同是鲍威尔,刚在巴拿马与陈水扁握过手,转身又在得克萨斯宣称“中美关系处于历史最好时期”。究竟怎样看待当前的中美关系?现在来谈中美关系,可以说恰逢其时。因为近来一系列事态又在牵动中美关系的神经。贸易摩擦日益凸显,台湾陈水扁之流的“公投”闹剧又在考验着美国的立场。然而积极的事态也在不断涌现。以10月下旬国防部长曹刚川访问美国和我海军舰艇部队访问美军关岛基地为标志,中美军事交流步伐加快。在11月初于美国得州举行的一次中美之间的大型会议上,鲍威尔对中美关系做出的上述描述引起强烈反响和争论。就在人们关注美国如何看待台湾“公投立法”的时候,美方重申“反对台湾举行任何会改变台湾地位或走向独立的公民投票。”今年两国最高领导人已经在埃维昂和曼谷两次会面,而就在本期付印时,温家宝总理又踏上访美途程。谈起中美关系,北京人有句玩笑话:“就连出租车司机都能侃出点道道来。”中美关系如此重要,牵扯如此之广,关注者如此之众。可以说100个人就会有100种不同观点,是一个总也争论不休的话题。就在此时,我们邀请几位专家以亲身经历和多年研究所得,为我们勾勒出一个大概轮廓。 Powell, who had just held hands with Chen Shui-bian in Panama, turned around again and claimed in Texas that “Sino-U.S. Relations are in the best historical period.” How exactly do we view the current Sino-U.S. Relations? It is fair to say now that we should talk about Sino-U.S. Relations. Because a series of recent developments have also touched the nerve of Sino-U.S. Relations. Trade frictions have become increasingly prominent, and Taiwan’s “referendum” farce, a flow of Taiwan’s Chen Shui-bian, is testing the U.S. position. However, positive developments are also emerging. Taking the visit of the Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan to the United States in late October and the naval vessel of our navy to visit the U.S. military base in Guam, the pace of military exchanges between China and the United States has accelerated. Powell’s remarks on Sino-U.S. Relations have aroused strong repercussions and controversy at a major Sino-U.S. Conference held in Texas in early November. Just as people are concerned about how the United States views Taiwan’s “referendum legislation”, the United States reiterated that it “opposes Taiwan’s hold of any referendum that will change Taiwan’s status or move toward independence.” The top leaders of the two countries have already met twice in Evian and Bangkok this year , While printing this issue, Premier Wen Jiabao set foot on the process of visiting the United States again. Speaking of Sino-U.S. Relations, Beijing people have a joke: “Even taxi drivers can come out on their own.” Sino-U.S. Relations are so important and involve so many people of concern. It can be said 100 people will have 100 different points of view, is always a topic of endless debate. At this moment, we invite several experts to give us a rough outline based on personal experience and years of research.