中文摘要 |
"格雷厄姆.艾利森(Graham Allison)提出「修昔底德陷阱」論後,遭到許多嚴厲批評,最常見的一個論點是,中美間經濟上的高度互賴使得中美間的戰爭不可想像。本文試圖借用國際關係學中關於戰爭的理論和經驗研究來說明,中美之間的經濟高度互賴並無法確保戰爭不會發生。在是否發動或參與戰爭的決策上,經濟互賴的因素最終還是必須與其他戰略的、政治的因素一起通盤考量,而在遇到具有爆炸性問題的危機時刻,後者的考量就有可能超越前者。本文具體指出,由於台灣認同的變化以及美國對於「信譽」的重視,中美兩強完全有可能被「台灣問題」拖下水而兵戎相見。這個可能性和危險性是真實存在的,因此「陷阱論」的擔憂絕對不是杞人憂天。
Graham Allison's theory of the ''Thucydides Trap'' has received wild spread criticism. One of the most common criticisms of this theory is that the high degree of economic interdependence between the United States and China would make a war between the two countries unthinkable. This paper attempts to illustrate, with the help of theoretical and empirical studies on war in international relations, that the high degree of economic interdependence between the United States and China does not guarantee that war will not occur. Ultimately, economic interdependence must be weighed against other strategic and political factors in deciding whether or not war would occur. Additionally, in times of crisis triggered by explosive issues, the latter considerations may override the former. This paper points out that due to the change of Taiwan's identity and the importance of maintaining ''credibility'' for the United States, it is entirely possible that China and the United States will be dragged into a war by the ''Taiwan issue''. This possibility and danger are real, so the warnings of the ''trap theory'' should not be dismissed as unfounded. " |