知道什麼是美國與台灣人的重大共同利益, 知道誰是美國與台灣人的敵人的Stephen Yates(葉望輝)有關President William Lai所提的特別軍事預算案的發言
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知道什麼是美國與台灣人的重大共同利益, 知道誰是美國與台灣人的敵人的Stephen Yates(葉望輝)有關President William Lai所提的特別軍事預算案的發言(I)
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知道什麼是美國與台灣人的共同利益, 知道KMT是美國與台灣人的敵人的Stephen Yates於4/30/2026在X網站上發言, 他不說廢話, 他說:
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知道什麼是美國與台灣人的重大共同利益, 知道誰是美國與台灣人的敵人的Stephen Yates(葉望輝)有關President William Lai所提的特別軍事預算案的發言(II)
//US President Donald Trump could “collectively punish” Taiwan if it fails to demonstrate sufficient commitment to its own defense.//
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Appendix I
Ex-US admiral warns of results of defense failure
By Fang Wei-li and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Wed, Apr 08, 2026 page 2
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2026/04/08/2003855225
US President Donald Trump could “collectively punish” Taiwan if it fails to demonstrate sufficient commitment to its own defense, particularly by resolving a funding controversy, former US Navy rear admiral Mark Montgomery told the Future Maritime Defense Symposium at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday [April 7th, 2026].
US President Donald Trump could “collectively punish” Taiwan if it fails to demonstrate sufficient commitment to its own defense, particularly by resolving a funding controversy, former US Navy rear admiral Mark Montgomery told the Future Maritime Defense Symposium at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday.
Taiwan’s defense spending is inadequate to address mounting security threats, Montgomery said, adding that lawmakers should pass the special defense budget promptly and raise defense spending to 3.5 percent of GDP within a year, with plans for a further increase to 5 percent.
If Taiwan fails to show resolve, Trump could view it as taking advantage of the US, potentially jeopardizing Washington’s support, he said.
[Former US Navy rear admiral Mark Montgomery, center, speaks at a forum at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Fang Wei-li, Taipei Times]
The remarks came as lawmakers wrapped up a three-day joint session last month to review three competing special defense budget proposals without reaching a conclusion.
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) put forward a NT$1.25 trillion (US$39.1 billion) bill, while the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party proposed plans of NT$380 billion and NT$400 billion respectively.
With no consensus reached, the proposals have been referred to cross-party negotiations.
China is learning from Russia’s use of uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) in modern warfare, while Taiwan is “severely lagging” in funding and capability, Montgomery said.
Although many countries recognize the threat facing Taiwan, few beyond the US are willing to provide arms, he said.
Taiwan should align its security development closely with the US and temper expectations of broader international support, he said.
DPP Legislator Chen Kuan-ting (陳冠廷), who cohosted the forum with the United Pacific Innovation Alliance, said that it aimed to raise public awareness of the importance of drones.
The platforms play a critical role in offensive and defensive operations, and the DPP-backed special budget includes dedicated funding for their development, Chen said.
The Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology’s Asia UAV AI Innovation Application Research and Development Center (朴子亞洲無人機AI創新應用研發中心) in Chiayi County’s Puzih City (朴子) is to begin operations in August, demonstrating Taiwan’s commitment to domestic manufacturing and research, he said.
CSBC Corp, Taiwan chairman Chen Jeng-horng (陳政宏) said Taiwan must develop strategies suited to its own maritime environment, which differs from Ukraine’s.
Ukraine has used maritime and aerial drones since 2022 to strike Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, forcing it to pull back and limiting its operations, he told the forum.
Chen Jeng-horng said drones should not be limited to suicide or reconnaissance roles, adding that the Coast Guard Administration must integrate drones with crewed vessels to respond effectively to “gray zone” threats.
He also proposed developing an underwater counterpart to Taiwan’s proposed “T-Dome,” a concept for a layered air defense system designed to intercept missiles and protect critical infrastructure.
DPP Legislator Chung Chia-pin (鍾佳濱), representing the Trans-Pacific Unmanned Vehicle Parliamentary Alliance, said Taiwan’s regulatory framework is lagging behind rapid drone development and pledged to work on new legislation to support the industry.
Appendix II
Taipei Is ‘Fiddling While Rome Burns’
Former U.S. admiral accuses Taiwanese political leaders of moving too slowly on defense reform
Published date Apr 15, 2026
Author Josh Hoang-Wilkes, Domino Theory
https://dominotheory.com/taipei-is-fiddling-while-rome-burns/
A retired admiral from the U.S. Navy made an extraordinary intervention in Taiwan’s political and military debate today, excoriating delays to military preparedness.
Mark Montgomery is back in Taiwan, participating in a tabletop exercise, organized by National Chengchi University and Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) officials, that simulates Chinese pressure on Taiwan. In an audience question-and-answer session before the exercise started, he asked a panel that included senior Taiwanese leaders whether Taiwan is prepared to make the necessary sacrifices needed to reform its military reserves.
Chen Yeong-kang (陳永康), a sitting KMT legislator, former head of the Taiwanese navy, and one of the organizers of the exercise, and Alexander Huang (黃介正), the former director of international affairs for the KMT, discussed among other issues the legal challenges to reform.
That was when Montgomery fired back from the floor.
“You’re fiddling while Rome burns,” he said.
Montgomery is no stranger to Taiwan. He participated in the same table top exercise last year and frequently meets with senior leaders, including the president. He was a key contributor to “The Boiling Moat,” a book that laid out a pathway for Taiwan to improve its military position versus China.
Montgomery’s question to the panel laid out three challenges that Taiwan faces if it wants to effectively reform the reserves.
1. Can Taiwan find 200,000 citizens who are prepared to sacrifice one weekend a month and two to three weeks each summer for training?
2. Can Taiwanese companies honor and support the people being gone that long without any punishment?
3. Is the Taiwanese army prepared to sacrifice two active duty brigades, freeing up the personnel to train 20 effective reserve brigades?
In his answer, Chen raised the issues of Taiwan’s low birth rate not providing enough young men for the reserves, and a problem of the military generally lacking sufficient English capability to operate newly purchased U.S. weapons. Then, he said that Taiwan would need to modify the law to allow more training time.
Huang developed the point. To gain time, Taiwan needs to “amend the law, deal with the legal system and deal with the brain cells of politicians.” He added that Taiwan only has one level of reserve mobilization, he said, all-out mobilization. There is no ability to partially mobilize in response to a developing crisis, and companies and government departments are not going to do anything unless legally required.
This was when Montgomery raised his hand and delivered his “Fiddling while Rome burns” blow. Finland and Estonia are not talking about esoteric legal issues, he said, they are taking action. He questioned whether Taiwanese children think about military service in the same way that Israelis or Finns do.
There’s only one country prepared to sacrifice its children for your independence, Montgomery said, and it was unclear whether he was addressing the speakers, the room at large or the entirety of Taiwan.
Then he issued a pretty stark warning: “This is not a party issue. This is a societal issue. And if you don’t attack it aggressively in a bipartisan, together, national way, you’re going to find the one ally you have left is not excited or motivated.”
It’s the second time in two weeks that Montgomery has spoken up. At a Future Maritime Defense Symposium at the Legislative Yuan on April 7, he said that U.S President Donald Trump could “collectively punish” Taiwan for not raising defense spending to 5% of GDP in the next few years. He explained that Trump doesn’t care about Taiwanese domestic politics and won’t make allowances for budgets having been blocked by the opposition. “Trump wouldn’t know the DDP [the governing Democratic Progressive Party] from the KMT if his life depended on it,” he said.
I asked Montgomery why he seemed a bit punchier on this visit to Taiwan. “It’s one year closer,” he said. Not to 2027 specifically, but one year closer to Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平) making a decision to move, perhaps with economic coercion rather than militarily. “The defense budget becoming a political football is completely unacceptable,” he added.
Taiwan’s reserves are not in an acceptable state, Montgomery reiterated. “I’m not going to say they’re a joke, but they’re extremely unprepared and unaligned for the mission they need to have.”
Taiwan launched reforms to its reserve system under former President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) that are still being implemented. The conscription period has increased from four months to one year, and there is more training for advanced weapons. But because most conscripts defer their service until after university, they are still under the old regime. Most were still only doing four months last year.
It shouldn’t be difficult to amend the rules on mobilization, Huang told me, but the government needs to communicate much better about security to explain to the Taiwanese people. There are lower level changes that can be made by presidential order without bipartisan support, he added.
Montgomery sees a lot of work that needs to be done, and neither of Taiwan’s two main political parties working on it. “When you ask questions, you get these kind of answers, you know, ‘We have legislative and legal issues,’” he told me.
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知道什麼是美國與台灣人的重大共同利益, 知道誰是美國與台灣人的敵人的Stephen Yates(葉望輝)有關President William Lai所提的特別軍事預算案的發言(III)
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美國的政界領袖與可能問鼎白宮的政治人物很常被美國媒體界拷問的一道題是: 若支那武力犯台, 您是否要派兵護台或是否贊成美軍護台.
在我於1994年啟動台灣建州運動之後, 與台灣的政界或台灣人(包括台美人)的政治圈比較有往來的美國政治工作者, 若在台灣人(包括台美人)的社團演講時, 常會或有時會在Q & A Session之中, 被問到一個問題: 您是否贊成台灣獨立建國或台灣建州？
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Appendix I
葉望輝：台若獨立做好準備 美不介入
中廣新聞網
2017年8月9日
[一向被認為對台灣友好的愛達荷州共和黨主席「葉望輝」，在出席一場會議時表示，如果多數台灣人民都期待獨立，同時做好接受「任何後果」的心理準備，那麼「美國會尊重台灣人民的選擇，但是美國不會介入」（葉柏毅報導）]
葉望輝在美國芝加哥，出席「北美洲台灣人教授協會」年會，發表演說，並且回答現場提問時，針對台灣獨立問題表示，如果絕大多數台灣人民，都支持台灣獨立，並且做好了武力衝突與犧牲等各種心理準備，那麼美國「會尊重台灣的選擇」，但「台灣人不能寄望美國會介入相挺」。此外，葉望輝也說，美國不可能接受台灣，做為美國第五十一州。
Appendix II
台獨要做好犧牲準備 葉望輝：別寄望美國相挺
https://archive.chinesedaily.com/focus_list.php?no=c81354.txt&catid=1&lanmu=T03&readdate=8-9-2017
（綜合報導）北美洲台灣人教授協會年會本月4日到7日在美國芝加哥舉行，曾任美國前副總統錢尼副國家安全顧問的愛達荷州共和黨主席葉望輝(Stephen Yates)7日在芝加哥出席年會，回應現場有關台灣獨立問題時表示， 如果台灣人民的確都同意獨立，並做好可能因獨立產生的各種後續武力衝擊與犧牲的準備，「我會尊重台灣的選擇」，但「台灣人自己的選擇，不要寄望美國會介入相挺。」
對於台灣獨立問題，葉望輝表示，台灣獨立必先取決於台灣人民是否絕大多數都支持這個選項，而且也做好接受獨立而衍生的武力、犧牲及各種後續情況，如果答案是肯定的，那麼「我會尊重」，但不要寄望美國屆時會出面相挺。
台灣成為美國第51州？葉望輝：不可能
一向友台的愛達荷州共和黨主席葉望輝，出席閉幕會議，並回應與會者詢問「台灣可不可能作為美國第51州？」，葉望輝說，「這是不可能發生的情況，而且台灣地理位置在太平洋的遙遠小島」。
葉望輝指出，如果台灣人做出台灣獨立的決定，他將會尊重，但表示，台灣人民也要做好接受獨立而衍生的武力、犧牲及各種後續情況，「但不要寄望美國屆時會出面相挺」。
葉望輝並表示，台灣在爭取美國支持的作為上，可以更靈活變通，如果華府通路受阻，可以轉從各個州別逐一進軍；「要獲得美國大部分民眾的支持，不是從「川普國王」著手，而要從作主的人民下功夫」。
葉望輝曾在台灣傳教、學習中文，與台灣關係友好，在川普當選總統後，被台灣執政黨許多人當成可以直通川普的管道，甚至誤以為川普與蔡英文總統通話是由他促成；他在為期四天，7日結束的年會中，發表「美國與台灣的特殊『國』(State)與『國』(State)關係」專題演講表示，台灣在目前的外交環境中，應該要採取「逆向思考」的策略。
「不要一直想要攻進美國最高權力的頂尖中心。」葉望輝說，美國由50個州組成，每一個州都有兩名參議員，不會因為州的大小而在國會缺乏代表力量；因此，假使華府通路受阻，應該知道變通，轉從各個州別逐一進軍；要獲得美國大部分民眾的支持，不是從「川普國王」著手，而要從作主的人民下功夫。
「假使大多數的美國人關切台灣，那麼美國國務院就會跟著人民的聲音走。」葉望輝說，他從李登輝曾經提過的「（兩岸）特殊國(state)與國(state)關係」的主張中，得到很大的領悟，以英文字面來說，「state」可以解釋為國家，也可以解釋為州別。
他舉愛達荷州為例，台灣是愛州全球第三個貿易夥伴，「很可惜，很少愛達荷人知道這點」，假使能夠著重推動讓愛州人了解台灣對愛州的重要，以後如果國會有任何台灣相關議題時，愛州人民自然會多一份關注，畢竟台灣的未來與當地人民的荷包息息相關。
葉望輝提到，中國大軍投資美國，但主要集中在大都會區，而且中國產品大批進口美國，但相反美國卻沒有得到平等自由貿易對待，反觀台灣，德州的台塑公司，近日的富士康公司，在美國的鉅額投資，都可以明確顯示目前執政當局的態度，那就是「帶來工作與地方經濟發展」的才是「王道」。
