The Study Of Westernization Movement And China’s Early Modernization

The Westernization Movement is an important reform of China in the late Qing Dynasty, it not only determines the direction of the fate of the Qing Dynasty, but also affect the direction of the modern Chinese state system transformation. Look from the development of the political system perspective and the national political modernization theory framework of the Westernization Movement,westernization movement is the beginning of Chinese modern country in the process of modernization, is a important exploration of China’s transformation from traditional state to modern nation. Unfortunately, spent 30 years time for a vigorous reform and did not enhance the national strength of the Qing Empire,but aggravate the political crisis of the Qing Empire, especially in the Sino Japanese War of 1894-1895 fiasco and in the Treaty of Shimonoseki signed,extremely serious influence on Qing Wang Zhaozao. Has the effect can not be ignored and the demise of the Qing Dynasty. It can be said that in a certain extent, the Westernization Movement is a failure of the reform, it marks the Chinese early country modernization of failure. But not of the Westernization Movement completely negative, as China’s early modernization of the country to explore and try, the Westernization Movement for the transformation and construction of China’s modern state has a extraordinary historical significance.The from the perspective of political system of based on the frame of the basic theory of political modernization, through historical research, comparative research methods of the historic events of the Westernization Movement of and summary, through the analysis and summary of the historical context, of the Westernization Movement purpose, nature, the results of evaluation and summary.In the review of Westernization Movement and reform history based, in perspective of political system of combined with well-known U.S. political science scholar of ICAS. Hart’s theory of political modernization in the relevant evaluation standard and empirical analysis of research methods, aided by comparative research methods of political system, starting from the point of view of political system reform, of Westernization Movement and reform of a multi aspects analysis summary and appraisal. Finally, the westernization movement history research questions and thinking and reference for the current reform and development.This paper is divided into five parts, the first part of the historical background of the Westernization movement. The second part is the westernization movement history. This part focuses on three aspects, namely westernization movement effect of early modernization in China, the 1894 War and the failure of the Westernization Movement whether there is a direct link and the inevitable result,the Westernization Movement of positive significance. The third part is a historical appraisal of the Westernization Movement, from a political science perspective.And the theory of modernization as the background of the Westernization Movement of evaluation and analysis. The fourth part is the Westernization Movement Analysis of the causes of the failure, combined with the Meiji Restoration in Japan and Germany’s capitalist reforms through a comparative study of more substantial analysis of the Westernization Movement. The fifth partfor westernization movement caused the problems and thinking, the Westernization Movement as an exploration of China’s early modernization,modernization of China provides valuable experience and lessons, for the development and reform of the present also has a research value can not be ignored.