Within that framework, the efforts of US think tanks in recent years to establish a "track-two" channel for cross-strait communications holds great significance. At a key juncture, US-based scholars have acted as rational, honest brokers. They have prevented a total breakdown of communications, and helped each side view the other more objectively and develop mutual understanding.
在這個大前提下，近年來美國智庫學者所建立的台海兩岸溝通「第二管道」更是意義重大，它在關鍵時刻扮演了一個理性與善意的第三者，讓兩岸的對話不至於全然中斷，也能夠更客觀地去看待、瞭解彼此。