甲午战前中国先进士大夫西政观评析

Comment on the Western Politics Outlook of Advanced Literati and Officialdom of Modern China before the Sino-Japan War of 1894～1895

近代中国先进士大夫对西方资本主义政治制度的真正认识始于鸦片战争后 ,但由于种种局限 ,存在较大的表面性、片面性。 19世纪 70年代 ,中国早期资产阶级维新派对西政的认识已有了质的提高 ,但也存在许多局限。中法战争时期 ,中国先进士大夫西政观有了质的飞跃 ,并且不满足于坐而论道 。

From the Opium War,the modern China literati and officialdom began to understand the western politics,but their understanding was superficial and incomplete because of many limitations.In 1870s,the early Chinese bourgeois reformers' understanding on the western politics had a qualitative improvement,but there were still many faults.During the Sino France War,their understanding had a qualitative leap,they weren't satisfied with mere talking and began to bring their thoughts into actions.