试论洋务派对“和戎”外交政策的辩护

Analysis on Westernization Defense for "He-rong" Foreign Policy

近代中国,曾国藩等洋务派清楚意识到"和戎"外交政策对中国带来一定的损害,并会遭到时人的非议。但为了维持统治和实现自强,就必须采取"和戎"以保定"和局"。虽然他们的外交政策遭到顽固派极大谴责,但他们并不认为中国进一步衰败的罪责该由他们以及他们的外交政策承担。相反,他们认为那些拒绝并反对学习西技以自强的顽固派才是真正的祸国者。

In modern China, Zeng Guofan and other Westernization aware of ＂He - rong＂ foreign policy bring some damage to China, and would be subjected to criticism by the people. But in order to maintain ruling and to achieve self - reliance, we must taking ＂He - rong＂ to maintain ＂He - ju＂. While their foreign policy was greatly condemned by the diehards, but they didn＇ t believe that the guilt of China further decline would be borned by them and their foreign policy. Instead, they believed the diehards who reject and oppose learning Western technology to self - reliance were the real disaster.