川普總統簽署涉臺法律及其政策意涵

The Taiwan-Related Laws Signed by President Trump: The Policy Implications

川普未就任總統之前，雖與蔡英文總統通電話，但他並非對臺灣真正友好的總統。川普就任總統之後，關切的是與中國的貿易談判，而這限制他在利用「一個中國」牽制北京的空間。川普總統在底定與中國貿易談判之前，雖簽署臺灣旅行法，但直至2020 年才派遣閣員訪臺，到2019 年8 月才出售F16V 戰機給臺灣。川普總統隨著新冠疫情而與習近平關係的惡化，加上中國戰機增加進入臺灣「防空識別區」的次數，使美臺關係有較大幅度的提升。參眾兩院反對中國的強勢作為，通過臺灣友邦國際保護及加強倡議法並由川普簽署。以國務卿龐培歐及國安顧問為主的團隊，在2020 年加速改善美臺關係，使美中關係面臨兩國建交以來最大的挑戰。

Even though Donald Trump spoke with President Tsai Ing-wen on the phone before he took office, he was not truly friendly to Taiwan. Trump’s administration was concerned with trade negotiations with China, which limited his ability to leverage the “One China” policy to contain Beijing. Although President Trump signed the Taiwan Travel Act before finalizing trade negotiations with China, he did not send any cabinet members to visit Taiwan until 2020, and did not sell F16V fighter jets to Taiwan until August 2019. President Trump’s relationship with Xi Jinping deteriorated in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese fighter jets increasingly frequently entered Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone, and the relationship between the United States and Taiwan improved significantly. The Senate and the House of Representatives opposed China’s aggressive actions, passed Taiwan-friendly bills, such as the Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act, which were signed by Trump. The team, led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the staff of the National Security Council, accelerated the improvement of relations with Taiwan in 2020, which also challenged the U.S.-China relationship more than at any point since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.