冷战时期的美国和台湾,在现实危机的趋迫下,双方确立彼此互利的交集,并建立合作的关系。两者之间的关系虽然密切,但在追求或维护自身的利益时,也不免引发相互间的不信任和猜疑。对美国来说,1968年危机的发生,部分是由于国民党利用沿海岛屿作为骚扰中国大陆的基地所引起,尤其是蒋介石的屯兵之举,可能迫使美国卷入与中国的冲突。为避免卷入不是自己选择的战争,在危机期间,美国执行保台与遏台的双重策略。而国民党为了政权的生存,也必须竭力维护自己的权益,在这样的情势下,双方展开一连串的外交折冲,其结果是各有得失。 During the Cold War era, the United States and Taiwan, under the current crisis, have established mutual ties of mutual benefit and established a cooperative relationship. Although the relationship between the two closely, but in the pursuit or safeguard their own interests, but also inevitably lead to mutual mistrust and suspicion. For the United States, the 1968 crisis was caused, in part, by the Kuomintang’s use of coastal islands as a base for harassing mainland China, especially Chiang Kai-shek’s troop movements, which could force the United States into a clash with China. In order to avoid being involved in a war not chosen by itself, during the crisis, the United States implemented the dual strategy of defending Taiwan and containing Taiwan. In order to survive, the Kuomintang must also strive to safeguard its own rights and interests. Under such circumstances, the two sides conducted a series of diplomatic infringements and the result was gains and losses.