冷戰時期美國總統在兩岸之間的地位維繫

作為重要的第三方行為者，美國如何在兩岸之間構建和維繫一種地位身分？而形塑此種地位的真正原因究竟是什麼？本文從個體分析層次出發，探究冷戰時期美國總統對於兩岸威脅認知的形成，以及執政時期決策模式對於台海政策的影響。

As a major third-party actor, how did the United States shape andmaintain its national status in Cross-Strait relations? What is the actual motivebehind shaping such national status? The questions raised have implicationsacross both theoretical and political domains. Adopting an individual-levelanalysis, this study investigates U.S. leaders’threat perceptions of the Cross-Strait during the Cold War period, as well as their decision-making patternsregarding the Cross-Strait issue during their respective administrations. With this research focus, this paper adopts the perspective of presidentialterms and use the“status signaling”theory as an analytical concept for U.S.intervention in Cross-Strait relations.