British Invaded Burma And The Change Of The Paying Tribute Relationship Between China And Burma

Paying tribute system is the main relational pattern between Chinaand the peripheral nations in the East Asian area for many years. In orderto discusses well the influence and change of paying tribute systemcolonizes under the impact of modern west colonist aggression, centeringon the change of the paying tribute relationship between China and Burmaafter Burma was invaded by England, this article try to reflect thesignificance of paying tribute relation regarding Qing government andthe a inevitably change of paying tribute under that historical condition. In Qing Qianlong's years, paying tribute relationship wasestablished between Burma's feudal dynasty and Qing Dynasty. Hereafter,the China and Burma developed peacefully and stably in paying tributesystem. This article through elaborated the paying tribute relation'sestablishment and development between China and Burma, and with theambition of British to southwest China. This article analyzes the influnceof the paying tribute relationship between China and Burma, which Britishannexed Burma as the colony, elaborates the reflection of the Qinggovernment in the process of which Burma was degenerated into the Englishcolony, then this article analyzes the significance of the paying tributerelationship between China and Burma at that time.This article through the process of which China and British signs theChinese and British Burma Treaty and the significance of this treatyregarding the China and Britain, elaborates that the Qing government take"keeps the tribute" as a goal, attempts to be able to retain the payingtribute relation with Burma through the negotiations process. The Britishgovernment then uses this Qing government's view, makes some concessionson the question of the paying tribute relation between China and Burma,so the British can gain more southwest China commercial interest and theaggression rights. Therefore the author draws such conclusion: To 19century's ends, paying tribute relationship has declined, but it stillhas the some influence, still has the vital significance regarding theQing government. Therefore paying tribute relationship is very important,the Qing government performs to maintain continuously ,and at the sametime, when the British invades Burma, also is unable to neglect thepaying tribute relation between China and Burma, even performs to use togain more benefits from China. Therefore, China and British about thepaying tribute relationship between China and Burma solution way is theproduct under the specific international environment.