两边both sides;the two sides;either side
美国认识到，在台湾海峡～的所有中国人都认为只有一个中国，台湾是中国的一部分。(1972年2月28日中美联合公报，即 “上海公报”)The United States acknowledges that all Chinese on either side of the Taiwan Strait maintain there is but one China and that Taiwan is a part of China.(Shanghai Communiquéof 28th February 1972)/风吹～倒的人物fence-sitter/～不得罪offend neither side/～下注hedge one’s bet |