布什政府对台政策浅析

A Study on the Bush Administration's Policy towards Taiwan

布什执政初期,其对台政策在"协防"台湾、对台军售、"一个中国"等六大方面,做出了向台湾当局倾斜的较大调整。然而,九一一事件发生后,在国内外形势变化、中美关系改善和岛内"台独"升级等多种因素交织作用下,布什政府不得不再次进行调整,使其对台政策基本上回归到其前任政府的基调上。而且,因陈水扁"法理台独"的冒险行为触犯了美国的国家利益,布什政府还主动采取了一些反制措施,对岛内分裂活动起到了一定的遏制作用。

In the early years of the administration, Gorge W. Bush adopted a pro-Taiwan policy on the issues of strategy on the defense of Taiwan, arms sale, military exchanges, ambiguity on ?°One China?± Policy, improvement in receiving leaders of the Taiwan authority and a reluctant attitude toward pushing forward cross-Strait dialogue. However, with the improvement of Sino-US relationship after the September 11th, 2001, and the secessionists' movement inside Taiwan, the Bush administration had to alter its Taiwan policy, with a focus on opposition to the so-called ?°Taiwan independence?± upheld by Chen Shui-bian, besides other policy changes before Bush leaving office. Although Taiwan's strategic value to the U.S. still exists, a relatively balanced Taiwan policy is likely to be maintained by American administrations for American national interest.