中華民國在南越的農技援助（1958–1975）

Agricultural Aid and Technical Assistance from the Republic of China to the Republic of Vietnam, 1958–1975

冷戰期間，東南亞為兩大陣營熱戰的區域，不僅有共黨游擊隊滋擾，且有眾所矚目的越戰。退守臺澎金馬的中華民國，自詡為美國為首之「自由陣營」的一員，雖沒有直接派兵參戰，但仍以技術援助的方式策應美國及南越。此舉異於同時期中華民國在非洲與拉丁美洲的技術援助，是為了鞏固南越農村、發達農業經濟的政治行為，所求不為速效而為長效，採取美國出錢，臺灣出力，南越受援的三方合作模式，是一種比較隱蔽的做法。中華民國對南越的農技援助，自1958年開始，至1975年南越覆亡方止，從一開始仰賴美援支持，到1973年《巴黎條約》簽署之後，改以軟貸款方式墊付，都有戰時盟國彼此扶持的用意。

During the Cold War, Southeast Asia was a hotly contested area between the two camps, borne out by conflicts with communist guerrillas and the much-publicized Vietnam War. Despite not directly sending troops, the Republic of China, which had fled to Taiwan, provided technical assistance to the Republic of Vietnam based on US funds as a member of the“freedom camp”led by the United States. This decision, seeking long-term rather than quick results, differed from that of the technical assistance provided by the Republic of China in Africa and Latin America during the same period, as the former was a political action aimed at consolidating the rural areas of South Vietnam and developing the agricultural economy. With the United States providing funding, the Republic of China contributing assistance, and Vietnam receiving the benefits, the tripartite cooperation model was a relatively covert approach. The Republic of China’s agricultural aid and technical assistance to the Republic of Vietnam began in 1958 and ended with the latter’s fall in 1975. It first relied on US aid, but after the signing of the Paris Peace Accords in 1973, soft loans were adopted, further connoting the wartime allies’support for one another.