“国策会社”日清公司论析(1907-1939)

The Analysis of Riqing Corporation as a National Policy Agency(1907—1939)

日清公司(日清汽船株式会社)是二战前日本在华航运企业的重要代表。在其32年的企业经营中,一直受到日本政府的"补助金"资助,是日本航运界担负着其政府"国策使命"的"国策会社"。通过对日清公司的兴办及运营状况及其对长江流域社会经济产生深刻影响的考察和分析,可以揭示其侵略本质,反映日本战前对华航运业的投资不单纯是一种经济行为,而是日本对华侵略的重要决策之一。因此,日清公司实质上就是日本对华经济侵略的一个重要工具。

Riqing Corporation （also known as the ＂Riqing Steamboat Corporation＂） was an important representative of the shipping business in China before World War II. During its 32-year operation, it received con- stant subsidies from the Japanese government, for it actually served as a ＂National Policy Agency＂ to carry out the country＇s foreign policies. Analyses and explorations of the company＇s business and its social and economic influence on the Yangtze River valley can reveal its nature of invasion, showing that the Japanese investment into the shipping business in China before World War II was not only an economic action but also an important part of its invasion policy. That is, Riqing Corporation actually served as an important tool for the Japanese economic invasion in China.