民国时期钨砂走私现象探析

On the Phenomenon of Tungsten Ore Smuggling during the Republican Period

钨砂走私作为一种特殊而又有重要影响的非法贸易行为,是民国时期走私问题研究的重要课题。钨砂走私现象伴随世界风云的急剧变幻与国民政府钨砂政策的变化,经历了民国时期的大部分岁月。与同时期其他走私现象相比,钨砂走私具有很大的特殊性,主要表现在:钨砂走私花样繁多;私钨的来源、去向与走私路线均有一定的规律性;国民政府的钨砂统制政策造成了钨砂走私的盛行;钨砂走私对中国有百害而无一利。钨砂走私研究对于多角度认识民国社会,乃至探求百年来中国的社会特征与政治行为,有一定的意义。

Tungsten ore smuggling, a special kind of illegal trade with great influence, is an important topic in the study of the problem of smuggling during the Republican period. The phenomenon of tungsten ore smuggling existed throughout most of the Republican period in company with dramatic changes in the international situation and the evolution of the tungsten ore policies of the Nationalist Government. Compared with other kinds of smuggling in the period, tungsten ore smuggling had the following special characteristics: it took many forms; its sources, destinations and transportation routes followed certain patterns; its popularity was the result of the Nationalist Government’s policy to control tungsten; it was entirely harmful to China. In short, the topic is significant for us in understanding the society of Republican China from a number of angles, and in probing the social characteristics and political behavior of China over the past hundred years.