Study, The History Of The Japanese Claim

The topic of claiming indemnity from Japan is a focus in history study in recent years. Based on the preceding research achievements, the paper makes a historical investigation on the topic of claiming indemnity from Japan. It includes four parts: 1 .It investigates the great damage done to China by the Japanese Invasion War and discusses the catastrophe and misfortune on Chinese people brought by the Imperial Japan on the aspects of economy, culture and casualty. 2.Jt investigates and discusses the history and gain and loss of claiming indemnity by the Kuomintang government. During the Anti-Japanese War and at the beginning the post war period, the Kuomintang government did some active preparation work for the claim. They made a thorough investigation on the damage and formulated the policy and principles and specified the materials and quantity. In the Civil War, under the influence of the complicated international and internal factors, the attitude of Kuomintang government toward the claim turned passive. After 1949, KMT gradually gave up the claim and became the person condemned by history. 3.Account and comment on the claim indemnity from Japan by the Chinese Communist Party. First, it investigates the damage investigation work done by the Chinese Communist Party in the anti-Japan base areas before the establishment of the People抯 Republic of China. Second, it discusses the inquiry into the policy on the problem of claiming indemnity from Japan and the adjustment of the policy by the Chinese government after the establishment of the People抯 Republic of China. At the time when China and Japan has established diplomatic relationship, on the premise that Japan has made deep introspection about the invasion war and has admitted the guilt, the government of the People抯 Republic of China follows the principle of permanent friendship between Chinese people and Japanese people, adopts a flexible and practical attitude and abandons the claim for indemnity from Japan. 4.Reflection and prospect for the problem of claiming indemnity from Japan. On the basis of historical investigation, the paper analyses the problem of claiming indemnity from Japan and points out: the two political power which are different in nature determine the different standpoint and attitude; the history of the claim shows that independence is the foundation of diplomacy; giving up claiming does not mean forgetting history and the claim by common people is a counterblow to the action of denying history.