Perhaps it is strange to some that Fairbank has been of use to the U.S. government in raising theories that provide a basis for China policy.
或許有人奇怪，從中美關係紛紛擾擾的歷程來看，費正清的角色可謂標準的「御用學者」﹘﹘適時提出各種理論依據，以方便美國政府制訂對華政策。