南昌教案与上海中西报战

The Nanchang Missionary Case and Conflicting Reports in Chinese and Western Language Newspapers in Shanghai

1906年的南昌教案引发中法两国长达三个月的交涉,也引起中外舆论界广泛关注,上海中西报界的报道尤为密集。围绕南昌县令江召棠的死因,上海报纸大体以中西为畛域,形成两种截然相反的解释。中方报纸认为是法国教士诱杀中国县令,西报则认为是中国县令自杀以诬赖教士。这是近代中西报界报道中西冲突问题的一个典型案例,折射出许多深层的历史内涵。

The Nanchang missionary case in 1906 led to three months of negotiation between China and France, and was the subject of widespread attention from Chinese and Western journalists. Newspapers in Shanghai followed the affair particularly closely. The Chinese and the Western press were divided into two camps in relation to the cause of the death of Jiang Chaotang, magistrate of Nanchang county, with each providing totally different explanations. According to the Chinese press, a French priest had entrapped and murdered the Chinese magistrate, while the Western press held that Jiang had committed suicide in order to frame the priest. This example of conflicting Chinese and Western press reports is typical of the period, and reflects the underlying historical background.