乔治·汤马士·斯当东与鸦片战争

George Thomas Staunton and the Opium War

文章介绍了乔治·汤马士·斯当东的生平简历,12岁随任马戛尔尼使团副使兼秘书的父亲斯当东访华,后在东印度公司任职和成为下院议员。认为乔治·汤马士·斯当东曾推动英国的汉学研究,后在英国发动鸦片战争的过程中却成为极力鼓吹武力征服中国的侵略性人物。

The article introduces the life of George Thomas Staunton. When he was 12, he came to China withhis father, who visited China as the vice-ambassador and secretary of Macartney Mission. Later, he worked in theEast India Company and became a member of parliament. George Thomas Staunton had pushed the British sinologyresearch. During the Opium War, he advocated to conquer China with military and became an aggressive character.