Analysis On The American Policy Of The Chinese Eastern Railway (1895-1922)

To a country ,Railway is not only important to economy, but also to tactic point. So to control a country or a region's railway is equal to control the country or the region's politics and military affair. The suzerain implemented its economic and politic policy by the railways. The foreign capital penetrated the country by railways. Railways were the important facility. This paper analyzes the policy of America in Chinese Eastern Railway from1895 to 1922. In order to realize its Chinese Northeast, even the whole China tactic purpose, America competed with other foreign country furiously. Affected by international and domestic circumstance ,as well as the top decision-making American how to explain the country's profit. The policy of America in Chinese Eastern Railway was deeper day by day. In order to control the Chinese Eastern Railway, American made use of the whole bag of tricks actively, including economic diplomatic and martial. Because of evaluating China Japan Russia's tactic and estimating the Northeast profit. All of these determined that American did its best in competing, but not toughness. So the policy in Chinese Eastern Railway must be failure.This paper make use of the declassified foreign relations of the United States, including the net ,in order to make clear the consistency of the policy of American in Chinese Eastern Railway. This paper studies the principle of the policy and the course to make the policy , as well as the influence factor in detail.This paper consists of three parts: The first part, analyzing the origin of the Chinese Eastern Railway, and early attention of the United States. This means that history background of America's policy in Chinese Eastern Railway.The second part ,analyzing the various policies and measures of the United States in Chinese Eastern Railway .,the period is from 1895 to 1922.In this matter the American enemy is Russian, but later is Japan. In constantly scrambling , the United States had some interests. But the overall policy is a failure.The third part, and this part of this thesis is part of the assessment of the nature and characteristics of rail policy in Chinese Eastern. and during the entire historical process , the merits and demerits of the American Chinese Eastern Railway diplomacy, even the influence ,the part do the analysis.