1874年日本侵台事件与近代中国的东海危机

Japan's Invasion of Taiwan in 1874 and Modern China's Crisis in East China Sea

1874年日本侵台事件,表面上看是由琉球问题所引发,实质则是日本明治政府实施对外扩张的结果。这一事件的发生,使中日两国在东海地区首次出现对立局势。随后双方虽通过和平方式签订条约结束了这一局势,中国清政府也开始加强东海海防,但由于琉球问题没有得到根本解决,使得中日两国在东海的对立局势持续发展,日本最终成为了中国东海地区的"永久大患"。

The Japan＇ s invasion of Taiwan in 1874 seems to be triggered by the Ryukyu issue, but in fact it is the result of the Meiji regime＇ s expansionist policy. The incident itself brings China and Japan, for the first time in history, into conflict with each other in the East China Sea. Later both parties sign a peace a- greement to resolve the dispute, and the Qing government of China starts to reinforce the naval defense in the area; however, the failure to settle the Ryukyu issue once and for all leaves behind an indeterminable dispute between the two countries, until Japan finally becomes a ＂permanent troublemaker＂ in the East China Sea.