Herd To Latter Qing Dynasty Diplomacy Influence

The Englishman herd was the one who contacted with upper official most frequently in late Qing Dynasty and was the best appreciated by them. As we all know, he was an important man in the history of the china-Britain. Being the Chief leader of china customs for 45 years, though he wasn't the former of the semi-colon customs, he was the real one who created it.The field which he took part in was not only confined to customs. Besides, he used his poetical role of cultural transmitter and the shortage of diplomacy of the late Qing government to do a series of diplomatic matters. He developed the "voluntary" diplomacy. He participated in enacting unequal treaties with other foreign countries from 1860c, and built a bridge between east and west .All of these made Qing government integrate into capitalist world system, sent officials to foreign countries, built its building embassies and intensify mutual relation .In foreign economic matters, he made china take part in kinds of Expos .So that it consolidated its economic contact with other countries.The focus of this article is to analyze the influence on late Qing Dynasty diplomatic activities which Herd participated in .His diplomatic activities ,in fact, were what he must do .Because he was employed ,he had to deal with the matter. But as to his foreign role, his activities had some nationality .In this sense, he was the representative of Britain who worked for foreign countries business. However, on the other hand ,we can see that he developed political economic activities, whatever his subjective purpose, to some extent, his action put late Qing Dynasty's diplomacy gradually on the track .So we should break the traditional way of analyzing characters not insisting on the idea that the people who had relationship with Qing government were in hideous. Herd was a special man. At the unique time he took part in the tremendous historical activities which exacted dual influence on late Qing's diplomatic .We refuse the superficial way of analyzing characters and the theme of this article is to break the dilemma, make a genuine, objective chief leader of china customs ,Herd.