20世纪前期东亚国际关系的演变

The Transformation of East Asian International Relations in the First Half of 20th Century

20世纪前期的近半个世纪,东亚的国际关系经历了从列强共同掌控到日本逐渐独霸的过程。在这一时期,日本始终是东亚国际关系的主角,东亚的主要矛盾表现为日本对中国不断的侵略。虽然华盛顿体系维系了一段时间的东亚稳定,但日本的东亚政策目标是建立以日本为主导的东亚新秩序,并为此发动了一系列对外战争,拼凑起了"大东亚共荣圈"。日本的这种侵略扩张政策遭到了中国和国际社会的一致反对,最终以失败告终。

The international relations in the first half of 20th century in East Asia is characterized as a process of transformation from joint control of major powers to a monopoly by Japan which remains a major player in the arena of the international relations of the region. The source of major conflict in this period manifests itself as incessant aggressions of Japan against China. In spite of keeping the stability of the region under the Washington System for a limited period, Japan upsets the stability by initiating a series of aggressive wars and concocts a ＂Great Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere＂ based on its policy objective of establishing and cementing an East Asian New Order with Japan at the helm. But the aggressive and expansionist policies of Japan meet with strong and unified opposition from China and the international society and end up with abject failure eventually.