福岛安正访华述论

On Fukushima Yasumasa's Visit to China in 1901

1901年8至10月,日本陆军少将福岛安正访华,行踪遍及中国南方大部。他对华的基本态度是维护日本在华利益的前提下"保全中国",这符合当时日本政府的对华政策。在这一基础上,福岛安正为日本军方提供了派遣上海驻屯军的决定性建议,并视其为保证日本在华利益、阻缓俄国扩张的手段之一。同时,他积极劝诱清朝师日变革,其直接效果在各地派员参观日本军演一事上得到体现;因清末新政的需要,福岛安正的游说与南方督抚的愿望很相近。福岛安正在考察中采取的举措,促进了日本军方乃至政府在对华问题上与列国、清朝的关系调整,是日本在新的条约框架下扩大在华势力的一个因素。

Japanese Major General Fukushima Yasumasa visited the southern part of China in 1901. His attitude towards China was to preserve China based on serving Japan＇ s own interests. It conformed to Japanese Government＇s policy toward China. Fukushima offered the conclusive advice to the military a- bout the dispatch of Japanese China Garrison Army at Shanghai, and his advice is one of means to protect his own country interests and to prevent Russia＇s expansion. Meanwhile, he induced local authority ac- tively in order to meddle in the New Policy Reform in the late Qing, and governors decided to send staff to visit military maneuvers in Japan. In the background of political reform of the late Qing dynasty, Fuku- shima＇ s lobbying coincided with Southern governor＇ s will. Fukushima＇ s measures promoted Japanese Government＇s policy adjustments with Western powers and the Qing dynasty. This was a factor to impel Japan expanding influence in China under the new treaty framework.