Many scholars point out that, because of larger US-Japan security interests in the Asia-pacific region, the Guidelines have adopted "creative obscurity" so as not to offend the PRC. Still, the ambiguity of the Guidelines to a certain extent enhances security in the Taiwan Strait.
不少學者認為，基於美日在亞太安全的利益，美日防衛合作指導綱領的「周邊有事」選擇了不激怒中共的「創造性模糊」，不同的解讀中，也提供台海安全某種程度的保障。