金十八

下面這則新聞來自外交部英文網站，中文網站找不到這個新聞，所以我大概翻譯一下。新聞大意是： 我國政府贊助六位馬紹爾群島的學生來台讀書，他們可念台灣的大學或技術學院及語文班，我國給他們每人來回機票及每個月NT$30,000總共五年。這個「台灣獎學金」是從2004年開始，每年由外交部頒發給傑出的國外學生，鼓勵他們來台留學。

我的感想是：「台灣獎學金」名額不知道有多少，但金額之高令人咋舌。算一算不含機票，光是每月NT$30,000，一個人5年就要新台幣180萬，六個人就要一千多萬，還不包括來回機票，也不包括其他國家。

這樣幫外國培育人材，對我國真正有益嗎？這些錢為什麼不拿來培育本國優秀人材或解決弱勢族群的困境？我真不懂，我們國家真的這麼有錢嗎？世界其他國家有沒有這麼慷慨的？讓我們找找看！我國難道就沒有優秀人材值得政府花錢培育嗎？為什麼要花那麼多錢培育外國人呢？

原文：

Taiwan Scholarship for Six students from the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) (Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands)
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Bruce J. D. Linghu, Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) awarded Marshallese recipients of this year’s Taiwan Scholarship for a period of five years (from 2008 to 2013) at Long Islands Hotel on August 15, 2008. The ceremony was witnessed by Hon. Tony deBrum, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Jack Ading, Minister of Finance, Hon. David Kramer, Minister of Justice, as well as representatives from the Ministry of Education and Scholarship Office of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

After a competitive selection process, the six recipients of the Taiwan Scholarship this year are: Ms. Joreeny Harley Allen, Ms. Lorna Daisey Airam, Ms. Yoko Bobo, Mr. Damiee Riklon, Ms. Samantha Leon and Mr. Darson Anjel. This scholarship provides each recipient with roundtrip airfare to Taiwan and a monthly stipend of NT$30,000 (currently approx. US $970).

Since 2004, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) has provided the Taiwan Scholarship to encourage outstanding international students, including students from the RMI to undertake degree programs in Taiwan. This Scholarship provides opportunities to study in a wide range of disciplines at Taiwan’s best universities and colleges, including undergraduate or postgraduate programs as well as the pre-degree Mandarin Chinese Language Enrichment Program. It also aims to promote knowledge, understanding and friendship between the peoples of the ROC (Taiwan) and the RMI to jointly explore opportunities to increase academic and educational links.

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（●作者金十八，女，北市，醫藥法規顧問。簡介表示，國家興亡，匹夫有責，目前政府各部門都在喊窮，我們就要幫政府開源節流。金錢外交這個漏洞，應是前任總統留下來，現任總統尚未注意到，希望此文能喚起大家的注意，如果這是一個沒有用的漏洞，就要趕快堵起來，不要讓錢像水一樣流出去乾掉。本文為NOWnews.com網友提供，言論不代表本報立場。版權為作者所有，請勿隨意轉載。）