张之洞与中日甲午战争

Zhang Zhidong & the 1895 Post Sino-Japanese War

甲午中日战争是中国近代史上的一个转折点,作为后方最重要封疆大吏之一的张之洞并未吸取中法战争的经验教训,中日战争中他筹防所辖的湖广、两江,却不援助在前线作战的北洋军队;他的"以夷制夷"的外交政策没有产生实际作用;他的保台计划和实践也以其个人声誉和仕途为转移。因此,在中日战争期间,张之洞还不是一个成熟的具有现代意识的官员,这对战争具有重要影响。

The 1895 Post Sino-Japanese War is a watershed in Chinese modern history.However,as one of the most important senior provincial officials far away from the battlefield,Zhang Zhidong did not surport the fighting North Navy while he governed the military forces in the provinces of Hunan,Guangdong,Jiangsu,Jiangxi and Anhui,learning nothing from the 1884 Sino-French War.His diplomatic policy of using one barbarian against the other did not apply any practical effect,and he moved from his plan of protecing Taiwan conecrning his personal political reputation and career.Based on reasons above,we can say Zhang Zhidong had not been a mature modern official during the Post Sino-Japanese War,which influenced the result of the war in a great degree.