Dicussion On The Wu Tingfang's Protection Of Ethnic Chinese Person In America At The End Of Qing Dynasty

In modern times,a climax situation that Chinese immigration to the United States was coming. A large number of Chinese immigrants in the United States satisfied the demand for cheap labor and made a major contribution to economic development.Therefore,the early Chinese immigrants were warmly welcomed in the United States.With the completion of the development of the western region and the coming of economic crisis,the demand for labor in the United States declined.The United States changed the attitude on the Chinese immigrants,began to exclude the Chinese . Thus , various anti-China argument and continual emergence of anti-Chinese incidents were occurring all over.In 1882,the United States government established the first Chinese Exclusion Act. Chinese immigrants were banned in a legal form and were persecuted variously.Since then,all kinds of harsh anti-cases emerged constantly.Overseas Chinese Affairs representations from the Chinese immigrants in the United States became the central issue in the Sino-U.S. relations in late Qing Dynasty.Wu Tingfang was a famous diplomatist of modern China, who was appointed ambassador to the United States twice.The period of his serving time ,was also the period that the Sinophobe-movement became more and more seriously. During his serving time,he tried his best to protect the rights and benefits of the Chinese in America and to stand upon china's dignity by negotiating with the American government,seeking the support of public opinion in American society,advising the Qing Dynasty to establish more consuls,revenging the United States by boycott . He showed the manners that a famous diplomatist should have.Guided by historical materialism,we discuss the Wu Tingfang's Protection of ethnic Chinese person in America at the end of Qing dynasty by using the theory and knowledge of history and diplomacy.The purpose of this article is to raise your attention on this historical event .