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Study On British Boxer Indemnity Refund And Use

Posted on:2013-03-28Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X W WangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2235330395972071Subject:China's modern history
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The total of Boxer Indemnity is450trillion Customs. UK obtain50,620,545Guan Pingsilver, accounting for about11%of the total of compensation. china pay Indemnity for theUnited Kingdom every year since January1,1902. Due to the impact of the First World War,china slow to pay the Boxer Indemnity for five years(1917-1922).The British governmentannounced the "return" Boxer Indemnity that used for education and culture between the twocountries at1922.Dut it is experienced a tortuous process from the British GovernmentStatement the refund "Boxer Indemnity to the actual "refund" period also. This paper isdivided into three parts, firstly, exploring the background of the British "refunded" the BoxerIndemnity, secondly, exploring the tortuous course of the United Kingdom "refund" the BoxerIndemnity, thirdly, exploring the use of the United Kingdom "refund" the Boxer Indemnity.The first part of is the background of the British returned to the Boxer Indemnity, it is themainly analysis the reasons of British returned the Boxer Indemnity. Firstly, the Britishreturned the Boxer Indemnity closely related to the British Government’s interests to beconsidered and the British non-governmental organizations and individuals to help. Britishexperienced the First World War, strength drops, territories "day not fall empire" already cannot adapt to the development of the world.British Government want to "refund" BoxerIndemnity to China in exchange for greater economic interests of the United Kingdom.Britain’s various chamber of commerce positivly Suggested to the Chinese government“return” Boxer indemnity in order to obtain the economic interests in China. In addition, somewell-known British scholar out of sympathy for China also called for "refundable" BoxerIndemnity to China; Secondly, the British return the Boxer Indemnity and Chinesegovernments persistent fight and Chinese civil society’s efforts was inseparable, previousgovernments (It is mainly foreign ministry) are positive to the British for "return" ofindemnity, China folk group (It is mainly education group) launched a public opinionpreached that Britain returned indemnity, and sending representatives lobbying benefits forceChen "refund" Boxer Indemnity to the United Kingdom; Finally, the British "return"indemnity, an example of the U.S. role and Japan the promoting function of all that can not beignored.The second part is the tortuous course of the British returned the Boxer Indemnity. Underthe joint effect of various factors, the British government announced "refund" BoxerIndemnity to China in1922. However, the controversy over the use of the Boxer Indemnitythere are, whether in the UK or in China, it was suggested that "refund" the Boxer Indemnity in the United Kingdom from1912until the second half of1924, the British mainly suggestedBritish returned Boxer indemnity for education, but to about1925, the more Englishmenadvocates British returned Boxer indemnity used in industry, in China for the use of the BoxerIndemnity, one is the educated people and educated groups claim indemnity used foreducation, one is the warlords and road association and the group of the same paragraph thatmainly used in road, this debate to break out, the British government passed the1925Chinareparations case "at1925. According to the rules, China does not have the slightestsovereignty for British returned Boxer indemnity, when the Chinese people to wake up,co-sponsored a massive movement to fight for the sovereignty of the Boxer Indemnity. In1926, Britain sent a delegation to China to survey the purposes of British returned Boxerindemnity, they began to actively fight for the sovereignty of the Boxer Indemnity to thedelegation. Finally, the delegation presented the a bill, compared with the1925Chinareparations case ", China given a part of the same paragraph sovereignty. But in Chinaoccurred in the Northern Expedition, the negotiation was suspension that United Kingdom forChina returned the Boxer Indemnity. In1928, Chiang kai-shek established the nanjingnational government, and Britain began negotiations with the Nanjing National Government"refund" Boxer Indemnity matters to China for the purpose of easing relations with China.The1930Sino-British was agreed through negotiations. At this point, British returned theBoxer Indemnity that was finally determined.The third part is the use of the British refunded the Boxer indemnity. For the supervisionand control of British “refund” the use of the British “refunded” the Boxer indemnity. In April1931, the Sino-British Boxer Indemnity Management Board has established. In May, for thepurchasing oceanic materials is established in London. The two institutions to develop avariety of rules for itself and the use of the Boxer Indemnity, such as the Boxer Indemnityinsurance interest principles, the interest rate ruling principle, to borrow the Boxer Indemnityprincipal way, these provision provide a guarantee for a reasonable allocation andmanagement of the Boxer Indemnity. Secondly, the Boxer Indemnity fund for the productionand construction interest payment for education and cultural undertakings, whether funds orinterest was used strictly in accordance with the fund and interest payment principle that had asignificant impact on building and education in china. A comprehensive anti-Japanese waroutbreak in1937, that disrupted the Boxer Indemnity plans for production and constructioncareer and education undertakings, no matter how the Boxer Indemnity of Boxer “refunded”developed the postive function for china at that time, this should be affirmed.
Keywords/Search Tags:British, Returned Boxer Indemnity, Bard of Trustees for the Administrationof the Indemnity Funds Remitted by the British Government, use
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