中英两国关于二战时期华籍海员抚恤问题的交涉及处理

China and the UK's Negotiation and Handling of the Compensation Issue of Chinese Seamen During World War Ⅱ

二战期间,在英国商船上服务的大批华籍海员因战事而伤亡,但华籍海员的抚恤工作面临诸多问题。在华籍海员的抚恤金标准及发放方式等具体问题上,中方与英方进行了长时间的交涉后,英方调整并提高了华籍海员的抚恤金标准,并决定由中英合组中国海员抚恤委员会,为此后进一步处理华籍海员抚恤工作奠定了基础。战后,中英双方因应客观形势,成立中国海员抚恤委员会,以推动抚恤工作的深入开展。然而,这一时期严重恶化的社会经济形势影响了抚恤工作的实际成效。此外,中英两国在华籍海员抚恤问题上达成的相关解决方案,客观上推动了中方与挪威、荷兰等国关于华籍海员抚恤工作的进程。

During World War Ⅱ,a large number of Chinese seamen serving on British merchant ships were killed or injured.During the war,the compensation work for Chinese seamen was faced with many problems.After a long negotiation,China and the UK reached a compromise on specific issues such as the compensation standards and payment methods for Chinese seamen.The British side gradually adjusted the compensation standards for Chinese seamen and decided to set up a Chinese seamen'compensation committec,which laid the foundation for further handling the compensation work for Chinese seamen.After the war,in response to the objective situation,China and the UK established the Chinese Seamen'Compensation Committee to promote the in-depth conduction of compensation work.However,the serious deterioration of the social and economic situation during this period affected the actual effectiveness of the compensation work.The relevant settlement reached between China and the UK on the issue of compensation for Chinese seamen had promoted the process of handling the compensation work for Chinese seamen with Norway,the Netherlands and other countries.