新 聞 稿 中國國民黨文化傳播委員會 110.08.18
愚民!民進黨藉在野黨逃避國際現實並轉移焦點
針對民進黨團今(18)日上午召開記者會不實指控國民黨對美國撤軍阿富汗發言，影響外交關係，國民黨表示，蔡政府不了解美國自阿富汗撤軍背後所牽動的國際關係，並也沒有提出相應措施，仍慣於操作「親美抗『中』」，繼續以愚民方式逃避現實，並利用抹黑國民黨以轉移疫苗不足與紓困無方的焦點。
國民黨指出，日前紐約時報就已報導「美國撤軍阿富汗決定深刻影響民主陣營，指出美國可能不會無條件、無期限支持盟友，台灣與烏克蘭的感受將更為明顯。」該報導中，英國議會外交事務委員會主席圖根哈特（Tom Tugendhat）表示：「美國突然從阿富汗撤軍，將使世界各地盟友和潛在盟友開始思考，是否必須在民主國家與專制國家之間做出選擇，他們也會意識到，一些民主國家已經沒有持久力了」。
國民黨表示，美國撤離阿富汗事件，證明國民黨秉持「親美和陸」及持續強化國防與經濟實力的政策是正確的路線，更映照出民進黨刻意忽視、貶損兩岸關係制度化的偏狹政策絕非良方，而且民進黨在國防上說得多、做得少也讓美方人士失望，因此要求民進黨停止愚民、務虛的政策，回歸以中華民國主權、台灣人民福祉為最高優先的國民黨務實路線。
國民黨強調，在馬前總統任內，台灣從不需要擔心與中國大陸開戰時能撐多久、美國是否會馳援等問題，現因阿富汗政局丕變，使台灣各界重新思考國家安全的各項變數。國民黨認為，民進黨及側翼一再批評提醒國人要有居安思危、憂患意識的最大在野黨，不僅是明顯且荒謬的轉移焦點，更是拿全台灣人民的性命開玩笑！
Press Release
Culture and Communications Committee, Kuomintang
August 18, 2021
DPP Exploits Opposition Parties to Evade International Realities and Shift the Focus
During a press conference held on August 18, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus of the Legislative Yuan criticized the Kuomintang (KMT) for its comments on the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying that they had negatively affected the Republic of China’s (ROC) diplomatic relations. In response, the KMT countered that the administration of President Tsai Ing-wen has a lack of knowledge in international relations behind the U.S withdrawal from Afghanistan.
“The DPP never proposes concrete measures while blaming others. It leans towards the United States in order to combat mainland China. They evade the reality by fooling the people. Furthermore, they blur the focus of the government’s failure in its coronavirus (COVID-19) relief policy and incapability to acquire sufficient vaccines by launching a smear campaign against the KMT,” added the KMT.
The KMT indicated that the New York Times had reported, ‘’the United States has been pulling back from military engagement in Afghanistan, which has deeply impacted the democratic alliance. The U.S. no longer is willing to assume the burden of unlimited liability alliances, and that hesitation will now be felt all the more strongly among countries in play in the world, like Taiwan, the Ukraine, the Philippines and Indonesia ‘’.
In the news report, Tom Tugendhat, a Conservative Party member of the British Parliament who serves as Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, is quoted as saying that ‘’the sudden withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years and so much investment in lives and effort will see allies and potential allies around the world wondering whether they have to decide between democracies and autocracies, and realize some democracies don’t have staying power anymore’’.
The KMT stated that the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan proved that the KMT’s policy of being "close to the United States, while maintaining peace with the Chinese mainland" and continuing to strengthen our national defense and economic strength was the correct direction. The DPP’s narrow-minded policy of deliberately neglecting and belittling the institutionalization of cross-strait relations is definitely not the right path, adding that the DPP talks too much and does too little regarding national defense, which disappointed the Americans. The KMT, therefore, urged the DPP to stop fooling the people and return to the KMT's pragmatic policy that prioritizes ROC sovereignty and the well-being of the Taiwanese people.
The KMT emphasized that during the presidency of Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan never needed to worry about how long it would last in a war with Mainland China or whether the United States would rush in to help. Now that the political situation in Afghanistan has changed, people in Taiwan are rethinking the variables affecting national security.
(This is an abridged English translation of an official Kuomintang Chinese-language press release.)
