According to Washington-based reporter Louise Ran Costick, U.S. policy makers believe that Taiwan already has considerable economic clout, and they hope that it will play a role on the international stage "more suited to its status."
根據駐華府記者冉亮的報導，美國決策人士認為，台灣已有相當的經濟實力，希望我國在國際社會中，扮演一個「更符合身分」的角色。