论美国与中法建交的关系

The United States and the Establishment of Sino-French Diplomatic Relations

1964年1月27日,中法宣布建交。在美国看来,法国承认中国不仅影响其遏制中国的战略前景,而且严重损害美国在印度支那地区的实际利益。为了阻止中法建交,美国采取了三项措施:阻止法国同中国建交;压迫台湾不主动同法国断交;胁迫其他盟国不追随法国的行动。美国的这些举措,虽然在局部上取得了一时的成效,但收效甚微,根本无法抵挡中法建交在战后世界格局变化中产生的重大影响,更不可能实现其企图阻止中国国际地位逐渐提高的目标。中法建交不仅符合两国人民的利益,从根本上也有助于维护亚洲地区乃至世界的和平。美国从遏制战略出发制定的阻挠中法建交的政策,自然无法避免其必然失败的命运。

China and France announced the establishment of Sino-French diplomatic relations on January 27,1964.For the United States,the recognition of China by France would not only hinder its strategy of containing China,but also damaged seriously its interests in Indochina.In order to prevent France from recognizing China and to limit the impact of the establishment of Sino-French diplomatic relations,the U.S.adopted three measures.Firstly,it did its utmost to deter the French Government from this action;secondly,it pressed Taiwan not to break its relations with the French;and thirdly,it tried to persuade its allies not to follow the French example.These measures,although at times effective,had little success overall.They could not contain the impact that the establishment of Sino-French diplomatic relations had upon the post-war world,and the American strategy to prevent China from steadily rising in status utterly failed.The establishment of Sino-French diplomatic relations was not only in the interests of the two countries but also conducive to peace and stability in Asia and throughout the world.The US policy was based on a strategy of containment and vainly attempted to prevent the establishment of Sino-French diplomatic relations,and its failure was inevitable.