经过美、苏、英、中等同盟国家协同作战，世界反法西斯战争的胜利在1944年时逐渐明朗。在中国，抗日战争结束前夕，国民党为解决“中共问题”，采取了政治协商的办法，与共产党进行了为期十个月的谈判。从1944年5月开始，到1945年2月结束，此轮谈判时断时续，双方人员多有更换，但国民党一方的谈判代表始终由王世杰担任。在这一时期的国共谈判中，王世杰是国民党一方的重要促成者、主要参与者和首要见证者。

王世杰得以长期担任国民党代表有着深厚的历史背景。首先，王世杰由学入政，历任要职，是蒋介石的重要幕僚，深得蒋介石的信赖。其次，王世杰深受自由主义影响，是国民党内温和派的代表人物，在“中共问题”上主张“政治解决”。最后，王世杰曾多番设法缓和国共关系，与中共方面有所接触和交往。因此，王世杰是出任国民党代表的适宜人选。蒋介石派其担任谈判代表，既可利于谈判开展，又能在幕后掌握全局。

王世杰积极推动并全程参与了此轮国共谈判，试图将“政治解决”的主张运用于实践中，以求解决“中共问题”。谈判可分为前后两个阶段：第一阶段是赫尔利来华之前的国共谈判，王世杰与中共代表直接对话，按照谈判地点又可具体分为西安时期和重庆时期。第二阶段是赫尔利来华之后的国共谈判，赫尔利在王世杰与中共代表之间居中调和，按照谈判时间又可具体分为1944年底和1945年初。王世杰在此期间始终秉持“政治解决”的方针，在谈判前酝酿协商方案，在谈判中了解中共意见，在谈判后斡旋双方矛盾，争取谈判有所成果。

在多种因素的限制下，王世杰在此阶段的努力最终走向失败，此轮谈判未能取得成果。然而，王世杰的“政治解决”主张及实践在一定程度上有利于维持国共合作、争取抗战胜利，为战后两党进一步谈判奠定了初步基础。

Through coordinated operations by the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, China and other allied countries, the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War gradually became clear in 1944. In China, on the eve of the end of the Anti-Japanese War, the Kuomintang adopted the method of political consultation to solve "the problem of the CPC" and conducted ten-month negotiations with the Communist Party. From May 1944 to February 1945, the negotiations continued intermittently, and the respective representatives changed frequently. However, the negotiator of the Kuomintang side was always Wang Shih-chieh. In the negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China during this period, Wang Shih-chieh was the important facilitator, main participant and chief witness of the Kuomintang.

There is a profound historical background for Wang Shih-chieh to serve as a representative of the Kuomintang for a long time. First of all, Wang Shih-chieh, who entered politics from academia and held many important positions, was an important staff member of Chiang Kai-shek and won Chiang Kai-shek's trust. Secondly, Wang Shih-chieh was deeply influenced by liberalism and was a representative of the moderate faction within the Kuomintang. He advocated "the political settlement" to "the problem of the CPC". Finally, Wang Shih-chieh tried many times to ease the relationship between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China and had contacts and interactions with the CCP. Therefore, Wang Shih-chieh is a suitable candidate to serve as a representative of the Kuomintang. Chiang Kai-shek sent him as a negotiator, which not only facilitated the negotiation, but also enabled Chiang Kai-shek to control the overall situation behind the scenes.

Wang Shih-chieh actively promoted and participated in this round of negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China, trying to apply the idea of "the political settlement" in practice to solve "the problem of the CPC". This round of negotiations can be divided into two stages: The first stage was the negotiations before Patrick J. Hurley came to China. Wang Shih-chieh had direct dialogue with representatives of the CPC. According to the location of the negotiations, it can be divided into the Xi'an period and the Chongqing period. The second stage was the negotiation after Patrick J. Hurley came to China. Patrick J. Hurley acted as the mediator between Wang Shih-chieh and the CPC representatives. According to the negotiation time, it can be divided into the end of 1944 and the beginning of 1945. During this period, Wang Shih-chieh always adhered to the policy of "the political settlement", formulating the negotiation plan before the negotiations, understanding the CPC's opinions during the negotiations, mediating the conflicts between the two parties after the negotiations, and striving for results from the negotiations.

Under the constraints of various factors, Wang Shih-chieh's efforts at this stage ultimately failed, and this round of negotiations failed to achieve results. However, Wang Shih-chieh's " the political settlement " proposition and practice were, to a certain extent, conducive to maintaining the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China and striving for victory in the Anti-Japanese War, and laid an initial foundation for further negotiations between the two parties after the war.