On The Diplomatic Thinking Of The Early Reformers

China had gradually been brought into the modern international politic pattern after Opium War. As the outstanding persons in China knowledge class, the early reform thinker in the time, their experience in the west made them see the differences between China and foreign states. Thereupon they had proposed and gradually formed their comparatively progressive diplomatic thought through the form of the writings, submitting a written statement, publishing a newspaper and so on. And they passed on their diplomatic idea to the late Qing Dynasty government unceasingly, as a result, influencing the diplomatic system of late Qing Dynasty quite large altering and promoting diplomatic notion of the late Qing Dynasty to have vicissitude, and impelling the Chinese diplomacy system modern advancement in the extent. Certainly, there are unavoidably limitations inside their thought in the transition time. This article revolved the formation of the diplomatic thought of the early reform thinker, mainly to elaborate following several points:First, the early reform faction appearance and their diplomatic thought origin.Second, the content of the early reform faction diplomatic. Include national affairs deterioration, the early reform faction in the diplomatic thought had formed the common position in long-term practice: Getting rid of 'defense of china and foreign states' traditional idea, objecting to the blind war, and modestly learnt from western. Understanding the opponents and positively prudently dealing with diplomatic relation, taking national interest as highest criterion. Objecting to unequal treaty and taking public international law as basic diplomatic criterion. Studying, utilizing and observing to the public international law and the treaty system, but they never blindly believed in them. Educate diplomacy specialist and selecting, appointing efficient foreign minister.Third, the vertical, horizontal comparison of the early reform faction diplomatic thought.Fourth, the appraisal of the diplomatic thought of the early reform faction.Fifth, the enlightenment.