為台灣發聲: 王福權投書籲邀台灣參與世衛大會

王福權投書籲邀台灣參與世衛大會

April 29, 2021, The Washington Times, Let Taiwan into World Health Assembly

中華民國僑務諮詢委員王福權的ㄧ篇投書今天刊登在《華盛頓時報》(The Washington Times)言論版的顯著位置。他在這篇投書中呼籲世界衛生組織(WHO)邀請台灣參與既將於5月24日至6月1日在瑞士日內瓦舉行的第74屆世界衛生視訊大會(WHA)，讓台灣對全球醫療衛生做出貢獻。

同時擔任台美關係研究中心研究員的王福權在文章指出，除了成為防止COVID-19傳播的典範外，台灣還是全球衛生安全方面的重要夥伴，曾經幫助抗擊愛滋病、結核病和埃博拉等致命疾病，並在自然災害后提供關鍵的人道主義援助。北京公然將台灣加入世界衛生組織政治化，不僅危害了台灣2350萬公民的健康和安全，而且剝奪了國際社會抗擊傳染病的可靠夥伴。

此外，王福權在投書中提道，當世界應該團結一致來戰勝冠狀病毒大流行的時候，把台灣排除在WHA之外是沒有意義的。北京公然企圖將全球衛生政治化是不能被接受的。美國和自由世界必須促使WHO邀請台灣參加即將舉行的世界衛生大會，讓台灣在國際舞臺上發揮更大的作用。

Publication / 2021

October 14, 2021, Washington Post, Defending Taiwan

Oct 07, 2021, The Wall Street Journal, Make It Clear: The U.S. Will Defend Taiwan

August 25, 2021, The Financial Times, Deterrence is key to defusing Taiwan crisis

August 11, 2021, The Washington Times, U.S. should honor Taiwan agreement

May 20, 2021, The Washington Times, Share vaccines with hard-hit Taiwan
April 29, 2021, The Washington Times, Let Taiwan into World Health Assembly
March 24, 2021, The Washington Post, We stand with Asian Americans against violence

Publication / 2020

September 21, 2020, The Washington Times, Heed Taiwan on COVID-19

May 22, 2020, The Washington Post, Taiwan can help

May 15, 2020, The Washington Times, Let Taiwan attend summit

April 15, 2020 The National Interest, Could the Coronavirus Start a War Between Taiwan and China?

February 20, 2020 The Asia Times, Racism won’t help fight epidemic

February 12, 2020 The Asia Times, Fight against coronavirus needs Taiwan’s participation

January 20, 2020 The Asia Times, NASA shows off next step in search for Martian life

January 25, 2020, The National Interest, Will China Invade Taiwan Before the Communist Party Approaches its 100th Anniversary?

Publication / 2018

December 24, 2018,  The Diplomat, Mattis Out: The View from Taiwan
November 27, 2018, The Washington Time,  Taiwan wants peace with China
November 12, 2018, The News Lens International, Interpol Must Let Taiwan Join Its 87th General Assembly
October 30, 2018, The Washington Times,  Make Taiwan Interpol member
September 14, 2018, The Washington Post,  The value of the United States’ relationship with Taiwan
June 13, 2018, The Washington Times,  Let all claimants challenge China
May 4, 2018, The Financial Times, Loss of diplomatic partner will not limit Taiwan
April 20, 2018, The Washington Times, Include Taiwan in WHA

Publication / 2017

November 14, 2017, The Washington Post, The U.S. commitments on Taiwan
October 24, 2017, The Washington Times, Taiwan should decide own future
October 13, 2017, The Washington Times, Let Taiwan into UNFCCC
September 13, 2017, The Washington Times, Let Taiwan into Interpol
June 28, 2017, The Hill, Senators urge Trump to do right thing with arms sales to Taiwan
June 17, 2017, The Washington Post, A public threat to Taiwan
May 11, 2017, The Washington Post, The United States shouldn’t abandon Taiwan
March 23, 2017, The Washington Times, At Mar-a-Lago, back Taiwan
March 2, 2017, The Hill, Affirming the 'One China' policy by forging stronger ties with Taiwan
February 27, 2017, The China Post, How President Trump can make the Asia pivot a reality?
February 11, 2017, The Hill, Sell Advanced Fighters to Taiwan
January 19, 2017, The Hill, Trump Administration must not turn its back on Taiwan

Publication / 2016

December 21, 2016, The Washington Times, Trump, stand up to China
December 10, 2016, The Wall Street Journal, Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen Is a Better Bet Than Castro, Kim
September 8, 2016, The Diplomat, Let Taiwan Join the Global Aviation Body
August 26, 2016, The Diplomat, Tsai's Refusal to Affirm the 1992 Consensus Spells Trouble for Taiwan
August 19, 2016, The Washington Times, Taiwan good for U.S. economy
August 16, 2016, The Diplomat, The next U.S. President should keep Taiwan close
July 18, 2016, The Washington Times, Sea-claims ruling biased
July 17, 2016, The Washington Post, An unjust ruling in the South China Sea
May 18, 2016, The Wall Street Journal, Finding Consensus on Cross-Strait Relations
May 6, 2016, The Wall Street Journal, Tensions Brewing Across the Taiwan Strait
April 29, 2016, The Washington Times, Taiwan can mediate
March 29, 2016, The Miami Herald, Taiping is an island
March 8, 2016, The Washington Times, Support Taiwan in TPP
January 27, 2016, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Taiwan’s democracy remains strong and stable
January 11, 2016, Christian Science Monitor, Taiwan as a climate actor
January 5, 2016, The Financial Times, Selective apology over ‘comfort’ women cannot fail to provoke resentment

Publications (1994 ~ 2015)

December 8, 2015, Providence Journal, Sell advanced fighters to Taiwan
December 2, 2015, The Hill, Taiwan ready, willing and able to do its part for climate change
November 28, 2015, The Washington Post, America and China should team up on deep space exploration
November 13, 2015, The Hill, Senate should support Taiwan’s participation in Interpol
November 10, 2015, The Miami Herald, Benefits of TPP
October 22, 2015, The Washington Times, Let Taiwan into Interpol
October 19, 2015, The Wall Street Journal, Trading Thoughts on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
October 16, 2015, The Wall Street Journal, Taiwan’s Economic and Political Changes
October 12, 2015, The Hill, Taiwan calls for support to take part in climate summit
October 10, 2015, Providence Journal, Let Taiwan into global warming conference
September 28, 2015, The Miami Herald, Stand with Taiwan
September 16, 2015, The Hill, Obama should embrace Taiwan during Chinese president’s visit
September 9, 2015, The Financial Times, Nationalists had role to play in China’s war effort
Aug 25, 2015, The Wall Street Journal, We Await the Embassy Flag Raising in Taipei
Aug 20, 2015, The Boston Herald, Taiwan should be next
July 29, 2015, The Wall Street Journal, In the Pacific, the U.S. Should Look to Taiwan
July 23, 2015, The Hill, Taiwan's peace initiative deserves honest consideration from the US
July 1, 2015, The Hill, TPP a better deal with Taiwan
June 10, 2015, The Wall Street Journal, The Need for a Clearer China Policy
May 12, 2015, The Washington Times, Taiwan should be party to TPP
April 24, 2015, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Taiwan must be included in trade agreement
April 22, 2015, The Washington Post, A forgotten U.S. trade partner in the Pacific
April 17, 2015, The Washington Times, Peace through perseverance
March 24, 2015, The GreatFalls Tribune, Taiwan’s view
March 12, 2015, The New Haven Register, Regional free-trade agreement without Taiwan unthinkable
March 11, 2015, The Wall Street Journal, In the South China Sea Dispute, Taiwan Has the Right Idea
Feb 4, 2015, The Financial Times, TPP without Taiwan would be unthinkable
Feb 4, 2015, The Washington Times, Consider Asia-Pacific commission
Jan 12, 2015, Christian Science Monitor, Let Taiwan in on climate dialogue
Jan 7, 2015, Roll Call, A Congressional Commission to Bolster the Prosperity in Asia-Pacific
Dec 18, 2014, The Wall Street Journal, Taiwan Must Play Its Hand Well in Regional Politics
Dec 18, 2014, The Washington Post, A truly global summit on climate change (陳素鉛)
Dec 15, 2014, The Washington Times, Congressional authorization strengthens Taiwan’s defense
Dec 10, 2014, The Wall Street Journal, A Reality Check for Taiwan’s DPP
Dec 4, 2014, The Financial Times, Ma government’s path is clear and consistent
Dec 1, 2014, The Hill, New Congress should take on a new Taiwan policy review
Nov 29, 2014, The Washington Post, The answer to China? Taiwan.
Nov 25, 2014, Roll Call, Combating Global Warming: Make Taiwan Part of the Solution‏‎
Nov 21, 2014, The New York Times, Used as Sex Slaves by Japan (陳素鉛)
Nov 15, 2014, The Boston Globe, Taiwan seeks US boost to actively join fight against global warming
Nov 13, 2014, The New York Times, Washington and the Taiwan Issue
Nov 10, 2014, The Hill, Role for Taiwan in the fight against Ebola
Nov 6, 2014, The Washington Times, U.S. must assist Taiwan with new submarines
Nov 4, 2014, Roll Call, Expanding Taiwan's International Participation‏‎
October 24, 2014, South China Morning Post, Aim should be for democracy by installment
Oct 16, 2014, The Hill, Building a security community in the Asia-Pacific
Oct 9, 2014, Taipei Times, China’s call on APEC meet
Sept 30, 2014, The Washington Times, Taiwan still needs U.S. support
Sept 19, 2014, The Miami Herald, Taiwan and U.S. trade
Sept 9, 2014, The New York Times, Unrest in Hong Kong
Sept 8, 2014, The Hill, Opportunities and Challenges in the U.S.-Taiwan Trade
Sept 3, 2014, The Hill, Let Taiwan participate in Climate Summit
Aug 7, 2014, The Washington Times, Taiwan needs U.S. as partner
July 27, 2014, 世界日報, 加入區域整合全僑動起來
June 4, 2014, The Washington Post, The first step to changing the perception of China
May 27, 2014, The Hill, Tiananmen and the Power of Freedom
May 7, 2014, The New York Times, The East China Sea Dispute
May 5, 2014, The Hill, Focus on building strong relationship with Taiwan
May 1, 2014, The Washington Times, Ignoring China’s rise will harm U.S.
April 14, 2014, The Hill, Ed Royce, friend to Taiwan
April 1, 2014, The Hill, Strong trade ties with Taiwan make sense
March 13, 2014, The Washington Times, The recipe for Asia-Pacific stability
March 7, 2013, Concord Monitor, Taiwan shut out
Feb 18, 2014, The Hill, Pacific trade partnership must not exclude Taiwan
Feb 16, 2014, The Miami Herald, Beijing-Taiwan relations thaw
Jan 10, 2014, The Diplomat, Why the US should sell advanced fighters to Taiwan
December 26, 2013, The Washington Times, Obama is ignoring Asia-Pacific
December 12, 2013, The Wall Street Journal, China's Muscle-Flexing and Asian Regional Harmony
December 6, 2013, The Diplomat, Taiwan and the UN Climate Change Framework
December 5, 2013, The Financial Times, Seek joint exploration of the East China Sea
December 1, 2013, The Washington Post, The U.S. should calm China and Japan’s growing tensions
November 28, 2013, The New York Times, The East China Sea Islands Dispute
November 27, 2013, The Washington Times, Ma’s initiative solution to island dispute
November 23, 2013, The Wall Street Journal, China: Democracy by Installment
November 5, 2013, The Diplomat, Solving the Senkaku/Diaoyu Dispute
October 22, 2013, The Hill, Taiwan should attend climate change summit
October 1, 2013, The Hill, US should support TPP membership for Taiwan
September 5, 2013, The Diplomat, A Peace Agreement Between China and Taiwan?
September 3, 2013, The Hill, Let Taiwan join the ICAO
August 7, 2013, The Washington Times, Pass the Taiwan Policy Act
August 2, 2013, The Asia Times, How 'One China' risks aviation disaster
July 10, 2013, The Montreal Gazette, Let Taiwan join ICAO
July 3, 2013, The Washington Times, Allow Taiwan into IMF
April 8, 2013, The Washington Times, Taiwan needs new joint strike fighters
March 21, 2013, The Washington Times, A boon to Asian aviation
February 3, 2013, The Washington Times, China-Japan war would imperil entire region
December 12, 2012, The Washington Times, East Asia should embrace sea treaty
August 28, 2012, The Washington Times, Taiwan has rightful claim to islands
March 29, 2012, The Washington Times, Stand strong with Taipei
February 8, 2012, The Washington Times, Don't exclude Taiwan from Asian partnership
February 4, 2012, Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, F-16s for Taiwan
September 21, 2011, The Washington Times, Shore up Taiwan's defense, save U.S. jobs
May 11, 2011, The Washington Examiner, White House must show its commitment to Taiwan
May 3, 2009, The Washington Post, For Taiwan and China, More Economic Goals
December 15, 2008, The Washington Post, Disease Knows No Borders
February 24, 1994, The Washington Post, Pelly Amendment and Fair Trade
January 14, 1994, Los Angeles Times, Taiwan for United Nations

「風聲、雨聲、讀書聲、聲聲入耳；家事、國事、天下事、事事關心」。這副對聯給我的感覺既浪漫又沉鬱，既凄美又激昂。家國憂患之事人人有責，我們身為關心台灣的海外僑胞更責無旁貸。雖然我並不是修讀歷史的，不過我總覺得歷史的震盪似乎遙遠卻其實只是咫尺身旁，時刻在觸動我們的情懷和搖撼我們的思維，更不時牽引著我們生命的走向。

暗湧急湍的歷史事件，不斷地沖洗著國事，也隱隱然滌蕩著僑心民意。翻讀歷史固然並不要執泥於一場美中台外交三角關係、或者一件東海領土爭端，我們從中汲取的教訓和啟發，豈只是鑑古證今，擴大一點其實便是對文化源流的一次認知和對人生意義的一次反思。

支持中華民國及捍衛自己國家主權是我從小的庭訓。旅居海外近四十年，始終掛心台灣的點點滴滴，從早期投稿中央日報海外版，到近年來向美國媒體投書，都是發自內心的使命感。僑胞在海外捍衛中華民國國家主權絕不能掉以輕心，必須以理性的態度分析和口誅筆伐。

台灣國際處境艱辛，向美媒投書不僅能夠爭取更多美國朝野支持，更是提升我國的國家利益最好的鑰匙。有機會站在國際社會第一線為台灣發聲是一種責任，也是一種榮耀。投書表達台灣鄉親關切的議題，對美提出諍言，在在都能增進美國朝野對我國之瞭解與認識，洵為撰文投書，為台灣發聲的動機。

王福權 / 美國華府

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文化志工的光㸃故事	公眾外交的心路歷程
王福權從事航太科技工作長達三十餘年，除向美媒投書為台灣發聲外，並長期在美國國家航太博物館擔任雙語志工講解員，在專業領域服務來自國內遊客、海外僑胞、及世界各國遊客。	美國智庫是一個推廣公眾外交最理想場所，運用智庫不僅是促進台美友好的重要窗口，也能有效地增強台灣政治影響力、促進美國朝野了解台灣的有效途徑，更能進一步維護國家利益。