The decision-making process of reappraising the U.S. nonmilitary policy toward Taiwan (from January 21,1949 to June 24, 1950)

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Title:	The decision-making process of reappraising the U.S. nonmilitary policy toward Taiwan (from January 21,1949 to June 24, 1950)
Other Titles:	美國政府對臺非軍事政策再議之決策過程(1949 年1 月 21 日至1950 年6 月25 日)
Authors:	盧博仁;Lu, Bo-ren
Contributors:	淡江大學美國研究所碩士班陳一新;Chen, Edward I-hsin
Keywords:	台美中關係;The wedge strategy;The Chinese Titoism;The offshore island defensive chain;The China bloc;U.S. policy toward Taiwan
Date:	2008
Issue Date:	2010-01-11 00:07:01 (UTC+8)
Abstract:	1949 春天，美國面臨國民政府在內戰中的全面潰敗並苦思如何確保台灣不落入中國共產黨的手裏。因兵力不足，美國政府決定以非軍事手段，亦即以政治和經濟方式，試圖挽救台灣。然而，此舉引發台灣戰略價值之內部爭論並延續到韓戰爆發為止。本論文試圖以艾里遜的三個模式(理性模式、組織模式、官僚模式)，以及從理論探討抽理出來的三個假設，來探討美國政府對台非軍事政策再議之決策過程。因此，本論文之目的就是從一九四九年一月二十一日艾奇遜出任國務卿到一九五Ο 年六月二十四日韓戰爆發這段期間美國政府對台非軍事政策再議之決策過程。從理性模式觀之，美國政府屬意離間策略以圍堵蘇聯勢力擴張並避免觸怒中國共產黨之舉動，如出兵保台。因此，對台非軍事政策獲得採納並持續到韓戰爆發。從組織模式觀之，國務院偏好離間策略並支配整個決策過程。因此，美國政府對台非軍事政策得以屹立不搖且成功抵擋來自中國幫、國防部及遠東司之內外挑戰，直到韓戰爆發為止。從官僚模式觀之，國務卿艾奇遜深信離間策略之可行性，並和杜魯門總統維持密切的私人關係。因此，艾奇遜支配整個決策過程，並擊敗如國防部長強森及遠東司長魯斯克等人對台非軍事政策之挑戰。由此觀之，本論文之主旨就是，由於台灣的戰略價值沒有利用中國圍堵蘇聯的離間策略來得重要，因此美國政府對台灣一直採取非軍事政策，藉著三個假設之成功驗證，可知艾里遜的三個模式可以適用於本論文案例。 In the spring of 1949, the United States was encountered with the collapse of the Chinese Nationalist government in the Civil War and pondered how to keep the Chinese communists away from taking over Taiwan. Due to the disparity between the strength and global obligations, the United States government decided to provide Taiwan with political and economic assistances. However, the controversy over the strategic value of Taiwan remained heated in the U.S. government until the outbreak of the War in Korea. The thesis applies Graham Allison’s three models, namely, rational actor model (RAM), Organizational behavior model (OBM), and Governmental politics model (GPM), to explore the decision-making process of reappraising U.S. nonmilitary policy toward Taiwan. Three hypotheses are derived from the theoretical discussion. Therefore, the main purpose of this thesis is to analyze the U.S. decision-making process of reappraising the nonmilitary policy toward Taiwan from January 21, 1949, when Dean Acheson assumed the post as Secretary of State, to June 24, 1950, when the Korean War broke out. From the perspective of RAM, the U.S. government favored the wedge strategy to contain the Soviet Union, thereby avoiding any move enraging the Chinese communists. As a result, the U.S. nonmilitary policy toward Taiwan was adopted until the outbreak of the Korean War. From the perspective of OBM, the State Department was in favor of the wedge strategy and dominated the decision-making process. Accordingly, the U.S. nonmilitary policy toward Taiwan was adhered regardless of constant challenges from within and outside the State Department, such as the China bloc, the Defense Department and the State Department’s Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs. From the perspective of GPM, Dean Acheson, Secretary of State, was firmly convinced the value and likelihood of the wedge strategy. And, most importantly, he maintained close relations with President Harry S. Truman. Consequently, he dominated the decision-making process and defeated all challenges of the U.S. nonmilitary policy toward Taiwan, particularly from Louis Johnson, Secretary of Defense, and Dean Rusk, Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs. Judging from the aforementioned analysis, the main theme of the thesis is that the United Stated decided to adhere to the nonmilitary policy toward Taiwan until the Korean War broke our because the strategic value of Taiwan was not as important as that of the wedge strategy on Communist China. The successful testing of the three hypotheses proves that Allison’s three models can be applicable in the case study of this thesis.
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