麦卡锡主义,作为一个历史名词,所表达的既不是什么理论体系,也不是什么政治宣言,更不是什么政治运动,而是横行美国政坛长达五年之久的一股极端反共,反民主的政治潮流。从1950—1954年,在麦卡锡主义姿肆美国期间,美国可谓处于一个黑暗的历史时期——“麦卡锡时代”。在这一不正常的时代里,反共反民主的政治迫害十分猖獗,人人自危的猜疑、恐怖气氛笼罩了整个美国;“人们怕共产党,同样地怕被称为共产党。被称为共产党犹如被称为女巫,就是没有办法证明你不是的。任何人都可能因误解和怨恨而丢掉工作或被排除在社会之外”,成千上万的人以莫须有的罪名受到迫害。同时,它还造成了统治集团的内乱,涉及到垄断资产阶级的统治和资产阶级民主制度的安危。由此可见,麦卡锡主义对美国的内政产生了极其恶劣的影响。那么,它对于美国与“共产党中国”之间的关系又带来了怎样的影响呢?本文试图就此问题作一探讨。 McCarthyism, as a historical term, is neither a theoretical system nor a political declaration, nor is it a political campaign. It is an extremely anti-Communist and anti-democratic politics that lasted five years in the political arena of the United States trend. From 1950 to 1954, during the McCarthy posture in the United States, the United States was in a dark historical period - the “McCarthy era.” In this abnormal era, the anti-communist and anti-democratic political persecution is rampant. Everyone is in jeopardy of suspicion and horror, and the climate of terror has enveloped the entire United States. “People are afraid of the Communist Party and are equally afraid of being called the Communist Party. Being a witch is no way to prove that you are not. ”Anyone may lose his job or be excluded from society because of misunderstanding and resentment“ and tens of thousands of people are being persecuted for unwarranted charges. At the same time, it has also brought about civil strife in the ruling circles, involving the monopoly of the bourgeoisie and the security of the bourgeois democracy. From this we can see that McCarthyism had an extremely bad influence on the internal affairs of the United States. So, what impact does it have on the relations between the United States and ”Communist China"? This article attempts to discuss this issue.