中日甲午战争期间美国对华外交政策之探析

ON AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC POLICY TOWARDS CHINA DURING THE SINO-JAPANESE WAR OF 1894-1895

中日甲午战争期间(1894-1895年),美国奉行孤立主义政策,标榜不干涉亚洲事务,保持中立,赢得清政府的的信任,却以牺牲中国的利益,去满足日本侵华的野心。从美国对朝鲜宗主权的立场、争取“单独调停权”和美国对日本间谍案的蓄意纵容等3个方面分析探讨美国在中日甲午战争期间的外交活动,表明在此期间美国的中立政策明显地偏向日本一方。

The Sino -Japanese War during 1894 - 1895 was a pivotal point in the formation of US policy towards China. US diplomatic mediation in this period was an expedient strategy in its Asian policy. The partiality of US government with the Japanese spy and its exclusive right for the mediation betWeen the two warring countries reflected its dilemma between isolationism and expansionism. Its strategy during the Sino - Japanese War signified its deviation from the traditional isolationism and self - regulation of its relations with other western powers in the Asian - Pacific region.