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Reserch On The U.s. Minister W.w.rockhill In The Late Qing Dynasty

Posted on:2015-01-21Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:B Y LinFull Text:PDF
GTID:2285330434459938Subject:Special History
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William Woodville Rockhill learning Chinese, Tibetan and so on in theearly years. With the convenience of language, he successively in1888and1891twice goes into Tibetan areas, to carry on the scientific researchand writing reports.He is the pioneer of Tibetan studies in the United States, meanwhile,it provides rich precious historical data to the modern Tibetan studies.He is the minister plenipotentiary in China in the United States from1905to1909. He uses skillful diplomacy to protect American interests,negotiating with Chinese, successfully solves the Chinese Exclusion Actand China boycott American problem. Under his urge, American determinereturn the indemnity of excess. In the Boxer Indemnity, he lobbies betweenthe parties of China and the United States, he always adhere to the proceedsis committed to China’s education cause, eventually determine the BoxerIndemnity for China and the United States sent Chinese students to studyabroad. This opens a wave of the modern Chinese students to study abroad,at the same time it shows he is glad to the development education career.W.W.Rockhill tenure in China, through excellent diplomacy to completemore important mission, he is make many decisive influence about the policybetween China and the United States. He is different from other diplomatsonly attaches great importance to the political and economic benefits.He with a long-term point of view of the development of China-U.S.relations, puts cultural education in the center of gravity.He brokes thetradition of the other diplomats only attaches political and economicbenefits. It is worthy that he is a scholar diplomatist.
Keywords/Search Tags:W.W.Rockhill, Investigation of Tibet, Anti-American Boycott, Boxer Indemnity Scholarship Program, China-U.S. Relations
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