The Patriotic Offical Who Worried About People In The Late Qing Dynasty

Xu Jue, who began his political life by taking part in the officialdom, had been appointed to be the first ambassador to Italy after visiting occident many times. And then he was appointed as alternate mayor of Guangdong province when he went back from abroad after the expiration of appointment.The ideological activities and contributions throughout his life will be researched from the diplomacy of the Late Qing Dynasty, opium banning, new learning and new deal.This paper will try to reveal the political and diplomatic situation of the Late Qing Dynasty by reviewing Xu Jue. As an envoy, Xu Jue was able to have his own diplomacy ideas and solutions on the diplomatic disputes he dealt with ,the right of Chinese labours in American he protected,and the sovereignty of China he did his utmost to defend. About the prohibition of opium in the Late Qing Dynasty, he proposed a series of ideas and measures that promoted to forbid opium by the countryside ordinaces,the unified tax that were imposed and the measures of sumptuary taxation, who also safeguard the interests of China by making his utmost efforts to discuss with Britain on dealing with the disputes on opium. His ideological of opium banning and practical activities had promoted the development of the prohibition of opium in China objectively.With western learning introduced into China, Xu Jue paid attention to pragmaticism keeping pace with the times, who also advocated learning from western civilization, noticing the western political and ecomomic system, emphasizing on developing the agriculutre, industry and business of China, initiating government bonds and developing the education.Although the ideas of Xu Jue which had some conservative because of the time and his personal thoughts and his advices and activities which weren't in accord with the facts and also didn't achieve the ideal results, he was always patriotic, diligent, pragmatic and loyal to the country thoughout his life, who made contributions of history.