美國譴責臺灣在美升起青天白日旗

Washington (AFP) - The United States on Tuesday denounced a flag-raising ceremony at Taiwan's de facto embassy in Washington, saying it violated a long-standing pact on US-Taiwan ties.

法新社華盛頓1月7日電 美國週二1月6日譴責了臺灣在華盛頓實際開設的辦事處進行的升旗活動，說這件事違反了存在已久的有關美國-臺灣關係的協定。

"We're disappointed with the action," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said when asked about the hoisting of the Taiwanese flag at the compound on New Year's Day.

美國國務院女發言人Jen Psaki當被問到在元旦當天臺灣旗幟在建築羣中升起的事件時，她說“我們對這次舉動感到失望”。

The United States has long held a one-China policy, and as such does not have full diplomatic relations with Taiwan, the island Beijing claims as a renegade territory.

美國長期堅持一箇中國的政策，因此與臺灣這個北京宣稱是叛變領土的島嶼沒有正式的外交關係。

Instead, Washington has a representative office in Taipei, while Taiwan maintains a representation at a luxury estate in the US capital known as Twin Oaks.

相反，華盛頓在臺北設有辦事處，而臺灣在美國首都一個豪華莊園“雙橡園”裏有一個辦事處。

Taiwan's English-language daily the China Post said the island's flag was raised over the building on Thursday, for the first time in 36 years since the US switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979.

臺灣的英語日報《中國郵報》說，這個島嶼的旗幟週四在建築上方升起，是自從美國1979年與臺北斷交、與北京建交的36年以來第一次升起。

Psaki stressed however that the US administration had not been informed in advance of the move.

Psaki強調，然而美國政府沒有以任何方式預先得到這次舉動的通知。

"The flag-raising ceremony violated our longstanding understanding on the conduct of our unofficial relations," she told reporters.

她告訴記者：“這次升旗儀式違反了我們之間對非正式關係處理長期以來的理解。”

"We have a robust set of cultural relations, but we do not have diplomatic relations."

“我們文化上的關係很強大，但沒有外交上的關係。”

US officials in Washington and Taipei were discussing the issue with their Taiwanese counterparts, she added.

她補充說，在臺北的華盛頓辦事處正在和臺灣的對等人員討論這件事。