前提。)
exert,動詞 /ɪɡˈzɝːt/ 施加
自然發音:e-XER-t
英解:to use something such as authority, power, influence, etc. in order to make something happen
例句:The company exerts considerable pressure on their staff to work extra hours without being paid.(公司對員工施加極大壓力,要求他們無償加班。)
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