“乙巳五条约”前后光武皇帝对美交涉

King Kojong's Diplomacy toward America in 1905

乙巳年(1905)前后,为了抵御日本侵略,光武皇帝(亦即高宗)展开"密使外交",以期收回主权。被幽闭的他,尝试了多种方法,虽然屡遭挫折,但是未曾屈服。正是由于光武皇帝反对缔约以及其不屈不挠的维护主权的外交斗争,为后来宣布"乙巳五条约"自始无效,提供了法理上的根据。

In order to resist Japanese aggression and regain sovereignty, Kojong, the king of Yi Dynasty of Korea, began his ＂Diplomacy of Secret Envoy＂ around 1905. Even though he was confined indoors, he made his indomitable efforts in refusing the signing of unequal treaties, as at last officially proved that the ＂Japan-Korea Protection Treaty in 1905＂ illegal and unbinding by law.