On The Westernization Movement And The Differences Between The Meiji Restoeation

Restoration in the late 19th century, China and Japan are under the colonial aggression of Western powers signed a series of unequal treaties forced to start a semi-colonial countries, which have suffered civil unrest and international threat. In order to solve their national hardship and national crisis, China and Japan have launched a study of modern industrial civilization of Western modern reform movement, that is, the Westernization Movement in China (1861-1895) and Japan's Meiji Restoration (1868-1894), the However, China and Japan to open this Eastern nation to pursue the modernization of the reform movement there are many differences: The first is the political prerequisite of reform in its economic base, and very different. China's feudal politics is a highly unified, centralized and absolute monarchy, its economic base is small farmers, landowners and business all the more solid nature of the feudal economic system, capitalism is extremely weak bud. Therefore, the unusually strong traditional forces; landlord class reformers (ie, Westernization) failed to grasp the supreme power, supreme ruler of the firm could not get support, but often strong resistance from the old school, of course, difficult to fully to make a difference, only the lower level to carry out reforms; feudal Japan under the principle of feudal politics is the central and decentralized virtual spaces and the emperor's ruling generals Bakuhan system, the feudal system of natural economy more seeds of capitalism in the role of tend to collapse under. Consequently, with the autonomy of the various fan can be implemented with the shogunate central conflict of the fan political reform, and the Southwest various fan of the lower samurai reformers in the master fan political power, the formation of the inverted-screen combat base, can be inverted screen after the success of control by the supreme state, in the absence of old school too much resistance with the implementation of the reform of higher level nationwide.Second, the reform in its purpose, the leading force and Western attitudes significantly different. Purpose of the Westernization Movement in China's reform is the introduction of advanced weapons and modern Western technology to strengthen industrial feudal rule. The leading Western power is first met a few power Westernization. The Western attitude is "foreign law self-reliance", the unequal treaty system in the pursuit of "wealth and power"; and the reform of the Meiji Restoration, Japan was full transplantation purposes of modern industry and the system of Western culture in order to "Enriching" and external for revising the unequal Treaty, to achieve national independence. A comprehensive understanding of their leadership to Western, full power of reformers. The Western attitude is a comprehensive study of Western, wide implementation of the "Civilization andEnlightenment. "Once again, reform its reforms, and the serious differences between means. Westernization Movement in China involving a broader reform that though, there is no institutional change and cultural renewal. The reform means more rigid, in the immature state; and the reform of Japan's Meiji Restoration of the content is not only a broad and deep, but achieving institutional change and cultural renewal. More flexible means of its reform, has reached a mature state.Finally, the reform of its results and impact of different reforms. Chinese Westernization Movement is basically a failure, as China has accumulated new national salvation movement a painful lesson; the Meiji Restoration in Japan was largely successful, as the Japanese aggression and expansion and become a military power of feudal imperialist countries laid the foundation...