距離感 Sense of distance

文 / 中央社記者　鄧秀璧

一九五七年（民國四十六年）三月二十日深夜十一點，在陽明山「革命實踐研究院」擔任職員的男子劉自然，在駐台美軍上士雷諾的住宅門前，遭雷諾連開兩槍斃命，但在兩個月後，負責審理此案的美國軍事法庭卻以「殺人罪嫌證據不足」為由，宣判雷諾無罪釋放，引發了台灣人民大規模反美暴力衝突，史稱「劉自然事件」。這場被所謂的左翼人士形容為「抗美反暴」的事件，卻在台灣人民的心中種下了強烈的民族主義意識，雖然台灣在國際上仍須處處仰賴美國的支持，但是在某種程度上，台灣與美國之間已有了一道隱形的界線，區隔著兩個不同的民族情緒、不同的生存方式以及不同的歴史環境，難以化除。 

By Central News Agency Reporter Deng Xiubi 

On the night of March 20, 1957, at 11 PM, a man named Liu Ziran, who worked at the "Revolutionary Practice Research Institute" on Yangmingshan, was shot dead by US Army Sergeant Reynolds in front of Reynolds' residence. However, two months later, the American military court responsible for the case acquitted Reynolds, citing "insufficient evidence for murder charges." This verdict led to large-scale anti-American violence among the Taiwanese people, known historically as the "Liu Ziran Incident." 

This event, described by left-wing individuals as a "protest against American violence," planted a strong sense of nationalism in the hearts of the Taiwanese people. Although Taiwan still relied heavily on American support internationally, an invisible line had been drawn between Taiwan and the United States. This line separated two different national sentiments, ways of life, and historical contexts, making reconciliation difficult.

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