台湾防务部门确认拨款资助美国退役将领观摩汉光演习
Taiwan admits paying for retired US general to observe largest annual war games
台湾防务部门首次确认，已拨款让美国印太司令部派遣一名退役将领及其他人员观摩汉光演习。提交立法机构的报告显示，2026年和2027年的相关项目共获拨款新台币8,240万元（250万美元），其中今年拨款新台币4,121.9万元。该项目还涵盖由美国印太司令部组织的军事专业人员和文职人员代表团。
这项拨款披露了台美军事交流中较少公开的经费安排，并给出覆盖汉光演习两年的预算规模。
Taiwan’s defence ministry has confirmed for the first time that it has allocated funding for the US Indo-Pacific Command to send a retired general and other personnel to observe the island’s largest annual war games.
The disclosure sheds rare official light on military exchanges that Taipei and Washington have traditionally kept out of public view, as security cooperation between the two sides deepens amid growing pressure from Beijing.
According to a defence ministry report submitted to the legislature last week, NT$82.4 million (US$2.5 million) has been allocated for a programme covering the Han Kuang exercises in 2026 and 2027, including NT$41.219 million this year.
The Annual Assessment by Senior Observers and Exchanges programme pays for a retired American general to serve as a senior observer during the exercises, as well as a delegation of military professionals and civilian personnel organised by the US Indo-Pacific Command.
来源：南华早报 · scmp.com