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題 名 | 英法聯軍期間恭親王奕訢態度的轉變=The Shifting Attitudes of Prince Kung During the Anglo-French War, 1856-1862 |
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作 者 | 段昌國; | 書刊名 | 東吳學報 |
卷 期 | 4/5 民64.09 |
頁 次 | 頁25-33 |
關鍵詞 | 英法聯軍; 恭親王奕訢; |
語 文 | 中文(Chinese) |
英文摘要 | As early as 1856 -1862 the Ch'ing government had met with disaster in both domestic and foreign affairs, and there seemed little hope for its survival. It was in these critical years that the Taiping rebels made their bid for power and the Foreign Powers greatly expanded their hold in China. It appeared that the Treaties of Tientsin initialled in 1958, were going to bring the Arrow War, begun two years earlier, to a close. However, the Court refused to ratify the agreements, choosing instead to stake the existence of their empire on war with England. Chinese policy was at this moment controlled by the so - called "war party". When hostilities with the West were just commencing, Prince Kung, brother of the Hsien-feng emperor, insisted on war against England and France. His viewpoint was gradually changed as he witnessed the defeat of the Manchu general Seng-ko-lin-ch'in at Taku in 1859 and the ensuing occupation of Peking by the Anglo-French Expeditionary Force the following year. As de facto head of state, Prince Kung learned from these reverses that the foreigners were simply too strong for China to defeat, and thus he was forced into a major revision of his thinking on foreign affairs. This article examines the shift in Prince Kung's thinking as he first advocated war and then promoted peace negotiations. By tracing the pattern of events of the time we can better understand the position faced by this important Chinese leader and see some of the factors that brought about his rise to power. |
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