陆奥宗光与“陆奥外交”

Mutsu Munemitsu and the "Mutsu Gaikou"

陆奥宗光是近代中日关系史上一位关键性的人物,在其外交大臣任内施展外交手段,发动了甲午侵华战争。故这一时期的日本外交被称为“陆奥外交”。“陆奥外交”决不是非侵略性质的“和平外交”,而是预谋战争的“开战外交”。它执行的是一种“傍强”的外交路线,以世界上最强大的国家做靠山,远交近攻。“二战”以后,日本对其侵略亚洲各国的罪行从未进行认真的反省,有一些人认为日本战败乃是背离“明治遗产”、即“陆奥外交”指导的结果,力图将日本外交又拉回到“陆奥外交”的“傍强”路线上来,值得世人关注和警惕。

Mutsu Munemitsu, one of the key figures in modern Sino-Japanese relationship, launched the Sino- Japanese war of 1894 -1895 during his tenure of office as Japanese Foreign Minister,and Japanese diplomacy then has been called ＂Mutsu Gaikou＂. Aiming at premeditating war, Mutsu Gaikou sought support of the most powerful countries in the world far away and attacked its neighboring ones. After World War Ⅱ, Japanese never have seriously examining their crimes of aggressing various Asian countries. Some even take the view that Japanese defeat resulted from departure from ＂the Meiji Legacy＂, or the guideline of ＂Mutsu Gaikou＂ ,and try to put Japanese diplomacy back to the road of ＂Mutsu Gaikou＂--＂depending on strong powers＂.