战后日本“重返”东南亚与英国的应对

Japan's Returning to Southeast Asia after WWII and the UK's Response

二战后,英国政府不希望日本经济复苏过快,并且不愿看到日本经济过多地染指东南亚。1954年英国促成日本加入由它倡导的科伦坡计划,以便把日本在东南亚的活动尽量纳入其可控范围之内。除此以外,在50年代和60年代前期,英国对日本在东南亚的企图进行了重重阻挠。但是进入60年代中后期,随着日本的经济飞速发展,国力日渐增强,英国已无力阻止日本进入东南亚。英国在日英首脑会晤的场合,不断敦促日本加强对东南亚国家的援助,而日本却一再敦促英国维持在东南亚的军事存在。

After WWII, the British government tries to slow down Japanese economic growth, aiming at preventing Japan intervening in Southeast Asia. In order to inspect the Japanese action in Southeast Asia, Britain helped Japan enter the Colombo Plan in 1954. Other than that, in 1950s and the early of 1960s, Britain adopted a variety of strategies to obstruct Japan enter the Southeast Asia region. Yet, in the mid and late of 1960s, as Japanese economy had been growing rapidly and national strength more solid, Britain started to urge Japan share its burden of Southeast Asia. While on the other hand, Japan urged Britain to preserve its military forces in this region.