李鸿章与光绪初年中英云南危机的解决——“滇案”再研究

LI Hong-zhang and Solving China-Britain Crisis at the Early Years of Guangxu's Reign——Re-thinking on “Dian Case”

同光之交,英国欲扩大在华利益,藉口"马嘉理案"与清政府进行交涉,并签订了中英《烟台条约》。云南危机的爆发引起了一系列的边疆危机,清政府应接不暇,顾此失彼。李鸿章本着"力保和局""俾免决裂"的指导思想参与其中,与英国驻华公使威妥玛、翻译梅辉立等人进行反复交涉,淋漓尽致的演绎着弱国外交家的两难处境。

Upon the time between Emperor Tongzhi and Guangxu ,Britain desired to expand their interest in China .China-Britain “Yantai Treaty” was signed with Britain ’ s excuse of “Ma Jiali Case”.The Yunnan crisis triggered a series of frontier crisis which made Qing government under great pressure .LI Hongzhang ,with the principle of “drawn game” and “avoiding war”, negotiated over and over again with the British Minister Thomas Francis Wade and the interpret-er MEI Hui-li,from which case dilemma of the diplomatist from a weaker country was obvious .