近代化的“退”与“进”--近代上海电报通信权的交涉

Withdrawal and Progress of Modernization-Negotiation on the Telecommunication Rights in Modern Shanghai

近代上海电报网络的发展先后经历了租界电报线的架设、海线的铺设和海陆线的连接三个过程,清政府的消极防御反造成电信主权不断丧失。在设立津沪电报总局自主开展电报建设后,电报局领导者利用外洋电报公司的矛盾收回淞沪陆线,从而使上海陆地电报通信权得以维护。电报通信权的交涉过程促使清政府的观念逐步转变,反映出中国近代企业在推动近代化方面的作用,一定程度上促进了我国科学技术的应用和社会经济的发展。

In modern Shanghai,the passive attitude of Qing government towards telegraph network resulted in its continual loss of telecommunication rights. The negotiation on telecommunication rights urged Qing government to change its attitudes and reflected the impacts of modern Chinese enterprises in pushing forward the modernization process of China. It also promoted the application of science and technology and social development to some extent.