上海制造局:影响“东南互保”进程的一个关键因素

Shanghai Manufacturing Bureau: Key Factor in the Process of“the Southeast Joint Protection”

义和团事变发生后,围绕上海制造局及吴淞炮台安全问题的纷争,成为"东南互保"发起的一大诱因;这一纷争点在后来保护章程的具体谈判中,成为中外双方持续争论的一个焦点,并影响到"东南互保"最终的实现形式。因清政府对外宣战,清军急需军火供应,当时华北最大的军工生产基地天津机器东局被毁,同时外国对华实施武器禁运,上海制造局的战略地位愈发凸显,并在以和平为基调的"东南互保"进程中扮演了一个相当关键且特殊的角色,这也从侧面反映了中国近代军事工业的发展现状。

Following the Boxer Uprising, disputes over Shanghai Manufacturing Bureau and the security issues of Wusong Battery became a major factor for ＂the Southeast Joint Protection＂. These disputes continued to be a bone of contention later in concrete talks about protection regulations between Chinese and foreign negotiators, and came to affect the final implementation form of ＂the Southeast Joint Protection＂. When the Qing government declared war against foreign powers, its army was in urgent need of arms supply. On the other hand, Tientsin Machinery Bureau （ East）, the largest military production base in North Chi- na was destroyed, and foreign countries implemented an arms embargo against China. Therefore, Shanghai Manufacturing Bureau took on an increasingly prominent strategic position, and played a critical and unique role in the signing of ＂the Southeast Joint Protection＂ agreement, which to a certain extent reflected the developing situation of China＇s modern military industry.