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https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35855.htm

U.S. Relations With Taiwan

BUREAU OF EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS
Fact Sheet
August 31, 2018

美國與臺灣的關係
東亞及太平洋事務局
簡報
2018年8月31日

U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS
美台關係

The United States and Taiwan enjoy a robust unofficial relationship. The 1979
U.S.-P.R.C. Joint Communique switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to
Beijing. In the Joint Communique, the United States recognized the Government
of the People's Republic of China as the sole legal government of China,
acknowledging the Chinese position that there is but one China and Taiwan is
part of China. The Joint Communique also stated that the people of the United
States will maintain cultural, commercial, and other unofficial relations
with the people of Taiwan. The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is
responsible for implementing U.S. policy toward Taiwan.



The United States does not support Taiwan independence. Maintaining strong,
unofficial relations with Taiwan is a major U.S. goal, in line with the U.S.
desire to further peace and stability in Asia. The 1979 Taiwan Relations Act
provides the legal basis for the unofficial relationship between the United
States and Taiwan, and enshrines the U.S. commitment to assist Taiwan in
maintaining its defensive capability. The United States insists on the
peaceful resolution of cross-Strait differences, opposes unilateral changes
to the status quo by either side, and encourages both sides to continue their
constructive dialogue on the basis of dignity and respect.



U.S. Assistance to Taiwan

U.S. development assistance to Taiwan in the 1950s and 1960s helped Taiwan
create a more prosperous economy. Currently, the United States provides no
development assistance to Taiwan.

美國對臺灣的援助

美國在1950年代和1960年代對臺灣的發展援助幫助臺灣創造了更加繁榮的經濟。目前，美
國沒有向臺灣提供任何發展援助。

Economic Relations

The United States has maintained and enhanced its commercial ties with Taiwan
since 1979. Taiwan is the United States’ ninth largest trading partner, and
the United States is Taiwan’s second largest trading partner. Taiwan enjoys
Export-Import Bank financing, Overseas Private Investment Corporation
guarantees, normal trade relations status, and ready access to U.S. markets.
AIT has been engaged in a series of trade discussions that have focused on
protection of intellectual property rights and market access for U.S. goods
and services. The United States has a trade and investment framework
agreement with Taiwan under the auspices of AIT and the Taipei Economic and
Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the United States. As of 2013,
companies from Taiwan employed more than 12,000 workers in the United States
with total worker compensation of almost a billion dollars.

商業關係



People-to-People Ties

People-to-people ties between the United States and Taiwan continue to grow.
There are now 148 sister cities between the United States and Taiwan,
connecting our two societies on a local level. Travel for business and
pleasure from Taiwan to the United States has increased 50 percent since
Taiwan became a member of the U.S. Visa Waiver Program in November 2012.
Taiwan is the United States’ seventh largest source of international
students, sending thousands of students to receive a high-quality education
each year. The United States also sponsors study abroad opportunities in
Taiwan for U.S. students from the high school to post-graduate levels.
Outside of the traditional classroom, through the Fulbright Program and the
International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), young professionals and
rising scholars from the United States and Taiwan collaborate on research and
exchange best practices on a broad range of topics.

民間關係



Taiwan's Role in the International Community

The United States supports Taiwan’s membership in international
organizations that do not require statehood as a condition of membership and
encourages Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organizations
where its membership is not possible. Taiwan and the United States belong to
a number of the same international organizations, including the World Trade
Organization, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, and the Asian
Development Bank. In June 2015, AIT and TECRO established the Global
Cooperation and Training Framework, a platform for expanding U.S.-Taiwan
cooperation on global and regional issues such as public health, economic
development, energy, women’s rights, and disaster relief.

臺灣在國際社會中的作用



Foreign Representation

The United States maintains unofficial relations with the people of Taiwan
through the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), a private, nonprofit
corporation, which performs citizen and consular services similar to those at
diplomatic posts. The Director of AIT is William Brent Christensen. Other
principal officials are listed on AIT's site.

外國代表





去年的文件，簡單整理就是
1. 美國不支持台灣獨立，跟台灣是維持非官方關係
2. 美國支持台灣加入不需要主權國家為條件的國際組織
3. 台灣不可能成為需要主權國家為條件的國際組織的正式成員，但可以有意義參與

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