专访斯共国际组织书记皮乌斯·维拉卡蒂:年轻的共产党,能否让斯威士兰“变天”(5)

2021-07-12 08:30     观察者网

观察者网:中国正在非洲推进“一带一路”,这对于斯威士兰又意味着什么?

皮乌斯·维拉卡蒂:我们注意到中国在发展中国人民方面的角色,也注意到了中国在国际团结的基础上连接世界、发展经济的意图,我们对此表示欢迎。我们相信,中国的发展将有助于提升非洲国家的地位,同时也会尊重各国国家主权。

观察者网:众所周知,斯威士兰目前是台湾的所谓“邦交国”,你们将如何处理这一问题?

皮乌斯·维拉卡蒂:斯威士兰共产党支持“一个中国”政策。因此,我们承认中国作为一个国家的统一性,我们坚决反对主要由美国政权带头挑唆的那些分裂行为。台湾是中国的一个省。因此,在斯威士兰的新的民主体制下,斯威士兰共产党将承认中国的国土完整。

观察者网:另外,南非作为地区大国,对斯威士兰有着怎样的影响?你们将如何协调与南非的关系?

皮乌斯·维拉卡蒂:南非是一个主权国家,有权与任何其他国家自由建立关系。然而,南非的经济规模意味着斯威士兰的大部分进口来自南非,出口目标也是南非。因此,斯威士兰的发展需要南非在经济、政治上的稳定。

民主的新斯威士兰将在相互尊重对方的国家主权和自决权的基础上,自主协调与南非的关系。我们的目标是建立一个自由和民主的国家,其国家政策应自由制定,不受任何强大力量的干扰。

(以下为英文版)

1. Swaziland is very far from China, and many Chinese people may only know Swaziland is a small landlocked country surrounded by South Africa on three sides. Can you tell us about the basic situation of Swaziland in terms of political system, economy and people's livelihood?

Swaziland is ruled by an absolute monarch. Mswati III rules Swaziland as an absolute monarch in Africa. This system was imposed by his father, Sobhuza II on 12 April 1973. In 1973, Sobhuza repealed the constitution without consulting the people. He then bestowed all executive, legislative and judicial powers on himself.

When Sobhuza’s son, Mswati, took over from him in 1986 he entrenched absolute-monarch rule.

The result of the system included the failure to develop the country, with huge chunks of resources going to fund the extravagant lifestyle of the ever-bourgeoning royal family.

The results of monarchy rule have been the impoverishment of the people alongside the ever-increasing riches and extravagance of the royal family. Consequent to the system, close to 70 percent of the people of Swaziland live below the poverty line.

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