The End Of Modern Sino-korea Tributary Relations And The Establishment Of Sino-korea Equal Relations

Qing Dynasty Government had been on Korea only to maintain the clan name, very to respect for its sovereignty, never to mess with intervention, but to let it themselves. Along with the East Asian region to enter the field of vision of the Western powers, Korea was also paid attention inevitably. Catholic forces insinuated into Korea and rapidly developing, Korean government banned fatwas issued in1839, three French missionaries were sentenced to death, later the French warships took this opportunity to break into the Korean sea, and opened the prelude of the capitalist powers of aggression against Korea in the prelude. After the U. S. government rounded goalkeeper bugle event, and also began the provocation against Korea. The invasion of France and the United States were failed, so that the Korean rulers were dazzled by the surface victory, and more rest on its laurels, later in the face of premeditated invasion of Japan crazy, it would be completely destroyed. In September20,1875, Japan planned Yun Yang warship event in Korea, the Korean government eventually forced to sign the "Treaty of Jiang Hua", the Treaty didn’t have the equivalence, becoming the beginning of Japan enslaving Korea.After Japan annexed Ryukyu, China’s domestic was in an uproar, some even proposed to subjugate Japan to show the national prestige, and Korea naturally became the object of the next Japanese annexation. In the face of this grim situation, the Qing government decision-makers began deliberations to deal with the Korea problem, eventually developed two methods, one was through Korea and Western powers contracting to counterbalance Japan; tow was the Qing government to improve the control force to counterbalance western powers. After careful consideration, the Qing government wanted to ensured no risk at all, and decided at the same time the implementation of these two methods.In1894, the Korean tonghak of the peasant uprising broke out, becoming the fuse of the Sino-Japanese War, in the Sino-Japanese War, the Qing government of corruption and negative avoiding war, finally ended in failure, no alternative but to accept the "Treaty of Shimonoseki", completely ended the Sino-Korea tributary relations, the long history of contact between China and Korea to completely sever, Since Korea was at the mercy of Japanese imperialism. October14,1897, the Korean government formally proclaimed the establishment of the Korean Empire, but the Qing government did’t immediately be recognized, from now on, according to the change of the international situation and the needs of both sides the Qing government gradually changed to the attitude of Korea, and for the corresponding policy adjustments, to the Korea government to establish equal relations between countries. In order to make the normalization of diplomatic relations, the Qing government decided to send envoys to Korea, specifically discussed contracting matters. In December of1899, both sides signed the "Sino-Korea Trade Treaty", and established equal relations between countries formally.