1954年日内瓦会议与英国对华贸易政策的调整

The Geneva Conference of 1954 and the Adjustment of British Trade Policy Towards China

新中国成立后,随着远东政治局势日渐紧张,在美国的压力下,英国被迫对中国实行严格的贸易管制政策。这一政策严重损害了英国的利益。利用1954年日内瓦会议中英领导人会晤的良机,英国建立了对华贸易的官方和半官方渠道,推动了英国对华贸易民间渠道的恢复与发展。多渠道贸易的迅速发展为英国政府调整对华贸易管制政策奠定了基础。

After the founding of New China, as political tensions in the Far East grew, Britain was forced to impose strict trade controls on China under the United States’ pressures. This policy had done great harm to British interests. Taking the opportunity of the meeting between the Chinese and British leaders at the Geneva conference in 1954, Britain set up the official and semi-official channels of trade with China and promoted the resumption and development of the non-governmental channels of trade with China. The rapid development of multi-channel trade had laid a foundation for the British government to adjust its trade control policy towards China.