关系正常化前夕的中美资产要求问题谈判

《上海公报》发表后,美国政府着手推动中美双边贸易关系的发展,资产要求问题遂成为其优先寻求解决的议题。中美两国围绕资产要求问题的谈判经历了明显的起伏。在尼克松第二任期的后期和福特任期内,由于美国政府始终未能做出实质性努力以实现中美关系正常化,它试图依靠双边经贸关系的进展来显示两国间紧密联系的做法无法获得中方的认同,所以导致中美双方关于资产要求问题的谈判未获成功。

Negotiations over Asset Claims before the Normalization of Sino-U.S.Relations:The Policies of the Nixon and Ford Administrations

After the issuance of the Shanghai Communiqué in February,1972,the United States and China commenced improving bilateral trade relations in which the issues of asset claims became their priority concern.From the U.S.position,the solution to the issues could both promote the normalization of Sino-U.S.economic and trade relations,and,in political sense,symbolize the progresses of bilateral relations.The negotiation process showed that even though the United States worked as a main promoter,the realization of the normalization of Sino-U.S.relations was,in fact,the decisive factor to the successful resolution of the issues.Since the U.S.was unable to make substantial efforts to realize the normalization of the U.S.-China relations,it attempted to rely on the progress in the economic field to show the close relations between the two countries.But,being not satisfied with the U.S.’s efforts,China did not make full cooperation.