抗战爆发前后中德关系的演变

The Development of Sino-German Relations Before and After Anti-Japanese War

抗战爆发前十年间 ,中德两国基于各自的利益需求 ,双方在政治、经济、军事方面保持着较密切的关系。但是在德国政府内部 ,就对华和对日关系而言 ,又分为两派 :一派主张同中国合作 ;一派则视日本为未来战争中的盟友。日本全面侵华以后 ,德国远东政策的重心逐渐偏向日本 ,其在华利益服从于它的欧洲扩张战略。德国一度期望和平解决中日冲突 ,力图居中调停 ,最终以陶德曼调停的失败为标志 ,中德关系一改战前的状况而走向破裂。

During the ten years before the Anti Japanese War, China and Germany established close relations in political, economic, and military fields, based on respective interests. However, as far as its Chinese and Japanese policy was concerned, there were two groups inside the German government. One group advocated cooperation with China, and the other regarded Japan as an ally of future war. After Japan unleashed a full scale war against China, Germany gradually showed favour towards Japan and its interests in China had to be subordinate to its strategy of expansion in Europe. In order to maintain its interest in China, Germany,once as a mediator, expected sino Japanese conflict to be solved peacefully. The failture of Trautman mediation marked the turning point of Sino German relations from cooperation to split.