台湾加入 WTO以后 ,台湾当局四处游说 ,试图与美日建立自由贸易区 ( FTA)。本文认为台湾的“自由贸易区战略”既是近年来两岸经贸快速发展的催生物 ,也是台湾当局坚持“台独”路线的新反映。但是从两岸经贸发展的前景、台湾对美日与大陆经贸依存的此消彼长、大陆较之台湾对美日等国的重要性以及人心向背来看 ,“自由贸易区战略”成功的希望非常渺茫 ,即便成为可能 ,也会使台湾当局作茧自缚 After Taiwan’s accession to the WTO, the Taiwan authorities lobbied around trying to establish a free trade area (FTA) with the United States and Japan. This article holds that Taiwan’s “free trade zone strategy” is both a catalyst for the rapid development of cross-Strait trade and economy in recent years and is a new reflection of the Taiwan authorities’ adherence to the “Taiwan’s independence.” However, from the perspective of cross-Strait economic and trade development, Taiwan’s economic and trade dependence on the United States and Japan is exacerbated. Compared with Taiwan’s importance and willingness to go to the United States and Japan, the hope of a successful “free trade zone strategy” The slim, even if it is possible, will also make the Taiwan authorities clumsy