On Li Hongzhang’s Coastal Defense Measures Under the Sino-Japanese Conflict in the 1870s

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10.2991/assehr.k.210609.113How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Li Hongzhang, Coastal defense measures, Japanese war of aggression against Taiwan

Abstract

Since the “Meiji Restoration”, Japan has gradually formulated a powerful maritime force. In May 1874, Japan invaded Taiwan Province from the East China Sea, and the Qing government sent troops to fight back. In October 1874, the negotiations between China and Japan were concluded and the Sino-Japanese Convention of Peking was signed. However, the concession of the Qing government did not restrain Japan’s ambition to expand. Contrarily, Japan conserved energy and strength, which paved the way for its future actions of “abolishing the feudal Han and introducing prefectures” in Ryukyu, aggression against North Korea, and forced the Qing government to cede Taiwan and its affiliated islands after the First Sino-Japanese War 1894-1895. Li Hongzhang was the core figure of the coastal defense faction in the late Qing Dynasty. After the conflict between China and Japan in the 1870s, he submitted a memorial Discussion on Coastal Defense to the Qing government and explained six of his coastal defense measures in detail. He has an inescapable responsibility and an indelible contribution to the issue of coastal defense against Japan. Through the study, we can have a preliminary understanding and an objective evaluation of Li Hongzhang’s coastal defense measures and their influence on the later historical trend.

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AU  - Peijie Shi
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