论早期维新派的自由思想

On the Free Thoughts of the Early Reformists

第二次鸦片战争之后,清政府为了实现富国强兵的洋务运动,大力发展科学技术,实施经济体制改革,使经济得以快速发展,史称"同光中兴"。经济体制改革并没有改变中华民族危亡的地位,早期维新派主张学习西方的议院制,实施政治体制改革。英国的君主立宪制为他们提供了一个样板。然而,他们又用中国文化解释西方的议院制,并且对西方自由存在着相当混乱的认识。

After the two Opium Wars, the Qing Government implemented westernization movement in order to achieve a wealthy nation. The Westernization proponents developed science and technology, implemented economic reform, and sped up the economic development. It was known as the resurgence of ＂Tongzhi and Guangxu＂. However, the economic reform did not terminate the Chinese national peril. The early reformists intended to implement the house system of Western political liberalism, and implement political reform and Britain＇s constitutional monarchy provided a model for them. However, they interpreted the Western house system via Chinese culture, leading to the confusion of their cognition of Western freedom.