论日本明治时期的民族平等意识及其变异

On The Consciousness of Ethnic Equity during Japanese Meiji Restoration

明治维新前后,日本被迫打开国门,感受到欧美列强不平等压迫的社会各阶层,由忧国意识产生了民族平等意识。日本思想界在国际关系认识上明确提出了民族之间应当平等的政治主张,在强烈要求与欧美列强地位平等的同时,也出现了平等对待亚洲邻邦的思想。在排斥外来势力侵略和对抗欧美列强的强烈愿望中,这种民族平等意识逐渐变异为以日本为首亚洲联合结为同盟的思想趋向,隐含了吞并他国的意图之嫌。

During the periods of Meiji Restoration,the unequal treatment and oppression by European and American forces inflicted on the society from all walks of life ensuing Japanese compelled opening of its door,there emerged a stream of consciousness of ethnic equality from the previous state-caring ideologies. Prior to the Meiji Restoration,political statements of equality among various ethnic groups had been proposed in the circles of thinkers concerning understandings on international relations in addition to the idea that Japanese neighbors should be treated on an equal footing. Such ideology of equal ethnic groups had further evolved into an assertion that Asian countries should unite as one to fend off European and American powers and their aggressions. Then in no time had the assertion been converted into evil thoughts that Asian countries led by Japan need to be allied.