近代在华日本商业会议所对中国经济调查研究

The Investigation and Research on Chinese Economy by the Japan Chamber of Commerce in Modern Times

近代以来,日本官方与民间团体对中国进行了长期大量的调查活动,日本商业会议所就是披着“合法”经济团体外衣“秘密”收集中国经济情报的重要组织。从日本政府解密的档案资料及商业会议所出版的日文刊物可以看出,各类经济调查是在华日本商业会议所日常最重要的活动。它们收集这些资料并据此提出诸多建议,为日本工商业者及企业提供经济情报,助力其拓展经贸。尤其是一些标注为“秘”或“机密”的调查资料,被秘密上报给日本政府与军部后,为其制定对华政策提供了重要的参考依据。

Japanese official and non-governmental organizations had conducted a large number of long-term investigation activities on China since modern times.One of the most important organization is the Japan Chamber of Commerce.It collected secretly China’s economic intelligence in a cloak of“legitimate”economic group.As can be seen from the archives declassified by the Japanese government and the Japanese publications published by the Chamber of Commerce,various economic surveys are the most important daily activities of the Japan Chamber of Commerce in China.They collected these information and made many suggestions based on it,providing economic information for Japanese industrial and commercial enterprises to help them expand their trade.In particular,some of the intelligence on China marked as“secret”or“confidential information”were secretly reported to the Japanese government and military headquarters,providing important reference for the formulation of Japanese policy toward China.