The Study Of The Establishment Of A Modern National Equality Relationship Between China And Korea In The Late Nineteenth Century

Before the middle of the 19th century, there is a between the two countries to China as the center of the international order, north Korea and China maintained a "tribute" of political attachment and economic relations, namely feudal ZongFan relationship is established. In the second half of the 19th century, but along with western colonialism, especially after the Meiji restoration of Japan’s invasion, ZongFan relations between China and the DPRK face challenges. The western powers in the late 19th century early 20th century have invaded the Korean peninsula, their influence on the Korean peninsula, in order to expand their control and influence, had a fierce competition between great powers. In 1894, the sino-japanese war broke out between China and Japan, to the unexpected, middle kingdom, always think of the qing dynasty went to a small, oil-rich country-Japan, north Korea in horrified the chance to get rid of the bondage of China, gained its independence. As a result, traditional ZongFan relations in east Asia has changed. North Korea’s attempts to equality, independent identity and the qing dynasty set up the modern national relationship, and afford tribute to the qing dynasty in 1896 to establish equal to negotiate with the intention of national relations. To north Korea in the qing dynasty was modelled on the British consul general, but refused to sent envoy concluded a treaty with the request. In the face of north Korea in 1898 put forward again sent to the requirements of the contract, the qing dynasty at the beginning of the self-knowledge can’t refuse multilateral research establish equality national relations with north Korea, after approved by the emperor guangxu propulsion, the qing dynasty and Korea equality between the two countries in the modern countries relations on the basis of equality to establish diplomatic relations.