日本法学家清浦奎吾的三次访华

Kiyoura Keigo’s Three Visits to China

清浦奎吾是横跨明治、大正、昭和时期的日本政法界元老,也是熟悉中国文化的中国通,本文通过梳理他于1898、1908、1926年三次访华的情况,从一个侧面还原一段甲午战争之后、清末新政时期和北伐战争时期的复杂的中日互动历史,并梳理出清浦奎吾作为法学家对中国司法改良和废除领事裁判权的合理建议,以及他作为日本知华派政治家对中国国情的较为理性的认识。

Kiyoura Keigo was a key figure of both the Japanese political and judicial circles at the turn of the 19th century,and familiar with Chinese culture.By reviewing his three visits to China in 1898,1908,and 1926,this essay investigates the complicated Sino-Japanese interactions of three periods which take place after the 1898 Sino-Japanese War,during the Late Qing Reforms and during the Northern Expedition,respectively.The essay also shows the ratioanal thinking in Kiyoura Keigo's comments on the judicial reforms in China and his efforts to repeal Consular Jurisdiction in China.