From The Russo-japanese Negotiations To The Anglo-japanese Alliance

After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 and the return of Liaodong Peninsula to China intervened by the three Countries, its making the situation in ferment in the Far East. Russia, the country which had tried it's best in the process of return of Liaodong Peninsula, and the Qing government secretly signed the Sino-Russia agreement, the aim of it was to do the preparatory work for the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, which posed a serious threat on the Japanese interests in Northeast China. However, the Japanese view of the lessons of the return of Liaodong Peninsula to China intervened by the three Countries, it want to negotiate with Russia temporarily, so they negotiated the formation of a temporary line. After the Boxers Movement broke out, Japan's sending troops were strong supported by the British, as an opportunity, Japan and Britain increasingly closed to each other for their mutual benefit. Meanwhile, Russia escalated the Russo-Japanese's conflict because of the alone action in the Far East. Which kinds of policies should be taken to deal with Russia, the Japanese government were in disagreement: the main controversy focus on"The Russo-Japanese Negotiations"or"The Anglo-Japanese Alliance".? Ito Hirobumi and Inoue Kaoru advocated negotiations with Russia to ensure the priority rights that the Japanese in Manchuria and Korea, Yamagata Aritomo and Kei Taro believes that Russia is a potential enemy, should form an alliance with the Britain, rely on the Anglo-Japanese Alliance challenge to Russia by force.Japan's foreign policy more likely to start negotiations with Russia, in order to prevent the close between Japanese and English, Russia do some concessions in Korea, this also let Japanese having hopes, which is the main reason Ito Hirobumi, Inoue Kaoru and a number of seniorities who insist on the Russo-Japanese negotiations. But Russia's aggressive posture in the Far East, making the Japanese government chose to seek allies against the Russian policy of expansion, Anglo-Japanese Alliance put on the agenda. This is part of focus on this article, in the process of the international situation changes, particularly multinational intervention caused by the Boxers in China, the starting point of seniorities for decision-making are crucial factors.Whether Yamagata Airtime and others, who advocated the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, or Ito Hirobumi, who advocated the Russo-Japanese Negotiations, their common goal is to basically the same: In the complicated international relations for Japan to strive for the best interests. With the Russo-Japanese competition for the development of conflict in Northeast Asia, the Anglo-Japanese alliance conditions were gradually matured. Ito Hirobumi's visit to Russia activities ranging from negative to promote the negotiations of Anglo-Japanese alliance. January 30, 1902, the Resident Minister to Great Britain Hayashi Tadasu and British Foreign Secretary Lansdowne signed the"The Anglo-Japanese alliance treaty", with immediate effect. The establishment of the first Anglo-Japanese Alliance had a significant impact on the international pattern in Northeast Asia, the Japanese competition with Russia occupy a dominant, daring to launch a Russo-Japanese War. After the Russo-Japanese War, the British very much hope that Japan can continue to contain Russia in the Far East, to ensure that vested interests in Japan after the war, so set up the second Anglo-Japanese Alliance, Although the scope and nature changed, the Japanese to ensure that the goal of interest maximizing in the Far East has not changed, the Japanese used alliance foreign policy to promote the mainland policy will not change in the slightest.