【新唐人2013年03月22日讯】习近平当选中共国家主席后22号首度出访，出身军旅歌唱家的“第一夫人”彭丽媛将同行，这是彭丽媛首度以“第一夫人”的身份亮相国际舞台。与此同时，国际媒体所做的民意调查显示，中国的形象介于好坏参半和负面之间，对中国负面的观点正在扩大。
习近平22号将对俄罗斯、坦桑尼亚、南非和刚果四国进行国事访问，“中国第一夫人”彭丽媛随夫出访。期间，彭丽媛将在各地出席系列元首夫人活动。
香港《苹果日报》报导，习近平接替胡锦涛出任中共总书记后，西方各大媒体就一直关注未来的中国“第一夫人”。报导说，因为彭丽媛具有端庄的形象和高雅气质，西方舆论相信，她能在国际舞台给中国的“软实力”加分。
时事评论员林子旭则表示，中国的国际形象需要靠彭丽媛加分，可见中国对外形象糟糕。
时事评论员林子旭：“这种做法本身也根本不可能起到什么实质作用。可以做个比喻，中国就好像是个商品，彭丽媛是广告模特，产品质量不行的话，模特再漂亮也是无济于事的。作为中国人谁都希望中国好，但是中共治下的中国，真的是让人非常痛心，大家看一下扬子江上漂流的猪，外国人看到这一切，他还会想起彭丽媛来吗？”
《纽约时报》中文网报导，中国名声在全球范围内恶化。
报导指出，皮尤研究中心(Pew Research Center)的全球态度调查(Global Attitudes Project)，以及“英国广播公司”《BBC》所做的民意调查都显示，中国的形象介于好坏参半和负面之间，对中国负面的观点正在扩大。
近十年来，欧洲的公众给予中国的评价，是全球最负面的。如今，美国和亚洲对中国负面的评价也在攀升；而俄罗斯与中共的隔阂，同样出现加重的迹象。另外，中东地区和阿拉伯国家联盟(Arab League)，对中国的声望也在恶化。
在非洲，由于中共当局对石油和其他原材料的贪婪攫取，并支持某些恶名昭彰的政府，近3年间，中国的形象在非洲出现了恶化。
大陆通讯社《中国新闻社》报导，早年彭丽媛曾随“解放军总政歌舞团”出访俄国，能用俄文演唱俄罗斯人民喜爱的传统歌曲。
有舆论指出，彭丽媛作为中国家喻户晓的明星歌唱家，具备异于中国其他领导人夫人的气质与魅力，完全有条件如西方国家的第一夫人那样，在国际舞台上为自己的丈夫和国家助威。
旅美中国问题研究人士张健：“但是，习近平也不是代表他私人的这样一个里程，他代表的一个国家的元首，一个党魁，他反应出来的，即便彭丽媛是非常好，即便彭丽媛是非常优秀的一个人，但是她站在了利益集团、站在了中共残暴政权的旁边，坐到这个位置上的时候，她的一切就会大大的失分。”
林子旭指出，彭丽媛能够像其他民主国家的第一夫人那样，扮演一个“国民母亲”的角色，真正的去关心妇女儿童，关心弱势群体，真正的走到民众之中，帮助丈夫赢得更多的民心，那当然是好事。
林子旭：“但是，问题是中共这个独裁体制，是绝不会允许彭丽媛释放自己人性关爱这一面的东西的。可以这么说，彭丽媛的一举一动、一言一行，中共都是安排好了的，她只不过是去表演罢了。”
林子旭还指出，作为“第一夫人”，彭丽媛最终扮演的角色，很可能就是一个被中共利用来为它涂脂抹粉的“花瓶”。
采访编辑/常春 后制/薛莉
Peng Liyuan Will Accompany Xi for his First State Visit as President.
Who is Beneficiary?
Xi Jinping, the Chinese President will pay his first state visit
on March 22. His wife, the military background singer Peng Liyuan will accompany him.
This will be the first time that Peng Liyuan has appeared
as China’s “First Lady“.
Western media believe that she can improve China’s
soft power on the world stage,
but a public investigation by international media
has shown that
the image of China is between negative and neutral,
and that a negative view is growing.
Mr Xi will pay a state visit to four countries on March 22,
which will be Russia, Tanzania, South Africa and the Congo.
Peng Liyuan, “China’s first lady” will accompany him.
During the visit, Peng Liyuan will attend a series of activities
as the wife of the President.
The Hong Kong Apple Daily reported that main western
media have focused on the future of “China’s first lady”
since Mr. Xi took over as General Secretary ,
when Hu Jintao quit.
It reported that Peng Liyuan is dignified and elegant,
and that western media believe that she will improve
China’s “soft power” image on the international stage.
Lin Zixu, a political commentator, said China’s
International image needs to be improved by Ms Peng ,
but that just shows how bad China’s image is.
Lin Zixu, a political commentator: “It’s impossible to use
this kind of approach to achieve a solid result.
We can use a metaphor that China is a product and
Ms Peng an advertising model.
The product can’t be good if its quality is bad,
even if the model is very beautiful.
All Chinese want China to be improving. But everyone is really sad
because it’s controlled by the Chinese Communist Party(CCP).
Looking at the dead pigs in the Yangzi River, will a foreigner
recall Peng Liyuan when he is looking at the river?”
The New York Times reported that China ‘s reputation
is deteriorating worldwide.
The report said that each investigation by the Pew Research
Center, the Global Attitudes Project and the BBC, show that
the image of China is between negative and neutral,
but that a negative view is expanding.
In the past decade, Europeans gave China
the most negative evaluation.
Today, Americans and Asians have a worse and
worse impression of China.
The estrangement between China and Russia is getting
more and more pronounced.
In addition, China’s prestige and image in the Middle East
and with the Arab League is deteriorating.
In Africa, China’s image is deteriorating in the last 3 years
because the CCP has greedily grabbed the oil and other raw
materials, and supports the most notorious governments.
The China News Agency reported that in the early years,
Peng Liyuan visited Russia as a member of the Song & Dance
group of the People’s Liberation Army General Political Dept..
She can sing some traditional Russian songs in Russian.
The media has pointed out that as a popular singer in China,
Peng Liyuan has a temperament and charm different to that
of the wives of other Chinese leaders.
She can also cheer for her husband and country on the
international stage, unlike other First Ladies in the West.
Zhang Jian, a Chinese issue researcher from the U.S., says:
“But Xi Jinping isn’t representing himself, but the leader of
a country as well as the chief of a party.
Peng Liyuan really is very good, and an excellent person,
but her reputation will deteriorate dramatically
if she stands in the shoes of the interest group and
sides with the brutal regime.”
Lin Zixu pointed out that if Peng Liyuan really can act as
“the mother of the people”, like the First Lady does in democratic countries,
If she can really take care of women, children and other
vulnerable groups, and merge with the lives of ordinary people,
she will win more support for her husband,
which will certainly be a good thing.
Lin Zixu: “However, the problem is that the CCP will not
allow Peng Liyuan to show her true character and kindness.
Which also means that every act, even the behavior
Peng Liyuan is arranged by the CCP in advance.
She is just the player to perform.”
Lin Zixu also pointed out that, Peng Liyuan eventually
playing the role of “First Lady", will most likely show her as a vase to be used by the CCP.
