五四运动背景下英国重启“西姆拉条约”的失败

The Failure of British Resumption of the Simla Convention under the Background of the May 4th Movement

“一战”后,英国逼迫中国在“西姆拉条约”的基础上续议“西藏问题”,北洋政府仍以“保住面子”的思维行事,同意英国的主张。在五四运动的背景下,中华民族意识的觉醒爆发出强大的力量,北洋政府内部也不得不谨慎行事。在此力量的牵引下,北洋政府相关官员利用英、日在华的利益矛盾,将续议中断的责任成功转嫁到日本之上。最终在全国的反对下,英国的计划破产。这一过程反映出五四运动有效影响了北洋政府对藏事的处理,中华民族意识的觉醒让英国重启“西姆拉条约”失败,阻止了“西藏问题”滑向难以收拾的境地。

After the First World War,Britain forced China to negotiate the"Tibet issue"on the basis of the Simla Convention.The Beiyang government of the Republic of China agreed on British claims for the sake of"saving face".On the background of the May Fourth Movement,the consciousness of the Chinese nation awakened and erupted with powerful force,and the government had to respond prudently.Driven by this force,relevant officials took advantage of the conflicting interests between Britain and Japan in China,and successfully transferred the responsibility for the interruption of renewing talks to Japan.Eventually the British plan went bankrupt under the pressure of national opposition.This reflects the effects of the May 4th Movement on the handling of Tibetan affairs.Due to the consciousness awakening of the Chinese nation Britain failed to revive the"Simla Treaty"and the uncontrollable situation was prevented on the"Tibet issue".