鲍威尔的谈话

今天，新浪网新闻头条是，美国国务卿鲍威尔国会作证时对台湾公投的表态。

有趣的是，想要举行"公投"的台湾和反对举行"公投"的大陆，居然都对这段讲话表示欢迎。

同一段话让对立的两方都听出自己想听的东西，这真是"外交语言"的好例子。

鲍威尔是这样说的：

"美方看不出台湾有必要举行'公投'。但台湾是个民主的地方，可以自行决定要不要举行'公投'。"

英文原文为：

US Secretary of State Colin Powell told Congress on Wednesday the Bush administration "doesn't really see a need" for the Taiwan referendum question, and opposes action that would change the status quo in the region.

In a testimony before the House International Relations Committee, Powell said: "Taiwan is a democratic place, if they choose to have a referendum, they can have a referendum. We've made clear to them, however, that we do not want to see these actions lead in any way to change in the situation."

（顺便说一句，我在Google上没有找到任何西方媒体报道这一段话的，相关新闻来源只有两个：新华社和中国日报。）

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