功能定位、议题偏好与欧洲议会的“亲台”政策

Functional Orientation,Issue Preference and the “Pro-Taiwan” Policy of the European Parliament

在欧盟内部,欧洲议会具有浓厚的"亲台"色彩。欧洲议会"亲台"政策的产生有其复杂的背景。欧洲议会在欧盟政治体系中的功能定位和由此产生的对价值观类议题的偏好,以及其对两岸关系的长期负面认知是这种政策产生的宏观背景;而部分"亲台"议员的工具性动机以及台湾当局的长期经营则是这种政策得以形成的关键因素。随着欧洲议会议题偏好的转变以及其在绿色发展等议题上对中国日益增加的合作需求,这种"亲台"政策在未来可能会有所抑制。

The European Parliament has a strong "pro-Taiwan" coloring within the European Union. The emergence of its "pro-Taiwan" policy has a complicated background which, in fact, comes from its functional orientation in the political system of the European Union and the issue preferences for values arising therefrom, as well as its long-term negative cognition of the cross-Strait relations. On the other hand, the instrumental motivation of some "pro-Taiwan" parliamentarians and the long-term operation of the Taiwan authorities constitute the key factors for the formation of this policy. With the change of the European Parliament’s preference and its increasing demand for cooperation with China on issues such as green development, this "pro-Taiwan" policy may be restrained to a certain degree in the future.