近萬名緬甸難民涌向中緬邊境 中國遭遇“難民潮”
作者:滬江英語編譯
2012-02-09 14:22
緬甸難民涌入中國
Up to 10,000 refugees have fled to an area in southwestern Yunnan province, driven by fighting between Myanmar's military and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), one of the country's most powerful rebel groups. Many of the refugees are women, children and elderly people.
由于近日緬甸軍隊與該國最強大的反叛組織之一的“克欽族獨立軍”發(fā)生沖突,緬甸1萬多難民逃亡至中國云南省西南部地區(qū)。難民中大多為婦女、兒童和老人。
Fighting erupted after a 17-year-old ceasefire broke down last June, sending ethnic Kachins fleeing to the border area.
去年6月,雙方長達17年的停戰(zhàn)協(xié)議被打破,沖突從此暴發(fā),致使克欽族人逃往邊境地區(qū)。
Although the intensity of the fighting has eased, aid groups fear that more people will flee and exacerbate dire conditions. The Chinese government tolerates the camps, but does not officially recognize their existence.
雖然目前戰(zhàn)爭的激烈程度已經(jīng)得到緩和,但是援救隊擔(dān)心還會有更多人選擇逃亡,糟糕的境況將進一步惡化。中國政府沒有對緬甸難民在自己國土上扎營的行為進行干預(yù),但是也沒有官方宣布允許他們逗留此地。
"All of them don't have pure drinking water," a member of the local aid group said by telephone from Myanmar.
援助組織的工作人員通過電話從當(dāng)?shù)馗嬖V我們:“所有難民都沒有純凈的飲用水可以喝。”
"In some camps, outbreaks of dysentery are taking place. We do not have enough food items to provide for them. We have a very limited budget for them. And they do not have regular incomes, nowhere to work and nowhere to earn money."
“在一些營地里,很多人都發(fā)生了腹瀉癥狀。我們沒有足夠的食物提供他們,我們只有非常有限的一筆預(yù)算。而他們自己也沒有固定收入。沒有地方讓他們工作,沒有地方讓他們賺錢糊口?!?/div>
中國陷入外交困境
The risk of fighting spreading across the highly militarized border region and of the arrival of new waves of refugees are particular worries for China.
中緬邊境地區(qū)局勢復(fù)雜,難民涌入可能造成戰(zhàn)爭蔓延,同時也可能引來新一輪的難民潮,這些問題都將成為中國政府目前的憂慮。
Yunnan provincial authorities have told the refugees to leave, but have not threatened force or sealed the border, aid groups said.
援助組織表示,云南省當(dāng)?shù)卣押粲蹼y民離開,但沒有采取強制措施,也并未封鎖邊境。
"It poses a dilemma for the Chinese; it could cause strained relations with the Burmese government if they are seen as being supportive of the Kachin Independence Army, KIA, and by extension the refugees," Bertil Lintner, a Myanmar expert, said in emailed comments.
緬甸問題研究專家Bertil Lintner在郵件評論中表示,“中國政府現(xiàn)在處在進退兩難的境地。難民暫時滯留中國境內(nèi),目前難民數(shù)量還在持續(xù)增多。這可能會被緬甸政府認(rèn)為是中國支持克欽族獨立軍的訊息,造成中國與緬甸政府關(guān)系緊張?!?/div>
Fighting has continued despite an order in December by President Thein Sein to end operations. That cast doubt on whether the former general leading the country has full control over the military.
緬甸總統(tǒng)吳登盛曾在12月簽署命令停止軍事行動,但內(nèi)戰(zhàn)沖突依舊持續(xù),國際社會懷疑這位前任將軍對軍隊并沒有完整的控制權(quán)。
In the past eight months, the refugee population inside China has grown dramatically, said Moon Nay Li, coordinator for the Kachin Women's Association in Thailand. She says more than 10,000 Kachin refugees are in Yunnan, most of them women.
泰國克欽婦女協(xié)會的協(xié)調(diào)員孟奈里表示,在過去的八個月中,中國境內(nèi)的難民數(shù)量急劇增加,目前在中國云南有超過萬民的克欽族難民,其中大部分為婦女。
International aid organizations such as U.N. agencies have not been able to provide sustained assistance, aid groups said.
當(dāng)?shù)氐脑M織稱,聯(lián)合國機構(gòu)等相關(guān)國際援助組織都還沒能提供長期的持續(xù)援助。