1962年11月9日,日本与中国缔结了一个五年贸易协定,承诺1963年将实现价值5000万美元的货物往来。美国国务卿迪恩·腊斯克(Dean Rusk)向东京传信,批评日本与北京打交道,尤其是这项交易达成的时间恰逢中印边境战争。本文考察了肯尼迪政府对日本与北京打交道一事所采取的政策。腊斯克(Rusk)因冷战成见和对东亚状况缺乏把握而使他相信,该协议是日本认可北京所走的第一步。与此相反,该部门的东亚专家,特别是大使埃德温·赖肖尔澳 On November 9, 1962, Japan concluded a five-year trade agreement with China and promised to achieve a value of 50 million U.S. dollars worth of goods by 1963. Dean Rusk, the U.S. Secretary of State, dispatched letters to Tokyo criticizing Japan for dealing with Beijing, particularly as the timing of the deal coincided with the Sino-Indian border war. This article examines the Kennedy administration’s policy on dealing with Japan and Beijing. Rusk, convinced of the preconceptions of the cold war and his lack of confidence in East Asian conditions, believes he believes the agreement marks the first step toward Japan’s endorsement of Beijing. In contrast, East Asia experts in the sector, and especially Ambassador Edwin Rexor O.