再析马克思恩格斯关于鸦片战争的论述

Reanalyzing Marx and Engels'Arguments on the Opium War

在鸦片战争问题上,马克思恩格斯始终站在中国人民和反侵略斗争一边,不但揭露了英国殖民主义者从事鸦片贸易活动和发动侵华战争的真实动机,对英军的侵略暴行进行了严厉遣责,而且对中国军民反侵略斗争的正义性和合理性作了申辩,并对鸦片战争的性质、结果和影响作了精辟阐述,充满辩证法和历史唯物主义的思想光辉,提出许多迄今仍具有指导性的观点和判断。对于鸦片战争的性质,西方殖民者一直进行粉饰、歪曲和美化,将鸦片战争看作东西方两种不同文化的冲突,文明与野蛮、进步与落后的冲突,将战争责任归于中国的排外和闭关政策。为批驳这些严重歪曲事实的谬论,有必要回到经典,对马克思恩格斯关于鸦片战争的论述再作深入完整探析。

Marx and Engels closely observed the unfolding events of the Opium War and steadfastly supported the Chinese people's resistance against aggression.They not only exposed the true motives behind the opium trade and the aggressive war waged by British colonists,but also strongly condemned the atrocities committed by the British during the conflict.Furthermore,they provided justification for the resistance efforts of the Chinese military and its people.Marx and Engels made numerous incisive observations about the nature,outcomes,and repercussions of the Opium War.Their dialectical and historically materialistic thinking methods allowed them to offer insights that remain relevant even today.In contrast,Western colonialists have long distorted and romanticized the history of the Opium War,glossing over its true implications.By interpreting the conflict as a clash between Eastern and Western cultures or a battle between civilization and barbarism,they shifted blame onto China's xenophobia and closed-door policies as the triggers for the war.To counter these distortions,it is important to revisit Marx and Engels'arguments on the Opium War and conduct a thorough examination of their viewpoints.