Looking back over the changes in cross-strait relations since 1949, as well as Taipei's and Beijing's roles, the role Washington has played has frankly been crucial from the beginning. In the spring and summer of 1950, tension was building across the Taiwan Strait.
綜觀兩岸關係自一九四九年以來的變化，在台北與北京之外，坦白說，一開始華盛頓就扮演了一個關鍵性的角色。