“刘自然事件”后的台与美--兼及“反美”之辩

The reaction of the Taiwan region and America after “Liu Ziran Incident” ——Including the Debate on the question of “Anti-American”

1957年发生于台北的"刘自然事件"将台美关系推至浪尖。媒体对其中疑点颇有猜测,进而对台湾战略地位、台美长期关系甚至"两个中国"问题提出讨论。美国官方采取了慎重态度,但不同个体对事件有不同的理解与反应。蒋氏父子对事件的处理有基于兼顾盟友态度与台湾民心的考虑。台湾官方无意以暴力"反美",但对事件的发生负有一定责任,有宣泄民意及借机规范美军行为之意,而后来的发展有失控倾向。蒋介石有意将事件引向"中共参与"的议题上,以此化解台美间隙;民众心理和舆论导向在事件的化解上起到不可忽视的作用。美政府虽表示不会因此改变对台政策,但双方心理被投下阴影。美方通过此事亦意识到自身问题,可谓其积极影响。

In 1957, Liu Ziran Incident in Taipei pushed the relations between the Taiwan region and the United States to the media outlet wave. The media had a lot of speculation on the doubtful points, and then put forward discussions on the strategic position of Taiwan, the Taiwan region and the United States long-term relationship and even on the question of "two China" issue. The US authorities took a cautious attitude, but different individuals have different understandings and reactions to the incident. The treatment of Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Chingkuo was based on the consideration of both the attitude of ally and the feelings of Taiwan's people. Taiwan officials had no intention of "anti-American" by violence, but had a certain responsibility for the occurrence of the incident with the purpose of releasing the will of the people and seizing the chance to regulate the US military behaviors. The development was out of control then. Chiang Kai-shek intended to lead the incident to the discussion of "CPC's participation", in order to resolve the gap between the Taiwan region and the United States; public psychology and public opinion played a role that couldn't be ignored in the resolution of the incident. Although the US government said it would not change the policy of Taiwan, the shadow was cast on the psychology of both sides. The United States was aware the problems of their own, which was its positive impact.