美国“重返亚太”与美台军事关系的发展

U.S.Pivot to the Asia-Pacific and the Development of the U.S.-Taiwan Military Relations

自奥巴马上台以来,美台军事关系总体保持了稳定态势,尚未突破以往框架。美台传统的军事互求仍然是双方保持军事关系的重要推手。美国"重返亚太"战略的出台并未造成美台军事关系在质的方面发生大的变化。台湾对美国"重返亚太"有欢迎与利用的成分,但也有理性的判断,故力图在中国大陆与美国之间采取平衡策略,无意充当美国"马前卒"。在中美关系整体稳定、两岸关系和平发展的大形势下,在奥巴马第二任期内,美台军事关系不会有大幅抬升,但可能会在某些方面作一些"软"突破。

After President Barack Obama came to power,the military relationship between the United States and Taiwan has maintained a state of stability as a whole,without making a breakthrough to the previous framework.Traditional mutual military collaboration between the United States and Taiwan still serves as an important hidden motive for maintenance of those military contacts between them.The announcement of the U.S.pivot strategy to the Asia-Pacific does not bring about a big and qualitative change to those ties.For Taiwan, it shows a welcome attitude to the U.S.pivot and an inclination to make use of it as well.But there is no lack of rational judgment too.So Taiwan has to maintain a balance in its dealings both with China and the U.S.,it has no intension to become a 'pawn' of the United States.Under the backdrop of a stable China-U.S.relationship and a period of peaceful development in cross-strait relations,military ties between the U.S.and Taiwan will not show a big boost in the second term of the Obama administration.However,it is possible to see some 'soft' breakthrough in some areas of their relations.