At this time Fairbank came to Taiwan and argued that "the Sino-American defense treaty is just a symbol," "Communist China has no intention and no ability to attack Taiwan," and "the US will still maintain cultural and economic ties with Taiwan," and other unwelcome words.
偏偏費正清此刻「不識相」地訪台，還大談他認為「中美防禦條約本來就只是一個象徵」、「中共無意、也無實力攻打台灣，台灣人民不必憂慮」，以及「美國仍然會和台灣保持經貿、文化友好關係」…… 等等在當時聽來不入耳的「風涼話」。