涩泽荣一的日美联合开发中国论及其尝试

Shibusawa Eiichi's Theory of Developing China alone with America

在向中国推行经济扩张的过程中,日美两国的矛盾日渐突出。日本为此采取了"日美提携"的政策,以缓和这一冲突并试图进一步利用美国的力量控制中国。财界领袖涩泽荣一是日本主张联美开发中国的代表性人物。他极力鼓吹日美双方要在中国问题上化解矛盾、共同开发、互利双赢。然而,通过考察其设立日美对华银行的尝试发现,日本寻求与美国合作的原因更在于避开中国的抵日浪潮。美国人也看出了这一点。虽然涩泽对此进行了辩解,双方也取得了一定程度的合作,但合作的基础却极不稳定。

The contradictions between Japan and America were becoming increasingly acute. For this reason, Japan took the policy of ＂Japan-Us Collaboration＂ to ease the conflicts between the two countries and further control China by making use of America＇s strength. Shibusawa Eiichi, the leader of Japanese commercial circles, was representative figure who argued that Japan should open ＇up China together with America. With the issue of China, he positively advocated the both of Japan and America should work together, so as to resolve the contradictions and achieve mutual benefit. However, by investigating his attempt to establish a Japan-US bank in China, it was found that one more reason for Japan＇s try to cooperate with America lay in the wave of a Japanese boycott happened in China. Americans also realized this point. Although Shibusawa Eiiehi tried to provide an explanation about that, the two countries also cooperated with each other, but the basis was quite fragile.