甲午战争和马关条约

On the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 and the Treaty of Shimonoseki(1895)

甲午战争的起因是朝鲜事件,对日方来说是明治维新之后急于向外扩张的蓄谋已久的侵略战争,是不以中国人的意志为转移的。中国在战争中海陆军均遭惨败,其后承受的条约之苛、屈辱之深前所未有。甲午战争和马关条约改变了中、日两国的命运,中国的失败不是武器和战争指挥的问题,而是落后的政治制度和“中国全国军族皆腐败”的问题。

Caused by the Korea Event, the Sino - Japanese War of 1894 - 1895, which had been considered for a long time by Japan to expand its territory since the MingZhi Reform, was Japanese invasion into China who had no chance to avoid it. Both the Chinese Army and Navy were terribly defeated, and the Treaty of Shimonoseki （1895） was signed, which was more.rigorous and humiiiated than any one before. The Sino- Japanese War of 1894 - 1895 and The Treaty of Shimonoseki （1895） changed both two nations＇ destinies. The terrible defeat of China was not resuited from the Chinese weapons or commandments, but from the backward political system and the widespread corruptions in all Chinese armies.