| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 國家發展研究所 === 107 === The United States had cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan for 40 years, but today, Taiwan is still greatly influenced by the United States on the different levels. In the 1950s, Taiwan had experienced the policy change from the United States after Korean War, and PRC provoked a threat of the two Taiwan Straits crises, which caused Taiwan to face a military and political crisis. In the meantime, the United States intervened defense through the Aid to China and Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty. Although it had guarded Taiwan, it had also suppressed KMT government’s plan-“Counterattack against the mainland”. The contradictory emotion between Taiwan and the United States are manifested by the Taipei Riot conflict. Taiwan-U.S. Relations had been established through the dramatic changes and developments in this era. In 1957, the judgement of the US military triggered the dissatisfaction of the Taiwan people. As a result, it occurred a mass movement the smashed the US embassy, which is called Taipei Riot. The incident showed contradictions and tensions between Taiwan and the United States. However, when the 1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis broke out in the next year, the United States still provided convoy support to against the PRC’s offensive immediately. The international interaction is quite complicated and can not be asserted by a single event. Therefore, this thesis is try to outline a more complete image of Taiwan-U.S. Relations, through the comparison and link between the Taipei Riot and the 1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis. On the face of it, the Taiwan-U.S. Relations seems solid, but it may imply suspicion and contradiction.
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