论洋务新政时期清政府内的守和主张

洋务新政时期除非遇到新的重大侵犯,竭力维持“中外相安”局面是清政府内的普遍主张,即使是公认的爱国官吏或极端仇外的守旧派也持这种主张。不能将这种避战守和主张简单地斥为投降主义。一些人这样主张是因为他们清醒地认识到敌之强,己之弱,因而认为中国暂不宜战,许多人并且希望利用和局振兴自强。

Assertion of Peace Maintainers during Westernization Movement and New Deal in the Government of Qing Dynasty

During the Westernizatiom Movement and the New Deal in the late Qing Dynasty,the foreign affair policy advocated by many officials in the government was to try to "maintain a peaceful relation with foreign nation".There did exist some people who sensibly realized the force of the enemies as opposed to the weekness of the country and they were in the hope that the country could make use of the peaceful period to revive it's power and strength.Of course there were also some others believed that china was destined to be defeated in the war and therefore,should absolutely avoid getting involved in any war.